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I'll say this, too: Organizational stability and a GM and HC that work well together are a huge part of this, too. Other teams draft good players, but when there's turnover at HC, the new guy coming in often wants different types of players or scheme fits than the last guy wanted. So even if a player that the GM drafted is a good one, he's maybe not a fit for what the new coach wants to do, so they have to start from scratch, put square pegs in round holes, etc. The fact that Beane and McDermott have been able to work together for so long has allowed Beane to know exactly the type of players McDermott wants. And the fact that McDermott has job security means those players have a chance to thrive, grow, and play well when their number is called. We should not take our organizational stability for granted. It's a very rare thing in the modern NFL. You could probably count on one hand (and still have fingers left over) the amount of organizations as stable and consistent as ours, from ownership to GM to HC. It's awesome.

Christian Benford: Best corner in the league.

Rousseau and Benford both need to be extended. They look like two of our top five defenders for this new era of Buffalo Bills football. I was thinking just today about how excited I am about the Bills' young offensive and defensive cores going forward: Rousseau, Oliver, Carter, Epenesa, Solomon, Bernard, Williams, Benford, Bishop on defense. Josh, Dion, McGovern, Torrence, Brown, Shakir, Kincaid, Coleman, Cook, Davis on offense. And to think, the Bills took their cap medicine THIS year, and enter 2025 with not only these exciting groups of players on both sides, but also 10 draft picks and a healthy cap situation. The present and future are both very, very bright. The window is WIDE OPEN.

No. But the journey to get to that win will be less aesthetically enjoyable.

I am upset. That would have been one of the best uniform matchups of any two teams all year. What a missed opportunity.

Are the Ravens in all-blacks? Because if so, the Bills really ***** up and ruined a great uniform matchup by not going all-whites. If the Ravens are wearing white pants, then I'm fine with Bills wearing blue pants.

I'll tell ya what: That first half of football by Josh Allen on Monday night made ME pretty solid!

Julie Bowen from Modern Family (pre Botox). Always wanted to buy her a milkshake and dance the Watusi with her at the Enchantment Under the Sea Ball.

Not bad for a T-Rex

Perfect. Love it. I'd prefer the Bills be underdogs in all remaining games, and that experts always pick against them. This team irrefutably plays better when they're underdogs and can play the "no one believes in us" card. It's been proven year after year. As for the predictions themselves, I just think it's funny that everyone has the Bills scoring 20, when Baltimore is allowing an average of 26 points a game and the Bills are scoring an NFL best 37.3 points per game. When the #1 PPG offense in the NFL goes against the #26 PPG defense....it's gotta results in the Bills scoring a season low 20 points, right? Weird.

This. It's actually been a REMARKABLY consistent pattern: Early season: "First in DVOA! We look amazing! Which hotel near the Super Bowl stadium should I book a room at?" Early to mid season: injuries hit, offense and/or defense stagnate, a few last minute Billsy losses mount, "fire McDermott" threads start Mid season: Galvanizing moment or game (sometimes related to a players only meeting and/or bye week), team strings together a bunch of wins Late season: Team rides into the playoffs on a multi-game win streak, everyone says "we're peaking at the right time!" (defense may or may not be decimated by injury) Playoffs: Mahomes rips out our heart and throws it into the compost bin and does the Griddy with Brittany and Jackson and Taylor while Kermit-talking his way through his Super Bowl MVP victory speech. I swear, you can set your watch to it.

Deja Vu all over again...

Every time I see Stephen A Smith, all I can think of is him breaking down Pokemon (and this Twitter post that goes with it):

Yeah. This season and seeing all these young guys contribute and make plays -- it's really changed the outlook on Beane's drafting and UDFA acquisition. I know that many -- myself included, at times -- feel that Beane's strength is in overall team building and contract structuring and things of that nature, but that he sometimes is lacking in the "drafting good players" department. Things sure are looking a little different on that front at the moment. Granted, I'd still like to see a higher "homerun" rate", but...I can't just ignore the contributions of so many of his draft picks on this roster right now. Good drafting, roster building, and player development: the benefits of a steady and high quality front office. As for SVPG: McGovern has thus far surpassed my expectations, seems to be one of the leaders of the OL, and is playing at a high level. He's only 26 and is theoretically just now coming into his prime. Whereas I had previously viewed him as a one to two year stopgap and SVPG as the future at the position, if McGovern keeps playing the way he is, I don't imagine he'll be leaving the pivot any time soon. I still like SVPG as a prospect, though, and I love knowing that we have good interior linemen (Alec Anderson is impressive, too) in the pipeline.

This. Pretty much took the words out of my mouth. I STILL think we have a below average receiver room. I think Joe Brady is scheming so well, and Josh Allen is so talented, that it hasn't mattered much. The offense has already surpassed my expectations, and I'm cautiously optimistic moving forward. I want to see how the offense does once opposing defenses get more tape on Brady's scheme and figure out his tendencies and tells. Will he have an effective counter-punch? Lest we forget that in games 2, 3, and 4 of last season, the Bills under Dorsey put up 38 37, and 48 points. We saw what happened after that. I also want to see how the offense does against better defenses, and how consistently they can keep up the barrage of points. Still: Expectations have been thus far surpassed, and I'm cautiously optimistic.

I agree with all your points. And I didn't mean to call you out specifically, so apologies for any collateral damage inflicted by pulling up this thread 😅 I mainly just meant to point out that it has happened again and again and again throughout NFL history that a new offensive playcaller looks amazing -- until he doesn't. At some point, opposing defenses figure out what you like to do and find ways to defend it. Like I said, I happen to think Brady is smart enough and that his offense is multiple enough that he WILL have counter-punches. Mostly because it's not as if the Bills are just doing ONE thing. They're mauling people in the run game, they're hitting screens and gimme passes, medium range passes, using motion effectively, calling QB runs in intelligent spots, and utilizing their personnel to their strengths. Nevertheless, as confident as I may be in Brady's ability to counter-punch, until I actually SEE him do it, I can't be 100% sure he'll be able to. Just playing devil's advocate. If we hit mid-season and beyond -- and play some tougher defenses -- and the Bills offense is still an unstoppable juggernaut, then I'll start looking for Brady replacements.

Just saw the stat from Sal C that the Ravens have given up 16 pass plays of 20+ yards this season: MOST in the NFL. Plays will be there for the taking in the passing game. If the OL continues to keep Josh upright and comfortable, I like the Bills' chances of putting up a lot of points on Sunday night.

I love what Brady is doing so far. He has surpassed my expectations, and I love the the plays he draws up, the way he calls games in the moment, and the way he uses his players to his strengths. All indications are that he's also a good listener, good collaborator, and high character person. I'll admit I've fallen victim to the "he'll be gone after a year or two anyway" talk, BUT... I would be remiss not to mention this: Let's see how he does as defenses start to get more tape on what he likes to do. Many coordinators start out hot and then once opponents get some idea of what they like doing and how to defend it, they have no counter-punch. Heck, even Ken Dorsey's first few games as full time Bills offensive coordinator had the team looking pretty sharp and putting up points. Then opposing defenses caught up, and he never countered in his remaining time here. I think Brady is brighter and better at calling offense than Dorsey, and I have faith that he WILL have some counter-punches, particularly since his offense is so multiple and seems to be able to beat you in a myriad of ways. Still, until he proves that his offense is here to stay, I fear the "somebody will poach him" talk is premature. To wit: Here's a thread from October 1st last year, posted coming off of 37, 38, and 48 point performances from the offense.

Two things I've been wishing they'd do for a while but not sure if they can due to licensing issues: When Rousseau makes a big play, I'd like the PA to blast the "I am Groooot" sound bite from a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. When Bass makes a kick, I always thought it would be funny if they played a "Bass-o-matic" soundbite from Dan Aykroyd on SNL. Granted, I've had this idea for so long that Tyler Bass no longer IS Bass-o-matic, and also most people today would probably have no idea who the hell Dan Aykroyd is. I've always thought the Bills -- and all pro football teams, really -- vastly underuse the "fan traditions and singalongs" part of sports. You watch Premiere League soccer and thousands of fans are singing songs specific to certain players, doing chants, choreographed multi-part call and response...it's wild. Football fans just kind of....get drunk and yell at the top of their voices. Just a generic din.

You're doing God's work. I have full faith that this is why the Bills have looked so good this year. Don't let us down.

It will irritate me if he gets immediately poached. Guys like Ben Johnson and Bobby Slowik are in their second or third seasons with their respective teams. It would be nice if the same could happen for Brady. I'd love it if we could get a few seasons out of him. The thing with Brady is that he not only seems to have a good playbook and a good feel for calling games, he ALSO seems to be a good listener, a good speaker, and a good leader. He has "future head coach" written all over him. Lest everyone forget, he was the "it" guy just a few years ago coming off the LSU season. It was only the Panthers QB-less tire fire that knocked the shine off him and allowed him to become a Bills coach. At any rate, seeing Brian Daboll and Joe Brady's career re-births (and even Dorsey got immediately hired to coordinate the Browns), one thing has become clear: calling plays for Josh Allen is just about the best thing that can happen to any young offensive coordinator. So hopefully, if the unthinkable (and highly irritating) happens and Brady gets poached, there will be no shortage of quality play callers lining up for a chance to work for the Bills.

Yes we do. If you had asked me before the season who the best player in the league was, I would have said Pat Mahomes. After the first three games of this season (and taking into consideration who Pat and Josh have around them and on the coaching staff), I'm changing my answer. Josh Allen is the best football player on planet earth right now. And probably on most other planets, too.

Just wanted to say one more thing: I am so, SO thankful the Bills had Riddick and Orlovsky instead of Buck and Aikman tonight. The commentary was educational, insightful, and actually added to the game. As soon as the game ended, I switched to the Bengals game, and was immediately reminded how bad the alternative is. Yuck. I would like to officially petition for Riddick and Orlovsky to call ALL Monday Night Football games, and maybe all Bills games in general from now on, please and thank you.

I agree with your take. No one is playing quarterback better than Josh Allen right now. He's QB1. Undisputed. No doubt about it. Not even close.