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I’d venture that having a defensive Head Coach was a strong influence on their drafts. Their defensive stats since McD arrived are pretty impressive. The offense has been good too. The blueprint hasn’t been flawless but they’re competing for the top seed in the AFC and have notched 10 or more wins 4 years straight. Definitely doing something right.

Josh has been playing through the injury , so that’s why it’s not 2-4 weeks. That would have been if he sat out, which wasn’t an option. So it’s a pain management/ practice workload type deal until most likely the offseason.

He slid vs Jets and he had to leap vs Jets . The Bills are in crunch time now and if they need Josh to truck someone for a first down or TD so be it. He’s willing to pay the price to win a championship and I’m glad he is.

See, I disagree here. Of course Beane is playing a little loosely with the details here. Why would you ask this stuff? Fill in the blanks yourself. There’s a saying that your actions speak so loudly there’s no need to hear what you say. A GM’s job is not to bad mouth his players to the media. Those are not tough questions: they’re questions you are guaranteed to get word salad talkarounds from the GM to shield his guys from outside criticism. As to the player moves, fine. The answers will be that they explored options but couldn’t get a deal done due to high draft pick compensation, and that cap considerations forced their hand. These are very boring give and takes with rote responses because there are things that GMs cannot say publicly. I’m not a fan of this style of press in sports .There are opinion columns for a reason : critique Beane all you want there. Keep “tough questions” for politicians, not for folks in the entertainment business. Just my opinion and your mileage may vary.

I believe Sal C said that beginning in 2024 - due to the NFL formula- the tables could turn. Depending on division finish, the Bills could potentially host KC for 3 consecutive seasons.

How does the call up system work with regards to the cap ? Anyone out there know this ? If say Beasley is called up, does he then get paid veteran minimum for that game as opposed to his PS salary ? Just curious how this works.

That was awful, and pretty much a protest by officials making a judgement call reviewable . It was terrible for the game. There are clear rules for hitting QBs and all too often they throw a flag if they think something happened. I’m not opposed to a review process as these are huge calls and defenses depend on pressuring the passer. PI is different because almost no crew calls it “ by the book” thank goodness- the game might be unwatchable if they did.

So would the Bills brass - and Josh Allen. It could still happen for Shakir, but the Bills are on the Super Bowl express and can’t afford to be patient with rookies. Some guys take more than a half season to break out. I’m glad they’re able to see that some things aren’t working as planned and can bring guys in that Josh is familiar with. The NFL rules on PS callups help as well , as a lot of these decisions come down to money- not just performance. Veteran help can be a valuable thing for a playoff run. A lot of these moves are cap driven- guys went for big paydays elsewhere. Totally understandable, but in getting their greenbacks they also found the grass isn’t always greener elsewhere. I think it speaks volumes to what Beane and McD have built here.

If both teams win their next 2 games - and the Bills offense looks good in doing so then yes I agree. That spread would seem about right.

Maybe, but again this is pretty low risk. Age does catch up, but it may not have caught up to Beasley just yet. A two week stint in Tampa with a 45 year old QB that’s not exactly having a great year is a bit small of a sample size to draw many conclusions. We will see how it plays out.

Only 3 ways I can see that happening and two of them are bad. If Bills are 1 seed they’ll probably play on Saturday

Oh for sure, but given the remaining schedules for the teams in contention that appears unlikely. Not impossible but it would take some more good fortune for that scenario to play out.

Yeah, especially with the MNF in week 17 I don’t see a Saturday time slot happening. Let’s hope it’s Sunday at 4:25 that means it’s to claim home field throughout the AFC playoffs.

The Bills don’t need optimal. They’re fighting for home to field to set them up for their first Super Bowl championship. Josh can be the difference in that battle. Often the team winning it all has overcome many less than optimal situations along the way. It’s what makes the sport so compelling.

Info on unlimited callups was per Sal C on WGR yesterday. Haven’t seen a memo though Hopefully Crowder can come back this season. The Bills need all hands on deck. They don’t need miracles, however. Just WRs that don’t drop passes. Beasleys average was down but he was playing through injuries.

Yes, probably due to injury situation at other positions. Will be interesting which games they use the free callups. I’m guessing vs Bengals will be one of them.

Beasley is not a speed guy either, and his type of player can last a long while in the NFL. I’m not usually one to quote Bulldog from WGR, but he may have put it best ( paraphrasing) I’m not asking him to run away from people-I’m asking him to run to where people aren’t. He’s had some injuries the past couple years and toughed it out. Maybe he feels better physically than he has in some time- could be if he reached out to Beane. Was a very good play by Gardner to jar that ball loose. The weather conditions affected the throw a bit for sure, but Brown still showed his speed there. That was a TD vs a lot of NFL corners. Yep. Guessing he’s probably been working out pretty hard the last couple weeks if he knew this was a possibility. Hope he’s ready to go.

According to local reports Beasley is expected to be called up for Saturday.

Bills /Pats unlikely to be a win and in game, but probably a big game for playoff seeding. Could see Bills and Chiefs games moved to 4pm slots if that’s the case. NFL likes moving those types of games to same time slot for competitive reasons.

Guy was here awhile and was injured for much of it. Didn’t get a ton of chances but it happens. A good team is going to have guys get poached once in awhile, especially with injuries at other positions. It happens.

Oh boy… Get ‘er done Beane! Don’t care if it’s just in time for playoffs.

The Bills have the better team. The Dolphins have the fastest player in the NFL. Get er done. Definitely a must win.

I agree So. I’m pulling for Beasley to help this team and Josh. The passing game has had a void in the middle of the field for awhile now. They’ve got 4 games to get this thing clicking again for possibly the biggest post season run in team history. Every season has bumps in the road, but this is a great time for Bills fans.

As Bills fans we’d like that week 18 game to be played at 4 or 4:25. That would likely happen if the Bills go into that game holding the #1 overall playoff seed.

Anyone know if Kyle Brandt will be attending the game ?