BigAl2526

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.

I doubt there are any free agents available at this point who combine both size and speed. The small speedy guys who are with the Bills now haven't moved the needle all that much. I suppose it doesn't hurt to try another one.

Yeah, if reports heard by the OP are true, he's done. I don't think the recovery for the PCL and MCL is quite as long as for the ACL, but he's certainly not coming back this season or the playoffs. I think he might be fully recovered for the preseason. Nice video clip, but I think its Kingsley Jonathon who will get activated from the PS.

Aside from Tyreek Hill, most of the Miami players on IR seem to be depth players and part time starters. Damar Hamlin, Taylor Rapp and Ed Oliver were starters for Buffalo. We had hopes that Michael Hoecht, Dorian Strong, and TJ Sanders were going to develop into solid rotational players. Buffalo played most of the Miami Game with three defensive ends. For a while, Buffalo had none of the initial 2025 starters (Benford, White, Johnson Hamlin and Rapp) on the field in the secondary. The rest of the time, they just had 1 (White).

I think it will be a struggle for the Bills to try and repeat as division champion. I don't their championship window is closed. They need to find wide receivers and they need to solve the injury bug. If I'm counting correctly, The Bills started five defensive players who were starters in game one this season, and three of those have lost time this season and might be less than 100%.

Bishop essentially lost his rookie season to injury. That means he lost all that development time. It was no reason IMO to judge him a bust. Safety in Buffalo's defensive system is a very complicated position to learn. There was no guarantee he was going to learn and become a productive safety for the Bills, but also no reason to be shocked that he is becoming what the Bills had hoped for. It just took some time.

I don't know, it might take him a while to get accustomed to walking around outside this time of year with bare feet.

Agreed on Thompson and Epenesa. Thompson is a more than adequate reliever for Bernard or Milano. When Hoecht went down the pressure went up for Epenesa to be productive so Buffalo can manage Bosa's reps properly

It looks like defensive end and cornerback could be the trouble spots on Sunday. At linebacker Thompson is hobbled, but both Milano and Bernard should be good to go. If Taron Johnson can go, then Lewis can help back up the safeties, (Poyer and Bishop) along with Jordan Hancock. Phidarian Mathis will probably need to help out again at DT, but there are enough guys to maintain a rotation. With Hoecht gone for the season and Epenesa in concussion protocol, the Bills are still going to want to manage Bosa's reps. That means Solomon is going to have to play a major role, and the Bills may have to either activate Landon Jackson or elevate Andre Jones/Kingsley Jonathon from the PS. If Benford can't go at CB, then the Bills will be starting White and Hairston on the outside with Ingram getting backup reps. I wouldn't be surprised if they elevate Dane Jackson or possibly Te'Cory Couch. Fortunately, Tyreek Hill is out for the time being.

The pressure is still on for sure.