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really don't see this team having its crap together until after the bye and guys (Brown, Milano, Edmunds, Morse, etc etc etc) can get healthy. I can see 6-4 (7-3 best case) heading into the bye (everyone losing their sh-t ) and then 5-1 to finish 11-5.

He was amazing at Alabama playing against the best competition at that level. We'll have to see if it translates. Josh looked like dirt his first half dozen games too , and he had a full camp. We shall see.

he obviously must have (or now has) a tear, so he's on Mongo time.. he likely needs to sit until after the bye.... boy, Josh is going to need to be freakin Superman the next couple games.

yeah, the coulda woulda shoulda stuff is for losers. let it go. ancient history

yeah, looks like a no name RB crew for them this week. all the more reason to zone 'em and put a spy on Wilson. They'll zone us as well, but I think we can run on them, even with 3/5 of our O line out. Wilson is so darn good, I really not feeling good about this game at all.

both teams are goin zone this week, so could be a lot of run game

somethin like that, yeah.. Bills are too beat up to win this one. Too many key starters out or effectively out. The injury bug is making up for last year. When's that bye week again??????

doesn't look good this week with Morse, Brown probably out. Not gonna outscore them if its a track meet. All I can think of is run the ball, throw short against their zone D , keep their offense off the field and win a close one with a lower score. Smoke is a huge part of this offense, He needs to get healthy. The Bye week can't come soon enough for this team.

ah.. yeah you'd think 300lbs would be enough (eg. Harry) , but I guess not. Never never been doubled by two 300+lb ers , so I wouldn't know. Oliver way too light for that, reminds of Jeff Wright at like 250 playing nose tackle in the SB years. NFC teams just ran him over. We are loaded with 280-300lb 3 techs , but no 1 techs. Beane did not have a plan for Star sitting out, frankly not sure one was available then. Poe is available, but he is 40lbs overweight and McD ain't goin for that. Rotational D Line is what we got for this season. Go light it up on offense and make teams throw it. That's my prescription.

hmm.. yeah must be a numbers game.. more bodies for the same $$. I'm sure it all made sense, assuming Star comes back and eats up two guys every down, which he didn't -- Beane didn't see that one coming... all the bulk from last year gone. Trying to do it with rotation this year instead... Tough to do.

yeah, Shaq was a great edge setter, got big and strong; they just did not want to pay him... probably should have, but then TreWhite prob gets away... TreWhite is prob more valuable than a run first 3-4 edge setter. Cap will be low next year, probably good they didn't break the bank for Phillips and Shaq ? Teams with a lot of big contracts will be restructuring and therefore dead-cap-=exposure crushed to make the Cap limit next year. Seems Beane will be able to largely avoid that yep, I'll be a lot happier when Edmunds and Milano are healthy and out there together (probably after the bye for Milano would be my guess, given how long it took Mongo to get back) .. Klein is not very effective. Put 44 out there. Can't be any worse than 54.

yeah, Shaq was a great edge setter, got big and strong; they just did not want to pay him... probably should have, but then TreWhite prob gets away... TreWhite is prob more valuable than a run first 3-4 edge setter. Cap will be low next year, probably good they didn't break the bank for Phillips and Shaq ? Teams with a lot of big contracts will be restructuring and therefore dead-cap-=exposure crushed to make the Cap limit next year. Seems Beane will be able to largely avoid that

he is david carr; ie; we'll never know what he could have been, given how bad the rest of their offensive roster is.. he is probably toast, ruined by those around him at a minimum

ok ok, you make a good point above. go bills ! go win.

Yeah I know, but that is what teams are doing. Cover 2 zone takes away the easy crossing stuff Josh was hitting a month ago. It just does. Plus a LB is spying him, so he can't run bc everyone is in zone watching him. So you quick pitch the ball to the outside, run the edges to take advantage of a 5 man secondary backing up at the snap. Boring as dirt, yes. But it works, especially in crap weather. Take your shots when the pull up to the line. Becomes very tactical. Very cat and mouse. The Chiefs can dictate given their overwhelming talent on offense, but they are about it. The goal is the win the game. Whatever it takes to get that win, ugly or pretty to watch.

Agree, unless they get healthy and that makes a big difference and gets them on a roll. I could see Bills losing the next two games, but going 4-2 after the bye given the schedule (S.Fran looks beat up, Phins, Pats, Broncos, Chargers they will compete straight up or better with). Obviously, somehow getting past Seattle puts them back on the map, but that game looks like a bad bet with a bunch of guys playing in shoulder slings. Teams have decided to play 2 deep zone to neutralize both the crossing routes and Josh's running; so the willing will be ugly (run game, underneath zone passing, etc) , so all the exciting offense of the first month is likely reduced, making them less media-interesting even if they do win.

Hopefully, some guys are getting healthy. If Brown, Milano , Edmunds, Hyde, Morse , etc etc. are still walking wounded for the next 2 weeks, a split of the next two games would be an amazing achievement. This team needs the bye like no one else.. The injuries have hit exactly where the team is thin (eg. LB) so the bye could not come at a better time. Next man up is garbage in today's NFL. You get a bunch of key injuries , you are largely screwed if you are playing top 10 teams. No way they get past Seattle/RWilson unless they are healthier than I think they are. Don't know much about Az. My guess is the media ignores until December at the earliest.

was a short field turnover game I believe... I would need to know average drive start, etc.

Hell, we could have a half dozen starters out by then as well... relax whiners, one week at a time

and I usually don't drink that heavily in the morning... hmm.. pandemic has finally gotten to me

He was actually pretty good until that scramble/knee injury in that Browns (?) Thursday nighter. He was never the same after that for some reason.

6 - 2 . nuf said

great point. I forgot that concussions are a big part of his career... wow.. interesting situation...

Dodsons' on IR, Milano can't punch, Hyde is out; Edmunds calls the damn defense; what do you suggest, Einstein? They stuffed the Pats run pretty much all game. I get that it's a fan board, but geez, what a bunch of whiners with a 6-2 team, 4-0 in the division. geez.

I solid 1 Tech would be the need at this point. They are rare. The good ones. You will pay dearly for them, and then Star comes back next year. interesting problem for Beane to solve. I think he will.