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Its unfortunate that there isn't more athleticism with Hamlin and Rapp as a Tandem. Its a place I think the D is vulnerable and will get exposed against better teams (and was against Ravens in both run and pass game). I wonder if McD would be likely to plug and play any player that they would acquire in a trade at Safety even if they gave Edwards his wish and acquired another player. They did immediately insert Douglas into the line up, but Safety on this defense is different than corner, so its hard to say. I think it is a place the defense could be upgraded a lot and could make the difference from in the pack of contenders to the primary challenger for the AFC to the Chiefs. Right now the Offense is where it needs to be, but the D is the big question. McD will always put a capable D on the field, but its also been the achilles heel of the team getting over the hump, and I don't think this iteration is the one that can do it without another piece or two, and the glaring one is at safety.

it’s a good question, but at 1-2 with that imbalance, it says maybe you have a problematic weakness rather than an advantageous strength. There really just aren’t enough games to draw any meaningful conclusions. The Chiefs moved the ball pretty well however they wanted, the Raiders offense is limited and of you’ll take your chances with Minshew beating you, and Dallas is one dimensional on both sides. I’d test their pass D early and often. I remember Bills teams with similar ratings where one part of their D was so bad that the other part looked good, but it was just a function of why bother testing the one part of their defense when you can beat the clearly vulnerable part consistently.

Mediocre Giants team is generous but your point is valid. The Giants pull that game out if Jones doesn’t hurt them but that is the Daniel Jones experience. If anything the Cowboys are the definition of mediocre so far this season if not on the less than mediocre side due to the inability to run and the inability to stop the run. As far as the Ravens are concerned, they have the weapons to pose problems for anyone on Offense but generally making Lamar beat you with his arm and keeping him contained in the pocket is the strategy to limit how they can hurt you. Keeping Henry from getting a full head of steam past the LOS is the other key. The Bills have the speed to keep Lamar hemmed in, and it really is going to be about how well the D plays up the middle on stopping Henry. On the other side I think that is where the Ravens are a worse team than last year by a lot, bc they lost some important pieces in their prime and have had trouble stopping teams in the passing game. I think the Bills showed against the Jags that if you want to stop the run they are very comfortable throwing the ball to beat you. In fact you might be better off as a Defense when the Bills run rather than pass. The Bills backs are dangerous weapons in the pass game. The Ravens played their best game against KC, but they relied on Lamar’s legs a lot. Like Josh that can carry them but it comes at a high cost if a hit injures or impairs them. It really comes down to can the Bills continue playing the way that they have so far. The Ravens are a good team. However, Im not sure that they are as good as they were last year, but teams do figure things out as seasons progress.

Sometimes looking like you just stepped out of the Barbie movie, Ken Mojo Dojo, doesnt work out. And by sometimes i mean always.

When i put this headband on im just as good as Trevor at QB

Well at least that’s one turnover he might learn from. Impressive run for her, though.

I don’t see it. He didn’t even flash as competent or exciting in any of his starts. I’m not saying he can’t be a decent player but his best path forward might be as a competent backup on a different team, but that seems like a long way to go from where he is now. His backup just showed how much his teammates had given up on him and how much his play impacted the offense. He’s small, doesn’t read defenses well and has terrible pocket presence. Basically he’s Rob Johnson without the physical attributes. He’ll get more chances, but I think yesterday just sunk his trade value to almost non existent. You could also tell Dalton isn’t there to support Young, he’s there to take his job.

I guess it depends on what you define as raw, because to me he looks like a guy that doesn’t have NFL level accuracy and consistency. He doesn’t have good anticipation and isn’t accurate on a lot of routes, especially in and out routes. I will agree that he lets bad play snowball, and that Napier is a terrible coach that couldn’t figure out how to utilize his talent to give the Gators a better chance to win. But don’t be fooled by his own deficiencies as an NFL QB that were on display in college. He had NFL calibre WRs on that team that he just couldn’t hit when they were wide open with any consistency, much less tight window throws that QBs in the NFL have to make. What he can do is pretty limited and it’s hard to have a plan when that is the case.

I think its a bit of both and i know that's what you're saying. I think good coaching and situations where the player is set up for success can make a difference in whether a guy is competent or a disaster. Too many teams believe a good QB will solve their ills, when they neither have the ability to scout the right personnel for the position nor know how to support the position. Some other organizations now how to support the position but have too much hubris in their scouting. Colts are a case in point. Anthony Richardson has incredible athleticism and the coach is a good offensive mind, but he is very limited as a passer especially intermediate routes and timing throws beyond bombs. He is also not durable so although he can run it comes at the risk of his availability. I think and have always thought that he was valued way too high. I think he will eventually get benched if he isnt hurt. He just needs a lot more work in the passing game.

The guy is unorthodox, but he may be Autistic so i dont want to throw too much shade at him for it. He is a good coach but he definitely has an odd way about him.

The only throwback I like is the standing buffalo. A slight tweak to make it have a blue outline around it and some subtle internal details (horn, eye) could work without overdoing anything. I also like the striping on those throwback unis. I think some teams have just tried to go with bold changes and they are awful. The Bucs “digital” numbers which are supposed to be swords make them look more like software pirates. The Jags two-tone metallic to matte helmets might be the worst ever. The Broncos change from the Orange Crush and classic D to whatever stupid thing they have going on since the late 90s is just hideous. The Rams unis look like they got them at the clearance section of Marshall’s - they look cheap and don’t know why they bother screwing with the classic look. The Seahawks unis are okay but it’s ridiculously monochrome unless they go with the alternates, and then it’s ugly AF. The Bills dark blue era was as bad as the teams they fielded - I think they could have used a few more stripes and shades of blue (sarcasm).

The word from opposing DCs on Dorsey was that he was easy to game plan against, didn’t have a counterpunch, and too much was predicated on execution that was easy to disrupt. From watching the Bills I think we can all agree that those things make sense. For example, you can know that several playcalls may have option routes and fool either the WR or QB into picking the wrong option, and if you are predictable with them, then you are just prone to a bad down unless you are bailed out by a remarkable individual effort. There was also no shortage of miscommunication between Allen and Davis, and to a much lesser extent there were miscommunications with other WRs. Still Dorsey’s offense moved the ball, they just stalled at some point because there wasn’t the right sequence of calls to keep the drive going.

The Bills tried to make him happy but that wasnt ever going to be possible once he soured on not getting where he thought they should be and how they should get there. He lacked the self-awareness to see he was part of the problemand i think he set an example for Davis and his mom to start being more vocal, too. And in a way it became necessary to move on without both. Both were more worried about themselves than the team. Not saying we will be better without them, but its hard to imagine the team could take the next step with them.

Didn’t stop him last year

Those are bold words, but a toss up. MILF Hunter was loathed as a teammate, but has better tools, maybe just no brain to go with them.

I understand the Bills bringing in backups that help Josh, but those are quasi coaches and we need backups that can functionally contribute to winning when they are on the field. So in that regard I’ve never understood why the Bills don’t have a backup QB that has attributes that match Allen’s in some areas, especially mobility. The running threat from the QB position is what can keep the Bills dangerous even if Josh were to miss time. But when you see these backups the Bills offense is a totally different animal with limited athleticism and much smaller stature, and I’ve never understood that philosophy. I know that there aren’t a ton of options, but it was why Milton was an interesting prospect in this past draft to groom as a capable backup with similar traits. I get why people mention Tannehill bc he fits that mold. I’d even have been happy for Tyrod to come back, due to his ability to make plays in the run game, decent pocket presence and he protects the football. I know he’s a Jet. Zappe, Heinecke or Huntley may become available and all would be better than what we have.

Rodgers has enough both on and off field. His ability to throw everyone under the bus has to be fun as a teammate or coach. Narcissism is strong with him. He’s like Terrence Howard x100 with his theories and pseudo-scientific knowledge.

Roethlisberger is such a creep he scared Stormy Daniels

5-5 vs. 6-1. Brady may not be the long-term answer either, but he was the answer to a lot of questions last year. The team responded to that change and I’m not sure why this is such a hotly debated topic. Dorsey had some nice games early in each season, and there was a lot of reason for optimism. However, it’s hard to debate that he effectively adapted the offense in-season to how defenses started to play the Bills. Each year after a good start the offense got a bit stale and less effective with the exception of some really bad opponents in 2022. You look at the scores in 2022 and say hmm they looked pretty good, but I remember not feeling great about the team’s performance going into the playoffs and thinking they were off in 2022. The game plan against the Bengals on both sides was awful in the playoffs, but for the offense and Allen that is an outlier. Maybe it was everything during the season coming to a head emotionally; however, if you really look at it objectively, it was just an extension of what had already been exposed earlier in the season. The Bengals were better coached and knew exactly how to win on both sides. They were doing the same thing to the Bills in the game before the Damar incident. Dorsey was exposed in the playoffs, and I think his ineffectiveness created some frustration and rifts amongst the players. In 2023 they struggled to even find answers against bad teams with Dorsey. There is a reason the team responded to Dorsey being let go, and it’s not because they didn’t like him, but because his offense required higher levels of execution as teams caught on. Brady’s playcalling provided some relief.

The frustrating thing with both Daboll and Dorsey is that you could see that there was another level the offense could go to and they were not realizing it as much as they probably should have. Some of that is no doubt on players, too, but it was most frustrating with Dorsey. Brady still remains to be seen IMO, but I liked what he brought to the table last year and I think he is also building an identity this team hasn’t had to reflect the toughness of its QB. Will not having a true stud No. 1 hurt at times? Maybe, but that is going to require a defense to stop a lot of things to expose that weakness. Daring the Bills WR to beat you may not work out the way you think if you are an opposing defense because of the height outside and shiftiness inside. Not saying they are going to be better or worse than last year but I can see the team being much harder to defend because they have such versatility in their ability to attack a defense, especially if the line can play as well as last year.

We’ll see. I seriously doubt that if he is healthy that they sweep the Bills, and I’d say chances are higher that we sweep them even with a healthy conspiracy theorist that reads books and stuff.

As was pointed out earlier Defenses figured out Dorsey as the season went on, especially in critical downs and red zone calls. His offenses were statistically impressive but they struggled to be as effective as the stats suggested in terms of points per drive. In other words the offensive drives were prone to stalling because of a series of playcalls at some point in the drive that weren’t effective and easy to defend because of clear tendencies with formations. Many analysts pointed out that it was predictable and easy to game plan for the playcalls Dorsey had, or required such superior execution that there was no schematic advantage. The Bills’ talent overcame some of that to make it look more effective. And you don’t need to look at advanced stats or take others words for it. We all saw that the Bills never seemed to have an arsenal of plays that other top offenses had that were easy gainers because of the talent they had and the way teams had to defend their weapons. Everything was more difficult than it should’ve been, and it had too much player reads that could be misinterpreted especially on critical downs. I think we can all say that yes the defense/special teams blew the Denver game, but they shouldn’t have been put in that spot with the talent level of the Bills offense vs the Broncos D. It wasnt that game, either, it was just the trajectory of the Offense and the team that made it a necessity. This team’s lack of postseason success has been on the Defense almost every year, but Dorsey’s one shot at playoff playcalling was just as awful, and to me that was why he deserved a short leash last year because they were trending to not even make the postseason this time because they same trends happened earlier and more often than the 2022 season.

It was a frustrating game to watch. The Bills were a frustrating team last year because it was all there to be better, but there was something wrong with the chemistry, and I totally back the refresh. Injuries on D were killer, especially at LB. I think they are built better for red zone now, and you can hear Brady, Allen and all the offensive players with the same focus. Games are decided by punching it in not settling for FGs. Getting a FG outside of the red zone is a win and inside is a loss. They have good blockers and height at WR, good receiving options in the backfield, good TEs, and a QB that had 15 TDs rushing that create a lot of problems for a defense to solve. I really think they realized they didn’t need Davis and Diggs last year as they got better when they weren't the focal point of the passing game. Not saying this version of Offense will be better but I expect it to progress and improve as season goes on and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a team that beats opposing defenses up and sets them up to be exploited depending on what they try to stop. They have a huge amount of versatility, other than maybe a deep threat offense.

In 2019 they had an amazing rushing attack, solid offensive line, and a top defense. To say he did it without players around him is silly - Mark Ingram and Gus Edward’s added more than 1700 yards rushing. Most teams that played them couldn’t stop the run and got torched with big passing plays when they sold out to stop the run. I’m not taking anything away from Lamar because he is an exciting player and I like him. And he damn sure deserved it in 2019 with 1200+ yds, 7 TDs rushing and 36 tds, 6 Ints passing. Last year I’m not sure what everyone was smoking, the team had good defense, but the numbers were nowhere close to 2019. He accounted only for 29 TDs combined (24 passing, 5 rushing). He had a solid line in front of him too, with better receivers than he’s had in his career and I’m not saying they are great. He was the 15th passer in passing yds, 11th in passing TDs. Last year it was a joke he won it over Purdy, CMC, or Hill. The fact that Dak was No. 2 proves the voters were either uninformed or just stupid. If anyone thinks Dak Prescott is an MVP type player they are not watching the games very closely.

Listening to Shannon Sharpe and Ocho Cinco talk Lamar vs Josh was hilarious. They would take Lamar, bc he has played in a Championship game and has two MVPs. They didn’t account that Josh had as well. They did give Josh more credit as the podcast went on, but what was funny was that they didn’t address the elephant in the room with playoff performances between the two. I’ll take the guy with 21 TDs to 4 Ints, 272 yds/playoff game, and 10 games over the guy with 6 TDs, 6 Ints, 206 yds/playoff game. I’ll also take the guy who puts his team on his shoulders when it matters most and wills them to victory when chips are down. We’ve seen Josh do it twice bringing this team into playoffs after a rough start to season. We’ve seen Lamar disappear (albeit with an injury, but also not with his team) to the point it wasn’t clear if he was going to be on the Ravens the following year. Career-wise Josh crushes Lamar in total TDs as well. https://stathead.com/football/vs/josh-allen-vs-lamar-jackson I like Lamar Jackson but I don’t understand how you can just overlook the reality before you. Well I do, but it just hurts any credibility. MVPs don’t mean crap, nor do these lists. Lamar isn’t in the same tier as Mahomes nor Allen - those two are special players that elevate their games the bigger the stage. Obviously Mahomes has had the better of the matchups and better coaching. Mahomes in his own tier is justified as well - championships are all that matter. Lamar hasn’t done that and really hasn’t in his career, either. He’s been MVP when he has had a really solid team around him, but who would you want when you need it most in a situation where it’s a must? Mahomes, sure, but Lamar isn’t the next name anyone is going to say.