BigDingus

Rousseau is one of the most overrated guys on the D. Reminds me of Edmunds, with his one upside being that he's still young.

I think they NEED to go if they don't make the SB this year. The only exception is if they beat the Chiefs in the playoffs & lose a close game to someone else. This team isn't getting noticeably better. The Chiefs have drafted later than us & managed to fix their D before "defensive-minded" McDermott did. Our cap has situation has prevented us from making any big moves for 2 years, and next year doesn't look much better. And because we've wasted multiple drafts on early picks that havent become big impact players, we're relying almost exclusively on our existing guys, free agents & late round picks to overachieve to close the gap. But is our D better than it was 3 or 4 years ago? Or did we just get slower & worse at stopping the run? Is our offense as good? Or did we just switch from a pass-focused offense that couldn't run consistently, to a run-focused offense that can't pass beyond 10 yards? Is yet ANOTHER draft from Beane & McDermott going to be the fix? Are more bargain bin FA signings going to be the fix? The only thing I can see making a big difference is a complete defensive shift. McD being released would mean Brady leaving too, so we'd just have to hope we pair Allen with an offensive-minded HC who can find a good DC.

I heard they're also moving a Wrestlemania to Saudi Arabia. They must've been offered an absurd amount of money to do that, especially with the PR backlash that'll receive. Imagine if the NFL announced the 2028 was being moved to Saudi Arabia. Fans would lose their minds.

I'm concerned about both. The Jags have had our number the last couple times we've played. The Colts should be scary simply for how well they run the ball. Too often we make the mistake of just comparing QBs & thinking we have the advantage, but coaching, defense & other players factor into things as well. As it stands, our defense would not do so well against the Jonathan Taylor. Thankfully, there's a lot of time left in the season. Still hoping for a miraculous turnaround when we get these guys off suspension & Ed returns. It won't help our sad DB situation, but it'll help in the trenches.

That's what I've been saying for all these early round picks that people defend & say "give it time!" Other successful teams seem to expect their early round picks to make an impact that same year. But Bills fans seem fine with every 1st - 3rd rounder being a project that'll hopefully pan out in a few years. Will this be the year Kincaid looks like a top TE in the league? He's looking better than last year, but we'll see. Hairston got hurt, so that's another one we'll just have to hope pans out next season. Who knows what'll happen with TJ Sanders... another rotational guy on the DL or maybe he takes a step next year? Epenesa, Boogie, Bishop, Elam, DeWayne Carter, Dorian Williams... a mix of disappointment, TBD or no longer here. Sure, Spencer Brown & James Cook worked out, but damn that's a lot of wasted draft capital in players that aren't actually improving this team in any way.

Should've drafted Xavier Worthy so we had a legit deep threat & some speed. The Bills have no home run weapon on the outside. Josh's deep passing has fallen off a cliff. Saw these stats earlier: 2020 - 2024 Deep Throws: Attempts per Game - 4.3 TD / INT - 41 to 22 Passer Rating - 97.9 2025 Deep Throws: Attempts per Game - 3.0 TD / INT - 0 to 1 Passer Rating - 49.9 Nobody has to fear the Bills stretching the field anymore. DBs aren't concerned we're going over the top & looking for that big play. So if the plan is just run Cook and dink & dunk, we can't have turnovers or commit a ton of penalties. But despite all that, there were guys open underneath. Allen was just off, leaving clean pockets, running into pressure & not seeing the field as well as usual. Hopefully this is a wake-up call, and hopefully we get some defensive reinforcements soon.

I was just saying this last week, but the whole "a win's a win" mentality only works for a little while. HOW you win does matter. I'm not glooming & dooming just yet, but the Bills pulled this nonsense in 2022 & it looked really bad. They finished the year with close wins against the Jets & Dolphins, followed by ugly wins vs the Bears & Pats. Then they win by 3 points in the WC game against a Dolphins team starting Skylar Thompson. Really hoping the team finds a way to make corrections much earlier than that & clean up their act. Josh has gone back-to-back weeks throwing an INT. Team is playing undisciplined again. A win against the Falcons isn't going to win the doubters over, but they've got 2 more games to get things right before KC comes to town.

Normally I'd agree, but the defense wasn't the problem today. They forced a fumble, got 4 sacks, stopped the run for only the 2nd time all year, had to keep coming onto the field after turnovers, and only allowed 23 points. Now they still gave up some big plays & let Diggs crap all over them, but otherwise they did enough to win the game. The offense wasn't in rthym & Josh was in his own head. The penalties absolutely killed us too. Playing clean, not taking sacks & not turning the ball over is how we've been successful despite lacking a lot of talent, but tonight we didn't do any of that.

7. Josh making big mistakes. I swear, Diggs is in his head. That first fumble after a big play. Taking bad sacks on 3rd down on very obvious blitzes. The INT into double coverage in the red zone when we had open targets underneath. There were plenty of opportunities, but the mistakes killed us.

That's what I'm saying. Josh had 6 turnovers and 8 sacks last year, now he's on pace to break that really soon. Looked terrible against the Texans last season, now looks like old panicky Josh this game.

And that's why we got better when we had Josh throwing less. Get this close to the end zone & don't run Cook at all. Typical Bills making mistakes. You could tell in the first half Josh was in his own head. Is it playing against Diggs? He had his worst statistical game last year against the Texans, now he's turning the ball over & taking bad sacks this game?

Why is Josh playing so skittish? Shakir was open, it was clear they were blitzing all out, so why dance around & hold onto the ball? You should know you need to get the ball out quick. He's taking way more sacks this year than last.

I dunno if ANYONE is a good fit in Cleveland, but I wouldn't say he wasn't good, either. Didn't he set the record for most TDs/yards by a rookie QB his first season, despite not starting 3 of the games? Given what that organization has had the past couple decades, the fact he managed any success was a modern miracle. They're basically the Jets when it comes to QB (or us during the drought). But in year 3, he lead them to an 11-5 record & a playoff win over their division rival (first playoff win in 26 years). Hell, they almost beat the Chiefs in the divisional round, too. Then in his final year there, got hurt & was basically pushed to play injured all season. Then they rewarded him by booting him out of town.

Wait, you think the DAs & judges are to blame? How about the policies & rhetoric of the politicians themselves? Maybe people should stop with all the inflammatory rhetoric. Telling people to view their fellow Americans as "enemies," simply for not being on the right "side" isn't helpful. Those in power don't even pretend they want to govern for the benefit of ALL anymore, rather just themselves & their donors. That being said, stupid people doing stupid things will always happen. We're just as likely to find out Sanchez got stabbed because he have 2 stars to his DoorDash driver.

You're right, but that's just how this country has become. The NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. isn't targeting the average American for live games anymore. Corporations buying up real estate, driving up prices so the aerage person can no longer buy a house. Grocery prices through the roof. College tuition has become so expesive it's shocking. Tickets to concerts & live events cost a small fortune. Subscription services increasing prices faster than ever. It's effecting every hobby. Like for mine - Video games & video game consoles used to go DOWN in price. Not anymore! You got Microsoft raising prices on 5 year old hardware twice in the same year. Nintendo raising prices on 9 year consoles. Games were $60 for 15 years, now they've gone up to $70 & $80 in just the last 5 (plus tons of in-game microtransactions & DLC). So don't get mad at the Bills. They're just keeping up with the Jones' (and Jerry Jones').

Great post. But I've seen many Bills fans act like it's crazy to expect 1st, 2nd & 3rd round picks to be seeing consistent playing time their rookie year. Everyone acts like only Bills rookies need a few years. Expecting them to start, see consistent play time, or even just have any impact at all in their first year is totally CRAZY. Our roster is so stacked & has so few holes that obviously it's crazy to expect early round rookies to do much of anything! 1st round picks are projects that might start, but shouldn't be expected to do much for a few years! 2nd & 3rd round picks are backups or rotational guys unless someone gets hurt. It's only the 4th - 7th round guys (probably selected by scouts & not hand-picked by Beane/McDermott) that somehow can crack the starting lineup or make an impact! Of course, there's an exception to everything, but it still feels like if this team drafted better in the early rounds they'd have already gotten over the hump. I don't care what anyone says, but Worthy has been a very good weapon for KC & was the exact kind of speedy target the Bills could still use. Coleman could keep getting better, but he's not the home run, big play threat you have to game plan for like Worthy is.

But for 4 years / $80 million, totally worth it!

I don't know why, but I love seeing Mac Jones succeed with Shanahan. Shanahan was able to get a Jimmy G. lead team to the SB & almost beat the Chiefs. He did it again with Brock Purdy. Now he's reviving Mac Jones's career! And with all these injuries?! This guy is amazing. Any QB that has success on the Niners should give a kickback to Kyle whenever they score a big contract.

My only issue with this it would mean Joe Brady leaving. I think McDermott is a great human being, but I don't have any faith in him getting this defense right. And since the defense is his side of the ball, the only way that's changing is if McDermott is no longer the HC.

Maybe reporters need to stop saying dumb crap? I get the angry stare makes him look rude, but c'mon... Professionalism is a two way street. People liked it when Popovich mocked dumb comments from the NBA media, but now this is a problem because the sideline reporter is a woman. And yes, he needs to handle himself better, but people would've laughed if the reporter was a dude.

Yes, it's hard to win, but HOW they play in those wins does matter. They can't keep letting significantly inferior teams hang around on them. We've seen seasons like this before, and the same posts pop up every time. "A win's a win, so stop complaining." As I said in another thread, that's fine for week 4. Just stacking wins is good enough for this point in the season. But that 13-3 record in 2022 didn't mean anything come playoff time. All those issues we saw in those games immediately reared their head in the WC game against the Dolphins, then got them demolished against the Bengals. And for those that paid attention to HOW they were winning, it wasn't surprising.

And this is what I was discussing yesterday but in regards to Allen's downfield passing ability. I don't know what it is, but it's not very good. It's really never been great, despite the massive arm, but we're either missing the horses, or the timing is never there. I know the short passing & run game was working, but we SHOULD be able to open up the passing game beyond that. Being so successful running the ball & killing people underneath eventually makes defenses have to play up to stop that, so we need to be able to take advantage of the opportunities that opens up. It's not going to ruin us for now, but I hope they work things out in practice & make those plays a more successful part of their arsenal. If they do, they'll be able to put away teams a lot earlier.

Funny to think MLB has been taken steps to speed up games & limit the amount of time spent dragging on, but now we're here wanting the NFL to go the opposite direction & add more time to things. They already had a way to limit ties for many years, and it was sudden death OT. First score wins, that's it. But then many great games came to an abrupt end & people felt cheated that way, so they finally changed it in 2010 (for the playoffs) & the sudden death only applied if the starting offense scored a TD on their opening drive. That was expanded to the regular season a couple years later, followed by shortening OT from 15 mins to 10 mins, and it remained that way until.... you guessed it, the Bills vs Chiefs playoff game where Allen sat on the bench the whole time. Guess it just depends on what you prioritize. If you want fairness, you probably prefer what we have now. If you prefer having a winner no matter what, sudden death (most often decided by a coin toss) gets you that result more consistently. Shortened quarters also help with player safety, but also open up the chance for a tie. I like it how it is now, but I can understand why others wouldn't. What I really DON'T like is the suggestion we go to college OT rules. I hate how that can inflate stats way too much. You can have players put up more TD passes in OT than they did the entirety of regulation. It would warp records way too much.

You're right, and they have come in pairs before. There's been a few years where we had 2 ties in the same season. Just checked, and from 1990 to 2011 we only had 4 ties (with 2 in the 1997 season). Then from 2012 to 2025, we've had 13. So you're spot on in that we average 1 per year now. The only years in that stretch that there wasn't at least 1 tie were 2015, 2017, 2023 & 2024. So this is our first one in 3 years 🙂

Am I alone in thinking ties are kinda cool?! They're a cool novelty & relic from the past when they used to be much more common. It's like spotting a non-native bird in your backyard or seeing someone with all their teeth in West Virginia!