ComradeKayAdams

Yeah that's right. I totally said it. The Bills at 10-6 WILL make the playoffs, even if one of their 6 losses is against the Steelers. What are you going to do about it, pal?! I'll fight you over it. I will totally fight you and HURT you.

Agree 100%. Steelers aren't finishing 5-1 or better. And the Colts aren't finishing 6-0. And the Titans aren't finishing 6-0. And the Jaguars aren't finishing 6-0. And the Browns aren't finishing 6-0. If the Bills can somehow get to 10-6 in any way possible, I GUARANTEE they are making the playoffs. If they don't, then I promise to make out with Peter Schrager live on GMFB December 30... Now 9-7 gets a little more complicated. In this situation, the Bills still have a pretty good chance, but the two wins may need to come from Denver (tiebreaker with Indy) and Pittsburgh (to fend off Pittsburgh, obviously).

Briscoe and Harris making the list should have been two big clues... It's a respectable top-5 list, but Moon's omission is glaring. Add him instead of McNair and you have the first black QB to start a pro game (Briscoe), first black QB to start a season (Harris), first black QB to win a Super Bowl (Williams), first Hall of Fame black QB (Moon), and first black QB to be drafted first overall (Vick). Fun fact: not only did Briscoe and Harris play for the Bills, but they were promoted to starting QB by two former Bills head coaches when on different teams (Lou Saban and Briscoe on the Broncos, Chuck Knox and Harris on the Rams).

I wouldn't have my job at GMFB if I didn't Fouts and Marino played in an era spanning 1973-1999. They revolutionized the passing game, and you can call that era "pass-happy" if you'd like. But the passing stats then were nothing compared to what was seen during the true "pass-happy" era of the 21st century. I'll give you a Buffalo-centric example: compare Jim Kelly's passing stats with Ryan Fitzpatrick. You simply can't compare raw stats between radically different eras like that. The best you can do is compare these individuals with their contemporaries. Rivers played at the same time as a lot of future Hall of Fame QB's: Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger, both Mannings, Rodgers, and possibly Wilson. So his stats and accomplishments will be compared with these 7 or so players. Maybe you're right that Rivers will eventually get in, but it will be after these guys and only because they ran out of obvious Hall of Fame choices at all the other positions.

Sure, but Rivers also played in the most pass-happy era in NFL history. If he gets in because of career passing yards, then I will make a case for Drew Bledsoe, Vinny Testaverde, Kerry Collins, Carson Palmer, etc... Do you think Matt Ryan is a Hall of Famer? Stafford? Both may likely pass Marino when their careers are up.

What was making me feel all funny was the One Buffalo thong I wore earlier that morning in honor of Josh Allen's stellar performance in Miami. I must have accidentally ordered a size too small. Can you imagine, John? Wearing that tiny little garment for the entirety of the GMFB show? Can you?! John??!!

I'm thinking now that the Chiefs, Raiders, Patriots, and Ravens make it. That leaves Buffalo and the AFC South winner to fend off the Steelers and the rest of the AFC South pack. So that Colts-Texans matchup Sunday is a big one for Buffalo. I think we should be rooting for Houston because of their conference records.

What's unbelievable is that some people actually think Phillip Rivers is Hall of Fame worthy.

Thank you, John, but Peter Schrager needs to earn his paycheck too. I did throw in a "yeah" comment at the 0:25 second mark of that clip. I thought you all might appreciate that

I'm personally rooting for the Chargers. I think KC might actually be a wild-card competitor with us. Their schedule is worse than the Raiders. They still have to play the Patriots, the Bears in Chicago, and then 4 division games. They may only finish 9-7 or 10-6 this season. The Chargers, meanwhile, are playing all of their homes games in front of away crowds and are way too inconsistent to pull off a 4-1 or 5-0 finish. I'm probably among a very small minority among here who thinks neither the Mahomes Chiefs nor the Watson Texans are automatic playoff teams.

How confident are we that 10-6 makes the playoffs this year (with those 3 extra wins Denver, Pitt, and NYJ)? It would require any one of the Raiders, Texans, Colts, or Chiefs to finish the season on a mediocre note (no better than 3-3, possibly 4-2). I'm also fairly uneasy about having to win in Pittsburgh, given that the Bills franchise is 2-10 at that city and hasn't won a regular season game there since 1975...

He's currently #7 in receiving yards, tied for #14 in receptions, and tied for #26 in TD's. He's definitely performing like a #1 WR option.

Check out the 2019 sack stats after 10 games: 11.5 from 5 different DT's 8.5 from 4 different DE's 5 from 3 difference LB's 4 from 4 different DB's I don't have any of the pressure or hurry stats with me, but it's interesting how little our DE's actually contribute to the total sack number (8.5 of 29). I wonder how this compares to other 4-3 defenses? Also, only Jordan Phillips stands out with 7 sacks. Otherwise, it's been a true team effort with 15 other players contributing to 22 sacks. Make use of this info as you so please. My interpretation remains that this defense needs an All-Pro pass-rushing DE to be the truly elite defense we hoped we had earlier in the season (one that doesn't allow the Browns to march down the field for a game-winning TD drive, for example. Or one that can generate more than 0.6 interceptions a game, as another).

I was surprised he didn't win it during the preseason. By the way, anyone know what happened to Trent Murphy this afternoon? I see 8 players contributed to 7 sacks today, but our $9 million DE wasn't one of them.

Well I'm not. They played well today against the Miami Dolphins. But there have been many recent games where Josh Allen had to run for his life or when the offense repeatedly could not gain a yard or two on the ground when they really needed it. Spain and Feliciano are serviceable, but with $80+ million in cap space (~$95+ when you cut Murphy and Kroft), I'd be looking for something closer to dominant. Ford's future as a RT is also very far from certain. He's only the starter there now because of Nsekhe's injury. Judge these players on their performances over 10 games, not just today. Let's also see how the OL does against stronger overall competition for the final 6 games.

I want to see 6 new starters for next year: WR opposite Brown, RT, G, LDE, SOLB, and CB2. If that happens, then I will announce the Bills as my Super Bowl pick next year on GMFB.

- said in Morgan Freeman's voice. I'd love to see a star free agent CB (and a LDE) added to this defense this offseason.

Bingo. Randy Constan gets it. When will the rest of America?

Looking at the 1990 Bills season reminds me how much better the NFL was back then (it also helped that the Bills were good). The Bills played Marino's Dolphins three times, Moon's Oilers, Elway's Broncos, the Bo Jackson/Marcus Allen Raiders twice, the Parcells/Belichick Giants twice, the Buddy Ryan/Randall Cunningham Eagles, and the Joe Gibbs Redskins).

So I actually wasn't referring to Dustin's kicking ability, but ok, yes I can see why the confusion...

I'm still not over Dustin Hopkins. I'll probably never get over Dustin Hopkins. To me, Dustin Hopkins is the one that got away.

So scratch the Ravens off the playoff list?

It's coming down to 2 reasons: 1. 6-0 vs terrible teams and 0-2 vs playoff-caliber teams 2. Buffalo's QB isn't good because: stats A related gem from the world's least attractive sports analyst, Nick Wright:

Better than me! Kay had a little too much wine last night, took the test, possibly got 2 questions in, face-planted into the laptop, and then woke up to find I'm as smart as Terry Bradshaw.

It may be a lame football cliche, but run and stop the run has never been more true for a Bills game than this one.