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He was getting beat out for the job. He was going to be cut if he didnt get hurt. Back ups are mostly what they are - guys most teams hope does not start. Some teams have back ups that were in the mix to be starter, some have guys that were starters. Barkley for many years now has not been in any conversation about being an nfl starter. Decent back up to have but if Allen went down long term I would hope the bills explore other options.

Isn't that part of the game and true about every team? Good teams player smarter, make less mistakes, and dont turn the ball over. That is exactly why the Bills are not yet on the level of the Pats.

Agree not the worst. But Bills fans do think he is better than he is. He would not be a starter on other teams and not many would want him as their back up. And yes he was sitting on his couch when the Bills came looking. He said only the Bills reached out. Barkley was on an NFL roster during the preseason. He was with the Bengals and even played against Bills during the exhibition season. As things went, he was eventually released via injury settlement. After recovering, Barkley wanted back in the NFL. Too bad nobody wanted him. Until the Bills came calling.

NFL = Any team can win any week. How many 16-0 teams have their been? Every year, heck every week a bad team team beats a good team. This NE is good but far from the best especially given all the injuries and those better teams lost games. So no it wont be a miracle if the Bills win.

Yes the Bills can win. But to say our 3-0 looks better than the Pats 3-0 based on the eye test is absurd. The Pats are dominating right now. The Bills have barely sqeaked by. The Bills could be 0-3 with a few bad breaks, while all the Pats games are not even close.

AJM was traded for a pick. Barkley didnt have a job. Lets be real.

We definitely over value Barkley. I dont mind him as a back up but remember he was sitting on a couch last year and was like the 6th guy the Bills called and one that not many other teams were calling. If the Bills cut him not sure how many other teams would drop their back up to pick him up...

How did this get 4 pages...guess I helped by replying. But seriously - what if the season ended after 4 games? If season ended now the Bills get the division and based on strength of victory tie breaker vs the Pats. Chiefs get top seed and Bills #2 and playoff bye. Woohoooo. Lets petition for ending the season after three weeks.

True - regardless the Bills D is much better than its offense at this point. I would be confident that our D could hold our offense under 14 points.

Another way to look at it: Each of the teams we played gave up the least amount of points vs. the Bills. That means 6 teams scored more points against the same teams we played. In all three games we scored less than any of three teams they had played. Our offense has much room for improvement. On defense its not quite the opposite but close. Both CIN and NYG have scoring lows vs the Bills D. While NYJ have their high vs. The Bills D. However, Bills have not held a team under 14 this season.

End around and reverses on the first 20 plays

Pats have outscored teams 106 to 17. Bills 66-47 and all three games were undecided going into the last few minutes. I would call the completion a wash. NYJ/NYG/CIN vs PIT/MIA/NYJ...not much difference there. NYJ=NYJ, NYG>MIA, PIT>CIN.

Then rankings would really be pointless. That would just be the NFL standings. These guys are paid to have some opinions and we dont have to agree with them all. If we play NE tough I would bet money we barely move in the rankings and could actually gain spots in ones that have us lower. Teams records is called the standings. Rankings attempt to be something different.

Played KC tough. If the Bills lose to NE by 3 or less and some other team barely beats MIA how should the rankings adjust?

This team is 3-0 and has yet to play a complete game. Our opponents record is 1-8 Bottom line is that it is not very clear how good this team is. This weeks game will give a much better gauge. Regardless, you need to win games you are supposed to win and sneak in a few you are not. Path to 11-5? Easy: Win 2 vs MIA (5) Win at home v NYJ, DEN, WAS (8) Doable: Win on road v TEN, CLE, PIT (11) Can lose: Lose 2 v NE (2) Lose at home to PHI, BAL (4) Lose on road to DAL (5)

Only 3 games Our opponents record thus far 1-8 Yet to play NE (twice) which likely impacts the rankings; Plus Phi, Bal, Dal

Brady is right on that penalty calls were ridiculous. May be just coincidence but ridiculous how Brady whines and NFL reacts. Who runs the league?

Well - this year alone you have Jackson and Mayfield, plus rookies Murray and Minshew...

This plus the entire 2nd half. We had a lead and played to just hold it. Watch other teams that are used to winning in the NFL and they are not letting up like this. We let the Giants back in the game. It shows a lack of faith in Allen. I would have like to see him sling it and keep the pedal down in the 2nd half.

Who cares and why should anyone feel differently? We are one of the 2-0 teams. Our 2-0 with close victories vs the Jets and Giants are the least impressive. We have yet to play a complete game. All winning these two shows me is that we are likely a 8-8 or better team. If we had lost either we would be looking like a sub.500 team.

Part of the process...

Fans always see their team differently. They know the ins and outs of every player. They listen to the reports of how great Duke Williams looks in practice. They listen to the coach talk about changing culture and winning. Fans sometimes overlook that every other team is doing the exact same thing. The national media does tune that out for the most part. That can lead to them missing the boat sometimes. But also they dont tend to over hype the stories local fans latch onto.

Rankings look right. Roughly speaking top 16 teams make the playoffs. We are right there competing for two wild card spots with the likes of LAC, TEN/HOU, PIT/BAL/CLE. We beat on ok Jets team. One that lost its best defensive player which was clearly a deciding factor.

Come on now. He had 3 receptions last year. Saying he was 2nd in receiving yards for a fullback is some spin work.Yes its true but really meaningless. Reality is the fullback is becoming extinct in today's NFL. Teams are much more creative and able to get better weapons on the field than a FB.

Best game of his career is 3 catches for 35 yards...I dont think its a matter of him not being utilized correctly. I am all for the occasional pass out of the backfield on a short yardage play or even a wheel route. But lining him up outside is just not my preference. I think coaches can try to be cute and out think themselves.