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Also: Go Jaguars Go Saints

He's on the Jake Moody Highway.

As a reminder, here are the top 10 WRs taken in the 2024 NFL draft: 4 Marvin Harrison Jr. 6 Malik Nabers 9 Rome Odunze 23 Brian Thomas Jr. 28 Xavier Worthy 31 Ricky Pearsall 32 Xavier Legette 33 Keon Coleman 34 Ladd McConkey 37 Ja'Lynn Polk

I think the Chiefs would like to strike gold again like they did with Tyreek Hill. They clearly value speed... probably more than any other NFL team. Tyreek Hill. 4.29 Kadarius Toney 4.37 Hollywood Brown 4.27 Xavier Worthy 4.21 Despite their attempts, they've yet to replace Hill. Toney isn't in the league right now, Hollywood is an oft-injured journeyman and Worthy so far, is following in Hollywood's footsteps. Interestingly for all of their speed, their career yards per catch numbers are quite pedestrian. Toney 9.3 ypc Brown 11.6 ypc Worthy 10.8 ypc Regardless, one gets the feeling that the Chiefs will keep swinging for the fences until they find that fast, effective receiver that they covet so much. I love speed as much as the next guy but I respect the Bills for not getting lured into a sexy pick like Worthy or the other Xavier that Carolina took... that so many people here wanted the Bills to draft.

Maybe this is over simplistic but you don't make the Parsons Trade unless you think he's the piece that puts you over the top... that greatly enhances the chances that you'll win the Super Bowl. So IMO, if Parsons doesn't win a Super Bowl with the Packers, then the Packers lose the trade because it opens the door to people saying that they would have had a better chance of winning a Super Bowl had they not made the trade. Put differently, by making the trade the organization is saying "we believe by making this trade that we can win the Super Bowl." If they don't win the Super Bowl, then they lost the trade because the reason for the trade did not come to fruition. Again, JMO but if the Bills had traded for Parsons and it didn't result in a Bills Super Bowl Championship, then they would have lost the trade because (as above) the second guessers would be able to say that they should have stood pat and by keeping (for example) Rousseau and the 2 1st Round picks that they would have had a better chance to win a Super Bowl. You would only give up as much as you did for Parsons because you believe he's the missing piece. Yes, I didn't say this year... just during the time that Parsons is with the Packers. Agree that it's Super Bowl (win) or bust. I believe that it's an organizational failure to have Josh Allen as your quarterback and not win a Super Bowl. It doesn't have to be this year but it has to happen while he's the Bills QB.

Yes. One of the biggest factors in my belief in Coleman continues to be (and I've posted this numerous times) what Josh texted to Keon BEFORE the draft: "You're the guy I want." To say that Josh is invested in seeing Keon succeed is probably an understatement.

This is a reasonable response but: Many (most?) Bills fans here seem to believe that anything short of a Super Bowl win with Josh will be a franchise failure. The acquisition cost of a player like Parsons makes this an "all-in move" which implies all-in for what? We know the answer of course. So modifying the question, if the Bills acquired Parsons and he maintained his excellent level of play but we didn't win a Super Bowl, would the Bills have won the trade?

"1st Buffalo Goal, his second of the season, scored by number 20 Brent Peterson. assists to number 7 Dale McCourt, and number 23 Hannu Virta. Peterson, from McCourt and Virta. Time of the Goal, 13:22."

My position has been that you cannot declare a winner of this trade because we don't know the results. Here's a related question... to all those who are wowed by Parsons' performance in his first two games: Can Green Bay "win" this trade if they end up not winning a Super Bowl with Parsons?

Agreed. And even though I would advise against corporal punishment in this case (him being a respected veteran), maybe the implication of corporal punishment... maybe have a group of linemen take him into a small, dark room to have that stern talking to. Maybe have one of them holding a truncheon or a black jack... perhaps have a thumb screw on a table... just to drive the point home. From Brittanica: straight–arm /ˈstreɪtˌɑɚm/ noun plural straight–arms Britannica Dictionary definition of STRAIGHT–ARM [count] American football : the act of pushing another player away from you with the palm of your hand while your arm is fully extended — called also stiff-arm — straight–arm verb straight–arms; straight–armed;straight–arming [+ object] The ball-carrier straight-armed the tackler. Both terms are acceptable.

Agreed but conversely an eligible offensive player shouldn't put himself in that position. It's perhaps a failure of coaching as well but Coleman played that rep as if he was unaware of the rule.

Behind a paywall but to clear up once and for all... because there are two versions of how Oliver was injured: "“It’s unfortunate. Things happen, come up through practice. He got stepped on, friendly fire type of deal,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott said on Friday. "

I believe you guys aren't familiar with the rule. The call according to Referee John Hussey was "illegal touching" (of a forward pass). Article 8. Illegal Touching Of A Forward Pass: It is a foul for illegal touching if a forward pass (legal or illegal) thrown from behind the line of scrimmage:is first touched intentionally or is caught by an originally ineligible offensive player. If such a pass is caught, it is a live ball; (Penalty: Loss of five yards at the previous spot). or It is a foul for illegal touching if a forward pass (legal or illegal) first touches or is caught by an eligible offensive receiver who has gone out of bounds, either of his own volition or by being legally forced out of bounds and has reestablished himself inbounds. If such a pass is caught, it is a live ball. (Penalty: Loss of down at the previous spot). To me this invalidates 2 points that are the basis for arguing that it was an error in officiating: That he was forced out of bounds by the defender... it doesn't matter. That he re-established himself inbounds. Again it doesn't matter... according to the letter of the law, he cannot be the first person to touch the ball when he gets back inbounds.

Of Phillips, Logue, or Mathis, Mathis is the last one I'd want to play because of his unfamiliarity with the system. Already the Bills defense is struggling with assignments and I don't think it would be helpful having a guy on the field who's unfamiliar with the system. I understand the concern caused by Oliver's injury because the Jets have a strong running game. That said, I'm glad that we're in the soft portion of our schedule. After the Jets we have: Dolphins Saints Patriots @ Falcons @ Panthers We have a good chance at running the table without Oliver. Our next real challenge is the Chiefs (at home) on November 2nd. In the grand scheme of things, Oliver's injury comes at a good time.

I was surprised that Ekeler was being used as their primary back. Between his size and career curve (9th season, over 1600 touches) I would use him as a 3rd down back. They traded away Brian Robinson recently and it looks like they'll turn to McCroskey who's a 7th rounder.

This post made me think about all the components of offensive football, the talent, the system, the philosophy, etc. I know our system is often described as more of a Perkins-Erhardt and that some teams use more of a West Coast foundation, others an RPO... and that most offenses are hybrids that utilize common elements. I don't think their talent is measurably better than ours but watching Green Bay run their Shanahan-McVay system, it looked like they do a better job of spacing their receivers and giving Love more easy throws. I sometimes think the Bills don't quite have that level of passing fluency even though we have arguable the best QB in the league. It's my impression that Brady's offense doesn't give Josh enough easy throws.

Agreed but regardless, it's not possible to envision that Daniels or Love will ever be at the level of Josh. I pinch myself every day that my favorite football player of all time is also one of the greatest football players of all time... and that he happens to be the quarterback of my favorite sports team. That's my takeaway from pretty much every football game I watch these days.

It's a very old restaurant and the original owner's name was Adolph. Yes, @DrZ, how long Is your stay in Buffalo? Are you staying for the Dolphins game one week from tonight? Do you have a car or are you using ride sharing services?

Both Jayden Daniels and Jordan Love made Mike Sando's QB tier 2: "A Tier 2 quarterback can carry his team sometimes but not as consistently. He can handle pure-passing situations in doses and/or possesses other dimensions that are special enough to elevate him above Tier 3. He has a hole or two in his game." I'm watching these guys and again thanking the almighty powers that Josh Allen is our quarterback.

Love is a many-splendored thing. It's not the size of the fight in the dog... wait... Anyways something about a dog.

The spread: Green Bay -3 The moneyline: Washington +150 Green Bay -180 Over/Under: 48.5 Consensus Straight-up: Green Bay 88%

I did not know this... thanks for the context.

Thank you for this Virgil. You're an excellent poster and a great role model here. My thoughts on the defensive debate: There are 6 defensive rookies and 5 defensive free agents that are trying to assimilate. There's been modifications to the defensive coaching staff. IF there's going to be improvement, it won't be immediate. It's more likely to be a process that plays out over the season. I agree that the Ravens are a great offense AND a bad matchup for the Bills D. I agree that Rapp and Bernard were possibly the two worst defenders on the field. Posters here are fond of thinking of Daquan Jones as a 1T but he really isn't. He's a big guy who can play that role and is certainly our best approximation of a 1T but he's really an athletic, penetrating big guy... not that different from Jordan Phillips. I agree with the misgivings about giving Bernard the extension. That said, he tends to exemplify the weaknesses on this defense and yet, also their never-say-die attitude. He has an obvious knack for making big plays as shown in the last two games against the Ravens (remember it was he, who recovered the Henry fumble). On Bishop's extremely late blitz, (regardless of coaching) he was in no-man's land and the only chance of him making any impact on that play would have been to try to find a useful space to position himself in the defensive backfield. I would say that whatever coaching he has received, a great player knows when to break the rules and how to react to unforeseen circumstances. This season is clearly a fan referendum on the competency of the defensive coaching. I think Babich is on the hot seat.

I attended SUNY schools and Long Islanders were everywhere... often heard before seen. The ones from Nassau County are particularly obnoxious. Culturally they're confused in that they've become so self-parodic that they don't even know how to act... they're like caricatures lampooning as stereotypes... self-perpetuating satires... they're mockeries of real New Yorkers in the same way that Orcs are bastardizations of Elves. 😆 I'm exaggerating a bit of course... one of my dearest friends is a Nassau County Long Islander.