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I think Micah Hyde off the couch would surprise a lot of people. His injury is risky, but it has a minimal impact on his athletic ability. And he is experienced enough that he can play instinctively without much warmup. It's like riding a bike for him, and he has been resting for a whole year. If he has truly been maintaining his fitness at a high level, I think he could also play at a high level. Better than Kareem Jackson, I think.

Now we just need Butker to kick a 47-yarder wide right on Sunday.

Von may not have his best fastball anymore, but he's still a blue chip player in my book. Even at 35, he has more physical ability than 75% of his peers, is one of the smartest guys in the league, and brings a first-ballot resume worth of experience to every snap he plays. Milano was a 'Definite' at his peak - hopefully he can get back there on Sunday. Brown is much better than 'Maybe'. If we're strictly talking about skill and ability to play the game, and not about stats; then I feel that most of the guys on the OP's list qualify. There is a ton of talent and football IQ on the Bills roster right now. Also a lot of 'complete' players - WRs who block well, RBs who can catch, OL who can pull, etc.

I'm hoping Joe B doesn't want any of the available HC jobs - which is not an unreasonable outcome, given the state of the teams with jobs up for grabs.

What is Darnold doing in the mix? He didn't come back from injury or anything else, he just finally stopped sucking.

The Bills offense has become very conservative, no doubt. It seems to me like they have had a big epiphany about what it takes to actually WIN the games, and more often than not, that does not involve throwing the deep ball. It's more about eating clock and moving the chains. Throwing to a wideout is pretty far down the list of priorities when you have excellent run blocking, Josh Allen's legs, a stacked RB room, a clutch slot receiver, and two very good receiving TEs. Why risk throwing deep when you have so many reliable pathways to gaining 5-10 yards?

I feel bad for Ravens fans until I remember that they have two Super Bowl championships to look back on, both in the past 25 years no less.

You know, it's about time the refs started giving soft calls to the Bills. They have displaced the Chiefs as the team that everyone wants to see in the Superbowl, and Josh Allen has become the guy who can do no wrong. What does it take to get some favoritism around here? That said, Josh has a well established history of flopping and diving - don't tell me I'm wrong. That doesn't help the cause.

The D stood tall when they had to. They had a monster goal line stand and stopped two 2-point conversion attempts. That's 3 trips inside the 5 for Balto where they couldn't get in, despite having Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson on their roster. They made Henry look average, They kept Lamar's legs largely in check, they forced three turnovers (which are are much better than punts, thank you very much), and they did this all without committing a single penalty. Yeah, there were times when the deep coverage was blown and/or Lamar had a luxurious pocket, but those are things that happen with the most mobile quarterback in NFL history running around back there. Extending the play ALWAYS favors the offense. This is perhaps the one thing, more than anything else, that has allowed both the Ravens and the Bills to rise above the rest of the NFL. Anyway, it was a total team victory with the O scoring enough to have won 9/10 of the playoff games played so far, and the D making huge plays. I think the D made more of an impact, though, and it's sweet because they were supposed to get flogged by the big, bad Ravens.

I was worried about the Rams #1 and the Lions a distant #2. So, whew. I know the Eagles have a great team, but something about Jalen Hurts just makes me feel like he doesn't have 'it'. Washington should be the team we want to face, but suddenly they scare the crap out of me. I know almost nothing about them, except that they are playing with house money and heating up at just the right time. And we all know what happened last time the Bills faced a one-hit-wonder team from DC in the big game...

Was it really that bad? It hit the guy right in the numbers. That's not Lamar's fault. Or the phantom holding call on Dawkins that cost the Bills real points.

The better team won yesterday. The Bills scored 27 points on offense - enough to have won 9 out of the 10 playoff games played so far. They held King Henry in check. They forced two turnovers and cashed on another that was a dumb mistake by Lamar. The Ravens had plenty of opportunities, and they didn't get it done. Everyone thought the Ravens would push the Bills around, and they didn't let it happen. Suck it, everyone.

Also, didn't Josh get banged up right before that? I thought that they might have been protecting him at the time.

I have felt confident in the Bills vs. the Chiefs for a while now. They have beaten them enough, in Arrowhead no less. And this is arguably the worst version of the Chiefs they have faced in a while.

I think it's time for people to stop treating Damar like he's just lucky to be here, and recognize that he is actually a legit starter and a really good player.