Flip Johnson

Rapp is clearly the best safety on the team when healthy. We can get by with Hamlin. Bishop and perhaps Hyde have a couple weeks to show that they are a better option than Hamlin. It's a similar situation at LB. Bernard is obviously the best LB. Williams has flaws but there is proof of concept that we can get by with him. Milano has two weeks to show that he's a better option.

OJ had "off field issues"?

QB Josh Allen RB Thurman Thomas WR Stefon Diggs TE Dawson Knox OT Dion Dawkins/Howard Ballard G Billy Shaw C Kent Hull DE Bruce Smith DT Tom Sestak OLB Darryl Talley MLB Matt Milano CB Butch Byrd SS/FS Poyer/Hyde P Brian Moorman K Tyler Bass KR Terrence McGee Head Coach: Marv Levy

Smoot would matter for the playoffs. We need fresh bodies, plus Smoot can provide some depth inside.

We watched Benford and Douglas get beat in zone, we could have watched Elam pick up PIs in man. If you play Stafford and those WRs in a climate controlled environment and get zero pass rush you are going to get picked apart.

Those were all desperation moves because of injuries.

Whatever you think about Hamlin, Micah Hyde didn't leave San Diego and come back to Buffalo in December to run around on the practice squad and be ready in case someone gets hurt. He will be starting at safety in the playoffs.

How's Kyle Williams feeling?

This has the potential to massively change the way the game is managed by the Chiefs. Butker is an automatic 3pts if you get to the 40. Now they will be going for 4th down on anything but chip shots.

If Bishop was demonstrating in practice that he was processing quickly enough and the he was the better player then he'd be on the field. Hamlin is an intelligent player who understands where he is supposed to be and has a nose for the football. He is probably the slowest safety in the NFL but at least you know that. Bishop played one game and gave up a free access touchdown. It's hard to predict how he might hurt you.

It's not about the run defense. If he was healthy for even a few games and could give 10-15 interior pass rushes a game it would make a difference. Are we excited about Austin Johnson and Eli Ankou on 3rd and 8? JP can crash the pocket when he is motivated and healthy.

Get well Stef. Whatever else you want to say about him, the best four year stretch of any Bills WR ever - and it's not close. He was declining, he needed to go, he should have caught the ball against KC ... yes. 445 catches 5,372 yards 37 TDs

They could sign a kicker to the PS and let that guy start competing with TBass in practice. If nothing gets better then they could carry two kickers and start making TBass inactive on game day.

Norwood: it was always unlikely that he was going to make that kick on grass. The game was lost a hundred times before that kick. Music City: Squib kick was fine, it was a special teams/officiating debacle. 13 Seconds: Coaching Bass: needs to make that kick, but the blown opportunities beforehand are what matter more.

It's not about his brain. Marv used to talk about 'balance' as one of the most important and underrated attributes for a RB. Thurman and Shady did not have amazing straight line speed but they had balance. This will be a good test for Cook