GunnerBill

Ugh. Josh is having one.

How that isn't holding on AJE I have no idea. He drags him to the ground

I still think not taking the points at the end of our last drive was an error.

That is points left on the field.

Ah you gotta have that Josh.

The broadcast keeps telling us its 3rd down.... it will be eventually

I got the wrong 40 number. Benford was the one who should have played it better. My bad.

Sorry it was Bernard. I missaw the number getting washed then saw Williams in chase and thought it wad him. I take it back.

Hamlin was certainly outmatched once it became a sprint, nothing new there. But Williams played his responsibility wrong. Sadly nothing new there either.

That run was on Williams.

They are attacking Williams run and pass

Great contact balance.

Nice gameplan from Babich so far

Taron is big in this game. He will end up on Downs a lot.

PICK SIX

Well that drive died on just execution mistakes

A Samuel sighting!

My odyssey of watching Bills games in bizarre locations continues. Last week Cyprus. This week North Wales. Will see how the delay is as to how much I am in the GDT... Let's goooooo Buffffaaaaaallllooooooo!

I know there isn't but I still think your rationale is off. I will give you this though... if we have the division wrapped up and can't be the 1 seed as we hit the final stretch: Pats - Jets - Pats then I think the argument for giving him more time is stronger.

For sure. There is no on size fits all. I wasn't the one arguing there is.

If that was the ONLY mistake he made, sure. It most definitely wasn't.

So I agree with that. Bernard had better players ahead him by a long way. But that wasn't the comparison I was seeking to draw. Your point was you only improve by playing. Bernard is a good example of someone whose improvement came out of the public eye in the film room and the practice field and when he got his second chance he was ready to grab it. And it wasn't a done deal that. His position wasn't totally secure he and Dodson had battled through the summer. Dodson is a good player and is now an NFL starter too and if Bernard hadn't been ready the Bills would have made a change. But he took his chance, he took the opportunity and never looked back. We have to hope that when the coaches believe Bishop is ready for his next shot the same happens.

Hamlin was outmatched against Baltimore and he is outmatched physically most weeks. But none of those big plays were mental errors the likes of which Bishop made. I am not high on our current safeties at all, but that doesn't mean you throw a guy out there who you don't think is ready. And as I say above, I am not sure throw a guy in and watch him get burned is necessarily the best way to develop a player anyway. It isn't how the Bills developed Bernard. And it isn't how Rasul Douglas developed. He kept bing thrown out there as a young player by Philly and kept making mistakes. It was only when he was cut and ended up elsewhere as a backup watching, learning and time in the film room that he developed into a starter.

What's bad about it? Which but do you think is in accurate? Most if it is demonstrably true.

Of course I think players can get better. What a nonsense thing to say. Bishop gave up both touchdowns against Houston he hit the wrong gap for the rushing touchdown and the guy sauntered right through the hole where Bishop should have been. As for playing him a series or two where we have a comfortable lead.... I mean that is what we have done. He got a series late against the Titans. He played late in games earlier in the year against Jacksonville and Baltimore when games were done. Otherwise the ask is to take a player off the field who is avoiding making back breaking mistakes to put one in who is. And your argument is actually hurt by your Bernard example. In 2022 he was bad when he played. He didn't then play again and "learn from his mistakes" while getting beat on the field. The Bills worked with him in practice and in the classroom and when he got his shot again in 2023 he earned the right to stay on the field with his play. The NFL is too hard to have guys out there who are not ready mentally to play in the league. Other teams (even the bad ones) are too clever and well coached and will just spot your weakness and go at it relentlessly. We shouldn't need more proof. The Texans did it with Cole and the week before the Ravens attacked our 2nd level - Spector, Williams, Lewis and Morrow - in the absence of Bernard and Taron with all but one play on offense in that first half on the way to a big lead. When NFL teams know you have a weak spot they go after it. I wanted Cole starting by now. I want him on the field. But he is going to have go some to earn back the trust he lost in Houston. It isn't just with the coaches either. If the other players see a teammate benched for a high draft pick even when that guy is hurting the team they soon let you know about it.