THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – At the One-Quarter Mark

[Shaw66]

It’s the end of September, and one quarter of the Bills’ 2025 campaign is in the books. It’s a good time to take stock.

 

Let’s take a moment to think about the realities of the NFL season. The first four to six games of the season are problematic, because the wins and losses count but the games are, in a sense, preseason games. Every season it’s the same: teams spend October and as much as half of October trying to figure out how to play.

 

It wasn’t always this way. In the 50s and 60s, the season was 12 games long. Teams played five preseason games, the first two or three to get into shape and practice plays, the last two or three to fine-tune offenses and defenses. Along the way, the teams figured out which rookies could contribute. There was no free agency; except for trades, there were no new veterans in training camp.

 

Today, those five preseason games are the first five games of the regular season. The games we now call preseason games are actually scrimmages designed to install offenses and defenses and work out new and unproven players to see if they might be able to contribute to the team. The players who will actually play during the regular season barely see the field in the modern preseason.

In the modern NFL, each season teams are faced with the problem of playing preseason games in September that actually count in the standings. That is, the objective is to win games at the same time the coaches are trying to put together the team that will win games when the actual season begins sometime in October. That’s when we begin to see which teams actually are good and which teams that, despite having won a lot in September, really aren’t so good.

 

What are the team objectives while they play these preseason games that count?

 

1.    Win games

2.    Avoid major injuries

3.    Work your rookies and newcomers into the offensive, defensive, and special teams units

4.    Begin to develop your offensive and defensive identities

 

So, how are the Bills doing as the preseason winds down and the true regular season—mid-October and beyond—approaches? Very well, thank you very much.

 

Number one, win games. Can’t do better than 4-0. Every team in the AFC that began the season with serious hopes of playing for the Lombardi trophy (Bengals, Ravens, Chargers, Chiefs) is now chasing the Bills. In fact, every team in the entire AFC is now chasing the Bills. Some fans are quick to say, “Yes, they’re four-and-oh, but blah, blah, blah.” It’s preseason, and all the “blah, blah, blah” is simply stuff the team will continue to work on as the preseason winds down and the real games begin. Four-and-oh is four-and-oh, and at this point in the season, pretty much nothing else matters.

 

Number two, no major injuries. Check. As usual, the Bills know more than they’re saying, but—knock wood—there have been no season-ending injuries, and the guys who are down at the moment, including Ed Oliver, Matt Milano, and Spencer Brown, all seem likely to return in the upcoming weeks. Tyler Bass may be the biggest question mark, but Matt Prater has proven to be an excellent replacement.

 

Number three, work your rookies and newcomers in. Check. Getting the newcomers up the learning curve in preseason is critical to late-season success, because there will be injuries, some guys are going to be asked to step up. TJ Sanders and Deone Walker both are getting serious playing time on the defensive line. Dorian Strong held up at corner against the Ravens, and the Bills were working into the lineup against the Saints. (Max Hairston, the Bills’ number one draft pick, is missing out on the opportunity to work into the rotation, at least for now, but Tre’Davious White and Strong are getting the job done at the #2 corner spot.) Cole Bishop, not a rookie but was still playing like one this summer, now seems to be settling into his safety spot. Put aside his spectacular read, reaction, and interception against the Saints; he was consistently in position, consistently tackling, and just generally playing like he belongs out there. Jackson Hawes is playing like he belongs out there, too. Joey Bosa is making plays, which is why the Bills brought him to Buffalo. Shaq Thompson, who played for Sean McDermott in Carolina, is making his presence felt.

 

Number 4, establish your identity. It’s happening. The Bills are a team that can run the ball and can pass efficiently. They are a team that can be exposed to good running attacks but that stops the pass effectively—Sean McDermott’s style. They are resilient; they make mistakes, but they play through them, and at the end of the game they are ready to deliver the plays they need to win. They delivered those plays in spectacular fashion against the Ravens. The games against the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Saints all seemed closer than fans expected them to be, but in each game the Bills took charge when they needed to close out the win.

 

Is everything great with the Bills? No; there are plenty of areas of concern. For me, one of my biggest is that three-headed running-back-by-committee that worked so well last season is missing. James Cook has been spectacular, but Ty Johnson has done little and Ray Davis has disappeared. It’s a long season, and pounding James Cook for 120 yards every game isn’t a great plan for a long season.

 

Pass rush hasn’t been great, but maybe the Bills will benefit when Oliver returns, their two free agents come off suspension, and their rookies continue to develop. All of those guys also may help shore up the run defense, too.

 

Here are a few things I particularly like:

 

1.    The passing game. Every play, the Bills plug in a different collection of skill position players, and every play the defenses have to adjust. Each guy is a threat in his own way: Kincaid, Knox, Hawes, Shakir (oh, my, what a run after catch!), Coleman, Palmer, Moore, Shavers, Samuels, Cook, Johnson. And Josh Allen knows how to find them. His throw in the middle to Shakir on third and eight was miraculous.

 

2.    Terrell Bernard. Lightning quick to the ball.

 

3.    Tre’Davious White. A lot of fans are bashing him, but if he weren’t getting the job done as the number two corner, the Bills wouldn’t be leading the league in yards passing per game. Sure, teams are completing passes underneath against White, but he’s not giving up big plays, and he’s making big tackles. His play on the ball and his tackle to hold Alvin Kamara to two yards on fourth and three was spectacular. Unless I’m mistaken, I saw White lined up once or twice as the single deep safety.

 

4.    Keon Coleman is looking like his head is now into the game and in sync with Josh Allen.

 

5.    Cook has been sensational.

 

The Patriots are coming alive. Sunday night will be another challenge as the Bills continue to become the team they want to be.

 

Let the regular season begin!

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

The Rockpile Review is written to share the passion we have for the Buffalo Bills. That passion was born in the Rockpile; its parents were everyday people of western New York who translated their dedication to a full day’s hard work and simple pleasures into love for a pro football team.

 

 

[Draconator]

11 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

It’s the end of September, and one quarter of the Bills’ 2025 campaign is in the books. It’s a good time to take stock.

 

Let’s take a moment to think about the realities of the NFL season. The first four to six games of the season are problematic, because the wins and losses count but the games are, in a sense, preseason games. Every season it’s the same: teams spend October and as much as half of October trying to figure out how to play.

 

It wasn’t always this way. In the 50s and 60s, the season was 12 games long. Teams played five preseason games, the first two or three to get into shape and practice plays, the last two or three to fine-tune offenses and defenses. Along the way, the teams figured out which rookies could contribute. There was no free agency; except for trades, there were no new veterans in training camp.

 

Today, those five preseason games are the first five games of the regular season. The games we now call preseason games are actually scrimmages designed to install offenses and defenses and work out new and unproven players to see if they might be able to contribute to the team. The players who will actually play during the regular season barely see the field in the modern preseason.

In the modern NFL, each season teams are faced with the problem of playing preseason games in September that actually count in the standings. That is, the objective is to win games at the same time the coaches are trying to put together the team that will win games when the actual season begins sometime in October. That’s when we begin to see which teams actually are good and which teams that, despite having won a lot in September, really aren’t so good.

 

What are the team objectives while they play these preseason games that count?

 

1.    Win games

2.    Avoid major injuries

3.    Work your rookies and newcomers into the offensive, defensive, and special teams units

4.    Begin to develop your offensive and defensive identities

 

So, how are the Bills doing as the preseason winds down and the true regular season—mid-October and beyond—approaches? Very well, thank you very much.

 

Number one, win games. Can’t do better than 4-0. Every team in the AFC that began the season with serious hopes of playing for the Lombardi trophy (Bengals, Ravens, Chargers, Chiefs) is now chasing the Bills. In fact, every team in the entire AFC is now chasing the Bills. Some fans are quick to say, “Yes, they’re four-and-oh, but blah, blah, blah.” It’s preseason, and all the “blah, blah, blah” is simply stuff the team will continue to work on as the preseason winds down and the real games begin. Four-and-oh is four-and-oh, and at this point in the season, pretty much nothing else matters.

 

Number two, no major injuries. Check. As usual, the Bills know more than they’re saying, but—knock wood—there have been no season-ending injuries, and the guys who are down at the moment, including Ed Oliver, Matt Milano, and Spencer Brown, all seem likely to return in the upcoming weeks. Tyler Bass may be the biggest question mark, but Matt Prater has proven to be an excellent replacement.

 

Number three, work your rookies and newcomers in. Check. Getting the newcomers up the learning curve in preseason is critical to late-season success, because there will be injuries, some guys are going to be asked to step up. TJ Sanders and Deone Walker both are getting serious playing time on the defensive line. Dorian Strong held up at corner against the Ravens, and the Bills were working into the lineup against the Saints. (Max Hairston, the Bills’ number one draft pick, is missing out on the opportunity to work into the rotation, at least for now, but Tre’Davious White and Strong are getting the job done at the #2 corner spot.) Cole Bishop, not a rookie but was still playing like one this summer, now seems to be settling into his safety spot. Put aside his spectacular read, reaction, and interception against the Saints; he was consistently in position, consistently tackling, and just generally playing like he belongs out there. Jackson Hawes is playing like he belongs out there, too. Joey Bosa is making plays, which is why the Bills brought him to Buffalo. Shaq Thompson, who played for Sean McDermott in Carolina, is making his presence felt.

 

Number 4, establish your identity. It’s happening. The Bills are a team that can run the ball and can pass efficiently. They are a team that can be exposed to good running attacks but that stops the pass effectively—Sean McDermott’s style. They are resilient; they make mistakes, but they play through them, and at the end of the game they are ready to deliver the plays they need to win. They delivered those plays in spectacular fashion against the Ravens. The games against the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Saints all seemed closer than fans expected them to be, but in each game the Bills took charge when they needed to close out the win.

 

Is everything great with the Bills? No; there are plenty of areas of concern. For me, one of my biggest is that three-headed running-back-by-committee that worked so well last season is missing. James Cook has been spectacular, but Ty Johnson has done little and Ray Davis has disappeared. It’s a long season, and pounding James Cook for 120 yards every game isn’t a great plan for a long season.

 

Pass rush hasn’t been great, but maybe the Bills will benefit when Oliver returns, their two free agents come off suspension, and their rookies continue to develop. All of those guys also may help shore up the run defense, too.

 

Here are a few things I particularly like:

 

1.    The passing game. Every play, the Bills plug in a different collection of skill position players, and every play the defenses have to adjust. Each guy is a threat in his own way: Kincaid, Knox, Hawes, Shakir (oh, my, what a run after catch!), Coleman, Palmer, Moore, Shavers, Samuels, Cook, Johnson. And Josh Allen knows how to find them. His throw in the middle to Shakir on third and eight was miraculous.

 

2.    Terrell Bernard. Lightning quick to the ball.

 

3.    Tre’Davious White. A lot of fans are bashing him, but if he weren’t getting the job done as the number two corner, the Bills wouldn’t be leading the league in yards passing per game. Sure, teams are completing passes underneath against White, but he’s not giving up big plays, and he’s making big tackles. His play on the ball and his tackle to hold Alvin Kamara to two yards on fourth and three was spectacular. Unless I’m mistaken, I saw White lined up once or twice as the single deep safety.

 

4.    Keon Coleman is looking like his head is now into the game and in sync with Josh Allen.

 

5.    Cook has been sensational.

 

The Patriots are coming alive. Sunday night will be another challenge as the Bills continue to become the team they want to be.

 

Let the regular season begin!

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

The Rockpile Review is written to share the passion we have for the Buffalo Bills. That passion was born in the Rockpile; its parents were everyday people of western New York who translated their dedication to a full day’s hard work and simple pleasures into love for a pro football team.

 

 

 

THIS!

[Big Turk]

IMO, this team is so good, and KNOWS they are so good, that they can "pace themselves" against teams in most games. They know they have a Ferrari they can break out and go 200 mph any time they want, but there is no need to waste the engine or fuel against Honda Civics of the league. Simply go 5 mph faster and then hit the gas a little at the end and win comfortably.  

 

Other teams(even Eagles) are struggling in these games and winning by a last second FG, many times, Bills just cruise to double digit wins.  

 

The Ferrari will come out when they need it. Other games they just show enough for other teams to know they can't keep up (like scoring 30+ for the 14th of the last 15th times Allen has played more than a play).

[JP51]

9 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

IMO, this team is so good, and KNOWS they are so good, that they can "pace themselves" against teams in most games. They know they have a Ferrari they can break out and go 200 mph any time they want, but there is no need to waste the engine or fuel against Honda Civics of the league. Simply go 5 mph faster and then hit the gas a little at the end and win comfortably.  

 

Other teams(even Eagles) are struggling in these games and winning by a last second FG, many times, Bills just cruise to double digit wins.  

 

The Ferrari will come out when they need it. Other games they just show enough for other teams to know they can't keep up (like scoring 30+ for the 14th of the last 15th times Allen has played more than a play).

I would love to see a 4Q statement game against the Pats... 60 minutes both sides of the ball... a game where I dont have this constants stress LOL... but one that puts the Pats on notice that they are not that good... I suspect I wont be getting my wish though... it is my plight to fret and freak out during games... 

[BuffaloMatt]

5 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

It’s the end of September, and one quarter of the Bills’ 2025 campaign is in the books. It’s a good time to take stock.

 

Let’s take a moment to think about the realities of the NFL season. The first four to six games of the season are problematic, because the wins and losses count but the games are, in a sense, preseason games. Every season it’s the same: teams spend October and as much as half of October trying to figure out how to play.

 

It wasn’t always this way. In the 50s and 60s, the season was 12 games long. Teams played five preseason games, the first two or three to get into shape and practice plays, the last two or three to fine-tune offenses and defenses. Along the way, the teams figured out which rookies could contribute. There was no free agency; except for trades, there were no new veterans in training camp.

 

Today, those five preseason games are the first five games of the regular season. The games we now call preseason games are actually scrimmages designed to install offenses and defenses and work out new and unproven players to see if they might be able to contribute to the team. The players who will actually play during the regular season barely see the field in the modern preseason.

In the modern NFL, each season teams are faced with the problem of playing preseason games in September that actually count in the standings. That is, the objective is to win games at the same time the coaches are trying to put together the team that will win games when the actual season begins sometime in October. That’s when we begin to see which teams actually are good and which teams that, despite having won a lot in September, really aren’t so good.

 

What are the team objectives while they play these preseason games that count?

 

1.    Win games

2.    Avoid major injuries

3.    Work your rookies and newcomers into the offensive, defensive, and special teams units

4.    Begin to develop your offensive and defensive identities

 

So, how are the Bills doing as the preseason winds down and the true regular season—mid-October and beyond—approaches? Very well, thank you very much.

 

Number one, win games. Can’t do better than 4-0. Every team in the AFC that began the season with serious hopes of playing for the Lombardi trophy (Bengals, Ravens, Chargers, Chiefs) is now chasing the Bills. In fact, every team in the entire AFC is now chasing the Bills. Some fans are quick to say, “Yes, they’re four-and-oh, but blah, blah, blah.” It’s preseason, and all the “blah, blah, blah” is simply stuff the team will continue to work on as the preseason winds down and the real games begin. Four-and-oh is four-and-oh, and at this point in the season, pretty much nothing else matters.

 

Number two, no major injuries. Check. As usual, the Bills know more than they’re saying, but—knock wood—there have been no season-ending injuries, and the guys who are down at the moment, including Ed Oliver, Matt Milano, and Spencer Brown, all seem likely to return in the upcoming weeks. Tyler Bass may be the biggest question mark, but Matt Prater has proven to be an excellent replacement.

 

Number three, work your rookies and newcomers in. Check. Getting the newcomers up the learning curve in preseason is critical to late-season success, because there will be injuries, some guys are going to be asked to step up. TJ Sanders and Deone Walker both are getting serious playing time on the defensive line. Dorian Strong held up at corner against the Ravens, and the Bills were working into the lineup against the Saints. (Max Hairston, the Bills’ number one draft pick, is missing out on the opportunity to work into the rotation, at least for now, but Tre’Davious White and Strong are getting the job done at the #2 corner spot.) Cole Bishop, not a rookie but was still playing like one this summer, now seems to be settling into his safety spot. Put aside his spectacular read, reaction, and interception against the Saints; he was consistently in position, consistently tackling, and just generally playing like he belongs out there. Jackson Hawes is playing like he belongs out there, too. Joey Bosa is making plays, which is why the Bills brought him to Buffalo. Shaq Thompson, who played for Sean McDermott in Carolina, is making his presence felt.

 

Number 4, establish your identity. It’s happening. The Bills are a team that can run the ball and can pass efficiently. They are a team that can be exposed to good running attacks but that stops the pass effectively—Sean McDermott’s style. They are resilient; they make mistakes, but they play through them, and at the end of the game they are ready to deliver the plays they need to win. They delivered those plays in spectacular fashion against the Ravens. The games against the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Saints all seemed closer than fans expected them to be, but in each game the Bills took charge when they needed to close out the win.

 

Is everything great with the Bills? No; there are plenty of areas of concern. For me, one of my biggest is that three-headed running-back-by-committee that worked so well last season is missing. James Cook has been spectacular, but Ty Johnson has done little and Ray Davis has disappeared. It’s a long season, and pounding James Cook for 120 yards every game isn’t a great plan for a long season.

 

Pass rush hasn’t been great, but maybe the Bills will benefit when Oliver returns, their two free agents come off suspension, and their rookies continue to develop. All of those guys also may help shore up the run defense, too.

 

Here are a few things I particularly like:

 

1.    The passing game. Every play, the Bills plug in a different collection of skill position players, and every play the defenses have to adjust. Each guy is a threat in his own way: Kincaid, Knox, Hawes, Shakir (oh, my, what a run after catch!), Coleman, Palmer, Moore, Shavers, Samuels, Cook, Johnson. And Josh Allen knows how to find them. His throw in the middle to Shakir on third and eight was miraculous.

 

2.    Terrell Bernard. Lightning quick to the ball.

 

3.    Tre’Davious White. A lot of fans are bashing him, but if he weren’t getting the job done as the number two corner, the Bills wouldn’t be leading the league in yards passing per game. Sure, teams are completing passes underneath against White, but he’s not giving up big plays, and he’s making big tackles. His play on the ball and his tackle to hold Alvin Kamara to two yards on fourth and three was spectacular. Unless I’m mistaken, I saw White lined up once or twice as the single deep safety.

 

4.    Keon Coleman is looking like his head is now into the game and in sync with Josh Allen.

 

5.    Cook has been sensational.

 

The Patriots are coming alive. Sunday night will be another challenge as the Bills continue to become the team they want to be.

 

Let the regular season begin!

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

The Rockpile Review is written to share the passion we have for the Buffalo Bills. That passion was born in the Rockpile; its parents were everyday people of western New York who translated their dedication to a full day’s hard work and simple pleasures into love for a pro football team.

 

 

Thank you. You clearly are one of the few optimists on this board (myself not included). I love your take on the team and enjoy reading your posts. I hope you are right! Go Bills!!!

Edited Monday at 09:38 PM by BuffaloMatt

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

I3.    Tre’Davious White. A lot of fans are bashing him, but if he weren’t getting the job done as the number two corner, the Bills wouldn’t be leading the league in yards passing per game. Sure, teams are completing passes underneath against White, but he’s not giving up big plays, and he’s making big tackles. His play on the ball and his tackle to hold Alvin Kamara to two yards on fourth and three was spectacular. Unless I’m mistaken, I saw White lined up once or twice as the single deep safety.

 

 

 

Reading this board you would think Tre White has been a massive failure. I always wondered if I wasn’t picking up something ? Because he’s looked pretty solid to me. Actually, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. 

[SaulGoodman]

44 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

IMO, this team is so good, and KNOWS they are so good, that they can "pace themselves" against teams in most games. They know they have a Ferrari they can break out and go 200 mph any time they want, but there is no need to waste the engine or fuel against Honda Civics of the league. Simply go 5 mph faster and then hit the gas a little at the end and win comfortably.  

 

Other teams(even Eagles) are struggling in these games and winning by a last second FG, many times, Bills just cruise to double digit wins.  

 

The Ferrari will come out when they need it. Other games they just show enough for other teams to know they can't keep up (like scoring 30+ for the 14th of the last 15th times Allen has played more than a play).

 

Not sure we know too much about the Bills yet. They've played three of the worst teams in the NFL, and needed a miracle to beat the one decent team they've played, which just fell to 1-3. 

[Big Turk]

13 minutes ago, SaulGoodman said:

 

Not sure we know too much about the Bills yet. They've played three of the worst teams in the NFL, and needed a miracle to beat the one decent team they've played, which just fell to 1-3. 

 

That team also wasn't decimated with defensive injuries at that point tho.

 

I'm pretty sure the track record of this team over the last 5.5 years should let you know what they are and if not then I'm not sure what you have been watching.  This team might be better than any of them by the time it's said and done.  They have scored 30 or more points in 14 of the last 15 games Allen has played more than a snap in and make it look effortless. The only one they didn't was against the Pats where they put up 24 ( a "good" day for most teams) and ended with the ball on the Pats 25, so they probably could have got to 30 if they really wanted to.  

 

But sure...we have "no clue" who they are yet.

 

Let me tell you who they are...a historically great offensive team that will either end the season at 2nd or 3rd best of all time over any 6 year span in terms of PPG.

Edited Monday at 05:22 PM by Big Turk

[TFBillsfan]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

3.    Tre’Davious White. A lot of fans are bashing him, but if he weren’t getting the job done as the number two corner, the Bills wouldn’t be leading the league in yards passing per game. Sure, teams are completing passes underneath against White, but he’s not giving up big plays, and he’s making big tackles. His play on the ball and his tackle to hold Alvin Kamara to two yards on fourth and three was spectacular. Unless I’m mistaken, I saw White lined up once or twice as the single deep safety.

Thanks for confirming Shaw. Iwas at the game and saw Tre lined up in the S role a few times and had to do a double take. Peaked my interest. Haven’t had a chance to watch the game but curious on their D alignment with Tre at S. 

[Walking Tall]

I just don’t agree with the whole month of September and some of October are “pre-season games”. 
 

If they do away with the pre-season games and scrimmages during the month of August, will it then become September through November are pre-season games?

 

These teams have multiple mini-camps during the off-season that lead up to the official training camp. They didn’t do that in grandpa’s NFL. They also didn’t receive millions of dollars or were expected to know their playbooks inside and out like they are today when training camp arrives. Much less be in tip-top physical shape.

 

The teams with the best talent, coaching, and have less injuries and suspensions will always stand above the rest. Whether it be the first week in September or the last in December.

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 05:35 PM by Walking Tall

[Shaw66]

59 minutes ago, JP51 said:

I would love to see a 4Q statement game against the Pats... 60 minutes both sides of the ball... a game where I dont have this constants stress LOL... but one that puts the Pats on notice that they are not that good... I suspect I wont be getting my wish though... it is my plight to fret and freak out during games... 

Not in October. It's still only the beginning of the season. The 4Q statement game you speak of should happen in the first round of the playoffs. That's where you send a signal to the other teams in the playoffs that there's a monster in Western New York waiting for them.

[JP51]

5 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Not in October. It's still only the beginning of the season. The 4Q statement game you speak of should happen in the first round of the playoffs. That's where you send a signal to the other teams in the playoffs that there's a monster in Western New York waiting for them.

cant stop me from wanting a stress free game though LOL... wont get it... but I could use it... 

[Shaw66]

3 minutes ago, JP51 said:

cant stop me from wanting a stress free game though LOL... wont get it... but I could use it... 

Me too.  Just score 31 in the first half and coast home. 

36 minutes ago, SaulGoodman said:

 

Not sure we know too much about the Bills yet. They've played three of the worst teams in the NFL, and needed a miracle to beat the one decent team they've played, which just fell to 1-3. 

They fell to one and three because they had to play Buffalo, Detroit, and Kansas City in the first four games. Brutal schedule.  

[Rich Stadium Original]

40 minutes ago, SaulGoodman said:

 

Not sure we know too much about the Bills yet. They've played three of the worst teams in the NFL, and needed a miracle to beat the one decent team they've played, which just fell to 1-3. 

Agree...I would put an asterisk with a TBD in assessing the Bills so far this season.

After tonight's game, the teams the Bills have played are a collective 2-14. 

Granted four of those losses are due to the Bills, but I'll hold my evaluations off until the team plays opponents like ATL, TPA and KC-- which should provide  a better indication of where they stand.

[JP51]

24 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Me too.  Just score 31 in the first half and coast home. 

They fell to one and three because they had to play Buffalo, Detroit, and Kansas City in the first four games. Brutal schedule.  

Right... cant I get a couple 3 of those a year and I would like to use one against the Pats...  

[BuffaloMatt]

1 hour ago, SaulGoodman said:

 

Not sure we know too much about the Bills yet. They've played three of the worst teams in the NFL, and needed a miracle to beat the one decent team they've played, which just fell to 1-3. 

And we played Baltimore when they were healty. 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

Am I missing something on Tre’s 4th down “tackle” of Kamera?  Seems to me Kamara was already falling down short of the sticks and Tre simply touched him down. Not to diminish Tre’s play thus far, but this play in particular didn’t move the needle for me 

[Marcus Aurelius]

1 hour ago, Walking Tall said:

I just don’t agree with the whole month of September and some of October are “pre-season games”. 
 

If they do away with the pre-season games and scrimmages during the month of August, will it then become September through November are pre-season games?

 

These teams have multiple mini-camps during the off-season that lead up to the official training camp. They didn’t do that in grandpa’s NFL. They also didn’t receive millions of dollars or were expected to know their playbooks inside and out like they are today when training camp arrives. Much less be in tip-top physical shape.

 

The teams with the best talent, coaching, and have less injuries and suspensions will always stand above the rest. Whether it be the first week in September or the last in December.

 

 

 

 

I think this is the first time that have disagreed with a post from Shaw66 for many of the reasons you have pointed out  ...

[Shaw66]

14 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Am I missing something on Tre’s 4th down “tackle” of Kamera?  Seems to me Kamara was already falling down short of the sticks and Tre simply touched him down. Not to diminish Tre’s play thus far, but this play in particular didn’t move the needle for me 

Maybe. I was in the stadium and saw it only once. But it looked to me like Tre had him around the shoulders and held him in place until help came. But as I said, I only saw it once.

[chris heff]

2 hours ago, JP51 said:

I would love to see a 4Q statement game against the Pats... 60 minutes both sides of the ball... a game where I dont have this constants stress LOL... but one that puts the Pats on notice that they are not that good... I suspect I wont be getting my wish though... it is my plight to fret and freak out during games... 

I sorry to have to tell you this, you have an affliction. I have a few questions.

 

1. Do you have ridiculous game day rituals?

2. Do you wear the same clothes on game day?

3. Do you have rituals during the game, like changing seats if things aren’t going well?

4. Do you pace around during commercials?

5. Do you read and watch anything and everything that might mention the Bills after a win? And grumble if they are not getting enough recognition?

6. Do you avoid anything or anyone that may mention the Bills after a loss?

7. Did you watch every game the season that Kyle Orton was the quarterback?