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That bet is going down in flames.

Spot on. On D, the Bills will win or lose on the DLine. If they get Tua off his spot, force him to hold the ball even a beat, he is far less effective. I expect a number of batted passes at the line. He is not good on the run, and not good if he is out of his rhythm. Deep balls? Forget it. He will not have the time for that. I do not think the fish can run on the Bills, at all. On offense, the Dolphins simply do not match up with their D. If the Bills D does not hold up, which I do not expect, the Bills can win a shootout, but I really do not think that will be necessary.

Von Miller will take over this game.

I can’t wait to see what you have to say with your tail between your legs on Monday Troll.

The Bills strategy on deep passing will not change a bit nor will be hampered at all by missing Hyde. This game will be won by the Bills by pressuring Tua and not allowing him to set up and release the ball quickly. That is his game. As far as him standing in the pocket long enough to hit deep balls on the Bills - forget it. The Bills front is far better than the Miami OL. They will not be able to run. Tua is not good when playing on the move. The Bills front four will dominate, as will their linebackers. Benford and Elam are very good, as is Taron Johnson. The fact is is that Miami has not played a defense nearly as good as the Bills, even without Jackson and Hyde. I give Tua some credit for his performance last week, but the Ravens are not in the Bills class. I am so sick of this chicken little crap and the canonization if Tua based on one good quarter of football, against a mediocre team. As as far as the Bills offense against the Miami D, not even a fair fight. The Bills are deeper and better coached and have by far the better QB. Doogie Howser, Head Coach, is in for a rude awakening.

Just suck it.

Accusing others of “homerism (sic)” is really a poor excuse for an argument. The absolute fact is that Blackshear demonstrated potential largely against opponents who are now flipping burgers. He does have potential but was clearly the fourth best option at RB for the Bills, hence the practice squad. Carolina, the 0 and 2 loser team, who nobody will confuse with a contender, is seeking better depth given the performance of their roster behind the starter at this point. Too bad for the Bills, as I would like to have seen what he is capable of with a year of development with this team and staff. That still may happen, but in the meantime, this is what having a deep championship caliber roster looks like.

And Blackshear is? Pass the bowl ...

Shakir had a tough game and I think the caution the Bills staff showed in playing him was proven correct. I think he will be fine, but that was certainly a poor debut.

The Dolphins have not played a good team yet. NE is awful, and Baltimore is not much better. At least they have a QB who can make plays with his legs. The Ravens Defense is more than suspect. Anything can happen obviously, but the Bills, even with a handful of backups in the game, is a far superior team to the Dolphins with superior coaching. Quality will out. Tua will have hard time completing passes to waddle and hill from his backside.

I am, unfortunately. I think I am going to jump off the bridge now.

Are you new around here? People will never let it die. If the Bills win the SB some people will B word that it should have been two in a row.

It’s obviously a conspiracy.

Hilarious. We are going to find out what he can and can’t do soon enough. For the record though, Tua cannot make that play Allen did.

What a satisfying win! Plenty to improve on, but dominating without our best stuff is hugely encouraging.

Well, say goodbye to James Cook for the next 6 or 8 weeks.

That’s what I thought, but I would need to see a relay to determine if MacKenzie was in control of the ball at the time.

Because there were games when that was the option they needed to win, or were you not watching?

Watching those highlights gave me a woody.

Do you seriously not understand this in relation to Buffalos’ offense and the fact that have had three excellent wide receivers getting the bulk of targets?

Gesicki is currently franchised and will get paid more than Knox next year unless he totally craps the bed this year. In two years time Knox will be barely being paid in the top 12 or so tight ends. Knox is far from mediocre, even if not elite.

Whether the penalties in the Chiefs game were earned or not, this crew did call the most penalties in the NFL last year. Thats not a sign of competence in my opinion. It is hard to imagine for me why the NFL would put this crew in position to wreck a marquee matchup of potential Super Bowl foes in its opening game of the year. Perhaps they they been coached up, or perhaps we will be quoting Marv Levy after the game that this referee is “an over officious jerk”.

Excellent post. Hit the nail on the head. Stats only tell part of the story here. Knox has improved each year and is poised to take another step. It takes time to grow a tight end. TEs that are ready to play and contribute out of college are a rare commodity. Knox is there now and the Bills do not want to start over. He plays a critical role on the team and will likely see an even bigger role going forward. This contract will look like a bargain in two years.

While you are hoping you should hope for a replacement to magically appear who is nearly as good, because he is not on the roster now.

Most of Mac Jones’ deep balls are still floating somewhere.