MJS

Sometimes games get away from you. It's just the nature of football. It doesn't usually happen to the Bills because they are really good and really well coached.

The Lions aren't being talked about? I've been hearing they are the best team in the league for a few weeks now. Nationally they are being talked about, but perhaps Bills fans aren't because NFC teams aren't usually the focus.

You know, kickers are weird. Half of their ability is mental. Getting traded and going to a new environment is exactly the type of thing that might get a kicker into a mental spiral and cause a decline. New city, new teammates, new coaches,and a new holder. That seems like a recipe for kicking problems.

Well, it was a big win because it was a conference game and it helps the Bills with seeding. Plus, the Chiefs are a good team and when you beat good teams, that shows you what you are made of. So, yes, it was a great regular season win. But that only matters if we can get it done and beat them in the playoffs. I'll just dunk on them twice in the playoffs when we beat them.

Well, it matters if we beat them in the playoffs. I'm not dunking on them until that happens. We beat them and it was a great win, but the playoffs are what matter most.

Wow. Actual replays. I thought those had been banned from football.

I hope someone rips off that necklace Diggs is wearing.

They are forcing him to do the "Here we go!" part of Dak's cadence? That is weird.

Maybe. Just go win it this year. Bust through that playoff wall.

Losing Nico Collins was a significant blow. Their offense was not the same without him. It sucks that he burned us for a long TD before leaving the game, though. McDermott seems to understand the scheme and how to stop it. He has a pretty excellent record against Shanahan and his disciples.

Those tables couldn't hold a cup of coffee.

I always liked Bates, personally. But partly it was with the hope that he would grow and develop. I guess that didn't happen.

Stroud looked amazing last year. I really thought he was the real deal. This year he has taken a significant step back. He still has flashes of greatness, but you can tell that things aren't falling so perfectly for him this year. There is a lot more film on him.

I knew I forgot one.

They were pretty awesome in those few games they played together! I remember. It will be great to get them together again. Milano will probably take some time to knock off the rust, though.

Not to mention the really promising pipeline of young players developing. Van Demark, Anderson, Van Pran-Granger, and Gouraige. All of those guys are developing nicely.

There are significant asterisks next to each of the departing core players you mentioned, though. That is what the national media missed. Diggs: character and locker room issues, demanded a trade, and was significantly ineffective for a large portion of the season last year. Davis: Josh Allen made him seem like a better receiver than he is. He is a 3rd receiver who got paid like a #2. He also faded badly in games last year. Morse: Still a good player, but getting older. He also got pushed around sometimes. Losing him was probably the riskiest move, but it worked out with McGovern. Hyde: Tons of scary injuries and he clearly lost a step. Good to move on from aging players like this. Poyer: Injured a lot and lost a step. He is no longer what he used to be. White: Tons of significant injuries impacted his ability to play. Very sad, but he isn't what he used to be. Neal (ST ace gunner): Who cares? Taiwan Jones (ST): Who cares? The media (and some fans) focused too much on the names and not on the situation with each of them. These moves were all unquestionably the right moves to make to compete now and in the future, not just to reset the roster and get younger.

No. Once Cooper is 100% and Coleman and Kincaid are back, Samuel will just not be able to get on the field much. But, he can come in for a gadget play here and there. I'm not sure who they would want to take off the field. Certainly not Shakir. And going 4 or 5 WRs means you take Kincaid off the field.

It depends on his production. He is on pace for about 1,000 yards and 3 or 4 TDs. That's pretty good for a slot receiver, but he isn't going to get paid like a #1 receiver, but I could see him getting 12 to 15 million per year.

Gabe was a mature, talented receiver here. He always went about his business and gave it his all. The fact he isn't a #1 or #2 receiver is not his fault. I'm not sure why any fan wouldn't wish him the best and a lot of success. He fulfilled his contract here and then went and signed with another team. This is nothing like the Diggs situation. I hope he heals up and gets back to making an impact on the field!

The Chiefs are different. They may lose some more games, but their defense is legitimately elite. They have a great coach and QB. They will stay competitive. And they'll get Pacheco back soon. He'll help. Hunt was very underwhelming to my eyes.

Daniel Jones should be a backup somewhere. He had no business getting that contract. I'm surprised they stuck with him as long as they did. And McDermott benched Tyrod once. He knew exactly what Tyrod was and that he was not good enough to be a starting QB.

Yeah, I do not underatand. The Bills are one of the top teams in the NFL. They are competing for the 1 seed.

Yeah, what a ridiculous statement he made. Please point to a single Pat Mahomes run that is anything like what Josh Allen routinely does nearly every week. Mahomes can be an effective scrambler for sure, but he is not a runner like Allen is. He has NEVER had a run like Allen's yesterday.

Well that shows it. The ball was right there. His punch may have even touched the ball. He was trying to punch it out. Case closed. I have no issue with this. A punch to the face mask is not going to do anything. A punch to the helmet as well. It is nothing compared to the force of collisions produced on the football field. If there was something to nitpick, it is the fact that Allen had crossed the goal line. But it was within a second of that happening.