Richard Noggin

Yes, please

That's such a superficial, internet perspective. WHO CARES about the "right to talk smack" LOL

I recall recent-ish offseason reports of Reid spending time embedded with different college programs, wherein he'd be mining for novel twists and trends in play design... Can't find evidence in a quick google search, but without question I remember hearing about Reid's offseason obsession with studying and learning under different influences...

I think McBeane has shown they're FINE with paying a drafted-and-developed #1 CB top dollar if necessary. In 2024, by contrast (due to and in part because of INSANE dead cap totals over 70 million), they aren't paying ANY DB more than an 8ish million cap hit (Taron Johnson), and the 2nd highest cap hit is effing Elam at just under 4 million. Rapp and Johnson (and Bishop) are obvious locks for 2025 on their current deals, and it's VERY possible that Benford is here long term with a big time extension. Whether you like it or not, I'm afraid, they'll probably pay him. Ingram and Lewis are still under contract in 2025 for depth. Elam is of course also under contract, but clearly is not in the pipeline for an early extension or the club's 5th year option. So who knows there. Best case is he earns the opportunity to showcase himself as the de facto #2 boundary CB next year. Still need more dudes in the pipeline at CB and S tbh.

The gameday thread is an internet space. So it is not grounded in rational and authentic human interaction, but rather some amplified version of short-sighted, self-involved, and paranoid Ids gone awry. gameday "threat" yes this is not specifically about Bills fans and their trauma, but about what internet discourse invites. look at other teams' forums for evidence of this

Thank you for this deeper dive. If that's the case, then I'd rather the color analysts don't get any inside access to gameplans during the week. I still want to listen to an NFLer break down what they're seeing and anticipating to help me understand how we should all "see" the game from an Xs and Os standpoint. The human interest narratives and talking points are completely irrelevant to the game on the field anyways. Does nothing for me, personally. Give me analysis instead. Just stick with the plays currently happening. Stop with the bigger picture commentary.

I don't like the Lions matchup at all for the Bills. A team that can run the ball with physicality and explosiveness, and also throw with timing and aggression...tough matchup for the Bills D. Optimism would hope their (Lions') mounting defensive injuries allow Allen and Co to put up mucho points and thereby force that potent Lions offense to be more one dimensional.

EXACTLY what these former player, color analysts SHOULD be doing: explain to us in real time what you're supposed to be seeing and thinking pre-snap, based on down-and-distance, formation, personnel, team tendencies and player strengths/weaknesses. Let's geek out on the Xs and Os please. Why I watch the Manning MNF broadcast when I can. The extended Belichick appearances especially result in some cool glimpses behind the curtain of NFL play calling, design, and diagnosis.

I'm one of the only remote employees left at my NYC startup (recently got acquired by a much larger, well-funded startup), and I'm like an intriguing gimmick to them with my Buffalo shtick. I would feel comfortable logging in a little later tomorrow if I needed to (they don't need to know I sold my tickets to a friend). But I put my 2nd grade daughter on the bus each morning either way, so might as well get to work early and show all the youngins I work with how it's done.

Rousseau was really impactful as well. Nice to see the two 1st rounders showing up at the same time.

This feels super premature. A lot can change in just a couple weeks, much less 7 more weeks.

Davis Webb didn't organize the workouts this past offseason. Why are you bringing him up at all? And the line about friendly fire is really far afield. Features aren't typically strictly expository at all. They are infused with persuasion, or else they would just be bios for reference, like wikipedia, rather than headline pieces for purchase. Weird stuff here. (And I'm one who is often disappointed with WaPo writing.)

I think friends of mine parked there for last home game. Kind of like how the Twin Oaks Motel no longer stands (on Southwestern), yet the gameday lot is booming.

Amazing what "modern sports medicine" can do. Milano appears to be no stranger to "advanced supplements" and intense weight room dedication. Looks like an 80s body builder in person/street clothes. (I have nothing beyond personal observations and conjecture to support any salacious interpretations of my use of quotation marks.)

If this "play" goes unpunished even with the gift of hindsight, then it becomes that much harder to fight off concerns about subjectivity and favoritism in NFL officiating, and in the machinations of the league at large.

Same. Last week was brilliant for that, minus the disaster franchise from New Jersey. Only games I want ANY AFCE team to lose for the rest of the season are the two times the Bills play the Patriots. I know they'll have to play each other a couple more times, and I think I'd prefer those matchups end in ties tbh. But like, who cares what anyone SAYS? What HAPPENS is what actually matters. Win a SB by any means necessary. If other teams help out along the way, great. If luck lines up to favor the Bills, great. Circumstances be damned. Just win 3-4 games in a row when it matters most.

My immediate reaction is that I'd rather see them kicking FGs than going for it on 4th downs with the chance at TDs and more time of possession. Same, initially (Residual Battered Bills Fan Syndrome). Was able to shake it off (lol) and see the objective truth that this obviously is not a positive development for their season. ARE the Bills a top 4th and short defense? Can definitely recall a couple stops, but have no clue where they stand overall.

Okay, I agree with a lot of this, except sometimes if a pass falls JUST beyond a receiver's hands, it can also mean that despite the target's accurate and full speed tracking, the ball was still thrown just a little too hot and/or trajectory a little too flat, or released too early, or just plain slightly overthrown. Maybe a faster WR makes an overthrown pass look more catchable.

Update: tickets are spoken for. (Not sure how to edit thread title.) Hope everyone gets to the game and no one ever sells to visiting fans!

Hey gang. DM me if interested. Don't want to sell to any KC slobs.

My immediate thought here was of course that in his limited time, Elam HAS shown a knack for getting his hands on the football. Twice against Mahomes somehow innit? Appreciate that you recognize Elam's "solash [sic] plays." Agree that it's likely consistency and reliability (to physically hit those run fits, too; it's not just about coverage responsibilities) keeping him staunchly behind the starters. Was nice to see him get the nod against Miami. Would be such a bonus at this point to get meaningful snaps out of him moving forward.

Wasn't it first Gaines, and then Johnson (and maybe even later, Josh Norman) who platooned at the #2 boundary CB spot opposite Tre White for 3ish seasons? Levi Wallace and then Dane Jackson later entered this fray. That #2 job has been somewhat fluid over the years.

Problem is, the Bills defensive gameplan is usually the polar OPPOSITE of Flores' blitz-happy Vikings attack. Flacco can still hurt you if he has time in the pocket. Free rushers (especially on the interior) can demonstrably shut him down. I've heard so many positive reports of the vibes at KC games. Wild to me that they're so kind generally to visiting Bills fans. Even before the current dynasty was winning 'ships. Miami was gross back in the aughts. Worst fans I've been around on every level. Plus this is pre-canopy so sitting in that stadium for an afternoon game was a keyhole glimpse of hell. Detroit's stadium is cool and those fans are enthusiastic. They're not always so accommodating, however. Cleveland was cool back in the day.

Separately, we should probably wait to see what the Jets look like the next couple weeks. I hate them so very much, from top to bottom, but you can't deny the gnawing sense that they could in fact capitalize on renewed belief, a weak schedule, their QB's penchant for drama (and quackery), and the league's love of comebacks and large market viewership. The Bills in week 17 might need to end the Jets season a second time in one...season.

It's okay, you don't have to rationalize it. You do you.