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The ankle though. I think you pointed out last night though that the Bills would still in zone way longer than they should. Maybe McD needs to back off his love for zone against some of these smarter QBs in the league. I for one am getting sick of these long drives against our defense that are still ending up in points and keeping Josh off the field. By the time Josh gets the ball, he’s got to be thinking don’t screw this up, bc I might not get the ball again!

I’d like to see some vintage Power I next game. That’d be cool.

I think their entire defensive backfield is an interesting subject. Micah’s in the last year of his deal, which I’d be surprised if they can and choose to re-sign because of age/salary cap. Dane also in last year of deal. With the trade for Douglas, if somehow Tre gets close to form (a big IF), maybe Benford moves to FS. Elam’s development is also a wild card. Meanwhile, Poyer’s diminishing speed is concerning, so not sure what we should hope to see happen in the SS role. No one on the team impresses me as the potential Poyer successor, but I’m not sure he’s got another season in him.

Is that how you get by as a Dolphins fan?

I’m skeptical if Tre will be able to come back from the Achilles injury, although this regime seems to be about as loyal as they can be to guys who work hard and are seen as leaders within the team. I’ll be surprised if this regime releases him, before giving him that shot at a return. But, I don’t think it’d be unreasonable for them to use the potential release as a bargaining chip to work out a more reasonable deal for both sides.

Searching for some hope today 😂

Before they just cut Tre outright, I think they discuss a restructuring to a level that would be more in line with his new market coming off injury, With Knox, I think they consider his value in more than just being a pass catching TE, but his blocking ability too. As for Von, depends his level of play by end of the season. But they’re kind of screwed there no matter what.

Given morale is rightfully low today, I just wanted to bump this video from a couple years back. Team had just lost to NE in Primetime at home, was 7-6, and staring at not winning division or making playoffs. NE broadcasters were talking a bunch of smack, saying stick a fork in this team, and then this team found its identity and looked like one of the best teams in the league for several weeks in a row. My point is with Josh Allen and some of the talent still around him, we might feel a whole lot different about this team one month from now versus today. Whether that happens or not, I always enjoy revisiting this video and the smugness of these guys being proven totally wrong.

Bold prediction: Once Linval Joseph is on the field more and Douglas is in at CB full-time, the rest of our DL will look way better. This defense has been reeling from the injuries, AND playing against an elite QB like Burrow did not help. Hosting Russell Wilson on MNF and then Zach Wilson seem like a great get-right spots for this D-line.

If we can’t beat the likes of the Eagles or Chiefs in a few weeks, well then we’re just pretenders anyway. But it ain’t over yet.

I’d be curious to see how he ranks on per snap basis, versus the likes of Peterman and other NFL junkies that have essentially worked their way out of enough playing time to lead in a stat like this.

@Italian Bills - Is it too much to ask you to wave your magic wand again, and predict that we will win the rest of our games this season? There is so much doom and gloom today, this fanbase needs some hope and something to rally around.

Collinsworth was adamant about the tripping call too, which would have at least put us in FG position and stopped the clock.

When is anyone going to mention Playoff Lenny? Guy is going to be Josh’s best friend in that backfield.

Have you ever watched Dawson Knox try to catch a football?

Even with a tough schedule down the stretch, if we can’t make a run with that tough schedule, well then how were we ever going to make a run in the playoffs? So let’s start with a regular season run now.

I heard it’s because his breath smells.

You know the refs are bad when you find yourself actually agreeing with Cris Collinsworth all evening. I feel like hell has frozen over.

Well Kincaid also fumbled at the ten and we got screwed on at least a few calls by the refs. So I’d argue it truly was a close game.

So much for a hopeful future 😝. Man, that was probably our toughest game all regular season. We’re 5-4 now, and time will tell, but I think we’re gonna make a run still.

For everyone saying the Bills are done, we just lost by less than a TD to one of the other top AFC teams in their place on a Sunday night. Their crowd was as loud as any I can remember for an opposing team. Sucks to be 5-4, but don’t count this team out yet. We win the next two (DEN & NYJ), who cares about Philly, and then beat KC out of the bye, we will be at worst 8-5, feeling good and ready for our stretch run. We were 7-6 just two years ago, ended up winning the division and were only 13 seconds from hosting the AFC Championship. Anyone throwing in the towel already can get lost!

I like your confidence in starting this thread. Will you still be around here, even though the window is closed?

Lol, well we need to bring the Punt God back in that case.