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ATL 23 BUF 17 Trying some reverse juju. If Bills lose, it's full-on fraud watch as far as I'm concerned.

The defense played ok yesterday. Not perfect, but acceptable especially given turnover/ field position issues I'd like to open up the offense a bit earlier. It's like we are playing with one arm tied behind the back for way too long. So many play per drive leads to more opportunities for mistakes. It isn't easy given this WR group, but a few RB wheel routes or whatever to Johnson or Cook would be nice. I'm not overly optimistic we'll see any changes however, this offense is exactly what McDermott wants IMO.

Diggs can still play. White not so much.

Diggs is a professional WR

Not a smart throw

This officiating crew is just a little too active. I don't care if the call helps the Bills, just come on

White looked lost

Pats are containing Allen well. It seems like they are not respecting much chance of a deep ball?

Davis hasn't looked great this year. But Cook has been so much better in short yardage and yards after contact this year that Davis just isn't getting the opportunities. I'm pretty dubious about his weight loss this offseason. Seems not a smart move for a power back, but what do I know. He's low cost so I doubt any changes happen this year. I'm a tiny bit concerned about Johnson, his strong suit is the passing game, and he has had a few unexpected drops this year. Again here Cook seems to be doing better catching the ball (normally short passes) and he is a yac machine. I'd be really surprised to see any RB moves unless there are injuries. Bills have far bigger issues on defense and need to use any capital or practice squad call-ups there IMO.

Bills 31 Pats 29

I think Brown being out against the saints was precautionary, so I'm hopeful he plays this week. Although any calf tweak is super scary these days. Milano should have had enough time to recover. Oliver I don't know at all, really can't say how bad his injury was other than they didn't IR him. We could use them both for sure.

This is the worst defense in the McBeane era. I wouldn't be totally shocked to see a coaching change in-season if we start losing games. But I'd still be mostly shocked.

The Jets just don't trust Fields to make a play passing. For good reason. It's a shame (not).

Every Jets mistake just brings them closer to drafting a QB early next year. Lose enough games and they'll have first choice.

Nice 3rd down conversion but the issue with Fields is can he make a pass on 3rd and long when he has to.

Patriots have a young and sometimes very effective QB. Need to put him in duress or at least play from behind. Lots of noise in the stadium and the pressure of a night game is good for the Bills. Definitely a big game that I hope all will be up for. And definitely try to avoid punting to their returner if possible!

Whaaaat is up with these Dolphins uniforms?

Little thing called a two point attempt by Saints. The right move is to go up by two scores.

This is the tryout for waiving Codrington when the PED guys get eligible IMO. When they drafted 3 DL, I figured that one would be a possible standout, one a contributor, and one a bust. So far, Walker is the standout / high potential guy, Sanders the contributor, and Jackson the bust. But it's very early in their careers so you never know how things will work out in the long run.

Bills 30 Saints 20

The game when the team really starts believing the hype and loses focus and the turnover margin. It can happen anytime and to avoid it really requires veteran leadership to maintain the focus over a long season.

Based on the recent McDermott update, it looks like Hairston coming back isn't even a given this year. Here's a question that may not belong in this thread. Is White an upgrade over Douglas at CB2? I don't know myself. My opinion is the defense is certainly no better than last year (worse?), but I don't think CB play is driving the problems we've been having on third downs.

Can't go wrong, one of them is going to win and one lose barring an unlikely tie. I'd rather have the Ravens win just to slightly insert the wooden stake in the Chiefs. Both teams probably make the playoffs and we already have the tiebreaker on the Ravens. If KC loses, there is a small but nonzero chance they miss the playoffs altogether. I'm all for that.

If we avoid too many injuries, it can't get worse. I still don't see it getting any better than league average. I'm hoping Hoecht helps our DE rotation. I'm assuming Larry O. is at least a wash vs other guys. I'm intrigued by Thompson, who I'm told has played a similar role to Johnson but outweighs him by 40 lbs (and outweighs our starting LBs by a bit). Maybe he can help with the run defense. Bishop should continue to improve. His career snap count is still not that high. Maybe Hairston sees the field and can contribute. I think we miss Hyde and Poyer more than we hoped we would.

That line is insane. Hopefully our defense can keep them in check 😉. Don't want to be the team that provides Rattler's first win as a starter.