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Yes, this is the best group of Bills RBs in a long time. I'd love to be able to keep Cook too. He might not be "elite" but he's absolutely a difference maker and a home run hitter. With all of the extension-eligible Bills there's the hope that they'll accept an early contract instead of testing the open market. If Cook makes it to the open market it's not hard imagining the Bills being outbid for his services. At that point you hope he takes the hometown discount. Understanding protections and the willingness to engage are important but body type helps A LOT. For a guy like Cook there's often gonna be someone bigger than him running full speed at him. Cook is a pretty slightly-built guy (pretty sure the bye week helped him recover from the collision on his second TD run). Larry Centers was elite in this regard.

That would be better than the Bills by 3 in 9 feet of snow. I can't take too many more nailbiters... especially with frostbitten fingers.

That was a nice exchange. I feel like going to Avenue Subs getting a Royal... or a Hitman... or maybe... the Chicken Cordon Blue (chicken finger sub baked with ham and provolone, slathered with blue cheese)! I feel like going to Avenue Subs... "And for the 3rd time in the game, another busted coverage by the Bills secondary... "

From where I stand it looks to me like you're sitting pretty.

Anyone know how the nomination and voting process works?

Yes, and with nothing redacted! 🙂

Yes, essentially using reverse psychology on the jinx itself. Yes and Curtis Samuel was a RB up until his sophomore year at Ohio State.

I think with all the injuries on defense the last two years it's all the Bills could do to simply keep their base defense intact. I think better health would have enabled them to experiment with different looks but that wasn't an option with all the young, unproven players in the starting lineup. Going forward I'd love if they could scheme up some effective curveballs to throw at Mahomes and Lamar/Henry but I think the greatest good is assignment soundness. That said now that they're relatively healthy they have 5 more weeks to work on different looks and packages.

I agree. Darnold will move on next year to challenge for a starting spot elsewhere. DJ will replace Darnold as the bridge QB to McCarthy.

The door to Flutie's suite will be fortified with a heavy security detail. Yes, I also found out that you have to be good at science to become a scientist.

Taylor Rapp was injured early in the Baltimore game and Cole Bishop got most of the snaps. Rapp has had an excellent season for us. Bishop was welcomed to the league in that one. Also Amari Cooper hadn't joined the team yet.

Not exactly... Good point, Einstein!

We probably need a definition of a "window." That said, in addition to the 5 mentioned above there was also the 1966 team which had won the previous 2 AFL Championship games and was favored to win in 1966... before they were upset by the Chiefs who then represented the AFL in the first (what would later be called) Super Bowl.

Aren't you supposed to toss it to the sports anchor now?

This and variants of this have been mentioned. I like that a new scheme introduces the element of surprise and gets bigger bodies on the field. However with introducing a new defensive scheme mid-season, it's possible that there's just not enough practice reps to get where you'd feel comfortable that everyone knows their assignments on any given play. The likelihood of confusion and a breakdown increase. I think it's easier for offenses to implement schematic changes mid-season than defenses. JMO.

Yes the Bills have scored over 30 points in 8 of 11 games including the last 5 and haven't really opened up the playbook as far as I can tell. Our offense has not been gimmicky which gives me lots of hope that Brady will be able to dial up some nice plays when needed down the stretch and in the postseason.

My guesses: 1) Bills Mafia: The fanbase cares the most, but in large part because of our love for Josh and our desire to see him win the accolade that he has been stupidly denied. 2) The Bills organization: The Bills care for the reason above, but also because anything that brings greater glory to the organization also brings more money to the organization. 3) The Media: The nature of media is that they need material for stories. The MVP race is a good source for material. 4) Josh: He would like the validation that the award would bring... and everyone likes recognition and affirmation of their performance. That said, I think Josh cares a helluva lot more about winning a Super Bowl for the team and the community. I agree with your main point though I think you overstate your argument.

Or worse with a neck injury... Yes, disciples of the Devil... each and every one of them.

Former Bills DE Mike Hamby co-wrote with Bentley... Darby the Dinosaur maybe? We had the Coleco and Tudor versions of electric football. They were different in many ways including the Coleco QB/Kickers throwing a magnetic ball on a masonite field whereas the Tudor QB (as seen in the video) threw a felt ball on a steel field. When you were bored you could adjust the speed control so that the players would start vibrating wildly and falling over, which was kind of fun. Our Tudor players came all white, which we painted to be Bills home unis and all yellow, which we painted to be the Packers home unis.

If he's elite he hasn't proven it yet. He's certainly elite from a tools standpoint but he hasn't accomplished much in this league. Roquan is undoubtedly a great player. It's interesting how he's the closest thing physically to Josh but not anywhere close in terms of performance. Why not? Lowell George was an interesting guy. One fun fact was that he was in Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Hard to believe. Yes and as @C.Biscuit97 mentioned, the University of San Diego. You can't argue with his record. Relative to the times, Collinsworth and Aikman are sleepy old dogs. We are now living in the age of the screaming media personality. It's only going to get worse.

As I said above, I was wrong about the Niners. The Chicago game was a push so how wrong was it? And the Chargers-Ravens game hasn't been played yet. How are your picks going?

I thought the Niners, even sans Purdy, would give the Packers a tough game. 🤣

That's how I feel about most AFC North games including the Thursday nighter. The trap game deniers have made their case but I wonder what the numbers show about divisional games... seems like they're more unpredictable.

FWIW, in Mike Sando's popular annual preseason feature regarding QB Tiers, Purdy is in Tier 2 at #12 whereas Tua is in Tier 3 at #15. "A Tier 2 quarterback can carry his team sometimes but not as consistently. He can handle pure-passing situations in doses and/or possesses other dimensions that are special enough to elevate him above Tier 3. He has a hole or two in his game." "A Tier 3 quarterback is a legitimate starter but needs a heavier running game and/or defensive component to win. A lower-volume dropback passing offense suits him best." I wouldn't say overrated though all coaches and players have limitations/weaknesses. Shanahan is still one of the top offensive minds in the game and I think deservedly so. JMO.