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I think I am going to take Buffalo -9.5 this week. But will likely wait to see a more definitive injury report and add in some parlays for some spice.

Im taking Buffalo at -9.5 this week.

That’s the conclusion I came to after the Dolphins game. Lost by 2 in some super weird weather and down 12 starters on the road. Nothing matters other than being 100% or as close as we can come to it in January/February.

I think Heineke and Tyrod are both tweeners between being a low end starter and good back up. Heineke had a great season stepping in off the bench last year. Both are also pretty mobile and keeps a little bit of that wrinkle in the offense. I would feel OK with both those guys coming in for a 5 game stretch and being able to hand the reigns back over to Josh at 3-2. Honestly, I forgot Keenum existed when I was thinking about QB2 in Buffalo which isn't a great endorsement. He would have likely been 6-7 had I put together a QB2 wish list. That is still pretty good in terms of backup QB's, but not what I was hoping for.

I believe that in a jump ball scenario the league rules in favor of the offense. That is just people complaining without knowing the rules. https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/completing-a-catch/#:~:text=If a pass is caught,opponent subsequently gains joint control.

So at first I rolled my eyes at this because of the size of his contract going forward. If the reports are true that he only has $1M guarenteed on the remainder of his contract, this is an easy trade to make. I would generally prefer Barkley, but have no interest in his new contract.

I mean....isn't there a world where he misses the entire year now with the knee surgery popping up? Is the expectation they go 1-16 if that happens? Why not figure out what you have in Pickens, let your best player get to 100% for next season. I don't see the value in getting him back this year for what might be just a few weeks. They won't lose 16 games and if Pickens isn't the guy you want to know ASAP.

Home field doesn’t get 3 points anymore. It’s right around 1.5 depending on the match up. This is basically a pick ‘em game.

Tyrod and Heineke were my two offseason QB2 hopefuls.

I said today might be a good day to take Pittsburgh to cover….

Good for Pickett getting in there after taking a brutal but legal shot to the knee. I can’t believe Pittsburgh had their rookie QB throw 50 times against the best defense in the league on his first outing.

I feel like the recipe for success does not involve your rookie QB throwing the ball 50+ times against the best defense in the league on his very first outing.

Phew, not the only one…

I hav no problem with Buffalo going OL at 32.

I think Poyer being so incredibly lights out plus Hyde’s serious neck injury mean they re-sign Poyer so that they can keep the focus on OL this draft.

There generally agree with this. I do think the Bills have a plan of going IOL early and often in the 2023 draft. For whatever reason we just seem to not be able to get it right the way we have been other position groups. I think part of that is McBeane and part is Daboll. Kudos to KD for upgrading to Kromer.

I think the best way to make is to change formula for scheduling. Play everybody in your division 3 times. That ensures everybody in Europe is home half the season.

The amount of double teams Jerry Hughes receives in his career is impressive. Can somebody smarter than me explain how Von isn’t the top of your third list? I read it as him having the highest win rate in the league.

Agreed on Davis. Shakir can play inside and out, this might be a good opportunity to spell Davis a bit early so he’s available/fresh if needed late in the game if needed. But McKenzie makes it interesting as well. Part of the value add for Cook was he could line up in the slot. I would like to see him get some more opportunities there this week. This is a relatively low pressure game that could help him find a stride possibly.

I’m in Europe for work at the moment so missed this one. But god am I glad I am here for the comments. Seems like Russ is so busy cooking he’s having trouble playing football.

I agree until the second paragraph. Austin, a vet can get away with asking to leave. Although I think his career is probably over or super close to it. But Hodgins has spent two years injured and the Bills have kept him around. I’m pretty high on Isaiah, but two years on IR then demanding a release from the PS is likely career suicide. Not to mention, if he can show anything in Buffalo it likely opens a lot of opportunities down the road.

I think he’s toast and was likely going to be released shortly so retired to save some safe. I don’t think he had a million offers this offseason like he tweeted. He ended up on a banged up TB teams PS and had zero production. He was an integral part of righting the ship, but unfortunately the writing was on the wall for him.

Right, my first thought was “what an idiot” and also an “a-hole”. Part of me feels for the guy though. He’s about to lose his entire family because he just can’t quit. It’s messed up.

At one point were down 13 starters….That’s over half a football team.

Meh, and I’m not undervaluing the Chiefs. Im generally a bit of a Debbie downer in the Bills, but it took 110 degree field temps and a comedy of errors/injuries for the Bills to lose by 2 in Miami. There’s nothing about this Bills team that leads me to believe they can’t beat anybody anywhere.