Brand J

Seeing this photo again, knowing we’d go on to lose the game, is a gut punch.

Yikes. Worst fan base in the NFL.

It’s not a “steal” at the time the deal is made if it makes him the 2nd highest paid player in the league. Some QB like Herbert or Burrow will end up resetting the market in the years to come, yes, but it doesn’t make the current deal a steal if you’re comparing it to future deals that haven’t even been inked. It was fair market value, not a steal, unless you believe he should’ve been given a contract that exceeded Mahomes.

Biggest problem was the defensive plan got caught flat-footed. Seems like they were working under the assumption the squib would take time off the clock, so the prevent D would’ve worked in that scenario. It’s like they didn’t have a backup plan for if no time came off the clock and doubled down by calling the same defensive alignment after both timeouts.

I remember Oliver complained about this very thing when asked about his lack of sacks (was awhile back, two off-seasons ago I believe). He said he just wants to “turn it loose” and get after the QB any way he can, but can’t if it comes outside of his responsibilities in the pass rush. I remember thinking at the time “that sounds stupid, just get there by any means necessary!” I wonder if this is partly why there’s no double digit sack artists in McD’s defense. He hasn’t had one since he’s been here and the one who almost got there freelanced at times.

I don’t put much stock into it. He and his camp will almost certainly ask to renegotiate when other QBs have deals that exceed his, thanks to the ever growing salary cap.

Wouldn’t ever call $43M/yr a “steal,” especially when he comes in at 2nd highest paid. It’s fair market value, based on the current flawed market.

It doesn’t exist. All you’ll get are the subjective, unquantifiable answers that suggest he discourages throws due to his mere presence roaming the middle. It’s the silliest argument I’ve ever heard, because I continually see him chasing receivers after a catch is made.

AJ didn’t test as an explosive athlete, part of the reason why he dropped out of the first round, so if the Bills had an issue with his “heavy” playing style at 280, they shouldn’t have drafted him. JK Dobbins was there and would’ve brought 4.4 speed to the backfield, which would’ve been a nice complement to Motor.

This team has leaky holes everywhere to be honest. There’s not a single position group outside of QB and S that couldn’t use an upgrade.

But even if Poyer saw that, I thought he should’ve been more diplomatic like “listen, we missed having Tremaine in there, but I thought AJ did an outstanding job.” Or “AJ isn’t Tremaine, we know that, but he really stepped up today.” I felt like his original statement diminished the importance of Edmunds to the defense.

I still find it pretty damning that when AJ Klein had to step in for an injured Tremaine, Poyer said of the substitution, “there was no drop off at all.”

Over on the Bengals board they want to blow the OL up completely. All players can go except for Jonah Williams and… Spain (!) They seem to like him.

I’d like to see Epenesa get his weight back up to where it was at Iowa, but functional, not just fat. I also want to see Cody Ford approach this off-season like a mad man, trimming up and getting stronger in his lower body. These dudes were picked in the 2nd round after stellar collegiate careers. I refuse to believe the talent isn’t there, especially in Epenesa’s case because he seems like such a hard worker.

Need a DE like Maxx Crosby. Dude plays right around 100% of the snaps (including 82 in a game this year) and is just relentless on almost every single one. Anyone remember what percentage of snaps Bruce took in his prime?

Just heard Matthew Stafford is a future HoFer. Really? Matthew Stafford?

Just read in this same article a NY better laid down $5,000 for the Jets to win it all at 200-1 odds. $5,000. I mean, there’s better ways to blow that kind of money. It’s easy to see why Vegas stays rich.

Yeah impossible to know how the Bills would’ve fared against the Bengals. I do know that Cincinnati got the KC team we had to face for the first half in their game and were getting smoked. Bills absolutely could’ve laid an egg versus the Bengals or the Rams, but if they came to play, neither of those teams would’ve beaten Buffalo. KC shouldn’t have and they were playing outstanding.

Not the way I’d want my company to blow millions of dollars for a SB slot!

Always well talked about. Is it weird I choose the game to take some of my commercial breaks? 😂

Zendaya. She joins Madonna, Cher, and Beyoncé as artists known on a first name basis.

Key phrase is both teams are home. Not sure either is laughing.

He had option(s) to start on other teams? Because I recall Beane saying the market wasn’t what Mitch thought it would be, so he came to Buffalo for a reset year. If he had other options to start I highly doubt he would’ve taken such a paltry salary to be a backup for a year, unless you’ve heard something to the contrary…

It is pretty shocking the Colts would trade a first round pick for a struggling QB who was benched on his previous team. Regardless of Reich’s relationship with him, why not sign Trubisky to a one year prove it deal and keep your first rounder? Trubisky said he came to Buffalo due to a lack of opportunity as a starter elsewhere. That was a shockingly bad move by Colts GM. Almost as shocking as the Bills getting pwned in that game.

I continue to say if the Bills were up by less than 3, you would’ve seen a completely different defense those last 13 seconds. And the shame in this scenario is that’s exactly how they should’ve approached it - same urgency, same reluctance to give up the “game winning” FG.