Doc Brown

How many freaking Jones's do you have? Do you think there's any chance Mac Jones gets benched this week?

I think they had Judon and Gonzalez available for the Fins and Eagles game. Injuries have turned them from a below average team to a really bad team. Even last week they got banged up with White, Henry, and Usche not returning to the Raiders game.

Okay. I'll guess I'll look at their offense in a vacuum like you are and pretend that every offense in the league doesn't go into a rut. They had a bad first half in the Giants game with long plays that would've worked if the WR's could keep their feeting, a fumble by Davis, and a great play by the LB on the INT when Knox was open for the first down. Bad half. Whatever. They weren't sharp and Martindale got the better of Dorsey. However, how did they respond in the second half? First drive goes 17 plays for 89 yards and a touchdown taking 9:58 seconds off the clock. They were incredibly proficient in the 3rd quarter and just happened to get the TD on the first play of the 4th quarter. Second drive goes 12 plays for 75 yards for a TD taking 6:47 seconds off the clock. Two TD drives taking up nearly 17 minutes is impressive. Giants dared us to string long drives together in the second half and they responded. Third drive Josh would've iced the game with a good throw and it was perfectly set up for him to make it. I can't blame Dorsey on that although I'll nitpick in maybe you design that play to someone other than Knox who was dealing with a wrist injury and will never be known for having great hands. The two missed field goals also didn't help. If they continue to be as inconsistent as they were over the next couple of games then I'll be concerned. However, they were flawless against the Raiders and Dolphins so I'm not going to ignore those games so I can panic over the first half of the last two.

We're objectively the third best offense in the league and the entire offense needs to be overhauled? Talk about recency bias.

It was the Chiefs passing offense that caused this (obviously) and nearly every defensive personnel move since then on all three levels of the defense has been designed to try and fix that problem.

The defense won us the game last night. They're not the problem.

The London game against the Jags was an absolute eff you but they made up for it with extra time to prepare for KC and CIN.

Mike Evans car is red. Our offense seemed to miss him last night.

Chargers gonna Charger

It should've been a flag but I agree that in real time it didn't look like a penalty. I was surprised they didn't run it there with Barkley though as it's a higher percentage play.

Wants to break all the Bills kicking records: no Bills kicker ever went wide right twice against the Giants.

Josh: I can't believe Tyrod checked it to a run play. Daboll: Reminds me of when you threw into triple coverage to a fullback in a playoff game.

He had a pretty play design for the Harty TD. Relax people. It’s a win.

All you want to do is show you're a competent alternative. Instead they're going all Josh Allen against a Zach Wilson led Jets.

Hosting a small party. -Crock pot chicken wings with Frank's hot sauce and butter. Will pry broil them for five minutes after the early games and then back in the slow cooker. -Meatball Sliders -Bacon wrapped water chestnuts with chili sauce -Leftover mac and cheese we had catered for my father in law's funeral reception. Will pry just add bacon to it as he would've wanted.

I feel like you can just say Diggs every week for this thread and it would be the right answer.

Knox and Waller both playing.

That's what's frustrating. Republicans have every advantage you can ask for going into 2024. All they have to do is look like a semi competent party and stay out of the way.

Shanahan addressed this directly on a podcast before last season that when they made the trade they knew it was going to be either Mac Jones or Trey Lance. They just weren't sure yet (which is crazy to me giving up two first round picks for him and swapping one). I also remember reading in an article shortly following that draft that while he believes being able to play from the pocket is the most important QB trait there's added value in being able to run because it will make playing from the pocket easier. I think he really liked both QB's but Lance's higher athletic ceiling persuaded him to take him. RG3's rookie campaign and watching Josh Allen destroy his defense on MNF may have played a role in that decision too. Just my guess.

It was a day game but the Vikings/Chargers game where we got to witness the full Kirk Cousins experience was fun to watch.

Valid point although we don't always far apart as last year we had close wins against the Ravens, Chiefs, Dolphins (twice), Lions, and Browns. I just think we're average at winning close games under McDermott/Allen while they're exceptional under Reid/Mahomes.

Maybe this year but we've hard our share of "ugly" wins under McDermott in the past. Last year I'd argue we won ugly against the Ravens, Jets (home), Browns, Lions, and Patriots (home) last year. All inferior opponents in pretty ugly games. As far as the playoffs go, I consider our wins against Baltimore in 2020 and the Fish last year ugly wins against inferior opponents. Having said that, it's something teams like the Chiefs, Eagles, and 49ers are better at doing on a consistent basis.

30-17 Bills Backdoor cover by Giants

Those abominations look better at night although it’s still like putting lipstick on a pig.