WhitewalkerInPhilly

I'm sorry I think Daquan Jones wants a word about that being a sack. We get a roughing the passer now right?

this feels a lot like the Eagles game and I don't like it

Ugh

And it's done with purpose. You can see what it's supposed to do

I know this is late but when was the last time McDermott went for it in FG range?

Thanks for the timeout Chiefs!

Nope! Won't let us watch because it's national, TV won't play it because the other game is still going

I can't even watch. They are wrapping up the Browns game

Pacheko being out is huge. I am sure whoever they plug in will have a great day on the ground, but I would rather shut down their air attack.

"Police" and "body cams mysteriously off" happen enough times that it's a cliche

He heard it in High Level Meetings?

Exactly how I feel. One of the things I was so excited for in training camp was the idea of "Man, if Dorsey can show any sign of creativity we can have one of the most flexible offenses in the league." I expect that we will see effectively 11 coverage with Kincaid put into the slot. You can run unbalanced line formations. You can put Kincaid into the backfield and motion him as a H-back. Kincaid was even used in jet sweeps in college. You can motion Kincaid at the line to diagnose the coverage and be a blind while passing to Knox. Versus Dorsey where we would go with 1 TE on each side and QB draw out of shotgun

I was reading an article about Knox coming in and man does it damn Dorsey by omission: https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2023/12/bills-dawson-knox-returns-how-will-te-fit-into-new-joe-brady-offense.html

I mean, we can go to 22 with Fournette if you want. If your argument against using a personnel grouping that lets use use Kincaid as a chess piece is we have a bad #2 receiver, I'd say you're missing the point

From that I get more that it's a hot potato that neither wants to touch as each reports directly to the Pegulas

Please no Pachecho. We can't shut down the Chief's passing game without letting him run roughshod.

Oh, I agree with you. And if McDermott wasn't staring a lost season in his face they might have stuck to their guns. But we are, and they aren't.

I know this is said in jest, but if Brady knows anything about what he's doing it should only help. I stumped hard for a 2 TE base set this offseason because (let's face it) our most dynamic weapons are Diggs, Knox, Kincaid and Cook. 12 personnel puts them all on the field at the same time. It's just that Dorsey had some sort of mental block that made them incapable of using them in anything interesting. Brady appears far more likely to start in a 12 base, then motion Kincaid to put him against a LB while leaving a blocker in to bolster the right side.

Not just for the Bills. If he keeps pace on average since his breakout from the Patriots, or even just average 40 yards a game for the rest of the way that puts him top 10 all time for a rookie tight end season.

I think it's Beane being cut between a rock and a hard place: -He cannot cut Von Miller to remove temptation. It is mathematically impossible -If he suspends Miller the team is paying Miller a lot NOT to contribute. If the team looks the same or better, it's a terrible deal he signed. If the Bills look worse, he's the one who took a weapon off the field for McDermott My only guess is that Beane is hoping that Miller comes back and kills it, and then trusts that Bills fans will enjoy winning more than they want to reckon with Miller's off the field actions. It's not a great look, but none of this is a great look

I don't think we mathematically can

I'm not going to fry you. The truth of it is, the Bills cannot cut Von Miller this year and function as a football team under the current salary cap rules. They would not be able to call up practice squad players and be stuck at their roster for the rest of the season. The NFL knows this. If they wanted to take a stand, it would let everyone do the right thing. But they won't. So it falls to a GM who has to choose between literally not being able to field players for another month or lettings things ride and a coach on the hot seat who needs every bit of help he can get. This is the point of the exempt list. And if the commissioner is too gutless to use it, then what is the point?

Look, I am not here to disqualify that the Eagles got lucky on a lot of calls this year. This wasn't one of them. Greenclaw hip dropped tackled the WR out of bounds and started shoving when the sideline people started breaking them up. If the Bills did that vs KC the team would be forced to forfeit.

Look, I like Knox. He's a fun player, from all accounts a nice guy and fun to watch when he's playing well. This has not been a good year. It was not a good year when he was healthy. He missed time in a stretch where we lot a lot of bad games.

I mean, I think you can get money for that in some places