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Pretty sure it's Ryan Stoneball and Matthew Hayhouse... The Polka King????

It won't be Leslie Frazier... 😀 He's been the Assistant Head Coach in Seattle for the last two seasons.. I've posted several times that I think they'll improve as the season progresses. But I've also questioned whether it will be enough.

And Jackson Hawes, Deone Walker, TJ Sanders, and Dorian Strong are all hovering at around 100 snaps. This is shaping up as an excellent rookie class. I don't know if you're trolling or just lack perspective. Thank you.

Yes. It was a defensive timeout. That's my understanding too... the timeout was because they only had 10 for the 2 point conversion. After the timeout, they prevented the 2 point conversion with a full complement of players. Speaking of. locker room speeches and the slow clap, this might be the greatest one of all time, albeit in cinematic history:

Tight end snap counts for week 4 (59 total offensive snaps): Jackson Hawes 31 53% Dawson Knox 24. 41% Dalton Kincaid 22 37%

Yes, the Packers gave up 40 points to the Cowboys... after losing to the Browns last week. Then again as you know GB, a coordinator change is not unprecedented.... Dorsey was fired in his 2nd season as OC... but after 10 games and in the midst of a 2-4 stretch. Still, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Some of the lack of cohesion and fundamental shortcomings are hard to understand. Also not unprecedented... and it's interesting to read @SectionC3's comments upthread. I could see McDermott running onto the field in full uniform and giving Rapp, the hook. You know, I've slowly come to understand and appreciate opinions like yours... that nothing has any meaning until the playoffs begin. The question for you and others who take your position is: Are you going to actually enjoy the regular season or not? Because it gets very tiresome reading over and over that all of these victories are meaningless.

To the bolded, I'm pretty sure the Bills are doing a lot of self-scouting and testing of various strategies, tactics and personnel. I believe that's why the margins of victory have been what they've been the last two weeks... because the team recognizes that this part of the schedule gives them a little leeway to test out different approaches and players.

Ty did have a great 2024. He has great straight line speed and he's best when the play utilizes that speed. But he's been a journeyman throughout his career... this is his 8th season in the NFL. I was certainly expecting a regression but I think also he bounces back and plays better. IMO this is not an offense where WRs are going to have big statistical games. The team truly embraces the "Everyone eats" mantra and I believe that in all 4 games this year at least 8 players have caught passes. To me it's only important that people play their roles and catch the passes thrown to them. Yes, Solomon is getting every opportunity to win the chance to continue his career with the Bills. He's starting to look more like a career special teamer, as is Dorian Williams. I hope I'm wrong but that's how it looks and it makes me disappointed of course. On the other hand I'm excited to see Buffalo Joe get more snaps with the starters. Thanks for posting. The safety didn't hesitate at all making the INT... he had a conviction where the ball was going to be thrown.

I agree. I understand the concerns of those that would like a receiver that can take the top off a defense but against the Saints Josh averaged 9.5 yards per attempt and 13.2 yards per reception which are both well above the league average. We're also capable of worse than we showed today. The numbers show convincingly that the Bills are one of the most consistently dominant teams, week in and week out. You don't appear aware at all that the pass that Bishop intercepted was thrown by a wide receiver on a trick play... and that it was a great one-handed interception by a player showing off his 39" vertical jump. Big fail by you. Yes, apparently 23 points is the new 30 points. 😄

I'm just curious if Billsy losses are unique to the Bills... or if every team has their own, similar version?

Are the Bills unique in this regard or do all teams suffer these types of losses.?

You guys got me to thinking so I looked it up. Per AI: The biggest point spread upset in NFL history occurred in Super Bowl III when the New York Jets, 18-point underdogs, defeated the Baltimore Colts 16–7. Just out of curiosity, what is your definition of a Billsy loss?

Are you leaving on Monday or staying in the area for awhile? I ask because I think it's inevitable that people here are going to pitch ideas for things to do.

Forgive me if you already mentioned it... when are you arriving, when are you leaving, and in which town are you staying?

Prestige, title... ego... and then there's money. I don't know if it applies to Kromer but lots of coaches would be just fine coaching a positional group and being paid well above scale... higher pay, lower responsibility, less headaches. I hope that's the case with Kromer and that the Bills do what's necessary to keep him. Interesting. That doesn't jive with the PFF rankings.

Yes, as Buscaglia pointed out there was traffic there and I don't think there's a corner in the NFL that would have prevented that conversion.

To the bolded, it's an interesting discussion... does a divisional leader benefit from playing weak divisional foes or from playing strong divisional foes (the "steel sharpens steel" argument). Based on the New England dynasty, I'm inclined to agree with you but there might be something to be said for the benefits of playing a tougher schedule too.

There's mostly agreement on the last few pages here. Again I'm with those that say that week 8 (after the bye) is his return. I'm also guessing that the knee brace is a precaution.

Your 2 sentences seem contradictory, no?

This is Buscaglia's summary from the article; "When you sit back and analyze each of the individual breakdowns, several commonalities emerge. Over half of the missed third and fourth-down opportunities were a direct result of a young and inexperienced player being at the fulcrum of the play. The primary trio that seemed responsible was Walker, Sanders and Bishop — all of whom are in their first season of real, down-in and down-out experience. The Bills need all three to be better. With Walker, we saw the young player’s volatility result in a tremendous individual play late in the game to help force the game-clinching interception, along with some other good reps. Sanders’ role will likel y get smaller upon Ed Oliver’s return, while the Bills will hope that Bishop comes along as the season progresses — and to their credit, Bishop had a good game against the Jets." Buscaglia blames Tre White only for the 7th 3rd down attempt, the corner blitz on which he whiffed. On the 13th 3rd down attempt, Buscaglia describes it thusly: "The Bills, a zone-based team, tried to mix in man coverage on fourth down — but without rushing more than four at Tagovailoa. Some pre-snap motion signaled to the Dolphins that it was man, and the Waddle matchup against White was one to exploit, as Waddle is the far quicker player. The quick crosser through some traffic yielded easy separation and a quick first down. Without a blitzer, it was an interesting call to say the least." On the 14th 3rd down attempt Buscaglia describes it thusly: "The Bills, back in zone coverage this time with a couple of delayed blitzers sent at Tagovailoa, saw White keep backing up into off coverage without someone immediately over the top to help him out. Rather than risk getting burned deep by the speedy Waddle, White wound up three yards past the first down marker. Waddle ran a great route that prevented White from closing on him, and a perfect pass thrown before Waddle’s break to the sideline brought an easy completion." "The good news is that it wasn’t complete schematic breakdowns or just a complete lack of pressure that did the Bills in, but rather some individual errors that appear fixable at the current moment. The Bills also will have some key rotational players like defensive end Michael Hoecht, defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, some practice squad veterans like Jordan Phillips and Jordan Poyer available, in addition to rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston, who could mix in at some point. Are the Bills going to be a shutdown defense in 2025? That’s a questionable premise, given some of the personnel issues. However, especially considering how well they played on first and second down, their ceiling capabilities are higher than what they exhibited last week on third downs. This may simply be a part of the rollercoaster ride of using several inexperienced players — a work in progress that we’re seeing play out each week of the season."

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If you continue to read the topic (literally 8 more posts) you will arrive at the meaning of my post.

Mini-Marvs 126...

You're right that Josh doesn't always get a fair shake. 1) There are those that are saying that Justin Herbert has surpassed him. 2) There has and continues to be reverse-racism being applied to Josh. There are NFL commentators that have said that Lamar, Hurts, and even Stroud are better QBs than Josh.