Virgil

We still have to play the Pats twice, which looks just as daunting as ever. With how week 2 went though, the Wild Card looks like anyone's game

I was looking forward to today's game as my 6 year old daughter kept reminding me how she wanted me to explain the game to her. We went out and made football snacks, had our gear on, and were all set. The moment the Bills kicked the ball off, she's laying on my legs, tablet out, Netflix on. Oh well... 1 - Allen - If you are tracking each game of Allen's early career and trying to build your case for him to finally be our answer at QB, then this was the game for you. Before I get to that though; I think it's easy to be too forgiving or too critical of players on your team. When I watch other Pro Bowl QB's, I get reminded that they miss passes too. When our defense shuts down an opposing QB, it's fine for them, but not for our guy. With that, Allen was absolutely on point today. Yes, he missed a wide open Brown for a TD, but we still scored a TD on that drive. Avoiding the rush, Allen was his normal monster self, juking blitzers out of their shoes, buying time, and made some real money throws on the run. For those on the 60% completion train, he was over that today, but not because of dump off passes to Beasley. That was a legit mid 60% completion percentage and some of his misses were simply drops that hit guys right in the hands. There was a 3rd quarter lull and I started to worry that we were taking our lead for granted, but Allen turned it on for the final TD drive and moved the team almost effortlessly today. Allen handled an inferior defense exactly as you'd expect him too. Side note: Two weeks in a row they called that QB sweep play well. Not a big fan of the QB draw plays. Let's not hurt the guy Stat curse: How many of you knew the moment they threw up the graphic about Bills QB's not throwing for 300 yards that his momentum would slow down and not break it today either? 2 - Receivers - I'm going to include TE's on this as well, but wanted RB's to be separate. I can't tell if the Bills are intentionally spreading the ball around to everyone, or if they haven't quite figured our their full identity on offense. It seemed like we rotated McKenzie, Zay, and Foster all in at the #2/#3 WR spots as well as rotated our TE"s. I can see the strategy against the opposing defenses, but I wonder how much that affects getting our guys in rhythm. With that, everyone got their time to shine, but I feel like Brown and Beasley could be utilized more. This isn't a criticism; just an observation. Overall, the units played well. 3 - Backfield - Gore looked quicker than I've seen him since putting on a Bills uniform and made some solid catches out of the backfield. I was surprised when I heard that today was his first rushing TD in over a year. However, the quickness and elusiveness of Singletary is apparent on the field and I don't know why they took so long to get him touches. Is this because he's a rookie? Then, of course, he goes and gets hurt, so we might be seeing the Rugby player out there next week. Either way, it was good to see the running game incorporated a little more this week, but it's still a clearly pass heavy offense. 4 - If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else them day in and day out 5 - Special Teams - Like many on here, I've been quick to call out our need for a new punter. Not today. Bojorquez was booming balls downfield today. One of them actually outkicked our coverage and gave the Giants decent field position. Then, on the other side, we had Siran Neal handling business today, and not only on special teams. Kid was flying the ball and laying hits. Great day for this unit today. However, in a game where McKenzie was used a little more, I still don't understand why he isn't returning punts 6 - Defensive Line - Maybe it's because they got shredded on the very first drive, but the front four pressure wasn't that great today in my opinion. The got some pressure and Oliver showed some flashes, but Eli, for the most part, had time today. Again, I'm assuming that a large part of this was because they were in run contain, as Barkley didn't do much after that first drive, which is a total win for the defense. And ultimately, the Giants were overall held in check. But with the money we've paid here and the QB's we have coming up, this is something I'm hoping to see improve. 7 - Everyone else on Defense - Let me just get the Micah Hyde hit out of the way now. Wow. That was the highlight reel play of the day. Absolutely destroyed that guy and forced the incompletion, which led to the missed field goal. After the first Giants drive, which I know still counts, we played a very strong game of rushing contain and bend, but don't break defense. Levi Wallace got picked on a bit, but nothing major given up. Tackling was MUCH better than last week. Edmunds worked out the kinks early and Milano did a great job of playing the edges. He actually tracked down Barkley and made a nice tackle around the line of scrimmage. For a game where we only gave up two scoring drives, it wasn't flashy, but the job got done well. 8 - Offensive Line - The holding call on Morse was BS and stopped a good drive that might have put the game away a little earlier. Dawkins and Ford had some brain fart moments that needs to get cleaned up. Ford especially got ran around on a few plays. I think Allen was under a little more pressure this week than last, but the Giants ran a lot more stunts and sent extra people a little more. I did love how Ford backed up Allen on the drag down tackle. The defender even arm-barred Allen's helmet on the play and you could see some trash talking while Allen was down. With that, Ford did exactly what I'd expect him to do. So I'll take those 15 yards with pride. With that being said, the running game was existent this week. The called run with Allen for a TD was well executed as was Singletary's. It was a decent day for them, but again, tough to tell with this pass happy offense. Side Note - Spain in open field blocking is simply unfair. I can't remember the exact play, but he got out in space and you could see how massive he is. He then just completely enveloped a dude. Poor kid never stood a chance. I'm loving Spain more and more each game. 9 - Giants - Maybe it's because I have a lot of family that roots for the Giants or I'll always have a soft spot for what they did to Brady twice, but I feel bad for that team right now. If they are going to be this bad this year, they will probably be picking in the top 5 of what could be a strong QB class. With that, why not take an Oliver, Allen (DE), in this years draft if you knew how this year was going to go. Especially if these trade rumors are true. With that, I'll say it again, I'd give up a first for Engram. He's a special talent at TE and would be a nightmare weapon for Allen to have. 10 - Coaching - I love how this team responded after going down 7-0 quickly. If you couldn't see the score, you wouldn't have known it happened based upon the swagger of the team. We seemed in control of this game from that point on with no real scares. Hey, how often can you say that as a Bills fan? With that, I don't like taking a knee with 40+ seconds left and two timeouts before Halftime. We came out of the break a little light, but again, turned it on when needed. But overall, we played this game like a good team does against a bad one. Now, we are finally home to plays a Bengals team that got whooped on at their home opener, but has an emerging weapon in Ross. I really hope we don't have a letdown game and I expect the fans to be rocking the Ralph. We all know what's coming in week 4. 16-0! Go Bills!!!

Hate to see a man go out that way, but he’s had a historic run

It was said...I responded

Did I say he wasn’t or didn’t want him?

Gilmore wasn’t traded. Watkins got us a second. So yes, we couldn’t have traded up for Edmunds. I’d rather have Edmunds. Outside of that, you just can’t say we’d be a worse team adding them to our roster

Gilmore and Watkins on this team right now makes us a better team. Also, it makes two AFC contenders weaker not having them

This team just loves to punch fans in the gut early

What’s more disappointing? The fact that women refuse to make eye contact with you during sex or that look of shame the guy at 7-11 gives you when you get money from the ATM to pay for it?

Damn. Crazy burst First two sacks, he goes right for the ball. He lined up all over the place in a variety of techniques Should have been 17. He was Offside for one and the other was tripped up by someone else. Please call the NFL and have the correct it.

It just went from 6 to midnight

A first isn’t too bad when it’s the 32nd overall pick

Do we need to make a Pats sub-forum on here? C’mon people.

2nd for Fitz, 1st for Engram. I could care less who we don’t get with those picks in the draft. Get an OLB in the 3rd round or FA. Life is good

Wait, the only way to watch is to pay for it? Why are pay channels adding extra pay options. What is this, EA sports?

Why do people keep saying this? Why is this a position of need? Brown is our 1 and showed it this week. Beasley is the slot. If we run 3 or 4 sets, Zay and Foster are there. I just don’t see it as a need more than I see it happening in BPA

It’s crazy to say, but I think this roster is at the point where we can afford to go big to bring in one piece. I look at where I expect us to draft and who might be available, and Engram is the better value to me.

I think he’s a top 5 TE and would be a mainstay for a long time. A 1st is a lot, but there’s maybe 5-8 quality, consistent, game changing TE’s in the league at any given time.

Why would engram be on the trade block? I’d give up a first for that guy. Holy crap

If you read his reasoning why, it makes sense. We shipped off people we didn’t draft. The writing is on the wall. Everything must go

I’d give up a second and not think twice about it. We have the money and picks. We’d be dominant

I was referring to the TYPE of team, not small market in regards to how they are building. But I get what you're saying

The Leagues “Ballz Deep”

I’ve thought about this and, while I get what you’re saying, I want the rings as of this point. Now, I say this because there is an inbetween. You don’t have to sell your soul to win a ring with the darkened hoodie, captain rub and tug, and the kid mouth kisser. What I do agree with is the overall concept. I look at this team, how they seem to get along, support each other, diversity hires, and rebuilt the right way, and would love to win it with this team. That one ring would feel better than their 6 rings as it was done in a way I can respect, support, and hope other NFL teams follow. If the NFL had to pick the type of team they want to win, I think it’s the current Bills over the Antonio Brown supporting Pats

Ew, gross. Are your balls so low they touch the toilet water? Happy Birthday good sir