Game week thread - Bills at Panthers (Game week preview on pg. 18)

[3rdand12]

Time to wheel out the new heavily tweaked Defense and dominate.

I cant watch the game , but expecting a solid win !

[Pete]

1 hour ago, Steptide said:

Can we seriously get rid of Samuel already 

Its bad enough Curtis cannot get on the field.  But now hes tying up spots on injured reserve.  Another great WR move Beane,.  Why cant Josh have 5 very good WRs?

[WotAGuy]

27 minutes ago, rjbbills said:

So all, what happens if the Bills lose Sunday? My thoughts, nothing. Watch some film. 

I’ll win $50!

[Playoffs?]

1 hour ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

If your a gambler, watch the start of any hoculi reffed game

 

Throws flags on the offense on the first drive bet first half under, if throws flags against the defense bet the first half over

 

The dude massages the first half over/unders like crazy. Check the flag discrepancy he throws between halves 

This is interesting. Definitely gonna watch this!

[ColoradoBills]

3 hours ago, RichRiderBills said:

I wouldnt mind Samuel if he was on a modest salary, and that's the same for Knox. The money is just too big. 

 

2 hours ago, zow2 said:

 

When you factor in last season and the playoffs Samuel is probably the 2nd WR on the current roster behind Shakir that Allen trusts the most.  Probably not a great thing. 

 

The Curtis Samuel journey has been another gamble that will probably not pay off.

IMO Beane should know that players like this (and guys like Knox) would have signed for $1M-$1.5M AAV less and been happy to be here.

 

In no way am I a Beane hater like is prevalent recently on this board, BUT I do believe he is a little too loose with the signing money.

I think he missed the train on players who would have signed here to play with Josh for a little less than going elsewhere.

 

A few bucks here and there could have freed enough cash for another impact player or two.

 

 

I apologize for commenting like this in a game week thread, but it seems the thread has turned into this.

[Sierra Foothills]

On 10/22/2025 at 5:05 PM, boyst said:

Tepper is exactly what they deserved, though.

 

The fanbase ran Richardson out on a rail. Tepper is pure hot garbage and it's wonderful. 

 

I used to have respect for Richardson based on him being the first NFL player to become an NFL owner. But he was really a piece of work too.

 

9 hours ago, Southern McButterpants said:

For as beautiful and impressive as that stadium was, i don't think i understood a single word that came over the PA.

 

Hmmm... I understand the concessions at Mercedes Benz are very inexpensive... that goes for the beer too?

 

😝

 

4 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

KCs WRs really aren’t great 

 

They aren't great... but they're very fast.

 

[Richard Noggin]

7 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

KCs WRs really aren’t great 

 

They are PERFECT for what Reid and Mahomes want to do. Different kinds of speed and quickness and RAC and possession guys who can attack every part of the field. RB is that offense's only average-to-meh group, imho. Could see KC drafting a TE and/or RB on Day One or Day Two. Or of course a CB or S or DT. So...really narrowing it down here. 

 

7 hours ago, 3rdand12 said:

Time to wheel out the new heavily tweaked Defense and dominate.

I cant watch the game , but expecting a solid win !

 

But enough about Hoecht and Ogunjobi...

[eball]

LOL, Panthers signed Mike White for intel…

 

[Returntoglory]

12 hours ago, Pete said:

Its bad enough Curtis cannot get on the field.  But now hes tying up spots on injured reserve.  Another great WR move Beane,.  Why cant Josh have 5 very good WRs?

Why can't he have at least one? 

[muppy]

Sunday game time cannot get here soon enough.  I am antsy for football. Time to right the ship.

 

It was hard for me and many fans not to be discouraged after the last 2 games we saw

 

Winning will salve the fan base.  At least until the next ugly loss.

 

I hope they can put together a run and gain momentum towards the post season

 

I'm very  hopeful that will be the case..  

 

GO BILLS

[stlbills13]

This is a great test for the coaching staff in my opinion. Coming off 2 losses where you got both outplayed and outcoached. You had a bye week and now you go on the road against an improved but still mediocre team. You have the 2 suspended players coming back and likely a few other difference makers coming back from injury. If you can't get it done on Sunday, it's going to be a long season. 

[WNYFAN1]

16 hours ago, Pete said:

Its bad enough Curtis cannot get on the field.  But now hes tying up spots on injured reserve.  Another great WR move Beane,.  Why cant Josh have 5 very good WRs?

5 very good WRs? Maybe because they pay Josh a bazillion dollars? Not defending Beane, but once you have to give the bag to your franchise QB it gets a lot tougher

[Gregg]

2 minutes ago, WNYFAN1 said:

5 very good WRs? Maybe because they pay Josh a bazillion dollars? Not defending Beane, but once you have to give the bag to your franchise QB it gets a lot tougher

 

The Cowboys manage to give Dak both Cee-Dee and Pickens. Burrow has Chase and Higgins. Hurts has Brown and Smith. Shakir is a nice receiver, but he isn't a #1. Kincaid is developing into a good player, but he isn't elite yet. Beane has failed to give Josh elite level weapons in the WR/TE group. Even Kelly had Reed and Lofton. The Bills offense can't just be the Allen and Cook show. 

[WNYFAN1]

10 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

The Cowboys manage to give Dak both Cee-Dee and Pickens. Burrow has Chase and Higgins. Hurts has Brown and Smith. Shakir is a nice receiver, but he isn't a #1. Kincaid is developing into a good player, but he isn't elite yet. Beane has failed to give Josh elite level weapons in the WR/TE group. Even Kelly had Reed and Lofton. The Bills offense can't just be the Allen and Cook show. 

Right, but the quote was "5 very good WRs"...

[Gregg]

Just now, WNYFAN1 said:

Right, but the quote was "5 very good WRs"...

 

Five? I would be happy if we had one. Even just one elite level WR for the Bills would make a big difference for this offense.

[Gregg]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-josh-allen-has-the-chance-to-dethrone-both-peyton-manning-and-ben-roethlisberger-on-sunday-against-the-carolina-panthers/ar-AA1P7N0A?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68fb9402b7094e3bbb29bf6c55e1bfab&ei=14

[2003Contenders]

1 hour ago, stlbills13 said:

This is a great test for the coaching staff in my opinion. Coming off 2 losses where you got both outplayed and outcoached. You had a bye week and now you go on the road against an improved but still mediocre team. You have the 2 suspended players coming back and likely a few other difference makers coming back from injury. If you can't get it done on Sunday, it's going to be a long season. 

Agreed.

 

I think it also provides a great barometer to help determine the best course of action for the remainder of this season -- and the next week heading up to the trade deadline in particular. That is, is this team as good as we thought/hoped going into the season where a single big move (like trading a future first round pick for a bona fide #1 WR) is in play -- or is the team really much further from that level, requiring too many pieces to seriously go "all in" for 2025.

[RiotAct]

Rapp to IR as per McDermott on Sal’s radio show

[HappyDays]

 

[Coach Tuesday]

Adios Rapp.  If he sees the field again this season, something has gone horribly wrong.