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Every year people say the schedule is difficult. When you win double digit games 7 years running that's what you should expect. I don't think the schedule is nearly as bad as people are making it out to be - the beginning is tough but as long as the Bills don't start like 1-4 they should be in solid position for the playoffs at minimum. And while I know the 2nd place slate could be "harder" than New England's, the level of competition is going to be a massive step up for the Pats this season whereas it will be par for the course for Buffalo.

They just need to be 2-3. The Raiders push them to 3-3 before the bye and then you get an extra week of rest for Baltimore. Then 3 very winnable games. I see Buffalo, even with a rough start, at worst 6-4 after 10 games. The end of the season sets up well too. If the Bills can go 3-2 the first 5 they would be in excellent shape imo. 12 wins again is very realistic. We'll see whether that's enough to win the division - I think it's a decent shot.

It was Dallas 2019, New Orleans 2021, Detroit 2022. Won all 3 but did lose Tre against the Saints

He can't even speak coherent English without stumbling over his own words. And then if by some chance he manages to elucidate his thoughts clearly, he is almost certainly wrong. Not to mention he is a bigger homer than Sal. Tasker is on Maddy Glab's level of bad.

Agreed. He is downright terrible and significantly worse than Sal

Some showcase on the worst Primetime night. I'm shocked it's not on a Sunday

First home game on a Thursday night? Really?

I'm just hoping he does better than the illustrious Senorise Perry

This edition of the Sabres is just incredible to watch, and the run they've been on since December is remarkable. Their forechecking, team speed, and defense corps is legit. Hoping for it to continue as long as possible. There's a ton of other teams fans jumping on the bandwagon, including almost all Canadians except maybe Habs fans. Buffalo definitely deserves this.

So Beane gets all of the credit for the successes (the offense) but none of the blame for the failures (defense)? Huh

The Ravens have also had a litany of All Pro caliber talent across their roster. The Bills? Not so much. The teams aren't remotely comparable imo

Because we know what Kyle Allen can't do, but Nussmeier was being talked about as a possible number 1 overall pick more than a year ago prior to his poor season this year at LSU. Drafting someone with upside like him or Payton is a low risk proposition to try to improve a very poor backup QB situation.

Since we're into drafting guys whose stock was high the previous year, 6th or 7th round would have been fine imo. I agree they'll only carry 2 qb's but there is little harm in trying to draft a developmental guy or adding competition. And I'm not sure how you're so certain Kyle Allen would be better. Obviously if Josh goes down for any length of time we are screwed (as most teams would be with their starter), but Kyle Allen isn't even good enough to keep us afloat for 2-3 games imo. We would likely lose every game he had to play in. But I suspect the familiarity and Josh's relationship trumps everything.

A vet outside corner is still absolutely a need. Signing Thompson should also be high priority. Edit - I'm a little disappointed the Bills didn't select a QB in the later rounds. Kyle Allen is one of the worst backups in football. I was hoping the Bills would take a flyer on Nussmeier.

Well certainly this year will be critical for him. Last year was basically a redshirt season. He missed out on a ton of reps and experience and is basically still a rookie - I think he was only active for 3 games before the season ending injury and the total snap counts were very low. I hope he can show the physical ability to threaten the offense and make some plays, not just be an effort, run stopping type. He will have to put on weight to play end for sure.