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I think it is smart of him. Besides his time with the Bills, he's had some experience as an NFL offensive coordinator, but not a lot. I think he would be much better prepared to take a head coaching position in a year or two.

A win tomorrow would be a pretty dramatic sign.

I think it was a strategy Brady cooked up specifically for the Baltimore game based on what the Bills experienced during the regular season game versus the Ravens plus the weather conditions. I don't expect the Bills to go crazy on offense versus the Chiefs. I do expect more in the way of balance. I think Josh will get the ball to some receivers who haven't seen much action lately.

Obviously, statistics provide a strong argument that Shakir is the Bills #1 receiver. Josh Allen clearly has a comfort level with him and he gets open, not to mention his yards after the catch prowess. However, Josh is not so married to Shakir that he won't feed another receiver a bunch of targets if that player is getting open. The fact that Josh Allen trusts Coleman, Cooper, Hollins and Samuel to make plays will limit the ability of opposing defensive coordinators to affect the Bills' offense by taking away the #1 receiver.

I don't think the Jets' ownership is terribly patient. The team is a mess right now. Presumably, Aaron Rodgers is gone. He was never the answer anyway. It's not a great draft for QBs this year and the Jets are not in a position to get one of the top two QBs. The free agents aren't going to be much better. The defensive personnel are good, but they are not enough to help the Jets escape the pit of mediocrity. My guess is that Glenn will get a couple years (despite a 5 year contract, during which the Jets will struggle to win 8 or 9 games. The owner will get impatient and Glenn will be gone. It will go that way until somehow the Jets can find a long term answer at QB. I love it.

If they were full time, I would expect the league would have them work at all the training camps from day one and in mini camps and OTAs Individual teams arrange for officials to be present in some of those situations, but if it were available all the time, it would help the players be more cognizant of playing clean. I don't think it would be unreasonable for officials to spend a month out of the year training for their job. Some of that time could be spent reviewing officiating from the previous season. I'm sure teams would be happy to prepare a video summary of that they felt to be controversial or just plain bad calls that happen, if it would help improve the officiating.

That's worrisome. You have to wonder if at some time in a critical game at a critical moment in a game it's going to get called in a way that costs the Bills big time.

It is interesting. I saw one opinion that said Lamar made a great throw because it was in a place where, if had Andrews caught it, the ball placement would have helped him stay in bounds. Not necessarily my opinion, just something I read.

John Harbaugh is a really good coach. What I wonder though is why coaches wait until halftime make adjustments if what they're doing isn't working. Certainly, if Harbaugh had inserted a "heavy" lineup early in the second quarter, it might have made a difference in what Derrick Henry was able to do. On any case, I'm glad they didn't and the game worked out the way it did.

I think the Bills will be OK. The players will find a way to get to OBD. I expect Wednesday's practice will be indoors. I don't expect any problems on Thursday or Friday regardless of whether practices are indoors or outdoors.

I don't know that the PI call was that much more significant. Yes, it brought the Bills pretty close to the end zone, but the phantom holding call was a drive killer. Who's to say Buffalo couldn't have scored a touchdown.

If Philadelphia wins the NFC championship, that would not be a good matchup for the Bills either, but Buffalo has shown now that they can win games where they don't matchup great.

People asked how KC could keep winning this season, but they did. Baltimore is a tough physical team. Overall, they are probably more athletic than the Bills. I don't think there is any embarrassment at the fact Buffalo needed to force turnovers to win the game. Buffalo hasn't needed turnovers to that degree in every game. I think they matchup better versus the Chiefs than they did to the Ravens. I'd love to have half a dozen KC turnovers in the game next weekend, but I don't know that they would be essential.

I think Philadelphia as a lot of similarities to Baltimore: a big, strong offensive line, dominant running game and a tough physical defense. There are some differences. Hurts is not the runner that Jackson is. That's not to say he can't run. He's good at it, just not quite as fast and the Eagles don't depend on Hurts running in the way that Jackson does. Barkley is not quite as big as Henry, but he's faster and more elusive. I'd much rather face the Commanders. Hurts got banged up some in the game against the Rams. I don't know if it is enough to keep him out of the NFC championship game. I doubt it, and he would have a couple weeks after that to heal up for the Super Bowl.

I think Buffalo will pass a lot more in the game against KC. It will be a different game all around. KC's offensive line isn't as good as Baltimore's. Their run game is not as dominant. Their defense is good, but not as good as Baltimore's. I think Buffalo will aim for more balance in their offensive game planning.

He also had the fumble when Bernard punched the ball out.

Buffalo's 2 pro bowlers just beat Baltimore's 9 pro bowlers.

Baltimore seemed to be better at their halftime adjustments.

Errors figure in to making a team good or not so good. Baltimore is a tough matchup game for the Bills, but Buffalo was helped by the home field. I don't think the Ravens were really ready for the weather.

I heard that also. I did check the Bills' website and Brown is on the 53 man roster. I would have thought they'd stick him on the PS.

He could be the poster child for "me guy" syndrome if there weren't so many other players like him.

If I were to bet on his availability, I would certainly bet he'll play. Still, players recovering from a concussion can sometimes stall at one stage or another in the protocol.

I'm 72 and I remember that from high school.

This is kind of old news. In the NFL, teams have to make personnel choices, and they do it generally to deal with league trends. League rules made it easier to have high powered passing attacks, so most teams tried to build defenses that had a chance to counter that. Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley are unicorns. So is Lamar Jackson for that matter. Buffalo would be foolish to try and build a defense solely to combat Lamar Jackson and Derek Henry. Going forward, I think some upgrades can be made in the secondary and on the defensive line that will enable Buffalo to be more effective defending the run while still being effective against the pass. Daquan Jones has not been as effective in 2024 as he was in past seasons. Taron Johnson is an outstanding slot corner and far better against the run than you would expect of a smallish DB, but he's still under 200 lbs and some running backs are going to run him over. I don't view Taylor Rapp as a liability in run defense, but I think that position can be upgraded. He's smart enough and very physical, but his lack of speed gives him no room for error when it comes to anticipating receivers and choosing angles (as Denver's first touchdown demonstrated). Whether or not Cole Bishop grows into a quality starter at either safety spot is open to question. As far as the game Sunday is concerned, having all Buffalo's starters on defense available will help. If Buffalo plays a clean disciplined game on defense, I think they can keep Baltimore from exploding on offense better than they did in September. Of course, Buffalo's offense needs to perform a lot better too.

No, he does not.