Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

So you want another guy that should have been fired years back. As read in a number of places, the game may have passed Tomlin by. Even when he had Big Ben, he only won SB one time. Excluding Allen's rookie year, McD has never had a losing season either when he had a legit QB so why would Tomlin be an upgrade? I'd keep McD forever if my only other choice was Tomlin!

Yeah I saw LA and just thought Rams. As far as I'm concerned Chargers are the San Diego Chargers!

So the only problem with that is Allen likes the scramble plays. Recall when Diggs first arrived, in an interview Allen stated: "I told Diggs 3 things, catch the ball when I throw it to you, and get open, (Don't recall the 3rd thing he told him" Many QB's want the WR to run precise routes, Allen doesn't seem to care about that nearly as much. Maybe as Allen has gotten older he does care more, but don't think he's at the level of Brady, or Burrow in that regard.

I lived in Section V for over 30 years, left around 2008. Can recall many years the regular season games started Labor Day and weekend ended around Columbus Day weekend, then sectionals started and usually the state championship was over Thanksgiving weekend, think they played like 7 regular season games. Live in NC now and the season there starts a week earlier and most years the state championship would end the weekend before Christmas. Same in Florida and I'm sure Texas follows a similar schedule. Sounds like NY has extended their season some from what was played when i left in 2008, but still can't compete wit these other states in length of the season and the more games you play, over time, players improve.

Weren't drives 6 and 7 the fumble and the Int, so not many snaps those two series anyway?

Not likely as that is the one week where both CBS and Fox have a 4:25 game that day and CBS has Green Bay at Denver so would not want to give that up. Fox doesn't have the best choice of 4:25 games, but doubt that CBS would give it up and the Sunday night game involves Dallas who is always a big draw so not likely NBC would want to give that one up. Actually CBS has 3 very good early 1:00 games that day, Bills @ NE, Rams @ Chiefs, and Balt @ Bengals so could just as easily argue in favor of flexing the other two also. Don't know if they flex to Monday night? That's kind of a dud, Steelers at Miami, but even there, Steelers draw well on TV too.

Dec 28th around 11:00 PM near or at the conclusion of the Sunday night game. They used to announce it at halftime, but lately it's been at the end of the game. But if I were to guess, I'd say 1:00 Sunday. The only way it could be later would be if Chargers and Bills are fighting for last playoff spot, the nmay want game to go up against Chargers 4:00 start time. Looking ahead at schedule I wonder if the NE at Balt game will be flexed to 4:25 on Dec 21st? Would think that's a better game than Steelers at Lions and Vegas at Houston??

I think of the two I'd sign Edwards first as McGovern has looked kind of shaky a few times and got beat clean. I do wonder if he's playing hurt, if so then my opinion would change. I think they may try to keep one as not sure they want so much churn on the O-line. Dawkins also has looked a bit shaky so may be looking in 2027 to shed him so for that reason would prefer one change per year.

A week of practicing with the starters helps alot

I do think all this depth however is one one reason they won't resign both McGovern and Edwards in the off season. They have too many young backups on rookie contracts to take the spot. I'm thinking only one of the two will be signed.

Yeah from watching the video, sounds like it was intentional, but not in an attempt to be dirty, Allen was just trying to get him off him. I suppose it's possible at the same instant Allen extended his knee, Heyward maybe fell forward, so can see that hurting more. But if Allen is on the bottom, hard to see how he can inflict much energy.

With the Int. plus the TD return Benford has a good shot at AFC defensive player of the week unless someone else has a monster game.

Am I recalling right, didn't Bass always miss to the right, and Prater always misses to the left.

Even if that happens, NE wins division based on record in division

I'd give it to the two tackles!

Don't think the torch is being passed. Think it's just the league needs to buy a larger house to house all the good to great QB's today. I'm old enough to remember back in the 60's where almost every team had a good to decent QB. I suppose it helped that only about half the number of teams compared to today. For whatever reason seemed like after the 83 draft, there were very few great QB's coming into the league for the next 15 years or so. Seemed like maybe college was preparing QB's differently and that didn't translate well into the NFL. Add to that teams fire coaches at the drop of a hat so very little time to properly develop a QB. The past 20 years or so mainly for the HC's sake, the plan is throw them into the deep end and see if they can swim, but unfortunately most drowned. In the past 10 years or so, maybe the college game has changed that these QB's now are better prepared and are able to stay afloat and not drown. So no torch isn't being passed, it's just that the game is more returning to where it was 50 years ago with more teams having very QB play.

Yeah and everyone here was so happy in 2023 with Bernard. He had all these fumble recoveries, think an Int or so. Recall reading one article after the season that stated Bernard is very good at making splash plays, but little elsewhere. And that article proved true over past two seasons. As for Rousseau, from an article today in the BN. Again same thing, no splash plays as in sacks so he's terrible. The only thing that's really terrible is the ability of most posters here to evaluate talent. Likely if Groot got some better help on the line the sacks would come. Greg Rousseau's win rate on pass-rush snaps (30.2%) in Weeks 9 through 12 was tied with the Packers' Micah Parson for the fourth-best mark among NFL edge rushers, according to Pro Football Focus. Rousseau's eight run stops during that span are tied for second most.

They used to start on Labor day back in the 90's and prior. Recall playing the SB too on around Jan 13th

I read his column every week. Normally ex QB's will defend the QB. You listen to Romo or Brady and it's usually someone else's fault, not the QB. But this is the 3rd week in a row that he placed a good chunk of the blame on Allen. Last weeks column, he even even tended to say, the issues isn't the WR's getting open, the problem is Allen isn't throwing to them when they are open. This week he's placing the blame more on Allen and Brady for sending everyone long. Fat Harold, go long!

But Ralph wants us to be in the same division as Miami!

There's not much "IF" in this. Doubtful the Bills are going to win the division or fall all the way to 3rd. So the only games that could change yet are could the Pitt game at home instead become Bengals and road games against Jax could change to Houston and Seattle could become San Fran or a low chance of LA. Not likely any of those changes will dramatically change things. As someone else posted, the sche3duled is pretty much pre-determined with the exception of 3 games out of 17, soon to be 18. Now that would be a good question, when they go to 18, how will that 18th game be determined? My guess is another game against opposite conference with team that finished in same position in standings. In the case of the Bills 2026 schedule would be a home game likely against either Dallas or Atlanta/Carolina?? Other thoughts??

I watched that Gruden video the other day all about the game plan card the coaches hold and he commented how they keep putting more and more info on that and keep making the font smaller so coaches are having a harder time reading it. Maybe that's what happened here??

OK, but you're not getting Brown in mid season. Even after the season, would be a debate whether Pats need to give permission as that may be considered a lateral move. But certainly at YE, there are many more options and have all off season to implement things. The last time it was easy to fire Dorsey mid season as had a good backup coach on staff with a decent amount of play calling experience, don't think we have anyone like that currently. So even if you find someone presently not employed, other than a guy like Daboll who has a fair amount of familiarity with the Bills offense, doubtful anyone would improve things much. It would be more step backwards, may as well tell Allen to call his own plays. And Daboll is a mess who will be interesting a YE what jobs he's even offered after everything that happened in NY.

There's many people here blame McD for the rift between him and Daboll, keep hearing it's McD's ego. There may be legit things you can blame McD for, but this isn't one of them. I read multiple stories about his time in NY and this guy is a hot mess and seems to have anger management issues and can't get along with anybody. Seems like he can't handle pressure well. When the team is winning he's fine, but when things go bad, he loses it.

I questioned if McGovern is hurt. In a contract year, it's not unheard of for players to hide injuries as can affect their next contract value. I really wonder if was concussed as he just is plain missing blocks, like he's can't think quick enough what he should do? It's one of three things; his legs, his legs, or suddenly got hit with that old age element? But he looks lost out there. In the weekly BN column by the ex QB, he has shown a few complete misses by him. Add to that the Bills have drafted a number of young lineman, need one of them to step in purely from a cost standpoint.