Phil The Thrill

What good is accountability if a player’s absence hurts the team? I think in MOST cases fumbling is akin to the perfect storm type of deal. Most players only fumble a few times during the year and its a fluke a lot of the time. It just seems like a tired old NFL trope that hurts the team more than it does help Well I guess this would make a little more sense than pulling a player for disciplinary reasons like many on here support

I will bet anything the team looks to upgrade at WR in the draft. I agree that they need a better outside threat and the team knows it. I just don’t think that there were good options out there. Beane wisely didn’t want to trade a 1st or 2nd round pick for a receiver like Sanders or Sanu. While the move would have helped the team this season, in the long-term it probably wouldn’t. Cincinnati was very foolish for keeping players like AJ Green and Andy Dalton on their rosters, when they could have traded them for mid-round picks

Reminds me of a Doug Marrone in Buffalo! Internal problems or not, Denver is a team with a very good defense and running game. Bills will need to be on top of their game to get a win

I don’t think it was any surprise that while Singletary was benched the first two series, the Bills offense completely stalled. It was the end of the game and you can argue that they were being safe but having Gore in place of Singletary hurt the team. I guess I don’t understand why Not if it means sitting him in favor of a player who is a clear downgrade. I guess given the circumstances of the game, it wasn’t the worst thing. But if this was a 7 game at the time of the fumble, I think it would be a bad call to have Motor on the sidelines

Again, that is like benching a kicker who misses a field goal. He’s not trying to miss that kick - what’s the point? Seems to me that situations like today just end up hurting the offense by benching a better a better player, over some outdated principle Sure but what are the chances that said, player with no history of fumbling, puts the ball on the turf again? To me it doesn’t make sense

They blitzed a lot more this week than have al season long. Edmunds on a blitz has been pretty lethal. If he didn’t get pressure it allowed one of the other defenders a chance to penetrate. I’m hoping this is something they consider next week gains Denver and in Dallas. Can those QB’s beat the blitz?

They elected to keep either Ty Kroft or Seniorise Perry active, and not Duke. It’s too bad because Kroft hasn’t done much and special teams have been worse since the Perry signing. The Bills could have used Duke on those endzone fades

Thanks man, this was my whole point. Ouch....don’t tell that to our quarterback

Perhaps but injuries are a part of football. I don’t think that can put the injury to Nsekhe on Singletary fumbling the football. It just happened That’s why I’m saying that sitting a player after a fumble doesn’t make much sense. In this case, it ended up hurting the Bills offense

Obviously, but is that really going to make a difference? It’s not like committing a personal foul. Sometimes fumbling is not preventable and it’s just a result of a defender making a great stab at the football or hitting the arm just right. If lightning strikes twice, how does that prevent him from fumbling? It was a one yard run and there was a massive hole to right but he can’t cut back like Motor

I would have to go back to the play to watch. I would understand if it was a player who is know for fumbling, but the offense sputtered with Gore in backfield and Motor on the bench. I think on this case, it was a mistake.

But if it’s random and not a result of poor technique , what good is that going to do?

I know that this is Belichick’s philosophy - you fumble the ball, you go to the bench. I can understand this, if it’s a backup or a marginal player losing the ball. But from everything that I’ve read, for most players, fumbles are random. Some players are just prone to fumble the ball given their running style, but others fumble for random reasons. Bad luck or great timing by the defense. Often times it’s not concentration penalties like false starts/personal fouls or technique issues. So as long as it’s not a technique or focus issue, if you sit a player as a punishment, how will stop him from fumbling again? I get that Singletary can’t fumble the football but he is far and away the best player on the team. When Gore was in the game after the 2nd fumble, there was one run designed off tackle where there was a huge gap in the middle of the field. I’m certain that Singletary cuts it back and pops a big run but Gore just hurts the corner and was taken down for a 1 yard gain. I guess I get the message that turning the call over is not ok - but sitting a player like Singletary just seems the old “cutting off your nose, to spite your face” mentality. Can someone tell me what sitting Singletary accomplishes?

The argument against McDermott is that he had roughly the same record as Marrone or Rex. The argument for McDermott is that his teams have had less experience and perhaps, less talent as well. I think he’s a good coach, though he does need to rely on an OC to handle the offense. He is not a great game manager but hopefully he can improve

Josh is in a very tough position. Anti-Allen Twitter will consistently find a reason to knock him down a peg. The bottom line is that Allen is already more successful than they predicted. He also has been showing growth this year - whether the growth is enough to make a significant difference at QB is the question. In all fairness, Josh has made it difficult on himself. After a great performance, he’ll sometimes revert back to bad habits as he did in Cleveland. Overall it’s that consistently that is missing with him. But I thought today was an encouraging. I think it’s clear that running more running plays to Singletary will help Allen’s effectiveness

Well he had a sack and you noticed him so that’s a start. Ed still has a way to go, but this kind of thing is encouraging

It’s going to be really tough to beat the Ravens. That’s the only game left that I look at and say “no chance.” Patriots are always tough too. I think the Bills can win the rest of the game but they will need to show improvement in all areas. Today was a good start

Whatever the injury is....it’s not good

Jets doesn’t look as easy as it once did. The team is going to simply need to play better

Yes and yes. I think if he had another target on the outside it would help give him better looks

Kroft’s contribution to the team today has been a block and a false start penalty in the redzone. That’s why I’m contemplating whether he’ll be on the team next year

It’s all semantics. The game was played in 1991

I can agree here. I think that if Kaepernick was better more teams would be willing to put up with the polarization from the outside which follows him. The fact that he was a bottom tier QB when he last played, makes me think the risk/reward isn’t there like it was for a Michael Vick years ago . Why risk a potential distraction and bad PR for a player who likes is a backup QB at best and may never see the field?

Boo ya! Your next backup QB at OBD. I will gladly take Kap on the team but knowing what Terry said at the owners meeting I think it’s very unlikely. Maybe it’s just me but I think it’s hard to evaluate a player in non-game situations. At these draft player workouts, most QB’s look great but then in game situations they are terrible.

My predictions (and the bets that I place) have a way of backfiring on me! I will say that if the Bills don’t handle their business today, then they probably don’t deserve to make the playoffs.