Rubes

I agree with your take, including my thoughts every time Allen drops back to pass. It used to be I loved seeing him drop back, expecting something awesome. Now I hold my breath. I actually felt like last week would be a good barometer for the Bills—on the road against a lesser team they *should* beat—and aside from the self-destructive mistakes in the first half, I thought they passed the test well. I agree that this week is another good test—but then again, it seems like *every* week is going to just be another test. I have no doubt that the former senator from Tennessee didn't care at all about that game.

I agree with you for the most part, though one thing I've been seeing is at least some learning as they go. Both for Brady and for Babich and the defense, especially the latter as they learn about which guys (eg, Shaq, Walker) are playing above expectations and others (eg, Benford, Hairston) are gradually improving over the course of the season. I'm more skeptical of Brady, but I was rough on him before the Steelers game and I thought he showed something to me in that one. We'll see if it sticks, or progresses.

I like the positivity. I feel like this season will eventually be the "what could have been" season given how there is a lack of one dominant team, and how both sides of the ball could have played if so many key guys hadn't been so injured. I think a lot of folks get down on players when they're injured either repeatedly or for long periods, but it's just a fact of life in football. I try not to get on a player's case for their injuries, it just sucks.

Speaking of savage, the responses in this thread are...

You'd think there would be some sort of grandfathering for stadiums built within the last X years, but perhaps they didn't state this explicitly since there aren't that many.

Does it also play WR?

I get where you're coming from, but we're looking at facing Burrow with 4 of our top 5 defensive linemen out (Bosa, Oliver, Hoecht, and Epenesa), and we already have zero pass rush. Burrow will have all day back there.

No, I think we all know how this will end. At the end of the season, Ingram will be cut and out of a job. Next season, around week 10, both starting CBs for the Bills will have simultaneous hamstring pulls and concussions, CB3 will be dealing with a lingering high ankle sprain, and CB4, probably a rookie 6th rounder, will be the lone uninjured starter. Beane will then sign Ingram as a free agent and everyone here will roll their eyes in disbelief that he was the best they could find and was only signed because "he knows the system."

All I know is, if the Pats*** somehow get to the Super Bowl and win it with Drake ***** Maye before the Bills ever even get there with Josh Allen, I'm going to seriously lose it.

I mean, the guy is a clinician first, I wouldn't really call him someone who writes for a living. Unless I'm mistaken and he's no longer a clinician? I also thought Bass had osteitis pubis. Nasty thing to have, but surgery is pretty unusual unless it's a really bad case.

I mean, aside from that drive he didn't do much. Even the Steelers looked like they couldn't be stopped on that one drive yesterday.

That should help on both sides. As for Cincy's defense, the last I looked they are ranked #32 in total defense, #31 in pass defense, and #31 in run defense (over 150 yards per game). They are also ranked #32 in scoring defense, #28 in red zone defense, and #31 in 3rd down defense. No excuses on Sunday! Right now looking like cloudy, 26 degrees, 22% of snow, light winds.

I thought the same thing. I saw them take over with over 10 minutes left, and was hoping to see a nice, long, time-consuming drive. I recall looking up to see they had just gotten a first down and there was 3:29 left and thinking, "Damn, they did it."

Same here. The true test of a person isn't how they perform when things are going well, but how they handle adversity. Brady is taking a lot of heat for his offense, and now he has multiple key injuries, he's facing a strong pass rush, and is going to have a sloppy field. He either steps up and calls a good game, or he withers under the heat. This is his big test. His performance thus far doesn't instill confidence.

Getting ready for a stat line of 2 targets, 1 catch, 4 yards.