Simon

I'm not going to give the Bills hell about the way the season ended last year. Between the absurd string of personal tragedies that started as early as training camp and the spate of devastating injuries they suffered by the end of the year, it's a miracle they made it as far as they did. What I will give them hell about is that they were absolutely, positively physically intimidated by that Bengals team. It's undeniable and there is just no place for that on a ballfield for any reason whatsoever. So what do they do the week before they play the Bengals again? Add Linval Joseph, a widely respected leader and genuine badass who has spent his career as one of the biggest, strongest, toughest players in the league. Add Rasul Douglas, another respected leader and oversized, physical, aggressive player who has zero fear on a football field. Add Leonard Fournette, a brick shlthouse of a running back who would rather run through somebody than around them. This is absolutely not a co-incidence. McBeane recognized the problem and took proactive steps to address it right before it was time to knock heads with these guys again.

I doubt there's a player or coach in the NFL who doesn't respect him.

It's probably not going to look great statistically, maybe middle of the pack scoring wise. But they're in a similar boat as us with some keys guys missing multiple games. Their offense has also put them in a lot of difficult situations, imo.

Highsmith and Fitzpatrick are also both ProBowl quality players and Peterson can still bring it. I think it's a very good defense when it's healthy.

There was about a year and a half at LSU where he looked like he was going to the NFL to become a first ballot HOF back. Then he looked like he just started mailing it in or protecting his investment or something before he finally got hurt in his last year. God gave him every tool in the box, expected him to build his own heart and he wasn't interested.

Their defense disagrees.

I love the higher camera angle but all the distracting gobbledygook on the field makes it unwatchable for me

That call on the extra point that put them at midfield on the previous drive was bad too.

*****. I wanted Will Levis vs Levi Wallace on the final play.

lol, they're going to get a couple shots at the endzone

I'm supposed to give you ***** about dragging Bills stuff into other game threads, but that one made me laugh.

https://steelersdepot.com/2020/02/josh-allen-explains-how-bills-coaches-used-renegade-to-beat-the-steelers/

I'm thinking it was this game

Tenn has all 3 timeouts and will "probably" get the ball back on their own 15 with 1:30 left

Set up by the reverse to the short side of the field on 1st down

What a gawdawful series of calls

Is there anything these guys won't throw a flag at?

Yeah, when he went down with a foot injury last weekend I don't recall feeling too bad about it.

I think he'll be OK in this league eventually, but yeah, I agree that they need to give him some help. They should probably focus on continuing to rebuild that OLine; his jumpy feet have got to be murder on his mechanics.

He has serious accuracy issues when he tries to put any mustard on it. He reminds me of a forward who can't hit a jumper outside of 12'.

You guys are nuts if you think they're going to start flipping corners because they added Douglas. He's a smart, tough player but he's not going to be the best athlete on the field. Having him chase Ja'marr Chase is not a recipe for defensive success.

It has a limited shelf life though. Won't be long before guys are rolling their eyes at each other. It comes back to one of my favorite Parcells quotes; "We don't coach effort"

I bet if they put candles on his cake, he runs out of the house, hides in the bushes and calls the fire department. Jimmy Garoppolo has $11.25M fully-guaranteed for next season. He has another $11.25M that becomes fully-guaranteed if he can't pass a physical by March 17th. Paging Jeff Gillooly; Jeff Gillooly, please pick up a silver and black courtesy phone.........

That's possibly my favorite thing about these guys' philosophy. I 100% agree that outside QB, your DL is the most important, impactful part of your football team.