BigDingus

Apparently we did. The Bills volunteered. They were not told to do it. That's even more upsetting. Oh, and here's Rich Eisen talking about it at the very beginning of the video -

Amusing that the Bills, the team that runs the tush push 2nd most often after the Eagles, voted to ban it. Meanwhile, the teams we use it against in our own division, the Jets & Patriots, voted in favor of it... weird. It's kind of dumb to vote against it anyway, especially for supposed injury risk. There are more dangerous things that happen all throughout the game than a QB sneak with pushing from behind.

Most of the issues can be cleaned up by Kincaid getting better/stronger, but some of it is on Josh. He's got a cannon for an arm, but he just hasn't been good on deeper passes for quite a while now. He had one season where he had above average success on catchable passes downfield, but not so much recently. This guy posted videos compiling all passes of 20+ yards from a clean pocket of many QBs, and you start to see Josh just does not have the touch, timing or accuracy for a lot of these throws. Sometimes we were successful, and sometimes it was the WRs fault (or just a great defensive play), but more often than not, our targets just aren't getting good enough passes thrown to them. But again, Kincaid has bigger issues than JUST passes of 20+ yards. @HappyDays pretty much nailed it describing the miscues. And I wholeheartedly agree about Kincaid needing to be able to come down with difficult catches more often. Not every pass is going to be perfect, but a top-tier TE needs to be able to make those plays in order to be successful (but in this video, you'll notice how good Cooper was at catching those kinds of passes in tight traffic).

I know he's the butt of a lot of jokes, but I think he'll be starting by November.

I'll just go ahead & say it, Poyer >>> Coleman at this point, and EARNED his respect as a Bills player. Yes, it was a dirty hit, but I'm not going to shun a player that was 100 x better as a Bill, all for a struggling rookie WR who hasn't earned anything yet. If Keon was let go tomorrow, how many of you would still be placing him above Poyer? Which one is being welcomed back as a legend of the game? Imagine if Dolphins Thurman Thomas injured Erik Flowers, or if Redskins Bruce Smith took out Avion Smith. "But they're HOFers, it's different!" - No, in 2000 they were still playing, and Erik Flowers & Avion Smith were rookies. That's what you all shunning Poyer sound like. Throwing out everything they did as Bills, all their charity work, everything they did in the community, over an average newcomer who missed a few games? Get over it. Keon will be fine, and he has plenty of time to develop into half the player Poyer was. I believe in him, but I'm not putting him above Poyer over one bad play.

I'm too long-winded to ever say something that concise, so thank you for translating my post 😅

Out of all the 2nd tier QBs that got big contracts the last few years, Purdy is the one that deserves it most. Tua, Dak, Lawrence, Murray, Cousins, Love, Goff, etc. all haven't been as consistent as Purdy (and that's not counting the huge flops like Daniel Jones & Deshaun Watson). And that's while getting paid next to nothing as far as NFL players go. I don't think he's great or anything, but given that he was the last pick of the 7th round, he was always going to have an uphill battle getting compensated like the higher round guys, despite being more successful. Trevor Lawrence just needed one decent stretch of games to end a season + a playoff win. He's a 1st round pick & "generational" talent, so everybody was ready to pay him based on potential. But Mr. Irrelevant? He's going to have to do a lot more to sell people on paying him big money. Playing as well as he has, only to be paid less than Trey Lance, Tommy Devito, Joe Milton & Quinn Ewers (who?)... Glad to see him getting paid better.

I don't think we can glean a lot from schedules given how much things change between seasons & throughout the season. How many times have we seen "weak" or "tough" strength of schedules flipped on their head? Like going into the 2024 season, the Browns were an 11 win team boosting SoS, the 49ers were the NFC champs, and the Cowboys had 12 wins. They looked tough on paper, but then the 2024 season happened. Browns 3 - 14, 49ers 6 - 11, and Cowboys 7 - 10. On the opposite end, people with "easy" SoS had opponents the 5 win Chargers & 7 win Vikings, only for them to be actual good teams that finished 11-6 & 14-3. Does anyone think the Vikings will finish with 14 wins again? Doubtful. Now I know everything people are discussing isn't based on SoS. Prime time games, distance traveled, short weeks, etc. are all a factor. But there's way too many factors week to week to predict very far into the future. I remember when the Jags were coming off the divisional round loss to KC, people were saying they had the easiest possible layup for the 1 seed. They were expected to improve, their division was in the gutter, and they had an extremely weak schedule. Then CJ Stroud came along, they sucked, and now they're back to asking "do we have a franchise QB?" No Christmas or international games is good no matter how you look at it, so I'll call that a win. But when you take into account the random things that happen, injuries, suspensions, or even just bad luck with weather, the only thing I'll predict is 12 - 14 wins overall. Actually, there's one more thing that's for certain - the Bengals will lose a bunch of early games, slowly crawl their way out, then b*tch & moan that they missed the playoffs again 😊

I'm no Minecraft fan, but that was pretty impressive! And all the jabs at other teams - well played.

I have no issues with new threads, just pointing out every single "____ says ____ about the Bills!" thread inevitably gets merged with THIS thread. That's why I gave a heads-up that this thread exists.

I'm just happy elite RBs are finally getting paid again. People have been treating the position like anyone is easily replaced, yet time & time again RBs come along that prove this untrue. Henry & Saquon deserve to be paid like the star players they are. It's why I'm annoyed that Bills fans don't want to pay James Cook $13 - $15 million a year. After wasting years of Josh Allen's career trying to find a running game, they finally found a guy that can provide one. For a position that's supposedly a "dime a dozen" & easy to replace, the Bills failed time & time again to establish a legit run game. Meanwhile, under-performing defensive players, who were already getting paid more than Cook (despite Cook having significantly higher impact on the team's success) get extended & paid way more. Buffalo just extended Rousseau to a $20 million a year contract... with his whopping 6 sacks a season. But nah, don't pay the guy who contributed 1,200+ yards & 18 total TDs, because he's "JUST" a RB. And this is after Josh Allen's passing numbers dropped significantly, which in turn reduced his huge amount of turnovers, leading to our best scoring offense ever, all because we had a reliable run game. But instead we'll extend defensive players that didn't do jack against the Chiefs in the playoffs (again). You know who DID carry his weight in the playoffs? James Cook.

This is the conversation I was responding to. "So even if Bishop isn't ready to start, Forrest is still a good option." That's why I stated IF that happens, that's not a good sign.

If Forrest leaps Bishop on the depth chart, that would make me view Bishop as another Kaiir Elam. Another early round draft pick getting passed over by late rounders or UDFAs? Not a great sign.

Never again can someone mock me about wearing a jersey. "You wear another guy's name on you!" Oh yeah? Well actual NFL players get pictures of each other permanently inked on their skin!

Technically, we did lose a game this year...

Remember when we used to complain about the lack of prime time games? Now we miss 1:00 starts (12:00 CST). Ah, the bad ol' days.

Buffalo might have not have much in the way of accommodations & such, but we just saw Green Bay host a draft... Now I know they've got more development in the "Title Town" area around Lambeau, but they basically just setup shop in a parking lot for the draft. Green Bay is even smaller than Buffalo, so there's no way the Buffalo couldn't do something similar. And how nice is Green Bay's weather in April? It's going to be 58 degrees & cloudy tomorrow, with a low of 41. Probably a higher chance of rain in Buffalo, but they can make preparations for that. All that being said, I don't really care one way or another. It would be cool to have a crowd cheer on our picks, but also not a loss if we never host one.

Our QB looks more like a TE than our actual TE does... That being said, everyone said he'd be a huge weapon in the slot! But they forgot, most of what we have are guys who would be good in the slot 😆

He sucked last year, but is he better than Bass? Then again, I'll never forget that 60 yard game winner from Bass, so I won't campaign to have him replaced by a sex offender.

But the injuries are a valid excuse? The bigger issue is they assembled an all-slot receiving corps. Shakir, Samuel, Palmer, or even Kincaid... all work best in the slot. Hell, Coleman would probably have more success there, or even Cook if they wanted. I'm not talking about what position they want these guys to play. Obviously they can't all lineup slot. But all these guys would be good weapons in the slot on other teams.

My favorite Bills game was the New Year's Eve Ravens vs Bengals game in 2017. I haven't celebrated a win like that in my entire adult life. I count as a Bills game because it broke the playoff drought. As for least favorite random game - 2007 Bills vs Cowboys in Buffalo on MNF... That's up there with the worst heartbreakers I've seen, despite being an early season game on a crappy Bills team.

I just think people need to stop looking at him like a big time sack threat. After watching more & more on the guy, it seems very likely he's there to help on run plays first & foremost.

Yes, I forgot about him, simply because we know he won't be healthy for a significant portion of the season.

This video named Landon Jackson the Bills' most impact impactful pick of the draft. Not because of his ability to rush the QB, but because of how good he is at stopping the run.