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Banged up Bob says Ed looked his gif horse in the mouth and got a sole clap for his insolence.

It might take him that long to get into football shape. He looked like a bowl of mashed potatoes at his PC a couple weeks ago.

Yeah they were.....until the last few drives. And I agree the Bernard extension was dumb. Made no sense. This is not a guy who is likely to start in the NFL for the length of his extension even.......he is almost inevitably going to get hurt enough times from bouncing around in that traffic and then the nose for the ball won't matter because he will become physically limited, IMO. Even if he repeated his historic splash play season from a couple years ago not many teams were going to sign up for a MLB that size with a history of being too banged up late in the season. The Bills weren't going to have to pay him more than they did, IMO so Beane just took a bad risk there like he did when he foolishly extended Eric Wood for 2018 back in summer of 2017 when there was basically ZERO chance he would leave Buffalo for numerous reasons..........and then ended up eating $10M when he failed a physical in January.

Yeah, that was him. Fina was one of those guys who gave off the impression he really didn't like football and did not appreciate the fans one bit. Surprising how many of those guys get out of the league and then decide they want to become analysts and podcasters talking about the game they didn't enjoy for the people they didn't like.

It's crazy that they gave the disinterested Star Lotulelei a 5 year $50M contract to protect the DE-sized Edmunds but are trying to get by with smaller 1 techs with the narrow shouldered, safety-sized Bernard. I greatly prefer what he brings to what Edmunds brought because turnovers and splash plays are so important in the game now. With Poyer and Hyde gone he is really their only guy with a nose for the ball. And LONG gone are the days when the Steelers and Rams met in a SB while being 1-2 in turnovers lost. Those possessions are so critical now. And it's always going to be hard to get him thru a potential 20 game season intact if he isn't clean.

Yeah I was going to edit my post to include that. John Fina said it as well. That may be the case but John Fina in particular was one of the greatest "wasn't my fault" players in Bills history so I'm not inclined to trust his opinions on assignments.

They've been doing these for many years now.

In Houston. Coming off a season where he had more sacks, more tackles and more TFL than Ed Oliver.

Well they played very little football this summer because McBeane were trying to get to opening day healthy. And that's what it looks like when a talented, vengeance-fueled opponent brings it to a team that isn't anywhere near physically prepared for that level of intensity. But late in the game they both came up with big plays recovering a fumble and stopping Zay Flowers for no gain. Unfortunately, the Bills have been the primary offseason fixation of their next two vengeful opponents as well. They don't have the luxury of easing into their schedule. That's why they were playing football at practice yesterday instead of the usual.

I am in the middle on this argument. I think @HappyDays is right that they need a dominant 1 tech if they want to play base nickel with 2 less-than-physical LB's. It was different when they had 250# 1st round pick Tremaine Edmunds, having to sacrifice pass rush to protect that no-play-making SOB was a ridiculous state of affairs. Bernard NEEDS protection. That MF'er is a turnover magnet and you need those kind of players opposite a high powered offense. Bernard also might be their best pass rusher(aside from Ed if he plays like this) and you can't use Bernard on the blitz if you can't control the middle of the LOS. And I do somewhat excuse the LB's and safeties some for being in preseason form because they basically didn't play behind this line in game action until Sunday and the Ravens clearly put a lot of thought into this game plan. The Bills were reacting. Whatever they might have drawn up they weren't able to get to it because Monken beat them to the punch. That said, the huge, untouched run gains by the Ravens weren't appreciably different than getting gashed by a few huge pass plays. So by late in the game the Bills defense was still fresh. Even Ed Oliver only played 35 snaps and it seemed like he was not coming off the field in the second half.

He may be finally reaching his potential. He's been better in his career than some give him credit for but his potential has always been to be a poor man's Aaron Donald. He's never been that. Even in those two big Thanksgiving games he had you couldn't say he was the difference in the game. Sunday night he was. They were hanging on for dear life defensively and those TFL's, the sack and the forced fumble made it just possible for the offense work the body on the Ravens and then turn the tables in the 4th. If that becomes an every week thing he could become that difference maker they've lacked and really elevate the Bills roster a notch. I'm not holding my breath on that until he strings a long stretch of great play together and manages to stay healthy......but I think we are seeing some players reach the intersection of know how and can do. Even Josh Allen looks significantly more in command of the game than a year ago this time.

Basically the Bills offense just exhausted the Ravens defense with small gains and clock control and by the 4th quarter it became exponentially easier for the Bills WR's to get open. IMO the Bills WR corps is still the weakest part of the team. If the offense can roll up nearly 80 offensive plays and 35-40 minutes time of possession every week like they just did against the Ravens the WR have the potential to look a lot better in those last 20 or so plays. I mean, give me the front 7 equivalent to the dominant impact that Josh Allen has for these receivers and Taylor Rapp, Cole Bishop and Damar Hamlin would look like world beaters. They are closer to the norm than the WR corps. That said.....I am bullish on Keon. I've said all along that he has the physical talent to reach Davante Adams level. He went into the offseason needing to show the focus, work ethic and want-to to be great. He seems to be doing that. The next and most important step is exhibiting the intelligence to become a great technician so he doesn't have to be schemed open against quicker/faster CB's. That's the hardest part. And when you have a truly great QB like Coleman has with Allen.........like Adams had with Rodgers.........that can create a ton of momentum. He should be able to see that the full commitment should yield maximum results.

The kicking team was ready after the first timeout. They were all gathered along the sideline ready to go on. Didn't help Deone Walker much as he blew his blocking assignment on the kick.......but they were ready. I would think he won't be on that team next week after giving Hamilton a free run at that kick.

I have nothing against stay-at-home-fans like yourself but like McDermott says.........know your role. You have no business talking sh!t about the fans who pay the Bills while you are farting into your couch in California on game days. Lead, follow or shaddup.

Just in general, you should learn to say less about fans. Complaining about the people who have made it possible for Buffalo to have Bills seems to be a habit with you.