Inigo Montoya

It's funny, when they announced McDermott as the new coach I was completely ambivalent about it. I didn't know much about him and frankly was just worn down by the carousel of bad coaching hires at OBD and being trapped as a fan of this hopelessly dysfunctional franchise. Witnessing the Rex Ryan implosion didn't help any. But hiring McDermott was the turning point. I didn't know it at the time, but when that pasty, bald guy did his introductory press conference, that was the moment this franchise changed. He brought in Beane and the rest is playing out right now. I think they are the best coach / GM duo in the NFL. I think this franchise will be in good shape for a long time with Beane and McDermott at the helm.

Josh is just about automatic on 4th and 1 keepers. I think Dorsey is tinkering with other play calls to see if they can take that duty off of Josh's plate. So far it doesn't look too promising. I suspect that in a big game in Arrowhead or in the playoffs JA17 is keeping the rock.

I remember people's heads exploding the day the Bills announced Gilliam's extension a couple months ago. I was surprised about it too but told my son I trust Beane. I still do.

If Dane Jackson's injury ends up just being a muscle injury then there is a real chance he can play this weekend. Same with Hyde. It will just be a pain tolerance issue. I'm hopeful we have everyone back but Jordan Phillips in Miami.

I think this team is locked in and I don't expect to have a game like last season's Jags or Steelers this season. They are going to lose some games this season because there are too many talented teams in the AFC and the "any given Sunday" rule always applies, but I don't think the Bills will no-show a game. They know home field advantage is at stake every week and they want the road to the Super Bowl to go through Orchard Park in January not Arrowhead.

I'm glad the Phins beat Baltimore. I think the Phins will fade over the course of the season but the Ravens will be in the hunt at the end. This Raven loss may help with the Bills getting the #1 seed. Now the Bills need to take care of their business and continue to stack wins starting with beating the Titans tomorrow night.

Most malpractice insurance policies cap at $1mm per incident. Maybe he has a higher limit due to the work he does with professional athletes. The max on the malpractice insurance is usually the max that will be settled for in a lawsuit. Lawyers want the easy money, the insurance money. Any verdict over that amount and they have to go after the doctor's personal assets and they almost never do that, it costs too much and takes too long.

I'm hoping we go with the Liberace themed sequin throwbacks.

George Steele had a master's degree from Central Michigan and was a high school teacher when he decided to wrestle because there was more money in it. Josh Allen's chest has more hair than his.

Our Office watching, blue cheese dipping, Frank Sinatra listening, Phil Mickelson impersonating QB gets top billing from the talking heads at NFL.com this week. A part of the blurb on Allen is below; "Late-'80s Football Heads would have exploded into a billion fragments at the sight of Josh Allen. His brilliant play against the Rams put his one-of-a-kind physical gifts on full display before Planet Earth: using his 6-foot-5, 237-pound alpha-doused framework to swat away a doomed defender, hurl his body into paydirt and patiently hunt for gold. Allen is built to overcome the occasional gaffe. His two picks -- the first coming off an Isaiah McKenzie bobble that wound up in the hands of a defender -- melt away against the overall body of work. Allen’s chemistry with on-field dance partner Stefon Diggs is special. The game-sealing 53-yard touchdown shot to the wideout came with Allen darting away from defenders and hurling the ball while moving at 13.6 mph, the fastest recorded time on a completion of 50-plus yards in the history of Next Gen Stats. Having crossed over from our NFL offices to SoFi Stadium to watch this game live, it became clear: He’s the most physically dominant quarterback I’ve ever seen in person." D*mn it's good to be a Bills' fan right now... https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-qb-index-week-2-2022-season-rankings

3 keys to the game; 1. As usual, it all comes down to containing Derrick Henry. The Titans had 46 offensive snaps vs the Giants last week and 21 of them were runs to Henry and he had one target in the passing game. 47.8% of the entire Titans' offense vs the Giants was Henry. There were only five runs to someone other than Henry last week. 2. This relates to point 1 above, the Bills' offense needs to get off to a fast start and put points on the board and force the ball out of Henry's hands and into Tannehill's. I don't think Tannehill can go toe to toe with Josh in a shoot out. That offense is not going to score more than 30 points against our defense. The Titans have to be hoping to keep Henry on the field chewing up clock and Allen sitting on the bench. The Bills can't let that happen. 3. The Titans' defense had 5 sacks and 8 QB hits on Daniel Jones last week. I think that our O-Line is more capable than the Giants, but keeping Josh upright is going to be vital to keep drives alive and put points on the board.

What people don’t know is that Josh licked his finger before he put it through the helmet’s ear hole and gave the DB a wet willie at the same time for bonus points!

Before everyone breaks a finger writing that we didn't trade Diggs for Jefferson, the end result is exactly that. I'm hard pressed to think of another trade that was more beneficial FOR BOTH SIDES of a trade. There are plenty of trades where one side gets an incredible value and the other side gets hosed, but I think both the Bills and the Vikings got more than they could've hoped for in this trade. Knowing what they know now, I think both teams would still make that trade today. Week 1; Jefferson - 9 catches - 184 yards - 2 TDs Diggs - 8 catches - 122 yards - 1 TD You have to give Justin Jefferson his due, he is amazing and may be a better pure receiver than Diggs is. We'll never know if the Bills would have drafted Jefferson had they not traded their 1st rounder for Diggs. I suspect that if Jefferson had been drafted by the Bills he would probably excel here too. He's just an incredible talent. But the Bills needed more than just a true WR1 when they traded for Diggs Beane was looking for a WR1 with a veteran presence in the locker room to help this team grow. He knew Allen needed someone who had been around and could help Allen take that next step. With all the talk coming out of Minnesota about Diggs being a diva, I don't think the Bills could ask anything more of Diggs than what he has already given this team since his arrival. I don't think this franchise is where it is today without Diggs in a Bills uniform. The Vikings are relevant because of Justin Jefferson and have an elite WR1 on a 1st round rookie contract and they can build around him for years. The Bills have a veteran WR1 in Diggs who is elite in his own right and who has bought into "the process" making Allen and everyone else in that locker room better by being there. Admittedly, I'm not a student of the game like many on this board are, but I can't think of another trade that did more for both sides than Diggs/Jefferson did.

The stat line doesn't tell the whole story either. I remember a play where Miller was chasing down Stafford who had bailed out of the pocket and was running for his life to his left. Miller was closing in and Stafford threw the football into the dirt so fast you'd have thought there was a tarantula on it. That play doesn't make it onto the stat sheet but was another play that Miller blew up.

You might be right BillsRan130, but I hope 33 year old Von Miller is smart and realizes that if he gets that kind of stat line playing half the snaps and ends up adding a few more productive seasons to his career, that's a pretty good situation for him to be in. The Bills' brain trust also has a vested interest in keeping him productive over the long term with the contract they gave him. Unless it's playoff time, I would expect Von to hover right around that 50% snap count range.

35 snaps works out to 52% of the defensive snaps that night. That makes Miller's stat line even more impressive; 4 total tackles 4 solo tackles 3 tackles for loss 2 sacks It's an amazing amount of production for just 52% of the defensive snaps. Contrast this with Miller's usage last season, when playing with the Broncos he had a 76% snap count, and when he went to the Rams he was on the field for 79% of their defensive snaps. If Frazier can continue to keep Miller at around 50% of defensive snaps it should increase Von's longevity and let him roll into the playoffs with a lot of gas left in his tank. This D-Line rotation is going to eat all year and being able to run a fresh Von Miller out onto the field in the 4th quarter is going to be huge for this defense.

Josh Allen with a legit Non-JoshAllen run game will be almost impossible to stop. It's hard to see them scoring less than 30 points a game. Combine that with a ball hawking defense that is going to be very hard to hang more than 20 points on, and you have the ingredients for a very special season.

I stormed a castle and killed a man with six fingers on his right hand ensuring victory.

I was talking about consistency across the course of the season. If he can eliminate games like the Steelers, Jags, Colts and Falcons from last season (almost a quarter of the regular season games) he will own the NFL. I think we're on the same side here. 🍻

I went back and reread my post. I'm not sure why you're all worked up into a lather over it. Have a nice day. 🍻

Josh just needs consistency. He has all the tools at this point. He ended the season last year playing at this amazing level and he has picked up right where he left off. Let's hope he can maintain it. With Allen playing like this and a legit defense, this could end up being a very special season.

Benford got the start last night and looked like he belonged. He even got the final pass breakup of the game to force a turn over on downs when the Rams tried to add a garbage TD to make the box score look better. The secondary only had one penalty during the game and it was on one of the rookies, it was a defensive holding on Taron Johnson. Strong D-line play and fantastic Safety play will certainly help the DBs play well, but the rookie DBs didn't look lost or out of place. Kupp got his grove on but I don't know which DB in the NFL can shut him down the way he is playing now. In a night where the biggest question mark heading into the game was the Bills secondary, I think they answered the question pretty well.

Enjoy your very long retirement! 🍻

Hey Matt, I got a different take from the interview. I thought Allen said that on every route the receiver has the freedom to extend the route or cut it short or move in or out based on their read of the coverage. Allen holds the ball until the receiver declares where he is going and then he pulls the trigger. I think it was more an issue of Allen making sure that he and the receiver were on the same sheet of music about where the receiver was going and less to do with Allen's read of the defense. 🍻

I hope he has a great rebound season for a few reasons; 1st; He seems like a genuinely good guy. 2nd; I've always been a sucker for a good comeback story. 3rd; The idea of coming to Buffalo to revitalize your NFL career is a great narrative for the Bills. Good luck Mitch! (Except for Week 5. I hope you throw 5 picks that week and fumble twice)