BigAl2526

I just hope when Buffalo plays Cincinnati a little later in the season they are this year's version of the team so far and not last year's playoff version. Buffalo is clearly a better team now than the team that played Cincinnati in the playoffs though.

The Jags played in London yesterday. I'm sure they were there several days before that. They will just stay in London. The rule of thumb for jet lag is one day recovery time for every hour of change. Jet lag will not be an issue for the Jags at all. If Buffalo heads over today they should be pretty well recovered from Jet lag for the game. Buffalo is technically the home team versus the Jags, but the Jags are far more familiar with playing in London than is Buffalo, albeit at a different stadium. Basically, it's the leagues way of taking Buffalo's extra home game this season and turning it into an away game

Buffalo could be 10-1 when they face Philadelphia. Not even Philadelphia or KC look unbeatable. Still, they have to execute every week.

I don't know. The Bills punted the ball twice against the Dolphins. If they want me to take them seriously, they've got to cut down on that stat.

It's not a surprise to find Miami fans believing their team is one of the best in the league and better than the Bills. IMO there is no real point in trying to argue the matter. Just play the game. That will make the issue much clearer.

It pays to check your bank account from time to time. If you don't want to do it yourself, and you make enough money, hire an accountant to manage things for you.

The one drawback with Rapp is his slower than average speed. Given Miami's overall speed on offense, Rapp would have a very small margin for error. If he makes even a little mistake, the receiver is probably making a big play.

But referreeing NFL football is not rocket science. It might be tougher.

I saw the title and wonder what on earth Klein had done to deserve props.

Bass combines a big leg with great consistency. Best in the league? I have no idea. I'm just happy we have him in Buffalo.

Yeah, there was outstanding play all over the Bills' defenses. Turnovers always impress the people who do the picking though. An interception and a fumble recovery along with the sacks was bound to get him noticed

What you said, plus CBs can't line up 10 yards deep. They need to disrupt receiver routes early. Defense must maintain discipline at all times to limit big plays. Keep penalties to a minimum, especially pre-snap penalties. Buffalo's receivers all need to be sure handed. The Miami game is not the game to try and figure out how to help Deonte Harty be effective. What they've been doing hasn't worked.

For whatever reason, the league doesn't want a lot of kickoff returns. They won't do anything that is likely to increase the number of returns.

Gotta knock those Dolphins off their pedestal next weekend.

I agree. This is the first year in several seasons that the Bills have what I would describe as an above average offensive line. For years Buffalo running backs never had holes to hit in the middle of the line. They coupled that with running backs who didn't have the speed to get outside. I haven't watched, but I'm guessing that most of Moss's recent yardage has been the tackles. He is tough but lacks speed and like Singletary needs holes inside to run through.

That is Tua's MO anyway. Buffalo will need to be able to disrupt receivers' route running early and maintain fairly tight coverage if they can.

I agree that McDermott is good, better than Frazier. I think also that he is benefiting from the maturation the young players on the defensive line and the pleasant surprise that Bernard has been.

I don't know that he gets cut, but obviously his rep count will drop significantly when Miller returns. The Bills aren't going to play 5 on the line and Miller is going to get half of the reps at least, once he gets going.

I sure can't complain about Bernard so far.

I think the DBs need to line up fairly close to the LOS and disrupt the route running of Miami receivers early. Combining that with generating pressure mostly by rushing four and you'll go a long way toward controlling the passing offense. I think Buffalo plays a lot of nickel as usual. I don't think that will hurt them in run defense.

Weather.com is now saying rain in the morning and cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Total rainfall about a 1/4 of an inch. Winds are actually supposed to be pretty light at 5 - 10 mph.

While Klein lacks in the athleticism department, he knows the scheme and understands exactly what he's supposed to do. My guess is Dorian Williams is getting a crash course in the complex MLB position for the Bills, and when he can handle the basics of the position, Klein might become expendable.

The rookie guard, Torrence certainly seems as if he's a far better fit for a gap scheme in the run game. Bates, who went to backup center was more of a zone guy.

Weather.com is saying that the biggest impact in Washington from the tropical storm will be on Saturday. Sunday, they are predicting showers with 10 -15 mph winds. That's enough to affect the game, but not enough to destroy any semblance of a passing offense. Washington is already going to make a deep passing game difficult with their pass rush. Too much wind will make it that much more difficult. I expect Buffalo will make heavy use of a short passing game like they did versus the Raiders.

Injury report. Only Knox did not practice because of injury. A few players were limited. What's with Washington though. Doesn't the league mandate an injury report. Washington hasn't posted any either for Wednesday or Thursday. I can't believe they don't have anybody dealing with bumps and bruises at least.