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Let's see. We successfully took the ball out of the hands of the best player in the league daring them to run (and they did, and it sucked). As a result, we held them to 13 points at the half and only 26 for the game. When our QB came out playing like crap, we adjusted and started using a bunch of runs and read options which got us back in the game. We just got outclassed and beat at our own game, that's it. Our front 6 aren't good enough.

Yeah this is year one Josh. Weather or no weather he's not nearly good enough today.

Like the change in game plan by Daboll. Tough conditions and Josh doesn't look like he has it today so we lean on run game and read option. This will at least keep our defense off the field and chew some clock.

It's days like today where I'm glad we took a chance with Bass. That kick looked like it would've been good from 60.

I find this type of narrative-based thread to be a little frustrating. The first INT was mostly on Roberts even though the pass wasn't great. It was maybe 90/10 to the receiver if we're going to assign blame. The INT that went off Beasley's hands last year was also a poorly placed throw but it also had no touch even though Cole was only 15 feet away. That one was more like 60/40 on Allen. There seems to be this narrative that Allen has mostly been the same guy the whole time and all that's changed is his help, and so all the criticism from year one and two of his actual play was misplaced. This ignores the considerable changes and improvements Allen's made to his game this year. Outside of the Titans game, he's showing better accuracy, throwing with more anticipation, more consistency, etc. Why are we robbing Allen of that credit? He deserves it! I'm not going to pretend like there weren't a bunch of critics out there who were going out of their way to find evidence of bad play to match their pre-existing opinions. But let's also not pretend like Allen wasn't giving them a lot of ammunition just like he's now giving Bills Mafia a lot ammunition to say he's legitimately good. /rant

Singletary isn't anything special but our Oline was put together to pass block. You don't sign Mitch if you're trying to be a good running team. We could really use Feliciano back in the line up. That guy was really stout.

I'd be wary of any major weight loss this year due to covid. Maybe it was planned, maybe it wasn't. Maybe he was just looking out for his own health.

I thought this way coming into the season but last night's game notwithstanding he's improved too much as a passer to go back to that, especially against zone defenses like the Titans played. Having said that, if his accuracy continues to regress I might change my tune. Hopefully it was just one bad game.

One thing I think contributed to the loss besides Titans getting an extra week of rest was everyone piling on in the media and online because they broke covid protocols. There seemed to be an an air of "we're going to shut everyone up" in their effort tonight.

There were definitely some drops today, including the first INT, but Josh wasn't doing his receivers any favors with his ball placement. Diggs also made an incredible one-handed save along the sidelines that probably should've been incomplete.

I mean, Metcalf went late 2nd IIRC. Not too sure how Wilkins has looked for Miami but he would've been an option. Devin Bush has been very good but perhaps not a scheme fit. Burns has produced for Carolina. I'm honestly a little shocked at how underwhelming some of McD's recent defensive picks have turned out. Still early though.

The scary thing is he's probably still been our best DL through five weeks.

Epenesa has hardly played but Oliver has been consistently meh. Maybe this is too obvious a take but he just doesn't look big enough inside to make a difference.

We are really banged up right now. That said, it's concerning that we spent our last two top picks on DL to help get pressure and we get no pressure. That offside penalty by Epenesa basically iced the game. I'm starting to wonder if Oliver is going to be anything more than a rotational guy for us.

C- It would've been lower if not for some incredible passes that helped make up for the fact that like one third of his throws were off target. Some of them like the first INT were bad ball placement but a lot of them were just off. He wasn't seeing the field well either. This looked at lot more like last year's Josh than what we saw through the first four weeks.

I'd say Josh is a unicorn. NFL QB is too hard. If you're that raw you generally don't even get the chance. Josh was the perfect blend of bad coaching + not enough reps + drive to improve + world class athleticism.

A There was an out throw to the left side mid 3rd where Josh was inaccurate low and away throwing off his back foot. The announcer commented how it was the kind of mistake Raiders had been waiting. I remember thinking, "is this the furthest Josh has made it into the game without making a mistake?" Somehow we've gone from maddeningly inconsistent to the model of consistency. What a time to be a Bills fan!

Championship level offense yes

Lamar is determined to finish with net negative yards passing

It was a rough second half of football after we made some nice plays to end drives in the first half. Edmunds was bad but I thought our DL got worked. We have to be able to put pressure on the QB. Maybe not every down but on important ones. Good DL occasionally tackle RBs too. We have talent there so I'm not super worried but it was tough to watch. I still think McD will trade for CB help if it looks like we're a second round playoff team. We're on schedule thanks to a little help from the refs.

INT* I thought all turnovers are reviewed at league office now? Cue the NFL removing that play from their site or burying it under some other play like our "missed FG" from wk1.

A He's been the same player every week getting off to a good start, then making a few mistakes in the second half before a strong finish. 3-0 and Josh is biggest reason.

Rams are good. Have to give them credit. Things changed in that third quarter when we stopped putting pressure on Goff. Hard to get off the field when their QB has all day to throw.

I get we were tired in the 4th after giving up long drives all game but isn't that where the defensive line depth is supposed to shine through? Goff had all day back there. Four man rush, blitzes, it didn't matter. Credit the offense for coming through again.

Never in doubt