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My top choice would be to get the 1 seed. Failing that, I'd still rather win the division and extend our streak to 6 - especially with KC probably ending their streak this year. But the bronze medal option is getting the 5 seed and watching the 2 seed Patriots losing in the opening round. Honestly, there's a part of me that would rather be the 5 seed than the 2 seed - especially if Pittsburgh wins their division. The 7 seed very easily might be Houston or KC, and both of those teams are more dangerous than any of the other non-Bills wildcard potentials. With all that said, if we get swept by the Patriots, I'll be pissed. If we beat them on Sunday but they win the division by taking care of business against Jets & Dolphins? Congrats to them but I'm mostly unbothered.

I converted to using y'all a few years back. Most languages have different pronouns for 2nd person singular vs 2nd person plural, and there's plenty of times that it's useful to distinguish. I'm not saying "you all" like some poorly-programmed robot, and I don't think I have the juice to get "ye" back in use. So I say y'all, and when I do, people understand what I mean. Great success. Lurking on another team's forum is always okay. Posting can potentially be okay, depending on the forum and the posts themselves. Even smack talk posts can be okay, although IMO only if they're in a dedicated thread for mixing it up with opposing fans. Trolling, antagonizing, etc. are never okay, regardless of whether it's being done to our fans or by our fans.

Yes. The NFL playoffs aren't a fixed bracket like the NCAA tournament. Highest seed hosts lowest seed in every round, followed by 2nd-highest seed hosting 2nd-lowest.

I hear your point in the first paragraph, and think it's probably mostly spot-on. But I disagree that this happens literally every season - at least not to this extent. I've been obsessively following injury reports for decades and this year strongly jumps out as having a disproportionate amount of mid-week injuries pop up. Like, by a factor of 10x.

Agree, but I could equally see a scenario where Gabe doesn't do anything the rest of the year and the Bills don't particularly want him back. (Except on a low/no guarantee "chance to compete for a roster spot" deal.)

Because in that scenario, it wouldn't mean nothing for us. We'd be in play for the 1 seed, and getting that would give all of the players a week of rest, not just the stars.

I think people are overrating it because Greg Olson and what’s his name spent about 25 minutes harping on the one that was overturned. You could tell they were absolutely certain it was gonna be a touchback and they had the scoop. Once it was clear that the ball was out of bounds, they were already so dialed in to their narrative that they couldn’t shut up about it. Also didn’t help that what’s his face claimed that Cook reached for the goal line on the second one (he didn’t, as you described above).

Yeah, that was my thought as well. With the awkward throw, there’s not a lot of zip on that ball. I think the defender on our right side of the screen probably steps in front of it if Andrews lets it past him.

Allen Benford Knox Phillips and Epenesa get to split 1

Totally agree with this. Most of the “50/50” balls sent Keon’s way this year have been setting him up for failure. As the poster you were responding to said, he’s good at climbing the ladder. But from memory I can’t think of a throw where Allen put it up high and gave Coleman a chance to box out and get the rebound. They’ve mostly been low trajectory and arriving somewhere between hips and shoulders.

FYI, the next WR drafted after Kincaid was Jonathan Mingo, who I can assure you would have gotten us nowhere at any speed. The other WRs drafted in the 2nd round that year were: Jayden Reed - who's been pretty good but also can't stay healthy. Also hasn't been at all consistent for GB. Rashee Rice - has been quite good when on the field, but between injury and suspension has missed way more time than Kincaid I think. Marvin Mims - kind of a rich man's Jonathan Mingo, by which I mean "not good". Rice over Kincaid is a pretty fair argument if you're okay with the off-field stuff. Reed vs Kincaid is an interesting debate but definitely not definitive in favor of Reed. My point is that maybe a WR instead of Kincaid would've helped, but just as likely that it would've been significantly worse.

I need to see more - really over a few weeks - before I share this level of confidence. But I agree that there’s upside on this team right now. How much of it will they reach? I have no idea, but I think it’s mostly up to them. I’m hoping we haven’t seen this team’s best game yet. Sky is still the limit.

Me too! Now, I think the absolute last chance for him would be this offseason. But if he spends the rest of the year useless (which includes being a healthy scratch), an offseason turnaround would be close to miraculous. Right now, we’re in the much more pedestrian territory of “young player struggles with the professionalism the NFL requires.”

Hey, guy who’s too busy checking in. I haven’t had a chance to watch any games yet, or do much more than read the headlines. For those who have been watching, how do they look? How optimistic or pessimistic are you?

I broadly agree with this. Only note I’d have is that IMO Waddle is maybe a 1.5 at best, maybe just a 2 at this point. His last 3 years have been underwhelming. I’d still want a guy like Waddle or Addison, but only at a reasonable price and not a blockbuster price. If we’re giving up more than a first and a third, I think Olave or AJ Brown are about the minimum acceptable quality of target. Even those would be pushing it unless there are competing offers. Olave’s concussion history and Brown’s combo of attitude and age ding them both as assets.