Ethan in Cleveland

Rent a car and drive and park. Nothing but frustration will come from Uber to stadium and back.

At the expense of whom? Oliver? Edmunds? Poyer? Morse? Paying a 32 year safety coming off neck surgery $10.8M is difficult. Hamlin costs less than $1M and is under contract through 2024. That $3.8M wont make up all the money you need for Oliver and Edmunds but it helps. Like it or not these are the hard decisions Beane is going to have to make now that Allen's contract balloons. There are several restructures that can be done to open up cap space but there is a limit to the number of moves that can be made.

You are only describing and ignoring half the facts to fit your narrative. Cutting Hyde yes would be a $7M dead cap hit but it would still be a net $3.8M savings from his projected salary.

Good post. Teams cut aging injured good players for cap reasons all the time. Tough decisions are coming up. I don't see Hyde back next year. Whether they would be better with him now is a different question, I think they would. But will they be the same or better off next year without him is a good question to ask. Nothing in practice or garbage time can come close to the real game experience Hamlin and whoever else plays some defensive snaps this year is getting. It is real game tape that McD and Beane can use to judge whether to pay Poyer, cut Hyde, and how to approach the draft and free agency.

Is trading a player on IR even allowed? I’m not aware of any player on IR ever being traded. Does anyone know of such a case?

Buffalo fielded punts at the opponent 31 and 39 yard line. I don't think I have ever seen that in any game and it happened twice here. It happened going in opposite directions on the filed. Insane.

Replay looked like most of the defense was in zone not man. Linebackers dropped into zone. I only saw one corner running wit ha WR across the field. That corner vacated his zone and left the WR wide open. I think Aikman misinterpreted that. What did you all see?

Dear lord most of the NFL is unwatchable. Joe Buck is terrible. Aikman should say what he is really thinking. These QBs suck. Buck and Aikman had the game of the week with Fox and now they get this garbage.

QB - Allen WR - Diggs, Chase, Adams - There are so many good receivers in the AFC - you could probably go 8 deep and still get a Pro Bowl talent TE - Kelce - he may be the best to ever play the game RB - Chubb C - Humphrey OT - Slater, Dawkins - For as many good receivers the AFC has the OT talent pool is not that great OG - Nelson, Bitonio

Penalty - too many men on the field....

Cinci is playing better as of late. When their offense is clicking they can be dangerous. I like our chances of our DL against their O-line. If we play a 2 deep shell and don't get beat deep by their speed guys, Bills should be able to get to Burrow.

I agree, but do that actually flex teams out of a previously scheduled game? Ultra competitive might be a stretch. But I agree there is talent on the Jets and Miami. How much talent does New England really have?

Honest question, do they flex teams off the Sunday night schedule? I thought they just leave the last few Sunday night games unscheduled and then flex teams into the schedule a few weeks before.

LOL. So when Bills beat bad QBs last year the Bills were good, but when Jets beat bad QB's this year they still stink... Got it Just giving you a hard time. I agree they are not as good as their record. Pre-season I had the first Jets game as my prediction for a trap game. I'm not saying the Bills will lose, but I still worry if the Bills handle the Packers and Rodgers, they could be up for a let down the following week. It will be the Jets SuperBowl playing Allen and the Bills at home.

Ok that isn't even close to accurate. Rodgers cap hit is only $28 M this year. Here is a fun fact. Allen's cap hit is $39M next year and $41M the year after. Both those numbers are higher than Rodgers cap hits of $31M and $40M respectively.

Only KC has lived up to preseason hype so far. The home field advantage now will be determined if the Bills can go 5-1 inthe division the rest of the way.

Perhaps because it is illegal. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2017/3/28/15066542/nfl-rule-prevent-team-burning-clock-repeated-intentional-penalties

We will never know how much of this defense is Frazier and how much of it is McD. Frazier calls the plays 99% of the time. But we don't know how much McD inserts his influence during the week and during the game. It's not like Eric Bienemy where Reid is still calling the plays, but there is still some doubt the true role Leslie plays. I'm sure insiders know more than we do as fans when it comes time for HC interviews. I think he would be a good fit in Green Bay. A veteran HC that can improve the defense would probably work well with Rodgers

I've posted this story before. My greatest memory of a Bills game experience was at the Bills Jets 1988 AFC East clinching OT game. I was there with my brother and pulled out of the stands before the game to hold cameras for Sports Illustrated. We were on the field the entire game. Leonard Smith walked right past me after the ejection. My brother is in the Buffalo News goal post picture and I'm pretty sure so is my white hat (can't see the rest of me). I was at Bills Broncos game where Biscuit debuted. Third play of his career he lined up behind Bruce. Elway saw it pre-snap and called timeout. A few other great memories are the Bills Raiders coldest game in franchise history with my three bothers as well as last season's Bills Pats playoff game with my second son. I was there for the two coldest games in franchise history. Marino TD streak ends was a great game too. The crowd went nuts when Strock started warming up. I was also at a Bills Browns Monday night game in Cleveland during medical school. I met Al Damato the sitting US Senator after the game.

Not too late to build a dome. If Nashville can so can Buffalo

Im in the win at all cost this year camp. Was last year too and wanted a trade for Miller. However, trading for McCaffrey would not have made us better and would have crippled the ability to find cheap talent to replace guys that they will not be able to afford in the next few years. OBJ will cost nothing but cash. I don't think we need him and would pass on him. He's a possession WR coming off ACL tear. Is that really a need for this team? I beleive Hyde is done as a Bill and three weeks ago I would have argued for a trade for a safety( assuming they don't move White to safety). But Hamlin has played well enough. At this point I say roll with the guys we have. Beane made the right moves in the off-season to win this year. If healthy the Bills roster is as good as anyone and I really don't see a glaring need anywhere. They are not going to give up on Brown at RT this quick. Would another capable swing OT to replace Doyle/Hart be an upgrade. Sure but its not really needed if Brown can come back quick and Q plays ok. Dance with the one who bring you. Go Bills!!!

Not trying to be a jerk here but Bills fans collectively deserve the Walter Payton award more than Josh. That said, I hope he wins it because I know he will acknowledge the fans who donated so much money.

He always had an arm comparable to Elway. I knew he could make all the throws that is why he was my #1. Full disclosure Rosen was my#2. I didn't think he would run as well as Elway did. Elway was more speed but still big enough to take a pounding. Josh is more power but just enough top end speed to run away from most DL and linebackers. Insane combo.

Beane has traded away Zay Jones and traded for Benjamin before the deadline. So it does happen and this regime has done it in the past. Had he traded for Miller last year we wpuld likely have won the SuperBowl. That said, I dont see a need to make a trade for anyone at this point. Hamlin is doing ok at safety and CB is going to go from weakness to strength in a week. DL is solid. Sure the OL depth could get better and with Doyle gone for the year maybe they make a trade for a swing OT.

He got better. People forget while we saw glimpse of greatness in year 1 and 2 he is one of the few quarterbacks to make such a great leap in year 3. He is better in almost every way compared to year 1 and 2. I used to compare him to Cam Newton because of the size, the arm, and the running ability. Now I think the best comparison is Brett Favre. Josh is a gunslinger and will probably throw a few more INTs than we would like but he will make up for it with clutch performances.