CincyBillsFan

I watched the Chiefs, who have the highest paid QB, and they run the ball effectively. It's not whether Allen can handle it or not it's about whether it's smart to be that one dimensional game after game. Against most teams I suspect Allen will handle it just fine and shine. But there will be games because of either the quality of the opposing defense or the weather conditions where we'll have to be less one dimensional.

NE gained 393 yards against the Miami D with a rookie QB. Bodes well for next week.

Last I looked Green Bay, KC and Dallas haven't exactly gone undefeated now have they. I saw nothing from Allen today making me regret signing him to the big contract. Get back to me after 9 games.

Your definition of "sucked" is a lot different then mine. Allen was good but he has to be great for the Bills to win games like this one. But he was far from sucking today. And IMO the Bills will not a play a defense the rest of the season as good as Pittsburgh's.

I disagree. Allen was good but not great today. He accounted for 314 of Buffalo's 371 yards. The o-line was terrible and that had a big impact on Allen and the passing game. How many holds - 5 or 6? As for big plays that we didn't make I'll throw out these two: 1) After the Bills fell behind 13 - 10 Allen threw a great pass that Sanders dropped. That was a 35 yard gain we missed out on. 2) On 3rd & 3 on the drive we had that bizarre 4th down ply the Bills handed the ball to Brida and the blocking was pretty good. He only gained 2 yards though. Most NFL RB's would have gained a 1st down on the run. We missed Moss on that play.

I didn't say that. But go back to early last year and you will see the same thing - the Cowboys moving the ball and pilling up yards but not winning the game. And when you're plus 3 in TO's and have a 9 minute advantage in TOP, 29 points doesn't seem like that much to me.

Last nights game seemed a lot like last years early season losses where Dak and the Cowboys put up massive yardage totals and scored points but not enough to win. I still see some of the red zone issues they had last season. Sure the Cowboys defense struggled and their kicker didn't help them out but they were +3 on turnovers which mans they should have won. And if the TO's were even Tampa probably wins this game by two scores. Zak and the Cowboys offense reminds me of those Detroit offenses with Mathew Strafford and Megatron. They scored points and got yards but didn't win as many games as they should have.

Maybe not. Last night reinforced that this is a passing league. And McCaffrey is by far the best pass catching RB in the NFL. And he can still get you the tough yards between the tackle when needed. If CMAC can stay healthy he might be catching over 150 passes this season. At the same time his traditional RB carries could drop in half which will help his longevity. I would basically treat CMAC as a WR with the versatility to carry the ball on read option plays, short yardage and draws. He might put up monster numbers this year. I can see the Bills using Moss & Singleterry this way.

This first half really shows how misleading stats can be. Brady has two interceptions - one was on an end zone hail Mary and the other bounced off the hands of a RB. Meanwhile Prescot made two bad throws that should have been intercepted.

Another season and the same old NFL problem - bad officiating. How do you call that a face mask on the PI call?

Brady is a freak. He looks like a 30 year old out there. As others have noted thank goodness he's out of the division & conference.

Maybe but so far outdoor events have not typically been big covid spreader events. And we'll get a better sense of this over the next week or two given the huge packed crowds we saw in college football stadiums over Labor Day weekend. And they pack those people together like sardines.

I think Jerry is sincere here because he recognizes that at it's core NFL football is the most successful TV program in history. And while Buffalo isn't the lead character or the hot sex pot on the show they are one of the more interesting supporting characters. The Bills are the Pauly Walnuts to the Sopranos or the Festus to Gunsmoke. The NFL TV show would be less interesting if the Bills weren't in Buffalo. It was the same deal with Cleveland.

I wonder if the Bills are testing players to determine if they have naturally derived immunity? Would the union or the players even allow such testing? The reason I'm asking is that natural immunity appears to be very robust, long lasting and effective against the different covid strains. Knowing whether any of their unvaccinated players have natural immunity might allow them to better estimate their susceptibility to testing positive for covid?

I don't know about others but life is full of worries and it's hard enough dealing with bad things that have actually happened. I'm choosing to not worry about whether Beasley or other unvaccinated Bills catch the covid and are unable to play for 2weeks. If it happens it happens, just like an injury.

Don't forget Beasley. He made some key catches in the 1st half. The thing I see with Bease is he reads Allen very well and improvises downfield in such a way that capitalizes on Allen's athleticism.

That was smart move by Sallah not to put Wilson back out there. And IMO it's a nod to the crazy NY city media. Wilson had an outstanding first half and why risk ending it on a sour note?

Fromm is the 4th string QB yet led the game winning drive. He actually didn't look to bad. The Bills have real depth at some positions.

Knox looked smooth to me. I think he's the starter and they're not playing the starters very long.

Sweeney had a great block on Breida's run to the Lions seven yard line. Blew his guy up.

He had great pressure on Boyle for the 1 yard completion. Forced the short throw,

This also shows just how savvy Allen is. Not a bad thing to have in your franchise QB. His easy going nature here reminds me of Rogers without the attitude.

This so true. I would ask Joy to actually look at the Bill's offensive roster that year and get back to us. That they won 6 games and actually moved the ball was a testament to Allen. That was when I realized that we had someone special at QB.

Sullivan had a good point about Austin being part of the Cowboys heartland. Saint Louis maybe? The bills are simply applying a little leverage which is smart for them to do. I'm thinking that it's still 95/5 they're staying in Buffalo for the long haul. If the downstate politicians play hard ball and won't budge on a stadium maybe Western NY could secede from NY State? They're trying to do just that in Eastern Oregon. Maybe join PA? There's a lot of Natural gas & Oil sitting under the ground in Western NY. Tap into that and paying for a new stadium would be lot easier. I know one thing even though I no longer live in Buffalo if the Bills move they and the NFL are dead to me. I can get my football fix from the college game.

Yea and back in the day I used to lead the chants for Gary Marangi to replace Joe Ferguson. Maybe Hodgins will be a great player. Hell I hope he is. But right now Beasley IS a great player and one of the top 3 slot receivers in the game. Now, when the Bills are on the cusp of a Super Bowl is not the time to lose sight of this. Hopefully they can work this out behind closed doors in training camp.