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Stroud has been slow to recover from a concussion. The last I heard he's still considered iffy for the Bills game considering it comes after a short week. We may be facing Miles Davis, who hasn't been bad in relief. I don't think he has Stroud's mobility though.

The Bills are probably more shorthanded at DE than at tackle. Until they can get another DE on the roster, using Sanders is probably what they'll do. I have to say though, I don't know how much worse their run defense could have been had Jordan Phillips played more snaps

Coleman has had a season and a half to show signs of maturity. He hasn't. It makes it seem doubtful he's ever going to grow up. His trade value is minimal though. I would guess somewhere in the 5th to 7th round range.

Shavers is not at all sudden or twitchy. He was getting opportunities because the Buccaneers left a backup cornerback on an island with him. If defenses make a point of trying to take him out of the game, I think he'll probably disappear. Kudos to Shavers for taking advantage. He showed he can be effective in making a defense a little more honest in their coverage schemes.

The virtual measurement saves having to bring the sticks out to measure, but has nothing to do with where the referee places the ball.

McDermott was effusive in his praise oof Hardman. He's here to stay at least for a while.

Bishop is certainly going to be the starter moving forward at one safety spot. He is a quality safety with upside to be one of the better ones in the league. Rapp was never more than backup quality, the same with Hamlin. At this point in his career, Poyer is probably the equivalent of Rapp. Hancock may be the future at the other safety spot. He's done some good things, but I think it's a bit early to know his ultimate ceiling. He might have solid starter potential. If the Bills don't add a quality safety or draft one with potential, they will probably be OK next season, but I think they would be better off if they did add someone.

Not every year, but he's going to be named to a few.

I think they are a long shot to make it to the Super Bowl. They have a steep climb to get back into the division lead as New England has the easier schedule. That means they likely need to take the wild card route. Then they need to hope that Ed Oliver and one or two others on IR can make a miraculous recovery.

He looks more like a librarian than an NFL head coach. I suppose librarians can have a drinking problem too.

It certainly seems like Coleman's leash is getting shorter. With Gabe Davis on the PS, along with Samuel and Moore getting snaps on the outside, Buffalo does have a few options. That's not even considering Mecole Hardman.

Short of a trade, which didn't happen, there is not a whole lot out there. I think Za'Darius Smith is still out there. Fox is something at least.

I assume they assessed Kingsley Jonathon in practice and decided he didn't have what it takes to help the Bills. Too bad. I can't believe Morgan Fox has a whole lot to offer.

I think the loss to Miami was maybe 10-20% injury related, and 80-90% mental state. As Steve Tasker said today on OBL, it is incredibly difficult to maintain a laser focus week after week in an NFL season, mostly due to the fact that everybody is dealing to some extent with pain. The focus needs to be maintained throughout the week of practice, not just on game day. I think the Bills let down their guard, and when it became evident that Miami was going to be tougher than expected, the Bills could not recover from their lack of focus last week. If they can't get up this week given their embarrassment last Sunday, they don't deserve to make the playoffs.

Cook has an amazing ability to "get skinny on inside runs to slip through small gaps, but when that wasn't working so well versus the Dolphins Brady seemed to have no effective fall back options. Screens to Shakir behind the LOS didn't work either. A healthy Palmer may help a bit and there's a chance Hardman could too. At the moment there's not much else the Bills can hope for.