No_Matter_What

Once again we are huge Cincy fans. NYtimes says there is 6% differential in Bills playoff chances depending on their result.

Never seen a game with zero timeouts by both teams with 3:35 remaining.

This is actually a good time for White to make a mistake.

ATM it is hard to believe that Johnson wouldn't be an upgrade over Wallace.

This was a drive we can all live with.

Paging Joe in Winslow.

Easy.

This is the best post in the thread IMO and it is how this exercise makes most sense. It is much more useful to know how to construct complete winning team then just say that QB/DE/LT/whatever is most important. Thing is that you always have chance to have some elite players, some average and some clear weaknesses, and you have to realize this when constructing a roster. Good GM knows how to allocate resources. It is obviously more complicated than this, since you have 53 players on roster and not 24 (and having good CB3 might be for example more valuable than having good OLB2), but this is a good starting point. As for the model itself, I'd slightly change naming structure - you can't have 5 All-Pro players in this exercise. I would also avoid "Barely NFL Caliber" term when talking about starters. I'd say it should go like Elite/All Pro (2x), Pro Bowl (3x), Solid/Good Starter (7x), Avg Starter (7x), Borderline Starter/Backup Level (3x), Liability (2x). As a base your distribution 2/3/7/7/3/2 looks reasonable to me. I would also probably allow people to move players among groups, i.e. allow people to decide that they can upgrade one Liability to Borderline Starter in exchange for downgrading one Pro Bowl to Solid Starter etc. I don't pretend to be an expert but my initial thoughts are as follows: All Pros (2x): QB, LT Pro Bowl (3x): DE, CB, WR Good Starters (7x): C, RT, OG, MLB, DE2, DT, K (yes kicker here) Avg Starters (7x): OG, OLB, WR2, RB, TE, S, CB2 Backup Level (3x): DT2, OLB2, P Liability (2x): S, WR3

If Dolphins win, will we be betting favourites next week? ?

OP, why do you even care about the playoffs if Ravens and Dallas are automatic losses to you and all other games we will be lucky if we win?

I say let them score.

Well I couldn't be more wrong

I sense this is going to be brutal drive till the very end of the quarter playing with our hearts.

Well this was something.

Little too late.

Cmon offense do something now!

Is it me or are there really many posters here who feel genuinely happy that we are getting beaten so far?

Ok it wasn't an interception but I still feel like half Nostradamus right now. Let's see if got it all right.

My random prediction - we will start horribly with Allens INT a they will run over us first drive like there's no tomorrow. Doom and gloom will start in GTD. Then things change quickly and we will take over, defense figures them out and offense will manage at least 4 TDs. Go Bills.

It's actually the Browns game. If we win it, we are effectively in the playoffs. So far there were 2 really crucial games and we won both of them - Jets and Titans. This one is the third. There might be a fourth (Ravens/Steelers) depending how the things evolve.

WTF is going on here

It is really difficult to understand Daboll sometimes

I think whole point of this run D performance is to confuse Bronws next week

I didn't read the whole thread but I understand that side product of Joe's analysis is that Sanders' 65yard run was primarily Milano's fault with Hyde also reacting later as he should. I rewatched that play couple of times and it really seems that Star did what he should and that hole was Milano's responsibility. However, can somebody explain me what he should be in fact doing better in this play? There is a blocker right in front of him doing a great job, so what is he supposed to do? Does he have to manage to tackle Sanders even despite the blocker? Is he supposed to avoid the blocker somehow? Sorry if it is stupid question, but I really don't know. I would like to know what coaches will tell him to do better next time to avoid this.

We are less than 3 hours from the deadline. Is it standard that there is literally not a single actual trade reported by now?