Inigo Montoya

I'm sure I will too, and I have no problem with that opinion, Josh is incredible. Through four games of the season the defense is giving up an average of 14.5 points a game. There aren't too many NFL offenses that can't muster 15 points a week on average. I'm not taking anything away from Josh, just pointing out how amazing this defense is. 🍻

I agree with you that Allen is the cornerstone of this franchise, but this is the kind of defense the Ravens won a Super Bowl with, and their quarterback was Trent Dilfer. The combination of Allen and this defense is scary.

The sizzle on this team is Josh Allen flinging the ball all over the pitch, but the steak is clearly the defense. They have shut down every team they've played so far. They gave up 20 points in the first half against the red hot Ravens offense and blanked them in the second. That 20 point total against the Raven's offense is even more impressive when you consider that 10 of those points came directly off turnovers by the offense. The Ravens scored a TD on a drive that started on the Bills' 4 yard line after the opening drive interception, and the Ravens kicked a field goal on a drive that started on the Bills 36 yard line after Singletary fumbled in the second quarter. This defense is also a ball hawking defense and has 9 turnovers through the first 4 games, 7 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. There are only two teams with more, the Eagles and Ravens have 10 each. They are also 4th in the NFL with sacks through 4 games with 13. There are only three teams with more, Bucs 14, Cowboys 15, and the Eagles with 16. The Bills defense is second in points allowed per game at 14.5. Only the 49ers are ahead of us averaging 12.3 per game. The 49ers still have to play their week 4 game tonight against the Rams. The Bills defense is second in yards allowed per game at 234. Only the 49ers are better at 227 yards and as noted above, they still have their week 4 tilt against the Rams to play. When you factor in the amount of injuries on the defensive side of the ball for the Bills these performances are even more impressive. We are getting close to having Tre White and Ed Oliver back on the field and that should only kick things up a notch. When Josh Allen and the Bills offense is clicking they are amazing to watch, but the defense is the strength of this team. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the 2022 Bills defense has the potential to be one of the all time great NFL defenses.

The NFL has now has two options, admit that their concussion protocol is inadequate, or say that the protocol is fine, and the Dolphins just didn't follow it. Good luck Dolphins.

They're company men.

Two mild concussion is close proximity to each other is often worse for the brain than a single major concussion. The worry is that I think both of Tua's concussions in the last four days were major. He could really have some lasting damage from these concussions. Tua playing again Sunday and then again tonight is malpractice. I don't use that word lightly.

Having an independent doctor there does not absolve the Dolphin's medical staff from their responsibility to Tua. They should have benched him last week and put him in the concussion protocol. Period. It should have never even gotten to the independent doctor. I guarantee you everyone involved in the decision to put Tua back in Sunday is sweating bullets right now.

https://www.healthline.com/health/fencing-response Some info about why Tua's hands and arms were contorting like that. A Fencing response is always indicative of a significant traumatic brain injury. I pray he's ok. The Dolphins should burn for this.

Back pain sucks, no argument there. When your back was bad could you have sat up from lying back on the ground like he did and then stand up and start walking with your back in spasm? My wife has had back issues and when it is bad it is the changing of body position that kills her, from lying to sitting, from sitting to standing, that's when it's the most painful. I just don't think the video looks like a back injury to me. I hope your back stays healthy... 🍻

This argument kills me, and I'm not saying that you're making it. The argument is apparently that it wasn't a head injury, just a spine injury, nothing to worry about there. What kind of injury to your spine renders your legs too weak to stand or walk? If I was taking care of a patient in the ER who came in with a back injury from a football game that was bad enough that he was left temporarily unable to walk, that patient would be heading for CT and MRI to rule out a spinal cord injury. In this case it's clear Tua and the Dolphins are lying, it was clearly a head injury from watching the replay, but let's just say that Tua is being honest here for a minute. Can you imagine the conversation with the unaffiliated neurotrauma specialist in the locker room; Tua; "Hey doc, I hurt my back really bad and my legs didn't work for a bit. Nothing to worry about there. It's not my brain that's injured, it's just my spinal cord." Doctor; "We'll that's a whole 'nother story! Back into the game with you then! I was worried you had something serious like a concussion." Tua; "Gee thanks Doc! Who needs a stupid old spinal cord anyways!"

That's true. They are supposed to be there to protect the player from the team doctor being more concerned about the team than the player. In this instance it didn't work. The Dolphins knew he was concussed, they saw the same replay we did. I have no doubt that if any member of the Bills, whether Josh Allen or a back up special teamer, got their bell rung like that and couldn't even make it off the field on their own, our coaches would never allow them back into the game. Say what you will about McDermott the coach, but I don't think anyone believes he would have put one of his players back out there in that situation.

The Phins locker room is enjoying the win right now but every player on that team knows the organization sent Tua back out there with absolutely no regard for his well being and placed winning a game ahead of Tua's health. That's a little seed that is going to grow in the back of their minds every time they have an injury and have to deal with the Dolphins medical staff. The team has shown where they stand on taking care of their players. If the Dolphins coaching staff, medical team, and front office is willing to sacrifice their starting QB for short term gain, they know that everyone else on that roster is completely expendable. It was a horrific move by the Dolphins to put Tua back out there. You know it's something that would have never happened in our organization and that's why players want to play in Buffalo.

Wish we playing at home this week so the team would have an extra day to use our training facilities to continue to rehab and heal.

This article just about sums it up. The Phins should get nuked by the League for this. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/09/tua-tagovailoa-nfl-concussion-protocol-meaningless-gross-motor-instability

This thread was started right after the 2nd half began. Not after we lost. It's not weak sauce, it's a flagrant violation of the NFL concussion policy and Tua shouldn't have sniffed the field again today. Expect hefty fines to everyone involved in deciding to put Tua back out there. Any physician involved in the decision should get a letter from their medical board of licensure. OKing Tua to go back out there was clear cut malpractice.

I'm not quite sure how that is possible. Announcers are mum on it. Tua being back in the game seems to violate every bit of the protocol. Gross Motor Instability ---- Check Confusion ----- Check "IF OBSERVED AT ANY POINT ---NO RETURN TO PLAY Tua couldn't stand or walk after he hit his head on the turf. I'm looking forward to seeing the NFL explain this one...

https://finheaven.com/threads/bills-fans-coming.374406/ Here's the thread on Fin Heaven with fans complaining about people selling their tickets to Bills fans and having Bills Mafia take over the stadium. I can also sense a very subtle undercurrent of dislike from the Miami fans towards Bills Mafia. There is a chance that I'm just overly sensitive and imagining it... 🤣 "...but the amount of Bills fans I already see crawling around Ft.Lauderdale is gross." "Will be 50/50 fans as usual. It's disgusting." "Nonetheless, **** the Bills and their fans." "biils fans are just itching to get out of that sh**hole city of buffalo.. hopefully they waste a lot of time and money to come down to see a loss." "More fun for watching those hillbillies leave early when they’re getting crushed. **** them all. "If Lauderdale by the Sea is a barometer (it has been for years in regards to the patsies takeovers), we have a major influx on our hand. Truly trash, I can‘t wait until they leave, ugly and obnoxious…and those are their best traits. Unctuous…"

That D-line is going to be the difference maker this week. If the D-line can get quick pressure on Tua he won't be able to hold the ball to let Hill and Waddle get down field to exploit our banged up secondary. It's going to have to be quick short passes that Milano, Johnson, and Edmunds can clean up underneath.

The Phins secondary beyond Xavier Howard is pretty iffy and he's on the injury report right now too. If both teams go into the game with no effective secondary then it just becomes a good old fashioned shoot out and the question is who would you take in that situation; Tua / Hill / Waddle ---or--- Allen / Diggs / Davis? I think our D-line can disrupt their passing game more than theirs can disrupt ours. I'm picking Buffalo.

Three possibilities here; 1; Bills medical staff says everything is looking good, Hyde still having issues 2; Bills medical staff says there is a problem, Hyde says he feels great and wants to play 3; Bills medical staff says there is a problem, Hyde doesn't want to play but just wants second opinion I've always thought the Bills have a great medical team and handle injuries and rehab well. It sure does look like no matter which of the three it is, we're rolling without Hyde against the Phins. Hope everything checks out ok for him.

I think Dorsey gets it. He wouldn't have called 20+ pass plays in a row in the Titans game otherwise. If the passing game is working it looks like he will stick with it until it doesn't. In the Rams game we had more success running the ball and he ran it more. Titans game not so much and we ran it less. I think the offense is in good hands.

My take is that to win a football game you need to score more points than the other team does in 60 minutes. (revolutionary, I know...) It doesn't matter how you score those points, running, passing, special teams, defense, kicking, they all count the same. With our offense we score points easiest when passing the ball. We're not as good at running the ball. As long as our passing game can product 35-40+ points a game passing, I don't care if they run at all. If at some point the lack of a running game begins to lessen the effectiveness of the passing game, then that needs to be addressed. So far it doesn't look like our anemic running game is affecting our passing game. At one point against the Titans the Bills called 20+ pass plays in a row. It was in the 3rd quarter when the offense scored the most points. There are no bonus points awarded by the football gods at the end of the game for having a "balanced attack". Would it be great to have both a fantastic passing and running game? Of course it would, but right now no one can stop our passing game even when they know we're going to pass it. I'm not for taking the ball out of Josh Allen's hands and putting it in Moss or Singletary's for the sake of "balance" if Moss and Singletary are not as effective running the ball as Josh Allen is throwing it. Until someone figures out how to stop Josh Allen and our passing game, why would you want to run it more? The only time we run should be to set up the pass, to slow down the pass rush on occasion to keep the defense honest, and to salt away the clock in the 4th quarter when we have a big lead. An offense that goes away from what it does best to satisfy this theoretical notion of "balance" is going to score less points and lose more games.

The Bills' offense only played 7 quarters compared to the rest of the League who have played 8. If we had kept the starting offense in this week in the 4th quarter against the Titans the Bills offense would be first.

Great write up as usual! Pertaining to #10, I'm hoping we are only missing Jordan Phillips for this game. I think the big guy's hammy is going to take a bit of time to heal. I think Jackson will be ready to go. The Phins are going to have to use the quick passing game because I think the Bills defensive line is going to be in the back field early and often. If the Bills' D can tackle Hill and Waddle soundly this game should go the same way the first two went with the Bills' offense slowly pulling away to a big 2nd half lead. Frazier and McDermott are not going to allow Hill and Waddle to get behind the defense repeatedly, and inexplicably, like the Ravens did. This Bills offense is amazing to watch, but it is the defense that I'm excited to see this week. You know anytime the defense gets a stop on downs or turnover Josh and the offense is going to take the ball down the field and extend the lead.

Hey Turk, I really hope you're right but it all comes down to winning the Super Bowl or everything else in meaningless. The 2007 Patriots had the greatest regular season ever, they went 16-0 and ultimately won 18 games in a row. Had the highest point differential in history, +315. They had 12 games where they scored more than 30 points, again the most in NFL history. Four consecutive games won by 20 at the start of a season, most ever. And then they lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl. They would be considered the greatest NFL team ever if they had won that Super Bowl. Now they don't even get talked about very much. Let's hope the Bills can have a season like the 2007 Pats and finish it the right way. It would be incredible to have the 2022 Bills team become legendary.