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I disagree. He could’ve thrown to Brown. They ran that play exactly how they wanted and got the desired result. JuJu did his job and then let Burdlict know exactly what it was all about. This is how the Steelers have been operating for decades. They’re no strangers to cheap shots.

Absolutely correct. The play was designed for JuJu to get the crack back block on Burflict. The helmet to helmet was intentional and malicious. The intent was to injure Burflict in retaliation for several cheap shots on Steelers players, including a recent one on Antonio Brown. I’m sure JuJu let Burflict know exactly what the hit was for. This was the Steelers not only paying back a cheap shot, it was them sending a message to other teams that this is how they handle their business. It’s why some teams get away with cheap spotting opponents and some don’t. It is why the Bills need to retaliate against Gronk (or another star Pats player coughBradycough) in a couple weeks. If the league isn’t going to sufficiently police this crap - and they sure didn’t with Gronk - then the players have to. The alternative is to accept our role as the bullied little kid. That should be unacceptable at every level of a team with any pride.

I think he was just trying to see over the linemen.

The Tyrod Taylor Era is unofficially over here in Buffalo.

Enthusiast, I think you’re in luck

Agreed. Two terrible calls - one for and one against. At least the last one didn’t cost us the game.

Thats exactly who we’d be - and we’d likely do the same thing they did: Fire the incompetent front office that can’t draft talent and hire one that can.

Cleveland has even said that now is the time to cash in on their draft capital, so yes, they’re taking a QB at 1. Almost certainly that’ll be Rosen. Darnold will be in the conversation but Rosen is showing more. And that is where my agreement with you ends. I’d be fine with Mayfield if he was taller but he’s not close to tall enough for the NFL. That makes his odds of success very long.

I agree - and that’s on the Pegulas. It’s such a horrific mistake to hire coaches that revamp the general style of play of a team - especially when you have something that is working well. Case in point is the Bills top 5 defense under Schwartz. 4-3 one gap attacking defense with a cover 2 that turned over to a 3-4 two gap read and react cover zero and now going back to a 4-3 one gap but with a cover 3. So many wasted picks that didn’t fit the current scheme. The same happened with the offense and their blocking schemes. Owners need to pick an overall vision that works and stick with it.

What the Bills do about their QB situation in the offseason is the fork in the road. Not much or real consequence can be done before then.

The info I’ve seen is that Peterman clocked a 53. 55 is considered the preferred minimum. Fun fact: Tyrod clocked a 50.

Totally agree on Denver. I’d take Cleveland out of the mix of backup teams though.

LMAO! Nicely done.

Technically he was correcting your grammar, not your spelling.

We were 5-2 and coming off a decisive win against the Raiders at the trade deadline. You really think we should’ve traded Tyrod at that point? This is seriously what you’re thinking?

Football. No way does McD make this move otherwise. He saw that Taylor still wasn’t getting the ball out like he needs to and I’m sure he got a feel for how the move would be perceived in the locker room. I’m sure the other players know where they stand with Taylor on the field and that’s they’re either neutral or positive about the change. At minimum Peterman will execute the offense in the fashion it needs to be. Even if he’s not at the level you’d want (and he could be) you’re at least helping the other offensive players learn the system.

Probably looking at 9-7 or 8-8 and narrowly missing the playoffs. We’re better than the Phins (x2) and Colts - and we’re better than a River-less Chargers team -but not KC or the Cheats (x2) though. The cupboard is not bare, but there is plenty of work to be done to challenge for a title.

Children whining. Specifically my children whining.

Honestly, it looks like a combination to me. The OL isn’t doing TT any favors and he’s not doing them any either. I knew it wasn’t a good situation, but I didn’t realize it was this bad.

The horrific announcing is going to shoulder some of the blame.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol There is some interesting stats here. Football Outsiders has Buffalo ranked 24th in run blocking and 31st in pass pro. They note that while they try to eliminate their impact for these rankings, the abilities of the RB and QB do have some effect on them. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol There is some interesting stats here. Football Outsiders has Buffalo ranked 24th in run blocking and 31st in pass pro. They note that while they try to eliminate their impact for these rankings, the abilities of the RB and QB do have some effect on them. Those are bleak numbers any way you slice it.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol There is some interesting stats here. Football Outsiders has Buffalo ranked 24th in run blocking and 31st in pass pro.

Youre right. Thanks for the correction. Forgot about that.

If it might help retain a player or that player has a good support network in his hometown, then it’s definitely a positive. If a player has a lot of the wrong kind of friends - ones into illegal stuff or leeches - in his hometown, then it’s a big negative.

This is the problem. Taylor has an excellent rating when under pressure when he gets the ball out. The problem is that he’s tied for second in the league for most sacks taken. While the line could be better and improvement there would help I still don’t see Taylor getting the ball out when he hits his drop. If he can learn to do that he’ll be dangerous. If not, then he’s always going to face a lot of pressure.