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I nothing the Patriots at this point. I hate everything about the Chiefs. Cincy getting close with their dirty players and constant crying.

If Kingsley Jonathan is active, I almost wonder if it’s more of a “do your job or we’ll find someone who can” message to the DE’s. Also, wonder if 5 DE’s might mean more Rousseau and/or Basham inside pass rushing, given the OL issues of Cincy and the fact they don’t run the ball well.

Fans that hate on Kyle Brandt are just the football version of “scene kids” that hate on any band that goes mainstream.

Shes my type, but football wise she’s a 4.

I loved how Peter Shrager, in picking Cincy, pulled the “no one believes in them” card … meanwhile, it’s been a Cincinnati love-fest all week with random Josh Allen hit pieces on the daily. The more I think about it, the more I think we come out and win this going away. Our secondary is much better than it was a month ago and Cincy is now down 3 OL. If our Defense can’t put out a strong performance with all that, then Beane really needs to decide whether all this defensive investment is worth it. Meanwhile, I’m very much ready for Josh Allen to shut some of these people up. It’s just comical right now, some of these hot takes.

It also required a ton of failure by the players .. which isn’t what Dorsey can control. Nothing Dorsey can really do on the Beasley interception. Should’ve been flagged, wasn’t.. unlucky bounce. Brown gets confused on the route and isn’t there to contest the Howard pick. Shakir drops a huge gain before halftime. Allen misses Davis back to back on deep throws that likely end the game. Allen or Singletary don’t read the blitz that allows an unblocked blitzer to get to Allen before he can protect the ball. If anyone thinks that hoping we make a ton of mistakes is a great gameplan, go for it .. blitz Allen all game.

It’s because, like most of the media, they are reactionary. If all you do is watch Buffalo in big games, you’d throw 25M per year at Gabe Davis and not blink an eye. Bills fans follow this team week in/week out and watch him against (insert random team) in Week 11 where he’s invisible and/or dropping a pass. That being said .. he’s big, physical and an elite deep route runner. Really talented player with a ton of upside. For as much of a criticism we have for consistency, it’s an attribute that he always steps up in big games.

Chills.

The talk re: Gabe, he looks LOCKED IN during that interview where he talks about Von, the trophy and the letter his mom wrote him. Not sure why he seems to elevate in big games, but it’s happened enough to be a real thing. Would love for his play to be consistent, but if he’s our Robert Horry, I’ll take it. Enter Playoffs and Gabe was out there looking like a Top 5 WR last week just dominating anyone who tried to cover him.

We ask if the Bills DL can finally make a jump every week.. and they’re always meh. I guess we’ll ask again. I’m rapidly losing patience with everyone on this DL not named Rousseau or Daquan. It’s time they step up. I do 100% agree with you about crowding the line. Delayed blitzes aren’t likely to be effective when he gets rid of it quicker than almost anyone. If we send Milano and/or Edmunds, I would hope it comes off looks that have them at the LOS with the ability to rush or drop .. along with incorporating rushes where they rush but a DL drops.

Kyle Brandt giving the Any Given Sunday speech to the Bills on GMFB … Amazing.

Real recognizes real. You can hear it from guys like Rodgers, Favre etc.. when they discuss Allen, they light up. He’s different .. and they know it.

Its interesting. The narrative on ESPN/Fox towards the Bills/Bengals is wildly different than NFLN’s. Same with the Allen vs Burrow conversation. I like ESPN’s NFL Live show with Orlovsky, Kimes etc.. but the rest of their Non-Sunday, Non-MNF punditry is reactionary garbage. Same with Fox. Here’s their view of the game. Bills turn the ball over more lately. Cincy looked better in 9 minutes of football a month ago. That’s it. They aren’t saying that’s the reason, but they are so simplistic in their analysis that I can guarantee you that’s the reasoning.

Not the worst thing if we get a crew that allows physical play. Tre White and Kaiir Elam are physical corners. That being said, we (for some reason) have to hope McD & Frazier play Elam. Also, the biggest reason that could help is that disrupting Cincy’s rhythm offense with a decimated OL is far more beneficial than them getting physical with our guys, given we have a healthy OL and QB that thrives off schedule.

RD2 is high for a RB. That’s typically where the top tier guys for that position go. We have James Cook, who will be in his 2nd year next season. Watching him play down the stretch, I don’t understand why people think we need to upgrade. We still have no idea what Hines will look like after an off-season to install his role. Strengthen the OL and you have two guys that are threats to house it at any moment. Then target a RB on Day 3 to round out the room. I mean, if Bijan inexplicably drops to late RD2, sure, might be too hard to pass up, but he won’t … and that RD1 pick needs to be a guy that’s a factor on a majority of snaps for his position in our system. WR or OL. I’m sure Safety will be in the mix as well on Day 1 or Day 2.

It would be tempting, but I don’t think it makes any sense for us. Next year is likely Cook as RB1, with an increased role for Hines. I, for one, think Cook can be a top tier RB1 after an off-season to prep. I do think we will draft a RB, but not early.. I’m thinking Day 3. Right now we dress 4 RB’s on Gameday.. Singletary, Cook, Hines & Jones. I think it’s about 70/30 Singletary gets a FA deal elsewhere and with JA’s contract kicking in, fringe roster luxuries like Taiwan Jones don’t seem plausible any longer. So we’ll likely be in the market for a RB, but drafting Bijan (if he’s there) over OL or WR when we have Cook & Hines seems like bad allocation of resources on a pass heavy team.

Cincy player finding something to be offended by?… shocking.

Agreed, which is why I would have just given them the home field which comes along with winning the Division. No coin flip option necessary.

Best answer I can give is that a compromise is typically best when all sides aren't happy. If I made the decision, I would have never had the coin flip option for CIN/BAL based on who wins the final game. That would have given all top teams involved a positive and negative. -Bengals win Division automatically, but are relegated to the 3 seed -Bills lose control of the 1 seed, but are guaranteed the 2 seed provided they win their regular season finale -Chiefs gain everything without doing anything, but may face a neutral field AFC Championship Game. I guess, Baltimore might feel slighted in that scenario, but they clearly did not care, at all, about a chance at a coin flip home game... and they weren't serious contenders without Lamar... maybe that should matter in all this, maybe not.

How do Cincy fans view his weapons? In the sense that Burrow will likely get the new wave of QB contract approaching/exceeding 50M per... It's hard to imagine he'll ever have more weapons than he does in Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Hurst, an invested in OL (injuries not withstanding) AND a top 10 caliber Defense. Is the consensus that Burrow will elevate those around him?.. because the weapons y'all have are as good as it gets this side of San Fran. It's what we've gone through all year with a heavily invested in defense and halfway though the year we're out here wining and dining OBJ and signing Beasley & Brown because Allen is throwing to Diggs, unproven slot WR's and a guy who apparently only dominates in the Playoffs.

You haven't seen anything yet.. How about we trade Oliver for a 2nd and use that pick to draft Poyer's replacement?

Dude is all heart. He's a guy that I believe we don't have the luxury of offering a contract lucrative enough to compete remotely close to what he'll likely receive in Free Agency, but it's still going to be sad to see him in a different uniform. Let's hope he goes out a Super Bowl Champion!

This is 100% absolutely what they're doing. Extrapolating the 9 minutes of that game to an entire game almost a month later. -Never mind the fact the Bills are a notoriously slow starting defense and the Bengals, on the flip side, a notoriously strong early game offense. -Never mind the fact the Bengals are now down 2 more OL starters. And this is just opinion, but I was worried about our secondary heading into that MNF game... I feel much better about them now.

You managed to make this poor of a post AND had to edit it in order to do so?

For a QB who tagged along for the Super Bowl run on the backs of his defense and field goal kicker last year, Joe Burrow sure gets an absurd amount of love from the media. I guess it makes sense, when you see how he went off against the Ravens last week... oh, wait.... It seems, sometimes, that there is just a gut reaction to hold to a higher standard the guy who is bigger, faster and stronger than any other QB... jealousy, envy... I don't know.. but it's pretty evident at times.