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Which might be fine. We'd have to know how those rates differ among the great offenses in the league (e.g. Colts) to know whether we could optimize better. I pretty much guarantee no team is 50/50 run/pass out of shotgun, for example. 20% might be the right number to keep defenses honest. It reminds me of poker. Staying balanced doesn't mean you bluff half the time. You just have to bluff enough that your opponents know you are capable of bluffing in that situation, and sometimes they call you down when you have the goods.

If we get swept by them, we don't deserve to win the AFCE. And if we beat them in Foxborough, I suspect we'll be in good position to win the division and be a very high seed in the AFC. No need to worry about them at this point in the season, in other words, imo. Chiefs are next. Get your hate on for them.

He's in a small slump that he will probably break out of in a big way next game. Wouldn't surprise me if he caught fire in Nov/Dec/Jan as he's done before.

It sucks but the whole point of investing so much in DL depth is that you can survive a long-term injury to a very good player. We can't invest more there. Not over a WR that can stretch the D, imo.

Goatse-level prediction!

I'm exactly opposite. Very comfortable we'll win. Goatse-level non-puckering.

Maybe Beane see the BTJ's year 2 film and gets a stiffy. BTJ is probably still flashing too much talent but you never know

Even if that were true, do we think Josh isn't capable of admitting a mistake and figuring out "this guy just doesn't have it"?

Bravo, it's rare that I LOL.

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The results so far paint a skewed distribution, which is probably interesting for math dorks. I would've expected a normal distribution but the most popular pick (the mode) is 10-7 and yet very few people are picking 9-8.

"As it stands" isn't really an option. We're for sure going to get the PED DLinemen soon and Hairston maybe in a couple of weeks. I don't know how much they'll move the needle (I'm hoping a lot in the case of Hairston) but changes ARE coming. Would love to see a trade for a deep-threat WR

We've already put too many assets/money into the DL, and we just have to hope it'll be enough there. (And it probably can be when everyone's healthy). Would love him but any assets we have to trade probably has to go to WR

In between bites of gabbagool at the dinner table, we all quietly admit that McDermott never had the makings of a varsity coach.

You'd have to be a dope to think these guys will significantly change the team. They may raise Buffalo's EPO/play a little bit but their juice will run out soon.

I hear ya boss. Never know who might be listening

It could just be a two-game blip. It was a horrible two games including horrible play-calling. But I'm far from convinced that's the way it's going to be going forward. I think it's more likely we'll get back to scoring 30+ points / gm

While I agree with you that a coaching change is needed, the comparison of Brunson and Allen is iffy, haha. Josh is perhaps the best player in the NFL and no worse than 3rd. He really should win a title during his prime. Brunson's like the 20th best player in the NBA. He won't win a title and can't be expected to.

Make the move after the season, and very talented GMs and coaches will flock to Buffalo to work with Josh Allen as the QB. There won't be a shortage of good candidates. I think they can be safely declared real right now. They are both playoff-caliber teams and it would be a surprise if they don't make the playoffs. The Bills @Patriots game will be one of the most important of the season for us, unfortunately.

While I tend to agree that the Bills will play better after the bye, I'm not sure that stat is very meaningful. In those seasons, those teams never had to deal with the combination of poor secondary talent, poor LB depth exacerbated by injuries and substandard LB play, and poor WR corps to the extent that this team is dealing with. Because of the defensive issues I mentioned, the Bills have only generated 5 turnovers in 6 games, which is very un-Bills like. We've had seasons where we had to overcome a struggling unit but we've never had this combination of poor DB, LB, and WR play, and we usually have always generated turnovers.

SF has so many injuries everywhere, too. That was a masterclass put on by the 49ers coaches. They embarrassed McDermott and company by comparison. As for the panthers, I echo others in hoping Bryce Young plays instead of Dalton.

OP didn't say anything about which team would beat the other. I'm interpreting the question as more of an emotional one, like "would you trade Keon Coleman for a bag of dirty tampons?" kind of thing

Thanks. This is what I alluded to in an earlier post. In the offseason, the Bills were heavily bet by both sharps and the public to win the Super Bowl. (It was schedule-based). So if the books are going to take on more Bills futures bets, they're going to make bettors pay a very bad price to do so.

Enough debating about how likely the Bills are going to turn this ship around. Get your predictions on the record! This is for bragging rights at the end of the season for those who predict correctly (or at least come very close). Poll will close before the kickoff of the next Bills' game against Carolina. Vote in the poll. Afterwards, a writeup of why you picked what you did is optional but encouraged. As a reminder. Here's the remaining schedule for the Bills. @Carolina Panthers Kansas City Chiefs @Miami Dolphins Tampa Bay Buccaneers @Houston Texans @Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals @New England Patriots @Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles New York Jets

Not sure what that means, but I like it! Perhaps it's our turn to bribe game officials? If we somehow lock the #1 seed by Week 15, I'll be missing both thumbs and my third-born, having navigated us through some tough games with spiritual dealings. Please don't blame me, Jesus, for sacrificing my third-born to win at New England. I just really want the 1-seed and playoff bye!