Success

When are football fans going to understand: football is a TEAM GAME. In fact, there are 53 players on each team, as well as coaches. All contribute to a team's success and failure. Here we have KC at 6-0, and Buffalo at 5-2. Allen has 15 TD's and no INT's. Patrick Mahomes LEADS THE LEAGUE IN INT's. And people will still say "Mahomes wins more than Allen," as though we're talking about tennis or golf. Clearly, Mahomes has the best coaching in the league - and they're proving that by an undefeated season when they have lost their top 2 WR's and top RB, and w/ their QB having a fairly pedestrian season. Allen often has to actually overcome some of his team's coaching blunders. It's rare that coaching helps him out & wins a game even when he's not at his best. That happens quite a bit w/ Mahomes.

6-0, but not passing the eye test. San Fran had Kittle left from their starting weapons today, and KC still needed Purdy to hand the game to them. We're a better team this year.

We'll probably beat them. Not that beating KC in the regular gives me much excitement anymore - but they have a pretty flawed team.

SF fans have to be so disappointed w/ Aiyuk. He gets all that money, and plays like a #4.

I'm still a noon to midnight guy on Sundays - but it's not as fun as it used to be. There just aren't as many interesting games; I'm not sure if that's because some rivalries like Pats/Colts or Cowboys/Giants are over and haven't really been replaced, or if the quality is down. The only games I'm really invested in are our games, and sometimes KC if they're in a close game. The Ravens a little because they are probably the biggest AFC competition this year. Not really anything in the NFC.

Kraft is having that same issue w/ Belichick right now. The egos on these guys.

This was completely uncalled for. What an arrogant, out-of-touch jerk. I remember after the SB's in the nineties - he thought he was some kind of genius. Since then, he has given a clinic on "meddling owners" and their negative impact on teams.

Bernard is getting close, and Groot is also a step away from being that. Possibly Kincaid, too, though this season has been underwhelming so far.

They probably do overall. Getting McDuffie really tipped the scales - especially w/ Elam being a back-up these days. Beane has done alright, though. More hits than misses, and he has excelled in the later rounds.

Yep - JA is a good flopper, which I don't mind, because we do get some flags from that. But I thought both that roughing call and obviously Epenesa's were bad calls. Things did even out in that game in terms of the bad officiating, imo - I thought Jets fans had as many legit gripes as we did. Both teams had 11 penalties for similar yards - probably should have been closer to 5 or 6 penalties per team.

More mustard as I get older. Ketchup is too sweet for me these days - I still use it on burgers, though. Everything else is mustard, except fries - I go with mayo.

I doubt we were ever considering Worthy. By season's end (and with Cooper's addition), we'll get more out of Coleman than we would have w/ a speedster like Worthy. And I think Worthy is better for the Chiefs. But he will end up being more one-dimensional/gadgety, and we needed a guy who could potentially blossom into a true #1 or at worst 1b. With Cooper & the injuries to Rice and Brown, the Bills now have a significantly better WR room than the Chiefs. They're built to handle the playoffs and all of the teams you mentioned. I don't know how it will go this year, and Buffalo could certainly bow out by the divisional yet again, but I think it's a pretty middlin' year for the league in general and it's probably our best opportunity yet, if not our best team. We have as much of a chance as the Chiefs this year, imo. I get that KC is undefeated, but the optics haven't been quite as good as usual, and I don't think that WR corps is going to do it for them in January. They have the "aura" factor which is always an advantage, but the Ravens are a better team than both the Chiefs & Bills, who are relatively equal (and I'd say on the same level as Houston, also). Most of the playoff games between those teams will probably come down to a play or 2.

It for sure was in January. Generally, I'd probably agree also - we have some nice pieces on defense, but no one who consistently disrupts the way Jones can.

I thought of him the other night. That guy was so physical - he & Rapp have very similar styles.

Gotta admit - it's a bummer watching the offense get to the 35, and still think that we need at least 10 more yards for a makeable FG attempt....

Gotta say - w/ all of the craziness & bad reffing in that game, it was probably the most satisfying victory in awhile. Not only did it seem improbable for stretches of the game, but just the fact that we could have been tied w/ the Jets, and now we're in command in the division. I loved that win. Still feeling good.

It wasn't all bad - worst moment was the long Nico TD. A rookie is going to make mistakes, but if he starts the rest of the season, hopefully a lot of stuff would be ironed out by the playoffs. Fortune favors the bold.

It's been a great 24 hours or so for the Buffalo Bills. I feel really optimistic about this season now. It's not a great year for the league - no jaugernauts. The Ravens are the best of the bunch, but we can compete w/ anyone now.

Chiefs fans are pretty upset. Gotta chase those moments.

He's had Watson throwing to him. He's going to be excellent w/ Allen throwing to him and in this offense. This is great news. Our offense will be very different now, imo. This opens things up for the other guys as well.

Could end up a 2nd - and the Jets have to take on the salary. That's not cheap.

It's a tough situation right now. I mean, even that last one was veering hard right - it looked like it would have missed if we were even 5-10 yards further out. Confidence is everything w/ kickers, and Bass doesn't seem to have much of that right now.

Re: receiver separation - is that ALL on the players? I see KC with a less than stellar group of wideouts, and yet guys are almost always open.

There are some good options out there at WR. Diontae Johnson isn't talked about much but he'd be good here. Cooper would be a nice addition also. I don't see how we can ride w/ Bass all season. His confidence seems to be gone. I feel bad for him, but also have no confidence for any kick at this point, even PAT's.

We probably couldn't have matched that - a pick that might be a 2nd, and the Jets have to take on the salary. Oh, well. On to some of the other guys out there - Cooper, Pickens, Johnson. Any one of them would help us out a lot.