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Damn I nailed Vikings Giants Colts and Jags basically. Bills had Von not gotten injured and Rosseasu has ankle messed would’ve happened.

It is hard until QB dust settles to know how it all shakes down. It seems like Tua will be there this year and the NFC has far more teams with assets to trade then MIA can. Lamar in MIA would be terrifying but amazing also. Again I think just go 4-2 division and your fine it is how you handle the rest of the conference that will determine a bunch. The Jets would scare me more with a younger QB, I still think there best avenue would be drafting a guy to sit for a year either this year or next even if they have Jimmy/Carr/Rodgers. But I doubt those vets want the noise.

I apologize for my LAMP post, you didn't really post anything bad I had read some stuff prior for others that had me in an annoyed mindset (the fanbase has been pretty negative and unruly lately). My point I think this is the best shot for the next few years a team will get in division at Buffalo as all three of them are looking at change if they can't hit some level of success in 23. If you want to feel better the actually rate of players starting their first year is pretty low the entire time and having an impact is not incredibly large. The Jets last year did what the Bills did in 2017 with three true starters (Sauce, Wilson, Johnson, Hall) that made major impacts. By the same token it is really hard to get that level of impact yearly and because they had a better season their draft picks are lower. The Patriots have so many positions of need, even if they had some hits it will only do so much. I really do not fear NE much at all at this point and think MIA/NYJ are far stronger across the board minus coaching. NE needs a billion things to go right to become any form of a contender and they potentially have the worst QB of the bunch if the Jets get Carr or Rodgers. The Jets could be a real issue if they get a QB, but we split with them last year anyway so if Buffalo is 4-2 again it isn't anything of trouble. The larger issue comes schedule wise where NY could eat some easier wins. In the end though unless a team gets a QB of Josh's level Buffalo consistently has a sizeable advantage that is hard to match yearly. Cheers

Looking at 2023 this will be I think the biggest in division challenge the Bills have faced since they rose up in 2019 and just missed taking NE for the division crown. For the record despite many people's doom and gloom I still think Buffalo is a very strong contender and the team to beat in the AFCE. Until Allen ages and declines the division still will run through Buffalo most years. Top 5 QBs like him historically rarely are beaten out in division unless a talent equal exists. Despite some upstart threats in 21 (NE) and 22 (MIA) the Bills still won the division by a game or more each year and Buffalo is 15-3 in division the last three years. The Bills will have some attrition on defense, but they will make some improvements on offense and largely return a similar roster. With that said all three AFCE opponents are in year 3 of rebuilds/retools at this point and the pressure is more on them to show they can make the move. This is how I preview each as the head into 2023: Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins showed when healthy especially at QB they can 100% be a viable threat for the division and Tua can be a quality starter. In the game for what amounted to being the division crown in 2023 at home in DEC Tua played quite well. The problem for Miami is ... also Tua and their lack of cap space. Tua has had quite a few major concussions and injuries are a legitimate concern now. Miami has built a quality offense and has a great offensive mind helping, but it is real question on whether they can depend on Tua health wise and 23' will most likely be the litmus test on where they go with him. They can open up some cap space as they currently are over, but reinforcements are limited. 2023 will probably determine if Miami stays course with this group and Tua or they take a step back to retool at QB and a few other positions. Miami will give their best shot, but in many ways the pressure is on to show that their high points last year can be truly sustainable. New York Jets: The Jets showed last year they have added some true blue chip talent across their roster and the rebuild is showing signs of true progress. Their defense certainly is Top 10 and can keep them in any game. Both games with NY last year felt like brutal street fights and I would not expect that to change. On offense the talent is there at the skill positions but QB still is the major point of question as Zach Wilson flamed out with his best production coming with the moms. The Jets will upgrade with names like Carr, Jimmy G, or Rodgers being the primary focus. The issue the Jets have is they are close to the cap and will need to restructure or cut to add that QB. In 2024 the Jets could have over a 100 million open in space (granted some big starters like Q Williams need an extension) which could allow NY to kick some of their cap issues in 23 down the road. Regardless whoever is brought in at QB is expected to make this team a playoff team, if that fails to happen it could be another retool and step back in 2024. For my money Carr is probably the safest upgrade as he rarely is injured unlike Jimmy G and is younger then Rodgers who showed a diminished skill set. Why the heck they added Hackett as OC when LaFleur last year seemed decent still blows my mind. But with Carr I think he would give them a good floor level of QB production and he has some moxy to carry them. NY has the most unknown component of the three AFCE division foes as we have not seen them with a quality QB so we do not know what they look like. For that reason they probably cause me the most concern for the division plus they get a 4th place schedule New England Patriots: The Patriots lack the most at skill positions and have shown signs of a middling team that just doesn't have enough across the board. Someone put it best that the Patriots feel like the the Bills 2006-2009 with some talent on D but not enough on offense to really do anything minus a token player (Stevenson) here or there. The Matt Patricia/Joe Judge experiment at OC worked so well it nuked any promise Mac Jones showed in 2021 to the point now their are questions if he even remains the starter. The Patriots have some cap space (34 mil) but have guys they need to resign like Jakobi Myers WR. There have been talks they will try to bring in a WR through trade to help Mac, but the noise seems to be players are avoiding NE as it wasn't what it was. This is year 3 of Mac Jones, year 4 of BB without Brady and the hour glass is really starting to run out of sand as fan impatience is growing and owner Robert Kraft is beyond unpleased that they have just a single playoff appearance and no wins since 2019 (welcome to life post Brady). Despite everything BB has done it really is starting to feel like the sun is setting quickly and time is limited. They brought the band back at on the coaching staff and I am sure they will try to make some additions to move the needle on offense. But NE emptied their war chest in the 2021 offseason and they will try again this year with less resources to do so as another non playoff year really feels like seismic changes will come across the board and a true step back in 24.

Your a true team player I appreciated your work in the 3rd quarter during the game against MIA

I LOVE LAMP

Bills? No Fans? Yes but understandably so. He has shown some incredible flashes in his time here. The Bills gambled he could move up to a true WR2 roll last year and the results were middling for what you want/depend on with a WR2. For fans that was a let down, but realistically he produced the same as he had which is more a WR3 role. I have said he is a perfect WR3, but I doubt he will take a contract like that after next season. If he ever wants to elevate his role he needs to use his body far better in contested catches and more importantly be more reliable as a pass catcher #baddrops

The Bills despite having statistically "an elite defense" have been atrocious on defense in three of their four playoff losses with only the 2019 Texans game being one I would say they played fine. So yea time for something new, the defense even without Poyer/Edmunds has many good players plus a draft and FA to fill some voids. Figure it out and pump your best resources into the offense and call it a day.

Phillips is the only one if he is willing to take a team friendly deal. Otherwise I would agree

If he is cheap Im open to it as they need a big RB in terms of size. OBJ you can write the contract to be incentive driven where it still gives him money as long as he performs. Again its just hypothetical at this point and I myself would have reservations with a WR that has had two major knee issues. When he is healthy he is dynamic and if I knew for 2 years he would be I'd do it. But that is the tough part. That is why I have them adding a WR in the 2nd round. You would have then Diggs, ODB, Davis, Shakir, & 2nd round pick + maybe McKenzie if he is worth it to you. If you could move up for Addison instead in the draft and bring Landry in or someone like him for 2 years I would also be very much into that. The WR position to me is about adding a solid pass catcher and then adding a guy for long term to develop. OL is more immediate where you need to pour some real draft resources to.

With Adam Henry added as a coach and the need to go with a greater investment on offense I wonder if we see something like this: QB Allen RB Hines/Cook + Latavius Murray as a larger back for short yardage (1 mil salary in 2022) WR1 Diggs WR2 Beckham WR3 Davis WR4 Shakir/Mckenzie/2nd Round Pick TE Knox/Sweeney LT Dawkins LG 1st round Pick C Morse RG Bates RT Brown/ FA /3rd or 4th Round Pick Now mind you most estimates have the Bills with about 30 mil in cap space with projected restructures on the way and cuts. ODB on spotrac is estimated contract at 13 mil although I do wonder after all the noise, lack of play, and injuries if that deflates down to 9-10 million. Also Beane said they were not planning on a major signing (granted GMs never are fully honest). They could probably structure the contract to space the cap hit later to protect themselves but you would need to commit for 3 years I would think for ODB. Also signing ODB means Poyer is gone and Edmunds for sure is gone while you have 10-13 million tops to fill those holes as draft usually is 7-8 mil in cap space. On the flip side the offense has a lot more juice, you get a WR in the 2nd for the long term, the offense line gets younger help, and a guy like Murray is a nice big back. This is just hypothetical and its fun, what are your thoughts?

He def has matured and reigns it in far more now. BUT every once in a while it breaks out again with a caller and it is glorious as a listener haha

The over intrusion of gambling stuff has made the afternoon show very difficult to listen to. I do very light sports gambling and find zero interest in it.

With respect to our fans east of Syracuse it is actually good that there is enough market that they can cap seasons to the local region. I 100% get your frustration if you were a fan getting seasons out of the region, but in terms of viability that is a really healthy sign.

Back in the late 2000s early 2010s him and Jeremy would go at it, was fantastic radio.

I listened to the whole thing and zero reason anyone should be offended and I agreed with most of what he said minus the O Line piece (Pro Bowl means sh*t). He was beyond complementary of buffalo and the fans.

He actually could be ok.

I am devastated while not surprised and happy for him. He is the last of local media that is the old guard that wasn't an expert on sports, but could really capture the sentiment of where things stand while keeping emotions in check. I love Jeremy because he is incredibly smart and talented and very knowledgeable in sports. Howard balanced him by being more of a fan just with more steady straight forward observations and that just doesn't exist anymore. So many young reporters and hosts have to be expert know it alls and miss the average fan which is many many people who do listen. Nate Geary would be a disaster that may force me to turn off the air if they go that direction. I honestly hope it is an outside hire instead.

Agreed. Mind you last offseason people were terrified to lose him so we kept the band together. One of the things I laugh at on the 2021 season and Daboll is so much of the fanbase wanted him gone... then the playoffs happen and all was well Daboll was the GOAT. I think an experienced OC might have covered some of the holes that emerged by seasons end on offense, but the line play there was no saving from. This to me is like Josh year 2, they are going to invest in the OL and a WR or two to help with targets. Time for Dorsey to take the next step with his play calling and design from there and evolve. The Frazier criticism I understand far more by comparison.

I 100% get that and agree. KC loss the 1st time conservativeness on FG instead of trying for TDs was frustrating, last year it was 13 seconds with how that played out, and this year just flat and the entire team, coaching staff, billy the buffalo stunk across the board. He will obviously get more changes but I do understand fans saying "show us you have learned from this and are not repeating the same frustrations". I have thought the Bills had enough distractions entering 22' as favorites in the media and the amount they embraced it before things actually started going wild during the season. I too have kinda thought as I created in another thread a more focused less distraction driven season might be the right antidote for the team and fans.

I have a buddy who is a huge Steeler fan and sometimes the idea of moving in is attractive because of change and getting different results. On the flip side he knew they were not a playoff team and Tomlin was doing well to break in the new pieces as they transitioned their team this season and Pickett showed some real promise. I think in terms of SB they know it is a little of everything luck, good coaching, roster is set in the right way, and it takes a while for it all to fall together. He thinks it is insane when Bills fans bring up moving on from McD because it really has not been that long he has been the coach by their standards. I think it is far easier though to have patience when you have won a ring (rings in their case). In a different universe if Norwood made his kick I think you would see a far more patient group of fans that wouldn't be freaking as much. Josh and this group has shown this could be the time so everyone wants it now and I get that.

I do not think fans hate him at all. I do think there is a lot of frustration because of how the team lost and some coaching decisions from him. But from most advanced analytics I read he is like a top 5-10 guy there so you would do a lot lot worse. The expectations heading into this year were so heavy SB or bust, when it didn't happen someone is the fall guy. Mind you in the weeks prior most fans wanted him to be coach of the year for what they did overcome lol Lets be honest it is easier to lose in a heartbreaker like 13 seconds where your QB looks like god and you are so close then to fall so flat vs CIN. That loss just seeps into you because it opens far more questions (some valid some not) when it is possible you just had a bad day which overexposed your flaws. Countless examples of football teams having a bad day at the worst moment; with the expectation's and what happened McD becomes target 1. Again to me camelot still existed in some form with the team and coach into this year. That is no longer there, but people have swung a bit too far the other way too.

He is the crux of it and people will spin the context for support or against him how they want it. I think it 100% accurate to say the honeymoon is beyond over and the proverbial hot seat at least is in the city even though it might now be here now. If the team keeps winning I doubt he goes anywhere even if they cant crack a SB birth. It gets very interesting if they were to regress though and where ownership goes. Right now they are printing money, they are relevant as heck, and they are a contender in the big league eyes. The only way I think they move own is if those things start to change.

This is where I lie and why I have stayed clear since the CIN loss. Did the Bills fail their goal, the fans dream, most predictions of a SB win? Yes. Are there things they need to improve on and legitimate questions ranging from coaching to draft? Yes. Did they still overcome a sh*t ton of obstacles in every possible and win a lot? Also Yes. And as you said would most fanbases take having McD, Beane, & Josh? Yes outside a select few who happen to also be really angry they lost or didn't make the SB or your KC. I know people want it to be a black and white thing but like many things in life it is a far more complex grayed story and analysis. I have said numerous times I have zero issue with being objective on things the Bills need to work or and legitimate questions including whether the DC should stay, why the head coach tenses in playoff games, and most importantly why they just came out so flat in a game at home in game that would've give you a neutral field shot to slay the dragon. I think that is fine to discuss but it needs to be articulated with some logic not "Fire this guy" "burn it down" "Without Josh their the worst team in football" etc... Everyone complaining about McD but worship Reid forget up until 2019 Reid was considered a good offensive coach who couldn't close the deal. 2 SB wins later and now he is brilliant and that doesn't matter. Heck had the Bills won the SB this year all the people ignoring the injuries and adversity would've wrote it as part of story on how this team overcame. I am happy that the standard for many is SB or bust as opposed to just being happy they made the playoffs. They have a good team, they have a great QB, and they have a pretty good coach and GM who you should want more from. But find a healthy ground of reality also and maybe step away that football isn't the end all be all and your not fixing everything or winning the SB in one second.

Dude I am with you. I login right now and its like a bunch of teenagers that are melting down. Many of the posts are nothing constructive or they are duplicates of the same crap. You can have a well reasoned argument for both side of the coin but the anything remotely positive is destroyed with the anger of a 1000 suns. "We have Josh Allen he is really good and top 3 in the league" , response "It doesn't matter he won't be the same, we are wasting him, he won't even beat Mahomes etc". It is freaking insane. Also we have the FA and the Draft and camp then training camp for the 2023 team to form. There are a billion things that will change the outlook in that time. I am 100% in for objective criticism and with the way the team finished it is warranted. But were a universe past that with a lot of people.