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that eerily resembles the Wycheck Homerun Throwback play...

Peerless Price wasn't bad. He was a shifty, finesse receiver who benefitted greatly from playing opposite Eric Moulds in the Bills offense. He parlayed a 1200+ yard 9 TD season into a big free agent contract with Atlanta. Maybe some here are butt hurt about that?

Siriusly? What you say is true however I believe Rousseau's strip/sack last week came when he was playing RDE. Thanks for posting. The Chiefs average margin of victory is 6 points. That's interesting. I think the main concern is that Cooper doesn't injure the wrist and make it worse. Probably they're most concerned about all the handfighting that receivers have to do when being pressed.

Or... we can just not show up, forfeit the game, and completely avoid any possibility of injury. Two week bye... well-rested team... SUPER BOWL!!! I think that's what @Nineforty meant by "strategic." Spleen I believe.

One example of a HOF Coach would be Joe Gibbs who won 3 Super Bowls with Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, and Mark Rypien as his QBs.

Besides every one of his catches being important and the above play you reference, he caught clutch catches at the end of both halves against Miami. After each catch he ran the ball down the new line of scrimmage and handed it to the back judge to spot to preserve time on the clock. Beyond that, his positive effect on locker room chemistry has been widely lauded by his teammates. Mack Hollins is having a major impact on the Bills success this year.

Will either team treat this as a "win at all costs game?" No. Winning the Super Bowl is the goal and winning this game at all costs doesn't increase the chances of winning the Super Bowl. In fact winning this game at all costs could be detrimental to winning the Super Bowl if you waste a good game plan, good trick plays, or if players get injured selling out for a game which strategically means little. This game will be hard fought due to the pride of each organization. But both sides are sure to hold something in reserve for the more important games later on.

I feel like it has to do with the Manning Passing Academy, Duke University, David Cutcliffe... this whole QB industry.

I'm optimistic that our O-line is better than last year's and that it'll make a difference when we play the Chiefs. We'll find out soon enough.

The Eli era was a difficult one to manage. Coughlin found this out as did Ben McAdoo. Eli was revered by ownership and that had an effect on personnel decisions revolving around the QB position. Eli was given special consideration. Talk about special consideration, Darnold coming to Buffalo as a backup would be a big helping of humble pie for him. He would have to signal via his agent that he would be good with it as opposed to going someplace he might be able to compete for a starting job. I don't think Darnold is a starter in the NFL but it doesn't matter what I think. I feel like it could be awkward for him backing up a QB that he was drafted 4 spots ahead of. There's a lot of reasons why Josh became Josh, mostly to do with Josh. That being said, McBeane have to be given high grades for not ruining him, as many teams have done to many QBs. Individual talent and hard work only go so far in the NFL. It's hard to say how much ownership has influenced the Giants' decisions however it seems like they didn't want to move on from Saquon. The organization used to have a reputation for being patient but lately they've cycled through lots of head coaches (McAdoo, Spagnuolo, Shurmur, and Judge in a 5 year period). Gettleman and Shurmur drafted DJ but he was extended by Schoen and Daboll, the season after they declined to exercise his 5th Year option. He was extended after he played well in the Wild Card Round against Minnesota, the team's first playoff win in 12 years so again, ownership might have had a say in re-signing him which would make it harder to blame Schoen/Daboll for the current season.

It'll be interesting. The move from McGovern-Morse to Edwards-McGovern probably means the Bills are better at certain things and worse at others. To what degree it'll affect Jones' performance will be interesting to watch. Maybe it's a wash, maybe it isn't.

I think some of the disappointment regarding Kincaid is justified. He's hard to put in the right perspective. Historically for someone 26 games into his career, his numbers are pretty good but not great. And he did set a Bills rookie record for a TE last year. On the other hand those who are propping him up by saying he helps the Bills O dictate coverage remind me of when people used to say that Tremaine Edmunds helped the Bills D dictate coverage. Personally I'm a bit underwhelmed but I do wonder if it's how he's being utilized. Everything is a process and it's possible that the Bills learn how to utilize him better as time passes. It seems he's underneath too much and not enough downfield in the seams. Overall I would say that my biggest disappointment in Kincaid is him having just 4 TDs in 26 games. As far as availability for the Chiefs, tomorrow's injury report should give us an indication of whether he can play.

Except Russell Wilson's career was very different from Daniel Jones'. Don't forget about John Elway drafting Bradley Chubb instead of Josh. This. I'm pretty sure Daboll's gone but I'm less sure about Schoen. I think Gettleman was guilty of showing too much respect to Eli. Interestingly Gettleman never fired anyone when he took over in Carolina or in New York. Almost too nice a guy to be an NFL GM. I don't think there's too much basis to think that Trubisky is better than DJ. They're roughly equivalent IMO.

Clearly I didn't notice the exact time of the substitution... so I'm glad you did. So the Bills played 7 defensive snaps with a 3 score lead before putting in the reserves. That's definitely 7 snaps wasted. On the plus side, that's the first bull rush sack from Epenesa I can remember as a pro. He had lots of sacks like that in college. In general I have high hopes for the Bills D-line in this last third of the season.

I agree with those who say the approach should not be a "win at all costs" because it isn't for either team Both teams will play hard undoubtedly... too much pride and bragging rights on the line. But it wouldn't surprise me if both coaches employed vanilla game planning and let the outcome play out. I highly doubt either team will dip into their "bag of tricks" for instance. And there's absolutely something to say about trying to strike the balance between playoff seedings and player health. I don't think people are overlooking it. That game is a ways out: 11/17 CHIEFS 4:25 PM 12/01 49ERS 8:20 PM 12/08 @ Rams 4:25 PM 12/15 @ Lions 4:25 PM Everyone knows that will be an epic battle but again, will either team take a "win at all costs" mentality? The Bills play the Patriots twice and the Jets once to finish the regular season.

FWIW, in Mark Gaughan's breakdown of the video for the Buffalo News he said "Hamlin took a bad angle and lost containment on Jonathan Taylor’s 59-yard run. But Hamlin’s tackling and pre-snap disguise otherwise were excellent." Hamlin saw there was no clear path to the QB so he aborted his blitz but showed enough awareness to recover the fumble. He maximized his assignment on that play. It's funny to criticize a player who recovered a fumble. To my point above, the update is that Bishop (along with Elam, Ingram, Andreesen, and Morrow) played 5 snaps against Indy... about 8%. Javon Solomon played 2 snaps (3%). It's much like I outlined above: The Bills scored 7 points with 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter to make the score 30-13... which is a 3 score game. Until that moment it had been a 2 score game. Upon making the score 30-13 the Bills brought in the reserves mentioned above and the Colts drove the field and scored a late, meaningless touchdown. Now an argument can be made that a sole individual (i.e.- Bishop) could be slotted in to get snaps with the starters but the Bills like substituting in groups.

Retool, rebuild, reload... it's all semantics anyways. We're talking about varying degrees. When is something more of a retool than a rebuild? Rhetorical question... it's splitting hairs. Anyways the Bills are never gonna say it's a rebuilding year and it's not. As long as you have Josh Allen you have to do enough to at least have a shot at the big prize if luck happens to swing your way a bit. You might not go all-in every year but there's a certain level you have to try to attain each year because when you have someone like Josh, you have a chance every year. You know, before the season began the Bills had the 6th most difficult schedule in the league: https://www.giants.com/news/2024-nfl-strength-of-schedule-for-all-32-teams-steelers-packers-cowboys-49ers Part of the reason for the poor record of the teams the Bills have beaten is because the Bills are 8-0 against them. Also teams with fragile psyches like Jacksonville and the Jets let the losses to the Bills compound and affect the course of their seasons. Every year lots of teams underperform. The Bills are not one of those teams. Amari Cooper? Ray Davis? DeWayne Carter? Mack Hollins? Smoot and Toohill are better than the reserve DEs from last year. Dorian Williams has made a big jump in development. Your assessment of the before/after has some notable ommissions. On the other hand if the team prioritizes player health above standings/playoff seeding then maybe we do rest some players.

I understand a lot of guys want Josh to win the MVP because he got screwed out of it last year. But I think a lot of fans care more about this than Josh does himself.

Not in the least. The less Josh has to carry us on his shoulders, the better. Save it up for when it's really needed. I hope he's much less sore tomorrow than he usually is.

People keep wanting to disparage the Bills wins. It's popular to point out the mediocre record of the opponents they've beaten and that's a legitimate criticism. That said the Bills only have 2 losses and the combined record of the teams they lost to is 13-6. So the Bills have beat every "inferior team" on their schedule and haven't been upset by anyone. Obviously not a high bar but I would have taken 8-2 before the season started.

Funny thing is, I couldn't care less about the MVP and I think a lot of players and fans feel the same way. Individual achievements don't come before team goals. Thanks for posting this. Yes, and we were the visitors. The media is way better than coming to this place... pretty much regardless of outcomes. While I agree, I thought Mack Hollins really answered his critics. He was a fundamental reason why the Bills won.

I specifically bolded your stated opinion that offensive holding not be called unless the holder takes the holdee to the ground. That's what I disagree with you on. I don't disagree with you on the above opinion.

Some of the officials are really out of touch. Rapp had suffered his 2nd known concussion only one month earlier trying to tackle Derrick Henry, and was wearing a Guardian Cap to address those concerns. Had they been aware of this they might have asked themselves, why would this guy attempt to hurt a big, physical running back with his helmet? As I mentioned in the "NFL Officiating is Broken" topic, under the current rules, penalties are not challengable. Making them so would be a huge improvement for the game, IMO.

"I'm not the one who let Saquon walk..."

I'm a big Beane supporter but this is true. Go on...