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Hairston’s first NFL tackle took a guy out of the game. Thought he looked pretty sticky in coverage but need a closer look at all-22. I don’t know why, but I’ve just got a feeling — and I think a lot of Bills fans have this feeling —that Jordan Hancock is going to be something. Thought it was very interesting that they had him in for Poyer on obvious passing downs.

We still trying to trade AJ?

I think we get 8 games Phew. I was worried I wouldn't have enough time to pack.

Poyer can't be worse than what Rapp was putting on tape this year. He's been a borderline good safety throughout his career, but his play absolutely fell off a cliff this year. He got hurt in the playoffs last year and it kind of got forgotten about it. I wonder if he's just not the same after that inury, and whatever this "lingering knee" is. I'd like to see Hancock get some run, but if the coaching staff isn't comfortable putting him out there yet, I trust that that's a good sign he wouldn't be an upgrade. Can't think of any examples where the coaches were hesitant about a guy and then proven wrong about their hesitation when he finally played.

So, we're moving to St. Louis if we lose this weekend?

I like Josh. You like Josh. We all like Josh. But Josh is a derp on camera. His ceiling as an actor is cameos in quirky comedies.

After realizing he was Atlanta's DC, the offensive struggles made way more sense to me. Yup. (Ulbrich Defense off a Bye) - (Kincaid and Palmer) = Bad Things for Bills Offense.

What is also not being discussed enough is that three of Josh Allen's worst games over the past few seasons have come against Jeff Ulbrich defenses.

I believe they got it done in their 4th year together. This is correct. Stabler was the backup QB from 70-72. He made 2 spot starts during those 3 seasons. Stabler becomes the starting QB in 73 and the Raiders win the Super Bowl in 76. It's Madden's 8th year as coach, but only his 4th with Stabler as the starting QB. History suggests that if we're keeping McDermott, maybe we should give Mitch a shot? 🤮🤮🤮 There's a couple of other deceiving instances: Lombardi and Starr and Stram and Dawson. In both cases, those Coach/QB combos had been together for more than 5 years before appearing in a Super Bowl. But that's only because the Super Bowl didn't exist when their careers began. And when you dive deeper, you'll find that Lombardi and Starr won their first NFL Championship in their 2nd year together, and that Stram and Dawson won the AFL Championship in Dawson's rookie year. So, both combos reach the highest peak available to them at the time. But otherwise, it's pretty cut and dry. You're head coach and starting QB combo has a 5-year window.

suppose we'll find out on Sunday if we have an Andy Dalton problem.

It's 5 years, but yes, still very much true. In fact, no Head Coach/Starting QB combo has even reached their first Super Bowl together after their first 6 years. And the 6th year only happened once (Reid/McNabb in Philly). I'm very fascinated by this data point and actually have it all laid out in a spreadsheet, which gets updated after every Super Bowl.

The Bills really need to improve their 3-point shooting.

I do think keeping guys like Jordan Phillips, Landon Jackson, and Javon Solomon off the field will yield positive results. I would feel more optimistic about it if we were getting the enhanced versions of Hoecht and Ogunjobi.

Can't wait for the video game: Red Head Redemption.

Fitzpatrick is in the process of starting an advertising agency. Wouldn't be surprised if the Bills are among his first clients.