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40-0 is nuts...explosion is warranted. Still, at 4-3 it is weird to see those comments..."winning" team and coach visiciously attacking players. Bottom line, the Dolphins are terrible and luckily we don't have to play them until December...then we get 2 games and they'll likely be melted down by then. Good news if we can somehow keep it together (which is highly questionable).

None off these guys were any good. It is good he got rid of them all.

Tyrod is a solid game manager. He will never be more than that, and b/c he makes so few mistakes, never less.

So, Mr. Quarterback, can you please explain to me what you saw in the defense on this play? https://i.imgur.com/PlhTN4G.png https://i.imgur.com/PlhTN4G.png

The part most likely to change will be us

We don't look particularly impressive right now, Pats and Dolphins both look like tough teams for us.

Whaley left a better team than he inherited and IMO deserves credit for brining us from bad to average. He never got a QB and aparently didn't do great with the coaches but his era was better than any other GM we've had....it will take some time before I truly believe the new FO is any better. That said, I hope they are b/c we do need to take it to the next level.

Load up the big boys and run the crap out of the ball. Please.

That's a bit over the top, but even assuming it's somewhat close to true, why the hell would we trade him?

I hontestly think people are less interested: 1. "Political" garbage obviously doesn't help 2. Penalties suck 3. Commercials and other breaks are way out of hand 4. Lack of good QB play is hurting the game 5. I think "casual" fans are slowly getting over fantasy (at least in terms of it increasing game watching) Makes sense. You sit there and watch a bunch of commercials, penalties ruin about half of the drives most teams get going, there are commercial breaks constantly, and on top if it this kneeing thing is not popular.

NFL has great parity throughout the season. By the end it's the healthiest team with a good QB usually...

There's no reason we need to run an offense that doesn't work with our personnel this season. We should be running more option and more downhill stuff. Stretch plays to the outside for a loss of 2 have nothing to do with having a good offense in 2 years.

collegiate spread principles are obviously great .... there is no reason not run them unless you can bully the other team ... obviously ... in a competitive free agent landscape you can't count on always being the bully... ...oh and I guess if you have Tom Brady you don't need it...but again...not too reliable of a strategy (to just always have Tom Brady)

I like a drink as much as the next man, and the next man is Mel Gibson. -Ricky Gervais introducing Mel Gibson at the Golden Globes

5 losing seasons for a ring? Maybe. 5 losing seasons for a 10 win playoff blowout? Probably now. The streak consumes Bills fans...but breaking the streak buys not time...not like a SB ring would. Nothing going on has any bearing on our situation, we aren't winning the SB and we aren't stopping the tear down.

1. What do we expect this year? Our floor is probably 6 wins, our ceiling probably 11. We're likely to end up between 7 and 9 wins and miss the playoffs. If we make it, we aren't going anywhere. 2. Offense? The reason we definitely aren't going anywhere is b/c our offense needs a complete and immediate rebuild. QB, WR, OL, all need serious help (and for this year now we have what looks like a serious Clay injury). Plus, medium-term, the only RB worth a damn is old. We're looking at 7ish positions that need replacement in the immediate future. If we were forecasting 2 years from now you would expect at least 2 of our top 3 WRs to be guys not on the roster, the starting QB to be a QB not on the roster, our starting RB to be a guy not on the roster, and 3 OLmen to be guys not on the roster. 3. Defense? Our defense is, once again, a pleasure to watch--but slightly overrated in my judgment. The DL is hot and cold, the LBs are weakish, and the secondary has no depth. We're good here for now, and it is a great look for coaches, but a few "back to earth" games are coming eventually. Plus, they're old...the oldest defense in the league (so I've heard...have not verified but we all know they're pretty old). Forecasting 2 years from now...you're looking at 2 new DTs, all new LBs, and depth sprinkled in throughout. 4. Realistic situational analysis: We're not going anywhere this year, and we're not going anywhere until we replace ~13 starters. Tyrod is gone, period. I actually kind of like Tyrod and think he's about average, but he won't work here if for no other reason than timing in terms of his skills, age, and our organizational development. Shady is too old to be apart of whatever our (best case scenario) near-future winning team will be...same is true of other old guys (including Incognito). Obviously, Dareus won't be apart of that either. So what should we do? Well, right now we're 3-2. If the playoffs started now we would be the #2 seed. Therefore, for now, of course we can't do anything other than hope and pray the offense somehow gets better and we get lucky enough to win 10 games. We owe ourselves a shot to see what happens. But, if we drop a few (just a few) and continue to look terrible on offense...we need to bench Tyrod quick and let the rookie take some snaps. If that doesn't look like some miracle answer for us this year (which of course it won't), we need to try to trade some our of our old guys for willing takers before the deadline this year (Tyrod, Shady, Kyle Williams, Dareus, Alexander, Incognito, etc.). It really doesn't even matter if we end up getting 6th/7th round picks for some of these guys. Hell, Dareus should probably be cut for nothing so we can eat whatever the fallout is as soon as possible. Long story short, we need our "tank" leash to be super, super short. No matter what, even if we can make the playoffs somehow this year, we need a total overhaul. We do not have the foundation we need in place to build right now...and messing around is ok so long as we may be able to eek out a streak break is fine...but other than that...whatever we started doing this offseason needs to continue. Keep tearing down. Keep starting young guys, switching up depth chart, and test random stuff. Get rid of guys that can't work medium-long term now...even if it nets only late round draft picks. Keep tearing it down...and don't be afraid to do so if we're 5-5. Unless we stay on track to be at the actual top...tear it down.

That's a hell of a way to put into perspective how long and hard the upcoming fall will be.

That hit was obviously dirty

btw Zay Jones is a bust...time to admit this guy is not likely to get good...he'll be lucky to end up a Goodwin-level player when its all said and done

We have no weapons in the passing game, Tyrod sucks, and we can't run the ball. /season

Good for him he's grown out of it...not good for Buffalo and sucks he's gone but it's easy enough to understand. Everyone put a lot of pressure on him to be great and you literally have no chance if you aren't getting the ball...and we aren't exactly a great passing team anyway. He needed to live up to that draft cost and expectations and grow/learn and he was haggered by injury and getting way less opportunities than say...Odell...even when healthy. At least he can acknowledge that he didn't handle it great. I can acknowledge I get what he was probably feeling.

Rain favors the offense so I don't particularly see it helping us. Makes it harder to drive on the ball or pop off the DLline...offense knows where they are going and OL benefit when defenders can't cut/explode as easily.

The secondary is the most shocking. I figured our front 4 would be good in a simplified 4-3 and our backers would be ok...but the all new look in the backfield has been completely surprising and the highlight of the year so far. Great coaching and management to get these guys in here, prepared, and playing awesome.

IMO this isn't the year we make the break through (even if we might make a wildcard), but we are building up strong with talented, young, cheap players that are buying in and fitting to the culture/scheme. If we are doing fine in spots without Glenn (which we are) we should go ahead and move him if we can get at least a 2 for him. It'll save money and further stack our ridiculous draft for next year. I would also move him for a good young WR if that was possible. Now if we end up with a 4th it would be disaster. Generally speaking, I think we "cut smart" and accumulate money and picks...our 3-1 record is nice but it doesn't change who we are/where we are/what we are doing. We are rebuilding. We do need a new QB, at least 2 new WRs, new DTs, and new LBs. We can grab Oline depth as well.

Everyone on planet earth knows EJ's weaknesses. He can't really run, can't throw accurately, and doesn't get rid of the ball. These are obvious to all.