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Could also be a combination of the 2. There's good reason to bring him along slowly. We also know we're not immune from mishandling players & game situations & new stadiums & just about anything. For me, i've seen enough thats positive out of Devin's game & Cook's that we need to see more of a commitment to both. Singletary doesnt need to be brought along slowly, whats the excuse for him? Is a 4.4 ypc average just not good enough to cut it in the NFL?

I'm not saying i disagree bcuz we know how good a player Tre is. But we've literally replaced his play with 2 rookie cb's in week 1, so we evidently can replace him & still be okay

Ah so you think our coaching staff is great at making adjustments then & theres nothing to improve? Well i admire your perception of things. To me correlation is not causation. We have countless examples discussed in these forums from the past couple seasons where we're not switching things up. We have glaring examples from just the past couple games... today even. If u cant see that then i dont know what to tell you either lol. The saving grace is we have a superstar QB & playmakers who can usually make enough plays to get a win, on both sides of the ball. But when defenses shut down Josh & u dont adjust thats an issue. If you're playing a 2nd year JETS QB coming off a meltdown vs the Pats, who isnt very threatening as a passer, perhaps you shouldnt be playing nickel all day, especially on critical drives when theyve ran 8 times in a row & you're having trouble stopping it. That seems like a good time to change it up just a little no? Statistically our defense is great. But if you had 1 play where you needed your defense to step up & make a stop, would you pick ours as that defense? Last year obviously that was a no. Von Miller changed that equation a bit. Not today tho.... we just couldnt stop the run & didnt seem overly concerned about adjusting to do so either.

I understand our philosophy & its successful when executed well. I'm more concerned about the lack of in-game adjustments. We're slow to adjust game in/game out & its a bit of a headscratcher, and on both sides of the ball. I'd think that the best coaches constantly adapt to the changing environment, not only to the plays themselves on the field but to the players as well. Much has been said about Sean McVay & his halftime adjustments. Our coaches are constantly panned as being some of the best too. They deserve a lot of credit, but a lot of criticism as well. Its time to see some of that top tier coaching & not just rely on Josh pulling the W out of his arse every week. Dude cant do it alone

wondering the same thing

From Josh's very first throw i thought maybe he was nervous or over-excited about playing vs 1 of his childhood idols in Rodgers. We've seen it before from him, where he's so amped up to play that it takes a series or 2 for him to settle down & collect himself (for lack of a better word). I'm not gonna presume i know anything about what Josh's issues were last night. I really want to watch the All-21. But the bar he's set for QB play has been set so high, anything less than 300 3tds feels like an off performance. It was still a solid game by anyones standards & we got the dub. I'm good with that

their inability to improve their offensive line play & not only protect Burrow but also open up running lanes for Mixon has been an issue from an outsider like myself. It has improved as the season has gone on, (they're not giving up 6-7 sacks anymore). But its almost as if Cinci treats Burrow like he's a Josh Allen & can do everything himself. Boyd's been dinged up a bit, Higgins & now Chase too. Cinci can't really afford for any of these 3 to miss time. If they find a way to get Mixon rolling that'll help them out immensely

i'll do what i do every week, stream the game over the internet if anyone needs any help in this regard pm me GO BILLS

On paper or in the Madden video game, CMC or Saquon make a ton of sense. But in the real world i can't see making a commitment to 2 oft-injured RB's in a blockbuster trade, mortgaging high draft picks on them before the trade deadline. I just dont think its the answer here. We havent even made a commitment to run with the rb's we have now when its been successful. I'd rather spend the draft capital on shoring up our oline & drafting a rb on a cost controlled deal who can be the guy going forward.

right now we have Shakir, we're fine right now. But it'd be wise to look ahead for more depth in case God's forbid any more injuries strike.

i know, down the road

Sucks for Crowder but its an opportunity for someone else. OBJ realistically in play potentially now?

I actually think the ball control was designed to help out the defense from being on the field too long. As being down 5 starters & in a worse off position than the offense, all of us going into the game figured it'd be the defense that would be in trouble. So it appeared to my crowd of people watching the game that we were smart to do that. And it would've worked had Josh & the gang just executed the plays they ordinarily would make. Not directing this at you or even about this topic, but after a tough loss almost everyone over reacts to everything. Josh doesnt fumble so close to the end zone. Gabe catches his TD, McKenzie catches his, Bass makes his fg, put another play here too if u want, point is any one of those we execute & we're all singing a different tune. GO BILLS

Close games are always tough. Especially when Josh misses a TD to McKenzie he usually makes 10/10 times, or any of the other plays that couldve impacted this game. Fact is we played a good team on a short week with half our starting defense out & with dealing with the heat & officiating & injuries, we still can say we shouldve won this game. I mentioned this to a friend earlier how it feels like it takes something dramatic to beat us. Whether it be those 13 seconds or a game like today. We are an extremely difficult team to play against & Miami had the football Gods in their favor today & we barely lost a close one on the road at the end. Not gonna overreact to this one. It wouldve been easy for our team to pack it in & make excuses, but they fought til the end, til the point of exhaustion. Hard loss to take but i appreciate the effort & heart from our guys today.,

From what i've heard, after last week's game ended players started getting IV treatments to prepare. The team brought down airconditioned benches i heard too mentioned during the game. Idk how much else we could've done. The heat is hot, its just like that lol. Thankfully there wont be many more games the heat is an issue.

Josh would stiff arm Chucky in the face & toss him to the ground like the old man he is today. I dont care how much kung fu he knew back in the day, Josh would wreck him agree 100%

Only thing that can beat us at this point is ourselves imho. And with that i mean injuries or just turnovers & penalties & undisciplined play. Something i wouldnt really expect from the group of guys we have & coaching staff. This Title is OURS!!! Really trying to temper my excitement though but why should I have to? Lets enjoy the ride because it appears this team is special

if we lose the coin toss i want to see us do an onsides kick to start the game. If we get the 1st possession i want to see a flea flicker & bomb to anyone... im not greedy

they're just not ready for any loud music by female artists. I hope it doesnt become an issue.

When's the last time we had a bonafide premiere talent on the edge? Mario WIlliams? Bruce? Its gonna be something else watching our front 4 wreak havoc on olines. Cant wait to see how it affects the rest of our D

Martin or Kern, get er done. We'll get 1 of those 2 im sure. Good to see there was really nothing to worry about. Still some upgrades from Haack available

Cant really imagine why a bunch of alpha males playing a violent sport wouldnt be listening to Taylor Swift, i mean cmon

anyone who does fantasy football knows how poorly Kenny G's career has gone in recent times. IF we wanted to pick up a wr, wouldnt OBJ be cheaper from an asset & cost perspective? And with a better pedigree of work, without the injury concern & high price tag? Never against trying to make the roster better but dont think KG is the one for us imho

Beane once got the 1st pick of the 3rd round for Tyrod Taylor... Tyrod Taylor haha Ford & AJ & Crowder should net us a couple 2nd's easy i know it wont be easy but he once got a 3rd for Tyrod.... In Beane i trust!

5 pages & i dont think this has been mentioned yet (surprisingly) but it looks like the package hit Josh's package too, adding insult to near injury lol Fans seriously need to check themselves & not act like idiots. Josh's balls are precious