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And this is why I always say McDermott's D is always going to hold this team back, regardless of what players are back there. Worst rush D in the league, corners playing 10 yards back, smaller & built for speed but aren't fast & can't tackle... This is how they play against one of the the worst teams in the league.

See, this is where I'm a pessimist. I don't think that's a real possibility as long as McDermott is the coach. He's been great at building this team & culture, but defense is his baby. A lot of people think if we just get better players than things will improve, and while I think that's partly true, I don't think it'll look any different come playoff time. Like were prime Hyde & Poyer better than Rapp & Bishop? By a mile, yet the D still looked just as bad against the Chiefs/Bengals in the playoffs. Maybe prime Tre White & Milano? They didn't move the needle either. Then you look at all the draft picks invested in the D, you'd expect better results. Unfortunately, they've gotten worse the last few years, all while "offensive-minded" Andy Reid has managed to build a strong D before us. Josh will have to be exceptional, and we'll have to continue surrounding him with good weapons. That's how I think they can overcome the McDermott playoff defense.

Denver's results immediately stood out. All of those options only amount to 72.4% of their plays. There's still another 27.6% unaccounted for 😅 Meanwhile, those options account for 91.7% of the Bills plays. Denver is just out there calling plays via dice roll. But good for Washington - keeping the No Huddle offense alive!

Not sure if I ever agreed with a post more! I was nodding my head in agreement with each and every line. Yes to everything!

The Ravens. I'm just so sick of the ego that fan base has. And the nonstop s*** talking of Allen & trying to discredit his MVP season is ridiculous. They've been sharing clips of Chris Jones recently saying Lamar should've been MVP & saying "see, this is why we respect the Chiefs & not the Bills..." as if CJ didn't say the exact same thing about Allen just 6 months ago. And don't get me started on how much hype they invest in passer rating... John Elway had a career 79.9 passer rating! It's not a serious stat! If you can throw a TD pass & have your passer rating can go DOWN, it's not as valuable a stat as Ravens fans make it out to be.

For the first time in forever, I'm rooting for the Chiefs to win. After all the bickering last season, after all the whining about "pity MVP," this off-season, and after saying "SEE! Even Chiefs players know Lamar's the rEaL MVP!" and sharing Chris Jones saying "Lamar should've won MVP" all over social media the last couple days, I just want to see them hit 1-3. Josh Allen wasn't the "pity MVP." Lamar was the "pity 1st Team All-Pro!" Let Lamar have his 158.3 passer rating while the Ravens miss the playoffs entirely.

"Lower your expectations..." - Sean McDermott How?! My expectations for your defense & early draft picks is already at rock bottom! We seem to use 1st & 2nd round picks on guys with the hope they become decent starters in the next few seasons, but almost never THIS season (and never with an expectations they become stars). But the scouting department responsible for the later round picks - you're the unsung heroes saving these drafts!

Talks about the Bills throughout, but starting at 16:07, I think he makes a great point - Not about Allen's prime or whatever, but about the state of KC & Baltimore (and Bengals) + our schedule. The Chiefs won't stay this weak for long. The Ravens D won't be this bad for long. The Bengals will get Burrow back. This should be an all-in type year. Not worrying about next season or how to good our rookies might be in 3 years, but that there's a legit chance we could win NOW. And I see a lot of people on these boards talk as if we can be greedy... like dynasties are normal & that we could be the next one. How about winning just ONE ring first? If Allen gets is a single SB, he's automatically the best Bills player ever, 1st ballot HOFer, and hero of the franchise. He could retire the next day & still be all those things. So stop focusing so much on what might happen in 2026 or 2027 with rookie development, draft picks, contracts, etc. If the Bills can acquire pieces to help our terrible run defense (literally 32nd in the league), bolster our secondary, improve our kicking, etc. then they should go for it.

I agree with nearly everything you said. Though I don't think the expansion fees will be a hangup if the owners actually WANT to expand. Because it's probably pretty difficult to gracefully expand by adding 1 or 2 teams. It'd throw off the perfect division alignment they've got setup. But if the intent is to add 8 teams, 1 in each division, they will NEED to make compromises outside the norm. Owners would not require $10+ billion in expansion fees just to get a team off the ground. That would be all but impossible to expect that from 8 new owners. I think they'd compromise by requiring owners to foot the bill (or most of it) for new stadiums at each location, with an agreement to also pay a much smaller expansion fee over an extended period to allow fledgling teams to establish themselves. Again, this scenario is if the majority of owners WANT to expand (which is a big "if"). I also think they would prioritize Canadian markets over Mexico City, Monterey, Guadalajara, etc (all of them much bigger than the majority of existing NFL markets) because of the current way the US views Mexico as opposed to Canada. Americans view Canada as just a smaller US, while those same people see Mexico as poorer, developing, place where immigrants flee, and just "different." Not saying this is how I view it, only the attitudes towards each country are different in some Americans' minds. Not only that, but we've had NBA, MLB & NHL teams in Canada before. We haven't had NBA, MLB or NHL teams in Mexico (as far as I know). Adding an NFL team there wouldn't seem that much of a stretch in comparison. But yes, I would prefer they pick another location within the US (San Antonio or Austin) than go elsewhere.

I'm of the belief that an NFL team can basically succeed anywhere in North America. You could put an NFL team in Louisville, Salt Lake City, Omaha, wherever and it would still sell out every game & get better ratings than any NBA, MLB or NHL game. They make most of their money through TV contracts these days, so all you need is a billionaire owner & someone to invest in a stadium (obviously, market size limits the potential for merch & other sales that owners can profit from). And Canada offers a few sizeable markets bigger than plenty of existing teams. CFL teams don't have NFL level venues or talent, so they'd have to accept diluting the talent pool. Also, CFL teams could eat into current fan bases (Buffalo, Seattle & Detroit probably all have sizeable Canadian followings), but it also has the potential to grow the league. Places like Texas could certainly carry more teams just fine, but Jerry has prevented that from happening. But other big metro areas outside the US include: - Mexico City (1st largest) - Toronto (7th largest) - Monterey (13th largest) - Montreal (19th largest - bigger than San Francisco) - Vancouver (28th largest - bigger than Denver, Baltimore, Vegas, etc) So if the NFL wanted to go international, they could add 4 teams + 4 other expansion teams within the US, either from cities they abandoned (like Oakland, St. Louis, San Diego, etc) or go to new areas (like San Antonio). But I doubt there would be a real "merger" with CFL since they're just not big enough.

Didn't your mother ever tell you pointing is rude? JOSH ALLEN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ROLE MODEL! Brb... gotta go burn my jersey now 😭

Obviously not. It's literature.

Nuh uh! The 0 tech is actually a nose guard!

Good for him. Russ completely threw away any chance for them to win. Daboll will save his job if Dart gives fans even the slightest bit of hope & shows promise after his first year.

I'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but here are the largest TV markets (only for NFL teams), and yes, it doesn't include Canada: 1. New York City 2. LA 3. Chicago 4. Dallas - Fort Worth 5. Philly 6. Houston 7. Atlanta 8. D.C. 9. Boston 10. San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose 11. Tampa - St. Petersburg 12. Phoenix 13. Seattle 14. Detroit 15. Minneapolis - St. Paul 16. Denver 17. Miami - Fort Lauderdale 18. Cleveland - Akron 19. Charlotte (Raleigh-Durham is a separate, but right below Charlotte) 20. Indianapolis 21. Nashville 22. Pittsburgh 23. Baltimore 24. Kansas City 25. Cincinnati 26. Las Vegas 27. Jacksonville 28. New Orleans 29. Buffalo (#54 largest TV market overall, with Rochester & Syracuse considered separate TV markets) 30. Green Bay - Appleton (though Milwaukee is a seperate market that would be ranked #26th by itself)

I agree. People will watch small - medium market teams as long as they're good. Yes, teams like the Cowboys will draw viewers regardless, but people prefer watching good teams! Look at the NFL games with the highest ratings last season (non-playoff / non-holiday): 1) Chiefs vs Bills - 31.1 million viewers 2) Chiefs vs Ravens - 29.2 million viewers 3) Chiefs vs Bengals - 27.9 million viewers 4) Ravens vs Cowboys - 27.3 million viewers 5) Chiefs vs 49ers - 27.1 million viewers 6) Packers vs Vikings - 26.4 million viewers 7) Packers vs 49ers - 25.2 million viewers 8 ) Eagles vs Ravens - 25.2 million viewers 9) Chiefs vs Falcons - 25.1 million viewers 10) Bears vs Commanders - 24.9 million viewers 11) Eagles vs Cowboys - 24.6 million viewers 12) Lions vs Packers - 24.2 million viewers 13) Chiefs vs Chargers - 24.2 million viewers 14) Lions vs Cowboys - 24.1 million viewers 15) Bills vs Rams - 24 million viewers So yes, the Cowboys appear 3 times on that list, but teams like the Bills, Chiefs, Packers, Ravens, Vikings, Bengals, etc. all show up on there. That being said, teams like the Cowboys, Giants & Bears draw a high average viewership. Checkout the viewership data from last year. It proves small market teams still draw good viewership as long as they're good (but also that Cowboys / Giants will draw no matter what).

Of course I left them off, because those were clearly good uses of our 2nd round picks.... Did you read my post at all? The point wasn't we've NEVER had a good 2nd round pick, only that we've wasted plenty of them on players not as valuable as Aubrey is. I listed the years next to each pick, so it's clear I wasn't trying to hide it to "fit a narrative" (unless you think I magically forgot years 2022 & 2023 exist). Did we, or did we not, spend 2nd round picks on the players I listed? Are ANY of them top 2 players at their position like Aubrey? Do we want to win THIS year, or do you want to wait a couple more seasons to see if Sanders or Bishop pan out? Because the point was we've wasted 2nd round picks on worse things before. I'm not worried about what a 2nd round 2026 might do in the 2026 season, especially given how likely it is that they end up being nothing special. Meanwhile, Aubrey is ALREADY special. If someone told me right now I could get Brandon Aubrey for Cole Bishop straight up, I'd take it. But clearly you think Bishop (or Sanders) will help us win a Super Bowl THIS year.

We got up on them 38-21 (4th quarter) last year, and Goff was up to the task. Rallied them back as much as possible, 48 - 42 (though it wasn't as close as the score looked). Still, he threw for nearly 500 yards & 5 TDs against us (with 0 turnovers). Goff isn't a weakness at all.

Ravens fans won't mind, as long as Lamar's passer rating is protected.

Lions got balls! Montgomery is having a day! Wish we could've ran like that against Baltimore.

It sounds stupid, but given what we've spent 2nd round picks on in the past, it'd be a better use of the pick than most. 2019 - Cody Ford 2020 - AJ Epenesa 2021 - Boogie Basham 2024 - Cole Bishop 2025 - TJ Sanders I'd take Aubrey over any of those guys, though TJ still has a chance to be good. He's also not wrong how good it would be to add a kicker like Aubrey. I'm sure we can all remember missed FGs that hurt us in the past. We also wouldn't have to go for it on 4th so often if we knew Aubrey was back there to kick from anywhere. Would I prefer they could find a CB or WR? Definitely. But it's unlikely we'd find anyone near the top of their position like we would Aubrey, plus their contracts would be more expensive.

How amusing would it be for next week's big Sunday afternoon matchup to be the 1-2 Chiefs vs the 1-2 Ravens? Sounds like a huge game, but one of the 2 would be going to 1-3. C'mon Lions!

C'mon guys... At least remember his name is Marcell *DAREUS.* It wasn't THAT long ago!

I mean, I'd prefer to play them over the Chiefs or Ravens, but teams with a great run game always give us fits. Indy could run all over us. We'd have to hope for turnovers & for the offense to carry us in a high scoring game.

I hope the Bills are paying attention to these ST plays & make sure they're prepared. They almost had that final FG blocked in week 1. I also don't remember the last time the Bills have blocked a FG, but all 3 I've seen today happened with the player coming right over the center.