Game week thread - Bills at Falcons MNF

[BillsFanForever19]

5 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Ugh Kincaid on injury report now too....

 

What is the injury and when did it happen?

 

Is it too negative to point out that the Bills could have drafted LaPorta who is bigger, hasn't missed games, and would not have cost them a draft pick to move up to take????

 

If you want to talk about LaPorta being the better Pro or being healthier, that's fine.

 

But Kincaid was the better Prospect and as such was expected to be the better Pro. It hasn't turned out that way thus far, but that happens more often than not when it comes to the Draft.

 

Could be worse, we could have been the Browns, Jets, or Cardinals and Drafted Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, or Josh Rosen with Josh Allen and/or Lamar Jackson on the board. Or imagine taking Henry Ruggs or Jalen Raegor over Justin Jefferson. Hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to the Draft.

 

But on the size thing - if you look at pictures of them, they look the same. Because they're practically the same size. Sam LaPorta is 6'3" 245 lbs. Dalton Kincaid is 6'4" 240 lbs.

Edited 3 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[Coach Tuesday]

What is going on with the pregame thread…

[GunnerBill]

7 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Ugh Kincaid on injury report now too....

 

What is the injury and when did it happen?

 

Is it too negative to point out that the Bills could have drafted LaPorta who is bigger, hasn't missed games, and would not have cost them a draft pick to move up to take????

 

I don't think him being "bigger" has anything to do with the injuries. I think that IS too negative to try and draw conclusions. It is totally fair though to say that LaPorta has been more productive and would not have cost them a trade up pick. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

On 10/9/2025 at 2:49 PM, fergie's ire said:

I almost wonder if that's been the plan all along.  If they activate him just before the bye he can get some coaching and practices that are less game plan focused.  Seems like a good week to work on getting him up to speed.

There’s less practice during the bye week. So he would have less time to get up to speed. They’ll most likely open the window right after the bye. 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

Why can’t the game be today ? I hate these prime time game so much. With a burning passion. The 1pm slot was a distant dream now 

9 hours ago, Low Positive said:

Does every thread on here have to turn into "fire McDermott?" There are about 10 of you who refuse to talk about anything else.

 

Here's my take, for what it's worth. Josh is the franchise. Much more so than even Tom Brady was in New England. If Josh thought he was wasting his career with McDermott, he would ask for, and get, a coaching change. If he thought that Beane was incompetent and only gave him players that he can't use, he would force a different plan or get him fired. If he wanted a diva #1 WR, he would get one. He's the franchise. He got a WR in the draft last year and a pass catching TE the year before. We all hated those picks and assume that it was Beane making another idiotic choice, but all indications are that Josh chose both Dalton and Keon. He just does his business in the background, so it looks to people here like he's a helpless child being exploited by the arrogant McDermott and hapless, idiotic Beane. There is also no way that he doesn't have huge amounts of input into the offensive game planning and play calling because if he didn't like the plays that Brady was calling we would see frustration on the sideline. They have talked about how key offensive players are heavilly involved in the game planning. Josh chose Joe Brady. Josh chose Ken Dorsey. He's been picking his own coaches for the past 5 years. If he wanted a different head coach, he would have one. Josh Allen is THE FRANCHISE. If you are frustrated with the direction of the franchise, take it up with him.

Oh. Does Allen choose the defensive players as well ? Because that would make a lot of sense 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

2 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

If you want to talk about LaPorta being the better Pro or being healthier, that's fine.

 

But Kincaid was the better Prospect and as such was expected to be the better Pro. It hasn't turned out that way thus far, but that happens more often than not when it comes to the Draft.

 

Could be worse, we could have been the Browns, Jets, or Cardinals and Drafted Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, or Josh Rosen with Josh Allen and/or Lamar Jackson on the board. Or imagine taking Henry Ruggs or Jalen Raegor over Justin Jefferson. Hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to the Draft.

 

But on the size thing - if you look at pictures of them, they look the same. Because they're practically the same size. Sam LaPorta is 6'3" 245 lbs. Dalton Kincaid is 6'4" 240 lbs.

Yeah you are correct.  I forgot how high Kincaid was ranked. Sorry, just a bit frustrated with all the injuries.

[NewEra]

18 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Yeah you are correct.  I forgot how high Kincaid was ranked. Sorry, just another day in the life of me as a Bills fan.  All sad and negative.  Crying and whining. 

Fixed

[Since1981]

These Monday and Thursday night games suck. 

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