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Housley may not be the only issue but I would’ve fired him 6 weeks ago. If nothing else, to turn the tide. His system stinks and for whatever reason our goalies and defense underachieve in his style of play. Besides ive never seen an NHL coach finish in dead last place and all of a sudden turn that same team around to be a contender. Phil may yet be a decent head coach but it will probably be in his second stint, not here.

Ouch

I need the Bills to draft AJ. Maybe not Top-10 but they can wheel and deal, move down a bit, get an extra pick and grab him somewhere late 2nd, early 3rd. I think he's going to be a productive pro WR, not the fastest but very good hands and positioning/body control.

I think some folks are down on Tyree because the team couldn't get it done in 3 of the final 4 games. Those were some big games. He was a great QB for the Bulls but there are definitely some question marks regarding the next level. It wouldn't surprise me though if Tyree looks better in an NFL camp than he is being projected to look. For me, it's his accuracy. If he can tweak that in a positive way, he has a decent shot to actually get on the field in real games.

So much for envying Reich and Lynn. They made the playoffs w awesome QBs. Yay.

The Sabres came up small again this weekend. And they have a relatively healthy roster. Phil has got to go. This club was in first overall after 25 games. After 45 games they are clear out of the playoffs. What a free fall. Ugh.

I was responding to the OP of this topic with my opinion and what I have heard from TV analysts. Personally I haven't thought much about Mahomes so he's not something I need to let go. He was not on my radar in that draft. I wanted Deshaun Watson not a Big12 QB I don't recall anyone or any Buffalo media proclaiming prior to that draft that we must pick Mahomes or ripping on the team for not drafting him?!? I think it's a bunch of the "hindsight is 20/20" crowd now. I mean why didn't we draft Brady...or Russell Wilson when we had the chance?

I heard that Mahomes is the Mahomes we see in large part because of Andy Reid. So if that's the case, then NO i would not re-do this scenario since Mahomes would not have Andy Reid here.

I like KJ and think he will get a shot in the pros. Will be interesting to see how he does at Miami. No idea who will be throwing him the ball there..

The Execs are very smart to not be shortsighted by a few wins. Williams is super arrogant and he will get prickly. At the first sign of adversity he will alienate half the team and front office. Good move to go in a different direction now.

I think it was a good move by the Browns to move away from Gregg Williams. At the first sign of adversity next season, the Williams led Browns would turn on each other and there's be Locker-room issues (kind of like Marrone with the Jags). Just my opinion.

Pretty cool. I did buy an Eichel t-shirt from the players association website 500level (link underneath). Like Tre White’s site, they can’t show team logos but the players name, likeness and team colors are well represented. It’s all about the players not the teams. Linked below is the NFLPA for Buffalo. The Eichel shirt I got is super comfortable. https://www.500level.com/collections/buffalo-bills-shirts/style-mens-premium-t-shirt

My quick take. At the beginning of the 2018 season i was wishing the Bills had Tyree instead Josh Allen. By the end of the season I'm very glad the Bills have Josh Allen as their starting QB. Tyree will be a project and I no longer see him as having the same skills as Allen.

This game is the polar opposite of Rams/Chiefs on MNF. Insanely dull.

Wow. Figured he’d try to elevate his status with one more year of college. But that could also backfire based on how his game was trending. Good luck to Tyree.

There was a recent video piece on the Bills facilities, with particular attention on the cafeteria/dining/menu options and nutritional expert. The guys they interviewed...some draft picks and free agents said they were blown away and the Bills have the best setup and food in the league. So if someone bases their opinions of team facilities on a visitors lockerroom that’s absurd.

Agree. Lamar Jackson gets credit for sparking his team and being an awesome running QB. Allen gets a bit of a red flag for running too much. His running stats as well as Allen's should be looked at as their entire productivity as QB's. Moving the chains with a run evens out any poor passes and drops in my opinion.,,,but it's not really viewed that way. Now, there's no doubt Allen must get his completion % higher as he moves forward if he ever wants to lead Buffalo to a SB victory. The running will level off, it always does. But for the 2018 season, When i look at the first downs he gained and the chunk run plays... he was very good, especially in those final 6 games. In my view of his play, Allen finished with 18 TDs, 12 INTs. Lamar finished with 11 and 3. That's pretty darn good.

Better pieces around Allen will be nice, but it's also about Nagy and the type of plays being called. Trubisky went from a 59% passer to over 66%. That's huge.

The Bills need to study what the Bears did for Trubisky in his 2nd season. I think they are similar style QBs. But Trubisky does have some very good players around him and a big play defense to support the O.

Saw this coming a few years ago. The problem is you just had huge amounts of Bama and Clemson fans travel to the Orange and Cotton Bowls. So now you're asking the fanbases to travel way out to San Jose on short notice. Fans that have already probably spent thousands over the past few years following these teams advance to Bowls and the NCG. Not gonna happen and as others have said, the local population and alums of these school can't fill up a whole stadium. Obviously this probably would be fine if the game were in Atlanta or Charlotte since people could drive in the day of the game...but out west no way. If the playoffs expand they will have to host games on the campus of the higher seed or keep the games regional until the title game.

Tired of both programs to be honest, but I respect the fact that they can remain on top year after year. CFB is a sport that's not all that easy to maintain this dominance....so many players, graduations, transfers, etc.. I think the main reason both teams are dominant is in the trenches. They both have NFL dudes all over...and the D-lines especially. I'm kinda rooting for Clemson but i see Bama winning this years version, 31-27.

Yeah that was good stuff. Zay had to contort his body to catch that, and spin the opposite direction from the intended flow of the play. I thought that was a one-off but then he goes and throws a few other terrible slant passes. Gotta improve that.

He doesn't seem overwhelmed out there in the least bit so I think it can improve as he gets more comfortable. But yeah, if he cannot get his completion % up, he will have to make up for it by continuing to move the chains with his legs. That's OK for now, but as you said,,,, down the road the legs will get a few miles on them and defenders coming out of college will only get faster.

Interesting.. i favored Rosen as the pick going into the draft but glad we got JA. As the season played out it was clear that a big athletic QB is great,,,,he can get those 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1's, dive over the goaline etc... and make plays to escape pressure. You don't see Rosen being able to do that. He will have to be a pocket passer and get much better. Mayfield has been awesome...his ball placement is mostly right on point. Darnold is good and will get better. Jackson has a solid team around him but he's been a huge spark and playing better than i thought he would. This seems like a really good 1st round QB class. Maybe the best one in years.

I said it about Vick & Tyrod to an extent.. and you can say it about Allen and Lamar Jackson as well. I feel like QBs that run so effectively,... their yardage should almost be attributed to their passing numbers. In other words, If Allen throws for 197 yards and runs for 100, that's really equivalent to about 300 yards.. So is that much different than Luck throwing for 300yds but running for zero? I'm not saying Allen is Luck, but the passing numbers for JA will look minuscule in comparison but he's really moving the football effectively. Casual fans reading just stats won't see that. Now on the flip side, we all know QBs that run that much eventually need to settle down. Maybe they get 3-4 years of running wild and then they will have to become better from the pocket... and they should with experience.