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It’s the extension that’s the issue. The MV Spotrac shows obviously does not account for his play this season. He’s gotten better every year and will get a deal in the top 10 CBs.

I agree in principle. A replacement for Tre is needed ASAP. He isn’t going to get back to the player he was and I don’t think we will see him in a Bills uniform again. The Bills might be able to work a trade - and let’s face it, even first round CBs don’t always work out (obviously). So it’s not about the draft capital so much as it is about the contract. I don’t know how the Bills manage to add a top of market CB contract at this point.

No team is going to trade for him without a new contract in place.

He will fetch a first plus, if traded at this point. Plus a very big contract. I don’t see the Bills doing that.

I have NFL+ so I can watch condensed games and Red Zone. The most games I watched in a week this season was 10. This week just 3 plus a Sunday with a lot of Red Zone.

If?

For the player, yes. But his contract only runs through this season so that drags down his value. It’s more than I’d have wanted Beane to give up. I think this signals that the Giants are going to be in the QB market. Seattle is leading their division and pushing some extra chips in.

I think you have to consider the possibility that TB was finally adjusting to the Bills offensive game plan and was defending it better.

Agreed. I’m a firm believer that analytics and statistics should inform decisions, not dictate them. Details and nuances often are not accounted for in them and I think we saw a good situational coaching job last night that considered those nuances.

I agree. Plus with Allen’s shoulder dinged up I don’t like running him so that would take another option off of the table.

The 4th & 2 was certainly a closer call, but I still think punting was the correct one in this case. But the risk-reward was not there IMO. With 10 min left the upside if we would make it is gaining another set of downs and running down the clock another couple minutes. The downside of not making it is giving the Bucs great field position and a morale boost. They’d have a real opportunity to score quickly and have plenty of time to get the ball back and make a longer drive. With TB unable (to that point) to sustain a long drive, punting was the way to go. The best outcome for TB was what they got - a long TD drive that burned a ton of clock. It wasn’t the sexy call, but it was the prudent one.

In more cases than not I’d agree with you that going for it would be the correct call, but not in this game in the situation they were in. TB had not been able to move the ball on us and pinning them deep had worked well. I called for the punt both times before we did it. IMO it was good situational coaching.

Buttermilk is underutilized as a chicken marinade. It might be the one thing the South got right. I used it for Chicken Parmesan (gasp!) recently and it was the best I’ve ever made. Ditto as a marinade for wings a few months back. I am now of the opinion that any chicken not marinaded in buttermilk is a waste.

Are you close friends with Josh Allen? If so, how close?

According to the article I posted that wasn’t the only flag that got picked up. Also there were a multitude of issues with the refs. Just curious why you are harping ad nauseam on just that specific situation. If one was to objectively wonder about the refereeing in the game there’s plenty to discuss.

It was a truly awful draft, but it would be nice to see some additional context- like how many years they all played in the league. Sheldon Richardson was a very good player for like 9 or 10 seasons. Not many make it to an 11th.

Whatever they’re serving in the luxury box my wife scored tickets for! 💪

Even AI doesn’t know that Niagara Falls is 45 minutes from OP.

The Bills are close to that. Several other teams are similarly aggressive - like the Browns and Saints.

Any comments on the poor calls and non-calls that went against NE?

I wouldn’t use that website anymore. Overthecap and spotrac are best. OTC has the best information. Spotrac’s format is easier to read.

I watched it on All 22. Two NE OLmen got about 3 yards downfield and both returned to the LOS. One was the LT who was not engaged with a defensive player (he was trying to do so but missed). Neither had any impact on the play at all. I’m sorry, but this is about as weak of a complaint as it gets. We got calls too. The roughing penalty Allen drew by flopping was far more egregious and had a much bigger impact on the outcome. The refs weren’t great, but they weren’t why we lost.

https://nesn.com/2023/10/why-bill-belichick-thought-patriots-bills-officiating-was-unusual/

The full scope of what you’re suggesting includes the fact that Andy Reid burned through one franchise quarterback’s entire useful career. McNabb and Reid were together in Philly for 11 seasons. Their peak was one SB appearance - and loss. I am not choosing McDermott over Allen.

Agreed. They need this for the season and IR replacements. That doesn’t preclude signing a TE, DT, etc. I am worried about TE this Thursday. At least we have plenty of bodies at LB, but if Morris can’t go then we are down to just Kincaid.