ShakAttack

Fournette NEEDS to play. He's still effective. And all this talk about him being washed, I don't know man, he's 28... that's younger than 90% of the players we sign...

One of the fastest straight line runs I’ve ever from Allen was against Miami in last year’s playoff game which wasn’t too long ago… I haven’t seen any runs like that yet this season, but he’s also avoiding that part of his game more than ever this season unless he absolutely NEEDS to do it, which is why we started to see it in the 4th quarter against Cinci and, if anything, I thought he made some nifty moves…

I really think Allen plays his best when the Bills are playing complimentary football, forcing turnovers on defense and Allen capitalizes on them. In all over our “blowout” wins you would see this. The fact is, even when the Defense is playing well, we never get turnovers anymore, and that hurts…. A lot.

Also, I do believe there will be at least one game this season down the stretch where Von Miller will make his mark and - for at least a week - it will seem like he is back, but with our current record and our remaining schedule there is also A very good chance that moment will be “too little, too late”

On the bright side, there’s a better chance Miller will be more productive next year than this year, despite his age, based on the fact he is still a freak athlete, but Bills fans have unfortunately learned as well as anyone how difficult it is to come back from ACL injuries.

Good points, but my issue with “B” in particular, is that our remaining schedule is much, much tougher than it was in 2021 when we were 7-6 and were able to win out from there. As flawed as we are, I believe the Bills are better than at least a couple teams that will end up in the playoffs, but due to our schedule looking like a playoff gauntlet along with the injuries and inconsistencies on this team, I think we are going to miss out on playoffs this season.

Listening to Beane presser right now, he deserves a lot of credit for pulling this one off. It sounds like Packers were not keen on moving Rasul Douglas, even on Monday the answer was "no", but Beane was persistent while exploring other options as well. At the end of the day, he got the job done.

It’s all about matchups. We can’t really compare the Seahawks-Bengals game to our situation because their defense matched up better vs. the Bengals offense than ours does currently. Either we need to generate pressure from our interior DL and/or tighten up coverage against their quick and efficient passing game which is much easier said than done. So it seems to me pressure from DTs is the key to slowing down Burrow and the offense, but nothing we’ve seen post-Daquan Jones gives me any reason for optimism there. idk… hopefully we found something somewhere in that extra time we had to prepare for this game.

he gave up a first for Diggs and almost always seems to trade up for higher first round picks

Maybe he will be more effective on 3rd/4th and goal from the 1? (Even though that should be an Allen sneak every time to begin with)

Well hes 5 years younger than Murray fwiw

Von Miller didn’t even know his team’s record after yesterday. He seems so disassociated at times. Hope I am wrong, hope he is the right guy for this. We need it.

Secondary continues to be the main issue. I hardly see contested catches at all anymore. When I watch almost every other game, I do. it's a problem, a big one. The Pats offense average 12 points per game coming into this contest and Mac Jones just threw 3 tds. Say what you want about Allen and the offense, yeah, the slow starts are an issue, but when you are protecting a 3 point lead with less than 2 mins left to play, you should be forcing Ot at WORST... we gave up a TD.

Buffalo 24 NE 13

“Anymore” ? Dude is 24 years old. Same age as Dalton Kincaid.

Very interested to see whether he starts the week as LP or DNP at practice.

I turned off my TV right after the 2 long Barkley runs in the second half and followed the game via CBS Game Tracker all the way up to Bills taking over on Giants 37 with 3-something to play on the clock because I felt confident it was game over. Then the next 3 plays happened and the missed FG, so I became convinced that me watching the game was causing bad luck, and I went back to Game Tracker. I would have been convinced that it was all my fault EXCEPT… admittedly I turned my TV back on for the last 2 plays of the game, and we won, so that was that.

Remember when the Bills defense looked really good for the first 5 or 6 weeks of last season? That was pretty much the same defense we will see on Sunday, minus Matt Milano and Daquan, but plus Leonard Floyd, plus Hyde/Poyer (whether you're a fan of the 2023 versions or not), an improved Epenesa, Ed Oliver playing his best ball and an upgrade at LB from Edmunds to Bernard (surprise!). And Kaiir Elam made a few appearances and didn't look bad at all when he did. So maybe, as far as Elam goes, look at where he succeeded last year and try to build on that? Tre White coming back to form was really just a bonus because we had been living without him. Dane Jackson & Benford were the starters for the most part, and heck, Benford ended up getting hurt too. Ya know, I actually made myself feel a little bit better coming to this realization.

I’ll go with Elam. A lot of people are treating last week as if it were his NFL debut. Let’s not forget, he was actually pretty dang good at times last year. Without Elam, Miami probably pulls off the most devastating playoff upset in Franchise history. He CAN play. Just gotta put it all together.

Has to be a blowout, because if it is a close game we are in deep trouble. Bills don't win 1 score games. We either stomp our opponents or lose a close game. Feels like this trend has been going on for 3 years now 😆

It seems every season and in every way, the Bills misfortune is emphasized by whatever the chiefs are doing. last year, Chris Jones gets them into the SB after we lose Von Miller who we added to be the piece that would get us into the SB. this year, their defense - fully healthy - looks incredible right after our elite defense is gutted in less than a 2 weeks span. I still have hope don’t get me wrong but come on man. They’re just so incredibly fortunate EVERY year. it’s amazing.. lol

The funny thing about some people freaking out and expecting a loss after a loss is that Bills record after a loss since 2020 is something like 10-2. ”Oh but it’s different circumstances this time; we just lost White, Milano and Daquan!” yeah well it’s always something isn’t it. Remember week 1? If anything, we have been fortunate to face off against who we have coming off both losses this season. Hopefully this will be another get right and confidence building game like the Raiders. If our backups can do their jobs in McDermott’s defense it will bode very well for us going forward. Remember, NOBODY gave Bernard a shot either…… he might as well have been a backup LB starting for us going into the season in all of our eyes. Instead, he was an UPGRADE. I am not an X’s and O’s guy, but when I watch our defense, it seems more about being able to play your role than individual talent a lot of the time. Which means the overall scheme is more important than any one player, and I have a lot of faith in McDermott’s defense.

I'd like Hardman too but doubt Jets are gonna make any trades with Bills.

Given the fact both of these injuries were pretty much declared “season ending” on Sunday, the fact that it is Tuesday afternoon and we still don’t have a concrete answer is probably the best case scenario, weirdly enough. At this point, if by some miracle Milano could return in the post-season, I would trade that for a “win” against the Jags every single time. it is always about being healthy at the RIGHT time. I am not saying I am getting my hopes up, because I am not; every person with medical knowledge that has chimed in on both injuries have pretty confidently stated that they are out for year, but at the same time, McDermott is usually a straight shooter (on injuries) and the fact that he STILL hasn’t closed the door on a return this season for either player is at least something.

Sherfield almost looks like a tight end 🤷🏻‍♂️