Inigo Montoya

3 keys to the game; 1. As usual, it all comes down to containing Derrick Henry. The Titans had 46 offensive snaps vs the Giants last week and 21 of them were runs to Henry and he had one target in the passing game. 47.8% of the entire Titans' offense vs the Giants was Henry. There were only five runs to someone other than Henry last week. 2. This relates to point 1 above, the Bills' offense needs to get off to a fast start and put points on the board and force the ball out of Henry's hands and into Tannehill's. I don't think Tannehill can go toe to toe with Josh in a shoot out. That offense is not going to score more than 30 points against our defense. The Titans have to be hoping to keep Henry on the field chewing up clock and Allen sitting on the bench. The Bills can't let that happen. 3. The Titans' defense had 5 sacks and 8 QB hits on Daniel Jones last week. I think that our O-Line is more capable than the Giants, but keeping Josh upright is going to be vital to keep drives alive and put points on the board.

What people don’t know is that Josh licked his finger before he put it through the helmet’s ear hole and gave the DB a wet willie at the same time for bonus points!

Before everyone breaks a finger writing that we didn't trade Diggs for Jefferson, the end result is exactly that. I'm hard pressed to think of another trade that was more beneficial FOR BOTH SIDES of a trade. There are plenty of trades where one side gets an incredible value and the other side gets hosed, but I think both the Bills and the Vikings got more than they could've hoped for in this trade. Knowing what they know now, I think both teams would still make that trade today. Week 1; Jefferson - 9 catches - 184 yards - 2 TDs Diggs - 8 catches - 122 yards - 1 TD You have to give Justin Jefferson his due, he is amazing and may be a better pure receiver than Diggs is. We'll never know if the Bills would have drafted Jefferson had they not traded their 1st rounder for Diggs. I suspect that if Jefferson had been drafted by the Bills he would probably excel here too. He's just an incredible talent. But the Bills needed more than just a true WR1 when they traded for Diggs Beane was looking for a WR1 with a veteran presence in the locker room to help this team grow. He knew Allen needed someone who had been around and could help Allen take that next step. With all the talk coming out of Minnesota about Diggs being a diva, I don't think the Bills could ask anything more of Diggs than what he has already given this team since his arrival. I don't think this franchise is where it is today without Diggs in a Bills uniform. The Vikings are relevant because of Justin Jefferson and have an elite WR1 on a 1st round rookie contract and they can build around him for years. The Bills have a veteran WR1 in Diggs who is elite in his own right and who has bought into "the process" making Allen and everyone else in that locker room better by being there. Admittedly, I'm not a student of the game like many on this board are, but I can't think of another trade that did more for both sides than Diggs/Jefferson did.

The stat line doesn't tell the whole story either. I remember a play where Miller was chasing down Stafford who had bailed out of the pocket and was running for his life to his left. Miller was closing in and Stafford threw the football into the dirt so fast you'd have thought there was a tarantula on it. That play doesn't make it onto the stat sheet but was another play that Miller blew up.

You might be right BillsRan130, but I hope 33 year old Von Miller is smart and realizes that if he gets that kind of stat line playing half the snaps and ends up adding a few more productive seasons to his career, that's a pretty good situation for him to be in. The Bills' brain trust also has a vested interest in keeping him productive over the long term with the contract they gave him. Unless it's playoff time, I would expect Von to hover right around that 50% snap count range.

35 snaps works out to 52% of the defensive snaps that night. That makes Miller's stat line even more impressive; 4 total tackles 4 solo tackles 3 tackles for loss 2 sacks It's an amazing amount of production for just 52% of the defensive snaps. Contrast this with Miller's usage last season, when playing with the Broncos he had a 76% snap count, and when he went to the Rams he was on the field for 79% of their defensive snaps. If Frazier can continue to keep Miller at around 50% of defensive snaps it should increase Von's longevity and let him roll into the playoffs with a lot of gas left in his tank. This D-Line rotation is going to eat all year and being able to run a fresh Von Miller out onto the field in the 4th quarter is going to be huge for this defense.

Josh Allen with a legit Non-JoshAllen run game will be almost impossible to stop. It's hard to see them scoring less than 30 points a game. Combine that with a ball hawking defense that is going to be very hard to hang more than 20 points on, and you have the ingredients for a very special season.

I stormed a castle and killed a man with six fingers on his right hand ensuring victory.

I was talking about consistency across the course of the season. If he can eliminate games like the Steelers, Jags, Colts and Falcons from last season (almost a quarter of the regular season games) he will own the NFL. I think we're on the same side here. 🍻

I went back and reread my post. I'm not sure why you're all worked up into a lather over it. Have a nice day. 🍻

Josh just needs consistency. He has all the tools at this point. He ended the season last year playing at this amazing level and he has picked up right where he left off. Let's hope he can maintain it. With Allen playing like this and a legit defense, this could end up being a very special season.

Benford got the start last night and looked like he belonged. He even got the final pass breakup of the game to force a turn over on downs when the Rams tried to add a garbage TD to make the box score look better. The secondary only had one penalty during the game and it was on one of the rookies, it was a defensive holding on Taron Johnson. Strong D-line play and fantastic Safety play will certainly help the DBs play well, but the rookie DBs didn't look lost or out of place. Kupp got his grove on but I don't know which DB in the NFL can shut him down the way he is playing now. In a night where the biggest question mark heading into the game was the Bills secondary, I think they answered the question pretty well.

Enjoy your very long retirement! 🍻

Hey Matt, I got a different take from the interview. I thought Allen said that on every route the receiver has the freedom to extend the route or cut it short or move in or out based on their read of the coverage. Allen holds the ball until the receiver declares where he is going and then he pulls the trigger. I think it was more an issue of Allen making sure that he and the receiver were on the same sheet of music about where the receiver was going and less to do with Allen's read of the defense. 🍻

I hope he has a great rebound season for a few reasons; 1st; He seems like a genuinely good guy. 2nd; I've always been a sucker for a good comeback story. 3rd; The idea of coming to Buffalo to revitalize your NFL career is a great narrative for the Bills. Good luck Mitch! (Except for Week 5. I hope you throw 5 picks that week and fumble twice)

Beasley, Sanders, Williams, and Star are vets on the downside of their career. They helped stabilize the Bills' roster when Beane was tearing it down and building it back up and were solid free agent contributors. In each case Beane found younger players to do the job for less at the same or close to the same level. I think it's just the normal churn of an NFL roster in the salary cap era and nothing more.

I don't see what the Bills should have done differently. They heard of an allegation. It might be true, it might be completely fabricated. They have no way to know. They start to look into the matter because Araiza totally denies the accusations. He is entitled to some due process by the Bills. The civil case is filed and now it becomes a media issue and it becomes a huge dark cloud and distraction hanging over the team. Beane and McDermott make the judgement that it is better for the team to release Araiza instead of dragging this anchor around for the entire season. This is a Super Bowl caliber roster and having this distraction could put the season in jeopardy. They cut Araiza for the good of the team. At this point no one knows if these allegations are true or not. If a lawyer calls your place of work and alleges a heinous crime against you that you adamantly deny, what would you want your company to do? I think Beane gave it as much time as he could to look into the matter and try to figure out the truth but ultimately the clock ran out when the civil suit was filed. I think they played it straight and have nothing to apologize for.

The Bills are not going to have enough time to figure out if the allegations against Araiza are true between now and the start of the season. I think they want to give Araiza the benefit of being innocent until proven guilty because some of these cases end up being garbage, i.e. the Duke Lacrosse team. Ultimately though, they just can't go into the regular season with him as the punter if this controversy isn't resolved and I don't see how it gets resolved in the next couple of days. Innocent or not, Araiza is about to get cut and they are going to have to bring in a new punter / holder ASAP to get acclimated with Furgason and Bass.

It's true. I remember that the foot bone is connected to the leg bone. After that it gets a bit dicey for me.

I work in medicine and there are a lot of people with high IQs and low EQs. I'm dumb as a box of rocks but can talk to anyone. I sometimes think that's the better side of the equation.

If my daughter gets raped by a guy(s) I'd either kill him or do everything I could to see him in jail for the rest of his life. I would not ask the guy to give me some money and then walk away instead. There is something wrong with this picture.

I don't have any stats in front of me but is sure seems like Beane uses his strongest witchcraft on day three of the Draft. A 5th rounder gives him another trip to the batter's box. I like it!

I'm not a big Baker fan but I will be rooting for him to hammer the Browns when he plays them Week 1. After that I really don't care what he does.

The Bills were tied with the 4th fewest punts in the NFL last season. Don't see that changing too much this year. I wonder if there is a prop bet on Araiza uncorking a 90 yarder this season? Might be a fun wager.

I don't pretend to be a cap or contract guru but the article said that if the Bills traded him the new team would then pick up his $2 million guaranteed contract on their books and that $2 million would come off the Bills' books. The Bills are on the hook for the signing bonus they already paid him. If they release him outright, which is unlikely, the Bills would eat the entire contract.