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Dat was da greatest punt return I has ever seen. Also, Josh totally gets that first down. What a bum youse is, Joe!

Dat was da greatest punt return I has ever seen.

Nah, I think he's at the tail end of his career here. I don't believe he offers much more than a guy like Solomon (as many others have stated) or even like a Kingsley Jonathan. I'd rather roll with those guys. I'm hopeful Solomon takes the Khalil Shakir route where his first couple seasons have more of a limited role but by year three he's 100% ready to ball out as a starter. The only knock on the guy is he's a smidge undersized, other than that he's very talented.

Well dang, mang, I ain't Brandon Beane!

I maintain that Samuel is just nowhere near 100% right now. He'd be way more involved if he was fully healthy. I think the toe is probably still causing some issues, hard to run, cut, and plant with that type of injury. I hope he can heal up and be more of a factor down the stretch.

I mean, I think McDaniel and the Fish are a buncha little weasels but they had a good offensive game plan. They used their speed well and the misdirection stuff was working. I feel like they went a little deep into their playbook too since they were basically fighting for their playoff lives. It happens. The other teams are a buncha professionals too, they're gonna make plays. Sometimes I feel like the expectations people have are like, "Okay, defensively they should allow zero yards, actually it should be like -58 yards and also need a dozen sacks and five picks per game otherwise this defense is abysmal! And the offense needs to rack up 60 a game or they're bums!" I mean, I'm being facetious, I realize most fans would rather not see the D get ran over for 120 yards a game or whatever. But they got the W and that's all that matters.

I'm actually not super concerned. It wasn't their best day but the way I looked at it was the Dolphins were playing with their backs against the wall and were getting pretty deep in their playbook. Their misdirection stuff was effective today and Tua played a pretty solid game. I think they're gonna be alright.

I can't lie, I really thought he was gonna shank it a mile into the 29th row or whatever but he absolutely clobbered that ball. What a frickin' kick. Top five all time Bills field goals. Dude missed an XP then had a doink on another one, and then nails it from 61. And it was good from 65, I bet. Wow.

After the first quarter I was like, oh man is this gonna be a dumb one? And then by the end I was like, yeah, that's the kinda mollywhoppin' that should happen against a team like that.

Like, I partake myself but I feel like every time I see this guy speak he's just blazed beyond belief and struggles to put together coherent sentences. Maybe he's just a bad public speaker or gets nervous up there but IMO he just kinda looks like a super high guy trying to do his best.

If I had to guess I'd say Tyler Bass is 100% the Bills kicker for the remainder of 2024. I mean, unless he either spontaneously combusts or suddenly goes 1 for 16 or something, he's the guy. And he's the guy because there really aren't any better alternatives available. It's not like some dude with the kicking caliber of Justin Tucker is just sitting around in his fudgies waiting for a phone call. I imagine he'll be the guy going forward but for 2025 I guarantee he's gonna be competing for the jorb. Hopefully he hits his groove. Not sure what his deal is, and I've said it before, I don't mind a miss here and there, it's going to happen. It's the way in which he's missed. Most are a few feet wide right or left but cripes, he's had a few this year that are just Shankasaurus Rex, bootin' that thing into the fourth row type of misses that are hard to look past. And I think one of the most troubling aspects has been some of these misses are coming from his preferred side of the field. He likes to kick off the left hash. Every time he has one coming off the right side ya never really know if it's gonna go thru. In the past when he'd kick from the left I'd feel pretty confident but as of late that confidence is a little down. Just kick the GD ball, Tyler. Preferably in between the long yellow poles at the end of the field.

I'm a number nerd so I looked at what's available. Most of 1-19 is taken except for 15, 16, and 18. And then the 80s have 81, 82, 84, 87, and 89 open. My guess is 18, maybe. He wore 9 at Alabama, 1+8=9 and all that. Or perhaps he goes with the rare ⅗ numbers I dunno, I'm not a scientist.

Did that XP get tipped? I can't recall if it did or not. If not then, yikes. I can understand a kicker shanking one every now and then but he's had like three or four ugly shanks just in the last couple weeks. Don't know what happened with the guy, and I've been someone that's been riding the "he'll be fine" bandwagon but the ways in which he's missing lately have left me thinking that the dude just isn't reliable right now.

Hasn't he lost like...all the steps to this point? Dorian Williams was flying around on Sunday and seems like he's turned a corner. I'd rather stick with him. And for whatever it's worth, it seems like they're tinkering with the idea of moving Lewis Cine from safety to LB. Could be interesting.

I don't really think the defense is the problem right now. They've only really had one bad game (Ravens) other than that they've allowed 21, 10, 10, and 23 points across the other four games. And that's with guys like Bernard, T. Johnson, Oliver, and Milano on the sidelines. Sometimes they seem to allow the opposing offense to get off to a fast start but they eventually lock in and put a lid on things. Thru the second half in Houston they allowed only six points and forced two turnovers. Offense could only muster a frickin' field goal off those turnovers.

Who's "we?" You got a turd in your pocket?

Me. And I was wide open, dang it.

Up until like 2021 or 2022 this team was good for at least one blowout loss every year since McDermott took over. They typically respond pretty well in the next game. It definitely seems like they just went in with the wrong game plans and it bit them. It did feel like they were gonna get back in it up until the flea flicker disaster. Ah well. Shtuff happens. They'll be alright.

Ugh. I mean, I know he's not the guy he once was but he's looked solid this year. Don't be a weenus, Von.

Haha, if this is 2018 draft all over again many of us, myself included, thought the "right" Josh was Rosen since he was being seen as more pro-ready. I'm so happy we were wrong and Allen is the guy. I kinda got the same feeling this year when they drafted Coleman. "Eh, not sure he's gonna be what they expect." I'll be psyched to be wrong on that one too lol.

When I was a kid I kinda always thought Natrone Means (Business!) was a cool player. Probably the name lol.

Bummer. Hopefully it isn't too bad and he can recover quickly. Looks like Buffalo Joe gonna be active going forward. Honestly, aside from getting lost in the shuffle on Miami's one TD, Spector wasn't too bad. And the fact that guys like Ingram and Lewis have been able to step in and this defense barely misses a beat is really something. Criticize McDermott all you want but the dude could probably take eleven of us schlubs on this forum and produce a middle of the pack defense lol.

I'm too poor to donate. Hope he recovers. He definitely has a lot to think about.

Shooosh

Fellow camp legend Brandon Reilly was also cut. Dezmin Lewis too. Ope, there goes Kolby Listenbee.