JP51

Record 10-7 Playoffs - Definite Maybe.

Love the speculation on the precipice of a season... wonder how things and opinions will change week to week. As with everything 2024 Bills so many if's involved. as far as how will he do... I like his focus on a bit more of a balanced attack. Not 50/50 run pass but enough to make the D honor the run and effective enough to close out games and chew clock. I like him letting Josh be Josh. I liked his 2 TE involvement. I like he is involving his players in the play choice focus... as long as he is retaining control and focused on individual opponents. I wonder if he allows 17 more latitude at the LOS to make adjustments and audibles based on the defense. I wonder if defenses were caught a bit off guard with his change in focus to the benefit of the Bills. I wonder how he will adjust to predictability I wonder if he will reign in the big play for sake of the consistent gain (I hope not).... I wonder if the dink and dunk is more of a strategy to be employed against the defenses we typically have issues with (Jets Jags to start) Lots of ifs and unknowns, in the end I expect my opinion and others will change a few times over the course of the season... I expect some ups and downs and learning curves. For that reason, I like enough of his small body of results and focus to hold optimistic that he will do well... but retain judgement until these questions and answers become more clear... and I am not gonna lie, when emotion of wins and losses become involved in opinion, I am gonna be prone to some extremes as this plays out, no matter how hard I try to be reasonable LOL... admitting this right now...

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100% agree and I think to start that makes sense... it may just be who his is... The DH of the pass rush.

I think in general the lack of continuity and ability terrifies me. I suspect that our safety play was so stable it enhanced both our CBs and LBs. I am fearful that will not be as robust. As far as Hamlin, love him for who he is, as a safety honestly not so much.

I agree I dont see VM as an every down guy to start. Maybe his level of play dictates that but not to start.

I think there is a chance for sure that we see Hyde somewhere after October/Nov if we are in playoff contention and there are injuries... much like Klein and Norman last year.

I agree and a necessary one... playoffs to me are a bonus, AFC East title huge bonus... that may be the way we make the playoffs... I think 2025 they are positioned to do more in a more educated way as we begin to find out who we have and how they perform. I also like we have solid draft capital in 2025 for either players or to move up. Minnesota finishing bottom 5 or 10 would be very nice.

right love to know myself and be a fly on the wall.

Yeah my opening game being in another hemisphere and continent is bs

I honestly think this is the year of the if of the self examination. I think we need to see what we have and add youth to our core performers... I think giving them a chance to play things out is the plan and its a good one. If we find ourselves in serious contention well into the year, this could change. But for now... lets see what we have....

I think it is going to be concern especially if Edwards is out for a bit... I think ultimately you may see it show up in CB play and run support so may be a difficult year for Douglas and Benford and Elam.... with Milano being out I worry about being gashed for 10-12 yards too often.

at halftime LOL

Just a thought.... less about your post, but more about how your post sets up the question... I wonder... (I dont know... just wonder) If Diggs catches that pass... brings it to the house, we beat KC at home.... go on to win the AFC and lose in the SB.... is Diggs still with the team now?

I say absolutely not.... then again ask me after a loss... I might say something different LOL 😆

exactly... its just the stress the put on people... not so much me as I have other ways to watch but it just gets annoying each year .... but like you said, its a business and it will do what it will do...

I understand that but cable services and dish tv do it as well... my point is there has to be a better way for the service providers to resolve differences and continue programming other than threatening loss of service and making the play to get them to switch providers for what seems like every year. Thats all

I wish him well... talk away... do your thing... to me the talk amounts to a big whatever.... he produces or he doesn't. In the end I care to the extent that it impacts the Bills. I certainly dont want him to put up 200yrds and score the winning TD in OT against us... but in the end what I care about most is are we better with or without him. The only thing I have to really judge this was last half of last year. We were better when his role was diminished and he wasnt the focus. Was this because his presence opened people up, was it a new OC, was it a freed JA, was it a better running game... I dont know. I do know that we were better when he was a piece of the O... not a center piece. So I have reason to believe that addition by subtraction could be a possibility. As for the conjecture and the talk coming from Stefon and the rest of the league that's awesome, time will tell... but I am more focused on JA, Shakir, Coleman, Samuel, Hollins etc... and how they produce as a group.

I have always said you cannot have greatness with out belief in something... if this helps them own a stake in the system and creates a belief than give it a go... but to your point, Brady must control the overall out put... that being said, I like the idea of beginning to give Josh more discretion at the LOS ...

Totally agree, and we say this now... but I know for me no matter what happens I am gonna over react at some point during the game... LOL win or lose no matter how hard I try not to. My friends and family always say ... I dont know which is most fun... watching the game or watching JP watch the game LOL

I know there has got to be a better way to do this.

I hate how they play these games at the expense of the viewer... its annoying.

a lot here... I will say this, I like your take on Detroit, I think they are going to finally go to one this year.

Living here in Allentown This is an epic picture

I think week 1s are always the hardest to predict. We have seen very little of our starting defense, even less off our offense, we have seen our ST and kicker... less than impressive. On paper and in my mind this is an automatic W for this team. Quite honestly one if you are doing the W/L season prediction that we just gotta have. I dont suspect that this will be a loss at all... in fact I am pretty confident we open the season at home and at minimum find a way to win a game we should, if not just put a beatdown on them.... But... its week one... weird stuff happens week 1. Weird or not... the precipice of the new season, the anticipation of games, the family and friends you join with to watch... its a great time of year! GO Bills!