Buffalo Junction

The biggest X factor in a rematch is that Allen will likely be more willing to run in the playoffs. We really haven’t seen a whole lot of that this season, but in single elimination.... I would count on him taking off for even a few yards when it’s free yardage and coverage is tight.

Rather pay Aaron Jones $2MM/yr more. At least Jones can take over a game splitting carries and play WR if needed. Plus, he has to be accounted for because he’s a threat to take it to the house whenever the balls in his hands. 🤷‍♂️ Truth is... Can’t see us spending big money on a back with Singletary and Moss on the roster. It’d be nice to have a top RB, but not a necessity. Particularly if they came at the same price as a top offensive lineman. I’d take Darryl Williams over Jones, Carson, etc for the same price range.

Couldn’t help it.

Khan came out and said that he wants control over roster moves. No way to know how serious that statement was, but it means that he may dive into meddling.

I don’t care about Brady. I’m actually pretty amused that he bailed and left Belichick trying to pick up the pieces. I’d rather have the Packers. Allen dueling Rodgers and coming out on top would be awesome. Plus, Diggs reaction after beating GB in a Super Bowl would be fun to see. Beating Brady would be a nice consolation prize, but I want this team to take down the NFCs best. Beating the Chiefs and Packers anoints the Bills as King of the Hill.

Colts do a good job of limiting the number of Bills drives, but lose because they end up trading TDs for FGs before adding a late TD. Bills 31 Colts 26

On defense: Run exotic coverages with zone blitzes on passing downs. They have to find ways to get pressure with 4 rushers. The way to do that is to run stunts and blitzes while dropping the extra rushers into coverage to confuse the offensive line and get Buckner in 1:1 matchups. Easier said than done. Rely on inside pressure and don’t be overly aggressive rushing... If they give Allen running lanes he will take off. Speaking of getting Allen to the ground, GANG TACKLE as he could very well Travis Henry a LBer or DB and steal 20 yards. I’d also consider going into the game with two defensive game plans, so I can switch at any time once Allen/Daboll figure it out. On Offense: Run the ball and utilize play action. Run a lot of counters and test the defense horizontally with jet sweeps. See if you can exploit Edmunds by getting him to take a bad first step. Use screens to take advantage of Bills DEs being overly aggressive, especially if the DBs are playing off the LOS. More than anything else.... win individual matchups on critical downs.

I had Moss as the best pass blocking back before the draft, and he’s exceeded expectations there.

Nope. Elway played his whole career with a torn ACL. He injured it in high school and the doctor declared the knee “stable”. That’s the reason why Elway skipped all the combines; he didn’t want drop in the draft.

Most of their fans are being cautiously optimistic. Considering how these teams match up they have a right to be. Particularly if the weather neutralizes our passing game a bit with freezing rain. Allen tends to start games with inconsistent play in that particular type of weather. Now, their fans saying that a full on snow game is an advantage for them may want to go look at that GB v Titans game. Dryish snow and swirling wind will let us stack the box.

I think this may be a key for Daboll: patient ownership that doesn’t try to override the decisions of hired football minds. Going off that premise I’d imagine the Jets and Jaguars aren’t contenders. The Chargers and Falcons may be the most likely choices.

I was joking around about the injury part of the cycle which begins the process. The only way Fitz could actually usurp Allen is with an Alex Smith or Teddy Bridgewater type of catastrophe. ✊ 🪵. Was trying to say that without saying it. He earned a camp spot and an opportunity to show what he can do next year. Damn good showing, and I hope we don’t need him until OTAs.

We’ll see how it goes. I don’t think Daboll will leave for the Jets as he’s a Buffalo guy and the Jets ownership is a dumpster fire. He’s going to interview for at least one of the other openings. With what he’s done this year and Allen’s improvement Daboll will be getting his shot. At least one team will likely be willing to wait.

No thank you. I’d rather not see the Fitz cycle start over here with an Allen injury.

In large part I agree. I do think it made a difference with the playcalling though. Frazier in particular has been more aggressive in the second half since that game; especially in the third quarter.

😂

End zone PI forgiven.

I’m hoping he gets another TD

Bowden is likely to be a PITA down the road. Kids been a gamer since high school.

But. But. But. Kelce’s drop percentage last year was 10.4% per PFF. Gulp. Say it ain’t so! 😭 Facetiousness aside, TEs usually take a while to get up to full speed when they’re not freaks from a top program. Knox has issues with the easy catches in particular. That can be improved over time... as can his blocking. He may very well never turn into a top TE. Knox does represent a threat when he’s on the field though, and we shouldn’t neglect the reality that DCs view him as a guy that can exploit certain personnel and coverages. Even if he may drop the ball, Knox has to be accounted for which helps draw coverage away from the WRs and RBs.

Did Lindsey get off IR so hey can move Jenkins around to compensate? They have some depth there if threats the case. Tough blow, but they have some backups that can run block at least.

True, but we’ve also seen what happens when all three rosters are without their starting QB. The Bills and Packers have losing seasons without Allen or Rodgers. It makes sense to say that both are more valuable to their teams than Mahomes. The big issue is that MVP has turned into a team award instead of an individual award, and a lot of the voters aren’t national press that cover the entire NFL. There are local guys that only cover one team voting, and that seriously hurts Allen. Rodgers has been so good for so long that they’ll vote for him regardless.

Gimp

People have forgotten that the kid went to UCF and not Alabama or Ohio State. He started further behind other guys in the class..... Davis has come a long ways in a short period of time, and still has a fair amount of room to improve.