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Week 1 is always so wonky to predict. I'm going to say Bills take it 23-16. Cook with a big day on the ground. Defense comes up with a late stop on a Cardinal comeback attempt. Threads are started about firing McDermott and promoting Babich to HC.

Alcoholic mouth breathers? So, the guy has made a Bills tailgate or two I see.

There is a difference between "your opinion" and actual truth. This squarely falls under your opinion. Starting to thing it's something you just can't grasp, clearly. If you want to talk "bigger picture" we could play that nuance game all day. But I just have this gut feeling that even when presented with actual facts you tend to believe the talking points you've been forced fed to the point where it's confused with original thought, anyway.

Substitute Douglas for Oliver and that's my list as well.

I agree, have to hit in the draft. That goes without saying. However, if they are going to spend money on free agents they need to hit on that as well. Need to stop paying top dollar for mid range guys.

Weird. Because I find it toxic that a grown man with children would have such a strong emotional feeling about the relationships of a woman he's never met and has no idea about what those relationships consisted of. It's also kind of weird to me that for as much as you despise her music you seem to "know" an awful lot about what her music consists of. I think we have a closeted Swiftie over here ..

I'm more than happy to have them eat that this year as long as they spend it on some serious upgrades next year to retool for the back half of Allen's career.

I thought Rapp showed well at the back half of the season last year. You could tell he was getting more comfortable with what he was asked to do and where he was supposed to be. Likewise, Damar started playing well before the Cincinnati "no game" IMO. I can fully understand last year having a step back. As long as he's 100% locked in. I think McDermott and Babich will help the transition for both players. In this defense, communication is important...and at the safety position it's even moreso. As long as Rapp/Damar have a good handle on that I think they will be league average at minimum.

He constantly wants the ball...and that's not a bad thing. His time here, he was the primary WR. Passing game was centered around getting him the ball. The large target share kept him happy for a while here. I don't think he see that in Houston week in and week out. They have a lot of talent in that WR room competing for targets. He's likely to be in "best behavior" mode to start this year to rebuild his image. But he's a one year rental for them that could end up phased out rather quickly IMO. Then the fun starts.

Remember, OTC is not official. It's normally in the ball park, but often times salary cap figures that the team has submitted to league offices can be a bit different.

Just wait. Next year at the Red/Blue scrimmage Josh will com trotting out with that on the side of a red helmet...and there will be a thread here about how the Bills should go with it.

Do you allow your kids to watch Bills/Dolphins games that have Tyreek Hill playing? Or any games that have anyone that has any kind of drug arrests, DV counts or any other actual crimes? Or is it just limited to female musicians?

Cool beans. I rechecked and noticed I never said she could. That doesn't mean that if she drew up a play it will stop the Chiefs from running it, which is what I said. I suppose teams should, in general, stop hiring offensive coordinators as well. Since every concept that can be run has been thought of already, just run an AI sim offense. Actually, if your OC is Hackett or Dorsey that may just be a step up.

Don't be so sure. Andy was quoted last year saying they take plays from a lot of sources, even had one that one of the team custodians drew up that they used in a game. That's one thing the Chiefs do. They have fun. Keeps the players engaged. At the end of the day, even if the play busts it's one play and they can overcome it.

We need a new ST Coordinator. How is it Bass has been here this long and they still haven't figured out how to fix that wicked slice he gets? Perhaps she has caught up to Martin, but he wasn't a bad punter when he got here. Our coverage units aren't great... there's a theme here.

You touched on all the main coaches, except one. I think we know (good or bad, depending on people's point of view) what we get with McDermott by now. With Brady and Babich, at least there can be some level of hope that they will succeed. However, as much as people like to downplay the unit...Coach Smiley and his STs are a major concern for me. And before anyone starts to downplay it, while it's true STs rarely will win you a game, they sure as heck can lose you one or two a season. Such as the blocked punt we gave up against Pittsburgh a couple years back. Or the walk off PR TD given up last year against the Jets. I'm hoping there is a turnaround there.

I don't typically watch MNF unless Buffalo is playing. Monday nights are for WWE Raw. I'll watch all the Sunday night and Thursday night games, though.

Man, if people think his breakup was bad wait until they see him try and block someone.

Meh. The dude has a nice offense that seems to slow down when the weather is less than great. Not a great outlook for a franchise that may have to play road games outdoors in Buffalo, KC, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, or Denver come winter time. All that speed is great and is really fun and exciting to watch. But that offense isn't built for playoff/bad weather football and that's going to be their Achilles heal unless they get home field through the playoffs. I get that they made the playoffs twice, but he sits at an 0-2 playoff record, no division titles and a history of his team falling flat in the final weeks of the season. I would have been more inclined to have this be a "win something and we will extend you next off-season" type year. But, being a coach it's just money spent and doesn't really count against anything moving forward if they cut bait with him, so good for him I suppose.

I heard a rumor that Milano tore his other bicep trying to open the package. Poor guy was only trying to play with himself 🤷🏼‍♂️

Honestly, I think the argument could be made that Watson was so bad at times last season that the Browns don't make the playoffs if he didn't go out. Bengals lost Burrow and though they didn't make it, they stayed alive for a while. In both instances, the HC/OC did an awesome job of adjusting things. I don't know if I have that confidence in Brady quite yet. Hopefully, we don't have to find out if he can

I see this roster as a 10 win team. Injuries and a bit of the ball bouncing the right or wrong way will determine a lot this year for them. This team could legitimately win 11 or 12. They could also end up with 8 or 9 wins depending on those factors. This year just seems way more wide open due to a lot of new faces in important spots.

All this means is that when the defense looks good the usual voices here will say "Babich is amazing", while when he struggles the narrative will be "See, McD still has his fingerprints all over the D".

That's not unreasonable as we are basically talking about teams potential on paper. I would have Buffalo ahead of Dallas. Cleveland, Miami, Texans, Detroit all like to load up on "name" talent. That doesn't always translate to wins. I went 5-8 option but I think on paper we are closer to 8 than 5 at this stage of the off-season. Once questions start getting answered (Coleman's immediate production, what the defense looks like, Milano's health returning, ect) we could slide up pretty good or potentially back a bit IMO.

Allen likely has the better stat line as Diggs has a lot of competition for targets in Houston. He's no longer a centerpiece. As far as who wins the game, let me see an injury report and I'll have a better idea. Still don't really know how our defense is going to look with the new DC and new players. As of now, I'd probably be inclined to take the Bills but a key injury or 2 would likely change that pick