Logic

If Folks who think the Bills will win 11 games are in a fantasy land of optimism, you're just as equally in a fantasy land of negativity saying they're a .500 team. I'd rather be optimistic and enjoy the season than be pessimistic and miserable all the time. But hey, you do you.

I find fans like you to be the most miserable kind to be around. Life is short. There's a worldwide pandemic. Sports are supposed to be fun. 5-2. Get a grip.

I disagree vehemently. Not a playoff team? Maybe. Time will tell. They're comfortably leading their division right now, though. McDermott's "days being numbered"? Just outright silliness.

People will pick nits about the Bills not being more dominant against a bad team, but... 5-2 approaching the half-way point of the season -- including 3-0 in the division -- is an excellent start, no matter HOW the Bills got here. They've had to deal with injuries and COVID-related delays and adversity, they haven't looked like themselves on defense, and they're still 5-2 and comfortably leading the AFC East. Good game, good outcome, on to New England.

The offense didn't punt all day. Quite simply, they kept shooting themselves in the foot in the red zone, just like they did in week 1 of this season AND last season against the Jets. It wasn't as if they weren't moving the ball all day, though. And Allen was good today. The defense is what won this game, though. I know it was "just the Jets", but the defense suddenly waking up in the second half and looking like their 2019 selves was awesome -- AWESOME -- to see. If the defense can keep playing like they played in the second half...we're on to something.

Whatever magic spell the coaches cast at halftime....that spell gets the game ball. The defense allowed NEGATIVE SIX yard in the second half. NEGATIVE SIX! And Bass, despite the misses, scored every Bills point today. As the OP said, Allen, Beasley, and Hughes also came up big.

Lots of comments in here talking about all the Duke fanboys, but I see it as just the opposite: way too much hating and clowning on a Bills player for no good reason. To be clear: he’s a below average receiver who dropped a key TD pass in a playoff game. He’s also a hard working Buffalo Bill with a good attitude. Why so much hate for a guy that suits up for the Bills ? All the love and clamoring for Duke early on in his tenure here may have been over the top, but the hate for him now is just as ridiculous.

I'm done with Bills nostalgia. I'm over it. I want the team to be successful NOW, with these jerseys and these end zones and these players. When I want to watch a good Bills team, I'm sick of having to go 30 years back in time to do it. I can only watch the K-Gun Bills so many times before it occurs to me how damned sad it is that I have to be stuck three decades in the past in order to watch some good Bills games. Let's create some great memories NOW for future generations to pine after.

I bet. If it makes you feel any better, I watched the 2015 Bills-Jaguars London game at a resort in Cancun. The rest of the wedding party were at the pool, sipping drinks and enjoying the day, while I was holed up in my room watching that stupid game. The BS pass interference call on Nickell Robey to set up the Jaguars' winning score ruined my day, and I was still dwelling on it the NEXT day. Leave it to my obsession with this team to ruin a perfectly good day in a tropical paradise. 😒

Yeah, an early to mid-year three-game stretch of defensive ineptitude seems to have become a yearly McDermott tradition. That 2017 Saints game still gives me nightmares.

Crowder being out for the Jets is huge, particularly with the Bills so thin at CB. Crowder picking on Johnson all day would’ve been a thing. Mims has had three pro practices TOTAL, so he’s not just gonna step in and dominate. It’s gonna be Perriman, Smith, and Berrios, and I’d like to think that even a super banged up Bills defense can handle that motley crew.

Kroft and Gilliam are TEs.

What if Lawrence stays in school for another year to avoid being drafted by the Jets, a la Peyton Manning? We can play the "what if" game all day.

Fear him? No. I do think he will be a high quality NFL quarterback, though. I used to think Allen vs Darnold would be the big QB rivalry in the AFC East for the next decade. Now I think it'll more likely be Allen vs Tua.

Fair enough. He wasn’t all bad last year, either. Had some bright spots. I’m just saying I prefer McKenzie to be a gadget guy, Davis to be WR4, and Roberts returning kicks. I’m not saying we should give Duke a permanent spot on the roster, but the offense has been struggling sinceBrown got injured, and I think it’s worth a shot to see if Duke can provide a boost.

Agreed on Duke. If Brown sits — and he should — call up Duke. Instead of doing the timeshare between Roberts, Davis, and McKenzie at WR2, just play Duke. He’ll be supremely motivated, he’ll provide some swag to the offense, and he’ll help in the run game.

I don’t get that sense. The Bills could be without their top three (!) CBs and Matt Milano. Just win.

In GB’s case, Jackson hasn’t adapted well to their man-heavy scheme. He’s not a plus player for them. Here’s an article from a year ago about his struggles and diminished playing time. https://www.google.com/amp/s/lombardiave.com/2019/10/24/packers-happened-josh-jackson/amp/ The hope, of course, is that he’s a better fit for what McDermott likes to do. He’s a rangy, long limbed player with good instincts and a nose for the ball — or at least he was at Iowa. In the Chargers’ case, King is in the last year of his deal. He would only be available if they don’t plan to re-sign him to an extension. Bills have 3.5 mil in cap space. Rudolph is at 7.5 mil this season. Bills can’t afford him.

I liked Greg Tompsett and Joe Buscaglia's ideas of Josh Jackson, CB, Green Bay or Desmond King, CB, Los Angeles. Jackson is Miscast in Green Bay's defensive scheme. King could possibly be had. Bills need depth at the position. Neither would likely require a king's ransom.

You're right. He did not specifically say "I regressed". I guess I meant that he used language like "this team can't afford for me to play poorly" and "we've gotta be better and that starts with me". That does not necessarily equal "regressed", but it's not the type of language he was using after the first four games. Could just be generic post-loss player-speak, though.

The Ford quote is a lyric from a Meek Mill song. I can obviously see why Ford posting THAT line would raise some eyebrows -- particularly with Spain "liking" the Tweet. It seems crazy to me that an o-line with Dion Dawkins and Mitch Morse would be bickering/dysfunctional. Both are good guys and, by all appearances, good leaders.

I agree. When I look at the Jets right now, I see a team that is finally getting healthy on offense. Winless teams are always more desperate and cannot be counted out, and surely their players read the point spread and all the negative stuff written about them. We're playing in their house, with an injury depleted roster that is struggling to find itself. The offense has not been the same since John Brown got hurt. The defense may be without its top three corners and its best linebacker. Anyone counting this as a sure win is, in my estimation, off base. And if the Bills DO win, I don't expect it to be the blowout, no-doubt-about-it, "get right game" that many fans seem to want.

Can you elaborate on what you mean here?

We have no corners left. If we have to start Taron Johnson, Dane Jackson, and Siran Neal, we’re in huge trouble — even against the Jets. Ugh.

Didn’t know that about Harrison. Thanks.