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He made several mistakes yesterday and they should have been interceptions but Seahawks dropped the balls. As good as Purdy has been, he’s also been lucky quite a few times on some errant passes not being picked off. That being said, he’s also made a lot of plays where he extended the play and made something out of nothing. It’s why he reminds me of Fitzpatrick so far.

Herbert isn’t clutch. Staley is a fool. And the Chargers fold like a beach chair. And for these reasons, I called a Jags comeback at halftime to all my Charger fans friends and even bet on it and they didn’t disappoint. Funny thing is, all of them expected it to happen too. Chargers fans are now a lot like Bills fans were for a while where they expect the team to find new ways to lose games. 😂

To be fair…He had several dropped INTs though and few others that could have been possible INTs had a defender been in the area on bad passes.

I think he is actually 6-0 I already said after his second start he was better than Jimmy G and the Niners are better with him. And the biggest reason for that is his mobility. Jimmy G has the worst pocket presence in the NFL, guy is a statue and can’t sense pressure either. That being said, for all his heroics yesterday, he still had a few atrocious passes that were dropped INTs that could have shifted that game back to being close or expand the Seahawks lead earlier in the game. What I think happens is he enters camp and battles Trey for the job. If Niners make a deep playoff run, it will be his job to lose, if he has a bad game and they get bounced, then it may be a little more even entering camp. Purdy is doing a great job, and he is for real, at least to this Niners team right now. But he reminds me more of Ryan Fitzpatrick than top tier starter so far. A guy who can extend plays with his legs, make some big plays and also tempt fate with some bad decisions. He also just doesn’t have have all the physical gifts that Trey has. Trey first game was not really a fair one to use as a barometer, it was horrific weather conditions and first game of the year too where most starters barely played coming into that game. Doesn’t mean Trey will even beat out Purdy, but I believe after all they invested in him and with his superior athletic gifts, they will at least let him battle it out against Purdy to see who wins the job.

I called that comeback at halftime on 2 friends Facebook pages hahaha They are pissed

I mean Poyer and Edmunds have been critical to our defense. If we lose both and don’t adequately replace them it’s going to be a huge hit to the defense. Im not saying go all in on the defense, they definitely need to upgrade WR and OL. But you don’t take money from the defense to pay top money to a 31 year old WR either. WR price tag has sky rocketed, that is a position to address in the draft IMHO. I’d rather spend cap space on other positions because it will go further.

I mean he opens with downplaying Lamar’s injury for one by saying everyone’s hurt this time of year. He goes on to imply he’s maybe dogging it essentially over his contract. Then he suggests Lamar risk play on an injured knee anyway, even if it means just on pass plays. You don’t see the irony of all that coming from a player in Watkins who has never put forth his best effort, missed a ton of games over tic tac injuries, and has coasted since getting paid? But more importantly, he is stirring up a distraction and questions heading into a playoff game. He was stupid for talking about it in the media ahead of their playoff game and basically implying he has no confidence or faith in the backups either by calling out Lamar. Not to mention, Sammy wasn’t even on that team when Lamar got hurt because the Packers (a team desperate for WR help) felt they were a better team without Sammy…and turns out they were.

I mean his knee was still swollen last week, there is no question that he is not fully recovered from his knee injury. The only question is could he push the envelope or not and play on it before it’s 100%. That’s a legit question, and I’m sure his future for himself plays into that decision. But there isn’t anything to be “suspicious” about in terms of what the injury was thought to be and him not being healed. They thought Von would miss 2-4 weeks and he ended up out for the season.

I mean he is implying Lamar might be dogging it because of his contract situation and calling him out for not playing through the injury essentially.

But it’s not about picking one…if you don’t resign them you still have to replace them and you can’t replace them all and fill every hole in one draft. Going to have to pay some people to replace some of them too.

I mean really? This guys got some nerve given his own track record… 👇👇This guys response was classic 😂😂😂😂😂

Yeah it was crazy they way they kept losing playoff games

To be fair, they fired Schottenheimer because they kept choking in the post season each year. He came into that 14 win season on the hot seat and then they got bounced early again. I mean, unless they win the SB, I don’t know how he keeps his job after this self sabotage. What a fool.

Not remotely what I said. Cool

We need to draft our WR...we dont have the cap space to invest in D Hop. We have Poyer, Edmunds and Devin contracts up, and Olivers the next year. We have 3 key positions up in the air while also needing help on the OL as well as WR. Draft a WR

I agree with you on all this too. And don't get me wrong, I am not high on Mac Jones either and never have been. I will say though, during that draft, I thought the best place for him to have a chance to succeed was NE given what they did with another QB who had no elite physical traits too. But I never felt like he was going to be someone for us to fear either, and still don't. But at the same time, they made the playoffs last year with a depleted defense too, and almost made it this year with poor weapons and no OC. So that was only reason I feel like it is too soon to write him off yet too.

This is where I am at. Even if someone wants to give OBJ the benefit of the doubt that the airline didn't handle it the best way (which that is even debatable), it's how he handled himself after that is unacceptable and inexcusable. I never thought he would end up in Buffalo, but I was fine with it if he did because I did not worry about him being a locker room distraction. Teammates in LA and CLE have all spoken up for him on being a good locker room guy, so for me, it was a non-issue. Then as the season got further along, I started hoping he would come here every time I saw McKenzie not come through, at least until news started coming he was still pretty far away from being ready. BUTTTTT: And it's a BIG but...It is not just how you carry yourself when you are around people you see as your peers in that locker room, it's how you handle yourself outside it too. And seeing that video and how he carried himself and acted towards the other passengers, and then reading Dawkins letter to the fans today...the one thing that is 10000000% obvious is that OBJ does not DESERVE to be in that locker room or part of the Bills family. He is not worthy of calling these men his peers because they dwarf him in every measure of a man and being a good human. I have changed my opinion from being "Don't think it would happen, but fine with it if it does" to now "Definitely will never happen, and no way in hell I want him on this team". Uhhh...what? Lol. No offense Gugny, but this post shows we need a "WTF" emoticon of some sorts so we can properly react to it. The disagree one doesn't always convey the appropriate reaction lol

I can't stand Mac Jones...and I am not a big believer in him and think his ceiling is probably "solid starter". That being said, I think it is a bit too early to say the Pats wasted a pic on him. It's actually rather astonishing the Pats have won as many games with Mac the last years given the clown show that has been the Pats organization and the weak cast around him, not to mention no OC. Here is how I look at it: What if NE had DeAndre Hopkins this year and a real OC? Given what they accomplished without those 2 things, I think it is safe to say they would have made the playoffs given they only needed to win one more game to do so. And it's plausible that NE could end up with both Hopkins and an OC this year. All the talk is Hopkins is going to be traded, and BB gushed over Hopkins and to Hopkins when they played each other earlier this year, so there is already speculation he could end up in NE. And can't see how they don't hire an actual OC this year. But he is a total douche and I can't stand him, so I love seeing Mac flustered and whiney.

I get your point of view here...but stats between the two are not really a factor here or comparable. Obviously, McKenzie had more volume and Cole has not played a lot of football in the past year and wasn't going to jump right back into a heavy role. He needs to learn the offense (it is different from when Cole was here last) and round into game shape. Now, that being said...it really comes down to what these guys can offer the offense. McKenzie is a finesse player who relies on his speed and quickness. But he isn't a polished route runner. He also has some unreliability to him with his hands, and he is not very good at tough yards or tough catches. But the single biggest factor may be just how much more cerebral a player Cole is over McKenzie. And having that on field IQ in the playoffs has value. To be clear, I am not predicting Cole will suddenly start and dominate snaps. I am not even convinced McKenzie will be inactive this week as some have predicted in this thread. But I do think we will see Cole used a bit more in the playoffs than he was in the couple reg season games he was active in. And I do think its possible we will see Cole in over McKenzie on key downs or moments in the game. The wildcard for me at slot is Crowder. If everyone is healthy, he might be the 2nd best WR on this team. But his disadvantage is not having a lot of time on the field with Josh due to injury, and timing and rapport is critical. So be interesting to see how much he mixes in if he does come back in the playoffs.

That was an outstanding read from an outstanding human. Funny, I was reading up on that OBJ situation myself today and it was enough to 100% change my mind on his possible fit in the locker room here. I never thought he was really going to come here, but based on his past teammates support in LA and CLE, I didn't have a fear he would be a locker room issue at this stage of his career if I was wrong and he ended up here. But regardless if he would behave in the locker room full of peers with a well coached team full of leaders or not...the bottom line is that OBJ does not deserve this locker room after what I saw on video with the plane. Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt that the airline maybe handled it poorly initially (and that is not even clear on if they did or didn't), it's how he handled himself after that point that was unacceptable and just highlights who he is as a person. It is not just how you handle yourself in the locker room, it's how you carry yourself outside it too. Dawkins letter here is a slice of who this team is, how they carry themselves top to bottom. OBJ does not deserve to be part of that family, he isn't built the same as these guys and I really don't see any path that would lead him here, and for that I am now thankful after previously being fine with it (even though I never thought it would happen).

Saints winning it after Hurricane Katrina was pretty special too

To be fair, they went offense with first round when they traded our first rounder for Diggs. They were looking at a WR in the first, didn't think there would be one there they like as much as Diggs, so they used it on Diggs. Honestly, I don't get why people (not saying you, just people around here) say we ignore offense and only go defense early. In the past 5 drafts, they have taken Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs (through a trade), Cody Ford, and James Cook in the first 2 rounds of the draft. 2018 - Outside of Allen, a more defensive draft. 2019 - Yes we went Ed Oliver at 9th overall in the first, but the next 3 picks were offensive and landed Devin, Knox, and Bass, three key players for this team in what was almost entirely an offensive draft. 2020 - Went WR with our first by trading it for Diggs, then took AJE in 2nd, then went all offense again including drafting Gabe Davis and Zack Moss. 2021 - First 2 picks were DE (our weakest position going into that offseason) and they next 2 were OL guys. 2022 - Badly needed a corner, so took Elam in first, but then took Cook at RB in the 2nd. So personally, I think people lose sight a little bit of what our drafts were and think they have been defensive heavy. Truth is, they have not been as defensive heavy and some think and we have invested quite a bit into the offense that includes our franchise QB, our top 3 WR in the NFL, our starting RB and second string RB in Cook who is on the rise, starting TE, and a very good Kicker. I do expect them to invest once again into offense this year, especially at WR and OL and possibly RB if they don't bring Devin back.

My bad, probably hit the wrong reply button. All good kind sir

All good, my original point was the comment (I think you made but could be wrong) that the Bills faced Bears and Jets after Vons injury implying the stats being a little better because of competition quality. And my counter is the Bills played some bad teams before Vons injury too, so that balances out.

Disagree. Crowder is as good or better than any WR on this team right not named Diggs. Davis - What a disappointment he’s been. 51% catch rate, lacks focus and awareness out on the field and is playing with a lack of confidence. You can see how dejected he is after every missed opportunity by him. McKenzie - His best attributes are speed and rapport with Josh. But he is not good in traffic and drops too many passes. Beasley - He isn’t the guy he used to be. Brown - Yes he made a big play, but he was cut multiple times after leaving Buffalo, not sure he has enough in the tank to be a feature player and is better suited for making some plays here and there. Also, he isn’t a slot player and if he is to take snaps from someone it’s probably Davis. Shakir - Can’t seem to crack the rotation yet despite struggles at slot position on this team all year. If Crowder can get some timing down with Josh, he could be the boost we have been needing out of the slot assuming he also gets his game conditioning amped up quickly too.