Buffalo Junction

Makes sense. A lot of NC was like that with Pepsi when I was a kid. Heck, my old man paid for college by loading Mountain Dew into trucks. Definitely different now. Figured other local markets would loosen the death grip as well. Learn something every day.

Interesting. I just thought it was a flip on folks in North Carolina calling all colas Pepsi. It’s a bit different now after all the migration, but still.... all the sales outside of major chains are Pepsi products. ?‍♂️

Really? I always just assumed that they called all colas “Coke”.

That can be read as “we don’t want to screw up our tank”.

Was it work ethic issues? I’m honestly curious if he refused to take painkillers or follow the TB12 HGH regimen which forced the IR move. ?‍♂️?

You’ll be fine. Just spray it with windex and rub some dirt on it. ??

I agree with what you’re saying. My contention would be that we don’t have a poor running game, but rather we have an under utilized rushing attack... but semantics. ?‍♂️

I would say winning a playoff game counts as a statement win. There’s no viable manner in which someone could argue a playoff win on the road doesn’t fit.

Gore had 17 carries for 109 yards against the Pats....

So your point is that average players are an exploitable hole at any position on a football team? IMO a hole is a player that is overmatched by any legitimate talent.... Kind of like when we trotted out Cedric Thornton at DT. For the record, I would love to have four probowl Olinemen like the eagles, especially if paired with all of KCs playmakers. The NFL isn’t Madden though, so the cap reality of the NFL dictates that top salaries require saving money elsewhere. It’s why some of these “stacked” teams have absolute trash for depth at key positions or try to get by with poor starters.... Just look at the Chiefs defense if you want an example.

Perhaps in a vacuum. However, there will never be a game where a team gets 5, and only 5, yards on every run play unless they only run the ball once. It’s always an average. You’re ignoring the possibility that they’re averaging 5 yards a carry because they can’t complete a single pass successfully and could end up behind the sticks anyways. Most good teams can rely on 5 yard runs against the Chiefs... However, they still pass because they have to keep up with that offense. Isolating a metric isn’t the full story. Why the defense can’t get off the field doesn’t matter much because eventually they’ll get tired and the 4 minute offense will ice the game. The simple truth is that the Eagles exploited a defensive weakness and won because of it. The only thing that matters is if that weakness can be fixed. We shall see.

We’re not starting any players that couldn’t start on other teams (WR #2 aside). They’re very average at most positions though, and that means those players will lose some matchups to dominant players. The eagles aren’t devoid of talent. They have some poor players on the field due to injury, but plenty of probowler level talents on the field to exploit matchups against average talent.... So yes. The holes are patched. That doesn’t mean the boat isn’t sitting low in the water and susceptible to capsizing in rough water.

I don’t think one is worse than the other. Particularly when a couple big run plays come with defensive breakdowns on “3rd & long”. It makes 3rd & 1 vs 3rd & 8 irrelevant. Either way the defense doesn’t get off the field. Both are demoralizing and signify the existence of a problem with scheme/talent.

I’m not sure it’s more nuanced. We have a good defense with no holes. We don’t have any real game changing talent in the front 7 which is why the defense can be exploited by good offenses and we’re not getting turnovers unless a QB is dumb enough to throw towards Tre. Swap out Lawson/Murphy for Mack/Garret and this is an elite defense. As it stands, the biggest hopes for improvement on D are that Milano was rusty or slow coming off injury, we can nab a good replacement for Peko off the waiver wire, and/ the Eagles just exploited Edmunds inexperience and his recognition/calls improve. Changing the defensive scheme will likely just create a problem somewhere else. As for the margin of error... Unless a light goes on for Allen or Daboll I don’t see it improving this year barring Foster suddenly getting hot again. Beane patched all the holes on this roster. We’re beating the bottom half of the league because they cannot exploit a weakness with one or two excellent players. Unfortunately the better teams have enough game changing talent to exploit this. Is what it is. We’re going to have a nice run this year because of schedule strength and there’s always the possibility that they play over their talent in a wildcard game. I hope that next season Allen improving and adding a few top talents pushes this team into perennial playoff contention. Allen’s growth aside this team will be there with a few upgrades.

I might agree, but there’s two problems... 1) The defense was poor on 3rd and long. They had trouble getting off the field. The Eagles figured out some effective ways to beat 3rd down defense. Couple that with a few big plays and it results in a loss. 2) This defense operates on a small margin of error. The offense simply isn’t good enough to over come a poor defensive outing. That margin seems to be one big play or timely scoring drive. When you combine both of those issues you get games like Sunday where this team cannot steal momentum back... It’s concerning. Fortunately every team left on our schedule isn’t going to be capable of exploiting this. However, Dallas, NE and Baltimore have the talent and coaching to exploit these issues. The Bills are a good team with some weaknesses. If Allen makes a second half performance jump like he did last year then some of those weaknesses won’t be as great. Outside of that occurring we’re gonna have to weather the occasional storm until we get a few more game changers to create big plays.

My money’s on gene therapy and biohacking.

IDK. Trading assburn for heartburn might be an upgrade.

In general I agree with this. However, the Bills are very dependent upon the regional fan base traveling. Fans from Rochester or Ontario really aren’t going to care if it’s in a pretty downtown location if it makes driving and parking an expensive hassle. Proper highway access and onsite amenities are extremely important, and for many (myself included) the tailgating adds to the full day event experience.

Oh, it definitely worked.... until Lynn got another promotion. It’s actually one of the reasons why I’m curious/skeptical about what’s going on in Baltimore though.

I could see it if it was a 5th or later pick for a former top player on a bloated contract. Im sure there’s a point where Beane would gamble a bit if the possible return outweighs the risk. It’s highly unlikely, but there is sometimes a voodoo trade that works out (randy moss).

Time to wait and see if Whisenhunt’s replacement becomes the Chargers interim coach. ?

Lynn pulling a page from the Rex playbook.

Have you seen the back of that Delorean? At most he’d only be able to squeeze in Bruce and Beebe.... perhaps Bruce and Lofton if he’s lucky.

I’m not sure that they are immediately fixable. The boneheaded penalties can be fixed, but the others often result from physical mismatches or technique issues that need prolonged attention to resolve (poor kickstep).

Daboll needs to steal that play and use Singletary in the slot against 0 coverage.