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Good video. Besides the fun moments, great to see he wants to put the work in. And his fave NBA player is Kobe — because even though he wasn't the most physically gifted (so says Keon, I don't know b-ball well) Kobe put the work in. It could all be talk but if so, he's putting on a great act for a kid.

Is his wheelchair included?

One side of this argument is gonna be making a lot of excuses in just a few months.

Yes, there are other possible causes but cirrhosis of the liver is often caused by heavy drinking. As Bills fans know, players from that era liked to party. I liked him too. Hope he does the best he can.

Josh's stats and just slightly better than average defense should be taking us to at least one Super Bowl. Meaning past tense: we should have gone to at least one Superbowl with a QB playing that well in the playoffs. If the D was not exceptional but decent.

Here are McDermott's playoff games: 2023 Win against Pittsburgh: 37-17 Loss to Chiefs: 24-27 2022 Win against Dolphins: 34-31 Loss to Bengals: 10-27 2021 Win vs. Pats: 47-17 Loss to Chiefs: 36-42 2020 Win vs. Colts: 27-24 Win vs. Ravens: 17-3 Loss vs. Chiefs: 24-38 2019 Loss vs. Texans: 19-22 2017 Loss vs. Jags: 3-10 For a defensive specialist, I don't see too many games where he shut down a top-end QB in the playoffs. Maybe Lamar (though many would argue that he's not elite). I'll take that as one well-coached defensive game in McD's playoff tenure. Holding Watson to 22 points sounds ok but Watson was 20/25 for 247 yards so not really great pass D. Someone please point me to where McDermott has consistently had good results limiting better than average QBs in the playoffs. I'm tired of hearing about how great we are in the regular season — I want to see meaning results — superior defensive coaching in the playoffs.

Surprisingly amusing and kinda true. Josh is at 4:02. Mahomes follows and is good too.

He'll struggle throwing to guys in the X spot. He'll shine in the middle to Shakir and Kincaid.

Everyone can do what they feel, but I'm going into this season with next to no expectations for 35-year-old post-ACL-tear Miller. If he has a good year, great. If he doesn't, it won't upset me.

I don't have any stats but would guess that Josh also hangs onto the football longer than many QBs.

I would not be shocked in Kincaid gets 900 to 1000 yards. And I would not be shocked if Coleman doesn't take off and ends up with just 300-400. I'm not saying he'll bust but maybe take some time to get acclimated at this level.

Gotta be if there's a number 1 WR (or target, given Kincaid) on the roster and if not can a bunch of sub-1 guys be efficient and explosive.

I'd guess 7 or 8 for AJ — I'm bullish because of more playing time. And 7 to 10 for Groot. I'd be pleasantly surprised if Miller gets more than 2 or 3. I'd bet against it but he's a HOFer and his determination makes me think it's not likely but not impossible.

Someone has to get the cookies off the top shelf for Tua.

Yikes. With the Bills luck, our WRs will come through, play better than anyone expected and Bass will undo it all with a bad kick. If his struggles continue for long, they need to look at other options.

That was awesome! Burr is my fave comic since prime Chris Rock (Bigger and Blacker is unbeatable). It's a shame that he's a Boston fan but understandable. Needed a good chuckle for a Friday morning... Cheers!

Good watch and here are more notes. These guys are not Bills homers (say Josh is top 5, something many here will hate) but they can still win it all and are still around the same overall talent level (thought the chances to go all the way have dropped a bit this year). - McD "coached his a$$ off" in light of the injuries and to get out of the hole in the first half (allude to McD or coaching being partly responsible for that hole. - Samuel and Claypool ain't the X, so it has to be Coleman almost by default (thought they thought Coleman was best suited as a big slot and the team has a "million' slot guys) - impressed with Cook and thought he was way more versatile than in college; he developed in the back half of the year (running between the tackles, etc) - championship window: the Bills still have good players and are a playoff team and are still in their "championship window" — their chances are not as high but they're still in it - the Bills still have the best QB in division and top-5 in league (sharpen your pitchforks!) - all the roster losses (biggest, obviously, are safeties and Diggs but also Morse) are a lot but it will be all right - letting Steph and Gabe go is a declaration of their new identify that is predicated on more running and efficiency and good D - The Bills are a year behind the cycle KC is in (e.g. letting Hill go, etc.) - a half dozen games at most you let your "alien" QB do it all — but not 12 times a game - MVS is just a depth signing in the regular season but he's there for January:S best hands and clutch plays in playoffs - draft top to bottom was strong - Coleman is not a traditional X but he might end up being that - Love the Bishop pick, might be fave pick in draft: great at pass D and blitzing off the edge; perfect fit for a hard Bills safety role - Dewayne Carter the year before was a "top 20 lock" but then had a down year; was a wrecker the year before - Soloman is a "fireball off the edge" - love the value of LB Ulofoshio; just fell because of injury - they had to hit this draft and really did - even with all the losses their additions "even out' the overall team talent; they didn't go backwards - still the fave to win AFCE - still have a chance (thought lesser) to go all the way - will find out quick what the team is with all this youth - ceiling: 12 wins with a tough schedule, potentially first seed (other guy said ceiling is 13 wins) - more realistic is 10-11 with a "ridiculous" schedule - if everything goes wrong but Josh plays the year, floor is 9 wins - odds not as good as KC and Baltimore but "it's JA, a good defense and a D coordinator who gets it" - team will be underrated - the trade to KC that let them get Worthy "doesn't matter" and Brett thinks the Bills got the better WR

On the middle of the field woes with Dorsey: "They reason they kept stalling out there, they got way overly aggressive in that area of the field. They kept chucking the ball, and chucking the ball and chucking the ball. And when they made the switch at OC, the switch wasn't that drastic in terms of scheme; it was drastic in terms of play selection. And I mean run/pass play selection." This resulted in the EPA going down but the efficiency and scoring going up in the back half of the year. There's a summary of a bit. Just started watching...

Mind blowing. While a Super Bowl should be the only thing he, the team and we want, he seems on a HOF trajectory and we will look back in 20 years and say, unbelievable. Even if he doesn't go to a SB (God forbid) I think a few more seasons of what he's been doing could get him into the Hall.

Oh, so "Thumbs Up" really means they're sticking it in my a$$. Good to know. And the beer emoji means they're drunk or disagree. I learn something new here about football and people every day. 👍 🍻

Dude had addiction problems, craziness, and a big ego. If that was matched with a relentless work ethic, it wouldn't matter so much. But it wasn't.

Good to see you think no one ever repeats themselves here or acts like an a***le here. The problem is, a lot of people agreed with my take, so it's not just me. And you know what, I can deal with the redundant arguments (I do them myself) but the assh**ism is too much sometimes. Thankfully, most people here are cool, even when they are in disagreement with others.

No, it's not. It was a rhetorical question and I was venting. I think sometimes some people here can be irritating and a rare few can even be as****les. Not a lot, but some.

Glad it's just me! I guess you all subscribe to Voltaire's aphorism of "I may disagree with what you repeat endlessly on a football message board but I'll defend to the death your right to repeat it endlessly." 🍻 As you were..

I love the Bills and think almost all of you guys seem like cool people. But my issue with many threads here is that after a while they get redundant and some people keep repeating the same argument to win the "I'm smarter than you" or "I don't like your point of view" game. It's all ego at this point, for both sides. No new information gets shared. it's just redundancy and, unfortunately at times, personal insults. For example, both sides have said all that can be said about Claypool and taking a flyer on a physical specimen that lost his way and is given "another chance" — let's see how the season plays out and then revisit that issue in a few months. As just one example. There are many. We can disagree, sure — it's an opinion board and no one is saying everyone should agree on the questions and concerns — but let it go after a while. For the love of Bruce Smith, stop saying the same thing in different words after you've said it three or four times. Or not. Knock yourselves out repeating the same old arguments. I guess I don't have to click on those threads either.