Rocky Landing

I think the best explanation for it is that he missed.

Marshal Lynch after he left Buffalo. Didn’t much like him when he was a Bill, tho…

McDaniel's "genius innovative system" didn't change the game of football any more that Clif Kingsbury's Air Raid system did, when the Cardinals brought him over with the drafting of Murray. McDaniel was exposed by midseason last year, and they've done nothing to change, or adapt their identity. I've also lost a lot of respect for McDaniel as a coach, and a teammate for the way the Fish have handled Tua. (Chris Grier, also.) They've known as well as anybody Tua's risk of concussion, and yet allowed their already crappy O-line to take a step backwards over the offseason. Their negligence is disgusting. I know that Tua's latest injury was not a direct result of having no O-line, but a moderate hit to a 190lb safety causing that fencing response really highlights how irresponsible it is for the Fish to have so little protection for Tua in the trenches. Designing a system where Tua gets rid of the ball as fast as possible is not an adequate substitute for a competent O-line. I very much hope there is an injury settlement being negotiated behind the scenes, or Tua's brain is going to end up a bowl of mashed potatoes.

IDK, bears fans have suffered long and hard. It'd be nice for them to have some hope.

Seahawks up on the Patriots*. I gotta say, though-- the Pats* don't look like a dumpster fire.

Sam Darnold to Justin Jefferson!

Watching the Chargers @ Carolina game. Bryce Young looks like a shrimp out there. Jim Harbough looks like an old guy on meds.

That fan base is collectively losing their minds.

Turned out it was a fake Shefter account.

Loved seeing all those empty seats in the third quarter. Loved seeing an adjusted offensive game plan from week one. Would have liked to see some more of Coleman, but shifting focus to different receivers from one week to the next is what's going to make this offense effective. Loved that the same can be said for the defense, albeit more out of necessity. On offense, and defense, McD and co. adjusted to their players' strengths, and their opponents' strengths/weaknesses. Some of the best coaching I can remember seeing from this crew. They have not reached their ceiling. Loved seeing Ingram ascend so decisively. Loved watching Shakir. He's consistently exciting to watch, and has become one of my favorite players. Loved being wrong on several players, including Cam Lewis, Von Miller, Baylon Spector, and David Edwards. (Wish I could be wrong on Tyler Bass...) HATED seeing what happened to Tua. I also learned that I despise Mike McDaniel, and Chris Grier. It is disgusting how they have handled Tua. Developing a scheme in which Tua gets the ball out of his hands as fast as humanly possible is not a responsible alternative to providing a concussion-prone QB with a competent O-line. But, that's what they did-- completely ignored an already crappy O-line that had clearly become worse in the offseason. And the way they handled his injuries in '22, clearly putting him back on the field too early was evil. I'm not even sure how that could have played out, considering the concussion protocols in place at the time, but we all saw it happen. Seeing McDaniel kiss Tua on the side of his head, as he was walking off the field for likely the last time in his career filled me with a quiet rage.

Squished, the fish were. Under no circumstances should Tua continue to play. Sucks to be a Dolphins fan. Hamlin with an utterly clean hit. Imploding is the best description for the '24 Fish.

I was thinking the same thing. Every other one of them-- Diggs, Davis, Hyde, Poyer, Tre-- all made sense to me, but Morse. But... so far, so good...

I want to root for Bass, I like him, and I want him to succeed. He's been in Buffalo for a (relatively) long time, and that's the kind of guy I root for. But, he's a bottom tier K, and we need better. Why hasn't Beane been on this? What do they see that I don't? It's out of character for Beane/McD to just let any position on the roster just slide-- but this is a key position!

A lot of shade being thrown at Baylon Spector for his past performances, but no one can argue his athleticism. And here's the thing that perhaps some on here need to be reminded of: Time, and time again, McDermott has shown an ability to develop young, late-round (or UDFA), defensive players based on nothing more than their athleticism. The list is significant: Benford, Lewis, Ingram, Bernard, Williams, and even going back as far as Levi Wallace. All of those guys were considered raw, when they were acquired, and quite a few of them were the source of criticism towards McD/Beane for being held onto, or even being acquired in the first place. How many on here were rolling their eyes when they saw Cam Lewis still on the roster at the beginning of the season? I was one of them! Sometimes we, as fans, really just need to trust the process. GO BILLS!!!

100% completion over two games!

The Dolphins D-line definitely took a big hit with the losses of Wilkins, and Chubb. But no one in the media seems to talk about their loss of Van Ginkle. He was a difference maker for them. Huge loss.

Tua should absolutely not be playing in the NFL. That hit he took was into Hamlin's gut. Hamlin wasn't running anywhere near full speed. That hit was far less than the knee that Kincaid took to the head (that didn't get flagged), or the helmet to helmet that Poyer laid on Shakir. If that had been Allen in that situation (unfair as that comparison may be), not only would Allen have shook the hit off, but Hamlin would have been ass-over-elbows. Allowing Tua to continue would be irresponsible for all concerned.

How about these stats? After two games: Shakir, our leading receiver, and Cook, our starting RB, both have a 100% catch rate. Our starting TE Kincaid has a catch rate of 83.3%. Josh Allens completion percentage is 75.6%. Obviously, these are very small sample sizes, and don't really mean that much. But it's a helluva start to the season.

Fish want to get back to the locker room, stat.

Achane is gassed.

Didn't think this would happen but... Lewis has gotten good.

Not against these corners...

Maybe this whole grading system thing is a little silly anyway. I mean, if there's only three questions on a test, and you answer all three of them correctly, you still get an "A," right? But as far as extrapolating goes, I don't think that's really a fair assessment, either. For one thing, it seems unlikely that Allen is going to pass for under 4,000 yards this season. But also, if you're going to extrapolate yards as a grading metric, why not extrapolate other stats? I think we'd all be pretty happy if the WR corps finished the season with an 85.7% completion rate, as they did Sunday (and that includes MVS's standard 50%). And it wasn't just Hollins who had a good game blocking. Even rookie Coleman looked pretty good at those assignments.

Nice write-up from our eternal optimist, @Alphadawg7. I hope you do these every week! A few thoughts: I can't give Allen an A++. That second rushing TD was dangerous. It came on the heels of a designed run play for a TD that was called back because a hold. Two plays later, on second down, Allen scrambles for a TD that injured him. And it just wasn't necessary, IMO. He still had good protection, and plenty of time for one of his receivers to get open, he had Cooke right there for a check-down with only one defender near him, and a good shot at a TD, and it was only second down. I really got the feeling he wanted that recalled rushing TD back. So, because of that play, his earlier fumble, and the fact that he got himself injured, I can only give Allen an A-. Unsurprisingly, the D-line is terribly uneven. Groot was elite, and it didn't matter which side he was on. Epenesa, unfortunately... was not. He was utterly helpless against the Cards' LT, and not much better against their RT. This game doesn't write the book on AJ, but he has to be better going forward. Oliver, and Jones were fine. Maybe not Oliver's best game-- he didn't look like the best defensive player on the field-- but the two of them were solid. But, after Groot/Oliver/Jones/Epenesa, our lack of depth was evident. I'm really not as high on Von Miller as some seem to be. He definitely made some nice plays, and he was definitely better than last season (when he was invisible), But I'm not in line with this "Von is back!" narrative. I don't think he's "proved people wrong," and I certainly don't think he's worth what he's getting paid. Ingram could have been called for DPI on that last play. But, he wasn't, and it was the right non-call, IMO. (on a day that saw a lot of really crappy officiating...) Whatever happened to all of that "extra attention" Shakir was supposed to be getting? He bounced off defenders, stayed on his feet, and made incredibly athletic plays just like he did at the end of last season. It's not a fluke-- that guy is incredible. Absolutely agree on Hollins. He is exactly what the FO wanted (and knew) him to be-- an exceptional blocker, ST player, and role WR with reliable hands, and a large catch radius. And his route on his TD catch was perfect. It's clear that he's in sync with Allen. I suspect there are some Bills fans who are a little upset that we ran the ball as often as we did, but dang... it worked. Cooke was 3/3 receiving-- that extended play where Allen hit Cooke in stride was art. And I really hope Ray Davis has earned his spot as the #2. He's the perfect compliment to Cooke. GO BILLS!

Well... one of them's been dead for over four decades, and the other one's an aged, alcoholic douchbag.