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Whomever picks up the blitz better is the guy I want to see this week. More Lee Smith this week, too? We shall see.

They should (obviously) want Daboll considering that they are either keeping Darnold, drafting Justin Fields, or both. The most important thing they can do is to take the next three years to "build" their next QB, just like Daboll did with Allen. But, of course, this is the Jets, so they're screw it up somehow or other.

To me inside pressure is the key with this group. Hughes pressures, but doesn't get home. Addison is hit and miss. Johnson hasn't earned the snaps. I think Epenesa will be much better next year, but I'm worried about him getting pinned and losing the edge this week. I'd play Murphy in his place. But the problems with the ends aren't as serious if we can get a little bit of pressure in the middle. Unfortunately we're wearing Oliver out having him play 1 sometimes because Star opted out and Butler is inconsistent. That's basically the problem with the whole thing. They miss star and they miss Jordan Phillips in a big way. And I'll add, Quinton Jefferson seems like a great guy, but I'm not sure that he's had the effect that they had hoped. So, basically, a bunch of problems came together at one time and forced McD and Frazier to hold the thing together with gum and dental floss this year. Hence Oliver seeing time at 1 and Justin Zimmer seeing meaningful snaps.

Agreed. Here's another reality. We played a stinker on Saturday in which our lines "lost" during the first three quarters and really "lost" during the fourth quarter. Field position was horrible all day long, in large part to at least one dumb decision by Roberts. D couldn't get off the field on third downs. John Brown was a negative. Game plan might have been a little better (use McKenzie a bit to at least get them thinking and maybe make their D-line run side to side and get a little more tired?). I don't even think Allen was all that sharp, honestly. (The toe-tappers to Davis were kind of lucky and inflated both our score and his stats.) And yet we still won. Basically, this year, we learned that the way to beat us is through a balanced attack and to have our offense have a stinker. Tennessee wrote the script. Arizona, although an unlucky loss, was similar. Our troubles really arise when we play a team like the Titans where we have to sell out to stop the run and the QB is good enough to beat us otherwise. KC and first NE games were affected by weather and injury, and I don't think they speak to the formula to beat us. So, long story short, yes we were bad on Saturday, but I completely agree with you. Now we're used to being in a tough game again, and we won in spite of turning in a clunker. Let's make Lamar beat us through the air and see what happens. Let's also see how true they are to their principles - bring on the blitz, and let's let Allen throw it around all day. Although he was a lousy run defender, we miss Jordan Phillips's pressure more than people realize. We also need someone--anyone--who can anchor. Not having Star hurts.

Thought about this earlier today. Jackson is not an impressive passer. Beat us on a filthy throw on a corner route to TE last year. But it was pretty lucky, in my view, given his overall body of work. This might be a game where Trent Murphy is in for Epenesa and sees meaningful time. May also see Dodson active in Gililam’s spot - a little extra speed at LB just in case. Key to victory = defensive discipline + what for us has become our average offensive performance.

Wrong game. It flurried a bit, and the field might have been slick. But I think you’re probably remembering the Divisional Round game against the Dolphins that year. The field had to be brushed at the half because of the snow. Otherwise, I agree with you; as long as there isn’t too much snow, and as long as there isn’t too much wind, receivers will have an advantage because they know where they’re going.

Worst call of the game. To the boundary side, no less.

Normally I would agree with you, but in this particular context I think "idiot" is an expression of fact. The raiding of the Capitol is in a class of idiocy by itself. FWIW, talked to an "establishment" Republican in DC yesterday. Let's just say this: there's going to be a long blacklist when this is over. People are especially pissed at Hawley and Cruz, who are smart guys who should have known better. And one of the reasons the "establishment" is so angry is that Trump/Hawley/Cruz et al. promulgated a lie to take care of low-educated, struggling middle class people and in some cases ruined their lives.

He's a loser and so are his followers. Actually, the followers are losers and he's a traitor. Some of the followers are also traitors. I have Dave Bellavia on this morning, and I'm so disgusted with his "whataboutism" that I had to turn him off. I've just had enough with the "what about Antifa" "election fraud" "Pelosi/Schumer" lies. The election fraud hoax is what got us into this mess, and we can get out of it together or we can continue stumble along in this fractured state of dual realities and see how that turns out. No matter, Trump has got to go.

I’ll help you out here. You mean the 25th Amendment. It’s time. Enough is enough. I think we’re underestimating how bad today is for Trump. He’s not getting a TV show. He’s toxic. We’ll realize it in a few days or weeks or months. But he’s a political OJ right now.

I suppose it's better that he talks up states' rights than telephones Brad Raffensperger. That one didn't shake out all that well for him.

Pretty smart by Trump. National crisis. Perfect time to talk up states rights instead of coordinating a response with consistent rules and procedures. Sound, sound leadership.

He can't possibly do any less than Trump. It's ironic the fat bastard wants to keep the job that he isn't doing as we pile up thousands of COVID deaths a day. How's the vaccine rollout going? Not so well. But plenty of time to encourage Brad Raffensperger to commit election fraud. He's a joke and so are his followers.

I didn’t do that. Not would I. Tua is limited and not in the same galaxy as upper echelon QBs right now.

It's a logical design. Tua is hesitant (fixable) and has a weak arm (probably not fixable).

I bet Fitz feels the same way.

Actually the voters got him. In a few weeks this douche bag is out. He can talk about hoaxes and crowd sizes and HCQ and the merits of the McRib and whatever the eff else he wants to rant about somewhere else. Can’t happen soon enough.

Did you listen to the call, too? There is a difference between "hearing" and "listening."

No. Stick with the script. Promote from within.

That’s it. So perhaps it comes down to whether we’re in better shape with Feliciano + Stills, or Brown - Feliciano.

The salary cap and the likelihood that the Bills deem the retention of Feliciano, Milano, and D. Williams more important than the retention of Brown. Nobody’s trying to replace Brown. This is simply a value judgment.

He takes Brown’s roster spot next year. Cheaper speed.

Put this in the other threat about “unpatriotic” behavior. Sadly, it fits in both: In light of the recent Trump revelations, I’ll put a bow on this debate. Trump is a lying, cheating, undemocratic douche bag. Anyone who refuses to recognize that right now is delusional, complicit, stupid, or a combination thereof. What came out yesterday is worse that Watergate. It’s disgusting, and we should all be disgusted that a sitting President of the United States has attempted to put self over country, democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and essentially every other principle of liberty we hold dear.

In light of the recent Trump revelations, I’ll put a bow on this debate. Trump is a lying, cheating, undemocratic douche bag. Anyone who refuses to recognize that right now is delusional, complicit, stupid, or a combination thereof. What came out yesterday is worse that Watergate. It’s disgusting, and we should all be disgusted that a sitting President of the United States has attempted to put self over country, democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and essentially every other principle of liberty we hold dear.

I forgot about Houston, but I think you’re spot on there. Didn’t Watson say/hint something about Bienemy there? If Bienemy doesn’t get that job, though, Houston would be a fit. I’m a little skeptical they go for a guy trained by Belichick after the BOB saga. I agree, to a point. But good ones also have a career arc in mind, too. Daboll will get his shot, either this year or next year. I don’t see this as a Brian Schottenheimer (or maybe McDaniels Part II) situation where one is a bit too picky and the opportunity passes him by. We have a good situation here with Allen, we’re in a pretty lousy division that we should run for the next couple of years, cap is in good shape, and we’re positioned to keep the “pieces” around Allen that have helped him to succeed. So maybe cleaning up the Jets mess isn’t as attractive as waiting a year for an opportunity with better culture/ownership/weather/QB situation/division prospects, etc.