[Say you're Brandon Beane: what do you do with these three contracts?]

12 minutes ago, Process said:

Is this true on Von? When did we restructure to make it essentially a four year deal? And why?

 

I always thought it was three. Being stuck with him for two more years after this one would be brutal. 

 

 

It's true if you consider $15M a dead cap hit that you can't afford to take. That will be the cost after next year.

[Poll: Top reason for the Offense's underperformance]

I think it's a blend of McDermott and Dorsey.

 

Anyone saying Allen just needs to back off because no QB is perfect and Allen is grading out as the #1 QB in the NFL analytically and is #1 in QBR as well.

[Is 10 Wins enough to make the playoffs? What is the path to 10 wins?]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

10 wins will mean absolutely nothing, we lose every tiebreaker. It’s division title or bust,  and our schedule will not allow that either. 

It is extremely unlikely that 10 wins will miss the playoffs due to tiebreaker. The chances of FOUR teams other than division winners having 10 wins are very remote. People spend way too much time focusing on tiebreakers instead of overall record.

 

Not since 2017 have four Wild Card contenders been tied at the end of the season. And that was with 9 wins (albeit in a 16-game schedule).

 

The Bills need 10 wins for a ~95% chance of the playoffs.

[Bills @ Bengals postgame thread]

@NateGearySports just reminded the WGR audience that **no head coach/QB combo has won their first Super Bowl after 5+ years together.** I have been saying this. We need to shout it from the rooftops until Pegula fires Sean McDermott and saves Josh Allen's prime. #BillsMafia  

[Random talking head says something about the Bills]

@NateGearySports just reminded the WGR audience that **no head coach/QB combo has won their first Super Bowl after 5+ years together.** I have been saying this. We need to shout it from the rooftops until Pegula fires Sean McDermott and saves Josh Allen's prime. #BillsMafia  

[Week 9 thread - We’re on to Cincinnati]

49 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

The Bengals make stuff up to create a "nobody respects us/us against the world" attitude every week. They've been doing that since 2021.

It's incredibly annoying because it works and there's nothing you can do about it.

 

I think it would be appropriate for the Bills to publicly complain about the Bengals intentionally trying to injure Josh Allen. THAT would be real bulletin board material. The Bills don't go there enough.

[This was a good week for Beane]

I think it's fair to say the only hole on the roster now is Milano's spot. Let's hope with the DL and secondary upgrades, McDermott can make it work. Would love to see Dorian Williams blossom like Bernard.

[Week 9, Bills v. Bengals - Predict the Score]

11 hours ago, BillsFooteball said:

I hope I’m wrong I just don’t currently like this matchup on both sides of the balls.

Bengals 35

Bills 17

Both sides of the balls? 😂

[Week 9, Bills v. Bengals - Predict the Score]

BUF 40

CIN 24

 

My head says Bengals, but I just have a feeling with this one.

[What of Elam now??]

5 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

 

Wow

[Rasul Douglas to Bills - per Rap]

3 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

Love this trade.

I wonder by not getting a DT or LB that the bills are confident in at least one of Jones/Milano returning at some point 

Jones for sure.

 

Milano is the great mystery. You have rumors that his career is over, but then why aren't they ruling him out for the year? We also know he's back around the team.

[Rasul Douglas to Bills - per Rap]

Anyone who's never heard of Rasul Douglas might as well just admit that they don't follow the league outside of the Bills.

[Bills signing Fournette (for real this time)]

22 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Think he takes Ty Johnson's spot on the practice squad with a few call-ups til Harris gets back.

 

Johnson is on the 53-man roster

[Bengals Early 1.5 Point Favourites — Vegas More Optimistic About the Bills Than Many?]

43 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

I have never bet on an NFL game but I think I have to for this one. My biggest fear is putting $500 down and then the Bills lose by 1

Why not just bet the moneyline? It's not that big of a difference in the payout.

 

Spread betting is so dumb

[Bills on tract]

What is tract? Is that a new street drug or something?

[Elephant in the room. Damar Hamlin]

12 hours ago, LifeLongBillsFan said:

He is never going to play 

He's already played this year, he hasn't been inactive all year

11 hours ago, Pasaluki said:

They played him in preseason this year actually.

And the regular season

[Elephant in the room. Damar Hamlin]

John in Minnesota, do you think he should be playing over Poyer, Hyde, or Rapp?

[Von Miller]

11 hours ago, Riverboat Ritchie said:

Thought he looked real slow and had no power to move tackle but did seem to be looking better as game went on (minus the penalty). I was though asking on if it made sense though to have him in there over epineza or Groot 

Epineza? Really?

[Rumors swirling that Elam will be a scratch tonight for Norman. Trade coming?]

38 minutes ago, teef said:

i might as well just go stand around on the field tonight.  

Shirtless?

[Do you think that it would be a good idea if we had audio replies on TBD?]

9 hours ago, teef said:

why stop at just audio?   why not video too.  why not video with shirts off.  

 

 

i'd like to see other tbd posters with their shirts off.  i'm looking at you @Giuseppe Tognarelli

I took a picture of myself shirtless just the other day.

 

Am I sharing it with you, teef? TBD

[Week 8, Bucs v. Bills - Predict the Score]

The Buccaneers are allowing only 17 points per game, and they've played the Lions, Eagles, and Vikings. They won at New Orleans 26-9.

 

Baker Mayfield is the type of QB who will do well against this depleted Bills defense. He will also be confident having beaten the Bills in the past.

 

I would feel differently about this one if it were being played on Sunday afternoon, but the vultures are circling around the Bills and I don't think they have time to prepare sufficiently for this one practically or emotionally.

 

I think the Bills are going to get thumped by the Bucs, and the panic will rise to levels not seen in the McDermott era.

 

TB 27

BUF 16

[Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane could do this and fix everything.]

2 hours ago, JohnNord said:

This post is absolutely laughable… we have no idea how Ben Johnson would be as HC.  At one time Adam Gase was considered “the best young offensive mind.”  

 

😂

So every time a team takes a calculated risk on a first-time head coach, it's absolutely laughable?

 

It's more "absolutely laughable" to stick with a guy who is wasting the prime of the best QB you've ever had, especially when you're banking on him becoming the first coach in NFL history to win his first Super Bowl after 5 years with the same quarterback.

[Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane could do this and fix everything.]

1 hour ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Johnson is on the short list for a HC stint already. One season with Buffalo and a playoff berth? He’d be gone before he learned his way around OBD. 

Huh? He's the head coach of the Bills in this scenario.

[Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane could do this and fix everything.]

1 hour ago, balln said:

Isn’t the OP the one talking about a what if scenario where the bills all die in a plane crash going to London? End thread

Ahh yes, the "this guy said something I thought was dumb once, so that renders anything else he ever says irrelevant" logic 🙄

[Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane could do this and fix everything.]

If my name were Terry Pegula, this is what I would do this offseason:

 

Fire Sean McDermott

Keep Brandon Beane

Hire Ben Johnson (you now have arguably the best young offensive mind in the league for Josh Allen's prime and you'll never have to worry about losing your offensive coordinator)

 

Then, if my name were Brandon Beane, this is what I would do:

 

Let go (via cut or trade) Von Miller, Tre'Davious White, and Jordan Poyer, taking all the bad cap medicine necessary (yes, I know it's a lot, but stick with me); possibly add Dawson Knox to this list if he's not excited about a backup role

 

Re-sign A.J. Epenesa and DaQuan Jones; let every other major free agent go, including Gabe Davis and Micah Hyde

 

Leverage your 10+ picks (probably even more after trades) to maneuver and get the best WR available, then heavily prioritize defensive line and offensive line picks

 

Fill in the gaps at non-premium positions in free agency.

 

Offense built around Allen, a dominant line, Cook, Diggs, Kincaid, and the future WR1 you drafted.

 

Defense built around a dominant line, Milano and Bernard, and a young secondary.

 

Bills are suddenly a young team but still scoring a lot of points and the future is looking exceptionally bright.

 

With the old guard gone, you can grow with your young team. You'll probably even make the playoffs in year 1. Allen is going to be reinvigorated.

 

Who knows, it might even go as well as it did for the Chiefs last year when they went with a youth movement.

 

I'm willing to bet my plan is better than what they will get by keeping McDermott.

 

Reminder: Sean McDermott traded Patrick Mahomes to the Chiefs before Brandon Beane got here.

 

Other reminders:

 

Every coach/QB combo in NFL history that has won a Super Bowl has done so within their first 5 years together. McDermott and Allen are in year 6 and things seem to be falling apart. It seems that things have grown stale and a change is needed.

 

No player has ever won the Super Bowl with three different teams (Von Miller), unless you count Matt Millen who was inactive for his win with the Redskins.