Buffalo Junction

Weakest? The NFC North has frequently produced 2 playoff teams in a year over the past 20 years.

Possibly, but it’s hard to take Riggins over Earl... Either way... it’s a sledgehammer at the end of a game. Particularly if a defense has been abused by a relentless onslaught of O.J. and Sayers.

OJ and Sayers with Brown, Earl Campbell, or Peterson to close the game out. I honestly can’t decide on a top 3 list. There’s too much talent. That said... Watch full games on YouTube. Out of everyone I’ve ever seen Sayers combination of vision, fluidity and speed is in another realm... The guy makes the other 21 players look like their moving underwater. Flash in the pan, but a hell of a flash.

Nah. He’s sitting in NY with a pile of blow and riding the hamburger train to ego town.

Consistency is the key. I’m pretty happy that he’s proved that he can read defenses, improve his accuracy, and make all the throws. He’s even proved that he can drive down the field and score against good defenses. What Allen needs to show is that he can do that on a consistent basis in most games (everyone has a stinker). It needs to start coming together for four quarters. Until that happens there will be question marks.

Fire Al Riveron and maybe something like this is an option. Until then he’s just going to call penalties based on mystical variables like how much cash he can get from Kraft and whether or not he got laid the night before. Having Riveron in charge make all other changes futile.

Yup. I’m surprised Brissett developed as well as he did. Lucked into two excellent spots and took advantage of the opportunities. Im happy for him. Finley on the other hand seems to have drawn the short straw. The D line pipeline is equally impressive. They seem to send the whole line to the NFL, reload in 3-4 years and do it again. Unfortunately, the Pack is horrid to watch during the reloading cycles.

They’ve done a pretty good job of getting QB talent over the last two decades and getting those guys drafted... Rivers, Glennon, Finley, Wilson. Same goes for their D lines.

We will find out Sunday.

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“Massager”. That’s a a vibrator from a 1920’s sears catalog. ?

We need a WR with 4.2 speed.

Honestly.... They should just move to Mexico.

I expect they’ll be in a different salary bracket. Still, it doesn’t matter. They need another guy next year to fill that role. Whether they sign or draft the guy doesn’t matter to me.... As long as he’s good.

Brown is 29 http://www.nfl.com/player/johnbrown/2543847/profile

Well, the Chargers played him with a safety spy, big nickel, and tried to force outside throws.... and it worked in the playoffs. Now they have Ingram to take some pressure off. Still, there is a “formula” of sorts. Most teams don’t have the particular talent to execute that formula. The kid is electric and fun to watch. I’m a little skeptical about where his passing ability is at right now, and I hope it improves before he takes a few too many hits. Until then I’m just going to enjoy watching the kid play.

I’ll concern myself with this after the preseason. No clue who’s going to be injured, etc a year from now. Who knows....

He needs a big game against Dallas to make the pro bowl. He won’t get the fan votes without lighting it up in a nationally televised game or turning in an ESPN highlight reel against a top corner.

I can’t see him signing for less than 4/$50MM unless he gets injured or doesn’t do squat the rest of the season. He’s earned a bigger contract and someone will pay. Chances are he’ll get $15MM per year if he gets a few more sacks.

That factors into my thought process. I’m also more optimistic about the Ravens game as we’ll have ten days to prepare and they’ll be coming off a 49ers game. I also think our defense is better equipped to deal with Jackson than many other teams. Primarily because they’ve had to face Tyrod and then Allen in practice for a few years. Plus the few holdovers practiced against Romans offensive schemes. Jackson is a lot more dynamic on the ground, but having experience there could help. Also, who knows about variables like injuries and weather.

Bad JuJu man. No need to bring the Fitzpatrick cycle back to Buffalo.

I don’t think they blitz as much going forward. However, they certainly needed to reestablish the threat of blitzing. Now that there’s a game on tape where they went ham with the pressure they can use the looks to disguise coverage again. We shall see.

What they do with the O-line this off-season is going to be telling. Could be the entire range from resigning Spain and counting on continuity to handing out cash for Scherff and/ a Bulaga. Either way the the line has been drastically improved over last season. After that dumpster fire it’s nice to be average. Still, I’d like to see them dominate in at least one facet of the game: pass-pro, power runs, screens, zone blocking.... Something.

Spain has had some inconsistencies in pass pro. He’s played outside in a few times which has resulted in missing stunts and pass offs from Morse. He’s not quick enough to get away with that. Now, it’s possible that Alken might not be setting his protections consistently as well... I can only go by what I see. Regardless, Spain is a FA at the end of the year and can be upgraded. It’ll be fun to see if Ford steps up. I generally don’t like giving up on young linemen. Particularly when they’re rookies, as that first off-season usually provides a substantial strength and technique increase. At the very least though I think Ford can be an excellent guard. Or Henry.... If we’re going to hand out a bunch of cash for a hammer might as well pay for a jackhammer instead of a framing hammer.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a listing Dallas team or a beat up Ravens team. We get Dallas on a short week after they play the Pats and the Ravens will be coming of a two game stretch against the Rams and 49ers.