Ethan in Cleveland

I know I am the contrarian a lot, but wow if I had three things to eliminate from Bills lore Zubaz would be in the top 3. Nothing good about that look.

Ravens seem like they are done. Unfortunately that means they get a top 15 draft pick next year. Wonder if they decide this is the time to move on from Harbaugh??? No chance of that....Brown, Milano, Oliver, Bass, and Hairston have all missed games and were starters or presumed starters. The starting 5 OL started every game last year. That streak is already over. Shakir is still playing injured.

Actually Kincaid was the guy on the sidelines more than Knox against the Saints. It was noticeable during the game. Made me worry that he was injured. I don't understand why Brady won't feature him. He should be getting 8-10 targets a game. He is a matchup nightmare.

Babich is the designated scapegoat. His only hope of being here next year is a SuperBowl win or a blocked kick in the playoffs that costs the ST's coordinator his job. The forced turnovers is regressing to the mean, and without them the defense can't stop the run and can't get off the field on 3rd down. Just need to limp to the bye week. By then you should have Hairston, Oliver, and Hoecht playing. Hopefully Hairston can take over CB#2. If not that is going to be a problem all season. Getting Oliver back with Walker playing well it makes the entire DL better. Bishop is getting better. Shaq Thompson may supplant Milano and Williams as LB#2. I feel bad for Milano but it's time to move on. Can't have a one armed LB playing when teams are committed to run at them. He needs to go to IR and get fully healthy and maybe he comes back for the playoffs. And lastly, Bernard needs to just play better. He's really struggling reading plays. Looks worse than Edmunds did in picking the run lane.

I was there for week 18 Jan 2023. Half the crowd was in Bills gear. You won't have any problem being around Bills fans.

Bad teams commit more penalties. Bad teams are ignored by the media. For 17 years all we heard was there was a conspiracy against the Bills by the NFL, the refs and the media. Hmmm....Josh Allen arrived and nobody is screaming about the media or ref bias anymore...

Deserve? Not sure what that criteria means. But if it is a good to great player that is great in the community, I'd add Dion Dawkins to the list. In terms of just pure talent, then it would be future HOFs like Allen, Jackson, Henry, Trent Williams, Quenton Nelson, Justin Jefferson. And Myles Garrett. FYI if you ask AI this question they have Travis Kelce listed as not winning a championship...

They have three very good TEs. Hawes is a super upgraded version of Lee Smith. He can not run the routes Knox does. Knox needs to take a paycut next year. Beane has usually found ways to get that to happen. They need the 2026 draft for linebackers, safeties, corners, wr, and more edge rushers in no particular order. It would be foolish to not bring him back. Too many holes to fill elsewhere.

Of course we want him to earn his jersey. Asking a 3rd round pick to be better than Epenesa and Solomon is not too much to ask. Beane has no room to miss on high draft picks with no cap space. It helps Hawes is a beast and Walker looks like a steal. Sanders is playing terribly. He would barely be used if Oliver was healthy. That 3rd round pick would look a lot better if it was a WR with deep speed or a safety. But it is early. He's not even close to a bust yet. But just be honest with yourself. The defense is next to last against the run. Wouldn't it be nice if they had a 3rd round pick on the field making a difference??

He seems like a piece or garbage. Bullies usually get what they deserve. I give McDermott a bunch of football criticism but by all accounts he is a decent caring human being. Will never criticize his character.

Yes all is fine with the team. Even McDermott woudl preach continuous improvement. But let's wait for a blocked punt to address it... Well what are we on, the 4th special teams coach in 8 years. So maybe he is or has gotten poor coaching on technique to help with the gaps. And maybe his snapping has become less accurate. Of all the resources spent on special teams LS is more important and certainly more specialized than a gunner.

Surely you know there's is a massive difference between superstar and not dressing for games. Regardless of whether it is too early to call him a Beane bust, it is a significant disappointment that a 3rd round pick cant dress for game day.

I watched the final punt roughing play again. Ferguson completely missed his block. It was a jailbreak right up the middle that probably should have been blocked. At least two of his FG/XP snaps were low and inside. Good catch and hold by Johnston. I must admit I did not pay much attention to him the first three weeks. Has anyone noticed any issues? With all the FG/Punt blocks in the league this year, he needs to be better. The almost FG block against Baltimore was not his man.

Oliver can make a huge difference unless he has to play hurt all year. My guess is Milano goes to IR to make room for one of the PED cheats. Hard to believe a 3rd round pick cant get on the field ahead of Solomon and Epenesa. Will be interesting to see who gets cut when Hoecht is eligible to return. Solomon plays a lot of special teams but Epenesa is also on kickoff coverage- at least today he was not sure about weeks prior. Sanders looks hopeless out there right now. If Ogenjobi isn't cut Sanders wont be dressing for game day. DT takes a long time to develop. DE not so much which is why Im more concerned about Jackson than Sanders.

Yeah I felt that in the moment too. But 3rd and 4th and 1, the o-line didnt hold up. That trick play needed to be the third down call and then you let Josh roll out on 4th down. That little pass/hand off to Shakir was similar to what Penn State ran to tie Oregon Saturday night. Very nice design. Terrible execution

He can't play defense Its hard to argue the 30+ a game isn't working, but Josh looks handcuffed in these game plans. Last year the pass set up the run. This year they are trying so hard to use the run first. And everybody eats is costing the Bills feeding the ball to our best playmakers in Shakir and Kincaid. Coleman should be 3rd in targets well behind those two. Pats won with Gronk and either Edelman or Welker getting the majority of the targets.

Not sure, but someone during the game posted after that TO they still only had 10 men on defense for the 2pt conversion. Anyone know if that is true?

You shouldn't need victory speeches after playing the Saints. They should have buried this team by the half. You could tell Allen was pissed off the entire second half. After the TD run and the pass to Kincaid he looked right at the sideline.

He played his best game of the year today. Made a few plays in the run defense. Still nothing in pass rush

He was under contract. He couldn't leave. Rex's ego couldn't handle him running a different defense.

Bosa got worked in the run game today. They need to stick with the 4-3 longer and when Milano comes back they need to play Shaq over Dorian. Stop with the man coverage. There is no speed at all in the back 7. No idea why you would want to play man. Play zone. Keep Maye contained. Hope you stay undefeated the next two weeks to give Oliver time to heal and get Hoecht back.

Sipping a lovely Finger Lakes dry Reisling at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora for a nice dinner with Ms. Ethan in Cleveland! Great WNY evening!!! Amazing!!!

Bills game is the SuperBowl for teams like the Saints. McD has to get them to match that intensity early.

Wish we knew what Josh was thinking. He looked pissed the entire second half and after each score.

Lol. Two of them!!!!