Brandon

No, but in the weeks leading up to the draft, Ladd McConkey was my highest rated WR outside the top 3 and I would've taken him over either Coleman or Worthy. At the time, I thought the Bills were so weak at WR that position within that group mattered significantly less than just finding someone who could play, with the lack of speed and separation being another important factor. As it stands, I don't necessarily feel bad about that at all. McConkey is having an excellent rookie year. Would I make an even trade of Coleman for McConkey today? Probably not, as Coleman has been playing well in his own right.

No, they can't.

That's a by-product of having no speed or separation outside.

I think he's been decent. If the Bills need a stopgap outside for a game or three, they can get by with him. I thought they needed a big upgrade outside as a starter, though, and I'm glad they found one.

Thank goodness. They desperately needed some quality help at the position.

You have to eat the dead cap and find a replacement that's an upgrade and both of those things are going to be a problem at this stage of the season.

I think that's probably true and that Coleman would fit best in the slot role, but the problem is, so do Kincaid and Shakir, and they're better than he is right now. So what do you do? It's one of the reasons I thought Coleman was an odd pick and fit for the Bills.

That looked like a legal play by Spencer Brown.

That's such a disgusting call.

Hopefully I'm wrong, but I'm not optimistic about it, especially if Cook and Shakir are limited or don't play. This offense has zero firepower outside going up against maybe the best CB tandem in the league. 17-9 Jets.

I tend to think that most of the problems are related to lack of talent at WR. Until those guys prove they can consistently win their outside matchups, defenses are just going to take their chances 1 on 1 and focus more on Kincaid and attacking the LOS. It's all frustratingly predictable. Brady may be part of the problem, too, but it's hard to be sure given what little he's working with and the dink-and-dunk stuff is out of necessity.

It's close, but probably Beane for allowing the WR corps to fall apart the last couple of seasons. That's inexcusable for a team with an elite QB.

They've been trying to force this 12 personnel BS for two years and haven't been able to make it work. In the process, they've managed to turn an offense that was a thoroughbred into a plowhorse. That's not a Knox issue. That's on the coaching staff and front office.

He had a rough day and he definitely has to get better, but I can overlook it today for a rookie making his first start.

In fairness to Coleman, it might help if they stopped forcing him on vertical routes when his main weakness is downfield speed. He's a possession receiver. Use him like one. The one instance where they did, he made a big play.

Yeah, I think he's OK with regard to a concussion. Or, at least, he looked perfectly normal walking quickly back to the tent on the sideline.

You sure he hasn't lost a step?

I don't think the refs do, either, so that's alright.

About the same situation as last week when they called that idiotic trick play...

McConkey has been playing well for the Chargers, too.

DL and DBs.

It does, but with an elite QB, they should have been drafting a guy no later than R3 every other year.

They've neglected that spot over the last couple of offseasons as the talent has dwindled and now we're seeing the results. It isn't good.

I think so as well. The receivers aren't helping him, but he's clearly off today. Not throwing well at all.

It's the former, but Allen is getting frustrated, too, and isn't playing well.