Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

I can see Dallas in that Dallas was always known as America's team and back in the 70's that probably was the case. Even today still the most popular, but many people are Bills fans now because of their style of play with Allen. The Bills also may be the most followed team when losing. Go back 10 years ago when losing every year, they still had a big following. NE is ranked 2nd, but give it a couple more years of losing and see where they go. No one followed them before Tom Brady. Some teams have big following only because of size of city they are in like Giants, Bears.

The problem I see with hiring Martindale as been stated his scheme is much different so likely assistants and even some players also wouldn't fit with the new scheme either so many of them would be gone too. So basically starting over on the defensive side from a coaching and maybe even a player standpoint. The other issue with doing something like this is it's kind of a slap in the face to the existing staff. Coaches typically either expect to be fired if the HC gets fired or promoted to fill openings on the staff. You have coaches like Babish and Washington who'd be logical promotions to DC, but instead passing them over to bring someone in from the outside. Those guys would likely also leave. It's different if the team is struggling and the defense or offensive scheme isn't working and you want big changes, but don't think that's needed here. Bringing in Rivera probably wouldn't be an issue with scheme, but would still be an issue with promoting from within.

Hard to believe the Bills ar 3rd and Jets last, but out of 17 games, 14 of them are against same teams. Only differences are Ravens V Bengals, KC V Chargers, and Lions V Bears, total of 15 less wins??

Is Smith the OL that was hurt and hoping to come back and play or was he filling in and now inactive due to starter being back?

Think it's more that Jones plays same role and plays it better.

I had a good feeling, but then realized it was just gas!

But what about the spleen? Sounds like they someone had a hit taken out on you!

Lot will depend on this Sunday and the playoffs. A month ago I was thinking this season out of playoffs, next season good time to retool the roster. But if they win Sunday and got deep, then maybe a small retool is only needed and worth kicking the can down the road some more.

Well I'll believe it when the season ends. Wasn't Diggs on the injury report back around late Oct, something with his back. Maybe still lingering effects and Bills feel since he was on injury report for it initially, they can get around it and whatever fine they get, so be it?? Allen isn't on the injury report anymore either, but he even said something about the shoulder maybe a week ago, kind of implying it's much better, but could read what he said as not 100%. Add to that the post yesterday about when the season ends, the whole story will come out about it.

The part in bold I agree with, but that's why I want someone as a backup that has a decent chance of winning a couple of games at least against the weaker teams. Yes Purdy, O'Connell became starters because there was no true established starting QB on the team. The QB the team signed to become the #1 for the upcoming season was benched so the backup took over. In that case sure why not take a chance on an unproven backup as you're likely not going deep into playoffs to begin with and the guy your signed as your #1 had some questions to begin with. That is my point, when a team does not proven starter, it's ok to have an unproven rookie backup. And the names you mention all fit that role on their respective teams with the exception of Huntley, but his first two years he was the #3 guy.

Those three names prove my earlier point. In the case of Zappe and O'Connell those teams didn't have established starting QB's so risk in taking a flier on a low drafted rookie isn't bad as for all the team knows he could be better than the week 1 starter (see Tom Brady) Huntley is on a team with an established starter, but back in 2020 when he was a rookie, he was 3rd string. So Baltimore paid the salary for a #2 backup, Robert Griffin plus Huntley possibility used up an additional roster spot on him as not certain if he was active all year as the #3 QB or just made active roster as #2 when Jackson was out and rest of year was on PS. They also carried 3 QB's in 2021 too with a 12 year vet in Josh Johnson on the team. Only starting in 2022, did Huntley become the #2 QB as a 3rd year player. Prior he was 3rd string. So yes those three names all are good examples of exactly what was my point.

My guess is when the season ends a similar story will also be coming out about Diggs. Whether his will be surgery free or not, who knows, TBD??

And the front office will figure out a way to handle the cap. Will they be in great shape no, but likely can afford better than vet min for a backup QB. Yes is Allen has season ending injury the team isn't winning the SB, but if Allen were to be out 3 to 4 weeks even with a backup QB like Mitch T, they could still win some games against the likes of NE, Giants, Washington, Chargers, they could win half the games and keep the team in it till Allen returns. With it's very unlikely they'd win at all with a rookie QB who hasn't played at all who was drafted in the 4th round. You want to draft him and keep him on PS, fine, but pretty much a waste of the draft pick too then.

so if Allen were to get hurt and miss a game or two you want to put a 4th or 5thj round rookie in to take his place??? Teams draft QB's in late rounds when either they don't have an established starting QB or they basically have no other needs for the pick. Think the Bills best plan is to keep doing what they've been doing, sign an experienced QB who is at the point he's not getting a starting QB job in the league. But maybe go for someone with a little better skill set than Kyle Allen. Mitch may be available again or the guy they had last year, but someone of that level.

My point in posting this was it just sounds like something folks here would post, maybe not the identical same things, but the basic concept of the "sky is falling" like many posts here are all about. As good as Miami has looked for most of the year, their posters are sill just as worried as around here.

3 things for next year 1.They need a new strength and condition coach. In my 40 years of watching football, I have never seen a team lose so many top front line players in one season like I saw with the team this year. 2. McD must get an Defensive Coordinator to call the plays he designed at the right time and in the right situations. 3. McD needs to have an older assistant coach on the sidelines with him to serve as a calming voice. Because I am convinced that sometimes he is just not thinking straight in game situations. All that being said, next season (meaning 2024) should be make or break for him What does everyone think? Actually this was off the Miami message board and I just shorted McDanials to McD and changed the one word of offensive to defensive coordinator. Is kind of funny reading other teams board as you'd think from reading posts here, we're the only team in trouble like this.

Add to that, everything you read is how consumers are dumping cable and satellite and going to streaming. So the NFL is following the trend and putting the game on a streaming platform exactly what everyone is going to. But now fans are complaining. Supposedly either in 2024 or 2025 ESPN will launch a standalone streaming service following that trend. Read an article the other day think it was in Kiplinger how for under $30 could have a decent streaming options of Peacock, Paramount, Hulu and one other one service. Would allow you to watch network channels through them. Admittedly this setup didn't do much for sports lovers.

Can add ESPN to that list too. Yes the NFL should just turn down money being offered to them so fans can save $6.

Morse had a talk with them! Hey I'm just quoting what I read in article. But do think the "talk" resulted in them figuring out what was the issue and doing things different in 2nd half. What that was, he didn't say and beyond my knowledge to see from watching game.

Kind of funny reading some of the threads, there's one titled I'm Now Done With McDaniel They must have stole the one from here titled: "I'm Now Done With McDermott" They didn't even have to change the first 43 letters of McD Many other threads too sound just like ones around here.

Your forgetting he has Von Miller Goes to show you how little all us expert posters here really know. Can add Allen, Knox, Brown, Oliver to name a few to the list of TBD whipping boys who the coaches believed in more than the fans ever did.

What I highlighted above may be true 10 times that when the play caller is an ex QB. I could imagine Dorsey often thinking to himself, boy what I could have done if I had JA's skill set. Let me live vicariously through him now and call the plays I always thought about, but I didn't have the skills to pull off. Ex QB's are probably great QB coaches as Dorsey was with Daboll, but scare me as an OC.

Haven't found anything about this. Assuming the Bills win next week does Miami fall to #5 or #6 behind Cleveland if Cleveland also lost? Records would be the same and they didn't play each other. Cleveland has a better conference record, but not certain that is next tie breaker for wild card seeding. If so then 2nd weekend likely could have either KC or Miami in Buffalo assuming Bills win 1st weekend.

Could try NBC.com or an antenna

I know it's only Jan 1st, but so far this is the dumbest post of the year. I posted in another thread if difference between winning and losing was the 5th vs 6th seed, then yeah, but to give up 2 definite home games and likely playing the second week in Baltimore is crazy.