Mikie2times

What are you worried about? You keep saying oh, be careful. He is good. Look out! What are you basing it on? His 7-14 record vs winning teams? His 6 TD to 7 INT split vs Buffalo? Congrats to Miami on signing the Carolina world beater. He has insanely talented WR's, like the best in the NFL. Is that what you meant by "he performs well in a system"? If the best he can do is hit a 10-15 yard dig or slant and hope his WR's fluff his numbers while being undersized and limited it really doesn't matter. Borderline QB in every regard and you haven't put up a cent of data besides "look out" to justify your opinions.

He depends on timing routes and we disrupt that with our zone. It's disrupted further when they play on the road. He has a career sub 80 rating against us in a huge sample of games. In this context it's much better to know what we will get vs the potential of an unknown. It would make me way more nervous to have Miami land a player like CJ Stroud. This guarantees it won't happen.

He's a system QB that severely limits the upside of that team. Evident by the Dolphins 7-14 record vs winning teams in games he starts. This is a win for the AFC east.

Our offense fits very intelligent or physically talented QB's. The option routes provide dozens of outcomes each play. It's great if a QB can anticipate all the breaks like Brady could but it also work well for a really gifted QB as it allows you to "see it" to some extent. So long as the QB has great arm strength like Mitch does this can be a very good fit. If it was Case Keenum who had very little time to learn the nuances of the system and does not have physical talent sure, I would say you have a point. As it stands if the unthinkable happens I have no doubt Mitch can win us some games in our system.

Yup. I don't have a problem with Von. I didn't think he was a boy scout when we signed him. His first year he clearly showed us why we signed him. He was trending towards the highest sack total we had since Mario Williams and he gave Mahomes problems. Then he gets hurt. He tries to come back as fast as possible which is what everybody wanted him to do (for obvious reasons). He plays like crap (go figure). Then he has the domestic incident and he's basically become one of our least liked players. When push comes to shove Bills fans don't like him because he tied up a lot of money while not being able to produce which is a pretty common situation in the NFL based on injuries. He took a pay cut this year which he didn't have to do and if he can return to some level of form he can be a massive addition to the defense. He's not winning NFL man of the year but people shouldn't watch football so they can find potential child care. He's very respected in the league and I expect him to turn it around this year.

One last curiosity I have now that we know Allen and Steph's relationship broke down. Is the prevailing thought that this started during the Bengals game? If so, was it really about the not getting targeted and Steph yelling or is it possible the Allen/break up story is in fact true? I just have a hard time believing Steph doesn't get targeted and then just goes off on Allen and that is the whole story. It seems more plausible he was already pissed at Allen prior to the game and the performance and the lack of targets tipped the scales. I say this because none of Diggs teammates have ever spoken negatively or even anything but glowingly about him. I have to think if he was just a straight up a hole to Josh that wouldn't be the case. Always wanted the answer on this one and not sure if we will ever get it.

Then people would hate him because he didn’t play

The animosity towards Miller is amazing. He was on track to do exactly what we needed him to do and he got hurt. This is football. It sucks, but it happens. If its about his domestic situation maybe you didn't read up on him prior to coming here.

He's great at presenting himself and it's not a stretch that an offense led by Josh Allen will do well. He needs to show a lot more on the field but it's not a stretch to see it go that way eventually. Last time we ran a HB screen I had nice hair.

A few positions will have a different body type but this is the future of the NFL. Look at the NBA and think about the logic of the statement. Every eligible player needs to put pressure on the defense at the same time. The modern NFL has been going this route for a long time. If I have concern with this concept it's the complexity off our option routes which many former Bills WR's said was among one of the more difficult systems they learned. At the end of the day execution is the most important thing and we have a lot of young players.

I'm not sure if it's been done before but Astro should write a hit piece about McDermott for revenge.

Broke Back vibes. Not that I know that vibe. All I do is eat meat and bench.

And how would you know that?

It's because he dually threatens

Little known fact. You know all those random text message you get? "we need to catch up, it's been awhile" " are we still on for later" etc. They're building cold calling lists. When you respond they know you have an active mobile number. Never respond to these even if it's to screw with them.

Not my style but certainly nothing like the anthem

I read that and laughed "Sir, you can go F yourself...........Respectfully"

It's obvious why WR should be a priority and it very well could make us better as a whole. But at the end of the day a few extra WR's aren't going to beat KC while a few additional defensive stops will. Von Miller is the only legitimate pass rusher we have had since what Lorex? Mario? We have gotten jaded over the failed experiments at DE. But that doesn't mean the strategy was wrong. This goes double if we want to retain McD forever which is very possible in my opinion. I don't think he is even touching a hot seat as so many others do.

The Willie Parker game was a different type of depressing. Harrison was among those back ups as well. That 2004 year was a lot of fun up until that game.

2005

I was young fan at the time but old enough to cry my ass off. I can't help but takeaway how desperate we are to just get to one again. To me it adds even more weight to what they did. But agree 100%, especially regarding the coordinators. Marchibroda did some things post Buffalo, but I remember Walt Corey as a liability and after Marchibroda we never really had a contributor at OC. Marv was just outclassed as a tactician. Exceptional leader and great and keeping the ship steady but he wasn't an X's and O's guy. While very different people I see McD and Marv as being fairly similar in strengths and limitations.

People will say wideout but Mahomes has looked beatable in the postseason with pressure. He's 2-2 in the postseason when sacked 4 times and 3-1 when sacked 3 times with several close games. Buffalo has 3 sacks against him in total. His rating is substantially worse in games defenses could get to him. It's frustrating to keep investing in the defense but it seems to be the only path. Ed Oliver is the only difference maker we have on the line and even Ed will disappear sometimes. It's just not enough.

Everything you said is true. But he went to 4 straight which won't happen again. It takes a certain skill to keep a team in a mindset to get to 4 straight. Not the same skill it takes to win one. It's both an awful failure and incredible accomplishment.

Also really enjoyed McGee. I don't think it's a stretch to say he has the greatest kickoff return in NFL history that didn't result in a TD. The end of that play was a microcosm of the era.