Brand J

Great call!

Ben looks content to waste downs.

Earlier in the season they were getting beat physically as much as mentally (stunts/loops/etc), but now there’s cohesion across the board. Williams is playing better at guard, Brown is playing better as a rookie, Dawkins is actually looking like a pro bowler, Bates is extremely smart and aware, and Morse has been playing his best ball. They waited for more than half a season to come together, but they’re humming now. Let’s hope it continues, we’ll need these performances for a super bowl W.

The Boston “Teabag” Party

Belichick’s postgame conference was hilarious. Wouldn’t answer any question that wasn’t directly about the game, but when asked about players, specific plays, or decisions during the game, he gave the same tired answers: “just didn’t play well tonight/they made more plays than us/I don’t know/etc” 😂 Love it

Alex Leatherwood is their version of our Cody Ford.

Same thing I was thinking. Timeouts are valuable, but teams don’t treat them as such.

4 years for $60M with his production is a bargain, but it would’ve came at the cost of signing Milano no doubt. Bills have excess $fat$ on the DL that needs to be trimmed in the off-season.

Burrow was far more deserving of the pro bowl than his divisional counterpart Jackson.

What has been Allen’s biggest come from behind victory? I’m blanking here…

There’s no downside to this. People just like to complain.

That Bucs play where he ran for the first by the goal line had me worried. Was a pretty violent collision, but Josh popped right up. I agree though, the law of averages says he’s got a troubling hit on the horizon because of his playing style *knock on wood* Don’t know how you change that. I do see he doesn’t throw his body around when blocking for runners anymore.

I think Addison is a slightly above average DE who’s better against the pass than the run. The reason the Bills defense excels is not because any one player is a superstar (as evidenced by the lack of pro bowlers), but because all eleven are at least “solid.” Yes, even Edmunds. But imagine if we had someone in the front 7 who was feared? A Watt, or a Bosa, or Parsons. Oliver and Milano are the closest we’ve got, but a feared player would elevate this defense to an even higher level and I do believe you’d see less ho hum performances against the better offenses. With that said, the truth of the matter is there just aren’t any more dominating defenses in this passing game era. The Bills are #1, but would probably be middle of the pack if you were to transport this unit back to the 90s, or even early 2000s. Just have the expectation that it’s not on the defense for the Bills to win their first Super Bowl. It’s all on the Allen-led offense. If Allen climbs out of this rut he’s been in the past couple games and plays lights out in the postseason, I like our chances against any team.

Don’t let him get too many 😄 That’s how they get rolling.

I posted in another thread, but these are the numbers for the Patriots RB Harris the three times the Bills defense has faced him: 11/01/20 16/102 TD 12/06/21 10/111 TD 12/26/21 18/103 3TD TOTALS: 44/316 (7.18 YPC) 5TD Time for redemption

His two best games this season have been against the Texans and Jets. It’s predictable that when he makes a couple plays against these lower teams, people come out of the woodwork extolling his greatness. I’m not an Edmunds hater, but I do believe we could get better production in the middle. A good game against the Jets today doesn’t change that belief. I want to see Edmunds make an impact against higher tier competition and he’ll have his chance in the playoffs.

The Bills absolutely have to figure out a way to slow down Harris, the Pats RB. The defense has faced him three times, these are his numbers: 11/01/20 16/102 TD 12/06/21 10/111 TD 12/26/21 18/103 3TD TOTALS: 44/316 (7.18 YPC) 5TD It ain’t pretty, I’m sure he loves playing the Bills

Burrow is arguably the most accurate QB in the NFL right now and that’s huge praise, I know.

It’s not only due to the line, or the weather. JA is not absolved of blame and he’d tell you himself there are a number of games this year where he could’ve played better.

It has been since Josh was drafted. Wyoming as well.

Allen’s highs are being *expected* now due to his talent and arm ability, while his lows - like the game against the Jaguars - leaves people scratching their heads. The inconsistencies (or rollercoaster as some have labeled it) is why he’s not always getting the respect he deserves. The failure to win close games this season is another. As great as he is, there’s still plenty of room for Josh to elevate his play and that mostly comes down to raising his floor level performances.

Yes, I remember. But again, the question is why did they bid against themselves? No other team was giving up more than a single 1st and a 2nd. If I remember correctly the Cardinals second round pick was even after the Bills. Bills could’ve told the Bucs “you get our first and the first of our 2nd round picks, take it or leave it” and started talking to the Bears. Bucs option would then be to select Vita Vea, or take a much lesser offer from the Cardinals, which wouldn’t make sense. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter much because they hit on a QB who has HoF potential, but why give up more than you have to if no other team is willing to beat a more reasonable offer?

Always wondered why we outbid ourselves and gave up TWO second round picks to move up 5 spots when Arizona was on record saying they wouldn’t give up more than one 2nd and was trying to trade their first and a 3rd. Maybe a third team was in the mix, not that much of it matters now.

Yeah that 2000 Ravens D was being compared to the 85 Bears, the Steel Curtain, the Purple People Eaters. It was an extremely suffocating defense and a team I’d put among the best I’ve seen since I started watching football. I’m sure there were others that were better, but they were before my time.

1) 2007 Patriots* 2) 2000 Ravens 3) 1998 Broncos 4) 1998 Vikings* 5) 2006 Colts Started watching the NFL religiously in 1996 and two of the best teams I’ve seen didn’t win it all.