Logic

Jerry Hughes, Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, John Brown, Mitch Morse, Cole Beasley, and Stefon Diggs all say hi.

How has the title of this post not yet been changed? He has only visited, if I'm not mistaken, and there's no evidence that he is actually signing here.

Sign him! I still say our defense would be the best fit for him — and best chance for him to reach his considerable potential — of any NFL scheme he’s played in so far. He’s exactly the type of mid season scrap heap find Beane has had success with in the past.

I get the feeling that Taron has definite strengths -- willingness and ability in run support being chief among them. Once tape was out on him after his rookie year, though, he never returned to his high level of play. I DO wonder how much the lack of two healthy, high functioning linebackers this year as hurt him. I believe the Bills want to see if Cam Lewis can be Taron's long term replacement. Either way, I expect the cornerback position to be heavily addressed in the offseason. In fact, I suspect the entire defense will be the focus of the draft and free agency. Need youth and juice on the edges, cornerback reinforcements, linebacker depth, possibly a new 1-technique, and to start thinking about the future at safety. So, basically...a lot of work to do on defense.

If you want to say that you'll have some reservations/questions about McDermott if he continues to fail to beat the Patriots, fine. But to say that he should be "in hot water" or "on the hot seat"? Ridiculous. In the event of a loss, the Bills would be 5-3, leading the division, and still on track to make the playoffs, which would make it 3 out of 4 seasons here that McDermott brought the Bills to the playoffs -- mind you, they hadn't been once in the previous SEVENTEEN YEARS. At that all to the fact that the Pegulas just gave a contract extension and, well...yeah, your original comment was exaggeration/hyperbole/silliness. 100%

Isaiah McKenzie would be a sneaky big loss if he can't suit up. Those jet sweeps are just what we need against the weak edges of the Pats D. If McKenzie can't go, I hope they still run those plays. I know that Diggs or Beasley could effectively handle them.

Good enough. Whenever I'm back in Rochester, I order Pontillo's more often than not. I'm willing to drive further for pickup for superior quality product. Thanks!

Interesting. Do you happen to know which ones the family still owns? Which Pontillo’s locations are best these days? This is critically important to my future pizza and sandwich intake, please and thank you.

So a win won't make you mad, but it also won't make you happy? It doesn't seem like you have very much fun watching football. The cost of a high football IQ, I guess.

If I spent my work hours talking to some of the Bills fans Sal converses with on WGR and Twitter, I’d probably reach the same conclusion.

DiBella's has "everything bagel" sub rolls, which are just....wow. People outside of New York state don't know how good they have it in the sandwich game. DiBella's, Wegman's....doesn't matter. Both are outstanding. Come try to find a decent italian sub anywhere on the west coast and get back to me.

I don't buy this rumor at all. This regime JUST extended him and he's playing very well and they're in the thick of the playoff hunt. Why trade him?

Fair. Also in the spirit of this thread: The whole idea of diving with sharks seems nuts to me.

So much this!

Fair. I think they play the Pats similarly to how they played the Titans: Sell out to stop the run and dare Cam to beat you. The Bills effectively limited Henry in that game. Obviously, Tannehill was able to beat them through the air. Cam, however, is not even in Tannehill's universe currently in the passing game, nor are the Patriots receivers anywhere near as good as Tennessee's. Having Milano in the lineup and having Ed Oliver apparently back at full health will help. So will Pats guard Thuney missing the game.

Only if you eat pot gummies before we submerge.

Only two things worry me in this game: 1.) Belichick flustering and stifling Allen. He has done this more often than not throughout Allen's career thus far. 2.) Stopping the Pats offense on third down. Buffalo's 3rd down defense is atrocious this year. These points bring me back to my original statement: Run the ball and take care of the ball. When on defense, find a way to get off the field on 3rd down. As Marv Levy would say: "It's simple, but it isn't easy".

I've always known you were pretty open when it comes to eating nuts, but it's good to hear you re-iterate it.

I really hope the Bills watched and learned from the 49ers-Pats game. I know the Bills are the second most pass happy team in the league this year, and that's fine. But this is the week to practice what we preach with regard to Daboll's "each gameplan is a unique snowflake" statement. I want to see the Bills come out with a diverse, multi-faceted run game, and I want them to lean on that run game and really get it going. The Pats have big, slow, thumping linebackers, who can absolutely be beat to the edges. I know our running backs aren't the fastest, but we saw a couple of times against the Jets that Moss can get the edge, and I know Singletary can. Heavy diet of sweeps and orbit actions from McKenzie and, for the first time this season, get other guys involved in that, too. In my mind, Josh Allen throwing the ball 40 times is not going to win this game. This is an old school special: Run the ball, protect the ball, play smashmouth defense, force their offense to make mistakes. If we take care of the ball and run it with success, we win. If it has to be 100% the Josh Allen Show, I think we lose. Until proven otherwise, Josh has a hard time beating Belichick defenses through the air with consistency.

On pace for 90 catches and over 1,000 yards currently. Beast. Edit: Every time I think of the Josh Allen "mustache" video where Cole Beasley shouts "Dad?!" in that high-pitched, goofy voice, I crack up. 🤣

Wrong. The correct answer is “cashews”. We also would have accepted “filberts”.

There just legitimately aren't any improvements out there on the open market. The Bills will have to ride with Bass this year, and then see what a full, legitimate offseason (hopefully) can do for his game. I can't believe I'm sitting here having to defend a kicker that just set a Bills record for field goals made in a game, but here we are.

Let's just get ALL the over-30 DEs. All of them.

This ^ When teams faced the Bills last season, it was “stop the run and force Allen to play quarterback”. The first four opponents we faced this year did the same thing, only Allen responsed by playing quarterback at a high level and whipping their defenses. Now teams are taking the opposite approach: play soft zones and force the run game and short passing game to beat you. Don’t let Allen beat you long. That’s how teams are playing Mahomes now. Teams are defending Allen and the Bills offense the same way they defend Mahomes and the Chiefs. The easiest way to force defenses out of this approach and open the passing game back up is to run the ball well and for Allen to continue to be patient and smart.