Logic

Or possibly because their quarterback's brain is injured and they need someone to back Barkley up this Sunday.

I'm sorry, but I can't shake the feeling that this is a "Barkley starts, Singeltary sits for precautionary reasons, Bills lose on a stupid 4th quarter turnover and go into the bye on a two-game losing streak" kind of week. I promise you, no one hopes my feeling is wrong more than I do.

Bills fans finding out that this move was done not to bring in Trent Williams, Stefon Diggs, or Duke Williams, but to call up Davis Webb so that Barkley can start this weekend.

I'm guessing we'll all be disappointed, and it'll be Webb being brought up.

I said no such thing! Just kidding...it's probably to bring Webb up

This is a strange move, given Nsekhe's injury.

Davis Webb call-up to come?

Not that I'm doubting you, but can you provide a link to any reports that he's sulking? I haven't heard that at all. In fact, the ONLY article I've read all offseason regarding his mood and disposition is that he's been attached at the hip to John Brown, trying to learn from him, and has maintained a great attitude. As far as the injury: I've heard turf toe and groin, but never ankle. Can you provide a link to either piece of info?

I just want someone to ask Daboll why Robert Foster, with whom Josh Allen had a 127 QB rating last year when the two connected -- has only gotten 2 targets thus far this season whilst Zay Jones continues to ***** himself on national TV.

We shouldn't rule out the possibility, if Allen is cleared, that Barkley would start and Allen would only be the emergency QB. That way, they don't have to call Webb up from the practice squad and, thus, lose a roster spot elsewhere. Of course, this would only make sense if Barkley has gotten the lion's share of practice reps with the 1's this week. If Allen has gotten just as many snaps as Barkley (or more), no sense in not starting him if he clears protocol.

The crazy thing is, with our current offensive scheme and how good Sammy Watkins was at tracking and catching the deep ball, he'd actually really be great on this Bills offense right now. He's also kind of a lunatic, though, so there's that.

I'd give it up for Nuke Hopkins, personally.

For Stefon Diggs? Nope. Especially given how good the upcoming WR draft class is supposed to be.

Probably because you've never had to find an open receiver while four to six 250+ lb men were running at you full speed with intent to maim.

Fair enough. They are 4th in the league in points allowed defensively, if I'm not mistaken. That's huge. As it is, our offense has shown that they can move the ball up and down the field, but have trouble cashing in in the red zone. I agree that having Allen would give them great help in that regard, given the threat that he presents with his legs. Though, to be honest, it'd be nice to see him have a great and complete game AS A PASSER instead of taking brutal hits every week in order to score. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'll take touchdowns any way I can get them, but...after seeing what happened to Allen on Sunday, I'm not exactly eager to watch him diving for 1st downs again.

The problem is that he needs to complete stage 5 and then be cleared by an independent neurologist. Even in the most optimistic of timelines, that means that he gets cleared for full practice on Friday at the earliest. Is this coaching staff going to feel like it's wise to push a QB with one day of practice out onto the field, or is it more likely that they take the cautious approach and sit him against the Titans anyway so that he has three full weeks to recover. I hope Allen heals fast and plays, and its definitely a good sign that he's already in stage 4 of the protocol. That being said, it's absolutely not a lock that he plays this weekend.

They may be "meh" on offense, but they're a damned good defense. I'm not so sure that our backup can walk into that stadium and come out with a win. Then again, I'm not so sure our first stringer at QB can do that, either...

The fact that he's sitting in on meetings and doing individual warmups is a good sign. Tomorrow's status update will be crucial. We can't rule out the possibility that they sit him vs Titans due to the bye week coming after that.

Tom Brady also hadn't thrown an interception this season...until he played the Bills. To me, you play Mariota exactly how other teams play Allen: Keep him in the pocket, force him to be a QB. Eliminate his running ability and improvisatory ability. Blitz only sparingly. Above all else, keep contain on the edges and hope the interior defensive line can bring pressure up the middle to make him uncomfortable. I expect something like a 16-13 football game.

I have zero worries about the Titans offense against the Bills defense. I have LOTS OF worries about the Bills offense against the Titans defense.

Thanks for the writeup. The only thing I'll say is that that was a WEIRD Bills-Patriots game. How many times during the past 20 years against the Pats could the Bills have a blocked punt TD against them, throw three interceptions, and NOT got blown out? How many times have we left the Bills-Pats game feeling like the Bills were the better team, that they SHOULD have won the game, but for a few silly mistakes? It was weird looking, I tell ya. Like one Bills analyst said after the game: The gap between these two teams hasn't only closed, it's non-existent. The Bills appear to be as good as the Patriots across the board. The one glaring exception, of course, is at quarterback, and that was the difference in the game. Like you said, this will either be the game that forever ruins Josh Allen (like the Cardinals game did to Trent Edwards), or it'll be just another speedbump on the road to a great career. I would be lying if I said that I'm not at least a LITTLE nervous that it's going to be the former rather than the latter.

They stated it as a complete certainty, though. "Don't sleep on our sources!" and "Be patient!". Can you point out any major news story or trade that they ever HAVE been the first ones to (correctly) report? I'm truly curious to know.

The entire right side needs help? I disagree. Nsekhe needs to ALWAYS be the starter at RT. Enough with the Ford/Nsekhe rotation. Feliciano is a damn good RG. He didn't have his best game against the Pats, but hey, he's not going to dominate every single week. If you have Nsekhe at RT full time, you can also let Ford devote all of his time to competing with Feliciano to start at RG, and may the best man win. Trading for Trent Williams and forcing him to play right tackle is not the answer and isn't going to happen.