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Yup. And on a related note, Buffalo has to be the most miserable sports city, right? Bills are #5 and Sabres are #8.

Actually, it's 30 seasons (the Rams are first with 33 seasons and the Bears second with 31). Cookie would have easily accounted for 2 more, but he played during the 14-game era. It just shows you how much the Bills franchise has valued the RB position over its history.

Comparing players to their peers is really the only fair way to do it when you're talking about stat comparisons from differerent eras. Ryan Fitzpatrick, for example, could conceivably pass Jim Kelly in career NFL passing yards when all is said and done. On stats alone, a completely oblivious statistician might think the two were comparable in talent, ignoring the fact that Fitzy played in the flag football era while Jim Kelly played in an era where running the ball was still a viable strategy. Also, the career longevity of NFL QB's these days was simply not possible back then. I'm impressed by how effective Brees and Brady have been into their 40's, but no way they get to where they are now if defenses were allowed to play under the old rules of getting to the QB. One can definitely make a case that Marino was the GOAT. He would have had multiple Super Bowl rings if he had quality RB's playing for him and if the Bills weren't in the same division.

Ferguson did it 2 times, Kelly 8 times, then Flutie in 1999, Bledsoe in 2002, Losman in 2006, Fitzy 3 times, Orton in 2014, and Taylor 2 times.

We also could have had Anthony Lynn if we wanted. However, it's important to note that both Reich and Lynn came into situations where a franchise QB already was in place.

A Tre White doppelganger as the #2 CB absolutely would turn this defense to elite status. Any defense that features two genuine "shut-down" CB's (i.e. performing at an All-Pro level) to go along with a very good pair of safeties, a solid nickel CB, two very good LB's, and even just an average DL is going to be performing at an elite level.

If he's a comparable talent to someone like Jalen Ramsey, then you have to take him as a BPA.

I'd like to see Vontae Davis leading the charge in week 17. End the season on a high note.

So he's listed as day-to-day. Hopefully he ends up playing Sunday because he has a lot to prove at this particular stage in his career. As everyone knows, he's in serious danger of being a cap casualty, and this makes me extremely sad because he is one of my favorite all-time Buffalo Bills. How does everyone feel about the prospects of a contract restructuring for McCoy? Lower the annual cap hit and increase the years on his current contract? This would allow him to retire as a Bill and finish his career like Marcus Allen did - that is, playing as a backup RB, a receiver out of the backfield, and a veteran presence in the locker room.

I suppose I just think the concept of pro MLB "instincts" are negligible and highly overrated. With a strong work ethic and good coaching, Edmunds will be fine developing into an elite MLB. A full off-season of adding bulk won't hurt either. And the varying football backgrounds between these so-called "instinctual" LB's and Edmunds do matter to me. He entered the league this summer as a very young and raw prospect. It should have been expected for Edmunds to struggle some in his rookie year and to not have a perfectly positive linear progression. I can generalize this frustration of mine to all sorts of life endeavors besides football. If you don't hit the ground running in something, a lot of people seem more than willing to write you off as "not a natural" and then steer you toward something else. This mindset seems to be typical of people who have never had the experience of working really hard and obsessively at something in their own private lives. There's also the problem of where to put Edmunds if not at MLB. Milano plays the Will LB, and the Sam LB in a modern 4-3 defense is more of a part-time position. Both Edmunds and Milano need to be every-down LB's.

Yes you can! One is not simply born to play 4-3 MLB at the pro level. What you perceive as "instincts" come from hard work and experience. Preston Brown is cited here as an example. That's an interesting one because Preston's father was a career football coach, so Preston had a different level of tutelage and LB experience than Tremaine had upon entering the NFL.

The defense is mediocre in sacks, interceptions, and third down percentage. They are downright awful in red zone defense. They are otherwise top 10 in all other meaningful metrics. McDermott and Beane have made good progress with the defense from year 1 to year 2. But more work clearly needs to be done this offseason: 1. Find a capable #2 CB opposite White. 2. Find an annual double-digit sack DE opposite Hughes. 3. Find a replacement for Kyle Williams. 4. Find a replacement for Lorenzo Alexander. So that's 4 starters needed. This draft is absolutely loaded with talent at DE and DT, and these guys have shown that they know how to draft CB's and LB's. There is also free agency to find replacements. The difficulty is in trying to find 4 starters on defense while simultaneously overhauling the offense. It can be done with $90 million in cap space and 10 draft picks. But it won't be easy.

Yep. Below average pass rush. Bottom of the league in red zone defense. It's good, but definitely not great.

This thread and this highlighted comment brought a tear to my eye. No joke. The Bills happened to be in the middle of their Super Bowl years when I was that age.

More likely: 4 targets, 1 catch, 7 yards, 0 TD, 1 drop, knee injury in 3rd quarter, out for next 2 games.

Happy to see someone here say this! I'm a regular financial donor to PETA, and I don't agree with them on this particular stance, but the overall work they do is noble and important.

Miami was the nail in the coffin for our playoff hopes. They knew KB and Holmes weren't going to be here after the season, so might as well give the young WR's more playing time.

Goddamn I LOVE me some Jerry Hughes and hope the guy retires a Bill. And I hope that ref who called Hughes a b!tch gets what's coming to him.

I take back everything supportive that I ever said about Charles Clay. Just eat the $4.5 million cap hit in 2019 and move on.

I've outlined this in another thread, but the summary is that we really don't need to worry about 5 of those teams. If you were to tell me that the following happen: 1. Bills win last 5 2. Colts lose 3 of last 5 (at Houston, home vs Dallas, at Tenny) 3. Ravens lose 3 of last 5 (at Atlanta, at KC, at LA Chargers) Then I would be willing to bet serious money (how about $5000?) that the Bills make the playoffs as the 6th seed.

No, the real issue is the Colts. These guys have won 5 straight, have a franchise QB, and have a very easy remaining schedule. Someone please tell me where their minimum 3 losses are coming? At Jax, at Titans, at Texans, home against Cowboys, home against Giants. Maybe they lose to the Texans, but I don't seem them losing 2 additional games. Here's where the playoffs stand: assume the 6 playoff teams as the Patriots, Steelers, Texans, Chiefs, Chargers, and 9-7 Bills. The Pats aren't finishing 1-4 unless Brady gets injured. So all we have left is the final wildcard post. The 7 teams in the way of the Bills for that final wildcard spot: 1. Colts: biggest problem, as explained above. Must lose 3 more games. 2. Ravens: second biggest problem. Must lose 3 more games, but very possible. At KC, at LA Chargers, and then 1 more loss among 3 games of: at Atlanta, TB, Cleveland. 3. Bengals: must lose 2 more games. I'd say this is likely. How about losses at Pittsburgh and at LA Chargers? 4. Broncos: need any single additional loss to an AFC opponent. How about a loss to the LA Chargers at home? Their other 4 games are very easy, so hopefully they don't get hot. 5. Browns: any single loss will suffice. Very likely. Probably as early as this weekend vs Texans. Their final 3 games are teams on this list, so they are more like our allies than our foes at the moment. 6. Titans: we only need them to lose 1 more time, assuming they go on to lose to Texans tonight. Their next 4 games are very easy, but this is also not a good enough of a team to think they will not slip up at least once more. Their final game is against the Colts, but we most likely will need them to win that one. 7. Dolphins: no need to scoreboard watch with these guys, so long as we finish 9-7 and therefore sweep them. So to summarize: if the Bills win Sunday while the Ravens lose in Atlanta and the Colts lose in Jacksonville....then it is fair to start taking the playoffs seriously.

For what it's worth, Kyle Williams is 1 sack away from posting his second-highest season sack total in his 13-season career. And he has 5 games left to do it.

Hey, what were the odds that the Sabres would pull off the past 6 wins, against very tough teams and mostly on the road? At least the next 6 games for the Bills are mostly at home and mostly against weak opponents.

I recommend regular use of sunscreen plus some sort of Vitamin E moisturizer for his pasty white skin. Yes, even for his bald pate.

Not only that, but he's actually been the 4th most productive TE in Bills history in terms of receptions. 5th most in terms of yardage. And he'll easily be 2nd in both categories behind Metzelaars if he stays next year. The bottom line is that he's a decent player worth keeping when healthy. Key words, of course, are "when healthy." We would save $4.5 million by cutting him.