Nephilim17

In a passing league, you obviously want to allocate a good chunk of the limited capital to the D line but how much more major money should go to the LB corps? First, let's split the difference and say Edmunds is good (not bad or even mediocre) but good to very good. How much is a good to very good MLB worth in a passing league when you have to pay a franchise QB? What's the cap not just on Tremaine, but the positional value? I'm just ballparking, but when you have to pay Josh, the men who keep him upright and catch his passes, I think MLB might have a cap of maybe, what $12-$14 million tops? What do others think? Question 2 is: will Tremaine settle for what you think the cap on the position of MLB is worth? We've seen many a Bill leave for greener ($) pastures.

Honestly, about 12 more years. Can we win a couple championships in that span? I think so.

Tolbert at least the excuse of being 243 pounds. Moss is just 205 pounds. There's some misconception (maybe because of his "business decisions" quote that was like a great tagline for a bad movie) that Moss is some bruiser or the "thunder" to someone's lightning. He isn't. He's 205 pounds, yes, 205 pounds and slow and that's about it. If you're 205 pounds as a back, you better have wheels. Or a bus ticket.

"There's a difference between competing for a division and competing for a championship." Man, I feel great having Brandon make decisions for this team and the Pegulas supporting it in every possible way.

Further into the video... hearing Von talk about how as a small boy he heard his father make a high-pitched sound watching a football game — and how he, Von, then wanted to make people feel that joy. Amazing. And how he loves to beat other grown men into submission... This man is the best amalgam of zen and competitive fire I've ever seen. Josh is cool and a great dude, but Von is the embodiment of the greatest football spirit I've ever seen.

Awesome that his goal is to bring a SuperBowl to Buffalo, not chase stats or merely get to the Super Bowl but to win it. Also awesome that he wants to play at an elite level for 19 or 20 years. Maybe he'll play at a high level beyond the first couple years of this contract. I totally didn't think that before but now I think if any defensive end can play at a very high level in his mid 30s, it's Von. What a guy. This team is blessed to have him and I bet Rousseau is 100% on board with that.

Saffold got a lot of grief from folks around here... I can't verify your conclusions but have no reason to doubt that you're reasonably correct in many of them. Would love to see him keep improving. Just maybe... he's getting healthier after the car accident and he will be a consistently good player on the line.

How cool is this that Buffalo is now a destination that makes players happy to be here. Just a feeling, but I dig this guy and his attitude and think he will bring a lot of explosive plays opposing defenses won't be able to account for. A

Well, considering we have he second-highest points per game in the league, we must get all those points with the help of a high-scoring run game. Wait, no? Well, then Josh Allen's rushing TDs have to be the reason. He has... oh, 2 rushing TDs so far. Don't sweat it. Yes, Diggs is elite and no other pass catcher on this team consistently is (Davis is, at times) but we are doing great and I'm confident that if Diggs goes out for a couple games that Davis, Shakir, Knox and a couple very good pass-catching backs can still help us pile up the points. Remember, when the lights were shining the brightest and the pressure was the highest, Davis set a playoff record. He's been inconsistent but he'll be fine. And not many teams can lose their number one WR and still be firing at the same pace. We'll are fine and will be ok. Would I love getting OBJ, sure? Will we still be the best team without him? Yes.

This is better than merely "good news" as some have said. It's almost day-drinking news.

The Packer's game plan was to concede defeat, be very happy that Josh threw 2 uncharacteristic picks, and to run the ball late in the game to make a humiliating loss less humiliating. Running from the get-go, even in a 0-0 game is not a game plan against the Bills. Unless you have an all-world offense, you have to hope and pray for some bad turnovers from the Bills and a pile of luck just to keep the Bills from crushing you.

My expectation is that the players play a smart and focused game with full effort and intelligence. If they do that and still lose, I'll be sad but I'm ok with that. I don't think the team met that expectation, especially the offense and Josh, the second half. But it won't keep me up at night. We got the win. My expectation is that the coaching staff and players, especially Josh, learn from the mistakes and I believe they will.

I wouldn't call his performance "amazing" by any stretch but he makes enough clutch plays, even on an off night, to help beat most teams. But that level of play won't beat Kansas City.

If Josh is gonna throw two bad picks, this is is the game to do it. He'll look at the film and clean it up so I doubt we'll see bad throws on the run for a while. He learns from his mistakes.

As per the above post, Isaiah's jokes off the field would be so much more enjoyable if... I'd love to see McDermott's reaction to this. Seriously. I bet it would be the wryest smile you've ever seen.

What's the general consensus in the home town region on Rodgers? Does the majority support him and want to give him weapons or has he lost his shine, and/or has ticked too many people off, and you guys are ready for a new QB?

I just watched the video again (gave it a cursory look in the past) and have to say... a) it's not a good look: he's stinking drunk b) being around young women when you're a wasted athlete is really, really dumb c) lightly kicking the woman was stupid d) I didn't see him brutalize anyone So why did KC kick him off the team if this was everything? Because he lied about it? That's the extent of it? This is no where near as bad as what Rice did but it's a bad look. Not scary, scary bad but dumb bad. In light of the Araiza situation, and given what Kim believes in, I'd be shocked if we made a move for him. Just bad optics for a team that's great without him. But just based on this video — if this is everything that he did wrong and I don't know if it is — he's not a monster or anything. If we got him, I wouldn't stop watching and denounce the Bills.

I never said we never had a good defense without a dominant line in recent years. But I do believe our defense in 2022 is the best it's ever been with McDermott.. And I'm not talking stats but the ability to beat great teams. I said IF capital is limited, I would rather have one veteran (high-priced) safety and one veteran outside corner (high priced) and put the money into the D line than the having a secondary of high priced vets and not a lot of spending on the D line. Do you really believe that's an unreasonable view?

The comment above is important. A lot of people who still want a good back aren't saying don't give Devin touches. We need more than one decent back. And I for one want a change of pace back with more bulk than Devin.

Very glad to hear he's now cancer free. Holy s$$t, he's 53? Time flies...

I really like Hyde and Poyer (not their ages for a long-term extension, however) but this year is showing me that a dominant line can make a young and experienced secondary look pretty good. If we have limited dollars going forward, with this coaching, I want the money mostly spent wisely on the D-line, interior and edge. I think one veteran outside cornerback and one veteran safety can get the job done with some younger players. I'm not advocating dumping Hyde, just saying that with a franchise QB we will be forced to compromise down the line and that's where I would make compromises. At least with this coaching staff.

I have no doubts as to Hyde's value. I'm just concerned about extending a couple of great safeties who will both be 32 next season. Saving $4 million but taking a $7 million hit to ditch Hyde means you need to find a player as good for less than $4 million to make that a good move; it's not gonna happen.

And Kansas City would've been blown out by the Bills IF the KC secondary performed poorly. That tweet is probably the dumbest pro writer comment I've read in years.

The Chargers still have to play the Chiefs one more time — I was hoping they could hand the Chiefs a loss. That will be harder without Jackson, whether he's overrated or not.

Not so sure about that. It officially goes till next Tuesday and Beane strikes me as the kind of guy to wait it out to get good value and not give up too much capital. Yes, he went all out for Miller but we're not getting a Miller now. It might be a decent role player but not a star.