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I agree. I will add on to your post. Burrow and the Bengals offense was shredding, gashing, and ripping apart the Bills secondary at will. Granted it was a 5 minute sample. Nevertheless, it has to raise some eyebrows.

I think this is fools gold here. We said this previously when the Bills had the #1 ranked defense. We all knew the defense was vastly overrated then and couldn't be trusted. They failed to make the stops when they had to. Fast forward to now. No way do I trust this defense in the playoffs vs KC, Cinci, and LA. They are just too young, injuried, inconsistent, and predictable. I hope I'm wrong but no way would I be confident that this defense in its current can make a big stop to win the game. Don't get caught up in the stats. They don't paint an accurate picture especially when it comes to playing quality playoff offenses.

The Bengals have a superior pass catching group when comparing it to the Bills. That's a major concern because Burrow will find the open receiver and spread it around. In the 5 min they played he found Hurst and a wide open Boyd for a TD. Their weapons pose a serious problem for the Bills D. Imho, the Bills D won't be able to stop the Bengals offense. The Bills will have to win in a shootout.

D Coordinator Lou Anarumo is very good at mixing up his defenses. He doesn't have the best talent but he's schemes, mixing it up, and game time adjustments are very good. Definelty a cat and mouse game when you go up against his defense.

The more I think about it the more I dislike the moves the Bills made at WR. Hodges looks to be a legit WR that could have contributed to the offense. TY Hilton looks to be an upgrade over Brown. Beasley is washed had has little to nothing in the tank. Toney is fast, dynamic and probably better than McKenzie. Easy to criticize after the fact though. Gabe in the slot is likely a terrible idea. He is very poor at winning contested catches, drops too many balls, and isn't a precise route runner.

I hear you. Gabe and McKenzie certainly have disappointed this year. However, is Sunday the time to do something different like that? Seems pretty risky to me.

How did you come to that conclusion based on what he said? I didn't hear that at all.

I question the source Ian R talked to. I doubt this is authentic. No one moves up the ranks that fast except Jeff Saturday.

I get that but what alternatives does he have. The Bills CBs can't play man. The seem ineffective or unwilling to chuck WRs at the line of scrimmage. The Bills secondary is not really playing well and frankly not very good. Jones burned them when they blitzed and the Pats have no explosive WRs. Pick you poison I guess. Maybe a good Xs and Os person can elaborate more. I know Gunner Bill posted the schemes of the Chargers and Niners.

I agree. I just want to win and them being out gives the Bills a much better chance to win. I'm not looking for any style points. Just win! Also, the Bills are without Von and Hyde. So I don't wanna hear anything about injuries.

I think that's their best chance to win. Pound the rock and make a couple of big offensive plays. I don't see them putting the ball in Tua's hand and saying go ahead kid win it for is. Tua is more of a supporting cast QB. Don't blow it and make a few great plays. Let Hill and Waddle get the YAC.

They can do some damage too. I mean which Bills defense shows up for this game? I'm interested to see how the Bills Oline holds up to the Dolphins D. The Dolphins love to blitz and bring pressure. They have bern relatively successful getting Josh off his game. Of course, Josh and the Oline are much healthier now. Big match up to watch. Wilkins, Phillips, Chubbs, and Ingrahm are formidable.

So in essence it was a great move for the Dolphins.

My gut tells me Tua and Mosert both play. I don't think McDaniels cares about anything but winning. Their doctors have already proved that winning is their top priority. If it's solely a Dolphins decision I think they play. Only saving grace is now the spotlight and heat is more on the Dolphins due to their past criminal behavior.

I like your optimism. I am not so confident that they will beat the Bengals if they meet. That's a possible discussion for another time.

Of course they do. The Dolphins are a solid team with explosive weapons and speed. A few weeks ago when both teams played the Dolphins clearly controlled both sides of the ball. I rewatched the game and can say the Bills were fortunate to win the game. It literally came down to a play or two that was the difference. Both teams know each other well and truthfully there isn't a lot of separation between them. I do think the Bills are slightly better because of Allen. They should win the game at home. Counting this as a win is too premature.

I stand corrected. However, the Bills D was pretty ineffective a few weeks ago vs the Dolphins. The Dolphins clearly controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Running almost at will without their best RB. The Bills D hasn't been exactly stellar since then. They are down Hamlin who I believe is the Bills leading tackler. Imho, this D is VERY beatable as evidenced by a pretty effective poor QB Jones yesterday. The Pats are arguably one of the worst offenses in the league. Truthfully, their offense didn't lose them the game. Their special teams play did. We saw a small sample of this D on Monday night vs the Bengals. A legit offense with a bona fide QB. The Bills were getting shredded at will. I'm not confident the current state of the Bills can stop them. Imho, the Bills will have to win with Allen leading the way. Josh is more than capable of doing it.

I agree with your take. However, it sounds as like you are validating the point that the Bills secondary is vulnerable and very beatable due to injuries and a half speeded Tre. With that said, I believe you are validating the scheme of the the Fraizer defense. Which I absolutely agree with. Frazier is really the fall guy here. However, look at what he is working with. Elam is still learning, Hyde out, Tre playing on one leg, Poyer banged up, Hamlin out, etc...The secondary is a shell of its self. I don't see a reasonable path on how this secondary stops the likes of a Burrow, Mahomes, or perhaps Herbert.

Marlowe wasn't very good.

The Chargers followed the plan with many of it's back up players. It worked very well. Partly I agree. He is no Bruce Smith. He does go too wide often. However, he demands attention, often was double teamed, and absolutely opened up things for others to be successful. Not to mention he does come up with huge plays when the game is on the line. His loss is pretty big.

They want to win. They we likely find a way to clear a path for him to play. Since when has the dolphin organization put safety first?

Just like that we beat the Dolphins?

Upset Giants beat the Vikings.

We can discuss it later if need be. Right now, let's talk Dolphins vs Bills.

It's too soon to talk about. However, I don't think the Bills get past the Bengals if they meet up.