JohnNord

What did he clarify?

They are different receivers. Last Spring I would have wanted Hopkins but I think Diggs is the better fit in a lot of ways on this team.

I don’t believe Denver did when he was HC. His overall winning percentage is about 57%. Slightly above average which is how Id categorize him as HC. Wade is also almost 74 years old. Too old to be hired as a HC Dan Orlavsky loved Caldwell and said what a good job he did as HC in Detroit. I know he’s been in consideration for other HC jobs recently.

On paper he’s the best choice and he easily had the best record in the NFL. I guess the downside of Harbaugh would be his personality and leadership.

Good defensive coordinator but very average HC

You’re the GM of an NFL franchise and about to hire a new coach. But your owner insists on hiring a HC with previous NFLhead coaching experience. Who do you hire and why? Below are a few candidates: Leslie Frazier, Bills DC Josh McDaniels, Patriots HC Jason Garrett, Giants OC Todd Bowles, Bucs DC Dennis Allen, Saints DC Raheem Morris, Falcons DC/HC Romeo Crennel, Texans DC/HC Chan Gailey, Miami OC (just for fun!) Dan Quinn, out of NFL Matt Patricia, out of NFL Marvin Lewis, out of NFL Bill O’Brien, out of NFL Jim Caldwell, out of NFL Jim Harbaugh, out of NFL IMO I would go with Frazier or Bowles. I think both are good leaders that would be a solid defense. Offense is the big question mark with them.

Correct but if Pittsburgh loses and Cleveland beats the Jets both teams go into the game at 11-4. That means the division winner will be 12-4 as well. So in a 3 way tiebreaker, the Bills would win.

Miami is hurting for offensive playmakers but their defense is carrying them and a few turnovers can flip any game

Yeah this makes a lot of sense. Starters get to rest Week 17 and the Bills would get to play Miami for a 2nd time in 2 weeks without having to tip their hand. Some of this is out of the team’s control You never know..::be careful what you wish for

No that isn’t true in most cases. You only need the Titans to lose if the Jets defeat the Browns next week. Cleveland plays Pittsburgh in Week 17, and with a loss to Indy, both will be 11-4. Division winner will finish 12-4. That means with a win at NE, the worst Buffalo could finish is 12-4. The best Tennessee and Cleveland/Pittsburgh will finish is 12-4. Bills win a 3 way tiebreaker over any of those teams. If Bills handle their business in Foxboro Indy beats Pittsburgh Cleveland beats the Jets Bills are locked in at #2 in week 16

Yep but the only thing is whoever the Bills play will not be easy. Baltimore, Cleveland, Tennessee, Indy are all tough opponents. Even Miami’s defense could get a few turnovers to win. So while Baltimore looks tough, so does just about every matchup in the AFC. Also I can’t see Pittsburgh losing 4 in a row..::but we’ll see

The 2nd seed puts the Bills in a very precarious position. They likely need to win out to keep that position. That means defeating Miami in Week 17, allowing Baltimore to sneak in and take the 7th spot. So by grabbing the 2 seed and beating Miami, you can argue the Bills set themselves up with a tougher opponent than they would have playing the #6 seed in the 3rd seed. But if Indy beats Pittsburgh and the Bills beat NE, then the Bills are locked into the #2 seed in week 16. They can rest starters, let Miami grab #7, and play them again the next week at home

At this point, the Jets have to trade Darnold and take another QB in the draft. It’s not going to work on NY and both parties just need to move on. Also Douglas is going to want to buy as much time as possible, and one way to do that is to bring a new coach and QB on board. I’m almost certain Darnold is out

It’s going to be hard to show a decrease in numbers given the fact that rates have typically risen after the holidays. I am hearing the big concern is tailgating over attending the game in the stadium - which we’ve seen can be more of a controlled environment

Do we know what the cause of death was? No one seems to be reporting that

I think maybe 5% of Bills fans could pull off these moves without having a soft issue injury or a heart attack. It’s not really a great dance

Lower back.... does seem serious

....Doug Whaley ladies and gentlemen. And people still pretend like he was a great GM

I struggle with seeing race in the Tyrod situation. I noticed that none of the journalists on the beat, even someone like Jerry Sullivan was has proven to be a contrarian and outspoken about social injustice issues, has made this correlation. Bills fans loved Tyrod and hoped he would be THE QB. But it became clear that he was an average game-manager type QB. He also was not in the best situation in Buffalo starting in 2016 with Rex Ryan’s mismanagement and then in 2017 running a Rick Dennison offense that wasn’t suited for him, and featured a poor supporting cast

If we can forgive Michael Vick for dog killing, Richie Inconito for bullying, Kareem Hunt for kicking a woman (and so on)....then we can forgive a teenager for quoting a racially insensitive tweet a decade ago

I hope not. Josh has had three years or so to show his true character and he seems to have passed with flying colors

I agree...the perception of some is that the Bills fans ran Tyrod out of town and that he never got a fair shake. I remember during 2019 there were countless comparisons between Allen’s numbers and Taylor’s and questions as to whether they made a lateral move in getting rid of Taylor for Allen. Like I said, if you followed the team under Taylor then you understand the desire to replace him.

Just pure speculation on my part, but the fact that they bring up Tyrod Taylor when discussing Allen makes me think their biases are motivated by what they perceive as racism. - Tyrod Taylor benched for Nate Peterman - Tyrod replaced by a raw rookie in Allen who put up worst numbers than Taylor - Josh Allen’s old racially insensitive tweets from 2010 - The portion of Allen defenders who likely may have had racially insensitive things/support very conservative organization on their Twitter profile. Yes they do exist in the Bills fan base and in all fan bases. But I don’t see it as a big a correlation as Foxworth does. Again... I could be wrong but this is my impression.

It’s not that.... You’re completely right about the Mahomes play. If Josh Allen did that, it would be all over Twitter.

Cornelius Bennett is registered as a sex offender in Florida. I think there are sports writers who are going to hold this against him despite what he did on the field.