Logic

That was the most painful preseason game watching experience I may have ever had. If anyone read my pre-game post about the Kansas diner waitress named Marge, well... Anyway...YES, it's true that the final scores of preseason games don't matter and that the schemes are vanilla. With that said, you'd like to see crisp execution, players winning matchups, some cohesion on offense and defense, and at the very least, A GENERAL DISPLAY OF COMPETENCE. Whatever that abomination I just watched was...it was the exact OPPOSITE of everything I just said. I'm not an "overreact to the preseason" guy. I am also not a "nothing in the preseason matters at all" guy. I think preseason performance very much CAN be an omen of things to come. For years during the drought, the Bills would be awful in the preseason, and we'd all say "it's only preseason!", and lo and behold, they'd be awful in the regular season, too. Conversely, McDermott's squads have always looked pretty good in preseason. Well organized, executing well, winning matchups, etc, and then that would carry over to the regular season. To overreact to this game would, of course, be foolish. To completely sweep it under the rug, though, and to pretend like it's not at least a little bit concerning...that seems just as foolish. This was U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi, ugly. Just bad in every way a thing can be bad. I want the last three hours of my summer Saturday back.

She had a heart of a gold, but....it was kind of difficult to get past the mop leg.

Preseason football is so weird. It's sorta like... if you hadn't gotten laid in 6 months, and then the opportunity FINALLY came, but it was a mid-Kansas truck stop diner waitress named Marge with a square ass, smoker's voice, and a mop for a leg. Like...it's nice to be getting some action, but THIS?!

I've never been angrier. Clown shoes.

DAZN is three bags of garbage in a man suit. DAZN is run by a family of degenerate reptiles. DAZN's software engineers stand facing the wrong way in an elevator. DAZN employees don't say "God bless you" when someone sneezes. DAZN women wear white dresses to other people's weddings. DAZN staff members double dip their chips at parties. ....Sorry. Just letting off a little DAZN frustration on this Friday night. Alcohol may be involved, but mostly its just unbridled rage. Don't mind me.

I've never seen a running back that could cut quite like OJ Simpson! ...In all seriousness, though, one of my favorite all-time football highlights is the play at 11:19 of the video below, against the Browns, where he has a few tacklers in hot pursuit, slides on his back/butt causing the defender to fall as well, gets up untouched, and proceeds to run away from them.

Well... Some of us are better at seeing the talent level of players than others.

More like...some of us have delusions of grandeur and unearned confidence. Like I've said before, though, props on committing to the bit. You're an excellent old timey wrestling heel. Like Roddy Piper or Ric Flair, but without the sense of humor and the style. Kudos!

God almighty. Imagine thinking that 16 games and 1 start by a 3rd rounder are enough evidence to call him a bust. Woof. Even for you, Einstein. Woof.

I don't really understand what your purpose was in engaging me on this matter. You specifically asked for my opinion. I gave it. Now you're explaining to me how message boards work. Color me confused.

In my opinion, Diggs is a legitimate, high quality, top 10 WR1 in the NFL. A playmaker and a matchup dictator and a superstar, just like Tyreek Hill. In my opinion, beyond having a star WR1, both Mahomes and Allen have mostly had a cast of JAGs at WR. I do not believe that Mahomes has had better wide receiver corps throughout his career than Josh Allen. I'm not sure how else to state it.

I think both things are true. KC DOES have the best QB in the league. Mahomes DOES have a lot of easy answers, provided by plays drawn up by a Hall of Fame offensive mind and one of the best to ever do it in the NFL. While I won't deny for one second that Mahomes is the best QB in the league and may go down as the GOAT, I still think it's valid to wonder what Allen's production would look like if he had Andy Reid calling his plays.

Wide Receivers? Yes. I am denying that. Mahomes has had a Hall of Fame tight end and Hall of Fame head coach calling plays throughout his career and -- as of last season -- a better offensive line. I have acknowledged these facts previously. Those are the things that Mahomes has had over Allen. But receiver? I'm not buying it. Outside of Tyreek Hill, the rest of the KC receivers have always been a cast of replacement level players, just like Buffalo has had.

You: "What dime a dozen talent had Mahomes turned into contributors? He has had a lot more to work with than Allen." Also you: "Hill and Kelce coupled with Mahomes was the best in the league… better than anything the Bills have ever given Allen and even with the Hill trade they still had JuJu and MVS with Kelce… not great receivers but not nobody’s/scrubs like the Bills trotted out last season behind Diggs and the inconsistent Davis. … the investment also isn’t nearly the same as the Bills lack there of." Don't pretend like you haven't been beating the "KC consistently gives Mahomes better receivers" drum recently. But let's suppose you were only talking about the past there, and not the present. Do you still feel like KC has a better receiving corps than Buffalo this season?

Funny...that ranking seems to be of the opinion that the Bills have better passing game weaponry than the Chiefs. All I've heard around here lately is how Patrick Mahomes' receiving corps is sooooo much better than Josh Allen's. Huh.

Was he in Happy Baby pose at the time?

Just out of curiosity... Now that the Bills have Josh Allen, do you still want them to, um...ya know...bring back Flutie? I mean...his skin pigmentation and diminutive stature might make him an ideal fit as a slot receiver in the Erhardt-Perkins offense. Or he could be a drop-kick specialist? I'm just thinking out loud here.

The Jaguars found him to be worth a massive contract, yes. Not necessarily "the league". Furthermore, the contract Jacksonville signed him to was pretty universally panned and second guessed as being a massive overpay. Still, I take your point.

For those thinking it unlikely that a speedy WR could languish a bit in Arizona and then experience a breakout post-Cardinals, I'd point out Christian Kirk. Granted, Kirk had considerably more success and production as a Cardinal than Isabella did -- I'm not denying that at all. Still, it wasn't until Kirk's fifth season, and his first outside of Arizona, that he surpassed 1,000 yards receiving, while also setting career highs in catches and touchdowns. Again, not saying they're the same guy, or that Isabella is about to have the same success as Christian Kirk. Just pointing out that yes, sometimes players fail to flourish on one team -- an Arizona team facing OC and HC turnover and erratic QB play, in this case -- and go on to have greater success elsewhere.

Anyone remember in 2009 when Dick Jauron, under renowned football mind and general manager Russ Brandon, decided to celebrate the 50th year of the Bills' existence by asking Trent Edwards to run a no-huddle offense? This happened. Alex Van Pelt was the offensive coordinator, and everyone was just kind of like "Hey, remember when the Bills were good? They ran a no-huddle! Perhaps we should run a no-huddle THIS year! It can't fail!" It was a big deal. Articles were written. Predictions of a return to glory -- behind players like the newly signed Terrell Owens and second year breakout candidate James Hardy (RIP) and speedy tight end Sean Nelson -- were made. This all happened. I swear it wasn't just a fever dream. Here, let me find proof... "New" No-Huddle Bills Resemble '90s Greats https://bleacherreport.com/articles/246369-new-no-huddle-bills-resembles-90s-greats#:~:text=In 2009 the Bills will,execute the no-huddle offense. Good gravy. What a time to be alive that was. THOSE were the days. Yes indeedy.

Speaking of predictability...

Right on cue.

He posted 3500 yards and 30 TDs at Umass and was drafted in round 2, ahead of guys like DK Metcalf and Terry McLaurin. For whatever reason, he just didn't make any noise in Arizona. He had over 200 yards receiving his second season, which represents his career best in the NFL. After that, he seems to have been relegated to return duties only, and then wound up having a cup of coffee with the Ravens. The question is: was his lack of playing time and productivity in Arizona a result of his being a bad fit for their offense and/or the fact that their offense and QB play mostly stunk in general during his stint? Or is he simply a late bloomer and a better fit in the Bills' offense? Or, of course, option three -- his good camp and preseason play is much ado about nothing, with most of his work being done against 3rd stringers -- is also possible.

Don't look now, but Andy Isabella seems to have a very real shot at not only making this roster, but playing real snaps on offense. Shakir hasn't seized the slot role. Harty seems to have a specialty/gadget/WR4 niche. The staff seems to like Sherfield at outside WR more than the slot. Meanwhile, Isabella keeps earning praise from coaches and players and climbing the depth chart. He was a 2nd round pick. He's physically talented. He's fast and twitchy. He has roster value as a returner. Still just 26 years old. Might be a perfect fit for what is asked of the slot WR in the E-P offense that the Bills run. I wouldn't have guessed it, but it just might be happening. Andy Isabella. Who'da thunk it?

- It would be pretty awesome to see Khalil Shakir go out and just dominate. Win on routes, catch the ball, no drops, convert a 3rd down or two, maybe catch a TD. I think the coaches were hoping he'd step up and seize the WR3 role, and he certainly has not done so to this point, allowing Harty and Sherfield to catch up to and maybe surpass him. A couple big preseason outings could change the narrative. - I'll echo others in saying that I hope the 2nd and 3rd string OTs have good games. With Shell retiring and Spencer Brown having another up and down Summer, it sure would be nice to feel a bit better about our tackle depth going into the season. - Kaiir Elam: It's your time, buddy. You were a first round pick. You have all the physical talent in the world. You supposedly have an elite work ethic and burning desire to be great. Your moment has arrived. Go beat out the 7th rounder and the 6th rounder and stake your claim to the CB2 role once and for all. - Justin Shorter vs Tyrell Shavers in the annual battle to see who will be the "height/weight/speed specimen WR who is only really useful on special teams and can't play WR very well, but gets the fans hyped anyway because he's 6'4" and fast, so everyone is perpetually convinced a breakout 1,000 yard season is coming", aka the Marcus Easley Award.