Nephilim17

27-9 Bills

I know. But it's refreshing to see One Bills Drive publish criticism of the team. They rarely do that. Especially of the big guys, like Josh and Beane. I can't remember Steve or Chris EVER saying Beane made a mistake in building this team.

Despite rules going too far too help offenses and protect QBs, I think one cause for optimism is the league has a lot promising younger QBs. I remember about 10 years ago or so with Manning, Brading, Big Ben and Rivers aging, there didn't seem like a lot of good young QBs ready to take over when these legends were gone. You had a lot of guys like Mariota in the wings. Not good. I think that's been corrected. Not sure if it's OCs using college-friendly schemes (I don't watch college ball and can't say) or what but we have a lot of good young QBs in the league and that's vital.

I saw this video today. Cosell, I think, is really sharp. And not only does Cosell say this but he says that the Bills plan for WRs was not working and that prompted the trade. Surprising that the Bills marketing team allows for such truthful critiques given that their "reporters" almost never critique either Josh or Beane. Refreshing to get Cosell's honest take here.

Yes, now's not the time to find a better alternative unless we get really lucky. Bass also comes with $7 million dead cap hit if we cut him. It's a bad situation. And it likely will cost us a game or two.

"it's a production business [Beane said this twice].... If there's a better option we have to turn to, then we'll do that." Very happy Beane is not BSing the reporters or audience here and shoots straight. Not that anyone would believe BS but it's nice to hear your GM deal in the truth and respect everyone's intelligence.

Indeed but if we don't win at one SB with him, it will go down as travesty how the team around him was handled. Honestly, we should win at least a couple. In terms of how good he is. But he still needs the players around him.

I think guys like Vince Carter can help the cool factor of the Bills and help FAs want to play here. Before Josh, FAs had a low opinion of Buffalo. Any celebrity ambassadors for the team — now and when Josh declines in, hopefully, a decade) — can only help.

Good. It's painful to see other teams hit 55, 57 and 59-yard kicks but Bills fans cringe with terror for any kick over 40 yards.

I think Josh deferred to Steph but now that he's gone, Josh is now the unquestioned leader of the offense. I think that's worth a lot.

Does a comp pick only depend on what the player signs for, or what he was paid the last contract? Can someone offer a little more insight into the potential comp pick for Cooper? I read somewhere in the thread a 5th. Is that the ceiling or could it potentially be higher?

I only caught the last 40% of the game due to an event (left early to catch the game)... Very glad for the win, big hits, and Josh not turning the ball over but... At least twice I saw a couple Bills players about 4 or 5 years up the sideline, uncovered, and Josh still chose to run. Even if Josh throws it to them and they are quicly tackled, they get at least 6 or 7 yards. And on one of those Josh runs he only got a couple yards. He's either not seeing them or trusting them. Hope whatever it is, it gets cleared up.

When you've made a 100 million or so and won 3 Super Bowls and you're retired and bored you'll start having sex with aliens too.

Unbelievable pick! Gotta be one of the best of the year!

Couple monster hits by Rapp tonight.

Lots of Bills stupidity tonight but Kinlaw saying something at this point is gonna get the ire of the coach.

Did Josh do some community theater in his pass? Good acting.

Awesome miss! No one loves that botched kick more than Bass!

Love those killer — and legal — body blasts like Rapp did there. I'm on a delayed stream... is there now a penalty? Not on Rapp, is it?

Immediate surgery for Hutchinson, broken tibia. That's a real drag. I'm rooting for the Lions as my NFC team and the team overall if the Bills don't advance. Timeline for recovery doesn't seem like a return for the playoffs is possible, but that's just a Google search; maybe someone knows more.

It was a good run but not wonderful. In some sick joke, the football gods decided that even when we get a generational QB, we will still be the second best (at best) team in the league. I'm hoping we move past that hump with better talent and coaching but that's a big question.

Good video. For those who think Brady's gameplan shat the bed, watch the video. Josh bears a lot of responsibility for the result. He is 1st ballot HOF but that was Peterman bad.

Very curious how brief and cursory his interaction with Josh is yet he spends so much time with many other ex-teammates in that clip. Not saying that's all on Stef — Josh didn't look like he wanted to talk. Was it simply the loss or a sign that the talk to the press (we love each other) isn't true? Who knows. Forget Stef and focus on the players we have here now...

McD needs an end of game coordinator! Ha, not saying it's untrue — but it's like saying a husband needs an in-bedroom substitute for his wife. If you've got the job, you should be able to do all of it.

I either want the offense to be very good or flame out — because that's what it might take to have more significant upgrades happen.