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Its not reading too much into things, to conclude the Bills defense is good enough to win more playoff games than the team does.

We do. The problem is that in playoff games the defense lets other teams score more.

If Mahomes was on the Bills, McDermott would have focused the last couple of years on getting him to stop throwing side arm. If Allen was on the Chiefs Reid would have scored the exact same number TDs from inside the 10. The common denominator is Reid is far better than McDermott. Anyone with an average or higher IQ and who is not legally blind and has watched the games knows this is true.

I am 100 percent confident of Allen and Mahomes were swapped, Mahomes does not have a single Super Bowl win

Mahomes is not better than Allen.

I think there is a real decision to be made on what is his best self. If he is greenlighted to run at will, he is the most potent offensive weapon in the NFL, by a considerable margin. If he is reduced to be "only a passer", he is a top 5 QB, which is really nice too. We have had the elements in place to win possibly win the super bowl each year if the NFL's best offensive weapon at QB. I am not sure we have the roster/coaching in place to win with "just" a top five QB.

How many passing yards to you think Allen will throw for this season? Last season he threw for 4306.

but but but addition by subtraction. personally i htink the Bills to win the AFC East at +180 is a great betting opportunity.

Pretty big distinction. Your new point may be valid. I would be lying if I could say I remember preseason games from the super bowl run. One post in this thread said their recollection was that the starting offense typically came out, scored in 48 seconds, and then we called it a day. So I am not sure if you recollection that the preseason games was ALL bad play like yesterday is true.

Did not realize the Bills had slipped all the way from +125 to +180. Pretty huge move since the betting opened.

Haven't seen a single post in the thread concerned with losing. Lots of posts concerned with the level of play they saw. Expectations were low for everyone. And for some the results were still below the expectations.

"meaningful". Starting at the 25 (even the 19) is not particularly meaningful compared to the 30. For example Jags had a 73 yard and a 45 yard kickoff return against the Chiefs. Those are meaningful distadvantages to the kicking team. The downside seems so much worse than the upside.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/08/11/nfl-power-rankings-chiefs-49ers-2024-super-bowl-odds/74745147007/ Surprised, the Bills are ranked meaninfully behind the Ravens. Bengals, Bills, Texans are all about the same in the rankings. +1500 on the Bills seems like a worthwhile bet too me.

I won't be surprised if they continue the McGovern experiment. Its important to the Bill's head coach that he be thought of as clever and innovative.

Did not playing solidify his roster spot?

While watching several pre-season games I did not notice any dynamic kick off returns that were stopped short of the 25 (with the exception a penalty). As the kicking team, I can't imagine why I would ever put the ball in play with these rules. I would plan to always have the offense start on the 30. I feel like I am missing something. What meaningful advantages does the kicking team have by putting the ball in play?

Did we get any clues about which WRs will be on the 53 for game 1?

Very similar to some of our playoff game plans.

This was my first NFL test for my new OLED TV. That went well.

My personal opinion is that the Bills have tried to lower fan expectations this entire off-season. And today's effort is an excellent continuation of that task.

My main concern is that the Bills really don't have a coaching staff with much of a track record. Brady and Babich are pretty inexperienced.

tough guy call in preseason

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I think I would be more excited to see a 6th round Draft pick QB come out in the next series, than Mitch Trubisky.