GunnerBill

Think the 2nd and 3rd conversions on 3rd and long were not good enough. Didn't make it tough enough on Miami

Massive hold on AJE missed.

Now that one is poor defense. You can't have two guys overrun the spot there.

Think the Bills played it pretty well actually. White should probably stay on his feet rather than diving for the sack but once hr is out that's just a good play by Tua and Hill.

Great recognition by Thompson

Walker shoulda made the stop there.

That is an awful kick. Wasn't even close.

Brown just got beat.

Yea think so. He has had a decent number of snaps but mainly as a blocker.

Remember when Dorsey didn't want to use shifts or motion because it "detracts from our execution"? Man that due was about 20 years behind the modern NFL.

James Cook is so darn good

Nice job D. Sticky coverage.

Hawes!!!!! Like tight end central here. The Bills just gonna 13 personnel the NFL to death.

Kincaid gotta catch that

Tua dropped that because he was looking at the double A gap simulated pressure. Good call Babich.

Great drive. That felt easy. Now let's play on special teams and defense.

Wasn't a catch. Should have challenged. First foot was up by the time he had control

Let's goooo Buffaaallloooo!

2018 was a transitional year. The Bills middled 2017. They didn't go all in on a rebuild, they didn't go all in on winning. It worked out and McDermott coached his ass off that year. It was an odd and risky way to do it. But McDermott clearly wanted his buddy in situ as GM before he tied himself to a Quarterback. By 2019 they had to win and they did. He is as good as Stafford, right now. Peak Matt Stafford was a tier above peak Jared Goff. I know he had a good game Sunday, but Stafford isn't still that guy.

This shouldn't be at all controversial. By the GM's own admission they did a "horrible job" putting things around Allen in 2018.

I largely agree with this but where I do give Brian Daboll (and to be fair McDermott to an extent) some credit is they let Josh Allen fail without ever getting gun shy and I do think that was part of his development. The absolute worst thing you could with young Josh Allen was take the ball out of his hands (because if he got out of rhythm the bad habits crept back into his throwing motion) and Daboll and McDermott definitively did not do it. I'm not saying but for that Josh Allen would of been a failure, or anything of the sort, but can I imagine other coaches who would have turned him into a Shanny style game manager, heavy play action pass - don't worry about full scale reads, dial it all back? Yep, I can and I think it would have taken longer for Josh to reach full elite. You can be more balanced or even run heavy with Josh now, and it's fine. He can play literally any type of game you want him to play. But in 2019, 2020, 2021 not sure that was true.

The thing that I think is on Ben Johnson is the mess on defense. Dennis Allen was his pick and one area they definitely do have talent in is the defensive backfield. Though you'd be forgiven for not thinking so at the moment. That DC hire for an offensive minded first time Head Coach is a really important one. And so far it looks questionable. But I agree I don't think the results per se are on him at this point. Caleb actually looks really good when is on script, but as soon as the script is done the skittishness and the lack of field vision seems to return. That suggests to me that the bits Johnson can give him as a paint by numbers are working. It's after that it is problematic. And then no doubt that roster still has some big holes and that is on Poles. I said all draft season that they might have upgraded the IOL but you can't keep trotting Braxton Jones out as your starting left tackle and telling me you are serious about winning. He is the worst regular vet starting LT in football. But the off-field questions are the more concerning piece. His media management has to get better or else he will dig his own grave very quickly and other have alluded to personality concerns in his man management of players. I haven't heard that myself but if it is true that is a concern too. Maybe not 31.... but probably 24 or 25 would. He would be the fastest re-hire since, ironically, his mentor Andy Reid was let go by the Eagles after the 2012 season and he basically too a flight straight to Kansas City and took the job.

I don't even think he particularly needs weapons. He needs protection. That's absolutely your A1 priority if your QB is Jared Goff. Spend your dollars up front. He got a combined 1,000 yards from Josh Reynolds and Kalif Raymond two years ago. Goff is a good Quarterback. He is just way below average in terms of mobility at the position for the modern day.

Luckily there is no such thing as a jinx and nothing we say on this board makes the blindest bit of difference. I still think it's early to be thinking about which musical act would play before an AFCCG but the universe is not going to punish us if we do.

I didn't spot it but would have cringed if I had. I also didn't like the run inside the 5 where he could get out near sideline and while he does slow up enough to avoid a major hit he still gets a bump from the defender for the sake of an extra yard. If that's the AFCCG - sure, take bump. It's week 2 at the Jets up big, just get out of bounds untouched.