Rubes

I get people saying we need the reps, but let's face it: every team loves having a bye week to heal up, rest up, and prepare, and we've been gift-wrapped a second bye week right before the playoffs start. You take it. You have to. Our playoff path will likely be: Texans > Ravens > Chiefs/Patriots****. We need everybody as healthy and ready to go as possible for that gauntlet.

I wouldn't either, but you don't get the best defensive player in football in his prime for a first and a third.

I wouldn't *not* like him on our team, but I can't see Beane giving up multiple 1st round picks, which is what it would take. Nor would I want to give that much up.

That would definitely be huge. Much rather go against the 28th-ranked defense right now, with or without JJ Watt. He's a force for sure, but I wouldn't expect him to be in playoff shape after missing so much time.

As mentioned, the most likely path will be Texans / Ravens / Patriots****. Not easy, but man if they could somehow pull that off it would sure exorcise quite a few demons.

I don't expect more than three prime time games next year, probably even just two. I'd guess one Sunday and one Monday nighter, and one Thursday nighter. Highly doubt four.

Good read, thanks. I think the key to this game is if we can keep Allen upright and comfortable. When he gets pressure and doesn't have lanes to run, bad things happen. If we start seeing sacks and pressure early, it will be a long night. This one is all on the offensive line.

Honestly, even if the Patriots**** win this week, as long as the Bills beat the Steelers next Saturday's game will still be lit, since the division would still be up for grabs (assuming Miami can somehow beat the Pats****). Come on, Bills...

I would give anything for a Bills win this week and a Patriots**** loss. That would make for an insane game on Saturday.

Absolutely. That's why it's the brightest and cheeriest side!

On the brightest, cheeriest side, we can still make it in if we lose out and the Titans also lose out. It's not completely unlikely, as the Titans play the Texans twice and New Orleans...

You're not going to this game, are you? ?

And Beasley said the Dallas game was no big deal either, though we all know now that wasn’t the case.

Agreed, definitely the best play of the game...but we're lucky they didn't call a penalty on Singletary for that late shot he took on the Cowboys player after the play had ended...

Happiest Thanksgiving, my Bills brethren!

I do think it will be interesting to see how Josh plays in a nice, controlled environment for a change, without the wind howling in his face...

Seems like at this point a week ago most folks here would have objected strongly to that assessment.

Let's just hope we're all fat and happy...

Somebody call a doctor?

I am the worst. It's a lot easier to watch when you know they suck. But when they give you a little taste of success, it just makes it so much harder.

Yeah, but is he better than Trubisky was at this point last year? ?

On one of those, the blocking was actually not bad, but Croft whiffed on his guy. He was the one who came around to stuff Gore. Made me so crazy...

Every time I see RB as a position of need, I keep thinking about Karlos Williams. Man that guy had some real potential, and just ***** it all up.

I don't know, I mean I watched the Vikings host the Redskins in Minnesota last week, and they barely got by them, winning 19-9. They let the Redskins hang around until the 4th quarter when they finally put them away. And this is the Vikings offense, one of the top offenses in the league. I'd say we did pretty well, offensively, all things considered. And although the Redskins have a crappy record, and are statistically in the bottom third defensively in the league, they're still able to pose big problems...even for teams with "good" offenses.