JohnNord

Cooper is going to be taking most of the snaps at X. This should squeeze Hollins out of the lineup and hopefully allow for more opportunities for Samuel to get on the field.

Bills are getting the most from Damar. He’s getting by on his knowledge of the defense. He’s probably a reserve/special teams player on most defenses. I do get a little worried about his lack of athleticism which I think has been part of the reason why the defense is giving up so many explosive players this season.

I’m surprised at the praise for Levis - I have been less than impressed with him so far. He’s physically gifted but makes some boneheaded mistakes that have cost the Titans 1/3 of their games this season. He also struggles to get the ball to his receivers and is type of QB that McDermott’s defense typically fares well against. I think Spears is hurt and Pollard is good so the run/screen game is always a threat. My biggest concern is the defense which I think is pretty good. Jeffery Simmons and Harold Landry have historically wreaked havoc against the offensive line and now they have T’Vondre Sweat who is a freakin beast. Plus Sneed and Ernest Jones. There’s a lot of talent on the defensive side that could make it hard to run the ball. If I weren’t a Bills fan I might take TEN at -9 to cover, though I think the Bills win a close game

This is such a low percentage play that it takes failure on several levels to actually work. I really hated rushing only only two because it gave Rodgers time to set up the throw. I get the idea of defending the sideline but I’d rather take the chance of a long FG from a kicker who hasn’t been too accurate. The other problem is the defense in the endzone. You can’t let a recover box you out like that. Also, Lazard caught the football on the way down. It’s not like he out jumped the defense like Hopkins a few years ago. It’s far from a super human play. It was a good throw and good concentration by the WR but there’s no excuse to not knock the football down.

Those officials are getting roasted by everyone online.

I was screaming that it was NO GOOD at home. I have seen really close kicking attempts where the ball is kicked over the goal post and it makes it really hard to tell. This one is pretty obvious to me. Glad it didn’t effect the overall score.

Overall I’m pleased with 4-2. There’s a few very obvious positions on the team that I’m concerned about: WR: just no downfield passing S: Rapp is ok but Hamlin was pretty bad tonight. DL: Oliver needs to return Ideally I’d love it if Buffalo could pick up a WR and re-sign Micah Hyde to takeover for Damar the second half of the season. Not certain either of these moves happen though

I don’t understand how it wasn’t a fumble. It’s one of those NFL plays where 10/10 logical football fans would call that a fumble but for whatever reason the officials think otherwise. Another example of overcomplicated rules that make no sense

Children are a blessing man and way more important than football. Congrats and best of luck to your wife!

I’m not sure it’s that simple. No one was criticizing Brady during the first three weeks of the season. Allen played a really bad football game which again I do think is entirely on Brady. Of course, I do feel he’s part of the blame the last two weeks. After falling behind, I think Brady tried to throw his way back into games, when he maybe should have ran the ball a little more. I also believe he’s very limited with the receiving group he has when Shakir is off the field. The plan going forward has to be to find a way to get targets to Kincaid, because outside of Shakir he won’t get much from this poor WR group.

Harty? He’s not exactly setting the world on fire in Baltimore either

Out of all these moves, Von is the only candidate worth consideration

So far Shakir has been the better receiver. Not only has he had a bigger impact but he has more receptions and yards than Davis. He also has the same amount of TD’s. Also compare the two receivers when they were both in the Buffalo for the final part of the season. Finally compare the catch rate of Shakir vs. Davis.

Some of this is hindsight. It’s hard to imagine Samuel starting any worse that he has in Buffalo. At the time he was signed last spring, most people viewed this as a good signing for the team. Gabe seems to be the same player he was in Buffalo. Probably not worth the contract he signed. The larger issue as we continue to point out is the poor construction at the WR position.

Marv at 99 looks tremendous

He should have fired MM after last season, but since he didn’t, I think he’ll give him a few more chance to start winning. For a cutthroat businessman Jerry’s always had an odd loyalty to his head coach and he keeps them around a season or two than he should. Same situation played out with Jason Garrett

Maybe last Sunday. But there’s no way Gabe is a better WR overall than Shakir. His catch rate says it all

Samuel has been a disaster the past few weeks, saying Gabe would be better isn’t exactly setting the bar high. I think Gabe would struggle in the this offense similarly how Hollins, Coleman and MVS have. He isn’t a great at getting separation and always had a poor target catch rate. He could be an asset when Josh takes off and scrambles. Overall it’s hard to argue that the Bills would be better off overpaying him. The main problem isn’t that Buffalo let Diggs and Davis walk. It’s that they failed to replace them with better option, which is why they are now scouring the trade market for a WR

I for one am not championing this development. I really liked Gabe. In a way, I feel the best and worst thing that happened to him was the playoff game in Kansas City. It raised expectations for him as a WR2 that he never could meet in 2022. It became obvious that he was better suited in the role he had in 2021 with Emmanuel Sanders at WR2. That year he also starting dropping passes in big moments. 2 of those drops happened in potential game changing moments early in the season at Miami and NYJ. You have to wonder whether it’s a mental thing with him. Jags can get out of his deal after 2025 and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him in Buffalo again.

Teams that are close to the playoffs are usually buyers at the deadline. I think Mike McDaniel is going to try his damndest to make the playoffs and I don’t think he trades away his #3 WR

I don’t really agree… but if you are Seattle and have a shot at playoffs why would you trade Lockett?

I think the Bills will pull off a victory. At some point they have to start playing better at the Meadowlands

This has always been the thing Dan Orlovsly has pleaded. He said Josh needs to be under center with pre-snap motion and play action.

That’s actually a very good point. I’ve defended the Von contract only because the reason it hasn’t worked out has largely been injury. You can’t necessarily predict when a player blows out his ACL.

It was the Cook catch that he took the timeout after and I thought the same thing. Why not just throw the flag. I have the feeling that McDermott relies on John Parry on challenges these day which is a good idea. It seems like the official on TV is right, more times than not. The fact that he didn’t even consider makes me think reversal was a long shot