FilthyBeast

After what the Bears did last night it shows you can never underestimate an opponent no matter how bad they might look on paper coming on. With that said, I still don't think the Packers have the horses to hang with the Bills even if Rogers and that offense finally put it all together and look similar to years past.

Normally Belichik gets a pass as the GOAT, but I really don't understand his thought process with the QB situation right now. If Jones is not healthy there was no need to rush him back and Zappe should have been the starter and played the whole game last night which may have yielded a different result even though the Bears horrendous offense magically transformed into the Bills last night. Seems like he's truly determined to go out on a low note like Brady...

I honestly think the Raiders are good enough to finish as good as 12-5 looking at the rest of their schedule and how talented their roster is. Probably won't happen but that was my thinking, but yes if the chiefs don't lose many more games it won't matter for them in the division picture even if they were to finish with 12 wins and beat KC the next time they play them.

It's because of just that....being undefeated. But a smart man would look at who they played and ask if they'd be still be undefeated if they played the same schedule so far as the Bills and the answer would be no. I still think they are going to be this years version of the Cardinals last season especially since I don't think Hurts is even as good as Murray which isn't saying much.

This is going to be an interesting debate for the forseeable future, but right now Daboll has taken a Giants team and roster that every thought was a bottom 5 one in the NFL and has them at 6-1. Whether they sustain this remains to be seen but he's clearly the coach of the year frontrunner right now and has made Daniel Jones look more than serviceable with limited weapons around him other than Barkley. That defense has been pretty good as well. At this point though I think you can just remove JA17 from the equation because even without Daboll he might be even better now and don't believe that's because of Dorsey.

If the Bills do make any big moves before the trade deadline this is probably the position they do it at. Problem is there aren't going to be many teams looking to trade quality NFL guards unless they get a kings ransom in return, even the teams that are already finished and starting to look ahead to 2023.

I wouldn't jump the gun on Tua just yet given the circumstances of his recent head injury and first game back. Their upcoming schedule is pretty favorable as well. But if he is going to turn into Trent Edwards after that hit in the Cardinals game in 2008 then yes Miami certainly will have to find a new QB.

Jets 5-2 record is as real as the Bills 5-2 record in 2011 when they decided to give Fitzpatrick a ridiculous extension after a rare win against the Patriots. Yes they have some young talent but now with Hall gone that offense is going to be even worse as everyone will key in on the MILF lover QB who has been mostly terrible anyway. They also play the Pats x 2, Bills x2 and Vikings in 5 of their next 6 games and will be lucky to win even one of those as they find themselves on the wrong side of .500 again. I think next year they will be a team to watch though assuming QB isn't a lingering issue.

Jets are a nice story but yes they are a big time fraud and about to start losing games again pretty quick with the Bills x 2, Pats x2 and Vikings coming up in 5 of their next 6 games.

This team is 5-1 with road wins against 2 division leading teams and another dominant home win over another who hasn't lost a game since. And while my gut feeling tells me they aren't going 16-1 or or 15-2, something would have to go seriously wrong for them to hit a midseason funk like last year and render the KC win useless in terms of tiebreakers. I think 14-3 is probably were they finish and need to finish to ensure they get homefield because I don't see KC losing much either the rest of the way.

In years past this type of game would concern me as the Bills used to be everyone's 'get right/get on track' type of game. But even if the Packers magically look like a different team this week I think the Bills would truly have to implode for them to even have a chance in this, let alone go into Buffalo and win. This team is just built different and can't see a letdown here after taking care of business in KC off a bye week.

Great write up and a couple of additional thoughts: - Chiefs are not going anywhere and might not lose more than 1 game the rest of the way which is why the Bills need to keep pace and their foot on the pedal every week. They are also looking like the luckiest team in the league so far with no real important injuries to their roster. - Geno Smith and the Seahawks are quite the story and it goes to show that some guys are just late bloomers. They have a real shot to win that division and be a serious playoff team and looks like they fixed their problem from last year and got tons of draft picks in return for it. - I posted about the Raiders having the look of one of those grimy teams that are going to get hot down the stretch and still think that's the case looking at their schedule and they have way too much talent on that roster to be held back. Don't be shocked if they crawl all the way back into the division race, let alone wildcard picture. - Chargers and Herbert continue to be one of the most overrated teams/QB's in NFL history. Wonder how they feel about now passing on Daboll last year for Brandan Staley? - For all the Bills and Chiefs hype, Bengals are coming on strong and will definitely be a factor as the defending AFC champions. Won't be surprised if they are the team the Bills could face in the AFCCG. - Dolphins weren't necessarily pretty in Tua's first game back, but they are set up perfectly to be 8-3 heading into a tough 3 game road stretch with 49ers/chargers/Bills.

Brady is finally starting to look like a 45 year old playing QB, but overall he's not the sole reason the Bucs are struggling and it looks like Todd Bowles is in over his head as well. I haven't seen any rumblings yet but I would be surprised if Brady tries to force his way out of TB in the next week before the trade deadline, 49ers need a QB in the worse way after going all in for McCaffrey. But then again the NFCS is really bad and Brady's easiest path back to the playoffs might be to just stay put and try and get to 8 or 9 wins which might be all that's needed to get in as the division winner.

This type of thing sucks but the Jets are frauds even with him healthy and about to start a slide next week with the Pats and Bills on deck.

Just mentioned this in another thread but that Titans win looks very impressive in hindsight as they are rolling right now and have a key matchup against the Chiefs in a few weeks that could determine anywhere from #2 - #4 seed in AFC.

Desperation time in Indy now that they've been swept buy the Titans and their only real path to the playoffs is going to be the wildcard round now. Kind of surprised they didn't go to nick folk first though but guess they like what they see in this ehlenger kid. Also speaking of the Titans, in hindsight this is another impressive win considering they haven't lost a game since the Bills MNF loss and are quietly ascending right now and look to be well on their way to another AFCS title.

Probably because if he's not used as a throw in for a trade he's going to be just be cut. Would definitely be interested in Hunt though if it doesn't cost much.

Some bye week discussion here, but was curious what team or teams that are currently below .500 or left for dead will make a big push in the 2nd half? AFC or NFC? My picks is the Raiders. I thought this team was very overlooked coming into the season with everyone else on the Chiefs/Broncos/Chargers bandwagons for good reason, and even though they are sitting at 1-4 right now all of their losses came down to the wire and were games they easily could have won. Team will obviously have a really bad taste coming out of the bye week after the MNF loss in KC a few weeks ago too. Perusing the rest of the schedule, they have a good chance of getting to 4-4 with the Texans, Saints and Jaguars on deck and then from there what tough games are left will all be at home (i.e. Chiefs, Chargers, Colts, Pats, 49ers, etc) Also let's not forget they made a very strong push last year down the stretch to get in as the final WC team. Could definitely see them finishing 11-6 or 10-7 this year and doing the same thing.

If it gets little turnover off this team or benched for good I'm all for it.

Really hope the Bills don't make this move despite these speculative odds. One team on there that's an interesting fit is the Patriots and that would honestly make them pretty dangerous considering how successful belichik has been with a physical running game in years past and they are ramping that up again in recent weeks which has been a big part of their current 2 game win streak. Rams seem like the most logical fit though given how much they love wasting draft picks and pressure to repeat this year.

Hasn't been an issue yet, but deep down this is a concern that could cost this team when it matters most in the playoffs. The good news is we have hopefully already solved one of those problems benching Moss (hopefully for good) and next should be 'Lil turnover' McKenzie whose been the a drive killer for years now.

Yes but to my point about seeing more of the RB's down the stretch is why Allen might not necessarily post ungodly numbers every week, even in a blowout. Would certainly be great to see him shatter the single season records though.

If that's the only measuring stick for you great, but he's nowhere close to Beasely overall in what he meant to this offense at the time and the longer this guy is on the field the greater chance it will cost us an actual game.

Eagles seem to be a good team but I still don't believe in Jalen Hurts and I think it's more likely they fold down the stretch like the Cardinals did last year vs. being a team that continues to roll all the way to the SB. Also still think that Dallas will end up winning that division when it's all said and done.

I really though that KC and one of the best oline's in the league was going to be an issue for this run defense but it wasn't so at least so far they've passed every litmus test especially when you look at the Titans and Henry doing their usual thing since they've played us. The only one dimensional team that is going to stand a chance against us in the playoffs is the same one we just beat.