GunnerBill

The game management at the end was brutal.

I don't know if I'd quite go as far as "gem" but they have definitely found another guy as an UDFA who is good depth and can play in the league. Where his ceiling lies remains tbc.

For sure. The Bills did impact his failure to see him. But no question was a busted coverage.

Yea the Bills blitzed and the blitzer ended up right in Murray's eyeline as it pertains to seeing Harrison. That isn't to say the Bills are entirely responsible for him not seeing him, but they certainly contributed to it.

Yea once Mike Brown dies the Bengals are rip for moving IMO. The Chargers probably aren't in LA for good but who knows where they end up. My instinct on KC is they stay put but which state that ends up I'm less sure

Yea, I agree but he only lasted 2 games into 2016 though so McDermott couldn't have "kept him."

I don't really think that was a shootout. The Bills got the double dip and the Cardinals basically couldn't move the ball after that. The kick return touchdown made the game seem closer than it was. I mean a game where they come out 2nd half knowing they basically have to score every possession because the defense is gonna have a tough job getting stops. I agree Houston is where we might see that test come.

MVS was NEVER on the roster bubble. Despite what fans might have wanted or might have thought. They wanted his deep threat and his vet presence in the room.

I know someone who played for Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United team pretty well. He wasn't a star in the side but played plenty of games and he always said to me the joy of winning was dwarfed by what he called the "mourning of defeat." He said they could win 10 in a row and then lose one and the one had more impact on his emotional state than the 10. That is the life a lot of pro athletes lead. Especially those playing for teams where the absolute expectation is winning. I found it myself at a lower level too. When I was a semi pro soccer coach I made my reputation by overachieving for 3 years with a team that had low expectations. There the joy of wins outstripped everything else. I then had two years at a place where the expectations were much higher and I found winning stopped being so much fun and losing on a Saturday could ruin my week. It is hard to explain the mental toll that takes after a time.

This is completely why Tom and Bill worked. They were both relentless to the point of exhausting others around them.

I am not persuaded yet that Ingram would go in as CB3 outside if Benford or Douglas came out. Although the plays he is making inside in nickel and dime looks are not hurting his case.

Its who Tom is. But it also made him the GOAT.

It has been a constant issue. The Bills have consistently tried to develop a zone run game out of shotgun. But it's really ***** difficult to do. It is what cause Peyton Manning and Gary Kubiak to fall out. Manning wanted to be in the gun and didnt like passing from under center, Kubiak's run game was predicated on being under. It has made us a bit more predictable in that sense. The good news is our success rate running against heavy boxes is still well above average. But does bear watching.

Their defense looks better this year. It is just that their offense looks terrible and their QB might be a moron.

Milano wasn't Beane. Benford has been lights out so far this year. He has been our best player not name Josh Allen through 2 weeks of this season.

The key is keep the conventional run game in check. That playoff game the running backs had 20 carries for 82 yards. 4.2 a clip with a long of 13 yards. That is going to mean plenty of second and third and medium to longs. When we won there in 2022 it was 21 carries for 86 yards at 4.1 a clip. If you can do that and not let the conventional run game beat you then sure, Lamar will escape on a few 3rd downs and pick them up with his legs but there will be enough obvious passing 3rd downs where he can't escape and they can't freeze the linebackers with RPO / play action and Lamar just has to read the full field and throw. And if you can make him do that 8 or 9 times a game you will beat him.

I know they are hype pieces from the in-house media team as much as anything but I just watched this and the Joe Brady one from a week or so back. Confirms what @Kirby Jackson and I were discussing yesterday IMO. They are both exactly the sort of personality that NFL owners are wanting to hire at the moment as Head Coaches. It won't take a ton of success for the Bills in the next year or so for both of them to be right at the top of interview wish lists in the next couple of hiring seasons.

I think he threw the ball well week one but I don't think he looked like he could move much. He was moving much better last night, not just on a couple of scrambles for 1st downs but when rolling out etc. The Jets are definitely the biggest rival within the division IMO. I felt that before the season and I stand by it. I think the Dolphins were going to take a step back even without the Tua injury. The positive for the Bills in terms of the H2H matchups is I think the Jets weakness is run defense. This Brady version of the Bills offense is likely a tricky match up for the Jets. Also I think Wilson was a top 10 pick rather than top 5, but agree he has justified it. I actually think every ball Rodgers throws to his buddy Lazard is a win for the defense if it prevents the ball going to Wilson.

Tell us how you really feel....

Yea I get that the Burrow - Chase LSU connection was probably a factor there that tipped the balance some. I disagree that it is harder to find elite WRs than elite OTs though. And I also think an elite OT matters more to a traditional pocket passer like Burrow than to aliens like Allen, Mahomes, even Herbert for example. Again I am not saying they got it wrong with Chase. But I'd have picked Sewell on the day and I'd still pick Sewell if you gave me a do-over right now. They were probably in a can't lose position either way with two elite talents but every year Burrow has been there they have been trying to "fix" the oline. I'd have done that personally.

I STILL say the Benglas should have drafted Sewell. Bill Belichick called him "the best tackle in football" last week. I struggle a tad getting there while he is still playing on the right side but there is no doubt that when Decker ages out the Lions will flip him to the blindside. He is an absolute stud. The best tackle to come into the league at least since Trent Williams (and I think as a prospect Sewell was probably even better). Chase is a stud too, it's hard to argue that was anything other than a home run pick, but I agree with you their overall win % might be higher had Burrow not missed a third of two of his four seasons and been nicked up at various other times as well.

Definitely the question that still needs answering is how can the offense perform generally in a close, high scoring shootout type game.

Yea I don't think Josh's mistakes have ever been ego. They have been recklessness. He is trying really hard to reign it in. Like I said before there was that play moving right where he really wanted to throw back across the field to Dawson Knox and if he does he probably completes it 6/10. But It also gets picked say 2/10 and in a game like that one where the Bills were in control it was not a risk he needed to take and he recognised that and restrained himself. I don't ever want to take all the heroball out of Josh Allen - it's just about how and when to use it.

Dennison was McDermott's 4th choice. It isn't an opinion that getting decent OCs to come to Buffalo to coach Tyrod Taylor was difficult. It's a proven fact. His first choice was Mike McCoy though who sucks far worse than Dennison. Dennison is a good coach who knows football but is a pretty meat and potatoes play caller, McCoy is trash. 2nd choice was Rob Chudzinski but he decided to stay with the Colts. 3rd choice was Brad Childress, who might have been a decent short term option, but the Chiefs wouldn't let him interview (this was the era when every assistant job was considered a lateral move).

Or they should have taken Williams #1 and then a left tackle instead of trotting Braxton Jones out there again to lock down your rookie's blindside and convincing yourself that is a sensible strategy. Wide receiver was a luxury pick IMO. That team needed and I mean needed a left tackle. DJ Moore and Keenan Allen for a year woulda been fine at receiver. Their offensive line is trash. But hey... they took a right tackle in the top 10 last year.... Joke franchise.