kitchen sink

Why do you think you are being overall pessimistic? In any single NFL season a single NFL team is more likely to not win the Super bowl than win it. Why do you think you are being overall pessimistic? In any single NFL season a single NFL team is more likely to not win the Super bowl than win it.

6 - Oliver - I was frustrated with Oliver's injury for about two seconds, before laughing it off. I mean seriously, do he just skip arms and torso day in the weight room on this team? How many bicep and pec issues can we have? At the point, I just can't expect some of these guys to stay healthy. But unlike other weeks where the injuries piled on, it was amazing to see so many other players step up and watch the defense get arguably more dominant as the game went on. Thank you for your post, but based on the highlighted comment above, I have to ask if you have ever seriously lifted weights? Lifting weights does not eliminate the risk of injury for a 280 pound man falling on his arm in an awkward position with another 300 pound man falling on top of him. Some would argue that it can actually increase the risk of injury due to reducing flexibility.

Bills...27 Panthers...20

I vote Theory 1.

I understand your perspective on this, but I see the regular season as the practice season for the playoffs. As such, I want the Bills to put as much on tape and try as much as they can during the regular season to see what really works and have options based on what an opponent rolls out. I think this makes the playoff Bills better and more difficult to predict for their playoff opponents.

As long as it is not a playoff game, I don't care.

Or at least a stiff arm!

I think Michael Hoeht, Joey Bosa and Joshua Palmer might pop more than we think, but for me the optimism is that they did not overreact and blow things up. Instead they addresses the areas of most concern. I also like the way they are stacking the practice squad with player like Poyer and Phillips, who can player-coach younger players and be there for break glass in case of emergency situations for a game of two.

Sometimes when you flip a coin four times it comes up tails every time (especially when the refs are going to give your opponent the calls just like the NBA stars get). The hall mark of the Bills between Marv Levy and McD was instability. I would rather not flip a coin on a new coach with a chance at going back to that. As I wrote in another thread on this topic a while back; None of us is anywhere near qualified to judge McD (or any other head coach for that matter). Have you ever supervised an organization with over 100 people? I have not. Have you ever lead young men making tens of millions of dollars, with huge egos and incredibly diverse backgrounds and perspectives as a cohesive team? I have not. Have you ever lead an organization in arguably the most competitive industry in the world? I have not. I would recommend you have some faith and enjoy the ride.

Availability is you best ability. I think here should be no adjustment when comparing QBs because one was injured more (or was not able to play through the injury). That is a part of what make a great player a great player.

My hope is that the Eagles organization has the same view as this fan site about the Bills (same for all the other teams in the NFL), but I highly doubt it. I note this as the other teams know much better than any fan how good the Bills are. The reason for this is as the original poster alluded the Bills were a play or two (or a call or two) away from the Super Bowl last year (and possibly the last four years). As such, the changes the Bills made this year to address the two main areas of concern, namely the defensive line and some wide receivers that are good at man-to-man separation, could very likely make the Bills the team to beat in the NFL.

I think we all focus a lot on the big name players, but the Bills organization's focus and delivery on depth has been one of if not the best in the league in the last three or four years. In a sport where the injury rate approaches 100%, the value of this is difficult to overstate.

I trust Lance.

I think everything related to the scheduled is overrated as a material factor in a team winning the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, the population is a very small in the data analysis world with a population of only 34 winners spread over 34 years. Remember that the current bye week system only started in 1990. This makes any true analysis of little value. All the discussion does fill a lull period in the NFLs calendar year. 🤑

Yes, Yes he has.