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One of my favorites of all time and such a talented player. Contract and production and drama made it the kind of thing that was likely to have to end at some point but it feels a year too soon for me. getting pick #33 next year (when we gave up #22 to get him) and another cost controlled talent into the roster with it helps, but we have to draft smart this year to find ready to contribute players at a position that often has a learning curve. We all want a big splash with a name we know, but remember trading up for Watkins while Odell was there at 12. Pro bowl receivers are available 1-10, 11-20, 21-30 and aren’t always the first guys picked. Not sure if there is anything left in free agency or trade to help.

What a great Bill. Thanks Jordan. Obviously he lost a step and Father Time is undefeated, and salary cap made it obvious, but a tough leadership loss, and I hope he always considers himself a Bill no matter where he finishes his career.

I love him as RB1. Just really excited that when down 3 with 2:42 to go and first and 10 from the KC27 we don't run him right guard for 1 yard. He is sometimes going to get bottled up and needs holes. He is sometimes going to drop passes, so use him accordingly.

I'm not down on Bass, as frustrating as that was. We would have needed to stop Mahomes from getting into field goal range with more than thirteen seconds, and then would have had to win in overtime. I was not interested in a game tying field goal when we were first down from the 27 with 2:42 to go, and realistically would have considered playing that as four down territory. Hard that after playing smart possession football for 57 minutes (and the deep balls coming close but not being useful in our overall efforts) we ran for nothing and took two deep shots to the end zone. I would have loved to see Josh run once in that sequence, and targeted receivers 5-10 yards downfield. Josh threw some great deep balls this game, but they didn't contribute to our offense. Josh was our best runner but with the game on the line we didn't call his number. We completed 26 short to medium passes, but when moving the sticks and the ticks mattered we attempted zero of them. Still proud of this team.

Boy that was a tough game to lose, and there are plenty of individual things and moments we can key on, but I'm proud of how this team battled since 6-6 (and even before), excited for the next opportunity to cheer on Josh, and optimistic for how great a sports moment it will be when the Bills win the Super Bowl. Go Bills!

The late hit on the one he did slide was weak. But no chance anything wrong on the long run. but thanks for sharing because it gave me another opportunity to enjoy watching Minkah stopping playing football while Kinkaid kept playing football. Like on the Shakir play where Minkah stopped playing football while Knox kept playing football.

Sorry, they sold online between my post and the replies. Life won’t let us be there Monday either, but Go Bills! Give us another chance to get Taylor Swift I mean Buffalo Bills tickets next week!!

They are in trouble if they are flying JetBlue like I was...but currently showing more than half the flights tomorrow cancelled already. Would be awesome if they had some extra hassles to deal with between now and kick off...

I think I saw this John Candy movie too!

I like your thinking. Been trying everywhere, but I think we are going to have to root for another opportunity next weekend. Go Bills!

Well, flight from the west coast is cancelled, so I am putting away my coat and mittens and will watch the game in the 70s by the pool. Should be a better view, but I'm so sad to miss the snow game experience in person. If the Bills spread the field they will find better running lanes for Josh and the RBs, but also be able to complete 5-15 yard passes regardless of weather. We are not built to play eight offensive linemen in I formation no matter what the weather, so I hope we can be creative and not just be ourselves like there isn't weather, but also not act like a 1950s Chicago Bears team thinking we have to. We will try again next weekend if there is a game and there is an airport. Go Bills

My flight to take my son to a snow game was just cancelled, with no other way to get in from the west coast in time. We had got some really close seats right behind the Bills bench. Got two seats that I would rather go to a real fan, and not just gobbled up by Ticketmaster Fees. DM if interested.

I agree. Short passing from a spread formation with Josh having the arm to extend that medium (I hope we don't get carried away with the deep shots). Allows more spacing for Cook to get his yards before contact, and for Josh to take off. What I really want to see is better hot route awareness in Blitzes. Josh gets some of his best runs when teams are in coverage, and isn't his best escaping or completing short-medium on blitzes. Without Watt, and with a propensity to blitz anyway, Tomlin will definitely come after us. We get no partial credit for almost hitting the cover zero deep ball, but Diggs and Kinkaid 7-15 over and over will make them pay (or whoever else is open early).

Yes, there are two factors that have to be considered for Best Player Available, and keep it from being an absolute: 1) Weighting "Best" to positional importance. This should be part of defining "Best" a 99 RG is not worth as much as a 97 LT. a 95 RB is not worth as much as a 92 DE. This should be pretty clear, but bears mentioning. 2) Understanding multi-year depth, especially at non-rotational positions. But if the best player available is clearly a QB, your three options are take him (bad idea), take someone not as good a player (what I am suggesting you try NOT to do), or trade down out of the pick. 3) Don't pretend your rankings are absolute and precise. Definitely try to rank Trevor Lawrence higher than Zach Wilson, and probably try to rank Micah Parsons higher than Jaycee Horn, but it is okay if you rank Ja'Marr Chase, (5) Patrick Surtain (9) and Micah Parsons (12) the same, and use other factors to decide who you pick. But if you pick Caleb Farley or Greg Newsome over Micah Parsons because you "need" a CB, even if you don't think they are as good players, that is a mistake that if you (as we hope you did) think Micah Parsons is higher ranked. Getting great football players on to your team and having them contribute to a five year window is more key than the perception of a single year need and reaching on inferior players just to watch your needs change.

Based on what we have seen this year, and more specifically eleven days ago at his last performance, NO Based on who he is when fully healthy YES So we really aren't in a position to decide which of the above he best fits 11 days later. I strongly would guess no, but I also don't think that he is somehow permanently cooked, and can never resemble the Von of old, so whenever that shows up in practice as judged by the coaching staff, I can't wait to see him active again, and really hope it is Sunday night (because they saw something this week that he didn't have 11 days ago).