[Daboll Question]

I don't fear Daboll as an opposing HC.  He's grown into an excellent coordinator.  But running your own team is an entirely different ball of wax.

 

Control what we can control.  The rest is gravy

[Week 17 maybe see Fromm???]

I don't want to see Jake Fromm until August 2021 at the earliest.  I don't care if he's TB12 reincarnated.  This season is about Josh Allen and how far we can go

 

Anything else is just unnecessary noise

[Dwayne Haskins "Private Birthday Party for Girlfriend" (featuring large handfuls of cash, but not a strip club) [edited title]]

I keep looking at this guy and wondering if he has any "purple drank"

 

And wondering what we would think if our regime drafted this dipsh*t

 

[Why on earth isn't Sean McDermott a legit Coach of the Year candidate?]

48 minutes ago, Coffeesforclosers said:

I wouldn't pay too much attention to beauty pageants like MVP or Coach of the Year. It's the NFL, and like any other sports league on the planet, the currency of excellence are trophies and championships. Let Brian Flores get some credit for turning the fish from a gag reel into a feel good story, nobody anywhere will forget McD if he makes the Bills 1-4 in the Superbowl this year.  Then we can talk about him getting us to .500. 

 

Belichick has never won this award.  

I'd like for our team to have those same levels of success.  Who gives a crap about any other trophies or awards not named "Lombardi"

[Minshew an option as backup QB?]

Meh

 

[Good WGR Topic/Question this morning.]

My vote is on Pat Williams far and away. 

 

Having that run-stopping DT that can also penetrate would help solve a lot of potential matchup problems that we might have in the playoffs.  I feel like that's our biggest risk (besides injury)

[Last Time We "Clinched" the AFC East]

I was at that game - thoroughly enjoyable.  IIRC that was the game where David White snatched an INT out of the air in the 4th Quarter

[Jets forum...so low....]

12 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Ha...there was no internet when Vince Ferragamo was taking snaps for the Bills.  I can only imagine how this board would be if they had back to back 2-14 seasons in the social media era.

 

It's hard to believe sometimes that we even won 2 games during those years.  Thank god for the Colts (and the hubris of the Cowboys)

 

[How about some Andre Roberts love.]

He is just money for this team, and sets the tone for us on Special Teams as a whole.  Totally unselfish, and a pro's pro

[Marshawn Lynch Would Un-Retire For A Contender]

Wow!  Can we have the LeGarrette Blount conversation all over again??
 

[To be Blount the Bills Run Game has Beane in a Slump !]

20 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

Not buying in to that at all. I will agree that spread high flying offenses seem to be the way game plans are set but having a competent run game is crucial. It doesn't have to be the focal point like Tennessee, Cleveland and Minnesota but it should be respected.  You shouldn't always have to line up in Shotgun formation on 3rd and 2. We are pathetic on short yard runs because this line as good as it is in pass pro can't push defenders off the ball. I've said it so many times. If we had a respected run game this Offense especially the way Josh is playing would be absolutely filthy and unstoppable.

 

You usually can't have it both ways.  A lot of it has to do with the type of OL play that we have.  Currently, the guys we have are pretty good at pass protecting, which in this era, I value a lot more than a bunch of filthy Incognitos.  Again, we're trying to score 30+ points per game, not play Jauron-ball and win 17-16 but have a glorious edge in time of possession

 

[To be Blount the Bills Run Game has Beane in a Slump !]

Good grief - when will people recognize that the team, as currently constructed, is playing the way that modern NFL teams want to play?

 

Our young RB's are in the roles that they should be in, and getting the right amount of touches that are appropriate for a PASSING offense.  

 

Are they perfect?  No  

Are they learning on the job?  Yes

Are they costing us games?  No

Are they young, affordable and getting better?  YES

 

So no, we don't need every established and expensive RB that comes on the market.  Money better spent on the OL, WR's, and ultimately Josh's second contract

 

That is all

[Can Lee Smith just go already?]

Why don't you see if you can get Butch Rolle to come out of retirement

[End of the Carson Wentz Era]

2 hours ago, matter2003 said:

 

He has no confidence in himself, no confidence in his OLine, no confidence in the receivers and no confidence in the playcalls...

 

Orlovsky has a video of a play where he has a perfect pocket and he never even set his feet on the dropback, he kept leaning forward and basically took off from a clean pocket, ran into pressure and then threw a ball out of bounds as he was getting hit...

 

It was really bad QB play...reminded me of something we would see in Josh's rookie season, but Allen was still learning how to play...Wentz has no excuses for this.

 

Wentz has been fools gold for a couple of years now.  His play is sloppy and leadership skills non-existent.  Wouldn't be surprised if he's out of the league in 3 years

[It's TJ time]

I have no problems with having TJ Yeldon as an insurance policy at a very fungible position

[Decisions of seeding vs rest we might have to consider]

We don't need to try to avoid any team

 

We have the talent and playmakers to beat anyone in the playoffs and should definitely not be taking a scared or tentative approach to Week 17 rest or any of that nonsense.  Prepare with confidence - the team will feed off of it 

[Denver Bronco's seem to be the real deal]

Meh

 

They got up for a divisional opponent.  The Jets do that too.

 

Drew Lock is never going to be much more than the 25th rated QB in the league.  I don't see him beating us.

Vic Fangio is certainly not out-coaching anybody on game days

 

I get it - any given Sunday, but I'm pretty confident about beating this version of the Broncos

 

[AJ Klein named AFC Defensive Player of the Week]

I guess I look pretty good for buying that AJ Klein jersey... LOL

[Reserve Kicker on PS]

3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I have a lot of faith in the Bills contingency planning.  I think they have throwing contests and kicking contests for all the players during training camp, and they have ideas about who could work as a kicker or a punter in a pinch.  Long snapper is a good question. 

 

This is priceless - I want to be standing next to you in a playoff game when we send Micah Hyde out to kick the game winning FG

 

[Reserve Kicker on PS]

2 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

There always are 6 or 10 or 12 kickers with NFL experience (some game experience, but at least significant practice experience) bagging groceries somewhere, staying in shape and practicing their kicking.  When your kicker goes down, you just go sign one of those guys.   

 

I don't see the need to keep kickers on the practice squad.   Practice squad players are essentially free agents - they can leave any time to take a roster spot elsewhere.   If the Bills have a kicker on their practice squad and almost any NFL team offers him a contract to be on the active roster, he's going.  If the Bills don't have one and they need a kicker, a kicker on someone else's practice squad would take the job in a heartbeat.  

 

 

 

So the point here is that with the Covid roster restrictions, you need at least 6 days to bring a guy in.  If anything happens to your kicker within that timeframe, you're stuck with the guys that you have on the roster.  What I'm suggesting is that going into late season + playoff games, what does it cost us to have that replacement guy already in the building and on the Practice Squad.  I don't care if you have to get a new guy every week because some other team poaches the one you have.  It's a position that can make a tangible difference in the outcome of a game if you don't have the guy that can perform in that very specific situation. 

 

Would you want the Bills to have to go for a TD on the last play, down by 2 points, from the 15 yard line? 

Or would you like to have a guy on the roster that can hit a 32 yard FG 90% of the time?

 

[Reserve Kicker on PS]

Seeing full well the escalation of COVID and its random impacts on NFL teams and schedules, first I'm glad that the Bills have been diligent with protocols, and have been proactive with isolating one of their QB's (Fromm) all season.  Not that he would have done great in a situation like the Broncos just went through on Sunday, but you get the picture.

 

At what point would it seem prudent to sign a reserve place-kicker and stash him on the Practice Squad for this type of insurance? 

 

With 15 spots on the PS, it's not like we're really hurting the team by devoting one to an emergency kicker.  But I'd certainly rather have one going into the playoffs than be forced to scramble or heaven forbid, cost us a game if Bass can't play.  I think it's the next step of being sufficiently prepared and ready - and maybe ahead of the curve if other playoff-bound teams are also thinking this way.

 

C'mon Beane - get'r done!

[Any news on Tommy Sweeney?]

I don't think he's playing this year.  We already have 1 inactive tight end per week, and Gilliam has done a serviceable job in his place.  Plus, I don't recall Sweeney having a special teams role either.

 

See you in training camp, kid

[Who is your favorite back up Bills player of all time?]

Touchdown Mike Gillislee

[Belichick: Leaving the Jets one of the best moments of his career]

In other unrelated news, water is wet, and the Pope is Catholic

[Would you want to re-sign Isiah McKenzie?]

Hard to see McKenzie on this team next year. 

Is he decent?  Yes

Is he replaceable at a lower salary?  Definitely yes