GunnerBill

Ah the sack vs Arizona where Murray fell over... Von is washed. I don't hate on the decision to sign him. It was a calculated risk. Sadly it hasn't worked out with the injury. 3 more regular season games, a playoff run and then he is gone. Hopefully he ends holding the Lombardi he was brought to be the final piece for.

There is a difference between flexing between Sunday and Saturday night and Sunday and Thursday night though.

Yes, I think it could. But it remains a niggling concern for me. Whether it was base defense that put the worst player on the 53 on the field more in Baltimore, blitzing a Quarterback who was trying to exploit intermediate windows (thereby making them bigger) in LA or sinking into soft zone then still giving up a quick score anyway on Sunday. I think he gets a bit impatient. One of the things I value the most in my defensive coordinators is patience.

Until that play the defense had been good. That was a great play by the Lions, a bad angle by Lewis, but the Bills responded by going into a really soft zone too early (note to all readers - not all zone defense is "soft zone" which is a common mistake on here, but after the St Brown play they did go to soft zone) to try and avoid another quick strike. The result of which was the Lions went from a 5 play, 70 yard drive in 1:50 with a quick strike touchdown to a 5 play, 70 yard touchdown drive in 2:02..... so dropping off did not work. It is a worry for me in terms of Bobby Babich. I think he lacks patience. That is two weeks in a row I think he has been too quick to make an adjustment and the adjustment was not the right one and he did it in Baltimore too.

I don't have an issue with any of the other stuff but this, moving a game that was scheduled for a Sunday to a Thursday at 4 weeks notice is completely ridiculous and totally insulting to fans who want to attend these games. It should never have passed at the league meetings and I wonder if the backlash will make them re-think.

It was either the corner route to Kincaid or the over the shoulder throw to Johnson first drive of the game. Definitely not the Knox finger tip grab. That might have been his worst throw. Great call, great catch, but if Josh misses that it is a bad miss to a wide open guy. Was probably his one genuinely iffy throw of the day and his guy made a play for him.

Id say Shakir the same, Coleman slightly better (his overall production is gonna be probably slightly under what I expected but he missed 4 games and that matters). But otherwise I agree totally. And the fact that last week they attacked Detroit's beat up linebackers with backs and tight ends is not proof that you don't need outside receivers who can win down the field. It is just proof that Brady is a good OC (and to be fair I was consistent pre-season that I thought he would be a decent upgrade on Dorsey) and can gameplan against his opponent's weaknesses.

The Bengals problem is the owner. I forecast all this two years ago. To be a consistent contender now in the NFL you need an elite QB, good talent evaluators and an owner willing to write cheques each spring to create cap space. Mike Brown was never gonna do that and as such they've let key pieces on D walk. I also think their DC is massively overrated on the basis of that one brilliant playoff adjustment against Mahomes. Which was, no question, an exceptional piece of in-game adjustment but his overall record is sketchy. That said, Burrow wanting Brady is something I absolutely can see. Not for any reason other than he is his guy.

They never have been. The Eagles have always been my most hated NFL team. They still are.

I don't think it was. Yes, we were missing receivers that day but Josh never got in rhythm and missed throws you gotta make. He sorted himself out after half time, but that first half was a clunker and was on him (and Cole Bishop who gave up the two touchdowns by being in the wrong gap in run D and then giving up the big pass play).

Not sure I would now. I was in favour of considering that rather than cutting him a year ago. But I think I was wrong and Brandon was right. There isn't much left sadly.

Maybe. Not sure the QB of an 11-6 team who threw whatever it was... 18 or 19 picks.... was ever getting MVP last year. And I'm not sure he would even in retrospect.

The Houston game was Josh's one clunker. Especially the first half of the game where he was bad. But that is basically the only game all season where you come away saying "Josh Allen has gotta play better." He threw a bad pick in the Colts game and he had a stinker first half in Houston. That is the list of legit criticisms of Josh Allen this season. Lamar is arguably having his best year. I think everyone acknowledges last year the MVP race was messy. Nobody separated. Lamar's season last year would never normally win an MVP. His season this year normally would. But it isn't going to. Because he has coincided with Josh Allen playing the best football of his life.

Not that they matter a ton but the statistical marks I'd like to hit before the end of the regular season are: - Josh to get to 30 passing TDs (he needs 5) - Josh to end with a career low INTs (so no more than 3 more in the final 3 games) - Cook to get 1,000 rushing yards (needs to average about 60 per game) - Groot to get to 10 sacks (he needs 2.5)

Yea I watched.

Not quite true, he likes length and athleticism. Even Torrence, who doesn't necessarily meet the athletic profile you usually think of for a Kromer guard is 6'5 and has just a shade under 34 inch arms which are both in the top few percentile for the position. Our interior OL are 6'6, 6'5, 6'5. I'm guessing that is one of the taller interior groups in the league.

Not only do I think a fully healthy Tre White makes a difference on that final Chiefs drive in the 13 second game.... I think he makes a difference on the previous drive, the long Hill catch and run where the corner took the wrong angle on him (forget if it was Wallace or Jackson now). One of the things peak Tre White was awesome at was angles of approach. He was just so fundamentally sound.

No shock there. CBS just had better games. Bills - Lions was #1 scoring offense vs #2 scoring offense. Why with the option of that is anyone trying to watch the Steelers scramble their way to 19 points (I know they have had some bigger scoring weeks this year but I feel like every Steeler game for 3 years has been "get to 19 and we have a chance to win")

I think Taron is - by impact and by proven ability - the second best player on the Bills. That said, he did miss four games hurt this year, after going out early in game one and last weekend vs the Rams was probably his worst beatdown as a pro. Now Nacua is a stud, so no disgrace in that, but when you factor all that in I don't think he can have been the second best Bill when you look across the season. I think: Benford first half of the season, Brown since halfway. Either of those are my answer but Cook, Shakir and Rousseau have legit claims too.

Anyone but Romo. Please. Save us.

As of right now PFF has him tied 8th. And 4 of the folks above him are pure slots. They have him graded as a top 5 outside corner.

First half of the season I'd have gone Benford for sure. He is still in the mix for me but so are Cook and Spencer Brown. One of those three.

Glad Grable is back healthy. Interested to see if he reclaims the swing role or if RVD did enough in the game he started, at his weaker spot on the right side, to jump him. I thought Toohill was lucky to make the 53. No shock to see him go.

Yea I'm completely the other way. I think Douglas has been average at best this year. I'm ready to give Elam a prolonged audition these next 2 or 3 weeks, knowing I can go back to Douglas in the post season if I need to. But Kaiir gives me an ability when I want to play more man which they have recently (Bills man defense % the past two weeks is way up) and might want to do some in the playoffs. I worry about Bishop being beat deep. I do think he was better in his run fits compared to the Houston game, and he tackled well. But I don't think he knows the D and I think teams would just try and throw over the top of him a ton. And I come back to the issue with a Bishop - Rapp combo. They are both guys who really wanna be in the box more than in centre field.

Bernard - 9 targets, 7 receptions, 158 yards Elam - 7 targets, 5 receptions, 56 yards Spector - 4 targets, 4 receptions, 48 yards Lewis - 4 targets, 3 receptions, 42 yards Johnson - 9 targets, 5 receptions, 39 yards Milano - 5 targets, 3 receptions, 34 yards Benford - 5 targets, 3 receptions, 31 yards Bishop - 2 targets, 2 receptions, 27 yards And then a few minor yards against others.