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Dolphins went all in on their future to go for it this year … yeesh. Chubb trade looks like a disaster right now.

Zero injuries… Their best corner went down earlier this season. They just lost their starting RT for the year. They’ve started the same 5 all year until now. Both their starting DE’s are banged up. One playing with a broken wrist and the other a game time decision with a calf injury.

Why is it an “uphill battle”? Basically a 50/50 game between two good teams.

Why do you post here? Every thread you just become a simp for any team we’re contending with.

Have had people text me last week, now today .. “Chiefs in trouble!” Ha.. ok… they will get bailed out against bad teams like always. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy.

NFL is so popular they can get away with it, but at some point people will tune out when games look like they’re clearly influenced by the refs. We know they are, but stuff like that makes it look premeditated.

Refs already with a huge miss of a call in the Dolphins/Pats game.

We need to win this game for nothing else than the talking heads are unbearable right now. Driving to the gym and have to hear how the Bills have shown weaknesses that KC and the RED HOT Bengals don’t have. Bills struggling lately. (No mention of Bengals a fumble away from losing to the Pats or Chiefs going to OT with the Texans). We went from being way overhyped to start the season, to the punching bag of contenders. …and I wouldn’t be homerish if it was deserved. But it’s not… Bills, Chiefs and Bengals are all winning, all on win streaks, but all showing vulnerabilities and none are dominating. This fallacy that we we some juggernaut last year BUT this year we’re struggling. That was literally said this morning by a radio guy. It’s all so tiresome. Go out tomorrow and shut up the talking heads and insecure trash talking Bengals while we’re at it.

These Taco Bell commercials with close ups of the food and eating sounds are so gross.

Marvin Harrison can’t declare until next year.

Not a Michigan fan, and was rooting for TCU, but that was 100% targeting. Refs just didn’t want to call it in that moment.

Not sure I want Allen’s first throws in months to Crowder being in the Playoffs. Just figure out how to use Beasley. After all, Allen is the one who asked for us to bring him back.

Love the narrative floating around the talking heads that Cinci is the most balanced contender. Why? Bills passing game is on par. Bills run game is far superior. Bills defense is better. How, exactly, does that make Cinci the most balanced team? They can simply say they trust Burrow and WR’s more, and ok.. we shall see. But no need to invent narratives.

Beane has some blind spots, but I’d agree that it should be noted that Buffalo (even without Von) likely has the advantage in the trenches against Cinci. I’d take Rousseau, Oliver, Jones, Shaq and our rotational guys against their OL over Hendrickson, Hubbard, Reader and co. against our OL. Some people here think our OL is terrible .. and it’s really not. When healthy, and we’re healthy this week, Morse & Dawkins are above average, Bates is probably playing at an above average level since mid-season as well. Saffold and Brown are the weak spots, but we can run the ball and provide adequate protection for Allen. Not great.. but it’s adequate. Cinci invested in their OL, and they’ve gotten better as the season has gone on, but is still somewhat suspect and while Collins isn’t great.. this is the first week they won’t have their starting five together. These are the games we expect our investment and depth on the DL to show up. Hopefully Frazier doesn’t play soft, because we’ll never know if we can rattle Burrow if we allow him quick, easy throws all game.

Yea, Davis I’m more torn on. Oliver actually has to start doing something in big games before I want him back.. even on a 5th year option. Davis, while he’s been pretty frustrating, always has the potential to go off, and while he could probably get us back some nice draft capital (2 and change?), that’s putting a lot on what may end up being Diggs, who knows at slot and some rookies.

Theres something to this, but we’ve been taking over stadiums going back to before we became good. Miami is a given, but we took over Atlanta years ago, had a ton of fans in Rock Hill a few summers back and typically show well in NYC/NJ. Those places are usually due more to local presence over fans traveling from Buffalo. Bills Mafia has to be the most iconic fanbase in the NFL at this point though. It’s synonymous with the team.

I have, and he’s not playing like a guy we should invest a ton of money into long term. Especially given the position he plays. Go terrorize Burrow and we can start having that conversation. Im not terribly impressed when he bullies backup interior linemen. Not my money, but it’s the team I root for.. and they have to operate under a somewhat malleable salary cap.

Great … take the highest 2nd Rounder and/or see if we can get more. Im not paying an above average / hasn’t shown to be elite DT when we have a 45M QB on the books. That’s absurd asset allocation. I also don’t want to see a trend where guys start walking for nothing. Would LOVE for Ed to start showing me why we need to pay him.

I can’t wear a Bills shirt anywhere in Greenville, South Carolina or the Atlanta metro area without getting multiple “Go Bills”. Same goes for people I know in Raleigh/Charlotte.. and down into South Florida. I still remember how many Bills fans showed up to the joint practice with the Panthers a few years ago. It literally made the local news.

Oliver has been good, but when I’m thinking last top 10 pick we’ll have for a long time.. he should be giving us Quinnen Williams type play at DT. Let’s see…. Interior pressure will be important against Burrow. Wish I could say I’m confident we get a big game from Ed. I’m not. I’m worried he’ll be eh, ok. Maybe he starts proving why we should honor the 5th year option and extend him long term starting Monday Night. Because as of now … I’d trade him for a 2nd Rounder before the draft.

Its all about QB. Jets GM is on thin ice after drafting a bunch of impact guys because he blew the QB pick. Re: Beane… You can’t judge a draft based on one year, but when you have a 45M QB, you start needing rookies to contribute. No idea what the problem is with Elam. Just f***** play him. My goodness. James Cook looks like he has top end RB1 potential. Seems like it could be a home run pick.. but at a position where you can find guys anywhere. Bernard is maddening. We’re told the pick wasn’t for this year. Ok, cool.. when is it for? We’re 99% re-signing Edmunds. Y’all really spent a 3rd Rounder on a backup LB for his rookie contract? His Draft/FA record looks like a lot of other teams. He hit on the QB, is average on the higher end picks and is very good on late round scouting. That’s a high end GM in todays NFL. For all the credit people want to give KC for taking Creed Humphrey, we have Morse and don’t know if he can play OG. KC has their own issues… For all the talk of Tyreek Hill, they let Sneed walk, have no pass rush and struggle to stop anyone on defense. Their offense is Mahomes/Kelce dependent. If Kelce goes down, as good as Mahomes is, so does their offense. Could say the same about Diggs, but their entire offense orbits around Kelce like planets around a sun.

Which playoff game has Burrow looked elite in? Im not saying he isn’t a Top 5 QB. He is. Allen, Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert … and then I may go Lawrence at 5. But I do think there’s a big game drop off from Allen & Mahomes to Burrow. Burrow’s Bengals rode last season’s playoff run on some luck, what seemed like 50 field goals, and a defense that hit stride at the right time and has figured out a way to confuse Mahomes. It wasn’t a run due to Burrow. Most playoff games I watch of Buffalo and KC… the QB is very much on display.

Which is why the Bills should be proactive and test the trade waters for guys like Oliver and Gabe this off-season. In my humble opinion… I think you could get back a RD2 pick for each of them. As of right now, I don’t think either makes a ton of sense to bring back after ‘23. A strong sprint to the finish line could change my mind on them, but that’s where I’m at right now. Bills will need to reload with cheap talent. That comes via draft picks. Why not get some more with players who aren’t essential to the team. If they want to stay … become essential.

A game like Monday Night is when he needs to step up and bring interior pressure against good teams. I loved the Oliver pick when we took him, but I’ve been meh on him ever since. If you draft a guy in the Top 10 on the DL, he should be someone you can depend on rushing the passer in big games. Anyone here have faith Ed shows up Monday Night? As for Basham … the pick looks awful at the moment. He screamed rotational DE coming out of college and I’m not sure why you draft that in RD2.

I think the Defense is about the same as last year. Hughes & Addison might as well been invisible in the KC playoff game. I feel better about what we have now, even without Von… at least there’s potential in Rousseau and AJE. The DT room is much better than last year. The key is for Jordan Phillips to stop getting hurt. Probably too much to ask. Oliver/Jones is a really strong tandem. Settle is fine, whatever. Phillips can be a weapon if he stops falling apart. The interior pash rush is probably more important than off the edge in this game. Edmunds & Milano are better this year than last. Secondary about a wash given the +70% Tre, -Hyde and more talent at CB2 if they ever figure it out. I still think our coaches/scheme can slow down anyone not named KC. As good as anyone else is, KC with Reid and Mahomes when he’s on, is just a different animal.