Sierra Foothills

Let me preface this by saying I wanted the Bills to draft Epenesa in 2020 and was super happy when we did. Just a reminder that Epenesa had his best game of the season in week 2 last year and didn't do anything for the rest of the year. So IMO, AJ has a ton to prove, or put differently he's proven nothing yet.

Thanks JJ. Your devotion and dedication is greatly appreciated. I'll check back with you tomorrow.

On behalf of all of us, I'm gonna ask you to not attend the game. Thank you. Ojulari and Thibodeaux would only start due to their draft position. Jihad Ward was A MAN last night for the Giants. Also, he's a better edge than either of the #1 picks. Probably a blessing in disguise that they were both injured. One or both of them should probably sit and learn from a good pro before being given a starting spot.

Don't sleep on Duke Johnson either. It's a long season... either of those guys could re-surface and contribute.

Those people who were skeptical of how much Von Miller has left in the tank apparently missed his 8 regular season games with the Rams when he had 5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and 8 QB hits or his 4 playoff games where he had 4 sacks, 6 tackles for loss and 6 QB hits. There were no indications that Miller was hitting any kind of a career wall last year. It's weird that some people assumed he was winding down.

I have no wish to debate you. But you didn't answer my Yes/No question.

Great first game for Brown though no doubt.

That's fine eball... you don't worry about it. But answer honestly: when he's running and taking on tacklers and in the middle of a scrum aren't you holding your breath?

Rams edge rusher Leonard Floyd was virtually invisible against the Bills. It will be very interesting to see how Spencer Brown holds up against the TJ Watts and Matthew Judons of the world. Josh seems to be perfecting the quick passing game but there will be plays where he needs more than 2.5 seconds to throw and Brown hasn't faced his toughest tests yet.

Ditto for me. Josh does seem too good to be true but at the same time, convincingly authentic. I never get the sense that he's being anyone other than himself and it's hard to imagine that there's anything he doesn't do well.

I remember that play to the left side. It's a common mistake I see in football... a blocker looking around for the ball carrier instead of sustaining his block. As a rule a blocker should just always assume that the runner is linked to and dependent on his block.

McBeane's biggest psychological hurdle in drafting Josh was getting past the historical dogma (compelling as it was) that "accuracy can't be learned."

I don't see that but stranger things have happened. So you're picking vs the spread, not straight up.

I read somewhere that there were 4 designed runs and that 5 of the carries were pass plays where Josh pulled it down and ran. However the box score shows 10 rushes... so maybe the 10th was the kneel down from victory formation for minus 1 yard?

I think this is a fair statement. It seemed clear to me from McDermott's interviews that the lack of a run game was a point of contention between he and Daboll. To those saying "it's only one week," well that's true. I expect the Bills run game to improve as the season progresses.

Mods, please merge.

Not only that. What if they're BOTH playing really well? McDermott's comments AND the snap counts (Benford 38, Elam 30) indicate that the two are neck and neck.

Yeah well of course now that the Bills destroyed their confidence and traumatized them for months. Same with Tennessee. The Bills will crush the Titans and relegate them to licking their wounds for the rest of the season.

Week 1 is usually a bit unpredictable. My upset picks are the Browns over the Panthers, the Vikings over the Packers (I believe that line flipped), and the Raiders over the Chargers. I wouldn't be surprised if the Cowboys beat the Bucs or if the Steelers beat the Bengals but I'm not expecting that to happen. Here are the lines: Steelers Bengals -6.5 Patriots Dolphins -3.5 Saints -4.5 Falcons Eagles -5.5 Lions 49ers -6.5 Bears Colts -7.5 Texans Browns Panthers -0.5 Ravens -6.5 Jets Jaguars Commanders -2.5 Packers Vikings -0.5 Chiefs -6.5 Cardinals Giants Titans -5.5 Raiders Chargers -3.5 Buccaneers -2.5 Cowboys Broncos -6.5 Seahawks

What can't you believe about the ticket prices?

The offseason improvements by the Bills have already made themselves abundantly self-evident. So I ask again... where did the Titans improve themselves this offseason? I know they lost Harold Landry, AJ Brown, Rodger Saffold, David Quessenberry and DaQuan Jones... WHO DID THEY ADD? Is there any actual real hope for improvement in Tennessee or is this just a lesser and older version of last year's Titans? Mini-Marvs 74 Titans 3

The Poyers drive the Maserati Levante when it snows. Yes. The Bills offer was for much more guaranteed and more years than the Rams and Cowboys. It wasn't close. Exactly. This is where Poyer reporting to camp and not making himself the center of attention has been rewarded. Poyer played the good soldier. Had Poyer played the distraction/diva card this doesn't happen.