Richard Noggin

Love the shoutout for Carter. Haven't seen much of that. I did hear a little of it on the radio (what little I tune into), but overall I've been impressed with his juice since Oliver hurt his hammy.

Guilty. I concede.

I'd argue he has elite body control but isn't big or tall, so can have issues and inconsistencies when bodied up aggressively. (Can also get loose against such coverage, so...) Seems like a WR who can be impacted by big hits. He's not big enough for consistent #1 target share. Despite how talented he is. More like a perfect #2 guy tbh.

Okay, then please share concrete evidence of these "Hamlin sucks!" observations. I'm 100% willing to accept a convincing argument about a late-round safety with a unique injury history being below starting caliber. That is the likeliest reality, in fact! So please show me why, in this case.

Totally agree that the dead cap is being unreasonably ignored by many fans, and that the Bills are NOT going to release Bass during the season because of that prohibitive dead cap penalty. Even IF they "find someone better," (which would be great) they would be wise to keep Bass inactive until the league year ends or even until June 1, then release him. Whenever I read "Cut Bass Now!" I wonder why?

Can't really disagree, but then we should also imagine alternative positive results for the Jets on that drive if we're going to unilaterally wipe away a GOOD result only because it should have been unlikely or something.

The Bills need a win, same as every other week. The rest all becomes the past immediately once the game ends. Of course we WANT a more convincing win, but the only thing that actually matters is the final score. The players don't need a walk over win. They need a win. They need to make enough plays to win the game. Fan perception and post-mortem analysis is completely separate from what the team is dealing with. So it's NOT actually important.

IF you're going to engage in this kind of re-engineering, then you should err on the side of generosity to BOTH teams, meaning... ...if you're just taking that 7 pt hail mary off the board, even though it was intentional and really well executed (against a questionable defense--with DEs dropping to take away the shallow sideline throw)...then maybe you should grant the FG instead, rather than just declaring the play a fluke. The Bills defense was ineffective as is on that play, so why assume they should have been effective against every scenario there? That kind of adjustment makes it an 8 pt game, which still allows for intrigue on that final Jets drive. That seems about right to me (at least for this exercise).

Tom Brady as Fox's lead Color Commentator is all you need to know about the degradation of NFL broadcasts. Plastic and phony like A-Rod (baseball) but not nearly as good at acting human. Then you've got Collinsworth who is unbearably shrill and hyperbolic. Commentators in general need to chill out and say less. Comment on the actual plays and not whatever incessant narratives they identify during the week. Have some actual human chemistry with their broadcast partners. Maybe some wit even. And of course, the refs need to back the eff off. Unless something is obvious (like every Sauce Gardner hold or Juwaan Taylor false start/illegal formation), stay out of it.

Genuinely wonder if the concussion and adoption of the Guardian Cap had him consciously picking up his head and lining up big, impactful hits that weren't deemed penalty-worthy even to the most officious crew of all time... I remain surprised that neither of the two hits I'm thinking of were flagged--the hits that jarred out the ball and left the WR down for a moment. Those are almost always flagged, even when properly lined up and shouldered. Rapp definitely had a different posture upon arrival this week. Really hope we see that continue. The game is great when defensive players hit hard but responsibly. (Just like it's great when a run-blocking Spencer Brown stays with his guy and absolutely pancakes him...except when they FLAG it.)

Respect for the mistaken name aesthetic being a partial driver of this. I dig his actual name, but naturally a Bubba would land with majority of Bills fans.

Is there ANY evidence Baker is available? If not, I'd really like the Bills to get Kyle Hamilton from Baltimore. He would be so valuable and interchangeable with Taron Johnson, and get Hamlin back in his ideal role of legitimate, reliable S depth and starting STs value (fake punt/direct snap specialist).

Titans are the kind of team that could give the Bills fits. Very physical defensive front. Talented offensive pieces but the QB is butt. Kind of like what the Jets were in recent years.

Did someone here call McDermott a former NFL safety?

They were perfectly legal hits. Almost like the dude finally understands where the ball carrier's strike zone is, but can still drive through it with his previous vigor.