RunTheBall

I’ll take it but I wanted 50. Glad McD is smarter than I am and pulled Josh when he did.

These threads rank right up there with the Nickname threads

The game has passed Bill Cowher by. No way he leaves the cush studio job for the Jets sht show. I agree with Coach Tuesday that Miami is going to be more of an issue in the near term. Flores is a solid coach and I really don’t have any problem with how he’s handling Tua. In fact I really don’t want to play Miami twice in a row, I think they could give us a scare. It wouldn’t surprise me if he started Tua next week and then started Fitz against us in the playoffs if we meet. We all know Fitz can have that one game where get gets hot and is nearly unstoppable. The thing that concerns me with Tua is his arm strength. I’m just not seeing it. I don’t think he has the zip to hit tight window throws past 15 yards. This isn’t Alabama where his receivers will have 10 yards of separation and he can just heave a deep ball. Unless Tua develops elite anticipation skills I think his lack of arm strength really limits his ceiling to a game manager type QB and not this elite prospect everyone has been ramming down our throats.

What are you guys basing this Darnold love on? I agree he’s been dealt a horrible hand, but good QBs show something. Darnold has had 3 years and he’s regressed. He’s worse than he was as a rookie. He’s got horrible pocket presence, he’s still a turnover machine, and he doesn’t read the whole field. Once in a while he makes a wow play out of the structure of the offense. That’s it. Hes done. Maybe he could hold a clip board somewhere other than NY but no way does that crap franchise develop him.

Wrong. It doesn’t have to hit the ground to be ruled a fumble.

I’m sorry, but the way the pundits and a fair number of our posters have been all over Tua’s jock this season, he’s fair game and so far he looks like an average rookie QB and way behind Burrows and Hebert. That’s right about where I’d expect him to be but if you are going to be discussed as being a great rookie QB you better look the part and I’ve yet to see anything close (and I’ve watched most of his snaps this season).

Absolutely hilarious seeing Bills fans getting bent out of shape over losing our 6th WR to a waiver claim. Makes me long for the days when we were singing the praises of grabbing the Duke out of Canadian Siberia like he was some sort of answer to our WR woes. How far we’ve come.

BB the coach is probably in the running for GOAT. BB the GM sucks. Pats* problems run a lot deeper than just losing Brady, they have little in the ways of good young talent coming up. Yeah their D will probably be better next year because of the opt-outs coming back but a lot of those guys are in their 30s already and aren’t getting younger. I think the Pats are going to be in that middle-of-the-road limbo for a long time and I love it. Good enough to win 7-9 games because they do have great coaching but lack of good scouting and poor drafting will hold them back.

What do you guys see in Darnold that makes you think he’d be successful someplace else? Your comments about Tannehill are valid - he was not a bad QB before Gase, wasn’t great but wasn’t Darnold bad either. He went to a place that maximized his talents and he’s been having success using play action behind the best running game in the NFL. Good for TN, they recognized what he can do well and are putting Tannehill in a position to succeed. Darnold on the other hand has shown nothing. As bad as a situation he’s been placed in with the Jets, he’s the definition of a bust after 3 years. He had a couple games where he made some Wow plays outside the structure of the offense, that’s it. His pocket presence has regressed, his decision making has regressed, he’s done nothing to decrease his penchant for turnovers and if he wasn’t the #3 overall pick he’d be competing with Rosen for a practice squad spot.

Off topic but Gotta disagree a bit. I’m in my 40s and just got my pro card. Recovery is directly related to nutrition and sleep. Higher reps/light weight can hurt your joints just as much as lower reps/higher weight if your form isn’t good or exercise selection is not right for your body. Not everyone can or needs to squat/deadlift etc. I do agree that avoiding injury as you get older is key as it takes a lot longer to recover from moderate/serious injuries.

Eh Kumerow is JAG. We have a QB now who makes his receivers look good. I like the guy and hope he makes it back to the PS but if he doesn’t no big deal. He’ll have trouble sticking on the roster next year with Hodges getting healthy.

Our injury report is near useless. McDermott as become near Belichickian in his use of the injury list. Unless he rules someone out there is little information to be gained on the players we know have suffered injuries. I don’t put any stock in Williams not practicing. We know he pulled his groin, we have no idea the extent of the injury and won’t until game day. That’s good coaching.

Wentz isn’t going anywhere. He’s broken anyway just like Darnold. Tannehill was never as bad as either of these guys, he just wasn’t in a system or with a coach who designed an offense around his strengths. Andrew Brandt has a great article on why Philly will keep Wentz and basically it’s because its much cheaper for them to keep him instead of moving on. I’m not sold on Hurts anyway. Everyone is ready to anoint these guys like him and Tua all-pros after a few average games. The real test is once DC’s get some tape on the new guys and start designing game plans to take away what they do well. The good QBs adjust over time (you’ve seen that with Allen) and get better, the majority keep trying to force the same things and either halt their progress or if you are Darnold, completely regress.

We haven’t won anything yet but the division. All that ensures is a home playoff game, that’s it. All this talk about setting 15 different records, throwing to a dozen different players getting up by 50 and resting Josh for the second half is a bit premature. It’s a division game. As lopsided as it looks like it should be, that doesn’t mean a thing. We need to come out with a W #1, and healthy #2. Anything more than that is just gravy. Stay humble and hungry

The NE fans who actually know football are very few and far between. I’ve been here for 18 years and these fans are by far the biggest front running, bandwagon fans on the planet. This year the Pats talk has been SILENT. I’m talking almost ZERO discussion at work, in the community, on the news. It’s unbelievable you wouldn’t even know that team exists. They will be the Hartford Patriots again in 5 years. As for Bills fans, there are many of us who need to follow the team mantra of humble and hungry. It’s clear we’ve been starving for a winner for a long time but we are on the edge of being seen as insufferable instead of the die-hards we are. The billboard is kind of pathetic. The Pats owned us for 2 decades and the one year they are bad we are putting up a billboard in their backyard talking about how great we are. Bush league

Which one of them are you

I love hearing what Bruschi, the most over rated LB in NFL history, has to say because it’s always comedy gold. the only reason he’s on there is so the other guys can roll their eyes at his 100% biased takes. There always has to be one idiot on set to make the other analysts look good by comparison and Ted is perfect in that role

I think it’s really interesting how everyone’s fan experience is heavily influenced by when they starting following the Bills. I’ve got about 45 years of serious fandom under my belt, so I’ve seen them when they really sucked, when they got fairly good in the early 80s for a couple years, then they really sucked again for a while, then the euphoria of the Super Bowl years followed by what I feel is the worst era - the 17 years of mediocrity where we became a laughing stock and rightfully disrespected throughout the league. I think that’s why I appreciate this team so much and am willing to give McD and Beane a lot of leeway while they continue to build a contender. My girls are 16 and 13 and have known nothing but crap football for most of their lives. All those years wearing Bills gear in New England while their friends watched the Pats go to Super Bowl after Super Bowl made them die hard Bills fans. To see them learn what it means to follow a team with your heart through thick and thin (the opposite of bandwagon Pats fans) and FINALLY get to enjoy a winning team which embodies the city of Buffalo is worth a tear or two when the drought was broken. As for shedding a tear again, not for a division title. If they win the Super Bowl I will because my parents have been season ticket holders since the AFL days, sat through 4 SB losses and I’d love for them to see one win before their time is up.

Eh, I think it’s a lot less motivating than people give it credit for. Makes for good sound bites and story lines though. I highly doubt Tre is getting worked up over an opposing QB saying (I’m paraphrasing) “Tre is a good CB but if my reads take me there I’m still going to throw it”. What’s he supposed to say? “I’m afraid to throw it Tre’s way”?

God we like grasping at straws. This team doesn’t need bulletin board material. They don’t have trap games. We don’t need a dome. We can play in less than perfect weather. We are better in the third quarter. We have improved running the ball and stopping the run. We can survive without John Brown (yes we are better with him). We have one of the most talented and well coached teams in the league. We don’t need anything other than to stay healthy and execute at the level we are capable of. Doesn’t mean we will win the Super Bowl but we have the team to make a run this season.

That’s your BBFS kicking in. McD’s teams don’t have trap games, they’ve never overlooked anyone. He’s been preaching that from day one and it’s obvious the players have bought in. I mean Tremaine was talking in the locker room after the last game about unfinished business and not getting complacent. Some in the media may think it’s a done deal but I think most fans and the team know there’s work to be done. I have zero fear this team will overlook Denver. Doesn’t mean we will win but a loss won’t be because they were looking ahead. That’s not in their DNA thanks to McD.

Unless I’m misunderstanding you, if the Bills win Saturday they win the Division not just secure a post season slot. I’d like to see them win out but they don’t have to.

Can we please dispense with the “trap game” tripe before every game? This team doesn’t have trap games, its just an expression of Bills fan insecurities. McD has been preaching a game by game approach since day 1 and you can hear the players have bought in totally when they talk. I’m sure there will be games they come out flat like the Titans, it happens to every team. But the reason won’t be because “it was a trap game” and this team was overlooking the one in front of them. It just doesn’t happen with a McD coached team.

Trevor Lawrence is not Andrew Luck. He’s the best of a mediocre QB crop and benefits from having the best college players next to Alabama at almost every position. There is absolutely no guarantee he’s going to be a good pro QB and its silly to talk about him as this can’t miss prospect. I could care less if the Jets draft him because they will likely destroy their next QB too. There are going to be a lot of coaching vacancies this year and just because the Jets might have the #1 pick doesn’t mean good coaching prospects will be flocking to go to that sht show of a franchise.

Why are so many posters still so bent out of shape over Murphy? Who gives a sht if the guy is getting paid to sit on the inactive list? It’s not like we let someone else go just to keep him. McD obviously felt Espeneza wasn’t ready for a starters load and kept Murphy to allow him time to develop and now we are seeing the transition. I never understand why people harp on moves like this. It’s not your money, it made sense at the time, and its good to see Espeneza earn his time instead of being plugged in just because he was a high draft pick. Let it go, Murphy will be gone next year.