Virgil

I'm with you. However, the Bills don't seem to want to hire these guys to the staff. If they want to be on the practice squad and a break in case of emergency situation, I'm okay with it. It's overall worked out for us so far.

Hahahaha, you're so right! I was thinking Donte Stallworth. Leave me alone, I'm still hungover from not sleeping!

Stallsworth was an absolute burner deep threat. I remember having him on my fantasy team year after year. While I would love your comparison to be true, I just don't see it.

Agreed. Milano, Tre, Poyer, and Rapp need to not be starters or on the team in anything more than a vet min deal. I like they idea of their presence to helping with new guys, but that's it. All I can think is that McD was worried about a trick play. I even thought that as I found it off the Bucs were conceding defeat.

Talk about a wild game. This is the type of game that you could draw fifty different conclusions from and probably be equally correct with all them. For my version of events, please understand that I had to watch half of the game on my phone because my daughter's dumb soccer team decided to make it to their championship game of their tournament, which was at 2p. Thankfully, this was the last tournament of the season and they won. 1 - Josh - Between Josh's post game presser, comments we've heard from coaches, and plays within this game, I think I've decided that Josh's overall issue as of late has been a matter of trust, timing, and rushing. In this game, we saw all the big throws, runs, and passion that makes Josh our MVP. But we also saw some mental mistakes that could have sank us. I'm only going to focus on the opportunities, because none of us need help glazing Josh more than we already do. On the first interception, the smart play would have been to throw the ball at the receivers feet, in order to avoid the safety and intentional grounding. But, more often than not, Josh's shuffle passes work out and we are so quick to praise his backyard football moves. In that moment, Josh needs to understand that a weakly lobbed pass into traffic is most likely going to result in a negative play. On the second interception, as we've seen reoccur over the past three weeks, Josh is late getting the ball to motionless receiver that has a defense on his back. This to me indicates that Josh is looking for bigger plays, waits too long to take the easy pass, and allows the defenders to adjust. This is confirmed to me by Josh and the coach's post game pressers where even Josh has said he saw guys earlier, but wants to keep looking downfield. There's nothing wrong with that, and we finally saw where those big plays finally game to fruition and has sparked our success in the past. Hopefully, this game is a sign of more of those big plays and Josh will get his timing and quick decisions back to where they've been. 2 - Shakir - As discussed in my previous thought, there were a few plays where Shakir was open underneath and Josh did not throw to him. On one play specifically, Josh had Shakir and Shavers both wide open on crossers and Josh threw to Shavers. Both were clearly visible to Josh and Shakir is known for his after catch abilities. With that being said, I have to wonder if that was a conscious choice to keep a hit away from Shakir due to his injury. Shakir didn't really have a stat line and I have to think he was more of a decoy or only to be thrown to in emergency situations. Or I'm an idiot and completely wrong. 3 - Shavers - Really just wanted to take the time to congratulate this young man on his journey and all the hard work he's put into this team. In a game where Palmer, Davis, and the RB's got more passes, Shavers still found a way to lead the team in yardage, all while contributing on special teams. He earner his targets and his touchdown pass was beautiful both in the pass and in the way Shavers used his hands to secure the catch. Well deserved game and I hope to see more of it. 4 - RB's - You could argue that the passing to RB's started two weeks ago, but it was really effective today. Not only that, but Cook and Johnson looked fast AF out there. I don't know if they've been running in mud lately, but both looked like olympic sprinters on their touchdown catches. While the run game itself wasn't great overall, they made up for it in the passing game. Great to see the Bills give opposing teams something else to worry about. 5 - Run defense - I'm not an X's and O's guy, so I can never tell you why a specific part of the defense broke down. My first thought is to blame the linebackers, but most of the post game analysis pointed out deficiencies with the defensive line. What we do know is that injuries are not part of this, as Oliver and Hoecht are more pass rushers and our big guys were all there to play, including AJ. Maybe credit is due to the Bucs offensive line, as our pressure rate seemed low as well as our ability to contain. Either way, it was not great to see us get gashed on the ground, especially after the Achane experience and the possible JT one to come. 6 - Secondary - I also read post game that Hairston had a large majority of the snaps during the game, but I honestly don't recall ever really seeing him out there. Maybe that's a good thing? Either way, I thought Lewis looked good out there in spots and Benford stepped up. I definitely noticed Tre out there a lot and they overall seemed to do their jobs. Bishop continues to impress and made a great interception. Poyer's speed seemed to hurt at times, but also saw a lot more Hancock out there. 7 - Milano - This hurts to say, but Milano needs to go the way of Poyer this offseason. Sign with Miami, get cut, then join us back on the practice squad. Whether it be injuries or age, Milano just can't get to the ball anymore and it's noticeable. I was going to call him out for the run defense concerns, but I don't know that it was all him. Either way, between him late to the tackle, getting taken out by second level blocks, or him coming off the field on passing downs, the signs of his glory days being over are there. 8 - Special Teams - If not for a questionable defensive holding call and fumble by Hardman, this might have been the best special teams performance of the season. Like the RB's, our returners played fast and had solid overall gains. The Bills were blessed with solid starting field position multiple times and the wind didn't seem to affect the kicking game too much. Hardman's injury isn't great and hopefully we will get more details on that soon. 9 - Miami - Someone made a thoughts thread last week and I was out of town to comment. But how in the actual ***** did we go from the Chiefs game to that, and now this?! I mean, what the actual *****? 10 - Coaching - Do we know if McD called that game on defense? Against a team missing their starting RB and top two starting WR's, we got ran through most of the game. The Bucs had a lot of 3rd and shorts, which didn't help. Baker looked like Lamar out there at times and we missed a lot of tackles. With that being said, we did make some solid halftime adjustments and held our own in the second half. The offense, minus the running game, was on fire and people were getting OPEN! I don't feel right putting it on Coleman, but maybe not trying to force feed a guy and giving him the majority target share was a bad idea? Either way, Gabe was probably more productive in the same role, has a better chemistry with Josh, and Palmer seemed to open up some lanes. I also read that Shaver's separation was elite in this game. Not sure if the fan/media comments finally got to them, but this is the offense of everyone eats that we've been wanting. Texans on the road with short rest isn't great, but the 10 days off after should be nice. Hopefully we don't see Stroud, as the Texans usually play us hard. Go Bills!

I’ll be happy to be wrong

You’re welcome

From what I read today, Stroud should be ready to play

I hate how exciting this feels.

Sorry, was making sure I was all stocked up on bleach and my garage door is air tight. You were saying?

In reading the entire article, I do agree that the players should also have to provide suggestions as to how they would improve the situation. Giving a grade without context doesn't help improve things.

Brain fart

Need to shake things up and try something new. It's not working as well so far.

Bills 20 Bucs 17 Bills squeak one out in a lackluster game where neither team seems to find their rhythm. An Offside penalty extends the Bills last drive and seals the victory. No new injuries for the Bills, but neither the defense or offense shows enough to inspire the fans going forward.

This is the first time I've seen this angle. From this image, it looks like none of the lower bowl seats are covered and even parts of the upper deck isn't covered. Something isn't right here, because they said 60% of seats would be covered. Not according to this photo.

Damn it. I was just about to make all those threads again. Cmon man

Won’t this be a dome?

If they did leak it, the situation has backfired terribly. They are getting roasted by fans and the media for not giving up a 2026 first for Waddle.

Whoever we take in the first round will be forever compared to Waddle. That’s a tall order

Ugh, why did you have to say that? You know some of us can’t back down from a challenge. Time to up my game

Look at what he did with Foster, Brown, and Beasley. I think he’d be able to make it work

I don’t want Daboll to be our HC. I want him back as our OC

I wonder if your seat location was part of the issue. I was lower bowl on the visitor 50. Audio was fine in our seats. I never had an issue hearing what was said. We got in and out with parking fairly easily, buying a parking pass in lot 41. Concourse was average. I thought it would be wider after a remodel, but it was fine. The AC was appreciated. I like all the open lounges with bigger TVs. What annoyed me was the home side luxury seats. I talked to a season ticket holder who told me he used to sit on the home side, but was kicked out when they remodeled. The seats became PSL. When he declined, they game him first dibs for anywhere else. Basically, just a big money grab that displaced long time fans. The sections was more 60% empty. Seemed like a waste of space. Also, why did they not build the option to fully close the roof. One fan said people pass out from heat stroke all the time. I know it’s an advantage to have the opposing teams in the heat, but if it’s affecting the fans like that, it’s terrible. Even with the clouds covering the sun most of the game, I was drenched in sweat for a November game. Like the new Bills stadium, and all other NFL stadiums being built, the fans are an afterthought unless you have money

I agree that we need to clean house. But this would be the best plan B

McD needs to swallow his pride, focus on the defense, fire Brady, and let Daboll do his thing on offense. It’s our only option to save the offense and this season