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INCOMPLETE. I’ll keep saying it until I’m blue in the face. Anyone who judges the Bills defense right now just doesn’t understand what’s going on. This is a work in progress and they have another month to get guys back and figure it out. In the meantime they’ve given up 50 points in three games and folks are losing their s-h-I-t because it’s not 4-0 enough for them.

[enters room...looks around...] Yep, lotsa old white dudes in here.

Good god, it’s time for me to stay away from this board for a week. Ya’ll are pathetic.

How many times does it need to be repeated that this defense is not yet complete? It’s not just the two suspended DL…it’s also a healthy Ed, getting Hairston into the mix, having Bishop and the rookie DL get more snaps. You can’t just snap your fingers and have all of those pieces come together, which is why it’s frustrating to read the same things from the same people complaining about an incomplete unit. The Bills are fortunate that the offense is so good and their schedule permits them to have some struggles on defense early in the season. If the defense can’t get off the field against good teams in November and December I’ll gladly admit the obvious, but I have more optimistic expectations.

Do folks really not understand what sort of a difference a healthy Oliver and two more DL additions will make for this defense? Were people not encouraged by Babich switching things up on 3rd down and bringing pressure? Did people not witness an amazing read and athletic play by a young safety starting to figure things out? And do fans not understand that with a healthy Josh Allen and James Cook this offense can (and does) score 30+ points per week without batting an eyelash? The Bills won another NFL football game by double digits. I’m sorry for those who lost on the spread. This wasn’t the 14-9 debacle of a win against the NYG a couple of seasons ago, but many seem to be treating it like that.

Hey is this the place for me to come and b-I-t-c-h about the only undefeated team in the AFC and how many problems there are?

There is no question that losing this game helps the Bills playoff chances. It has been proven time and time again.

We don’t deserve him and yet we do, all at the same time. It’s unique to see a player so completely embody a community. Love this guy. Go Bills.

Watching it now. I find I like more of the Euro golfers than the Americans, and these days I’m feeling very little national pride so I’m just rooting for a tight match that is exciting on Sunday. Edit: I do feel some local pride for Chapel Hill product Ben Griffin and hope he has a good tournament.

The worst part was Hapless shutting the thread down before the game. I don’t remember, was there an aftermath?

C’mon, Mitch gets our appreciation for being Josh’s mentor early in his career. That alone earns him the right to “lead the charge.”

That’s actually a pretty clean injury report for W4…too bad it’s four starters, but they can rest and the Bills should be ok.

I posted upthread...Houston and Denver this week.

Herbert’s getting the love because Harbaugh gushes over him like he’s God, and everyone loves a Harbaugh sound bite. No “real” NFL experts put Herbert in Josh’s class.

More on this…over his last 13 games (regular season and playoffs) Josh has accounted for 30 TDs and 1 TO. Mind-blowing stuff.

I hate to say it because I actually like Lamar (and I’m ashamed of myself for referring to him as Lamont in prior years), but he may have the biggest monkey on his back in the league as a QB. He has, for better or worse, established himself as a stats padding, electric QB during the regular season that doesn’t really seem to get it done consistently when it really matters. That has now happened twice in three weeks this season, with what many call the best/deepest roster in the NFL (you know my feelings on that). People rag on Allen for “not winning anything” but he has performed light years ahead of Lamar under the brightest lights (playoffs). What’s more, you just expect Allen to get over the hump at some point and I don’t feel the same way about Lamar. I won’t fear the Ravens if we face them again in the playoffs because I put my chips behind Allen over Lamar every day.

I believe the new minority owner is a chain of small massage parlors in Florida. There’s no report on the terms of payment or if there are any return concessions.

So, obviously not the start many envisioned for the UNC/Belichick experiment, but not completely unexpected either with a 70-player turnaround. I think they'll give him at least 3 years (if he wants to stay that long) so turn things around.

I’ll read the article also, but this is encouraging and goes along with what many of us have said — this is a young defense with injuries/suspensions that is not even close to what it will be later in the season. It’s a blessing that our offense is so damn good we can withstand the growing pains and have a very manageable schedule over the next month.

But do you have the data on the Bills rushing offense by the letters?

I’m suppose there’s some unconscious misogyny slipping in here, but her voice is terribly nasal and irritating to me. Paired with Ross Tucker, who sounds like a moron (although I know he isn’t), this is by far the worst announcer pairing out there. Interesting that a FOX crew is announcing the international game…I guess that’s fallout from Eisen’s move to ESPN because typically those games get he and Warner.

Still one of the most improbable upsets in recent memory, but Minnesota then was nothing like Buffalo now.

How often do you play survivor pools, and how many people are in your pool? If you want to actually win the pool, the correct strategy is to stay away from the “most popular” picks each week and hope that by the time all of the upsets have knocked most entries out, you still have strong selections available. But there are certainly lots of players just picking the biggest spreads each week and “trying to stay alive” — and I hope they are in the pool I’m in! 😉

Houston and Denver. Chargers would be a good pick but they have more future value so worth saving. The problem with your strategy is that you've already burned two of the top four teams in the first four weeks. You're alive, but down the road you'll have a struggle.

Yeah, we'll just have to agree to disagree there. Every once in a while there's a game that really is as much of a mismatch as it appears. I mean...Spencer Rattler. Let that sink in.