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100%! We are going to need our playmakers on the D Line to win their individual battles big time - esp with our LB’s and CB’s dinged up.

Just a thought - All that snow is gonna probably absorb a lot of the noise from fans unfortunately. 😢

Have seen quite a few ignorant social media posts about Bills not being tough and should have played game, etc - ESP from Fins fans. How quickly they forget… https://scrippsnews.com/stories/florida-football-games-canceled-rescheduled-ahead-of-irma/

Imagine Tua without Hill, Waddle or Mostert because they have to pay Tua the stud amount and can’t afford those pieces….he will be substantially worse.

Great topic! I was going to post a Fournette or Murray against Pitt? I mean, our run game stunk, so tough to tell, but Fournette didn’t do a whole lot at all.

JohnNord - Your memory is damn amazing and instant! Hats off! I believe at this point I want to ask you about quantum theory. Dudes like you are why I love this board!

Is Kelvin Benjamin Beanes? Couldn’t remember, but if so, he’s got a bone to pick with you JohnNord!

Is it Kelce taking a step back or just the fact D can really focus on him given they have no weapons? Maybe both?

This is not a knock on your comment, but with the way our WR’s drop the ball, I’ll take any type of catch possible. Would love to see Shorter get a shot with how terrible our FA andditions are. He’s 6’4” 229 lbs and ran an 4.55 40. He also showed terrific hands at Penn State and Florida, dropping only six of 163 targets. Takes him a bit to get to speed, but would be tough to cover. To your point though - those are some great attributes for ST’s as well. Will be interesting to see what the Bills do with him.

Thanks for the of appreciation. Thought it might be nice to have a central thread for all the injuries as we head into the critical portion of the season. We may just have a lot of pieces coming back at the right time. If we can get Jones and Epenesa back for Miami, they would be HUGE!

Apologies if there already is a thread, but with so many injured and not a lot of information that I can find about precise return dates, wanted to see if anyone had insight. Who will be back when and how are they going to shuffle the deck? Daquan Jones - Sean McDermott announced on Tuesday afternoon that defensive tackle DaQuan Jones will return to practice. That means the Bills are opening up his 21-day practice window to be activated off injured reserve and return to active roster. Epenesa - When asked about his opportunity to play in Week 16, head coach Sean McDermott was swift, but pessimistic in his response. “I don’t think so,” he said. Hyde - against LAC Buffalo safety Micah Hyde was ruled out for a second straight week a as he recovers from a neck stinger suffered in Week 14. Justin Shorter - Rookie receiver Justin Shorter (hamstring) had his 21-day window-to-return Dec 13. He has been on injured reserve the whole season. Ty Johnson - Ty Johnson inactive against LAC with a shoulder injury. Kaiir Elam - Dec 6 his 21 day window opened. Damien Harris - Will miss extended time after exiting Week 6 and being taken to the hospital with a serious upper-body injury.Although he is eligible to return in Week 11 against the New York Jets, it seems unlikely. Jordan Phillips - Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips is set to miss at least a game or two of the team’s stretch run toward the 2023 postseason. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott announced that Phillips had surgery on his wrist. He sustained the injury in Week 15’s win over the Dallas Cowboys I’m certain some players are missing from this list.

I tend to believe that they are doubling him a ton as per this article. We don’t have any other consistent offensive weapon that scares people. I don’t buy the “injury” theory that alot of folks immediately jumps too. I was able to open article without subscription, so hope you’re able to as well. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/buffalo-bills-stefon-diggs-passing-game-dallas-cowboys-nfl/article_295d4e4c-9acc-11ee-9c3e-272e6a44b064.html

Definitely need Epenesa back to collapse the pocket and make some plays. Never thought I’d say that.

Nice call here Freddie!

Big game Bernard.

I present Tacko Fall. Standing at 7’5”. We bring him in on red zone plays and Hail Marys. He can almost reach 11’ in the air. Good chance to draw a PI as well.

Buy - Brady/OC. New wrinkles coming in the O and everyone is going to be estatic about his game plan for Dallas. Sell - Knox is going to give us some drops this game that will hurt us big. Hold - McDermott’s defense. He played very aggressive against Mahomes and will be just as aggressive against Dak. Those articles pissed him off.

Problem is that we’ve been doing a “soft reboot” since we’ve had Allen. We fall woefully short every year and this year we’re prob not even making the playoffs barring a miracle. Unfortunately the trolls have a better leg to stand on when you look at our results. Collectively, we all hate where we are this season as well as past seasons. As such everything is on the table (except trading Allen which would be insane).

At times, we were the favorite to win the SB in 2021. I think thats it though. https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-betting-the-bills-are-the-super-bowl-favorite-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-2021-season-144427688.html

Great topic. I’ve definitely been critical of Beane, but to your point, some of the picks are showing and it’s great to see. I went from a C to a B grade. Was critical because you’re not going to the superbowl with Average drafts. Besides Allen, I’d love to see a player just crush it rookie year like happens to other teams all the time. Having said that, Kincaid might be our guy. Terrible that Dorsey didn’t get him involved. Also - Don’t forget about Bass!!

Agreed. Will be interesting to see what Brady can do with more time. The rhythm of the offense is waaay better.

Agreed. I don’t care if we’re up 50, the starting offense and Allen need to stay on the field and get crap together.

Unfortunately the Bills calendar is filled with revenge games.

The people have spoken. If I had any technical talent, I’d put up the same poll for Beane. I mean his drafting is not good in my view. Great at FA’s and contract structure, but picks stink (which means I’d do a scout reboot as well).

If we had morale.