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NE is pulling what the Giants did with Kurt Warner/Eli Manning. Let the vet take the early season lumps and then plug in the rookie once the season is kind of lost and there's not much pressure. I also think NE probably wants to see how good or bad the surrounding offensive components are before throwing Maye out there. Because it is a lot easier to tailor an offense around Maye after you have 6+ weeks of regular season film of the guys that are going to be around him. I think it is the right call to let the rookie sit for at least 6 or so weeks and allow him to come into what will at best be a better situation or at worst be less exposure to a bad situation.

I think Rodgers is at worst an above average NFL QB but NE not having much of a pass rush is not surprising. They traded Judon before the start of the season and lost Baremore to injury along with their best LB in Bentley to injury. So take the 3 of the best players off an average to below front 7 and it is gonna look bad.

They played a Bengals team with a limited Chase and Tee Higgins out while also catching the fluky week 1 is an extended pre-season game. The Pats aren't very good especially after they traded away Judon and losing two key front 7 players in Bentley and Baremore to injury. The Jets have a lot of vet talent and they are playing a bad team this is going to be a 3+ possession win most likely. Unless NE can establish a ground game and get a lucky turnover or something it's gonna be a blowout.

The Pats front 7 after trading Judon and losing Bentley and Baremore to injury is not very good nor is their secondary. So while it is a good sign for the Jets to dominate them (if you aren't going to dominate a bad front 7 then who are you going to dominate?) I don't think it means the Jets offense is going to sustain this level of production against teams with better defensive talent. I also think that the Jets are a team that is going to look like world beaters early on in the season because they are a veteran laden team. Vet teams always get off to hot starts because age and injury set in more and more as the season wears on. I had the Jets 10-7 before the season started. I thought they would get off to a hot start due the aforementioned vet talent and the soft early schedule. But I have to see it against better competition before I am really going to be impressed.

Jets offensive line looking good but I can't tell if they are just that good or if the Pats are just a mediocre front 7 esp with Judon traded and Bentley and Baremore out with injury. Prior to the start of the season I had the Jets getting out to a hot start to the season due to a soft schedule and more veteran heavy teams tend to do better in the early season before age and injury set in. So I think they kind of have to beat the Pats if they want their season to amount to anything as I think they are going to have to "get fat" early on their schedule. The Pats on the other hand are clearly the less talented team with a lot of young components and a first year HC. So there's a lot less pressure on the team.

The WWE/AEW wrestler Daniel Bryan/Danielson had a big concussion history that forced him into an early retirement in his early to mid-30's. He basically took 3 years off from wrestling and then came back and has been wrestling the last six years at a high level. When asked about his return from injury he stated that he really needed the time off to heal as like any other injury. Tua is going to get at least get 4 games off to have an opportunity heal but I do wonder what medical professionals say about how long he might actually need? Is a 4-6 time table enough or is this at the very least a season ender? I do think if they shut him down for the season that might be best for Tua's long term chances to actually sustain a career. Giving him about a year before he takes live hits is a good idea for his health.

Tre looked like "All Pro Tre" the first few games of last season? Sad that he tore his ACL because he finally looked back.

I don't doubt that the 2023 season was a complete wash for Von, who looked worn out for most of it. However, in 2022, Von Miller was a top 6-10 pass rusher in the league. In the 11 games before his injury on Thanksgiving, Von had 8 sacks, which projects to about a 12.5-sack pace for a 17-game season. While 12.5 sacks is very good, though not elite, this pace was even more impressive considering that Von was in a rotational role, playing about 51.2% of the team's defensive snaps. For comparison, Myles Garrett, who recorded 16 sacks in 16 games that season, played 77% of his team's snaps. So to say Von was stealing money in 2022 is just dead wrong, he was playing great for 11 games until he got hurt on a pseudo freak injury. Von also reworked his contract for 2024 to give the Bills some cap space and make his deal more incentive based and easier to rework/get out of in 2025.

I feel like McD was very very conservative from 2017-2021. He would always not go for it when given the chance on 4th and short most times. Which was understandable when it was just Tyrod and early 2018-2019 Josh. But once Josh broke out as a stud in 2020 it became very frustrating for McD to take the ball out of Josh's hands. I think since 2022 he's been a lot more aggressive on 4th downs.

Prior to that miss I was feeling more confident about Bass. He hit all the “Gimmie” kicks against AZ and all the extra points and then he crushed the 43 yard field goal against the Fins. So I was really hoping that was a sign of Bass’s confidence. But then he missed the longer field goal which made me think he’s still got the yips. But if it was tipped that’s a better sign I guess

I think Bills fans myself included at times forgets how good McD is as a regular season defensive coach. The Bills regularly hold teams to sub 200 passing yards even better offenses get held down consistently. McD is easily one of the top 3 defensive minds in football especially in the regular season. Where I think you can criticize McD defensively is his playoff resume but then there’s always the nuance context of injuries and such but I think for the most part McD’s defenses have more consistently struggled in the playoffs.

Bills took the Fins behind the woodshed... what a good game all around.

Love the three possession lead but the Bills defense has to make a couple more stops and the offense hopefully will get another score.

He probably thought he could throw it away but he didn't have the arm strength.

Noodle arm Tua couldn't get it out the sidelines and it ended up a pick 6.

Your not exactly gonna have a spy on Tua, good coverage and Tua broke the defensive line contain. So a 11 yard scramble was not bad.

Miami gotta take the field goal to give themselves a mental boost going into the half. Bills gotta open the second half to get points to get the lead back up to 17-21.

Bills got 3 points off a turnover we all want a TD every drive but that's not going to happen. Positives to be had and yeah Bass with each kick is hopefully gaining confidence. 43 is not a super long field goal but that has to be the longest field goal he's had in game action since last season? And he nailed it strong easily would have been good from well over 50 too.

Josh with the smart decision to not force something. Bass was complete money on the kick. Got points off the turnover not a TD but something.

Defense forces a second turnover, offense has to cash in. Gotta keep up the pressure Miami.

Cam Lewis was not to blame it was Spector as the announcer mentioned. McD is a good defensive coach I think he's gonna make the needed adjustments to get the guys where they need to be.

These Thursday games are always whacky. No matter what happen gotta take it with a grain of salt.

Miami has a solid offense they are going to move the ball but the Bills are going to have to make redzone stops. Force them to field goals and let Josh build a lead with TD's.

One thing I think McD and the entire coaching staff deserves credit for is that the Bills played complementary football after getting punched in the mouth to start the game. The offense lifted the defense when it needed a physical and mental break (last drive of the half got the defense into half time with a break while a long sustained opening drive gave the defense an extended breather) and then when the offense turned it in its first three and out of the game the defense forced a turnover (After forcing a three and out on the previous drive). When the offense had the ball up 3 with 8.5 minutes left after the special teams let down the Bills offense grinded down the clock to slightly less than two minutes left in the game and extended the lead to 6. The defense then shut the door when the Cards still had plenty of time on the clock and 3 timeouts. While the players deserve the credit for executing the coaches definitely didn't let things spiral out of control when down 14.

Seems like a lot but factoring in the consistent cap spikes that are going to start next season and keep going up as Brown's contract kicks in. So while it is a bit higher than I would have expected I do think if Brown just continues to be an above average starting RT he's going to justify the contract. What I like about this signing is that it keeps the offensive line the same through 2025. The starting 5 is all locked up through 2025 and the group is all fairly young. All starting 5 offensive linemen NEXT season will be 28 years old or younger with the only exception being Dawkins who is the veteran of the group at age 31 next season which while on the older side is not ancient as offensive linemen tend to play well until age 33ish so hopefully Dawkins still has 2-3 more good seasons left after this one. I also do like the bench pieces they assembled. Four young players with potential. SVPG in my opinion was the 3rd best center in the draft and Grable is another rookie who while a late round pick showed potential in pre-season/camp. But the other two spots are occupied by Van Denmark and Alec Anderson who are entering in their second seasons and have looked good when called up mostly in camp/preseason. So with four solid prospects on the bench there's a plan to sustain development should Dawkins decline or injury hit. Gotta like the direction of the offensive line.