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We say this every year and then it changes as things happen. Buffalo is good and will just need to do work like always I have kind of thought either we host or are at NYC to end the year. I think they will think MIA might be down and NYJs up to try for end of year divisional race game. That has been my guess for a bit now. Buffalo gets a preferred 1pm open at home after two primetime roadies the last two years and we get a new NE team which is preferable. I have wondered about black friday. Rumor is two games this year

CBS has had it now for two years, the NFL does try to rotate matchups so I can see it going SNF or especially MNF as ESPN has not had its turn yet. In 2020 technically it was a TNF game. But who knows at this point they change the formula yearly on what to expect haha I bet it was similar this year with PHI/DAL/MIA2x/NYJ2x/KC/CIN

It is that time again where I can start filling everyone in on quirks and things you can already piece together. Yes the SB is not done but the matchup already has given some pieces so here we go: -The Bills will not play opening night. The Bills host the Chiefs and 49ers in 2024 so while those games certainly have primetime potential it will not be week 1 against the SB champion. Had it been DET or BAL who won the Bills would've been a possibility -The Bills have opened the past two years in primetime on the road (Rams 22' Opening Night & Jets 23' MNF (yikes)) so historically expect a home and for those 1pm fans potentially a game at 1pm. It is possible they end up at primetime at home, but coaches love 1pm games and I won't be surprised if McD and crew ask for a normal opener -The Bills are not in Europe this year as they have no opponents they are traveling to who are in Europe. (NFL Euro home teams Vikings, Panthers, Jags, & Bears) -BUT the Bills possibly may be on the road in Brazil. The NFL is playing a game in Sao Paulo Brazil and the big rumor is the Dolphins would be the home team. Last year the NFL sent a premier matchup to Europe with the Dolphins hosting the Chiefs. Typically the NFL avoids divisional games abroad, but it isn't impossible the Bills head under the equator. -With the Bills home for 8 games and on the road for 9 games expect a stretch of either 3 in a row on the road or 3 of 4. I checked the schedules for DAL/PHI/SF/MIN for 2023 all who were playoff teams in 2022 and every one of them had a stretch of three roadies out of four as the NFC was the 9 game conference last year. The NFL is very rythemic and predictable with things like this. -The Bills already have two games at least at 4pm as they travel to the LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks, although I would bet one of the two is a night game. The 49ers and Cardinals come to Buffalo but that does not guarantee a 4:00pm game as the Bills in 2016 hosted both teams at 1:00pm. The 49ers and Bills were on MNF in 2020 so I could see the FOX/CBS petitioning for the 4pm spot as they missed out in 2020. The Cardinals I would guess may be 1pm, but then again the Bills hosted the Bucs/Giants/Broncos (with on the G-Man making any sense marketability wise) last year all at night so who the heck knows lol. -The Bills played the NFL max of 7 primetime games last season and I would guess similar in 2024 as a team can play in 6 and get flexed into a 7th week 18. The Bills home schedule includes SF/KC/MIA and road schedule includes HOU/DET/BAL/SEA/MIA/LA who all were playoff teams minus SEA. That isn't even considering the Jets with Rodgers back or the Colts with Richardson either. The one positive if you are a fan of 1pm games is 2xNE/JAX/TEN/ARZ all feel like pretty easy locks for 1pm and even bigger games like Bills v MIA can be 1pm. Last year PIT hosted the 49ers at 1pm which was a national broadcast. I wouldn't hold my breath for that, but with the SEA/LA games already at 4pm I can easily see one later taking away a primetime game. Long story short if the Bills have 7 1 pm starts that feels very possible even with the other 9 games being at 4 pm or night. That is enough updates for today, but I will leave you one last prediction. The Bills will play the Patriots by week 4 and be finished with playing NE by the first week of December. The Bills have not played New England early in the season since 2019 and for some reason finished with the Patriots in the final three weeks of the season 7 years running. The Patriots hype dies as the league prioritizes Miami and a potentially revived Jets squad instead late.

Burrow has had two major injuries now and with his contract kicking in they don't have the same freedom as before and without Higgins I think their offense is different. But they have beat KC in KC, went to a SB, and when healthy they are a different animal so I think that keeps them for now ahead of BAL. Could change come offseason. Chargers I think have a good outlook, but I have been burned for years saying this is their breakout so I hesitate even with Harbaugh. I don't doubt him as much as when do they take the next step. Making the playoffs would be big at this point let alone going for the division. Should be fun regardless and thank you for the nice remarks

With KC repping the AFC... AGAIN ugh I am doing my futures as things stand now for the conference pre moves: Gold Standard: KC. They exist unfortunately a cut ahead of everyone and will invest into their offense as their D is young and really good. Everyone is chasing. Contender/Hunting: Buffalo - Unlike last offseason where it felt very doom and gloom future wise, despite the loss the Bills have many young pieces that have emerged to feel good about. The offense will get the TLC needed and while the cap will force some tough decisions and names to leave, the track record is strong that may be luck shines on Buffalo in 24. Buffalo might be the 21st Century Brooklyn Dodgers, a team that takes it on the chin before finally getting their one big moment. Cincy - Only team to beat KC and they seem to get up really well for them. Tee Higgins potentially leaving is tough on their offense if it happens, ownership has never been known to spend which always is a question on seriousness to win even with Burrow, and Burrows return from injury can't be assumed to be perfect out of the gate. Still this team is well coached and once Burrow is going they are a different animal. Good, But More To Prove: Baltimore- I had for years been on the Lamar train, but after yesterday he has more to prove and the criticisms seem a bit more fair. In four playoff losses he has 4 TDs 5 Ints and as a whole they have scored 42 pts on offense. Additionally as a 1 seed twice now they have collapsed big time adding more questions. No doubt this is a very complete team, but every playoff loss with Lamar is just riddled with questions about him in a way Burrow and Allen do not prompt with their performances. They will go as far as Lamar, he has more to prove. Houston- Stroud burst on the scene like a shooting star, can he match it in 24 as the pressure becomes real and the investment in this team expands? So much to like here, no real criticism as much as do it again. Potential Is There To Be A Contender... Maybe: Miami- Tua made the season and at points looked like a true franchise QB. At other times he looked mortal and the calls of him being a system QB felt real. The roster has talent but also is aging as some of the star players brought in are not young anymore. The big decision is Tua which if Miami spends the money will hit their cap even more. Can he prove he can take it to the next level? Feels like that has been the question for 4 years. Cleveland- If this team can get solid QB play the sky is the limit... the problem is their best QB was a 38 year old vet and the other has injuries 24/7 and a albatross of a contract. Perhaps Watson can truly get back to his former self, but it feels like this is a team that is a plucky fight but can't go much further. LA Chargers - Bottom caved in last year between injuries and coaching, it was worst case scenario to the max. I am not a believer that Herbert is to the level some say, but he is a top 10 QB and Jim Harbaugh's track record is sensational as a coach. Step one is consistency and beating KC, but the outlook with Jim as coach looks pretty solid and KC maybe just maybe will have a true challenger from within the West. Playoffs Maybe, .500 or 7-11: NY Jets - Even if Rodgers didn't blow his tendon week 1 I am not sure he would've survived the season. The OL is atrocious to the point even their RB's are struggling. The lack of skill players after Hall and Wilson is not talked about enough and this defense can only do so much. They will do what they can and I can see them passing Miami, but this operation just feels shaky as heck Pittsburgh - Arthur Smith as a possible new OC is just hilarious. They need a new QB as the rest of the lineup has talent... problem is they are too low in the draft to make a pick. The Steelers always seem to find a way to be around end of year, but it seems at the detriment of creating long term growth at the most important positions or being able to move in the draft for said position. Jacksonville Jaguars - The offense never found its true potential and their feels like internal strife at this point. Once Lawrence got hurt they seem to lose their way and I do not think they were ever the same nor was Lawrence healthy. Still things change fast and with HOU passing them and IND seemingly looking good, have the Jags missed their easy window without internal division competition? Indianapolis Colts - Football is rarely linear. Stechen did an amazing job and Richardson showed so much potential. They also had some real luck go their way in some games this year and Richardson only got to play 4 games. A 7-11 season where Richardson gets a full year to grow may be a small step back that would pay major dividends long term. Denver Broncos - Payton got them playing at least a more competitive competent game, but truthfully what is their plan at this point? Wilson isn't returning, the talent is just being cycled in yearly at this point, and their at best probably 3rd in divisional talent. Feels like 2024 will just be more of a repeat of 2023 were they hang around as they wait for more cap space to free. Draft & 24 Is About Growth New England - It is known they have lacked a lot of blue chip talent. but I am curious how deep that goes because of BB covering the defense up in scheme. BB is a huge change and for roster mgmt an improvement, but for game day he is the ultimate X's and O'x coach. QB, improved line, and some real weapons should allow their new guy to find his way. Can Mayo just keep them fighting weekly? Las Vegas Raiders - Pierce as coach makes sense as his team played hard for him and Telasco did well with the Chargers. Step back to reset the deck especially with Mahomes feels like the right way to set themselves up long term. Tennessee Titans - Vrabel is gone, Henry is gone, more vets to follow as they build with Levis who had some good moments. They need to replenish the deck on this roster and just build a culture before competing.

NFL in 1967 "Aight so Brady and the Pats will dominate from 2001-2018 at which the great handoff will happen between future Chiefs QB Pat Mahomes (mind you isn't born yet nor is his father) so KC can themselves go on a 6 year reign of terror and who knows after" NFL Owners "Sounds great the divisions are approved!

This might be the early clubhouse leader for worst idea on the board in 2024

Just going to point out to those who are upset on this comment that the list of WR's who kept up 1000 yds + production post 30 years old is incredibly small with Larry Fitzgerald being the greatest outlier and he was moved to the slot.

I look at this way needs vs wants when it comes to holes. I feel at this point you can safely say the Bills have their QB, RB1/3, WR1/2sih depending on your feelings with Diggs, WR3 Shakir, TE1 Kincaid TE2, OLine, DT3spot, DE1Groot, LB corp set, & CB set. If we had the ability I would want to probably tweak the CB group with another draft pick for depth especially if White is cut and Dane Jackson walks. IF Poyer is kept (he was fine this year imo) then you need just 1 safety. Without any moves at this point you have the following holes: 1. WR 1/2, 2. DT potentially 2x 3. DE potentially 2x 4. SAF potentially 2x 5. WR3/4 You can tell with Beane's comments the WR position will probably be the one most addressed with high pick or two in the draft. What happens with DaQuan Jones will impact the need at DT so much because if he is willing to stay they can probably add a vet or two like this year and be in good shape. DE AJ I unfortunately expect to test market so you may be looking at draft pick and vet signing or two. SAF is the spot I see them going bargain hunting as McD is very good at developing players there and his scheme historically does a great job of allow safeties to have opportunities to make plays. I fully expect in this draft to have the first five rounds look something like this (no order): WR/DT/DE/SAF/WR They have 10 picks although I wouldn't be surprised to see Beane trade one or two to move up. The WR position over any is a true need as Diggs is aging, Davis is gone, and they have seen the last two years that the lack of depth at WR has hurt production on offense. SAF is probably the other true need, but I really think their plan is water into wine again so DT who fits with Oliver whether it be Jones or not is the other true need. Yep and it really depends on if Beane is willing to bite the bullet to get Von out either way. They can cut him post June 1st and it clears 6 mil. Like you said if he is suspended its a big life boat, I just wouldn't depend on it. But I think more then anything how they view and value Von will determine more then anything else.

If I have things my way we are drafting a round 1, another WR between rnds 2-4, and adding Josh Reynolds. I want the WR corp truly upgraded talent short and long term. Shakir is your slot WR3, Diggs can transition into WR2 24-25, and new draft pick goes to WR1 hopefully. The other WR is development piece like we did with Gabe Davis who was at his best when he was WR3/4 behind Diggs-Beasley-Brown/Sanders. The defense is mostly set outside of DT/SAF and you can find guys cheap to help. I am investing to max Josh out at this point as they haven't touched the WR position for real in year. Shakir is looking like a great pick but it is a bit of luck too. I want to increase that luck and odds.

It is wild how one season can change how you feel about things. Last offseason it felt like the core was just aging and we were gonna need help all over. Now they still have needs but you have this whole new crew coming: Torrence, Kincaid, Shakir, Cook, Benford, Bernard, & even Brown at RT if your feeling it. If Beane can have another good draft and get 2-3 good starters they will really be set moving forward again the next 4-5 years

It was literally what Warner said, two deep maybe a crossing route and a slant low. So damn predictable

The major issue the Bills offense would never escape fully is the offense still was Dorseys design. You cannot redraw from scratch mid season and I think Brady did what he could to add motion, disguise, screens, etc.. which you could see the offense did become more diversified and at least a bit more complex. But teams did catch on a bit and KC playing BUF again certainly had a good idea of stopping big plays. I am 100% open to a new OC and not hiring Brady out of the gate. I think Brady showed the baseline for what should be acceptable as the offense went from broken/unwatchable at points to being decent to pretty good at times. I loved his fourth day play call on the final drive and I do not think once he was the OC there was a game he was overwhelmed as OC. He was not perfect and I still kind of think you need someone who can shake Josh when he has his yip moments to get him back on track the way Daboll did. But the offense itself needs youth at WR along with speed/separation to get back to the haylcon days of 2020-21. Kincaid/Shakir/Cook all are a great core for the future and while Diggs may be declining he can be a solid WR for another year or two. Get the right young guy or two this draft mixed with a new offensive gameplan that at minimum has the creativity and diversification Brady was trying for even if he is not the OC and I think next year the offense actually can really get back to something truly dynamic.

Few things: 1. Our WR corp is not great and they are not great at separation either. WR in stride requires having the edge on the CB and Shakir is really the only WR who does that. Kincaid also has this ability and I expect it to grow 2. The offense was designed by Dorsey and it was incredibly vanilla. Most of the time one or two deep with the other WR/TEs running curl type routes. They just put out the EPA for the three offensive coordinators Josh has had in the playoffs (EPA is expected points added, basically if you have a good player or OC the number is positive) . Daboll was 18.24, Brady was 9.96... Dorsey was -4.68. Brady I think did what he could as you couldn't scrap the entire play book to bring motion, screens, disguises, etc.. into the fold. I 100% agree that the offense lacked those type of plays but much of this was design and what the operation was. 3. Josh is boom and bust a bit and he does take the big shot over the easy. It obviously works and is good vast majority of the time, but it causes you to miss players open when that is the case with an easy slant or crossing route.

Welp that didn't go as planned. Just going to dive in: Season strengths Offense: Josh Allen, emergence of James Cook, offensive line cohesive, Shakir & Kincaid coming to life, the offense with Joe Brady Defense: the entire defensive line minus Von, Terrel Bernard emerging, aggressive style as the season progressed, Rasual Douglas, Taron Johnson Weaknesses: Offense: Lack of consistent pass catchers, Stefon Diggs seemingly aging weekly, any time Gabe Davis is near the football field, inability to hit deep passes Defense: Injuries, LB depth, Von Miller, communication at times in the secondary Other: Special teams in general was bad and got worse, coaching staff ability to maximize the teams best players on offense, outside distractions from McD's 9/11 reference to Von being accused of awful things Weeks 1-4 Bounce & Go: Bills come into the season with increased competition across the conference but Rodgers is gone and the Bills look to have an easy win. Instead Josh truly implodes and the Jets steal a win. No matter the Bills rattle off 3 in a row and at 3-1 after beating divisional rival Miami look like the best team in the AFC. Diggs is off to his best start, Allen looks god like, and the defense looks solid although Tre White going out takes some luster off the start. Weeks 5-12 Destruction, Diving Down, & Bottoming Out Buffalo may just forfeit rather then ever go to England again as the Bills not only lose the game but the heart of their defense Matt Milano and stud DT DaQuan Jones both suffer what amounts to season ending injuries. The team itself looks scrambled as the offense reverts back to out of whack and out of sorts. Subsequent weeks show a team without an identity, offense that can't figure itself out, and stunning losses to the Patriots and Broncos. Ken Dorsey is fired after the Broncos game which seems to snap the offense out of its funk, but a soul crushing loss in PHI makes even the most ardent believers question the season as the Bills sink to 6-6 at the bye. Weeks 14-18 Revival The Bills win in Kansas City starting a run where they win out knocking out Dallas at home and winning a thrilling week 18 matchup in Miami for the division crown and an unexpected 2 seed for the playoffs. The offense is clicking as kids like Shakir and Kincaid emerge, the defensive line is a force, and the team itself gets some players back from injury. They are not the prettiest wins, but maybe this time it is different as the team seems to have an answer when it matters. Playoffs Losing Close Forever Hurts More Then Losing Big The Bills after a wild week in Buffalo with snow take on Pittsburgh and take care of business as the offense and Allen answers the bell and the defense makes needed plays when it matters. Every embattled CB Kair Elam has a wonderful INT as the team keeps finding answers and the moment seems there as a rematch with KC is on the horizon. Time of Death Sunday January 21st 9:35 Causes: -Defensive line unable to impact Mahomes despite being the most important and healthy area of the defense. In the biggest moment the entire defensive line couldn't do anything and Von Miller of all people had the most tackles of that group... yikes -Three separate deep passes all being dropped including Stefon Diggs which hit him in the hands and felt like a game changer at that point -LB corp basically starting a guy who two weeks earlier was on the couch and the other is a special teamer. Tough assignment for anyone -The offense having some yips in the 4th quarter and truly bad luck. Bills were about one foot away from a TD and the lead with 2 mins left if Dawkins isn't pushed into Allen by Chris Jones -Aging defense shows a bit as they do what they can but in general are chasing a lot -Coaching staff who again in a huge moment can't answer the bell Reviving for 2024-25: Much was made heading into 2023-24 of the future of the Bills as you could see this was the last go for a lot of veteran guys and were there any answers to positions that saw attrition in FA or age. Much has been made about the salary cap but realistically Beane can open 14-19 million in space with a few restructures like Josh, contract extensions like Douglas, and a few cuts to veterans like Tre White & Morse. Attrition is hard but you also want to catch a guy before the floor falls out from them like what happened to Von this year. The good news heading into 2024-25 is many young players emerged as players like Cook, Kincaid, Shakir, Torrence, Bernard, and Groot all seemed to either find a new level and truly step into their own. The holes on the defense are not awful as it looks something like this: Groot - Oliver - need player - Von/Kingsley Milano - Bernard Douglas - need player - Poyer - Johnson -Benford Guys like DaQuan Jones, Floyd, Settle, & AJ all are free agents and I would expect half to come back and the other half walks. Safety & DT both need to be addressed in the draft, but the defense has more solutions then not to be solid. The LB corp healthy feels a lot nicer knowing Dodson and Williams are off the bench instead. Additionally Beane excels at finding cheap vets to sprinkle in so come week 1 the defense will look decent to most. Not seeing names like Hyde & White (Possibly Poyer although I think they keep him) will be weird, but generally the defense will have impact guys at all three levels. The offense though is a different story. Josh Allen's two best passing years came in 2020 & 2021 which coincided with the Bills in 2019/2020 adding Beasley, Brown, Diggs, & Davis. The erosion in the WR corp showed up last year and became far more evident this year. Shakir emerged as a great slot WR & Kincaid certainly found his footing at TE to leave a lot to be excited about. But you cannot escape Diggs fall in production + his age, Davis doing nothing a lot, and Sheffield/Harty being virtually non existent at points. Buffalo desperately needs to draft two WRs high to truly add some juice and possibly consider using what cap they have for established vet like they did in Emmanuel Sanders in 2021 for a year. The offensive line really came together as young pieces like Torrence and Brown stepped up while Dawkins had probably his best year and McGovern did what they paid him for. Morse is good but old, they can save cap switching to Bates who has done fine at center or even draft a player. The true future with the offense should be though continuing to get younger at the skill spots so hopefully by the end of next year you have an emerging WR1 to pair with Diggs for another year as Cook/Kincaid/Shakir keep getting better and hopefully another WR3/4 waiting to also jump in.

The advanced numbers have liked Poyers play more and they also use him as LB regularly. Hyde is hurt so much now with that neck I just can't see him staying.

My guess is one is staying to not shake the apple cart completely and based off performance and health I expect it to be Poyer. If the Bills win the SB Hyde is retiring on spot, otherwise I just can't devote cap space to him at this point.

Bills 24 Steelers 19 Bills control the game through as they go up 14-7 at half thanks to Allen TD pass to Diggs and running one in. Steelers get a FG out of half to make it 14-10, but the offense takes it time for Cook TD at the goal line. Steelers get a FG to stay close, but an early Ruldolph fumble at midfield allows the Bills to run more clock and Bass hits a FG from 35 yds out to ice the game at 24-13 with 3:30 left. A late Steelers TD kills the spread, but no matter 24-19 onto to the divisional round. Allen 241 yds 20-27 1 TD 55 yds rush Cook 89 yds 10 carries 1 TD Davis 107 yds 4 rec Oliver 2 sacks and FF

His sainthood is overboard but the offense was far more consistent, creative, and dynamic with Daboll. With Dorsey the offense clearly regressed in those areas and was incredibly predictable. The Bills rushing attack with Daboll was 8th in 2019, 19th in 2020, and 6th in 2021 so that is kind of a weird angle to pick. The biggest credit with Daboll was he seemed to settle Josh down in 2020 and 2021 in way that truly limited his mistakes or goofball mistakes. Before and after those years Josh has had more of those highs and lows and I think that is the big thing people look at was what he managed to do there.

haha oh boy lets recap how bold I was and how bad it got ARZ- goes 1-16 with only win against ATL (ended better but still near bottom) BAL- miss the playoffs despite Lamar playing all year as division attrition and WC tie breaker vs Jets haunts them (whoops) CAR- wins division at 10-7 (holy f*ck this was bad) CHI- only go 6-11 and Fields ends up being a more glorified runner then passer and again CHI has to ask what to do at QB (close) DAL- make the SB (TBD) DET- fail to win division and barely make playoffs at 9-8 (MIN wins again at 10-7) (I think had Cousins not been healthy MIN would've won it) DEN- win the AFC W at 11-6 (they got closer then most thought) GB- go 5-12 as the bottom falls out for real and Love is not the answer. welcome to QB purgatory (missed) JAX- take AFC 1 seed at 13-4 (happily wrong about) LAC- implode at 6-11 and Staley is fired (nailed it) LAR - bounce back to a 9-8 record and just miss wildcard (almost got it) MIA- Tua plays all 17 games and they go 11-6 winning a game in the wildcard (got record right lets see if they beat KC) NYG- luck smiles the opposite way as they go 7-10 and are never really close to being in the hunt at any point (nailed) NYJ- make the playoffs as the final WC spot but get bounced in first round after blowing a 20-3 lead at halftime (Rodgers injury ruined this week 1) PHI- the NFC East finally sees a division winner repeat as the Eagles repeat but lose in the divisional round to Dallas at home (imploding) PIT- The non losing season run ends as they go 6-11 as Pickett fails to take the next step and being in a tough division wrecks havoc as they finally finish 4th (luckiest wildcard team ever, statistically they are a 6-11 team) SEA- they win the NFC West and 1 seed at 12-5 (Geno and the offense failed) SF- they make the playoffs but as a wild card as 10-7 as QB uncertainty finally catches them a little (whoops) WSH- New ownership brings in a new era... but the results on the field are worse as they go 3-14 and end up picking 2nd in the draft (spot on nailed it) I would say I nailed 3 of these, was close on three others

Agreed. Brady I think is trying his best to not fully overhaul the offense as you really can't at this point while adding easier throws, motion, play action... basically all the sh*t Dorsey didn't do that limited the offense. I expect whoever is the OC next year blends more of this regularly in and makes Kincaid/Shakir a larger focus the way Beasley was to have an easy option. Daboll really got the offense excelling once he got Josh on that page and presented it. I think Warner has actually had some of the best analysis of Josh.

That is why I said top 10. He had a superb year and most stats he is top 5 or better. I 100% agree though he is in the next group below. The five you mentioned are the elite and everyone after have the potential to be close but not the same. Stroud could be elite just need more time to see how it plays out. The big issue with the potential top 10 group you listed is they are good enough to win a SB in perfect conditions, but the contract your going to pay will also limit your roster building which is why guys like Carr and Mayfield seemed to regress as the talent had to leave.

It is certainly an interesting situation. You can reasonably say he is a Top 10 QB and I do believe with a good set of weapons (healthy) he can win a SB. But they faded down the stretch and he was at fault not making plays. In 2020 it was win and get in and he looked awful, last night he was OK at best. Once that money is paid the expectation is you can elevate your team at points. Tyreek is one of a kind and once he is gone what happens? I think all of that probably made last night even worse for PHIN fans as they know this to be true and if they cannot make a run this post season the table only gets harder.

I agree with this. I like Tua and think he is a good QB, they have done a good job with McDaniel building him and the team up. I couldn't imagine with how high they were feeling and their playoff history which is pretty dark going on 3 decades how yesterday feels to get stomped out when it felt for so long like breakthrough. I still thing for the foreseable future they are a problem and do win a division while being competitive, BUT Hill is aging, they have to pay Tua, and their cap isn't great. The time with Tua still being cheap was the last two years, now like every other QB who gets paid it puts more of the onus on him and they could have regret 2-3 years down the road.

Apparently 80% of the NFL is built on native american burial grounds lol