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It's all about gap integrity. Losing it inside, need DTs to play better, like Daquan on 1st rush play.

Babich needs to get into more 5 man front looks/drop the safety

I think there are other reasons to consider. Tomorrow would be 4th game missed. Even if he misses another, which sounds like next week he'll be back, it was 1 extra roster spot we didn't need. The reason for not IRing him is simple. Keep him on the practice field, getting work in with the team without any windows or time limits to activate. I'm sure if more players went down at WR, it could have been a different story

Not what I'm hearing. He's still in rehab territory. 4-6 weeks was what I was told literally right after injury, as an initial timeline. Hearing next week he'll be more in true questionable territory, likely suiting up.

Don't we have until 4pm today, for official roster changes ahead of tomorrow? Practice Squad, activating IR players/releases

McNeil would be a huge loss if he doesn't clear protocol next week

Been a fracture since the start.

Obviously alot of reasons to like the signing (below is my order of top reasons): 1. Mentor for Bishop. Playing safety in our scheme, is a difficult task. No one better than Hyde to pass along his knowledge 2. Valuable depth. Lewis is a valuable chess piece, but best in his dime role. Bishop is still learning the ropes as a rookie. I think Hyde slots in perfectly for the break glass moment, if both Hamlin and Rapp go down. Perhaps he exceeds that expectation, and is our #3 come playoffs. I just don't see how they bench Hamlin right now. He's doing his 1/11th 3. Locker room presence. Another ex captain, team leader. Micah's leadership and commaderie with most of this team, will only help. 4. Another coach on gamedays. Even if inactive, you'll see #23 very vocal/helping defense off the field Micah reasons (my guess, until we hear an interview): 1. Super Bowl. For a player that's never been and poured alot into this franchise, have to think this is the #1 reason (seeing what we've done to this point, SB aspirations are just as high as recent years) 2. Commaderie/Miss the game. Self explanatory, especially for anyone who has played and feels they have something left in the tank--- remembering biggest hindrance with Micah has been his neck issues 3. Coaching. Does Micah have aspirations to be a coach in the future? Who knows. But he's coming back and that might be part of his role for the time being, as he gets into game shape.

He was a cancer in Pittsburgh, he just made enough plays to put up with it. When he's not producing, it's an easy decision. Steelers have a way of drafting these headcase/selfish WRs for over a decade. Pickens is the next one to be shown the door when his game goes south.

Yes, the SNF game is always left out

My takeaway is that a Denver regression to the mean is due to occur. AND, this will be a 1 and done team in the playoffs. We match up extremely well against them, if we stay in our current 2 seed. If anyone is taking the 7 seed from Denver, it will be the Colts. Head to head upcoming after both teams on a bye. Colts have 3 easier games to finish, Broncos final 3 would be Chargers, Cincy, KC. Even if Denver wins tonight, the Dec 15th game will decide the 7 seed most likely. Dolphins need a miracle, Cincy is done/that defense is awful.

BS flag....f*** Wanted that for Brandon

Rapp making half of Poyer or Hyde, just balling this year. Tonight he's our D leader.

Rapp literally has saved us 14 points tonight. Well used $$$ Beane

There is something about the Mack / Josh connection, those guys got it rolling early on

💯 Spencer adds physicality up front, VandeMark is more technique much more limited than Spencer. Brown might be the best pick of the Beane era. Dude is a stud, and opens up alot of options.

We need to be more physical in both sides of ball. Need to get Cook and Ray going. Mix in some quick passes.

Bears might have found something bringing 5 man rushes. Chicago doesn't like to do it, but that's the only way right now. Detroit letting Bears hang around with 3 FGs. 1 TD by Bears and they're back in it.

Exactly this. Our biggest weakness with Dorian is instincts. Playaction/positioning in zone/etc. He plays like a freight train, just gets out of position at times but again improving. Get Milano healthy come January, things always happen and we will need all 3 of our LBs. Cam has also played above expectation at the dime. I'm all for sticking with that package, even with a healthy Milano, on obvious pass downs. That might be part of what Coach is also alluding to.

If anything, we start to see Milano on pass downs. But our dime with Cam has been working very well. Williams is off the field on 3rd downs currently, unless 3rd and short. His pass game/playaction awareness/zone positioning just isn't that great yet. Always need depth at LB come playoffs, as we've seen in past years.

Samuel's finally getting over his turf toe enough to be almost 100%. He was doing this in OTAs and training camp, until the toe. He's always been a weapon, just needed to get healthy and has been open on alot of routes that Josh didn't go his way with. Just encouraged to see the diverse group we have working, Kincaid and Keon will eventually be back, and this is what Beane mostly envisioned coming into the year. Finally getting RAC, Shakir especially is just special at this, but Samuel offers enough wiggle. At some point, need to get those slants/deep ins to Cooper going. He'll get more freed up as others step up.

The entire operation of Reid/Martin/Bass looked just a bit off today. High snaps, snaps to the outside shoulder of Martin...did Martin get the ball spinned or were laces in? Bass does have a bad habit of pushing kicks to the right. But in today's NFL, still not sure why we can't have goalposts with cameras at the top.

Nothing against Taylor, she's just like any opposing fan to me. I don't berate anyone, but also not going to treat opposing fans with any special treatment. They'll get heckled every minute of every game, and that's just my attitude toward someone walking into our home rooting for the visiting team. Taylor can do her thing in KC, but not going to feel bad if she feels unwelcome in Buffalo. I don't care for her music, but glad for anyone who is a devoted NFL fan.

Nobody who really is a true " die hard" takes Josh for granted. I told my 6 year old son today, who watches full Bills games/knows the rules/etc living in Steeler country, that having a QB like Josh isn't something to take for granted. We are all fortunate as Bills fans. Josh does things that nobody else can do. He puts this team on his back in key situations every game, especially today with many 3rd and longs, and on the most critical play of the game on his 26 yard scramble. Everyone should cherish his time in Buffalo, and no doubt we eventually win a SB. But it's also OK to 2nd guess his play/decision making too. He missed several opportunities today, not only Morris but mostly to Samuel. Cooper made some unreal catches at critical times too, or we are talking about a different outcome potentially. Again, Josh is the best QB on the planet and no way we're sitting at 9-2 without him. But he can be inconsistent, and if he can hone in some of that, we'd be unstoppable. That's what playoff Josh has been, an unstoppable force with a so-so defense/supportive cast. Josh is least of our concerns, but his bar is so HIGH compared to anyone else, and that's what fans expect of him. Not perfection, but excellence when it matters. Josh delivered just enough of that excellence today, but it was also nice to see that we had a defense ONLY GIVE 7 POINTS in the 2nd half. That's been our issue vs KC, credit to Josh but also defense. Josh didn't do enough single handedly today, he needed some support and got it. Josh is the best there is, but we need those 1-2 earlier plays....defense bailed us out enough, then Josh made an unreal play to win it on 4th down.

He's just a great team player, playing alot of positions/roles for us on gameday. @HappyDays I recall wasn't the biggest fan. Lewis isn't Taron, but plays a key role for this team. This is what the 2024 Bills are all about. Some non star players being very good at their respective roles. See Lewis, Mack Hollins, etc. Doing their 1 11thn. Without Josh, this doesn't work. But Josh +a group of Shakir, Cook, Samuel, Cooper, Knox can be good enough. Adding in a healthy Keon, Spencer and Kincaid...then we have a top tier OL and offense capable of exploiting mismatches. I know this is about Cam, but this just brings up the point that we have a supportive of players this year doing their part.