ShakAttack

Team has definitely come out of byes looking sloppy before. Last year after the bye, we started to lose every other game for several weeks. We played 1 good half against the Dolphins off the bye and won (sound familiar?) and then lost 9-6 to the Jags the following week. The year before, it was the cruel "Hail Murray" that preceded our Bye week. Came out of it with a sloppy 27-17 win over the Chargers (hey, that sounds familiar too) But unlike last season, we snapped out of it immediately, with dominating wins over SF on prime time, followed by a nice win over the Steelers, and then annihilated the Broncos. Pats and Dolphins in very similar fashion to how we started this season.

I think Dolphins are easily 2nd best in div when Tua is healthy

Same. Poyer was actually off to the best season start of his career. Guys like Beasley, his body was breaking down towards the end, but his performance had also declined. Not at all the case with Poyer…

With our aspirations, there is little margin for error. Sure, we will make the playoffs, but do we want to be playing another playoff game at Arrowhead? Our home field advantage in the playoffs is one of the best in the NFL. I posted a stat in here last night. The last 3 Bills teams to start the season 6-1 or better went to the Super Bowl. Pretty sure those teams hosted all their playoff games too. EDIT: It was last three Bills 6-1 teams apparently, not two(!)

hard hitter but terrible in coverage. Not sure he’s an upgrade. I lived near Oakland (until this year) so Raiders are kind of a secondary team for me and I can tell you Raiders fans love him as a hard hitter but hate his coverage skills. And I’m pretty sure coverage is where we want an upgrade in this case. He also has a problem with availability. Another thing we are already dealing with our safeties. Pass.

"NFL Research: The Bills' 6-1 start is their best since 1993 when Buffalo began the season 7-1, finishing the regular season at 12-4 en route to a loss in Super Bowl XXVII. Buffalo has advanced to (and lost) the Super Bowl in each of its last three seasons starting 6-1."

True but Not Crowder. He's 29 and won't be 30 till next season. Crowder is simply injury prone. Happened when he was young, still happens now. He's a good player, but his availability sucks.

Tre White changes our defense by essentially taking the opponent's WR1 out of the picture. With White back, maybe Jaquan/Hamlin get more help over the top? And these big plays are less frequent. That said, if Poyer is indeed out, and White STILL gets held out next week... then yeah... I'd say we aren't just "being cautious" with him at that point. If Poyer is out, I'm surprised if White is too...

Doesn't Tre White "have to" be activated from IR by next week to avoid full-season IR or something? I don't recall the rules there, but I know there was some talk on this board about it.... And this really stinks about Poyer... our secondary always looks much different when Hyde/Poyer are missing... so if he's out, let's hope its just 1-2 weeks.

It's interesting to me how Davis is the best deep threat on the Bills, and one of the best in the NFL, despite not having the electrifying speed associated with some of the other deep threats. In fact, he is the second slowest receiver on the Bills roster alone! Only the 6'3" Isaiah Hodgins - who is rarely active on game day - is slower. Kumerow and Davis actually have the same 40-yard dash time. Diggs, McKenzie, Shakir, Jamison Crowder are all faster (granted, they are smaller too). I realize "game speed" is different, but in many cases it seems to be Davis' strength that has made him such a dangerous deep threat, in contrast with what we usually see in the NFL. Either way, it has become a real pleasure to watch.

I am. He was my favorite non-Bills player, but that’s mostly because I drafted him on all 4 of my fantasy teams (only player I had on 4 teams) and I was heavily criticized for drafting him for some reason. He was part of a team in a 12-team league that was sitting pretty in first place. My first 4 picks were: kupp, deebo, josh Allen, Breece hall the plan was to draft my WRs & QB first and take a bunch of RBs in the mid-rounds, and hopefully one would pan out. Well, Hall was that one, and now that he’s gone, I’m gonna need someone else to step up (Singletary/Tony Pollard who will probably always be hit or miss 🤦🏻‍♂️)

In a 12-team league and sitting in first place, thanks in large part to having Josh Allen and Cooper Kupp. But Josh Allen is on Bye (as we all know) and so is Cooper Kupp 😥. Currently, I have Jared Goff in at QB, but I do NOT love his matchup (at Dallas). That said, Goff has actually been an excellent fantasy QB this season, with the exception of his previous game in which he posted under 6 points against the Pats. And you RARELY see a QB post consecutive single digit performances in fantasy; they typically seem to bounce back from them. So here's the question: Who do I start at QB? Do I stick with Jared Goff @ Dallas? Keep in mind, I was very fortunate to face the last place team in the league on Allen/Kupp's bye, so I really just want a guy that I can count on for 15+. Meaning, I'm looking for the highest floor out of all my options. OR do I pick up one of these FA QBs: 1a. Ryan Tannehill vs. Indy -- With the exception of the Bills in Week 2, he's a guy that you can probably count on to at least do something. Probably the safest choice to end up in the 15-20 point range of all my options here. 1b. Davis Mills vs. LV Raiders -- I know, I know. When has Mills done anything in fantasy this year? This one is ALL about the matchup though. According to Yahoo, the Raiders defense is the #1 BEST matchup for quarterbacks in the NFL, right now. That's why he is my "1b". 2. Jacoby Brissett at Baltimore -- Has been surprisingly solid/consistent at the QB position this season. And drawing a favorable matchup in Baltimore. However, there seems to be a forecast of rain, and the Browns already love to run, so this gives them even more of a reason to pound the rock. 3. Kenny Pickett at Miami -- Just putting it out there. Has a good matchup, but that's about it. Please help me out!!

I didn't really want OBJ in Buffalo tbh, but ever since watching the Kelce's comments in the podcast/interview, I really want him in Buffalo just so he ISN'T in KC. Anyone else feel this way too? 🤣

I don’t disagree. That quote I posted was meant as a joke. McKenzie said it during one of the off-season episodes of Embedded. The context was how he can “do it all” or something like that. However, I would also say McKenzie has a higher ceiling than Beasley. Problem is, he is also more mistake prone. And when the only thing that can slow down our offense IS our own mistakes, I would definitely take stability over big play ability and I am excited to see what Shakir can give us in the slot.

“You ever seen Isaiah McKenzie vs the Patriots?” -Isaiah McKenzie

Will be interesting to watch Trent McDuffie. Sounds like he is playing this weekend for the first time since Week 1(?) Does he make their secondary better? Sounds like he had a really good off-season, then got hurt in Week 1, I believe. It's also interesting because I think he was the guy most of us thought the Bills would draft at corner, and most mocks had him going to Bills.

This would be a good time for a Top 10 highlight reel. Especially Ever since he learned to throw the deep ball, Allen has had so many ridiculous throws I’ve lost track.

Yeah, but we did have everyone else. I wouldn't be surprised if we are more banged up right now than we were in the previous three seasons combined.

As far as Knox, did he even have a hammy yesterday? Wasn't he just listed with "foot" on Wed? If so, what is up with all these hamstring injuries in practice this season 🤦‍♂️

Tremaine Edmunds.... man WTF

guess that could only mean he hurt it in practice?

Phillips finally able to start practicing again after hamstring injury, so Tremaine goes down with the same thing. Ugh. Seems to be one step forward one step back with injuries this year……

DT Justin Zimmer and CB Jordan Miller signed to PS DT CJ Brewer and DT Prince Emili released (sorry if already posted)

Usually involves being harassed by TJ watt though. They’re not the same without him

The BEST thing is... I did that reverse psychology bet thing and bet on the Ravens (since many of us Bills fans are convinced that we bring bad luck to the team), but I got in the line when it was Bills -3.5 before it went down to -3 where it was for the majority of the week, so Bills win AND I won. Love it.