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It's true, national sources can sometimes miss lake effect events. I did check the NWS Buffalo web site. They aren't being very specific yet about lake effect this weekend beyond saying the potential exists for a significant event. They're saying they can't pin down locations and timing yet.

Doesn't look like a major show event at this point, but in addition to a few inches of snow, it does look windy - again.

Well, that revelation matches what I've been seeing.

If Brady continues to play after this season, he will only hurt his legacy.

Maybe. I would say definitely in the first few games after the injury happened. It ought to be less of a factor now.

I wouldn't say Josh was great today. He definitely has more experience with frozen precipitation than Tua though.

Josh Allen had that rough patch where he through too many interceptions. With the weather turning miserable, I think he's trying to be cautious, maybe too much so at times. Or maybe it's Dorsey who's being cautious. There will certainly be a game coming up where Buffalo needs to be able to compete in a shootout, Cincinnati, if not Miami. The Bills will also need their offense to be running smoothly in the playoffs.

McKenzie had a rough game, again.

Did I hear the TV guys say it was an ankle?

It was frustrating at times to watch. Lots of drops by receivers for Buffalo (compared to the Jets who seemed more sure handed), along with drive killing penalties. Josh seemed to be rather conservative with his passing compared to Mike White. I believe White attempted and made more passes over 20 yards. Still the weather made it tough for both offenses. Under the circumstances, I'm very happy with the win. The Jets are in the playoff hunt, and Buffalo won. It's all good. I do hope Buffalo's receivers can find something sticky to smear on their hands when the ball is cold and wet.

Once Frazier figured out that Klein is not Milano and adjusted to Klein's limitations, Klein became productive in this defense. There is a drop off, but it is more manageable now. Having Poyer over Johnson is huge, as is the return of Tre White. Really, both teams are quite different from what they were when the Jets last beat buffalo. Buffalo is without Miller and Jordan Phillips on defense, but I think on balance, they have a little more on defense than they had before. The Jets of course, have Mike white starting at QB rather than Zach Wilson. Generally speaking, Mike White seems to be smarter than Wilson, but has far less in the way of natural physical gifts. The thing is, I think Zach Wilson played just about his best game against Buffalo. I don't know that White can improve on what White did. The weather on Sunday is going to be less than ideal. Both teams will have trouble trying to throw the ball deep. It's going to come down to which team does a better job of sustaining long drives, and which defense can force the most mistakes. I'm a homer, but I don't care. I think Buffalo wins a tough game.

The Jets have real good cornerbacks and the weather will be much less than ideal. I'm hoping Gabe Davis can cut down on his drops, but I think Buffalo needs to get more production from Knox and Josh also needs to be ready to throw some short passes to his running backs, particularly Cook. With the right game plan Josh might make 300 yards passing, but I don't that getting big yards for Josh is or should be the goal.

I hope Frazier gets his opportunity to be a head coach again. He's a quality coach and a better person. I'm wondering who would be the replacement? I think McDermott is probably immutable in his belief that his scheme is the one the Bills should run. That would translate IMO to the bills not hiring a DC from outside of the team with a strong association to a radically different defensive scheme. That would limit the Bills to hiring someone from the outside whose system is close enough to meld seamlessly with McDermott's or to promote from within.

I disagree. Mock drafters tend to be conformists, and for short periods of time, it may look like quite a few mock drafts are coming into consensus. Yes, there are quite a few mocks slotting one or the other of the two running backs generally supposed might go in round one (Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs. I don't think it is anywhere close to a consensus. I follow mock drafts year round. I reviewed half a dozen today. A few had Gibbs or Robinson going to the Bills, but I also saw a couple defensive ends going to Buffalo. Also, a couple WRs and interior offensive linemen. At various times, I've also seen a lot of safeties mocked to the Bills, or more accurately, a few safeties mocked to Buffalo in lots of mock drafts. There will continue to be an ebb and flow in what positions are popular choices for mock drafters. As for what the Bills do, Beane has shown a propensity to draft players in the early rounds, not positions. Drafting late in the round, it's likely there will be few players left that Beane will consider to be a first round value. Kaiir Elam was the last one left in Beane's mind last year. A running back would have to be an extraordinary talent to be a first round value in Beane's mind, I would think. However, Beane is not going to pick an interior lineman just to fill a need. O'Cyrus Torrence is a name that pops up quite a bit as a Buffalo pick. Is he a first round talent? Maybe. Beane probably hasn't decided himself yet, and won't until sometime in February -April. It's way too early to be ruling out almost any position other than QB, punter or place kicker. Beane might try to trade up or down too. He'll be inclined to entertain offers from other teams if Buffalo's turn is approaching and he doesn't like what's there.

By the letter of the law, it was a penalty. Ejecting Hamlin was completely bogus, however. That was a judgment decision by the referee, and it was a very bad one.

It looks like it's completely deliberate. Dirty actions seem to be part of the Patriot DNA. "Cheatriot" is a perfectly appropriate name.

Hackett is clearly in over his head, and may be one and done after this season. I do think there is a specific issue here. Hackett is a West Coast guy. I don't think Russell Wilson is a West Coast QB. Denver hoped he could be, but they were in essence trying to force a square peg in a round hole. It may also be that Wilson is hitting the wall of his career. In any case, he's been terrible this season. Compounding that is the fact that Denver overpaid him big time on a long term deal in the off-season. The bottom line is that the Broncos made a huge long term bet that looks to have completely backfired. They may be paying the price for their mistake long after Hacket is gone.

We don't really need the last 7 games of the season, do we? Let's just go straight to the playoffs.

Thanks for posting. I tried to watch frame by frame and it looks like the Patriot defender may have been blocked into Martin but the picture is so small and the quality is not great. It's tough to tell.

I hope they show the Gillette commercial featuring Josh Allen on their scoreboard every home game from now to the end of the season.

Yeah, his hit looks like the difference between an incompletion and a touchdown.

I think in general, the Bills look for players with high football character. In turn, they demonstrate respect in the way they treat the players. It looks like a solid philosophy to me.

That's what I thought. The question is why is it different for an in bounds catch versus Poyers' would be interception, where he caught the ball, got two feet in, then bobbled the ball as he hit the ground without ever letting it touch the ground.

I would guess he's probably full go for the Jets game. He'll take off the plays he usually would but won't be on a pitch count.

I would say probably, but a Super Bowl ring or two is always a big plus to the selection committee.