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The throw to his left to Elijah Moore about 15 yards down field, late in the 1st half I think, who was wide open he missed brutally. That was rough. I could have put that in there better. Joah doesn’t play in a QB friendly offense. We don’t come out trying to throw all over the field. Other than Shakir, who we don’t use properly, (he is notch or two below Jamar Chase, but dam good ) we have noone at WR who even worries a little (let alone scares) defenses. That being said, Josh needs to be a little more aggressive w his throws. He doesn’t just let it rip like he used to. He needs a little Jameis Winston/Fitzie in him. It’s called ego. He needs to tell the coaches this is what I want to do. He is better than McDermott. He needs to start acting that way a bit more.

He would fit right in with our current WR’s and most of our defense. And I saw Kincaid was limited in practice yesterday. Has an injured Oblique. Isn’t that on your side? How the hell do you injure such a thing?

All your talk about the defense is great. But this is still an offensive league. And you need some sort of consistent vertical passing game in this era to be successful. So we had better figure out how to get some big plays in the passing game. Otherwise every game we play from here on in this season will be a grind.

You are in Seattle. You get a first hand look at an aggressive defense in the Seahawks. Love the way they play. it’s interesting both McDonald and McDermott are defensive side of the ball coaches. One plays aggressive. One plays passive. Ugh!

Agree about the roster Hondo. I do think James Cook is close to elite at RB. But after him there is quite the fall off. And that’s not good. I think if Kincaid can stay healthy and we scheme him for more targets he can become a very good TE. Elite is for a special few.

That’s a sobering response. But you are correct. Not enough bang for our buck. Hopefully they can lower Knox and Taron’s salaries for next season, or preferably cut them, especially TJ. He was good when he was healthy. But he is small and lost some quickness. Can Samuel even get on the field? He has some talent. But is always injured. Bernard is too small also. Makes some plays. And then always gets injured. Wash Rinse Repeat. Rousseau has the look of a stud, but rarely plays like it. I would rather have a George Karloftis who makes more plays consistently in KC’s scheme. And Benford looks like he is in the twilight zone likes he is smoking too much weed. Just seems a step or two slower than last year. We really need a jolt. Hopefully Hoecht Ogunjobi and Hairston can bring that. I also think Hancock is a missing piece. But I doubt the coaches agree because they are less than astute at evaluating talent. I sometimes wonder how smart McDermott actually is. I don’t think he could hold McVay’s I Pad of plays.

I understand all that. But character and understanding the system mean nothing if you can’t play the game well any longer. Starter back up or 3rd stringer. There has to be a certain level of athleticism to be able to compete at the pro level in any sport. And we have too many guys on this roster who are lacking that. And that is a fundamental flaw in the McBeane regime. And a big part of why we have come up short every year even though we have a special gem at QB

I agree. What has McDermott done to help Josh's career? Do the two ever even talk? McDermott is not an offensive guru. He doesn't call offensive plays. And I doubt gives instruction to Josh. I think with a fresh reset of a new coaching staff and GM, Josh and the entire team will rejuvenated, and play with much more reckless abandon. I personally think McDermott has sucked the life and the joy out of the organization.

Are Wilkerson and Cain still on the practice squad? Obviously they are not studs. But both are better than Keon right now. Sit the boys ass down for a few games, so he can learn his craft. He looks like he has no idea what he is doing on the field. That the Bills drafted a guy as raw as Keon with so little separation skills early in the second round, when WR was such an important need at the time is mind numbing. Who is our WR's coach anyways? What is that guy even doing?

I am not an orthopedist, so I don't know how serious a sprain really is. But I can see your point in the sense that a sprain sounds a lot less serious than a tear. When JJ McCarthy supposedly tore his meniscus last year in the preseason, I thought he would be out a month or two, (You would not think a Meniscus tear would take that long to recover from with relatively minor arthroscopic surgery involved.) but he missed the entire 2024 season. So who really knows on the outside how serious an injury really is. But I do agree with your point about the team playing with no urgency through the first 6 games. We played that way in the second preseason game at Chicago. Granted it was all back up and fringe guys. But we were awful, and showed nothing. That may have been a harbinger of things to come. Hopefully the team is angry and pissed off. And comes out playing like that. And that carries over for the rest of the season. Because the Chiefs look real strong. The Colts are playing with great confidence on offense. So are the Pats playing with great confidence across the board. The Steelers certainly don't suck this year. And the Broncos and Chargers are in the mix. We certainly need to show that we are not just an aging team going through the motions. Lets Go!!

I understand your thinking. And it makes sense. However, there should have been a better plan this offseason at CB. I just don’t think that Tre White should have been in the teams plans period. There had to have been other options at veteran CB to bring in to compete for playing time. Poyer Hyde Tre were all real good in their time. But we never got to the Suoer Bowl with any of them. Now they are all old-NFL wise. Time to move on from the past. the organization seems stuck in a time warp from 2020-2021. I don’t get it.

No safety should have as poor of tackling ability as Bishop has shown in his short NFL career. Neither Bishop or Rapp should be playing. They stink.. I agree a trade for a safety if someone decent were available would be nice. And we do have Jordan Hancock drafted in the 5th round. Give the kid a chance. He is better with far more upside than what we have seen on the field so far this season. Maybe playing with Poyer, he will learn a lot quickly too. And btw your user name cracks me up. I had one of his baseball cards as a little kid in around 1971.

The guy is a first round pick with blazing speed. Something most of us have not seen on the field at CB for the Bills since Leodis McKelvin or maybe even Nate Clements. The fact that we are starting Tre White at CB, let alone that he was ever brought back on the roster is a scathing indictment of the organization. Do you watch the other NFL teams? No team has aging veterans (who can't run a lick) starting on their back end. If anything, when they have a bunch of injuries, most teams play a lot of young guys like the Lions and the 49ers did over the past two nights. And both teams did quite well because the players all understand the scheme, which I would assume they keep simple to allow the players' athleticism to take over, and our coached up during the week, and throughout the season. If Hairston is physically ready to play, and his head is in the game, he needs to be on the field.

Its ridiculous that the team has been built to play as conservatively as possible with one of the most gifted QB's of all time. Does Pegula understand football? Because you would think if he did, he would have fired McBeane several years ago. He really needs to bring in an outside guy as a consultant to look at the entire operation, if things continue South the rest of the year.

I agree we need better at the position. Look at Jackson Smith Ingigba last night. An amazing talent. Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson. Amanra St Brown, Jameson Williams, Mike Evans, etc. etc. But still the guys we brought in have made more plays with other teams before they came to the Bills. But I guess they all had other WR's on their prior teams that were better to take pressure off of them.. So what does that say about Brandon Beane bringing in a bunch of scrub free agents, and a pretty marginal talent in Keon Coleman? You seem pretty knowledgeable about football KJ. Why do we bring in very few players with explosive traits by free agency or the draft? James Cook is an exception. And Deone Walker is looking pretty dam good also. But for the most part a lot of uninspiring guys like Bishop Landon Jackson TJ Sanders Taylor Rapp AJ Epinesa, etc.