JohnNord

I think the main priority should be defense....DT or CB. Also Phillips was never a run stuffing DT. His numbers playing the run last year weren’t good

It’s all about 3rd down defense... plain and simple. The Bills lost because they couldn’t get KC off the field. Same as the game versus Tennessee

This season yes. Not last season. Defense was a strength. The offense is what held the team back

Probably no advantage. It’s light rain but there is no wind. I do see weather having much of a factor

I’m kind of worried about the game tonight. I can see the Bills competing but I think it’s a long shot to pull out a W

As great as it would be to beat KC as a statement this game is not a must win. The game against NE will be sooooo much bigger and more important. Also I think some Bills fans need to wait to for the team to win before they dance on the Patriots grave. The talent level in NE is average but the coaching is so good they will compete each week.

I was including last season. At some point the whole “raw” excuse wear off. Put up or shut time

We’re halfway there and it doesn’t seem like Knox has improved all that much.

After looking into the EJ Manuel saga, it boils down to the fact that he never should have been a 1st round draft pick. He was a 3rd or 4th round talent that has potential to develop into a capable backup QB. Just because you draft a QB in round 1 doesn’t mean they are a 1st round talent. Drafting a player with EJ’s limited potential in the first round placed a lot of unfair expectations on him. The organization also didn’t have a very good plan to develop him. All in all, it’s an example of how clueless the Bills were being run under the likes of Russ Brandon, Buddy Nix and Doug Whaley I guess it depends on what you mean by the word “trash.” As a starter he was largely below average

The Bills really like Barkley as a backup QB. I think that he does a good job supporting Josh as a #2 QB which is why they likely resigned him a few years back. The Bills also love Davis Webb for the same reasons. If Josh goes down for any amount of time I think it’s understood the season is screwed. What that being said, I do believe Barkley’s contract is up this year. The team will likely resign Josh to a long term extension or atleast a 5th year extension. It does make me wonder if they look to bring in a veteran at QB2 I think you’re forgetting about Davis Webb on the PS who’s been around the team for nearly 2 years. I think he gets consideration along with Fromm to move up in the event of an Allen injury

This article is somewhat puzzling. The author says that Zay has been a disappointment for LVR over the past 16 games, but he might be a trade target based on his 56 reception season in Buffalo? My thinking is that the author looked at his 2nd round status and mediocre year in Buffalo and assumed he’d be a trade target. I would be shocked if the Raiders could get a 7th round draft pick. Any team that has a shot at the postseason around the deadline probably isn’t going to trade a valueable asset

I guess you forgot about the 70 yard punt that flipped the field after a bad Bills possession. I’ll agree with you here - this season the Special Teams leaves a lot to be desired. But I don’t think they are as bad as you outlined - I just see a lot of inconsistency - namely with Bojo

I disagree. At some point we need to see consistent progress. Everyone loves to use the “raw” excuses but he’s had over a year in the league and by now we should see some signs of progress. I’m not really seeing much other than inconsistency.

Del Reid got paid This leads me to believe that there was some sort of financial compensation between the Bills and Reid. It’s interesting because the other 2 founders didn’t seem to know about this earlier in the morning. So either there was an agreement with Reid and he didn’t tell the others. Or the Bills reached out to him and smoothed things over. Its also interesting that it took Del until 3:00 PM when the topic was trending earlier in the morning.

Fitz has never led a team to the playoffs

Also there weren’t 4 drive starts inside the 20 yard line. I think that miiiiiiight have been a little different

Cue the “he’s still learning the TE position” excuses

True...but to be fair, if games were coach vs. coach Belichick would win most times

I think 9-7 or 10-6 is a very realistic possibility. But sadly 8-8 is as well unless the tram fixes the defense. The AFC East games will be huge. I can’t underscore that enough HUUUUUUUUGE,. Especially New England. I’m very nervous to see what Belichick will have in store because I can assure you he’ll take the same approach to attack the Bills as Vrabel did

It’s not going to happen. Also I have a feeling the Bills will trade for help on defense before TE

If you are Gettleman and trying to save your job with a decent W-L record, why on earth would you start trading weapons

He helped at times for sure but I saw him getting pushed backward last night. It’s the middle of the field that remains open. Edmunds is a huge reason why as is Tauron Johnson. The problem is that the Bills were counting on both this year so the depth at MLB and CB is poor. Like I said, Oliver has flashed at times - last week’s 4th down stop comes to mind. But I think in 20+ games we have yet to see him really disrupt an entire offense the way other high draft picks have.

I will boil everything down to a few things: The defensive line not been good. They did a terrible job with contain which was a strength last season. They get pushes around in the middle and aren’t great at rushing the passer. Still, I think this unit has the best chance to get better. Linebackers are an issue. I think you undersold Milano just a little bit. He’s a solid player who is very good at coverage and decent against the run. The defense has always missed h when he’s been out. Edmunds has been a liability and has not been very good. It makes you wonder what the Bills saw in AJ Klein because he’s been just as bad. Cornerbacks also have been poor. Tre wasn’t having the best year. Levi Wallace is serviceable. Norman is below average and Tauron Johnson has been the worst of the group. It’s going to be a major undertaking to fix things on defense

How long can we use the “potential” for players like Knox?