[Unnecessary Roughness Call on Tre' White ?]

15 minutes ago, MJS said:

 

The Kelvin Benjamin TD against the Pats last year went to review. They reversed it, getting it wrong. No, I think it will always be a part of the game.

Just because replay sometimes gets it wrong  isn’t a reason not to use it.  It usually works, except when the Patriots are involved.

[Opposing defenses will adjust to Allen going forward]

4 minutes ago, mattynh said:

 

I think you misread.  That is why I said the Bills defense chewed up the Viking offense, cause they did.

 

 

True, but you used the Vikes’ meaningless yardage total to suggest that the Bills offense didn’t play all that well.

[A few thoughts about the Vikings game, in no particular order]

14 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said:

 

I notice the positioning of the DTs and DEs in the pass rush.  Lots of confidence in the LBs.

Agree that Minny was figured out by our coaching staff, so kudos to McD and crew.  My point was that they can't let off big leads on every team they play.  IF they did this vs NE, Brady would take advantage of the weak play calling and that may not have been a win.  I hope the coaches consider this in the upcoming weeks.

I said the same thing last year, after they turtled to protect leads against the Jets and Broncos.   And yet the strategy never came back to bite them, and of course it worked yesterday.

[Opposing defenses will adjust to Allen going forward]

11 hours ago, TigerJ said:

When you have a rookie QB, the opposing team does not know what to expect in his first few games.  A few more games into the season and opposing defensive coordinators are going to begin to have more extensive game film to study.  That will enable them to game plan more specifically to counter his skill set.  I'm thrilled with what Josh Allen is doing and I am very optimistic for the future, but as we move deeper into the season, that chess game thing is going to happen with respect to game planning.

Ahhh....The inevitable “cold bucket of water” post. Love it.  Please tell us why it’s important to “be aware” of this, “moving forward”.  More  importantly, why does it make Bills fans happy to post this stuff?

12 minutes ago, mattynh said:

 

 

You want some critical analysis, consider that the Bills and Vikings gained the same amount of yards in the game, 292.   Which unit really chewed up and spit out the other?  Its the Bills defense that chewed up and spit out the Vikings offense, that was the key to the game.

You’re not serious, are you?  Did you watch the game, or just look at the box score on ESPN.com?  Almost every one of the Vikings yards came in garbage time, after the Bills had accumulated a 27-point lead and were literally giving Cousins short passes to the middle of the field.  And for the same reason, the Bills’ offense went one-dimensional the entire second half.

[The Ringer: We Take it All Back - Josh Allen is Good]

But of course “the Bills are almost certainly still one of the worst teams in the NFL”. ?

[A few thoughts about the Vikings game, in no particular order]

14 hours ago, Formerly Allan in MD said:

Cousins played today like he did early in his Redskins tenure; completed a lot of throws but made some really serious mistakes.

Yep.  Perfect example of the misleading nature of football statistics.   Cousins threw for 100 yards more than Josh Allen but was badly outplayed.  Almost every yard he threw for was garbage time.

[10.5 pt. dogs at Green Bay???]

3 minutes ago, PeterDude said:

I mean, the Vikes game was more about how poor the Vikings played as anything.  It's a fluke win for the Bills until they prove otherwise.

It wasn’t a fluke win, but it proves how quickly things can go south for even a very good team when they have O-line problems.

[10.5 pt. dogs at Green Bay???]

I’m a little surprised too.  But the betting public loves the Pack, it’s two tough road games in a row, and you can normally expect a let down after a huge win like this.  In this case, though, I don’t foresee a let down; I think this was a win that builds the confidence of a team many had completely written off, and its rookie QB.

[Beane took a lot of heat for his offseason pick ups]

7 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

No way on Mack , we need those picks to rebuild and McD has got the defense rolling again.

 

 

Agree 100 percent, especially if Hughes would have been part of the trade.  If anything happens to JA, we’ll be right back in the discussion for first overall pick.

[patriots demise is greatly Exaggerated]

6 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said:

 

^^This^^^  No one should be looking past GB, who got handled by the Redskins today

Unless the folks posting here are secretly members of the Bills 53-man roster or coaching staff, we can “look past GB” all we want and it won’t make a damn bit of difference.

[Foster Drops Another]

2 hours ago, Rc2catch said:

Cut em all..

Allen is the one man band. 

Foster has a knack of getting open and has some speed. Something this team needs. 

He gets open, which is something.  On an earlier play, Foster was three steps past the nearest defender and Allen underthrew him by 15 yards.  It should have been picked.

[Unnecessary Roughness Call on Tre' White ?]

Just now, MJS said:

 

What's not true about what I said?

I disagree with your premise that phantom, garbage calls like this are an inevitable part of the game.  They can be largely gotten rid of by expanding instant replay.

[Unnecessary Roughness Call on Tre' White ?]

3 minutes ago, MJS said:

Good tackle. Bad call. But that happens sometimes. No amount of rule changing is going to take bad calls out of the game.

Not true.  If replay were applied to calls like this (and the call against Clay Matthews) they would be reversed very quickly.  There is no excuse not to review them.

[Bills vs. Vikings Post Game Thread]

6 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

 

Hughes is like this more often than not. Some LTs are just a little worse with speed rush than others. 

 

Hughes has quietly been the most intense disruptive player in the team for a while. 

I agree.  That’s why I was completely opposed to trading him away.  A lot of people were talking about Hughes as a throw-in in a possible Khalil Mack trade, but he was every bit as disruptive as Mack today.

[Bills vs. Vikings Post Game Thread]

Hughes was great today.  He looked like an elite edge rusher.  Pass rush overall was outstanding.  Don’t know where it came from.

[Bills vs. Vikings Post Game Thread]

10 minutes ago, Augie said:

Josh looked like the real deal there! Add his obvious drops back and he’s 18/22. 

The long pass that Foster dropped was a thing of beauty.  

[Bills vs. Vikings 1st Half Game Day Thread]

2 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

How are you supposed to play football if that's a penalty?

Nothing worse than a phantom call.  No way could the ref have seen anything that resembled an illegal hit, but he threw the flag anyway.

[Bills vs. Vikings 1st Half Game Day Thread]

Good challenge 

[Report: Gruden's Scouting System Led to Divide in Raiders' Building]

2 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

Gruden's Scouting System Led to Divide in Building

 

Raiders coach Jon Gruden broke down film a certain way when he was preparing for games in the Monday Night Football booth. That method has not changed now that he's back coaching.

 

But the manner in which he evaluates personnel -- and the people who have his ear -- has led to a disconnect in a Raiders building filled with people still trying to adjust to a new way of life.

 

According to sources, Gruden essentially has his own staff that helps him judge talent and make decisions -- most notably confidant and Director of Football Research Dave Razzano -- along with a slew of interns and assistants.

 

Gruden had his own draft board and has his own pro board, separate from those used by others in the organization.

 

Previously a longtime and respected NFL scout, Razzano rose to prominence as a voice on Twitter with controversial takes that included Von Miller will be a bust and Jake Locker should go No. 1 in the draft. He was dubbed the "rogue scout," but now has an office near Gruden's.

 

And while there is no animosity with GM Reggie McKenzie -- quite the opposite -- it's clear to many of the scouts who signed on to work for McKenzie that Gruden is listening mostly to those in his circle.

This will not end well.

[Game of the Day: Saturday September 22, 2018]

2 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

Oregon had the ball at midfield 2nd & 3. Stanford with just one timeout & 1:00 on the clock.

 

Ducks run the ball up the middle and fumble. Stanford drives and gets a game tying FG.

 

In overtime Stanford with the ball first, get a touchdown on their second play.

 

Oregon got the ball to the 10, but on 4th & Goal, interception by Stanford.

You are forgetting the two blatant DPIs that the refs ignored in OT.

[2019 draft class qbs look ok]

1 hour ago, BigDingus said:

 

Why? The Vikings are FAR superior to the Ravens, and the Ravens were 44 points better than the Bills. If the line was Ravens favored by 20 points, would you have thought that was absurd?

Not to mention the Vikings are definitely the best team we've faced this year, and we're playing them in Minnesota. 17 points seems generous all things considered.

Hard to dispute this.  The Bills have been blown out by two average teams.  

[Shady unlikely to play]

Won’t make a bit of difference.  McCoys not capable of doing anything in this offense.  Murphy and Ivory will be fine.

[2019 Mock Drafts and top prospects]

Justin Herbert looking very, very good v Stanford.  First overall pick?

[Week 3: Vikings Game Preparation - Shaq Lawson Declared Out; Cook & Griffen Out for MIN; Shady Out]

23 hours ago, RiotAct said:

not a single “expert” picks us ATS?  Ummm. ok.

That’s enough right there to make me want jump on the Bills

4 hours ago, Boatdrinks said:

Not surprising. I read that 16 + point dogs are something like 4-54 ATS since the ‘80s. The Bills don’t appear to be capable of beating the spread in this instance. 

Well, there’s that...

[2019 Mock Drafts and top prospects]

2 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

So what happened in 2002 should guide what the GM does in 2019? 

Of course not.  But the fact is that there is no other position (including qb) with a higher percentage of complete draft busts than all of the supposed “generational” offensive linemen taken in the top 10, or even the top five.  I’m all in favor of drafting offensive linemen every year (and the Bills have definitely ignored the position far too often), but using high first round picks on o-linemen is not the way to instantly solve the problem.