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Thank God, we will need those 2nd and 3rd round picks to chase our next running back.

Yeah but what do they want for Blackshear?

Is it ironic if TNF goes from not being able to score a touchdown for weeks to complete blow out? In any event, this week has been way more enjoyable than the last few.

Oh for sure I agree, it’s just a strange feeling and contrast going from our games where every possession matters and to these Thursday night games where nothing seems to get any rhythm.

With how spoiled we’ve been with Bills games lately, it feels like it’s under 2 minutes left in the 4th in all these other games.

I think Hill should be passing more.

I mean he was a super star on a few passes to Tyler Boyd a few years ago. Not sure if anything substantial ever came of it though…

Dalton was never great but he fell from pretty good to terrible pretty fast.

Not to get off topic, but in my home theater room I have all my video sources go though an external processor that upscales everything before going to the projector. That sometimes makes it hard to tell the specs on the real input signal, but it appears that the Amazon app on my Apple TV comes through in HDR. Sometimes the coloring on HDR makes things more accurate and vibrant from a coloring perspective but darker looking, especially if the picture adjustments aren’t dialed in just right. I created two memory settings on my projector to optimize between standard and HDR so I can have a one button switch between the two depending on content.

I think that’s just the lighting in the stadium. The Amazon stream looks really good on both my TV and home theater projector compared to cable.

If the Bills really wanted them, they are not necessarily mutually exclusive. OBJ as a FA at near vet minimum, only downside is who gets bumped off the roster. If Crowder out for season then it would just bump Hodgins; okay. If they could package Moss and a reasonable draft pick for CMC that would be a risk worth taking. Biggest hurdle would be restructures to manage the cap and be okay with somebody they probably won’t be able to resign. Could you imagine a starting line up in the playoffs with Davis and OBJ out wide, Diggs in the slot, CMC out of the backfield, rounded off by Knox. How do you game plan for that. Especially with Allen’s ability to run while trying to pass protect against all those weapons.

It's not exactly a great one or the other type of choices. OBJ is a free agent and we would give up nothing except whatever salary he is willing to take for a few weeks of service towards a SB push. CMC would need us to give up draft capital and/or players and cost a lot of money over several years. Either one could be a worthwhile additional but the situations are very different.

When you think about some of those mistakes combined with the injuries we battled with while playing through what was thought to be the toughest part of our schedule, it really is amazing what they have been able to overcome and the results that they achieved in the process. Many really good teams would have struggled to overcome those challenges. It should be really interesting what this team will be able to do after we clean up those mistake, get back to almost fully healthy and get into the softer parts of the schedule. I like McKenzie but I think he is best suited in the role he has been playing the few prior years for us as that speed/gadget guy with occasional plays designed specific to him. McD seems to really keep rookies down the depth chart unless he has no choice (like our early CB situation). I get having to earn the playing time, but it seems like he could be a little less conservative in this area and give Shakir a bigger role. It can't be any more risky than having to rely on McKenzie to be a consistent starter.

Maybe foreshadowing for a retractable top stadium...

Its strange to think about what a game day experience with a dome in Buffalo would be like factoring the tailgating situation in the bad weather. Dressing to be outside in the elements for a few hours with many layers and waterproofing then having to figure out how to go into a climate controlled building and be comfortable. I would normally wear thermals under sweat pants under snowboarding pants in the winter. That would be hard to just delayer while heading into the building. Detroit, Minnesota, and Indianapolis are the only northern cities that have a dome. Don't think any of them have a big tailgating atmosphere. It would be interesting to see if a dome came to Buffalo if the tailgating would adapt or die off.

I get that feeling too. If not another concussion, he'll get injured somehow. He just doesn't seem to have the awareness to see hits coming and doesn't have the body that can take them. I thought the Poyer situation was strange too. I understand the air pressure changes and how that can be a risk to his condition, but wouldn't another player slamming into his chest be a similar risk.

At least Tua stands a chance of not getting a 3rd with T.J. Watt still out.

It would be a good week to release those stadium renderings.

Was that Poyer’s Sprinter van towards the beginning?

Don’t think so based on how the Bills are going to use him this year. He has the potential to be great but they have been slow rolling him as much as possible. With White coming back and the rest of the secondary becoming healthy, he just won’t be relied on as much as some of the the other talented guys across the league so his numbers won’t show… maybe next year though

Yeah of course from a fan perspective I would prefer it. I had seasons for 10 years and that was a factor why I stopped renewing a few years ago. But from a player perspective I don’t think it’s as big of a factor. You want to be on a winning team no matter what. When you only play 8 home games and a few have a possibility to be a weather factor, it shouldn’t be a top concern. Actually think one of the biggest benefits to having a dome here would be the non football stuff… big concerts, car shows, boat shows, monster trucks, whatever, would be a big boost to the economy and would offset costs. With Ralph gone nobody would object to all that multi use.

That’s a valid point, but there are a lot of other bad weather stadiums that are not enclosed that are able to attract top end free agents. I think a better designed stadium that can cut down on the impact of the elements can go a long way… how many players were anti New England, Green Bay, Pittsburg, etc. just because they were cold weather outside.

Sort of disappointing. As much as I want to see the Bills and Allen have complete dominance, it is kinda cool to see new young rivalries pop up. Glad to see our division have draft duds but like to see high level competition between the rest of the AFC.

Coming into this season I thought he would have been right up there at the top, maybe a tier below Allen and Mahomes. Doesn’t look to even be close so far.