Logic

Really? I think I could get like 275, 280 tops.

If three lines is long enough for ya that ya need to do a "TL;DR" for it...I dunno what to tell ya, man.

We obviously don't see eye to eye on many topics, but this is an A+ post.

DVOA = defense-adjusted value over average. A Metric created to get a true evaluation of the quality of a team overall. Takes into accounts opponents played, etc. SOS = Strength of Schedule SOV = Strength of Victory Point differential = points scored minus points allowed WAR lost to injury = a metric created to measure the productivity a team loses due to player injuries EPA = expected points added. Basically, how successful the Bills are per play Conclusion from the Bills' rankings in all those categories: Despite losing the 2nd most productivity to injury and facing a top two schedule, the Bills are a top 3 team by any and all measures. They're very good.

Agreed. I don't want to get caught up in any arguments here about the American legal system and how it deals with (or doesn't deal with) sexual assault accusations, especially those involving intoxicants. Let's just say I'm not at all surprised by this outcome, I remain disgusted, and I'm glad he's not a Buffalo Bill.

I agree that private lots tend to be a lot more reasonable and less debaucherous than the bigger or more public lots. I tailgate in the same place every time these days, and its fine, but I usually like to go on a big walkabout at some point in the morning. Walk through all the lots, including the official lots and Hammer's lot, and take in the sights and sounds. It is during this walkabout that I see the first helping of grossness most of the time. Then, in the stands, and particularly as the game progresses, there are often gross, drunken spectacles. If one is interested enough and possesses enough money to do it, one can easily curate the gameday experience in such a way as to minimize exposure to the foolishness. If one tours the grounds surrounding the stadium pre-game, and sits in a cheaper level seat amongst the rabble...one is bound to be exposed to high, strange grossness. That's been my experience, anyway. YMMV.

As Marv Levy used to say: "It's simple, but it isn't easy".

Do they even play a Pro Bowl game any more? If not, what are people voting for, exactly? I'll stick with the AP All-Pro 1st and 2nd team votes, thank you.

I respectfully disagree.

Me trying to get excited for the Jets game and the rest of the season and to pretend like this injury doesn't massively impact the Bills' chances of winning the Super Bowl:

I fully agree that WR and OL should be the top two priorities. As I said here not long ago, I'd be fine with the whole offseason revolving entirely around upgrading the offense. That said, if Edmunds is not re-signed, the Bills will have a massive hole at MLB, and you can damned sure bet they'll be forced to spend a premium pick to replace him.

I say the following while fully acknowledging that I just posted a GIF of sawing off the state of Florida and letting it float out to sea, but... Taking potshots at opposing teams' cities is the lowest form of smack talk in existence. There is an infinite amount of on-field stuff to talk smack about. Badmouthing the place people choose to live, or were born in, or whatever -- ESPECIALLY when, as is often the case, the person doing the badmouthing has never even BEEN to the place they're badmouthing -- is just cheap, lowbrow, unnecessary garbage. Sports smacktalk should stay in the realm of sports. When you start getting into talking crap about where people live, it turns personal. It doesn't need to -- and shouldn't -- get to that level. Dolphins fans have no choice but to resort to this lowbrow crap, though, because right now the Bills have the better record, the better seed, and the better odds of winning the division. They've got nothing else.

It really seems to me that the Cowboys leaked what they did about his medical information to placate fans and analysts. An excuse for why he's going to end up signing with the "lesser" Bills or Giants. Jerruh doesn't like the way a big time receiver choosing someone other than his Cowboys looks, so he put out a nasty leak so he can make it seem like the Cowboys were the ones not interested. Bills and Giants would seem to be the leaders in the clubhouse, and I won't rule out an unexpected suitor that no one is talking about to swoop in and sign him. Based on the Cowboys leak stuff and McDermott's interview with Eisen, I certainly feel better about the Bills' chances than I did at this time yesterday.

No shot.

Now talk about Tremon Smith, Khalil McKenzie, Darwin Thompson, Nick Alligretti, Michael Danna, and Thakarius Keyes. I'll wait here.

Yeah. Pretty awful. He needs to stop dropping catchable passes and to be more reliable when called upon. To be fair, though...in terms of catch percentage, DK Metcalf is ranked 91st. Brandon Aiyuk 87th. The great Justin Jefferson is ranked 75th. A receiver can be highly productive in the NFL and still have a below average catch %. But yeah, he needs to clean it up.

Brandon Beane is a former AP General Manager of the Year, under whose tenure the Bills have made the playoffs three out of four seasons (soon to be four out of five), are the current AFC one seed, have the second best point differential in football, and are the current Super Bowl betting favorites. But sure, he's a below average talent evaluator and not a very good GM overall. He just got lucky to get Josh Allen. He didn't, like, make a bunch of shrewd trades and draft day maneuvers to get into position to take a super raw guy that most of the analysts in the world thought was a giant bust waiting to happen. Didn't surround him with a stable environment, good coaching, good enough protection and good enough weaponry, and exercise the patience needed for him to reach his potential. It was just luck. Beane is below average. The Bills are the AFC 1 seed, have the second best point differential in the league, and are Super Bowl betting favorites IN SPITE of Beane. Sure, Jan.

Tremon Smith and Khalil McKenzie are crucial to the Chiefs' playoff push this year. Darwin Thompson and Nick Alligretti are really killing it for them. Michael Danna and Thakarius Keyes are paramount to their success. Oh wait, those are a bunch of nobodies. The hit rate from round 5 onward is awful for every team, including the Chiefs. People have unrealistic expectations of what constitutes a good draft. Typically, if you can get 3-4 contributing players from each draft, you're doing great. Those that expect GMs to hit on every pick from round 1 to 7 every year simply don't know what they're looking at.

The blueprint would/will work against the Bills IF Josh is not patient. IF he does not play smart. IF he forces the issue instead of taking the smart plays and checkdowns. If Allen plays within himself and Dorsey doesn't abandon the run, if the Bills offense looks sort of like it did against the Pats -- leaning on the run game, taking the checkdowns, taking care of the football -- then the Bills will be fine. It largely depends on Allen's willingness to take what the defense is giving him and to not give the ball away.

I have seen nothing -- not one thing -- to suggest to me that Stevenson is an NFL level player. Even his nickname doesn't check out. They call him "speedy", but he runs a 4.45. That's fast, no doubt, but it's not SPECIAL fast. It's not so fast that you're calling him "Speedy". Even then, it seems to be buildup speed. He doesn't have much quick-twitch or instant acceleration. He also seems to have trouble actually CATCHING the ball. He wasn't a particularly dangerous or trustworthy looking return man when he got the shot last year. All in all, he's good for maybe some go balls, and that's about it. Practice squad sounds right. One more year to work and develop and see if he can stick as a special teams ace or something.

I don't think there's a single offensive position where they're better than the Bills. Guard, maybe? Defensively, I'd give them defensive line, and they have a legit argument for corner. Linebacker is a push at best. Safety? Bills. Top to bottom, I don't think many other than Jets fans would agree that the Jets have a better roster, even discounting the all-important QB position.