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I hate to be a party pooper, but how much have Bernard and Milano ever really played together? Bernard started 1 game in 2022 for Milano. Then they started 5 games together to start 2023, but the Bernard was a raw new starter. The Bernard of today evolved without Milano by his side. In fact, Milano has missed 25 consecutive regular season and playoff games. During those 25 games, Bernard became the QB of the defense. I do have a concern how Bernard and Milano will work together as Milano shakes off nearly 2 seasons worth of rust. This is not a shot at either player, but we don't know how good Milano will be when he returns and Williams has done a very good job in his place. Just watch the video above to see how much Williams has improved in coverage. This post is not to say the Bernard/Milano can't work or won't work, but don't be surprised if it's not "great" immediately.

I'm not sure this is a bad take. We never got to see the initial vision for the Bills offense as Samuel and MVS got injured in camp and never really had a chance to develop chemistry with Josh then. It's taken 10 weeks for Samuel to ramp up and MVS, now cut, looks much better with the Saints. I like the addition of Cooper and with Samuel looking healthy and engaged, the passing game looks much improved. Now if we could just get everyone healthy for a change. If everyone can get healthy, we are moving much much closer to the original vision of the Bills offense this season. A healthy Bills look like this TE 1 - Kincaid, TE 2 Knox, (TE 3 Morris, but he isn't really relevant to this discussion) RB 1 - Cook, RB 2 Davis, RB 3 Johnson WR 1 - Cooper, WR 2 - Coleman, WR 3 - Hollins Slot 1 - Shakir, Slot 2 - Samuel That's ton of players to scheme for where anyone of the 10 can catch the ball and break tackles. Cooper, Shakir and Samuel all showed their worth yesterday. With so many targets to throw to when healthy, no receiver, other than Shakir, will put up consistent numbers. The ball is going to go to who is open.

Hard to argue with getting contributions from the top 8 picks plus the trade for Codrington. Bishop will be a starter next season. I also think SVPG is the future at center when McGovern's contract expires.

Against one of the best defenses in the NFL and without a key WR, our starting TE and starting tackle.

The real question is was Hailee Steinfeld there?

no. They are using him like GA did, anywhere and everywhere.

How good are rookies Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey? Bowers - 10 games - 70/89 706 yards 3 TDs ----- First in receptions and yards of the 2024 rookie class McConkey - 10 games 43/63 615 yards 4 TDs ----- 3rd in receptions and yards of the 2024 rookie class

Irrefutable proof that..... 1) The Bills can beat anyone in the NFL at any time except Balitmore. 2) That Shakir and Bernard are the two best Bills players not named Josh Allen 3) Josh Allen is the most entertaining player in the NFL 4) This team is actually getting better week by week and just wait until they get healthy 5) Curtis Samuel lives. 6) The officiating remains terrible in the NFL.

I agree. I think he did a great job. Alec Anderson, Van Denmark, and SVPG have all stepped up and played well when called upon.

There is no excuse for not looking in the last 2 minutes on whether a juggling ball hit the ground or not.

And multiple missed face masks and a shot to head on a tackle.

I was contemplating the Bills playoff situation and I came away with the realization that the Bills need 2 wins and 1 more loss by each of the other divisional teams to clinch the division. The Bills are 3-0 in the division with a 5 game lead in the win column with 7-8 games to go. Miami, with 8 games left, has lost 2 to the Bills and if they win out the max they can have is 11 wins. When they lose one, even if both teams finish 10-7, the Bills own the tiebreaker. The best the Jets and Pats can do is 10-7. For the Pats to get there, they'd need to win out including 2 games against the Bills. Odds of that happening are about zero. The Jets can also finish 10-7, but again they'd have to win out including beating the Bills in Buffalo in week 17. That's not happening either. I'm admittedly an optimist about this Bills team and I think they'll beat both KC and SF over the next 3 weeks and the SF win will essentially clinch the division as Mia, NY and NE will have at least 1 loss over the next 3 weeks. We should probably be rooting for Indy. They play the Jets and Pats over the next 2 weeks.

At least he played 1 full game.

Maybe this is one former Bill Beane won’t bring back.

27 - 17 Bills. Back and forth game until Cook breaks a tackle and runs for a 50 yards TD to seal the game.

It's kind of funny for the media to call this season a rebuild when we brought back 8 starters on offense (JA, Cook, Kincaid, Shakir and 4 OL) and arguably 10 on defense (Groot, AJE, Miller, D Jones, T Johnson, Milano, Bernard, Rapp, Douglas and Benford). Any reasonable GM would have moved on from White, Dodson (with Milano coming back), Floyd (with Miller coming back), Poyer, Gabe Davis and Hyde. The only real shocks were Morse and Diggs. Given Morse's age and concussion history I understand why Beane made the move. Moving Diggs without a proven outside threat was the biggest shock, but Diggs' poor attitude, drops and decrease in performance once Brady became OC created the environment for him to move on as well.

There was stat in the Sunday broadcast that Kincaid is 8th all time in receptions by a TE in his first 25 games. That’s a good way to start a career.

Besides Floyd, who I forgot, but who only had 1 sack in the second half of last season and his presence forced Groot out of position, which important player did I miss? Neal? Settle? Bates? Who? Austin Johnson has been better than a Settle. Bates never played and SVPG has been fine when called upon. Do you miss AJ Klein, Ford, Sherfield or Harty? No one else does either!

I don't remember anyone saying this was a retool or rebuild. I remember Beane saying that he needed to get the Bills in a better cap situation. Lets remember the key players who were let go or left on their own accord. 1) White - since traded by new team 2) Dodson - since released by new team 3) G Davis - a career 50% pass catcher who isn't doing anything for his new team 4) Hyde - Still a UFA 5) Poyer - Has been terrible for the Fish 6) Morse - Solid for his new team, but McGovern has stepped in an for the most part the Bills haven't missed a beat 7) Diggs - Out for the year, but was good for Houston before his injury. Outside of Diggs (on the field) who have the Bills missed? White has already been replaced by Douglas. Dodson wasn't need as Milano was set to return. Hyde and Poyer were shadows of their former pro-bowl selves and Rapp had ably manned one of the two safety spots. McGovern and Edwards have performed as well as McGovern and Morse. You can argue that Hamlin isn't as good as Hyde, but his play has drastically improved in recent weeks. All in all, Beane simply cleared out expensive dead wood and replaced them with younger, cheaper and in some cases better players. The new balanced offense has 30 points or more in 7 games this season including 4 in a row. Under Brady, the Bills offense has scored 30 or more 11 times in 19 weeks (including last season). The Bills record in those games is 10-1, with the 1 a loss on OT to Philly. Dorsey's Bills had 30 plus in only 3 of 10 games last season.

Hey we've brought back Phillips, Jefferson and Marlowe (last year). Why not, unless there is an off the field issue not yet announced.

30% uncatchable is admittedly a big number

Bills go 6-2 down in the second half. Highlight; the Bills end KC’s undefeated season. They end up the 2nd seed and get to beat up on the Broncos in the WC round. After that my crystal ball is very cloudy.

With Logue cut (will he go to the PS) and Coleman's injury, there could be two roster spots open for players. S and WR have to be on the list.

Y’all are wrong. It’s a quick and accurate of seeing if a player is doing what needs to be done. That said, Kincaid also leads the Bills is drops with 6. No one else is above 3.

Catch % was 80.2 last season and is down to 59.3% That worse that Knox (61.5%). So I'd say his reliability this season has taken a hit. Shakir is at 93.3%, Davis 90.9%, Cook 86.4%. Iron Hands Hollins is at 48%, Coleman 61%, Samuel 63.5% and Cooper 71.4 % in limited action. Is it any wonder we can't complete passes down the field?