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BigAl2526

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  1. I would not vote for Damar Hamlin. His inspiring comeback from a near fatal heart episode not withstanding, he is pretty much irrelevant as a football player. In my thinking, a comeback player is a player who is making a meaningful football contribution to his team. There are several nominees I would choose over Hamlin.
  2. Bills knitted cap and scarf set, Bills slipper Crocs. Also, my wife's niece gave me a Highmark stadium snow globe.
  3. How did that prediction work out for you? If they really figured they were going to stash him, they wouldn't have bothered opening his 21 day window.
  4. The Chargers game was certainly a wake up call. Buffalo has an extra day of rest versus a day of deficit as in the Chargers game (the Chargers got extra rest compared to Buffalo's deficit. That will help. A year ago Buffalo took care of New England (week 18) and Miami (week 15) late in the season. I expect them to do the same this season.
  5. If my addition is right, Buffalo has to put Elam on the 53 man roster by tomorrow or he's done for the year. Right now, I think Hyde is the player who would make the biggest difference if they can get him back. After that, it's Jones. I'm not even thinking about Milano being back or he would be in consideration for the player who could make the biggest difference. Hyde is important because Rapp can't cover.
  6. I had to listen on the radio. That gives me a little different, though probably less valid perspective. I heard the Bills playing a very sloppy game. A few questionable flags. Too many penalties. Josh seemed to be having an off game. Having an extra offensive lineman in the game, which Buffalo used a lot, seemed to be virtually useless. On defense, Taylor Rapp seems to be a significant liability in coverage. I can't say I'm surprised since his strength is physicality rather than athleticism and coverage ability. Buffalo needs Hyde to get healthy for the playoffs. I think the Bills were clearly hurt by the disparity in the rest time between the two teams, the Chargers having 9 days to Buffalo's 6 days. I'm not offering this as an excuse. I'm saying when the other team has an advantage like that. the Bills need to dig deeper to find the focus to overcome the disparity. The Bills have enough talent that they should be able to overcome that kind of advantage and still win handily.
  7. I believe that if Buffalo wins out and Cincinnati goes on to lose, then Buffalo is in the playoffs. Buffalo would finish ahead of Cincinati. Cleveland and Houston, two other teams (with Cincinati) that are ahead of Buffalo, play each other tomorrow. One of them will be knocked behind Buffalo. The combination moves Buffalo up two spots in the playoff race. That's all Buffalo needs.
  8. The fact that Buffalo is on a slightly shortened week while the Chargers have extra rest is a bit worrisome.
  9. This confirms what I said in another thread. Of the Bills win out, then a lot more things have to align to keep the Bills out of the playoffs. There are many possible routes to the playoffs, if the Bills win out and only one tortuous route to the Bills missing the playoffs, if the Bills win out.
  10. Chili, I think. I'm not a foodie, and not into having menu items for opponent cities' cuisine.
  11. The bottom line is if Buffalo wins out, there are a lot more things that have to align for them not to make the playoffs than outcomes that are needed for the Bills to make the playoffs. I'm not going to worry about it. Just take care of business, Buffalo.
  12. Eisen is certainly not alone in that thinking. The Bills have seemingly overcome the losses of Jones, White and Milano on defense, controlling, even dominating the best offenses in the NFL (apart from their own). On offense, if the line continues to play as well as they appear to be playing, the Bills have talent enough at all their skill positions to make it a very tough offense to defend. I've said elsewhere, I'm finally seeing the Bills play with focus, something that was missing in the middle of the season. If you add focus to all the other parts they have in place, they really are capable of beating anyone.
  13. It's also being shown on the Buffalo NBC affiliate (WGRZ channel 2). Usually, games like this that are not available in the general market are not available in nearby Rochester, except of course by subscribing to Peacock.
  14. I would have set practices two hours later than usual and invited players to sleep in and stay up late. Hopefully, Josh bought tickets to the game for everybody in Firebaugh.
  15. It appears Micah Parsons is a real good pass defender.
  16. I'm seeing focus. The Bills aren't fooling around. I thought I noticed it in the Philadelphia game even though the Bills lost. It's pretty clear now. Being battle tested is part of it, but they know they are a playoff caliber team and they haven't always played like it this season. They have made up their minds that they are not letting the opportunity to make the playoffs slip away due to a failure to be all in.
  17. Oops. I was going by memory on that one. Switch out Philly and replace with Dallas, also a top team if you don't pay too much attention to the Dallas collapse against Buffalo.
  18. The upcoming draft is very intriguing at WR. There is a higher than average number of receivers who possess size and a fair to elite amount of speed: Marvin Harrison Jr. - 6'4" 4.39 Rome Odunze - 6'3" 4.37 Xavier Legette - 6'3" 4.29 Johnny Wilson - 6'7" 4.42 Adonai Mitchell - 6'4" 4.50 Keon Coleman - 6'4" 4.46 All numbers are estimates at this point from www.nfldraftbuzz.com Most of these guys, if not all of them, will go in the first round of the draft. There are a couple more receivers who combine elite speed with average height that could go in the first round.
  19. Obviously, Buffalo has two possible routes to the playoffs. They could win the division or win a wild card spot. In the division race, Miami suddenly hits a tough spot in their schedule. They have to play Philadelphia and Baltimore in back to back weeks. Then they get to finish up the season against Buffalo. If Buffalo can win out, they would win the division title if Miami loses either of their games against Philadelphia or Baltimore. The wild card route is trickier. There are three wild card spots, currently held by Cincinati, Cleveland and Indianapolis. There is one additional team ahead of Buffalo, Houston, trying to displace a current wild card team. Next weekend Cincinati and Indianapolis both have games they should probably win. The other two teams ahead of Buffalo, Cleveland and Houston, play each other. That will eliminate one oof them. The following week Indianapolis plays a team they will probably beat (the Raiders). So do Cleveland and Houston, whichever one is more of a threat to Buffalo at that point. Cincinnati, however, plays Kansas City. If Buffalo wins out and Cincinati loses to Kansas City, Buffalo guarantees themselves at least a wild card spot. There is another chance if Cincinati beats Houston in week 17. Cleveland and Cincinati face each other in their season finale. One will eliminate the other if both are still in the picture for a wild card spot. If Houston is in the picture instead of Cleveland at that point, well, they have to play Indianapolis in the season finale for those two teams. They can't both win.
  20. With Phillips out, the Bills appear to be ready to call on Poona Ford. Frankly, he's just a band aid. Buffalo should be OK facing the Chargers without Phillips this week and the Patriots on New Years Eve. It would be great if they could get Jones back for the Dolphins in the finale. If the Bills make the playoffs, I think there is a pretty good chance Phillips will be back.
  21. Dawkins is really good this year and probably has several years left at a high level of performance. I think the only spot that needs immediate attention is center. He's signed through 2024 and I don't see any reason for him not to play it out. His cap number next year is only a couple hundred thousand higher next year compared to 2023. I think the Bills need to think seriously about adding his eventual replacement next year. It doesn't need to be a first round pick, but a 7th round probably doesn't do the trick.
  22. I think the Bills are finally focused. If they had played with the kind of focus they had in the last two games, I think the Bills would have the best record in the league. If they can approach the next game with the same focus, I don't think San Diego has a chance, new coach or not. That's not to say they played a perfect game against Dallas. The receivers had an overall bad game. They weren't targeted very much to be sure, but when they were, they had a bunch of drops. Dalton Kincaid and Diggs were among the receivers with issues. Diggs did have an amazing grab in the second half and Kincaid may have had an issue with gloves (wearing the wrong kind) for a while. There's no reason to think that will be a trend going forward. The weather played a major role in the dropsies. The Bills won't be dealing with weather issues Saturday in San Diego (dry with temps in the 50s). Too far out to know what the weather could be for the New England game, but at this point it looks benign.
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