BigDingus

I'd easily give up Rousseau + 2 picks for Parsons. Given who this team has used 1st round picks on, I wouldn't miss those picks anyway. Rather take my chances with a guaranteed young superstar. You know, an asset of which we have very few of on this team. Name one superstar, elite talent on the Bills besides Josh. We have none. If you have a chance to get the next Von Miller, the next Bruce Smith, the next Reggie White, who cares if you give up 2 x 1st round picks? Right now, no picks involved at all, would you do these trades: 1) Ed Oliver & Groot for Parsons 2) Groot & Kincaid for Parsons 3) Coleman & Groot for Parsons 4) Hairston & Kincaid for Parsons 5) Elam & Edmunds for Parsons... oh wait. And yes, I know Coleman was just the top of the 2nd round, but he was the result of multiple trade backs out of the 1st round. I would take ALL of those for Parsons. That's what we've spent our 1st round picks on. Maybe Hairston or Kincaid become elite, but Parsons is already a top 2 or 3 player at his position, only 26 years old, gets constant pressure on the QB (sack or not) and commands a QB-level contract due to how good he is. We already have cap issues. We basically paid tens of millions of dollars to offload Stefon Diggs & save money in the future, yet we've still got the least cap space in the NFL & no elite talent to show for it. We paid Von Miller a boatload of money years ago when he was already 33 & got 9 good games out of him. Green Bay is already paying a big QB contract, is extremely young, has a great defense AND managed to swing Micah Parsons. I'm sure they won't be regretting anything if their team is as successful as they look like they're going to be. Remember when many on this board said we shouldn't try to trade for CMC because he needed a "real" every down back? Then he goes to the 49ers & lights it up. Pretty sure he would've been insane on this team. Even when Derek Henry was available people weren't that interested. We had Cook after all. But as much as I like Cook, he's no Derek Henry. At this point, if any superstar players becomes available, the Bills should try to get them. They need play makers that opponents have to gameplan specifically for. That's where I'm at at this point.

People actually wanted those jerseys? I must be getting old... those didn't look appealing at all to me.

Exactly. And let's not act like Bills fans haven't been guilty of doing stupid crap during these games. They were throwing snowballs at players, throwing dildos on the field (hilarious, but I have an 8 year old's sense of humor) & even threw a water bottle at Henry after the TD. STOP THROWING SH*T ON THE FIELD! Aside from that, don't put your hands on other players (unless it's the home team jumping int he crowd). Even if a player is bragging right in your face, that doesn't mean you can then shove him in the head. We talk crap to players all the time & expect them not to react. That doesn't mean you can physically push someone & expect the same. Imagine going to an away game with a friend, your team scores a TD, and you start cheering. Then out of nowhere, someone shove's your friend in the side of the head, then shoves your head. You're not a player, just a fan. You going to take that, or are you going to be pissed? I'd turn around & clock the guy, then probably get jumped by the whole section.

That should be everyone's game plan until we can prove capable of stopping the run. Justin Fields isn't Lamar, but he's just as capable of running the ball as Lamar is. The Jets are just going RPO all day, and without Oliver, we're in real pain.

Jags over Bengals... because I have no self-preservation instincts.

New York Suck Exchange.

It's probably better it didn't count, as the Ravens played a bit differently at the end with that 40 - 38 lead. They were satisfied trying to kill clock, but if we were tied 40 - 40, they'd be trying to go down & score (likely while milking clock). It gave us a chance to get a victory instead of come up just short.

Well, he didn't really do much through 3 quarters, but he certainly delivered by the game's end. I'm not a Keon hater by any means, but I still have no idea if he's capable of being a legit WR1. I've said that I have high expectations for him this season, but that's about it. Unlike with Elam (who I always thought wasn't good), and despite his 8 minute 40 time, I'm optimistic when it comes to Keon. However, I think him & Allen need to work on taking advantage of his height & reach a bit more. The announce team made a good point during one of those back shoulder throws in the endzone. Keon would probably have a better chance to score if Josh can place the ball high & let him use that size to jump over the smaller defenders. Get that ball placement right & it won't matter if it takes him a full quarter to run a route.

Well, the crack is back for the Bills social media team! I can already feel my brain rotting.

I mean, Bass was good in the playoffs last year. 6 for 6 on FGs. 7 for 7 on XPs. Made 2 x 50+ yard FGs. He also hit a 61 yard game winner against Miami in the regular season, so I'm not ready to give up on Bass just yet. Yes, we need someone who can hit the "easy" kicks. But Bass should have a bit of an advantage, as he's used to kicking in Buffalo after all these years. He's also only played 5 seasons at this point. Compare that to Prater who's played 20 already. I get that you're only advocating for this season, but I'd still want to give Bass a chance unless Prater is absolutely killing it.

Oh damn, I didn't know this was the first ever 41 - 40 score game in NFL history. Scoreagami baby!

I am smiling ear to ear. I had to stop watching more than once. The defense was so bad, it was genuinely infuriating to watch. But then things started going our way. Josh made plays. The defense got a stop. The ball started bouncing our way, both in the Henry fumble & the insanely clutch Keon tipped TD catch. The only thing left was for our newly signed, 20 season veteran kicker to close things out - AND HE DID! I know Allen will get the most credit, but Matt Prater, you definitely deserve a game ball too ❤️

I am nauseous. My anxiety was through the roof! I thought it was going to be another one of these: Getting my hopes up, only for it get crushed at the end, but NO! WHOOOHOOO! That defensive performance was abysmal, but Allen & Co. delivered!

Sure, it doesn't mean the end of the world, but anyone can look at this defense & tell you their not capable of stopping good teams. Even in the post-season loss, Baltimore looked better than us in the 2nd half. When you look at our last 3 games, it's pretty clear there's a huge talent deficit.

Remember guys, everyone putting up tons of points on us in preseason meant nothing. Clearly things will be different in the regular season.

Lamar right now with a perfect 158.3 rating. Be prepared for a lot of Lamar > Josh talk for the next few months unless they can pull off a miracle.

That's the problem. They spent the draft & FA money on people who can't even see the field.

And reality sets in once again. This defense isn't improved at all. It's got no ability to stop the run & lacks talent at every level. But hey, we only used most of our draft trying to fix it.

Exactly! That's why I figured there would be a bunch of crazy games & more surprise performances. But most of the winners seem to be who the majority predicted.

There's been a disappointing amount of upsets today. Aaron Rodgers throwing for 4 TDs & 0 INTs wasn't expected, but it was against the Jets... Falcons ALMOST upset the Bucs. Browns ALMOST upset the Bengals. I guess the Colts beating the Dolphins was kind of an upset?

Hollywood Brown looked good, which is definitely a positive for them. Rice may not start strong, but by playoff time he should be in good shape. Same with Worthy, unless he gets hurt again. The Chiefs just feel inevitable. Until proven otherwise, I expect them to be good to go come playoff time.

I dunno, I think she still looks fine. She's no Erin Andrews though 😁

If that argument can be made, it's not because he made a Super Bowl 4 seasons ago. It's because he's putting up crazy numbers in general. Here's Burrow's stats from that AFCCG: 22/38 comp / 250 pass yards / 2 TDs / 1 INT / 86.5 passer rating (25 rush yards). The game prior to that, Josh Allen had: 27/37 comp / 329 pass yards / 4 TDs / 0 INTs / 136.0 passer rating (68 rush yards). Tell me, which QB played better? If Allen's defense held KC to 3 points in a half + OT in ONE of his 4 games, he'd have appeared in a Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Lamar's defense actually shut out the Chiefs in the 2nd half of the 2023 AFCCG... *************** Next point - Josh being a "turnover machine" has always been a silly narrative. "He leads the league in turnovers since he entered the league!" makes it sound way worse than it was, primarily because only him, Mahomes, Carr, Goff & Russell Wilson who played nearly every game over that span. And over that time, Allen also has the most TDs of everyone. Josh entered the league in 2018 & only missed a handful of games his rookie year. Who else was starting the next 7 years? You have QBs that were in the league at that time retired or lost the starting job at some point in the following years (Brady, Big Ben, Brees, Ryan, Rivers, Cam). You have QBs that were missed time, were benched or injured at various points (Dak, Cousins, Winston, Mayfield, Darnold, Stafford, Jones, Tannehill, Flacco, Wentz) You have QBs that were drafted years later and/or also injured/benched at various points (Herbert, Burrow, Tua, Purdy, Hurts, Richardson, Young, Kyler Murray, Mack Jones) League Leader in turnovers by Year: 2018: Josh Rosen 2019: Jameis Winston 2020: Carson Wentz 2021: Trevor Lawrence 2022: Josh Allen 2023: Sam Howell 2024: Kirk Cousins + Baker Mayfield + Will Levis So only one of those years was Josh actually the league leader in turnovers. And in that stretch, he also put up 262 TDs & had a 2.38 to 1 TD to turnover ratio. He averaged 9 more TDs & 5 more turnovers a season than Lamar. Is that horrible? I would say no, especially when TDs equal ACTUAL points, while turnovers equal POTENTIAL points for the opponent. You could commit 4 turnovers in a game & have the opponent score 3 points off that. Meanwhile, if you score 4 TDs in a game, that's 24 points on the board. Which is more important? ****************** Lastly, just to really bring up how ridiculous the whole "Allen doesn't deserve MVP" argument is, let's compare the last 2 MVPs: 2023 Lamar Jackson - 67% completions / 3,678 pass yards / 29 Total TDs / 13 Turnovers / 821 rush yards / 102.7 passer rating 2024 Josh Allen - 64% completions / 3,731 pass yards / 41 Total TDs / 8 Turnovers / 531 rush yards / 101.4 passer rating So Lamar had better completion %, rush yards & passer rating, while Josh had more pass yards, TDs & less turnovers. How exactly would 2023 Lamar deserve MVP but 2024 Allen does not? These are both great players, but to act like one is just so beneath the other or "overrated" is ridiculous. And both are better than Burrow.

I mean, I would've thought that was a really cool honor until I saw his list. 1. Josh Allen 2. Joe Burrow 3. Justin Herbert 4. Jalen Hurts The fact that it's missing Patrick Mahomes now makes me think he's just a hater. Either that, or he likes QBs whose names start with 'J' just like his own... Even if he had put Mahomes at 3, I would've accepted it. But seeing Justin Herbert or Jalen Hurts above Mahomes throws the whole list into question.

You could even use a more recent example like Peyton Manning's final season. He was even almost as bad as Dilfer, arguably worse so in some areas, but the Broncos defense was good enough to carry them. In Peyton's last season his stats were: Regular Season - 59.8% comp / 224 ypg / 9 TDs / 17 INTs / 67.9 passer rating Post Season - 55.4% comp / 180 ypg / 2 TDs / 1 INT / 75.4 passer rating Compare that to Trent Dilfer: Regular Season - 59.3% comp / 136 ypg / 12 TDs / 11 INTs / 76.6 passer rating Post Season - 47.9% comp / 147.5 ypg / 3 TDs / 1 INT / 83.7 passer rating Manning played in 10 games that season, while Dilfer played in 11. Manning had a slightly better comp% & more pass yards, but he was also more turnover prone & had less TDs. But because Manning had a great career, this Super Bowl just gets grouped in with his overall greatness. "Manning won 2 x Super Bowls!" is all people remember. They don't really think of him as Trent Dilfer 2.0 & playing terribly that final year.