Richard Noggin

Super fair counter here. Total breakdown on my part with respect to who gets attributed the moxy in that game. We miss SO MUCH detail and context in the stadium. A million pardons, if you please.

That first guy on the Barstool feed needs to have his phone confiscated. How does one come back from that kind of performative cuckolding?

Just got extended through like 2028 I think. With the way Skylar Thompson has generally looked (not bad until tonight), I'd argue McDaniel can run a successful offense even without the questionable talents of Tua. Thompson gave the Bills all they could handle at home in the playoffs. Something was way off tonight for them. Was it facing a Bills defense who FULLY understands how to "contain" them? Or was it facing a Bills defense who fully understands how to "contain" and frustrate Tua, specifically? (Separately, I'm still not seeing the relentless "arms up" postures I need to see from our condor EDGE guys as they rush and contain, tbh.) Rousseau and Epenesa need to be practicing pass rush moves with their arms up and out like basketball players defending an inbound play. Those dudes are a million feet long. They can disrupt tremendously without winning pass rush reps cleanly.

The Bills end AFC East QB careers, folks. Tua twice now. ARod last season. We effing end dudes. Kind of old school.

Not intentionally. Just saying that I saw him attack downhill on the first play successfully, and from there the defense was just VERY effective. I will admit I did not continue to focus on Spector after being excited about that first snap. I was having fun with friends. But how bad could the MLB have been if such an explosive offense was held to almost NOTHING for so long? Was it the 1st and 3rd levels of the defense who really stepped up instead?

They motioned two separate guys to properly diagnose and then align that play. Allen double-thumbs-upped his guys after the first motion. It was a perfect call.

To my point of sharing the RAS, in response to a silly attack on Spector's athleticism, he's a fluid athlete at the position. No doubt. Was he a half step late most of tonight? His very first snap was an awesome downhill run fit and tackle. Past that, did he struggle? And if so, how could a defense have an MLB consistently a "half step late" but not give up points to one of the league's most productive offenses? I don't ask this as a gotcha. I ask as a genuine inquiry into whether McD and Babich maybe DO understand how to coach the 2nd and 3rd levels of a defense.

That first TD call was PERFECT. They ran on 3rd down, knowing that 4th down was live. So I was frustrated with the 3rd down run that got stuffed, thinking they'd just kick the FG, but then VERY pleased with the 4th down pass to the RB that took advantage of the defense's leverage.

So the defense gave up like ZERO points under Spector's watch, but he was somehow "brutal calling the D?" According to what? Isn't Baylon Spector an elite athletic prospect at the LB position? Size seems to be his only issue...more than a year ago. Meaning he's probably closed that gap with weight and strength. Soooo...how about his ability to run with NFL skill players?

They will have insight into some foundational concepts and certain ways fundamental techniques are coached, but with Babich calling the plays now and a new DBs coach brought in, this week's defensive gameplan, tendencies, and wrinkles, will deviate a bit from when those guys were here. I'm sure/I sure hope most of the pre-snap defensive checks and verbiage will have changed for this week/season, which can be the most damaging kind of intel to leak (remember what the Patriots GOT CAUGHT doing with spygate). The rest can be ascertained by outsiders with smart and exhaustive film study.

So why does it matter at all how Von Miller performed IN COMPARISON TO A PARTICULAR SEGMENT OF NEGATIVE EXPECTATIONS? What matters is how he performed. I don't really care about the tribal bit about haters vs supporters. I care that this older and recently-injured, but talented and well-paid player flashed in some meaningful ways. He has previously shown an ability to help close out games, and the rep that is bizarrely being downplayed on one side of the "debate" was clearly a high quality snap for Miller. His bull rush was impressive, and in large part led to his sack. Which helped to close out the game. Which is good for the Bills.

Love the honest self-reflection. I try to keep it fun at the stadium. I'm a loud one on defense. First half was challenging, but whining and complaining in public is grating and immature. I got quieter for a bit, no doubt. But my section (127) kept bringing the energy and we ultimately had a good time.

The NBA legend? He might have been able to shine at WR in the NFL...

It's fair to question the re-signing IF it's at the AAV and guaranteed numbers most are fearing. Brown has not put consistent tape out there minus one season. Granted, that one season was last year, and he's ostensibly healthy now and thriving. A physical SPECIMEN at RT entering his prime (best case). Some trouble with smallish speed rushers, sure. But the trend line for Brown is definitely up and to the right. I tend to trust the O-Line moves made under a well-established and thriving Beach Chairs regime. Kromer is good at what he does, and I get the sense he is being listened to by the Bills brass. Let's hope his plan for LG and OC works out as well as the plan has at the other 3 positions.

Agree insofar as the Highmark vibes were a little more impatient and grumbly the past two seasons, especially post-Halloween GB game in 2022, which they won despite a BAD 2nd half. Allen might have stumbled through a head injury in that one (and some major off-field distractions). They lost at the Jets the next week, and then suffered an especially CRUSHING home loss to the Vikings, which had a similar vibe to that prior Packers game with an embarrassingly loud contingent of opposing fans present. Season ticket holders were able to turn profits for those NFC North games, with little effort to keep the seats local. Very disappointing trend that continued in 2023. The stadium vibe is much less fun recently. More disengaged and/or unhelpful. More dummies yelling "Come on, Josh!" and "Let's go, Josh!" while the Bills offense is lined up pre-snap (so dumb), and fewer stalwarts making noise while the Bills defense is looking for a stop. That Pittsburgh playoff game had way too many stupid yellow towels helicoptering in the stands. I recall a Bills fan vehemently defending his Pitt fan buddy who everyone hated for hitting nearby fans in the heads with his yellow rag which he swung too hard for being such a short dude. Like he just kept whipping it around and whacking people. Home field advantage evaporated against any teams that travel well. The drought at least was a drunken party that nobody took too seriously.

Harsh review, but difficult to disagree much when it comes to him operating a downfield passing attack ON TIME. Off-schedule, however, he's a maestro. It slows down for him once he forces 2nd and 3rd level defenders into conflict. Which is why the Ravens need to run the damned ball relentlessly and then capitalize on play-action and bootlegs and read-options and the like. Monken has had famous lapses the last two games when he didn't run the ball OR utilize enough play-action.

Until she predictably loses in the championship match. Which is more likely than not, given the favorite's form lately. So not super disappointing for Jess Pegula in particular, after busting through several persistent ceilings this tournament; an ominously familiar brand of disappointment for Buffalo fans in general, however. If Pegula somehow wins a major title the night before the Bills season opener, you better believe that would provide a boost to the organization.

To be fair, Dyngus Day is primarily an east side and south buffalo tradition to my knowledge. I was born in North Buffalo and was absolutely inundated with almost exclusively Italian cultural celebrations. Even in the north towns later in childhood, where MANY people are Polish, I don't recall Dyngus Day being much of a thing. Maybe I was sheltered.

Imagine that. Plus Chris Jones has his helmet over the ball on every play he's lined up inside. He got called for it once, then did it again on the next snap with no call.

She got a monkey off her back tonight, and against the world #1. Heck of a win. So dialed in.

Kelce is just under 6'5", and Kincaid is just under 6'4". One inch difference. (If we're resuscitating this thread.)

Will never NOT give thanks to anyone sharing this ever.

Jahan Dotson + a 5th was traded for a 3rd and two 7ths today. That seems like a no brainer? Wonder why it happened in-division without much noise?

Disagree emphatically. If the offense is the issue, then you're at best the 2022 & 2023 (and hopefully the 2024) NY Jets. If the 2024 Bills' offense is "the issue," then we're cooked. A Josh Allen offense cannot be the lesser side of the ball unless somehow Bobby Babich's unrivaled genius suddenly catapults his defense to the top of DVOA and NFL rankings down the stretch and throughout the playoffs, even against elite QBs. You wish the Bills offense was worse than their defense? That's bonkers.

Logical breakdown except that specific guys don't need to replace specific guys' production. The entirety of the Bills' receiving depth chart will have opportunities to contribute over the course of 17 games. That's WRs, TEs, and RBs. Saying Coleman has to slot into Kincaid's prior year's production is so arbitrary. But your post DOES offer an illuminating receiving projection and comparison for the optimistic fans to consider in order to more critically consider their perspectives. It just doesn't have to play out any ONE certain way.