Boatdrinks

If the Bills stay relatively healthy , I think their 4-1 start gives them a good look at 10-6. I think they will have losses to PHL, DAL, PIT, and NE. Also one game that most fans would expect them to win, as over the course of a season this happens to most teams. Even the Pats*. So 10-6 and a WC berth. At that point it comes down to the matchup, but their defense should give them a good shot at a road victory and a trip to KC in the divisional round.

And it’s likely the teams that won the toss missed opportunities as well. All rules in the NFL are set up to favor the offense, so OT has to reflect that with some measure of fairness. Perhaps hockey was different, but NFL overtime rules were not modified in order to reduce the amount of ties.

Regardless of how the Bills are scoring their TDs , Allen’s tossed an alarmingly high number of INTs so far this season. The team has overcome them, so it’s not entirely off base. Allen has had a lot to do with their winning as well ; the Bills aren’t exactly hiding their QB.

I didn’t see any disrespect toward the Bills fan base at all in the article. Complimentary , in fact. The writer is correct to point out that the Bills haven’t exactly been an iconic franchise that has ( bandwagon) fans all over the place after years of winning. While it’s true that the Cowboys, Steelers etc have those fans everywhere , the writer does seem a bit naive about just how many WNYers have fled south due to high taxes and brutal weather. Not all those Bills fans traveled to Nashville from Buffalo. The Bills have fans all over the southeastern US in particular, and their loyalty comes from their WNY roots. They’re not bandwagon fans following a big winner rather than root for a team closer to their geographical location.

At times it looks that way. Teams are focusing on taking away alleys in the middle where he would often escape, so it’s most likely due to that. Not as much wide open space to really take off.

Mostly unwatchable these days. Ex -Pat talking heads turning most every discussion back to the Patriots, BB etc. I usually turn them off after a few minutes , at the first mention of NE. It rarely takes longer than that.

Just what I wanted to see; thanks for compiling these numbers. Pretty revealing stuff, and shows this is a glass half full situation that can easily improve. If the Bills were able to come away with just a FG on only half of those drives inside the opponents 40 and beyond ( not an overly generous result imo) they would jump to 14th in points. That’s right below New Orleans and more than respectable output. This offense can increase their scoring even without major personnel changes.

Well, I’m referring to the electorate and their knowledge of candidates. Now you’re talking about some information about voters that Trump supposedly has. Seems much ado about nothing, unless they could somehow weed out illegals and others who are ineligible to vote. Anyway, the voting public decides the election, not the candidates. You seem terrified of information.

So maybe stuff will come out in 2025 after Trumps second term is concluded, but I doubt it. Voter knowledge is the exact opposite of undermining an election. It’s empowering the electorate.

In Tibs world “ steal” = make the public aware of Democrats shady dealings.

Always hated Hall. He was the first domino to fall in the sequence of events that cost the Bills Ben Roethlisberger in the 04 draft. Shortly after he was picked, HOU got nervous that they wouldn’t get their CB with the Bills pick and cancelled their trade with the Bills. Ugh !

The problem with Bills offenses over the years hasn’t been their running game, though. They’ve lacked a modern NFL passing offense for years. That won’t be solved by running the ball more and limiting Allen. In the Bills defense, Daboll doesn’t seem like he wants to play 1970’s football. They need to clean up their execution on offense, not start playing small ball.

Won vs KC on national TV. No one saw the Bills game except in TEN and BUF.

They don’t have guys that are going to put up the numbers needed to make all pro. S Micah Hyde is a possibility, as that position doesn’t get the numbers that CBs do. Good solid team with no “ names “ .

Exactly. Plays have been there and missed by Allen and others. It seems whenever an offense has issues, some fans resort to “ play calling “ as being the problem. It’s a false association, ie it didn’t work so you should have called the other thing blah blah blah. Aside from a couple questionable moments ( calling a second straight QB sneak on 4th and longer than a yard for example) Daboll has had a pretty good feel with his calls. Unless you have a clueless Dennison style run, run, pass scenario, play calling is the most overused cliche “ problem” in the book. It’s generally a lazy complaint.

Interesting. Dawkins was singled out by Pats* players for “ running his mouth “ in the week leading up to the game, as well as his performance in the game. It’s certainly possible he bounced back this week, but needs to be more consistent.

While Allen’s poor decisions have been a problem, he hasn’t been the only problem.

I’d say no. While the two defenses would keep things close , I’d still take the Pats* offense to win if they played on a neutral field 9 times out of 10 .

So playing keep away to make the high powered offense stay on the bench is some kind of revelation? Remember Super Bowl 25 ? It’s been going on longer than that. as for their other 4 opponents, I didn’t see the games so can’t comment. Not all OCs come up with good game plans. KC has a lot of injuries at the skill positions and OL issues too. Their defense wasn’t great last year and they lost some of their better players there. The Colts gameplan was smart, but hardly innovative.

True, it may not be uncommon to have a lot of changes. That doesn’t mean fans can’t expect the offense to improve as the season goes on. Continuity isn’t assured in the NFL anymore, but it still takes more time for new players to get adjusted and get on the same page. There just isn’t any substitute for live reps, and the practice rules are limiting as we know. The old saying about offenses being behind the defenses early in the season is more true now than ever. While Allen has issues to work on, we are seeing some communication issues on the OL, the issues being discussed on the scramble drill et al.

I thought about that possibility but Cole doesn’t seem to make a huge effort to get away; he might have drawn the flag if he had. Seemed like he saw Yeldon running to the area he was headed to and stopped. Can’t be sure I guess.

Hmmm “ spider 2 Y banana ? “

Well, EJ Manuel was overdrafted from the start and everyone but Nix / Whaley knew it. He was going to be available in the middle rounds. Allen is going to get multiple seasons , probably at least 3. Maybe more if the team wins. I’d say take that to the bank. He didn’t like the positioning of 25. He might have thrown Beasley into a huge hit or INT. Then pressure, so he escaped it. Simple miscommunication on a scramble drill is all. Allen was being cautious initially but it’s a fine line sometimes . Pats game was fresh in his mind and overall I think he did pretty well.

A 1st round NFL QB is going to get a minimum of 3 years and possibly more unless they are a flat out flop. Teams aren’t going to move on if they’re winning games while a QB is developing. I’ll agree that I saw enough out of Tannehill / Mariota to be ok with moving on without picking up the 5th year option.