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I agree, but I'll also admit I was equally worried about the Lions runners. I mean, the Lions have one of the best running games in the league with that two-headed monster of theirs. But the Bills bottled them up from the start, and fortunately the Bills jumped out to a big enough lead that they somehow felt the need to abandon the run game. I honestly have no idea if the Bills defense is pretty good or absolute trash, or somewhere in between. That's why I'm looking forward to seeing how they do against a below-average offense. If they truly are trash, the Pats**** might give us headaches. If not, then we should see a dominating performance overall.

Will this be the week we learn what this Bills defense is really about? Hearing a lot about how the last two weeks are unsustainable for the Bills D, especially when you get into the playoffs. Also hearing about how the last two weeks weren't necessarily an accurate picture of the defense, since it was against a Rams offense playing a perfect game and operating at an elite level, and a Lions team that was playing largely from behind. Not sure I buy that. I have my concerns. This week the defense should have no problems against a below average Pats**** offense. But we also know that we split with them last year against a terrible QB, and both games against them were close. It should still be a Bills win—but how close it is really depends on the Bills defense. Are they really as bad as we've seen over the past couple of weeks? Or was it really just the context of those two games? We'll see...

Holy crap, that was hilarious.

? Those Pats went to the Super Bowl, didn't they? Sure, they got spanked like a child by the Bears, but it's not like they were terrible.

Not really. Bills usually carry 9 OL on the active roster, and before this move they only had 8. Brown is fine. Smoot is playing well. Toohill is pretty average. Maybe they want to get Solomon a few more snaps...

FWIW, Brown mentioned after the game that it was his neck, not a stinger, and nothing serious.

As soon as I saw him lining up from the right hash mark, I thought we might be in trouble.

I'm not clear on the rules here...I thought the kicking team can make contact with opposing players before the ball travels 10 yards, but they can't make contact with the ball until it travels 10 yards. At least, that was the old rule...do the rules now state otherwise?

Love that dude

The Lions had 14 points with 3:00 left in the 3rd quarter. That’s something. Ended up with 42. Good heavens.

You do know he played last week and did fine, right?

Agreed. It's the easiest and laziest position in a discussion. Take the negative side—if it happens, you get to be proven right, if it doesn't, you get to be happy about it.

Hopefully just this week's activate-the-guy-to-get-him-a-holiday-paycheck PS player.

Nah, he plays defense.

Damn, Lamar is assured of the MVP now.

Just wish he had one other thing in common with everybody on that list...

Wonder if he is thinking of retiring after this season and the Bills just want to give him a last chance at being around the team and possibly contributing in a pinch if needed. Or maybe they're not super happy with the backup situation?

No way he could come back and take over a starting role. He would need weeks to get into game shape and to get back anywhere near where he was before. If anything, it would be like you say: to grab a spot on the practice squad, provide some leadership (though at this point in the season, do they really need it?), and be a "break glass in case of emergency" player. Maybe have him around so he gets one last shot at a ring as a backup?

I'll get back to you tomorrow once I figure this sentence out.

Solid player. Sometimes it just requires a little patience for someone to come in and learn McD's defense well enough that he can become reliable and play with confidence. There's not a lot of patience in today's NFL with constantly churning coaching staffs and rosters, but one thing Beane and McD do well is stay patient and develop players with a long-term vision.

This came up a while back and this is my choice. I've said it for a few years now—Bills win the Super Bowl with Josh, this bad boy is going right on my shoulder.

[SHNOW NOISES]

I am laughing unreasonably hard at seeing this.

At the Dolphins game earlier this year, there was a Bills fan before the game who was completely hammered standing around with friends near one of the gate entrances, just being completely aggro and trying to pick fights with anyone wearing Dolphins gear. I mean, anyone, didn't matter who. He'd run over to people 30, 40 feet away just to get in their face and see if they'd take the bait. That guy was ready for a beat down. Not that it's related to this situation, but man, I would totally believe that there could have been one of those drunk aggro dudes at the Niners game doing insane crap to just about anyone for no reason.

@BringBackFergy doing his best @4merper4mer impression. Nice work, I can hardly tell the difference!