Buffalo Boy

That is my “ Must win” game of the season. I think there is a good chance we hit the halfway point at 7-1 with KC being the only loss if I had to choose one. If we beat them, we immediately step into the SB contender spotlight and all the national guys who have been slagging us will start to come around

I’m at 13-3?

Truth hurts=Rednecks are dumb

I was thinking a few days back....? I would prefer that we get rid of the second AFC East games. I realize it would mean playing harder games against NFCW. This is a double edged sword. I’m old enough to remember a certain SB team that consistently played in an abysmal AFCE( excepting ‘Fins from time to time) and kept getting its arse handed to it in the big game. I’m a firm believer in battle testing. Last year was our “ Cake year”. I want this team to beat good teams consistently. Why? Because I’m sick of hearing blunt about us from national guys consistently. I’m in Clt listening to non Bills sports radio and our roster is getting props but JA isn’t. I realize it’s on him but I believe he’s ready. The other edge of the sword is the better record but I’m all I on this team and believe they can do it. We still win the East because all AFCE teams will run the same gauntlet. Another consideration is the fact that how the West looks now might not be how they look when we play them. San Fran with a SB hangover is a real possibility early in the season. Especially if they beat the Fins and and Jets before us and have too high an opinion of themselves. IMHO

A good pass rush makes for a good secondary.IF the front seven can shore up the Run D while holding serve( at a minimum) on sacks andQB pressures the secondary has a chance to play lights out this year.

Is Hoodie egotistically delusional about Stidham or is he quietly confident in his abilities??? I would be delightedly shocked if NE only won six games. However, we have seen this before. With a good D and an average O he could still eke out 9-10 wins. If they only win six, I’ll be the first to send you a case of beer?

He has been a consistent presence in Clt. Hopefully, Father Time looks favorably upon him for a few more years and MA gets us double digit sacks while shoring up the run D, as well.

This!!!! All day. Especially, the Cam Comparison. I don’t want to see Josh running as much by design. Getting Moss , I hope, will help towards this end. Josh faced some serious Jail breaks too often due to poor O line play. I seriously hope they get their act together this year. Last year the whole squad was new. This year hopefully continuity makes a difference.

Agreed. For the record, I truly expect better play from Josh, Knox, the O line and the addition of Diggs is a Godsend. The D line will be interesting to watch.

I absolutely agree he needs to diagnose D more quickly. He has to hit wide open receivers down field . He needs to throw with anticipation. But the offense last year was anything but a well oiled machine, Including Daboll and McD for allowing the conservative play calling when holding small leads. If Josh raises his game and the rest of the O produces at last years level we still aren’t beating KC or Baltimore. While we are at it, our D playing a season full of scrub teams gets you high ranking. This year our D will rank considerably lower if they play at last years level due to our strength of schedule. They need better line play against the run and more take aways, especially from the safeties.

So the O-line gets a pass? Knox can drop a quarter of his catchable targets again? Receivers can run sloppy routes and not be on the same page with JA? Rookie RB doesn’t need to worry about Pass Pro/ blitz pickup? It takes 11 guys , ALL on the same page. Ten of them get it right but Josh gets blown up because of a missed block ( or three like the QB Sweep in the playoffs), it’s on Josh? JA hits Knox on a perfect seam pass for a first down in a big game and Knox drops it, It’s on Josh? ?

We were second on the league, behind Miami, in dropped passes! While Josh has to get the ball out faster AND hit the long ball better, it is most definitely not “ All on Josh Allen.”

2006 into early 2007 The whole “ Marv will save us as GM” crap and him picking Dick Jerkron over Mike Sherman to start. I knew he was a bum and we were going to suck..... and we did. In 2007 I got the Sunday Ticket against my better judgement and we had a horrible start. We got crushed by Pittsburg and DESTROYED by NE. The next week was Dallas on Monday night with the ? tease then brutal ending . I didn’t watch another Bills game till he was fired. Low point for me?

The NFL is all about that ?. This country as a whole will be starving for diversion by September. I can see them doing limited fans at first, 25%,50%??? If it comes off well they will increase fans if feasible. The only wildcard is the players but they want that money as well , so with testing, I think they are in. I would expect the camera crews and such would be limited. COME ON FOOTBALL???

During the 88 preseason, the O-line was considered a major weakness and there was a lot of trepidation going in. Then Thurman came in and just killed it and suddenly it was a strength. Having a legit number one receiver and a legit one two punch at RB is going to immediately make the line better. Josh won’t have to hold it as long simply due to Diggs being on the field. Daboll and Allen need to take steps forward and I think they will. Daboll had to reign Allen in early last season. He shouldn’t have to as much, if at all, this year. Man, I cant wait to see them play??

Love, Love, Loved watching that Ted Cottrell Defense. That was how I started to feel under Schwartz . Solid, no gimmick, punch you in the mouth D.

Talley. He wasn’t the national star like so many others on those teams. But, he was 100% as important as the stars were. There have been others over the years who were like that. Most recently Freddie Jackson. You just can’t help but love them as fans.

Third best. KC and Baltimore are not invincible either. It feels good to finally be in this position. Let’s see how they handle it. What teams look like now verses who they are when we play them is the question. This is a ten win team.... again.

Not sure if he’s the answer but we have to be able to do better than Ba-Joke-uez.

I’m in!!! Steve Christie was the man. I said in the draft grade thread that Bass becoming the long term answer was the pick to kick this years class into the A+ range. My question: How does a southern kicker handle The Ralph’s weather?

As Giselle said, “ He can’t catch the passes too!” If our receivers and TEs has dropped half as many balls, including HUGE drive ending drops against NE and Baltimore and Texan’s in the Playoffs, JA’s numbers are looking a little better to the Stat Quoting doubters.

So you’re the one who’s been crapping in the cornflakes? Stop it!

I’ve been thinking the same thing. With the addition of a bruising RB, I specifically would like to see less QB designed runs by Josh. Also, we have bonafide weapons which should hopefully require fewer Jet sweeps. There was a thread about the lack of screen game. We have multiple players who would be great catching screens. This is such an important phase of the game we just don’t use but need to. Our O line has another year under its belt. Both, in terms of pulling these off and helping negate pass rush. Couple that with Josh reading/ recognizing/ pulling the trigger faster. When you play screen and quick ball out against each other our O line has an easier day. Throw in the QB runs ( not designed) and deep threat ability and this O has the potential to take a huge step forward. Synergy!!!

A young man has to have goals???