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It seems to me that this season if a player has a breakout game where they dominate we have a very good chance to win, Coleman, Kincaid, Cook and Shavers have won games that they took over. We did lose in Shakir’s best game last week, alas the fumble. The problem is that is outside of Cook nobody can be consistent and constantly produce the goods. I’d be happy if Cooks has, say, 2x 85 yard games which we win for the rest of regular season. That would be a positive contribution and we can wish for more. Maybe I am too optimistic but Cooks is now playing with Josh Allen and he is no scrub with 60 touchdowns in his career and a former first round pick. Fingers crossed. It is noteworthy that in a players versus coaching debate, it looks like that coaching has “won”. Looks like Moore will be cut imminently and the only WR’s we would have had for 13 weeks are Tyrell Shavers and Shakir. Everyone else has either been injured or suspended at one point or another. Got to trust that the game planning in the passing game can evolve and improve somehow. Will we ever make in game offensive adjustments that a layman like me can appreciate?!

With Cook being joined by Cooks one now hopes that everybody eats and feels full. I suppose the Bills had to do something/anything after seeing 10 man boxes at Houston.

Interesting then that Hoecht was someone that Beane went out of his way to get and pay and that Fox was an Atlanta Falcon August 2025 cut. Obviously I want Fox to play well for us, let us see what he can do.

To me it feels like Kansas City will have to be eliminated by week 17 for them to actually be out. Denver may be in cruise control mode in week 17 as well. If they have a shot of win and in then the Raiders aren't going to do anything in week 18 and given the storylines and KC mania/fatigue can the AFC survive a postseason without them?! Anyway I suppose Buffalo has just got to have that tunnel vision and focus on themselves and let the chips fall where they may.

The last three DE picked in the 2025 draft are on practice squads. Round 6 (197) Ahmed Hassanein - Detroit (Boise State) Round 6 (209) Antwaun Powell-Ryland - Cincinnati (Virginia Tech) drafted initially by Philadelphia Round 7 (254) Fadil Diggs - Syracuse - New Orleans I understand that they would have to go directly to the 53, any interest in any of those players versus a veteran Shaq Lawson?

We got assume that Morgan Fox is more ready to play versus Shaq Lawson and that he would be above him on the depth chart?! Going to be week 13 in the NFL and we are debating practice squad DE A versus practice squad DE B (sigh, lol) with a chance both might play on Sunday.

I did a simulation on the ESPN Playoff Machine where all postseason teams finished at 11-6 or better with the teams that lost out finishing at 9-8. The 11-6 teams were Baltimore at 3, Indianapolis at 4, Jacksonville at 5, Buffalo at 6 and Kansas City at 7. At 9-8 was Pittsburgh, LA Chargers and Houston. Seems to be a case of whether the AFC East has two teams in the playoffs or will either of the AFC South or AFC West have a 3rd team that makes it at our expense - the AFC South and AFC West seem to always have two teams that reach the playoffs in simulations with the West having a clear front runner in Denver and the South have a more vulnerable Indianapolis. Denver will have a massive home field advantage as the 1 with the altitude and the time zone I think. New England at least is familiar and Indy will be super loud and trying to win for Irsay's legacy. Houston will be a huge danger if their offense clicks and maybe them going 3-3 is too conservative? i think the Chargers and Pittsburgh fall back miss the playoffs.

I think that eleven wins will be required to make the postseason in the AFC this year and the forseeable battle for the number one seed is Denver versus NE. At the moment it is ten teams contending for the seven spots and I have LAC, Houston and Pittsburgh missing out in the simulation I ran, all at 9-8. Baltimore and Indanapolis winning their divisions at 11-6 and Jacksonville, Buffalo and KC being the wild card teams also at 11-6. In this simulation Buffalo is at Baltimore for the wild card, as the the 6th seed at the 3rd seed then either Indanapolis or Jacksonville. KC as the 7 potentially taking out Denver and then NE or vice versa to reach another AFCCG is just 🤢🤮 - the rest of the AFC has got to unite and keep them out of the playoffs this year - but the championship game has a shot to be KC at Buffalo as the 7th seed at the 6th seed. This is such a weird AFC season so far.

I was meaning Taron Johnson and not Ty Johnson in my original post but it looks like I need to look at dead caps for all players.

I didn't consider the dead cap at all, thanks for the reminder. I just wanted to replace some veterans, thinking that we could get some new talents and voices in the locker room for 2026. Looks like it is easier said than done!

For 2026 there are some big name players that I think we should move on from. Dawkins - his play doesn't seem to warrant what he is being paid and the more he talks the less impressed I am with him. Knox - he has gotten enough $ already from the Bills, I don't care that he is buddies with Josh, we shouldn't keep anyone for the sake of "harmony". Shakir - it is less about him, more about I want to see other options in the slot, no problem if he stays but his ceiling has been reached and we need more. Bernard - I just cannot see what he brings, always injured, only had one good year, he will be a liability going forward. Johnson - Father Time is calling and he has been a great Buffalo Bill but we need a replacement for him as a starter. It seems like McDermott and Beane will be here next year no matter what so I would expect all the players to be back next year. I would replace all of them even if we win a miracle Super Bowl this year yet I am going to root for all of them whilst they are still Buffalo Bills.

Going to be interesting for the O-Line, will it be stability or transition? For example, next year, would we risk an line that consists of RVD-Grable-SVPG-Anderson-Brown? Those 4 guys would have waited at least 2 years for their opportunity to start on a full time basis, plus Lundt as OL6. Dawkins should go after this year, his play is in decline unfortunately and seems to be becoming a distraction. I would let McGovern and Edwards hit FA. Torrence might be our only trade chip in the offseason and he will be due a big $ contract after his rookie deal. We just don't look that good in pass protection, I believe Morse was well respected in helping call the protections. What should be our strength isn't looking that way at present and we need Coach Kromer to elevate the new talent.

Honestly (unfortunately) NE are in a great position, a 9 game win streak, 10-2, got the Giants at home for MNF in week 13. Followed by a Bye then another home game against Buffalo. So they are going to be 11-2 going into the Bye unless Jameis throws for a 455 yard miracle game, he got 350+ againt Detroit and lost. Then there will be some talk of "adversity" and I am sure Vrabel will get some extra motivation from somewhere. Our DL outside of Walker is just playing at a mediocre level at present, the NE OL will probably sleepwalk through the week 15 game.

Plus even if he was a rental and it didn't work out the acquiring team would be getting a compensatory draft pick I believe should he leave in the off-season? He got banged up and wanted to come back in as well so he looks motivated and maybe a change of scenery was all that was needed, at least for now.

Wow it looks like Morgan Fox might be needed at Pittsburgh - not good if Solomon is veering into ST only territory.