SirAndrew

That sums it up. I think there’s an old school mindset among football fans and people in the game because the old phrase, “defense wins championships”. Obviously it’s great to have a good defense, but teams that don’t score points haven’t won Super Bowls for over a decade now. The game has changed immensely over the past couple decades, and not everyone is board with it. I like our coaching staff, and new regime at OBD. This is easily the best Bills team since the 90’s. It feels great to be excited about Bills football. I just don’t understand thinking this defense is going to carry us without improvement from the offense, and a more aggressive game plan meant to score points.

I agree, playing conservatively on offense because you have a great defense doesn’t make sense. You only play conservatively on offense with a great defense if you can’t trust your offense. Our offense has the talent to win football games, and the coaches should trust them. The defense isn’t our only chance to win. This offense can be a contributor to victories. This is the 2020 NFL, it’s nice to have a good defense, but defense isn’t going to win every game. Teams like the Chiefs can be downright unstoppable, no matter what the defense does. The time always comes where you need to score points to win games in this era. As great as our defense was last season, they couldn’t shut down Watson in the second half of last year’s playoff game. We ultimately need to score more points this season, regardless of how it’s done.

It’s going to look really stupid when Brees retires, and the team needs to invest in other areas. Kamara is very good, but he’s obviously not going to make up for the loss of Brees. If Brees were younger and he was locked in for years to come, I might be able to tolerate that deal for a RB. A team that won’t have a QB shouldn’t be doing that Dalvin Cook is the Vikings offense in many ways, and Cousins could be there a while. I’m ok with a big contract for Cook, although it still goes against my rule of no big time contracts for backs. The situation in Minnesota seems more favorable to Cook being a necessity. They play good defense, and ball control offense with play action being a big part of their game. The Vikings have an identity that probably won’t change anytime soon. The Saints will need to find an entirely new identity when Brees retires soon.

I love baseball, but I also don’t see the market for more teams. I know expansion builds revenue, and that’s what it’s about, but there isn’t a market I can see going crazy over having a team. Talk about NBA expansion and I’d be singing a different tune. MLB already has teams in the biggest markets that have the tried and true baseball fans. I can’t see it being anything more than a novelty in the cities that are being mentioned.

I’m hoping for a well rounded, diverse offensive game plan. I want to see our coaching staff get all our playmakers involved. We’re going to need that if we want to take the next step. I don’t want to hear about the coaches seeing a weakness with the Jets defense they wanted to exploit, so they go to an unbalanced game plan as a result. Daboll needs to be careful not to outsmart himself. Get everyone involved, and make sure Diggs is given a decent amount of opportunities to touch the ball. I don’t care what the defense is trying to do.

They might never admit it, but I think what coaches see in practice is more valued than preseason game performance. There are so many factors that determine who makes a roster, and I’m not convinced that preseason games are a big one. What does a guys performance against a bunch of third stingers who will get cut in a week say ? You’re absolutely correct, every year we have these preseason heroes who don’t make the cut, while guys who did nothing make the team. I think college film and practice tells you more than what a player does in the disaster of a game called preseason football.

Underrated for a long time because fans are harsh on anyone who doesn’t win a Super Bowl. Reid actually worked wonders in Philly with McNabb and a weak supporting cast. Reid has sustained success everywhere he goes. Now that he has a QB, we’re finally seeing what he can really do.

No, people are going to talk about that game being ugly, but week one has been ugly for years, even with the preseason.

Andy Reid really overthinking the need to take a two TD lead right there.

Ugly game for sure, and I’ve been critical of O’Brien all evening. However, I still think the Texans have a chance in a weak AFC South. Watson is still the best QB in his division, and the clock might strike midnight on Tannehill In Tennessee. The Titans might regress, Rivers is washed up, and the Jags are a mess.

Finally a Brady mention.

Yeah, had my numbers wrong, just assuming O’Brien was doing something stupid.

What’s the theory with going for two there ? Please enlighten me.

Cobb, and Stills have the name recognition, but I’m not convinced either is that good at this point. They’re guys who can catch the ball, but not really playmakers. They have no playmakers imo.

Yeah, it’s tough for me to analyze a defense based on an opener against the Chiefs. Those guys have been unstoppable for several years. The Texans offense on the other hand is struggling against a weak Chiefs D. If I were a Texans fan, I’d be more discouraged by that.

That’s because the media has crowned Watson as a future Hall of Famer or something. I don’t want to take away from what he’s accomplished, but I’m not convinced he belongs in the Mahomes, Brees, elite category that some placed him in. Right now, he’s struggling without Hopkins against a bad defense.

He might be an even worse GM.

The best way to get over an ex WR, is to find a better one. Diggs will make you forget Watkins, I promise.

Colllinsworth just warming up with the Watt worshiping.

I can’t believe how run heavy Andy Reid has been tonight.

They aren’t bad, but Hopkins is a beast, as I’m sure you know. There’s just a lot to be said for having a guy you can throw the ball to in any situation. Hopkins caught passes that aren’t supposed to be caught. That’s a huge loss for any QB, and none of those guys bring that ability to the table. As a QB you don’t always need to think with a guy like Hopkins on the field. If you’re in trouble, just toss it to the elite WR.

I know Watson is a talented QB, but am I the only person who thinks there might be a very noticeable decline without Hopkins ?

Totally agree, he’s been much better in big games on the road, while big home games haven’t gone so well.

I still can’t believe the NFL didn’t make a uniform rule regarding fan attendance. It might not be a big deal in the end, but it’s just strange.

The offense is rolling. I don’t expect the D to get better. They’ll need to score a lot tonight imo.