billsfan89

Just win on Thursday and see how things shake out. The Bills were 6-6 and 3 games behind Miami for the division with 5 games left in 2023. The NFL is a week to week insane variability. The Pats just lost Milton Williams for 4 weeks on IR (high ankle sprain he will be back) who knows how things will shake out.

Thursday games are always so funky we could see a 28-31 shootout as much as we could see a 14-17 defensive matchup. One thing I liked was that without a ground game to work off of Josh was able to just throw the ball down the field and be successful. He’s never done that this season. It was so successful a passing offense that for the first time this season I wanted them to throw

I think you are overrating other teams talent. I think if you add up the sum of the Bills parts you have a defense that’s at least more talented than 18 teams in the league. Its not performing that way for various reasons but I think the talent is there to be a better than average defense

I wouldn’t say it was eked out but only reason I might say the TB WR’s may not have made much of a difference is largely because they got so much offense running the ball it wouldn’t have led to much action on WR’s. But what was the biggest positive to me was that without a ground game to work off of Josh was able to just drop back and throw and be successful

I wonder what the Bills average field position on was possessions off a kickoff seemed like it would be well past the 40.

The talent level on the defense is better than you give it credit for it’s a defense that on paper should be better than average but is performing decidedly below average. I don’t think the defense is elite talent wise but they have a better than average talent level and are underperforming that

The whole is less than the sum of its parts which is insanely frustrating. McD is supposed to be a defensive coach but this team is under performing its talent level at times.

I was genuinely worried about the offense but I liked that early they were taking shots down the field to the WR’s even if they didn’t work. Just the willingness to spread things out and throw the ball is what they needed to do against one of the best rushing defenses in the league. By the second quarter I wanted them to just put Josh in the gun every down and throw which is not something I have thought at any point this season.

If he shows up hard in practice I don’t see why they shouldn’t give him a shot but it’s a long road to go for him to be active on gameday

Probably going to have to if he doesn’t show more effort and professionalism. It’s one thing if you just aren’t getting it done but you are putting in the effort. But if your production is lackluster and you are dogging it and missing meetings then you need to be off the team. Cut your losses trade him for a pick or a pick swap whatever you can get

If this isn’t a wake up call for him it’s not gonna happen in a Bills uniform. Dude got way too high on the relatively limited amount of success and goodwill he’s had at the NFL level. The fact that the offense passing wise was a lot better today without him only serves as a reminder you gotta put in the effort to make it on the NFL level.

It was super confusing I thought are they just giving Tampa Bay a shot at two plays before the two minute warning?

Actually wanting the Bills to pass the ball and not run is a positive. WR’s were getting open down the field at least decently

I don't doubt it is possible that Gabe can make an impact, but I also think the only way he is going to make an impact is if he is as healthy as possible. There's no need to rush him back in November if you can wait a month and get him back healthier. I do think it is unlikely Gabe will change the complexion of the offense but he could be a positive contributor.

I think resigning both is unlikely. Just cap wise and how well both guys are playing I don't see them being able to keep both. But I would strongly hope they could at least keep one. Keeping one means you keep 80% of a very strong O-line in place and you could probably replace one with SVPG or Andersen and draft some depth and competition.