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We'd have to ban Gruden from having email. Keon has big lips.

Before doing something so drastic, we should fire McBeane. But yes, if we keep McBeane, then it is morally wrong to also keep Josh Allen. I come not to crush you but to praise you for your good morals. Give him a chance to win the Super Bowl. If not here (and I much prefer we try here), then let him do it elsewhere.

Is it even possible for Beane to go out and get a big WR upgrade at this point? I know it's physically possible but is it swallow-your-pride possible? That's why we don't need GMs or coaches going on sports radio to argue with the hosts, lol. Once you've done that and it's recorded for the rest of time, the memory of having done that can affect your decision-making down the line. Beane probably even realizes he's wrong at this point, but pride weighs down his ability to do anything about it.

With sports science, including recovery, nutrition, and rehab science, at their peak, I think we can count on having this Josh until his mid-30s. If he played a completely different way, then he could've been great longer like Tom Brady. But I don't think you can force those things. Let Josh be Josh, and have the urgency of knowing that we have about 5-6 years left. Basically the length of one regime. Fire McBeane after this season, put a search committee together, and take your shot at finding a Super Bowl winning HC / GM combo.

Good points. Thanks! That makes him a rental (of course we could re-sign him if it works out really well), which should limit the price.

Would like it, but I don't see why the Saints would move him. They've got a first-year head coach who has an offensive background, so they're going to hoard weapons for (1) evaluating Rattler (2) for their next QB when they decide Rattler isn't the answer. Put yourself in the shoes of a Saints fan. You'd be pissed if they traded away Shaheed unless the other team overpays.

Did we miss the window? Of course not. That's absurd. Josh is 29 years old and has at least 5 prime years left. The Eagles would trade for Josh and his salary in a heartbeat and give their first-born son to do so, and they would proceed to win 3 Super Bowls with him. Because they have a great GM and a good enough head coach. McBeane needs to go.

For me, Keon is out of sight and out of mind for me and has been for awhile. I don't even bother to think about him anymore because it's pointless. Here's a guy who, coming out of college, there were advanced statistics showing that he was one of the worst WRs at getting separation. Additionally, there were also advanced statistics showing that he was mediocre to bad at contested catches. So, Keon can't separate AND he can't reliably make contested catches. Against college competition. What chance did this kid really have against pros? Keon will be extinct soon. He's like a monkey who both doesn't know how to crack nuts AND doesn't know how to find fruits, vegetables, and insects. You can't survive in the NFL or the tropics that way.

McD should've been fired after the 13 Seconds game. Nobody that gutless/dumb will ever lead Buffalo to a Super Bowl win. Beane should've followed a season or two after. At this point (and it's way past due), McBeane just need to go.

If Bills-Chiefs is inevitable, and I tend to agree it may be, under what circumstances would you like it played? I'd love to be like the Chiefs last season heading into the Bills-Chiefs playoff clash. The Chiefs were the 1-seed, enjoyed a playoff bye, beat the outmatched Texans for one measly playoff win, and poof, the Chiefs were already in the AFC Championship Game. The Bills had to beat two teams to advance to the same round, including an all-out knock-down dragout fight against the Ravens where we left the game with lots of injuries on defense. And then we had to go to Arrowhead. Yikes. Getting the 1 seed and playoff bye does not guarantee the Super Bowl. But it's the one thing the Bills haven't done yet under McBeane. If McBeane is going to fail us, at least fail us in a different way this season. We need to beat the Falcons tonight and get to 5-1.

I think people are thinking in terms of the 1-seed and playoff bye instead of just making the playoffs or winning the division. When you're aiming for 14+ wins, there are more "must wins" along the way than if you're aiming to make the playoffs.

KC will get the double-dip TD coming out of the half, and Detroit will be chasing the rest of the game.

Ironically, Miami put in a good effort today. Took the Chargers down to the wire and covered the spread. They could've easily won that game.

Detroit secondary is ravaged with injuries. Would love to see it but think the Chiefs sneak this one out.

They need to beat the Patriots for us in Week 16. All I ask.

In the midst of a such a low-scoring game, I wonder if the Ravens will regret not kicking a FG there to go up 6-3 heading into the half. I'm a big proponent of going for it on 4th down, but that idea strengthens in high-scoring games and lessens in low-scoring games when easy points, even if it's just 3 points, are so precious.

Roethlisberger won 2 rings. One was against the Seahawks and one was against the Cardinals. I agree that even if Mahomes is QB1 like Tom Brady was, QB2 and QB3 should still be able to get a ring or two like Manning and Roethlisberger did. That's why it's frustrating that Josh is winning 0 with McBeane. The really sad thing is that Allen might actually be this generation's QB1 and will be shutout by McBeane.

McBeane are the coach and GM that drafted Josh, the only coach and GM that Josh has ever known in the NFL. It's pure fantasy-land to think that he's been deciding whether they stay or go all these years. I do agree, though, that this may come up in the future. Once Josh is 33 years old and still ringless thanks to McBeane, he might ask for changes and a new voice in the locker room / front office.

Bills 27-20

Even if we suck this year, we're still going to win 10-11 games. There's no such thing as tanking for an elite talent when you have Josh Allen at QB. He keeps us afloat too well.

It really just depends on how we respond on Monday night. If we win, then 5-1 is a perfectly reasonable and good record for the first 6 games, keeping in mind we played a healthy Ravens team and New England is, outside of QB, as talented as the Bills and even enjoys clear advantages at certain key positions like CB1, CB2, and WR1. Lose again to fall to 4-2, and it'll feel like we're squandering the massive gifts the football gods have handed us with Burrow's injury, the Raven's multiple injuries to Pro Bowlers, and KC losing close games finally.

The Falcons have a light front 7 that hopefully the Bills can roadgrade a bit. Penix is also a tier or two down from Maye and will hopefully help us with a few misses here and there on key downs. The matchup isn't that bad imo.

Who exactly is this news to? We are on the road as only a 3.5-pt favorite, against a team coming off a bye. Of course we could lose. Now I happen to think the Bills bounce back here, win and cover. What is even the point of McDermott and his "culture" if it isn't to have a strong bounce-back win here? We have to show our character here.

Vegas isn't predicting the Bills to win the Super Bowl lol. Our odds are just a function of our schedule and how we're positioned in the standings vs other preseason favorites in the conference like the Ravens and Chiefs. We're overrated in the odds, but that's Vegas' job. They want to make it so that if you bet the Bills, you're making a bad bet.

Both the Bills and Falcons like to run the ball too much to get into that kind of a shootout. Plus, statistically, Atlanta's D has been really strong through 4 games. They haven't given up 300 yards yet. And I don't think Penix is on the level of Allen, Stafford, Mayfield or Darnold (of the past two seasons).