Bob in STL

Still need to burn time and some points here.

AJ Klein comes up big. McD kept the faith in him this week.

Allen got tackled by the head on a sack. The calls are completed one sided and help Seattle get their last 10 points.

33 tackles like my grandmother.

BS call on Hughes

Did you see the non block by 88? The pass protection was very poor on the last series

Hard to blame the ref for missing that in real time. It was very close. Should have been challenged.

Ok, let’s knock off the flags and go to work.

He didn’t challenge the TD by Davis

The McD haters will be out tonight.

It’s the Buffalo way to feel. we need to keep scoring. The 2nd half will be intense.

What is the deal with Bradshaw on Allen? His pregame comments were a bit harsh and inaccurate too.

... gets some points. Lol

They need to get firsts downs to end the half.

He wants bravado from the coach and not the respectful tone that most good coaches use.

We need to draft a linebacker early regardless of Milano’s injury. LB and edge. And a mean OG/C, and a space eater DT.

^. The mentality of the mediocre. Why not give him credit for trying to play despite the injury and for being a team player? Nah, much easier to complain and find fault.

We would be underdogs even if outr defense was last years model. Check the standings, we are 6-2. Throwing waiver wire cast offs into the starting line up is not good for them or the team.

Last years front 7 was much different than this years. Star, Shaq, Jordan Phillips and Lorenzo are gone. Across the board their replacements are not playing better, the case can easily be made that they are playing worse. Milano and Edmunds are both playing injured and they are not having good seasons compared to last year. We have had injuries at corner that have taken us deep into the depth chart and to using practice squad players. Harrison Phillips is still recovering from ACL. McD and Frazier did not suddenly become stupid - last year our players we were healthier and better. Additionally, defenses across the league are worse. Lots of theories as to why. Fixing the front 7 has to be Beanes top priority. He will do that by adding better players, not new plays.

We actually don’t agree. It’s more about the talent and the players execution than the playcalling. Play calling is important but you are overstating your case and your stats can support either side of the debate. The third down you are referring to - Klein missed a tackle at the LOS, and that is why the play worked so well. The. Bills were in the correct defense. The player did not execute his assignment. New England has the same coaching as last year and they are 2-5. Brady, Gronk, and a bunch of other great players are gone and replaced with far less talented players. They are losing because of talent, not play calling. Given the choice between the two I’ll take great players. Give me talent and my play calling will get much easier.

I too find it hard to judge and blame play calling. To a fan, if the play works it’s a good call. Some plays don’t work because of poor execution and possibly lesser talent running the play. I think our play calling has been good on both sides of the ball. The staff and players are on a good trajectory, the single biggest need is to add a difference maker player to the front 7.

I think Singletary is good, at times he hits the hole slower than I would like to see. Hoping he has more upside. Moss is still learning and we started to see him run with power last week. Need more of that but he looks promising so far. The OL has not been strong at run blocking, the Pats* game is the exception as they were finally able to take advantage of multiple DB schemes. Feliciano helped a lot.

I remember him as much better than that.

Sports Illustrated. Wow. I have not read one in decades. Veering off the JA subject a bit. This made me think to the days back in 6th grade when I would hurry home from school and find my new issue in the mail. I saved up my “Buffalo Evening News” newspaper money to get a subscription. Magazines and newspapers. Times have really changed. I still get the Buffalo News in a online subscription - even though I moved away 40 years ago. Thanks for the memories.

Yes. ESPN is a shell of its former self. I don’t waste a minute of time on it.