Logic

The one time we actually invested high picks in the interior o-line, both picks turned into good players: Eric Wood in round 1 and Andy Levitre in round 2. Unfortunately, we didn't re-sign Levitre, and Wood had to retire earlier than expected. Yes, we did spend a 2nd on Ford, but we anticipated him being a right tackle, in my opinion. For whatever reason, this coaching staff and front office seem to believe that as long as they invest heavily in the tackle and center position, they can get by at guard by throwing a bunch of bodies at the position (mostly flameouts from other teams and UDFA types) and seeing what sticks. Given what we now have invested in Josh Allen, and knowing how important protection is to the continued success of the passing offense, I'd be perfectly happy investing a couple high picks on the interior o-line next year.

People are so easily offended sometimes. I'm a relentlessly optimistic person when it comes to the Bills. Every now and then, I point out that the team made a personnel move that hurt them or that the QB played a subpar game, and you'd think I personally spat on the Queen of England. It's not as if I made a separate thread going on at length about the issue. I simply mentioned, in the midst of a conversation about guard depth, that it would be nice to have Teller or someone other than Cody Ford. Heaven forbid somebody be momentarily critical of our beloved Buffalo Bills! THE HORROR!

I think there's a lot of miles between "We should have drafted Tom Brady 21 years ago!" and "we shouldn't have traded away the guard that we drafted that immediately went on to become a Pro Bowler". When your guard play stinks, and you're a season and a half removed from trading away a guard that is now top five at his position, I think it's a reasonable thing to discuss.

Millions of people still read his MMQB (now FMIA) column every Monday morning, including me. He has connections and gets quotes that few others in the world of football journalism can. Unless and until either of those things change, I don't see any reason why he should call it a career.

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I'm not gonna kill them on either of those moves until we see whether either player amounts to anything. If Basham and Doyle become quality EDGE and OT, respectively, they won't be such bad picks. Furthermore, I'm not convinced that anyone was left at guard when they picked Doyle that would have been an upgrade over what we already have. Probably Trey Smith, but the Bills weren't the only teams scared off by his history of blood clot issues.

I know hindsight is 20/20, but it's really irritating to know that we could very easily NOT have a guard problem right now. Wyatt Teller was drafted by us. There's one guard position solved. The draft pick used on Cody Ford, meanwhile, could have been used on Elgton Jenkins, who has already made a Pro Bowl and is one of the better interior o-linemen in the league. He was drafted seven spots after Ford. Dalton Risner was another option. He was taken four spots after Ford. Both, to this point in their careers, are vastly superior to Ford. Nobody hits on 100% of their draft picks or personnel decisions, and everyone makes mistakes, but the poor guard play in Buffalo is GLARING right now when taking into account who we had and could've had on our roster.

I'm not worried about these missing or potentially missing players. Boettger shouldn't be too big a downgrade from Feliciano. It's not as if the Texans have a top tier D-line anyway. On defense, there is a dropoff from Taron Johnson to Siran Neal at nickel, but I'm not worried about Davis Mills being able to exploit it very effectively. As for Poyer being out: We've been hearing for two seasons now how much the staff loves Jaquan Johnson and how he may be a candidate to start for this defense down the road. This is a big chance for him to show that he deserves more defensive looks and that he should be in the Bills' long term plans at the position, as opposed to just being a core special teamer.

I'm sure he would do an amazing job. I bet he'd write a bunch of new songs specifically for the occasion, picking great songs to parody and then writing football lyrics to them. It would probably be better received than 99% of the recent halftime shows, and it would be the most talked about element of the game on social media. Alas, they'll just keep shoving "flavor of the month" pop music at as for years to come (this year excepted).

When you and the wife are watching a pristine Labrador named Professor Wiggle Bottom defy gravity and catch a frisbee mid backflip instead of a Goo-Goo Dolls/ Matchbox 20 collaboration, you'll thank me AND the joint I flew in on.

Nah, I wasn't there. But I WAS once at a game where a single Mylar balloon took out the entire stadium's power for the duration of the game. Only in Orchard Park.

I think they ought to do away with musical acts at Super Bowl half time entirely. They're always over-produced and mediocre, they're running out of good acts wiling to do the shows, and most people change the channel to Puppy Bowl anyway. So you may be asking: What do you suggest instead, Logic? Well, I'll tell you: Ya ever been to a football game and seen where, at halftime, they throw the frisbees really long distances and dogs go and catch them mid-air in acrobatic leaps? Like they run 60 yards at a dead sprint and then do a run-and-jump off a step and fly into the air majestically and catch the frisbee and the crowd goes wild? Right. Well, just track those things all over the country throughout the season, and find out who the very best frisbee catching acrobat dog is. The goodest boy, if you will. And bring him to the Super Bowl, and let him go do his thing for the duration of halftime. You may be rolling your eyes or saying that this would never work. But be honest with me: If they had a really excellent acrobat dog doing sprint-and-catch daredevil frisbee tricks, WOULDN'T YOU WATCH IT?! You can't tell me you wouldn't. Wouldn't your WIFE watch it? Wouldn't you and your drunken friends bet on the outcomes of each throw? Wouldn't it be a uniting spectacle for all of America in a time of great discord? It would be the best and you know it. It's what they should do. I'm certain of it.

Great lineup. It seems like they've gone through just about every generic, plastic pop act and over-the-hill dinosaur rock band in existence, so why not switch it up?

Josh three for a thousand yards and infinity touchdowns against the Seahawks, and Carroll literally said “we had a hell of a plan to stop their run game, I’ll tell you that!”. It was one of my favorite things that’s ever happened.

Do you actually think this?

I wonder if "sooner rather than later" means 2022, as opposed to the 2023 timeline that many assumed. It's hard to imagine Brown taking Williams' spot unless Williams seriously starts struggling. I thought he looked really good against WFT and Chase Young in particular. Meanwhile, Brown doesn't seem to be a guard -- nor do I think the staff would want to put him there -- and Williams was terrible as a guard in Carolina. IF Brown starts this season, it'll either be because he outplays Williams and takes his job or due to injury at one of the two tackle spots. Otherwise, I can see it being quite possible, and even likely, that Brown takes over at RT in 2022 and Williams is cut for cap savings. Edit: What I'm really hoping is that Tommy Doyle winds up being worth a damn, too, because then we'd be in a really good place with tackle depth. I'm not so sure how often fifth round offensive tackles go on to have long, productive careers, though.

Hopefully the Bills defense has Mills feeling Kind of Blue after Sunday’s game.

I hear ya. The reason I said what I said about the Texans instead of the Jets is that weird things can always happen in divisional games, as highlighted by the fact that we had weird, close games against clearly inferior Jets teams the past couple seasons. Last year, against the horrible Adam Gase version of the Jets, we won by 10 and 8 points, respectively. Meanwhile, as bad as Zach Wilson has been, I'd still take him over Davis Mills. Jets should be an easy win, don't get me wrong. But this Texans roster, with Mills at QB and Culley at HC? It has "blowout Bills win" written all over it.

I won't be more confident of a Bills win the rest of the season than I am of this one. If you're in a survivor pool, probably a good week to use the Bills.

And yet, there are many, many other horrible NFL announcers who don't elicit one tenth the hate and groans on this forum that Mowins elicits. Bills draw bad announcers all the time, but it usually doesn't turn into a five+ page thread. I am really curious to know what it would take for most of the Mowins haters on here to actually enjoy a female announcer -- other than her being physically attractive. I really don't think it's all that radical or bold to presume that there's a certain segment of football fans who don't like the idea of a female announcer, period. In my opinion, it's just as lazy to assume that that type of misogyny outright doesn't exist than it is to assume that everyone subscribes to it. Some here may genuinely dislike Mowins solely on the basis of her announcing skills or lack thereof, but to think that NONE of the dislike being thrown her way has to do with her gender seems naive.

This one gives me "Bills-Steelers 2019" vibes. Score is closer than most Bills fans would like throughout the game. Good Josh still hasn't quite awakened, and the "what's wrong with the Bills offense?" takes stick around for another week. In the end, the Tyler Heinecke led Washington offense simply doesn't have what it takes. Bills win 20-13.

Doing your avatar justice!

The Scouting Academy https://scoutingacademy.com/ "Our Film Evaluation Course is a 16-week curriculum designed to teach you the process of scouting. Learn from NFL Execs and Coaches from the comfort of your home, on your schedule." Pretty cool, actually. I've looked into enrolling myself at times. After completing all of the courses offered, a person is theoretically able to go from the basic level of football knowledge most fans have to being knowledgeable enough to be employed by a college or pro team (provided, of course, that they're sharp and dedicated enough to apply themselves to the lessons taught). What a time to be a football fan!

I have been reading a lot of concern over the Washington D-line. I, too, initially had this concern. I just read, however, that the WFT is only ranked 13th in pass rush win rate this season. It's not like they've played against great o-lines, either. At the end of the day, I see a team that just BARELY squeaked out a win at home against a bad Giants team. The advantages that they have are 3 days more rest than the Bills and a talented (though somewhat under-performing) D-line. Aside from those, I don't really see any areas where Washington is better than the Bills.

I think it would be a bit more interesting to talk about the all-time list of Bills tight ends. Yes, it's a motley crew. Something like... 1. Ernie Warlick 2. Pete Metzelaars 3. Keith McKellar 4. Jay Riemersma 5. Charles Clay Woof. On second thought, let's never discuss this again.