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I'm gonna go with two players on offense and two on defense: Offense- Devin Singletary and Dawson Knox. Defense - Von Miller and the rookie, Kair Elam

Definitely disappointed. I mean, as talented as this team is, I expect to win every single week. There's not a single opponent in the National Football League that I think is better than us. So yeah, to make it to the big show and lose, I'd be extremely disappointed. That's not to say I wouldn't be proud of us making it there, but at this point, anything short of hoisting the Lombardi would hurt.

Plus I'm loving the fact Edmunds 6'5 frame will be roaming the middle blocking little Tua's field of view too....

My ex boss, from 2001 to 2004, was a diehard Jets fan. Needless to say, those were three of the most frustratingly difficult years of my life..... I took a job paying less money AND 30 minutes further away from home simply for the peace of mind lol....

Frick no.

Thank you as always for your excellent write-up Shaw. Reading it really made me feel like I was right there enjoying the festivities and atmosphere with everyone else. Man I would've lost it when Marv took the mic and asked everyone "Where would you rather be, then right here, right now?". I say this with unbridled arrogance, certaincy, this is going to be one of, if not THE most magical year in the history of the Buffalo Bills. I say this not as a fanboy, or some fan lacking football knowledge just making outrageous, thoughtless predictions for the heck of it, but in my humble opinion, the only team that can stop the Buffalo Bills, is the Buffalo Bills. Four starters out pregame(Oliver, Settle, White, and Davis), during the course of the game we lose four MORE starters(Phillips might as well be considered one), our offense was a bit out of sync in that first half particularly, yet we STILL ABSOLUTELY EVISCERATED the Titans! Missing two of our D tackles and then a third goes out, and we STILL hold Henry to 25 yards on 13 carries. Like for real? I can only imagine how that stadium was rockin last night. Thanks again for the awesome write-up friend.

Our Bills are red hot. Dolphins are just pretenders. It might get ugly.

"HIS FINGER, IS IN HIS EARHOLE!!"" 😂

Question:. I picked the Colts to beat the Texans in my TBD survivor league. Since the game ended in a tie, am I still eliminated? Or am I still alive?

I had the Colts beating the Texans in the survivor league. Since the game ended in a tie, am I eliminated, or do I get to keep playing?

Facts. Plain and simple. Josh will be alone in 1st place by week 5 lol.

Curious, were Thibodeaux and Ojulari both healthy scratches?? If so that's surprising... After Thursday nights performance by our entire team, coupled with Tennessee crapping the bed today vs Daboll and co, fear is the furthest thing from my mind right now. I am someone you'd call cautiously optimistic, and I believe Buffalo will absolutely eviscerate the Titans on Monday night....

Hey guys, In my survivor league, I picked the Colts to beat the Texans. The game ended in a tie. Am I eliminated? Or do I get to keep playing? Not sure.....

Play action pass to Diggs for 13 yards....

I may be in the minority, but I'd MUCH rather be too hot than too cold. Maybe it's because I'm getting old or something, but I haven't been to a Bills game past October since the first time i brought my wife to Buffalo for the Monday night Bills vs Browns game on November 17th, 2008. Sadly, the temp was actually 33 degrees at kickoff, yet I had on long johns, a big ol parka, scarf, hat, gloves, I had hand warmers in my gloves, hand warmers in my boots..... And I was STILL miserable.

Agree with you there. According to all the reports coming out of camp so far, they say Cook has some eye-opening speed. Even remember one person saying he appears to be the fastest guy the Bills have had in the backfield in quite some time. Not only is that refreshing to hear, but it also gives me optimism that we might finally have some players back there that can finally push McKenzie, at least to a degree. I'm sure McKenzie is plenty motivated to win the PR job, but there's really noone amongst the group, to me at least, that is making McKenzie lose any sleep over. Plus, it's a dangerous position to play, opening the player up to SIGNIFICANT injury every time he touches the football. So I'd be willing to bet good money that McKenzie ain't dyin to "win" that role. I'd bet the house(Winnebago), the car(1968 Pinto hatchback), AND to make the pot even sweeter, throw in my ENTIRE life savings(all $ 47 dollars and thirteen cents). High rollin baby. All jokes aside, this is already shaping up to be the best off-season in my life, and we haven't played a LICK of football. God is so good, ALL the time..... Now let's play some football!!! GO BUFFALO!!

Goddamn you Royale, you never fail to somehow make laughing so effing painful!!! I literally think I ruptured something inside of me this time! 😅😅😅

I get you. And I'm understanding what you, Shaw66, and several others have stated in that you'd prefer to just play it safe back there and not risk turning it over deep in our own territory. I guess the risk taker in me wants someone back there who is a threat to take it to the house the moment the ball is (securely) in his hands. And to me, that guy is McKenzie. Stevenson, for all his world class speed, just looks awkward and uncomfortable returning punts to me. Something oddly unnatural about him at the position. Perhaps Shakir can be the guy. But Shaw really broke it down for me in explaining how the way the game is set up today, there really just isn't much of an opportunity for big punt returns anymore, so with that said, I'm happy to have Hyde back there as the safe option until someone else can prove themselves reliable enough to earn the full time job...

Lol those days seem like distant memories....SIX primetime games, if you include the Lions on Thanksgiving.... it's like a friggin dream come true...

And yes, Hyde is probably the only one who has earned McDermott's trust back there. Two things though regarding Hyde returning punts/kicks: 1, like you said, 95% of the time it's going to be a fair catch, and 2, do we really want to put our all-pro safety out there and risk exposing him to injury? I know he's a very smart veteran player but things happen....

I definitely respect your opinion. Amongst our other contenders at the position, who would you like to see win the job? Or more importantly, who do you feel represents a better option/has more potential back there?

It seems like many many posters on here agree with you....and when I think about that fumble against the Colts, particularly with not a soul near him and him just coughing it up like that, it certainly doesn't inspire confidence, but I just feel like maybe this can be the year he grows and puts the yips behind him and grabs that PR/KR position by the throat and doesn't let go OR give anyone else the chance to unseat him again....I guess I'm just that eternal optimist. But in all seriousness, I only feel this way about him because I feel like he has the potential to be the most dynamic back there. Amongst our other contenders, who represents an upgrade at the position over McKenzie?

Dang, I didn't realize he fumbled THAT many times.... sheesh. I agree with you on McDermott needing to keep him on a short leash, but I'm praying maybe he's put that behind him, because when the ball is in his hands, he's electric....his speed alone adds an extra element to the offense.... Question, was it McKenzie who fumbled the kickoff vs the Colts, when nobody touched him? I can't remember if that was him or someone else. I just remember how much of a momentum killer it was, and felt like it basically ended the game for us at that point...

I for one, appreciate your enthusiasm my friend 🙂 I think it's safe to say Josh Allen has already cemented himself as a clutch QB. Hell, last year's playoffs alone should have silenced ANY doubters who disagreed and tried to argue that Allen is anything but clutch. Dude has ice water in his veins no question. I'm just glad football season is finally here. This has been the longest off-season in my life!! I hope you have your popcorn ready my friend!

Jesus Christ that is a scary effing thought. You know for as much as I love Allen, love reflecting on his past seasons, thinking about how he just keeps getting better year after year, how much more dangerous he's becoming, I not once sat and thought, "man, this guy hasn't even come close to reaching his full potential." We're talking other worldly. Physically-wise, I don't believe he has an equal. Cerebrally, I would say Peyton Manning. But when his career is all said and done, I shiver when I think about what Josh Allen can accomplish.