Chaos

Any further update on whether Douglas will be up to speed to play this week?

There is actually no formula for randomly assigning home games to teams, that are playing in europe against a team that has actually been there for a full extra week, and has fostered a decade+ of building a fanbase in your temporary "home" city. That scheduling gem alone, qualifies the original poster as making a fully accurate assessment.

You don’t seem to have a grasp at all of the unique situation the Bills were put in by the NFL.

My parlay has requested a meeting with Matt Canada. Just to remind them of this Pickens guy they have,

I am not a pickett believer

I don't think a better RB, a better CB or a better DT was traded for or signed in the last couple of weeks. By any measure it was good on paper.

Either team could win this game. Either team could win by blowout. It could be a close game. I think the main cause "over hyping" the Bengals is that Joe Burrows is coming off one of his career best games, and the Bills a little over a week ago, allowed Mac Jones to have the best game of his career. Holding Burrows below the Jones performance levels is plausible. But it is also pretty plausible that Burrows performs better than Jones.

Glitch in the matrix. Only typed it once.

Not clear they got fleeced. Maybe. Only one will tell. Not clear they got fleeced. Maybe. Only one will tell. Not clear they got fleeced. Maybe. Only one will tell.

The OP said that was his opinion, I have not seen any Bills official name that statement

I am not a strong supporter of McDermott, but don’t think this game against the Bengals proves things one way or another. if the Bills win a blowout victory Sunday, and go on to bow out early in the playoffs, the win will be meaningless. Conversely, if the Bills lose in a blowout loss and the Bills eventually go on to win the AFC championship game, the loss will be meaningless.

Do people expect Douglas to get starter rep counts against the Bengals or will it take time to work him into the lineup?

This seems like a very solid addition to the Bills roster

Probably a second since it seems likely he will never have an expensive second contract

I don’t know all the nuances of dead cap. But if JACKSON is a true number one, I am wondering if including tre white in the trade, gives the Bears some potential upside (same upside, the bills have by retaining him) plus a first and maybe a Second from a different year might get it done. And it also clear the contract space needed to sign JACKSON to a long-term contract

3.1 yards per carry

Gibbs not looking special

Jacobs is so patient. fun to watch.

this crapfest of a game is my fault. I bet the over. Sorry about that.

Turnovers are not nearly as big of a deal as fans make them out to be. A punt is a turnover with a modest change in field position. Every time Mahomes has the ball or Allen has the ball, whether they start on their own 10, their own 25, or the 50, they are likely to drive down the field for points. The fear of turnovers emanates from the era of "field position football". Which has actually been over for sometime. Its an alternating possession game. You either score points, or you don't, and then the other guy gets a turn. The reason why you don't score points (punt, turnover, clock running out) is really far less important than the fact, you didn't score points on a drive.

Bills got Williams the exact same amount as 30 other teams. There really isn't anything like "close". Just won the auction, lost the auction.

Personally I don't dorsey is an issue at all. The bills have had two games lost on the last play of the game by special teams and defense. (Jags game is not on anyone). The Bills are lucky the defense did not lose the Giants game, and the Bucs game as well. Even though Dorsey isn't the problem, I will not be unhappy if he kills the shotgun draw, and lining up in shotgun at the 8 inch line.

Thank you for providing that information. Obviously the position is weak, and I am not making a case for Elam. But if no one else lined up against Ridley, and that was Elams only meaningful playing time, do fans really have any visible evidence that others on the Bills would have been better against Ridley?

Interesting Note, the Bills have played the top 3 tackling teams, and 4 of the top 8. This may further skew my view of the Bills tackling. What is this "pitch" you speak of. Is that like a football field that they play soccer on?

It seems like tackling is a lost art in the NFL overall. But Bill's fans perspective's may be skewed because we may be particularly bad at tackling. I am perfectly willing to blame injuries as the primary reason for the bad tackling, but it does not really change the fact that the tackling is bad. Top tackling teams. Feel free to hate PFF. I just don't anywhere else to source tackling data of any type.