Ethan in Cleveland

Lol...the movers are packing up the stuff right now and the drive east starts tomorrow....new username soon

Sadly Probably takeout in Boise Idaho....

I know I'm in the minority but I really don't like the Bills Mafia name. I don't have a different suggestion, but not sure why we can't just be referred to as Bills fanbase. Hate hate the jumping /crashing tables nonsense too.

Will be very interesting to see who dresses week 1. Neither Lawson or Epenesa play STs. One of them probably doesn't dress. Based on preseason Lawson should play but reports from camp said Epenesa was ahead of him.

And the literature - surgery vs no surgery shows no difference in outcomes at least for the general public. In NBA seems pretty routine to get surgery but lots more jumping there obviously. A bit more variable in NFL it seems.

Really??? Even Nathan Peterman thinks its silly for the Bills message board to call out other teams difficultly finding a franchise QB.

And cut your losses when you screw up... All GMs miss at times. To Beane's credit he got rid of Ford and Araiza and my guess is Epenesa will be let go after he disappoints this year. Let's hope they got it right with Elam.

Good DTs are incredibly hard to find despite a bunch being drafted in the early rounds. A middle linebacker can be replaced with a rookie without missing a step or they can go with a reasonably priced veteran for a year or two. Bills already did it once when they drafted Edmunds and he started day 1. Makes no sense to commit big money to Edmunds.

The freed up cap space for this season has nothing to do with this. It is a four year extension from 2023 to 2026.

I disagree with you but kudos to posting a contrarian viewpoint. Nothing wrong with that and Bills history for TE development certainly is awful. I think Knox is the most physically gifted TE Bills have ever had and I've been a proponent of him since his mid rookie year. I think your logic is a bit flawed in terms of it being a decision between Knox and Davis. If you are thinking about money spent on offense the next decision might be Singletary or Davis. And if Davis has a breakout year that is a no brainer.

I disagree with you but kudos to posting a contrarian viewpoint. Nothing wrong with that and Bills history for TE development certainly is awful. I think Knox is the most physically gifted TE Bills have ever had and I've been a proponent of him since his mid rookie year. I think your logic is a bit flawed in terms of it being a decision between Knox and Davis. If you are thinking about money spent on offense the next decision might be Singletary or Davis. And if Davis has a breakout year that is a no brainer.

Great job Beane. Knox is a budding superstar and they got him extended at a fair price. Now just let the Edmunds situation play itself out. If he plays better then tag and extend him next off season. If not let him walk, get the comp pick, draft his replacement, and use the money to keep Oliver.

Knox first Bills' TE to ever go to a ProBowl Knox will break TE yards I could see the WR TD mark being surpassed as well.

One ping only Vasili. One ping only please.

Good topic. To some degree it depends on the opponent. Usually begins Wednesday when I watch the preview of the game on YouTube. Oddly I get less nervous when traveling to home or away game in person than I do when I watch at home.

100% agree. The whole line with the exception of Morse played poorly for the first 3/4ths of the season. Dawkins' turnaround was remarkable. Moving Williams to guard and playing Brown even with his uneven play was a big upgrade and then of course Bates played well. Lots of question marks this year but on paper they should be a better unit to start 2022 than they were to start 2021.

Thats probably true. Honestly I'd be fine if he threw a few more 50/50 balls. Diggs and Davis fight for the ball well even though they don't have elite size. They position themselves well and of course there is a chance to draw a PI.

Uber to the MetLife in NJ from NYC was super easy. Getting back to NYC from Giants stadium was a nightmare.

I think it depends on the throw. I've posted this before but I think Allen may be the best QB in history throwing the deep out, curl, or crossing pattern. I can't think of another QB better at throwing to a spot 15-25 yards dowfield. I think other QBs have better touch on the deep seam and fly routes. Its a tic tac critique but Allen still throws those balls too flat instead of putting the proverbial "air under the ball".

I think there is something to that. Bills played in really bad weather especially at home. Rain and wind was terrible last season.

My guess is the optimal win formula is for the QB to pass for250-275 and your RBs to combine for 125-150. That said, to win consistently in modern NFL you need a QB and an offense that is capable of putting up 400 pass yards when needed OR a legendary defense. Bills have the QB. Lets hope Dorsey is a capable OC and the defensive front 7 is better.

The only criticism I have of Allen's game is his deep ball accuracy. He is much improved but he still has a tendency to overthrow open guys. I don't recall many passes that were too far inside or outside. I also don't recall thinking once last year that Allen was fooled on any play. He had some poor throws as all QBs do. But as far as being fooled by coverage I don't see it.

Hmmm... Bills played all those teams too plus Washington and their terrible QB. Bills played the worst collection of QBs in history last season. Saints essentially played a fullback at QB. Belichick made the playoffs with a rookie QB. As others have said, he is a terrible Gm, seems like a terrible person, but single game strategy is unequaled in NFL history. Look no further than their first and last SB wins. Pats defense stopped the Greatest Show on Turf and then held the newest genius OC to only 260 yards and 3 points. While I now believe Brady has moved past Montana. I would still put Bill Walsh ahead of Belichick. My top coaches are 1. Walsh 2. Belichick 3. Shula 4. Noll 5. Parcells. Lombardi, Madden, Landry, and Gibbs are just outside of the top 5. I don't know enough about Paul Brown or many other very early NFL coaches to rank them.

I am going with Knox on offense. I think he is the most talented TE the Bills have had since the merger. And I'm going to go with Tremaine Edmunds on defense. I am a big critic of his play but this is the game he is supposedly tailor-made to make an impact. Rams are a past first underneath to middle distance throwing team. This is where Edmunds is supposed to make a huge difference. He is in a contract year in a nationally televised game. If there was ever a time to show up big, it is this week. He will have the best DL in front of him he has ever had in his career. Time to earn that extension Mr. Edmunds.

Why Frasier? They called time out before each play. You don't think McDermott had input on those two play calls? And we have listened to two months of nonsense about how important special teams are and why they need to take up roster spots, but yet he fails to communicate to the kicker on what to do at the most crucial moment. McD has to get better if they are to win it all this year OR Allen simply needs to overcome his coaching shortcomings, like Peyton did with Dungy.