Rocky Landing

I think it's less about the high point guy we're missing, and more about the YAC guy. And I don't think that's a question of speed, or highpoint. Right now, the best receiver we have in terms of running through a crowd is probably Singletary. I was wondering during the Chiefs game how many of Mahomes passing yards on the season were gained after the ball was in his receivers hands. Having guys like Smith-Schuster, Watson, and Kelce will put a lot of extra yards on the QBs stat line. Other than Knox, we really don't have a bruiser WR like that. Hodgins does have a great catch radius. But, with Allen throwing the ball, does catch radius becomes less of an important attribute to YAC? I feel like Claypool might offer something we're missing in those terms.

Not the Pats*. I want them to be sitting at home crying into their Sam Adams come playoff time.

This is a little nit-picky, but did anyone else notice that during the telecast there was some woman in the crowd, very unfortunately near one of the on-field microphones, who was doing that really racist, Indian woo-woo-woo-woo thing, in a really high-pitched voice? Throughout the entire game! Once I started hearing it, I couldn't stop hearing it. It was making my ears ring. I can't imagine how annoying it must have been to be within twenty seats of this woman.

He is a piece of work. The internet does have a way of magnifying some people's personality disorders. There are people who really get off on making people upset, or angry, and in this instance, he's throwing his net as wide as he can, trying to catch as many negative reactions as he can.

What's also crazy is that if we hadn't pulled off this win, they'd be #1!

Brown was really good in the run.

And by the way... current standings in the AFCE: Bills 5-1 Jets 4-2 Dolphins 3-3 Patriots* 3-3 That looks about right to me.

There's going to be a lot of hot takes after this game. But the bottom line is: They got it done. GO BILLS!

If only they could win the close games...

Most of my fingers are bleeding...

Moss inactive. Is Cook going to cook?

What now?

Man Breece Hall is the real seal. And the Jets know how to run a screen. I'm impressed with some of their blocking.

I don't mean "rookie with potential" that as a compliment. He's not a rookie. But, he does have an arm. That's my point.

Rodgers is really struggling.

Zack Wilson looking like a rookie with potential. He has ability-- but lots of stupid rookie mistakes, and poor situational awareness.

Good offense? I certainly didn't say that! I think there was a lot of hay made over the pre-season about how they were "installing a new offense," and its implementation was the reason Jones was struggling. But I don't think it's a different offense-- it's the same offense, minus a certain percentage of QB protection, and the play calling of Josh McDaniels. There are no new "wrinkles" here. Patricia, and/or Judge (or whoever the hell is in charge of that offense) didn't come into Foxboro with some innovative, or complicated offensive scheme. They just picked up wherever they figured McDaniels left off, and Mac & Cheese is expected to read defenses, and adjust at the LOS-- a task he is not up to.

Zach Wilson, who was drafted into an utterly horrendous situation, is ascending. If you watched Justin Fields the other night, with the poor O-line, and Chicago's poor receivers, he is ascending. Trey Lance showed clear promise before going down with injury. All of those QBs were given more responsibility than Mac & Cheese. He started off his career with the equivalent of a high school playbook, and was only allowed to take more control incrementally. He endured possibly the most embarrassing win over the Bills when he was trusted to throw the ball three times in the entire game. But, Mac is also not ascending-- he's dropping like a rock. Upon being given the full reins of an NFL offense in his second year, he has floundered. He is quite possibly being surpassed by Zappe. And in my honest opinion, when Mac Jones utterly panicked, hopping on one foot towards the sideline with an ankle sprain, he acted out his own epitaph. I do not believe he is fit for the NFL.

DOWN IN FRONT!

I don't agree with this. Neither does Joe Buscaglia. He had Brown with the highest grade on the O-line vs the Steelers with a B+. https://theathletic.com/3683801/2022/10/12/bills-all-22-film-review-steelers/ Quote: "Brown looks more like the highly effective player the Bills put into their starting lineup in his first four starts than the struggling player who made up the rest of his rookie year. That Miami game was Brown’s worst this season when he allowed multiple pressures in the two drives leading to sitting out the rest of the game [due to heat illness], but that has been the early anomaly to his year. It’s still early, and Brown needs to keep it going, but the Bills are likely feeling cautiously optimistic they found a long-term answer at right tackle."

Sometimes this site will double a post. I corrected it immediately after I posted it. I'm surprised how quickly you responded.

Isaiah McKenzie is one of the most versatile players on offense. Wide receivers are also expected to block downfield, and yes all 173 pounds of McKenzie is good at it. Not really the point of my post, though. What strikes me as shallow is the lengths people are going to downplay the value that McKenzie has to this team because of an infatuation with Shakir, who did have three terrific receptions against an opponent that we nearly shut out 38-3; "... the WR equivalent of Zack Moss..." Yes, that is shallow.

Zack Moss is one of the best RBs in pass pro in the league. That makes him especially valuable in a spread offense, and in many situations as a check down option. Lil' Dirty (get it right) is also an exceptional blocker, and is valuable not just in the slot, but for his athleticism on WR screens, gadget plays, and out of the backfield. Shakir is also clearly a versatile player, and will likely get plenty of snaps, whether he is named the starter, or not. I don't personally have a bead on Shakir's ability blocking, but I don't believe he has been too clearly tested in that regard. My inclination is to trust McD, Dorsey, and Allen (who is clearly given a lot of influence over play calls) over your frankly shallow take.

if you say so...

Obviously, as has been stated, GPS wouldn't work, as it isn't accurate enough. But, the technology is clearly there. The motion capture technology that we use in the motion picture industry is accurate to within a millimeter on stages as large as a football field. Also, the AI technology is certainly there to replace much of the officiating, and implanting a chip in John Hussey's brain would clear up a lot of bad calls.