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Nope, I don't think you're overreacting at all. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I don't mean to simplify this, but in my opinion, it really has got to be one thing moreso than anything else.... injuries. No other area on the team has been ravaged by injuries as much as our secondary has, and that's just a fact. For the entire season, we've started two rookies at the CB positions, and BOTH rookies have missed time due to injuries, so on top of standard rookie growing pains, neither is playing at 100% right now. One of our safeties is out for the year, the other has missed half the season...and the dropoff in talent is SIGNIFICANT. Let's face it, Hamlin has performed admirably, and done everything we've asked of him, but he's no Hyde, and Johnson has been brutal at times. You give me a healthy Tre White starting opposite Dane Jackson, Taron in the slot, with the rookies coming off the bench, with a healthy Poyer and Hyde, and I can promise you we don't see the same struggles on 3rd and infinity. Dare I even say, this team could very well be 9-1 or even 10-0.

I agree. I'm not a big hockey fan, but I do root for the Sabres, and did notice them doing well early on this season. I get the push notifications on my phone so I see the final score every night they play....and I couldn't help but think to myself, "damn, how many in a row have they lost??". So thanks for filling me in.... It may not have been the prettiest win today, and yes, left alot to be desired, but for everything this team has had to go through this past week, and particularly the past 48 hours, I'm damn proud of them. And this victory is as satisfying as any other this year...at least to me.

A few points I wanted to chime in on. Big C was spot on with his review IMO. Even though early on Allen still struggled with accuracy, I loved that he made smart decisions with the football, took what the defense gave him, even threw it away a time or two, and most importantly, ZERO TURNOVERS. I have to agree with several posters, he just looks uncomfortable out there at times. Even on the sidelines, his facial expressions, his body language, just isn't the Josh we all know and love. I'm hoping maybe it's just his elbow, and as it gets better, we see the old Josh. Regardless, still very proud of the way he played today. The PI call on Hamlin, I hated it. Not saying that it was completely absurd OR that it didn't happen, but Hamlin IMO made an outstanding play! He got his head completely around, timed it perfectly...yes, he had his hand on the WR's waist, but it was incidental at best...the ref should've let that one slide... C'mon Gabe. Guy makes the freak of nature circus catches look routine, but drops the ones that hit him right in the damn hands...Josh put that pass on a dime for him and he simply botched it, again. It's like rolling the dice with him. Again, just my humble opinion, but Cook, by the end of the regular season, WILL be our RB1. I have little to no doubt he breaks a big one within the next three weeks. Congrats Bass on tying Steve Christie today(and yourself) with six FG's. And not only did you nail six FG's, every doggone one of them was picture perfect. And someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but that 56 yarder, would've been good from 66.... Was it a pretty win? By no means. Did we make Jacoby Brissett look like the love child of Tom Brady and Mike Vick? Perhaps. We've always had this knack for every once in a while making very average QB's play the game of their life against us. And yes, our secondary looked pretty bad today. But for everything this team had to go through this week, from essentially having no real practice, enduring a historic snowstorm and needing neighbors and fans to help get them to the airport, and having to lose a home game and scramble at the last minute.... I'm filled with nothing but pride for my team, and my city, and this win honestly is one of the most gratifying for me.

I know illness is different, but for the life of me I cannot recall a season, ever, with so many injuries. It's ironic that at the beginning of the season, we(and pretty much the majority of the national media as well) boasted having one of the, if not THE deepest rosters in the league. Our depth was outstanding. It has truly, truly been put to the test. I'm really at a loss for words regarding all of the injuries we've had to endure this season. I kept telling myself, "boy, once we get back to full strength, watch out". At this point I've just kinda become numb. I know that every other team is dealing with injuries of their own, and noone is going to award us any pity points, but Jesus H. Christ, something's gotta give here....

This, 100%. I wholeheartedly agree with you. I don't possess the football IQ that many of you on here are blessed with, so please take my comments with a grain of salt, and know this is simply my humble opinion. I feel like Frazier's biggest problem is his lack of adjustments, and what seems like his downright refusal to abandon the nickel D, even when teams are running the ball straight down our throat. I believe you even mentioned at one point the Jets ran the ball eight straight times! Now I get the Packers game, because even with us up by double digits in the 4th quarter the Packers continued to run the football, essentially giving us the game. But other than that, I don't understand. And this is not an issue that started this season. This issue has reared it's ugly head in previous seasons.

Dude I remember that! I was at a sportsbar in Charlotte, North Carolina at the time, and had looked up a Bills Backers bar to go watch the game at. I didn't know a soul in the building, and by the time he kicked that FG, we were all hugging and hi-fiving like we were lifelong buddies!! Good times man, good times....

I share your sentiments completely. I too have been a Bills fan for over four decades, and have (emotionally) lived and died with this team. I was in high school at the beginning of their four super bowl runs, and in college the year of homerun throwback. I remember getting so upset at my roommate because he laughed as Tennessee ran the ball in for the TD that I literally didn't speak to him for a week. I used to get so excited after a win, and when we'd lose, I would avoid watching ANY sports shows or reading any articles the entire week. As I've gotten older, got married, had children, my priorities changed, and the Bills went on their 17 year drought, I began to care less and less, the pain and emotional stress I endured seemed to just numb with time. Then we hired Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. Then we drafted one Josh Allen. I'll be the first to admit, I was as upset with the pick as anyone on this message board. How wrong I was. This franchise did a complete 180, and we went from laughing stock to NFL elite, culminating in prior to this current season, a great majority of the country picking the Bills to win it all this year. As this team has grown, developed improved, and blossomed, so has my passion for our beloved Bills. Wins are satisfying once again. I actually ENJOY watching sportscenter, and reading all the articles. Not only are the Bills winning, they are DOMINATING. We've quickly become so spoiled that even when win, if it isn't in what's become customary blowout fashion, we come on here and vent and discuss what needs to happen or where we need to be better. Last week, even with the double digit victory, we found plenty to find fault with, including JA17, who I'll admit, in my biased eyes, can do no wrong. But yesterday.....I don't really have the words to accurately describe what I felt. It wasn't anger. It wasn't disbelief. It certainly wasn't denial. I may not post often, but if you look at my posts, you'll see I'm an eternal optimist. A sunshine, lolipops and rainbows type of guy. I still remain optimistic, I'm still confident we WILL make the playoffs, and will be contending for that number one seed come January. But yesterday's loss did something to me. It filled me with an all-too-familiar feeling, one that I hadn't felt in decades. I haven't turned the TV back on since the game ended. I can honestly say, I DO NOT like this feeling. I don't know what needs to happen. I have my opinions just like the rest of us. We can say Allen needs to be better, our run D has to stiffen up, we need a legitimate WR2, we need to finally establish a consistent run game, we need more reliable slot play, we need guys to get healthier and fast, etc....But what I DO know, and it's the only thing I can say for certain, is that I need Sunday to get here, like right now. Like yesterday as a matter of fact. I need something to wash this nasty, nasty a$$ taste out of my mouth and out of my head. I've heard people say winning cures everything. I really hope they're right. Please forgive the lengthy post, but I really needed to get that off my chest, and I pray it was okay to share amongst my fellow Bills fans. Let's go Buffalo!

I still remain highly confident in our team. Am I hurting right now? More than I have been in years, and I'm not really fully sure why, but this one effing stings. HOWEVER, I take solace in the fact that we played our absolute worst game of the season, and the Jets played a darn near PERFECT game to come away with a 3 point victory. Both of our losses have come by a combined total of 5 measly points. Everyone has the right to be angry, and the right to vent, I'm not trying to take that from anyone, but make no mistake, this is STILL an elite football team, and come January, I have faith we'll still be in the hunt for not just the playoffs, but the number one seed.

Guys, I know we are pissed off right now, and you all have the right to be, and also have the right to vent....but let me just say this.... Yes, we lost today. IMO, we lost the battle on both lines of scrimmage. Allen looked pretty bad yet again, AND threw an uncharacteristic red zone int for the second week in a row. I know you don't want to hear this right now, but make no mistake, this is STILL an elite football team. Hell no we didn't play like one today, but facts are facts. We are 6-2. Both losses, although yes they were division losses, were away games. Both the Jets and the Dolphins have to return to Orchard Park. As someone pointed out, we played our worst game of the season, by far, and the Jets played a darn near PERFECT game, freakin flawless football, to come away with a 3 point victory. Both of our losses have been by a combined total of 5 measly points. I have faith that this loss will light a fire underneath this whole team, players and coaches included, and they WILL rebound from this. Noone today, and I mean noone, is above criticism. I'm never happy about a loss, but maybe, just maybe they needed this to happen. Better it happen now than towards the end of the regular season. I fully expect to see a completely different team next Sunday when we face the Vikings.

Well crap. Hopefully this loss wakes them the eff up. Maybe it can be like last year after the Arizona game where they go on a tear and put together another solid win streak. Better to have this kind of loss happen now then towards the end of the regular season...

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Get well soon brother

Damn dude can't stay healthy to save his life. What, like three or four games in three years??? He is immensely talented, but wondering if it might be time for him to think about hanging em up? Just a thought

Lol my bad. Perhaps my homerism has blinded me to the fact that maybe he does flop or plead for a call every now and again. But in 100% honesty, I really cannot think of a time when I saw him do this. Again I actually felt the opposite in that he takes quite a few hits that could've easily or even should've drawn a flag.

I did a search prior to posting this, my apologies if it's already being discussed. I just finished watching a clip from The Carton Show on a preview of the Bills Jets game, and Jets DE John Franklin-Myers was quoted as saying that Josh Allen pleads with the refs for penalty calls....and all I could say was.... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? First off, this is the DE who singlehandedly cost the Jets the game last week with his boneheaded roughing the passer penalty. His stupid penalty wiped away an 85 yard pick six that would've essentially put the game away. So what does he do for an encore? Brings up a player completely unrelated, and tries to say Allen is a flopper, and pleads with the refs for calls. Let me say this. I'm as big a Bills fan as anyone, and I've been guilty on more than one occasion of having a biased opinion when it comes to our Bills, but this comment is pure absurdity at it's most impressive. Josh Allen in my opinion has NEVER flopped OR pleaded with the refs for a call he didnt deserve. If anything, Allen takes way more hits with no flags called than pretty much any quarterback I've seen with the exception of Cam Newton, MAYBE. I believe that a big reason for that is his aggressive running style, and also that he's probably better at dishing punishment out than any other QB to play the game. Jets players and coaches alike have got to be wanting to shove this guy in a closet for making comments like this prior to the game. As if Allen and company needed any additional motivation, I'm sure this raised some eyebrows in the Bills locker room. Sometimes I really wonder what is going through a players mind when they make these type of idiotic statements. Thoughts?

Well said sir....... well said. As a forty plus year fan, I can truly say this season feels unbelievably different, and special. Monday night's game was such an oddity for me, seeing the team come out as flat as they did in the second half, Josh throwing two costly picks(one in the red zone which he NEVER does), the D uncharacteristically not being able to slow down the Pack, yet the outcome was never really in question. A double digit snoozefest, if you will. Like you said, when this team is firing on all cylinders, boy oh boy, they are as unstoppable and dominant a team I've ever witnessed. Praying the injury bug packs it's bags and goes and sabotages another team and leaves us alone the rest of the season. People always talk about so many things needing to happen for a team to hoist the Lombardi trophy, from luck, avoiding injuries, etc. We've been dealing with major injuries to this team since game one, and our only loss came in a game we lost by two points, and for all intents and purposes, we should've walked out of there with a W.

I will say this. I was definitely as confused as many others yesterday watching Green Bay continue to run the football as the clock simply ticked away. In my mind I did feel a bit like they were kinda throwing in the towel. There was way too much time remaining with them down three scores at one point. That's the reigning league MVP under center, I don't care if you've got Kelvin Benjamin with turf toe, Antonio Brown with a lot on his mind, and Josh Gordon with an ounce of gangja in his socks, IMO you let Rodgers air it out.... So yeah, last night probably was the first time the thought crossed my mind, "uhh, is GB just giving up?"

In my yahoo pick em league, in weeks one and two I made picks for every game EXCEPT the Bills games. Buffalo was victorious. Week 3 I made picks for ALL the games, obviously picking Buffalo to beat Miami. We all know how that game turned out. SOOOOO, every week since week 3 I have made my picks for every game EXCEPT for the Bills games. End result, W for our Bills! (Side note: I've also stopped wearing Bills shirts on game day. Yesterday I made the mistake of wearing my white Bills Mafia long sleeved t...after Allen threw that 2nd pick I quickly took it off. Problem solved! 👍

I respectfully disagree. I thought BOTH Singletary and Cook played excellent tonight. They played like the one-two punch this team needs, and if cook continues to develop and grow, our backfield, IMO, is set. I am so happy Beane didn't just go out there and sign a RB before the trade deadline, or give away precious draft picks. Week after week Motor continues to improve AND impress. I have ZERO problems with Beane not acquiring another RB to this roster, and rolling with what we have. It's really a wonderful feeling to play a dreadful entire second half of football and still walk away with a double digit win. This team is truly something special.

I thought Singletary looked excellent out there that first half....he ran well, was decisive, hit the hole hard and fast, and looked good catching the ball as well.... Then Cook comes in and looks good as well. I don't think you could've asked for a better first half from either of em, and something tells me we're gonna see a healthy dose of both this 2nd half.... Kareem who?? Let's go Buffalo!

This 1000%. That play, and that exchange between Allen and McKenzie was as picture perfect as could be. My goodness that was a thing of beauty...

It was just the nickname I acquired in college. I wasn't the most dashingly handsome guy, but I most definitely was blessed with the gift of gab, and stayed with a pretty gorgeous gf.

Well said Alpha, I couldn't agree more. Before I actually watched the video, all I was hearing is "Oh Hunt kicked a female." Like you said, I absolutely don't condone hitting women, but his case was overblown if you ask me. I've seen harder kicks at my 10 year old niece's Ju jitsu class. I would absolutely be happy with Hunt being brought in to pair with Singletary for the right price. A 2nd? Not so much only because we just spent one on Cook, and I still believe we haven't seen his best football of the season by a long shot. I would be okay with a 4th, and perhaps a 3rd...

Couldn't agree with you more regarding the way the D played, still missing so many significant players. It's downright scary. Kudos to Von for getting another sack today and just barely missing another....I know it's only four games but in my opinion, the way he's playing I'm almost expecting double digit sacks, quite possibly even more.

Great write-up as always, thank you Shaw. Kudos to the team for finally getting the W in a close, one score game. I know it's been said often but McDermott and Frazier have been excellent at second half adjustments, and this team came out in the second half on a mission. I mean they shut the Ravens out, big time. In the 2nd half, Lamar Jackson had 36 yards passing and two ints. The defense played some of the most disciplined, yet aggressive and swarming football I've seen so far this young season, and that's a seriously scary thing considering how many players we are still missing or are less than 100%! Praying Poyer is fine, the guy proves every time he's out on the football field he deserves to be paid. He's a true difference maker. Coaching gets an A+ for that final drive, along with Allen knowing exactly where the first down marker was. Clock management at its finest. What a victory. Home for Pittsburgh, where I fully expect us to make life hell on the rookie QB, have no mercy, and run the Steelers out of the stadium hopefully by halftime.