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Tank Dell/Nico Collins/Stefon Diggs > Nico Collins and no body

Just throwing some stats at your post: Yes, Baltimore had the tougher schedule based on wins and losses: Ravens' opponents records: 153-136 (52.9 win%) Bills' opponents records: 135-154 (46.7 win%) No question Ravens are in a tougher division. I don't really see Miami as a worse team than the Steelers or Bengals (when Tua is playing, which he did for both Buffalo games this year)...but they only have one cakewalk (CLE) as opposed to two for us (Jets/NE). Not that any division game is a cake walk really, no matter what the records are. And their bottom two teams only had 3 more wins than our bottom two teams and we threw away one of our games against one of our bottom-feeders. But, still, edge to the Ravens. As to against playoff teams, the Ravens played more playoff teams and had a better record, but the Bills playoff opponents were of a slightly higher caliber overall: The Bills playoff opponents were 62-23 (or 72.9 win%) The Ravens playoff opponents were 115-55 (or 67.6 win%) The non-common playoff opponents that the Ravens played that the Bills did not were: Pittsburgh (twice), Denver, Washington, Tampa, Philly, and LA Chargers. Not saying the Bills win all of them, but I think we'd be favored in at least 6 out of those 7 games. The non-common playoff opponents that the Bills played that the Ravens didn't were: Detroit, LA Rams. What does Baltimore do? 2-0, 1-1, 0-2? Common opponents (KC & HOU): Buffalo 1-1; Bal: 1-1. [And Baltimore played Houston at the end of the year after their WR room had been decimated.] You can only play who is on your schedule. Who knows what their records against playoff teams would be if they played the same playoff opponents. Probably pretty similar. Average offensive score per game against playoff opponents: Bal: 29.7 Buf: 30.0 Against 12+ win teams Buf: 2-1 Bal: 2-2 Against Division-winning teams Buf: 3-2 Bal: 3-2 Buffalo: Best wins: Detroit (15-2), KC (15-2). Worst losses: Rams (10-7, div winner), Houston (10-7, div winner) Baltimore: Best wins: Buffalo (13-4), Wash (12-5) Worst losses: Cleveland (3-14), Las Vegas (4-13) Not really sure, in the long run, that the schedule can be used to separate Lamar and Josh in any significant way.

Either last year, or in the off-season, I found a paper/article that did a statistical study and said that on average a turnover equates to 4 points for the opposing team. I'll try to find the article again and post it.

Well, historically, there haven't been as many running QBs as there are now. We had Cunningham, Vick, and Cam. All in different eras basically. But, with the way the league is changing and with how many QBs have significant rushing stats these days, they should take it into account (for all QBs). I think it is a convenient excuse (to ding running QBs---or specifically Josh) to not take their rushing ability into account. It seems like people take it into account for Lamar. But, as far as passing stats alone (no rushing stats), it looks like this: 2023: Lamar 3,678 yards 24 TDs 7 INTs Josh 4,306 yards 29 TDs 18 INTs Dak 4,516 yards 36 TDs 9 INTs Brock 4,280 yards 31 TDs 11 INTs 2024: Lamar 4,172 yards 41 TDs 4 INTs Josh 3,731 yards 28 TDs 6 INTs Burrow 4,918 yards 43 TDs 9 INTs Career: Lamar 20,059 yards 166 TDs 49 INTs Josh 26,434 yards 195 TDs 84 INTs Playoffs: Lamar 1,324 yards 6 TDs 6 INTs Josh 2,723 yards 21 TDs 4 INTs So, if it's who has the best passing stats, then why didn't Dak win last year? And I guess Burrow should win this year. Not really sure what you are arguing. I mean, how did Lamar win last year then, when he was 15th in passing yards in the league and 11th in passing TDs. Are you telling me that they didn't take his rushing stats into account at all?

Again, at this point, I have given up on caring about awards. If the criteria changes each year to suit personal preferences, then the award is meaningless. But, just for fun, I thought that I would post some comparison numbers/stats: 2024 [All attempts, yards, TDs, and turnovers are combined passing and rushing] Lamar 613 attempts 5,057 yards 45 TDs 9 TOs QBR: 77.5 Record: 12-5, 3rd seed AFC Josh 585 attempts 4,367 yards 40 TDs 8 TOs QBR: 77.2 Record: 13-4, 2nd seed AFC For those discussing how much Josh sat due to the team being up...if you prorate Josh's stats to the number of Lamar's attempts, Lamar is still 511 yards ahead of Josh, and Josh would have 43 TDs, still two behind Lamar. But, as others have said, Josh didn't have an almost 2,000-yard, MVP candidate next to him at RB, nor 8 Pro-Bowlers and 3 All-Pros on his team (only 2 Pro Bowlers and 0 All Pros for Josh's team)---excluding Lamar and Josh from those numbers. And record, seeding, and winning big games late in the year (like KC and Detroit) seemed to matter last year, hmmm. 2023 [All attempts, yards, TDs, and turnovers are combined passing and rushing] Lamar 605 attempts 4,499 yards 29 TDs 14 TOs QBR: 64.7 Record 13-3, 1st seed AFC Josh 690 attempts 4,830 yards 44 TDs 22 TOs QBR: 69.6 Record 11-6, 2nd seed AFC Dak 645 attempts 4,758 yards 38 TDs 11 TOs QBR: 72.7 Record 12-5, 2nd seed NFC Purdy 483 attempts 4,424 yards 33 TDs 13 TOs QBR: 72.8 Record 12-5, 1st seed NFC Turnovers were the big talking point last year for Josh. But, he had 15 more TDs than Lamar too (never discussed). Turnovers generally equate to 4 points for the opposing team. So, even if you subtract 4 points for each turnover (for all QBs) from their total points scored (TDs), their positive points scored would work out to: Dak: 222 points; Josh 220 points; Brock 179 points; and Lamar: 147 points. Career [All attempts, yards, TDs, and turnovers are combined passing and rushing] Lamar Reg. Season Record: 70-24 26,232 yards 199 TDs 78 TOs QBR: 64.7 Josh Reg. Season Record: 76-34 30, 576 yards 260 TDs 112 TOs QBR: 93.0 If you pro-rated Lamar's stats to the same number of games/attempts as Josh (who has played 16 games more over their careers), it would look like this: Lamar 31,966 yards 242 TDs 95 TOs Pretty hard not to celebrate both of these guys. But as far as the pro-rated stats go...as they say, the best ability is availability. Playoffs [All attempts, yards, TDs, and turnovers are combined passing and rushing] Lamar Record: 2-5 307.5 yards/game 1.5 TDs/game 1.5 TOs/game 18.8 points/game average -19 point differential Josh Record: 5-5 328.6 yards/game 2.7 TDs/game 0.6 TOs/game 26.9 points/game average +21 point differential This, obviously, is the kicker...their playoff performances thus far. I like Lamar a lot, and as C.Biscuit said, we shouldn't have to knock Lamar (a great player) to promote Josh. The issue is with the voters, not with Lamar. But, they can give every award they want to Lamar (or Joe Burrow with his 9-win, no playoff season---how was he even in the discussion?), I'll still take Josh every day of the week. Screw his overall NFL legacy, if they don't want to actually give him his proper due, in Buffalo he will always be a god.

I posted this in the other thread, but for anyone who didn't see the other thread, I thought I would repost it. It's a list of other Bills players with return experience: Khalil Shakir: NFL---6 kick off returns, 8 punt returns College---7 kick off returns, 24 punt returns Micah Hyde: NFL---3 kick off returns, 17 punt returns College---29 punt returns Ty Johnson: NFL---27 kick off returns College---48 kick off returns, 4 punt returns, 2 kick off return touchdowns KJ Hamler: NFL---2 kick off returns, 3 punt returns College: 44 kick off returns, 37 punt returns Curtis Samuel: NFL---20 kick off returns College---21 kick off returns, 6 punt returns Daequan Hardy: College---3 kick off returns, 17 punt returns, 2 punt returns for TDs Jalen Virgil: College---36 kick off returns, 3 kick off return TDs Keon Coleman: College---25 punt returns

I looked it up again, apparently he did not technically return any punts. They all came when he was playing defensive special teams. He returned three blocked punts for TDs in his college career (one of which he blocked himself and scooped and scored). But, the stats label those as punt return TDs for some reason...I guess there isn't a better designation. Tyrell did have three blocked punts himself in his two years at San Diego State (along with two of his ST TDs, the other TD happened when he was at Bama) and was considered a special teams ACE.

Well, we have some options at least, and should be able to get through one game: Khalil Shakir: NFL---6 kick off returns, 8 punt returns College---7 kick off returns, 24 punt returns Micah Hyde: NFL---3 kick off returns, 17 punt returns College---29 punt returns Ty Johnson: NFL---27 kick off returns College---48 kick off returns, 4 punt returns, 2 kick off return touchdowns KJ Hamler: NFL---2 kick off returns, 3 punt returns College: 44 kick off returns, 37 punt returns Curtis Samuel: NFL---20 kick off returns College---21 kick off returns, 6 punt returns Daequan Hardy: College---3 kick off returns, 17 punt returns, 2 punt returns for TDs Jalen Virgil: College---36 kick off returns, 3 kick off return TDs Keon Coleman: College---25 punt returns Tyrell Shavers: [Most interesting stat by far] College: 2 punt returns, 3 punt return TDs. How does one get 3 PR TDs on only 2 PRs? He recovered and scored on a fumble by the opposing teams punt team. [EDIT: Shavers did not return any punts in college, his three special teams TDs (listed as punt returns) came on fumble recoveries that he scooped and scored after the opposing team's punts were blocked.]

I think many Bills fans and probably most of the football world would agree that the Broncos have the better coach. Mostly because Payton has a Super Bowl win (and is a very good offensive mind)...and that is more than fair. But is it really true? Sean Payton had a top-10 All-Time Quarterback, who is second All-Time in passing yards in the league (only behind Brady), for 14 seasons and he only had one Super Bowl appearance (a win). He had two heart-breaking, last second playoff losses (similar to 13 seconds) in back-to-back years. If he were the Bills coach, he would have been on the hot seat here too (1 SB appearance in 14 seasons with a first-ballot HOF QB?). Coach Years Record Win% Playoff record Playoff Win% 10-Win Seasons Division Championships Furtherest Advancement Payton 17 170-105 .618% 9-8 52.9% 10 of 17 years (58.8%) 7 in 17 years 1 Super Bowl appearance and win 2 NFC Champ game appearances (win+loss) McD 8 86-45 .656% 5-6 45.5% 6 of 8 years (75%) 5 in 8 years 1 AFC Championship appearance (loss) Yes, Josh is one of at least three great QBs in his era, just as Drew was 1 of 3 in his era. BUT...Josh (and McD) play in the same Conference as the other great QBs in their era, while Brees (Payton) did not play in the same Conference as the other two great QBs of their era (Brady and Manning). And as far as years without Drew Brees, Payton has only had 3 other seasons with 1. Winston/Siemien/Hill, 2. Russell Wilson, and 3. Bo Nix as his QBs. Not bad quarterbacking except for the first example. And let's not forget that McD has a year with Tyrod. So, you can't really say Payton's stats were hurt by the years without Drew. And as far as if there is a difference between Josh and Drew... Josh would need 13 more seasons at his current pace to match Drew Brees' career numbers (he would have to play 20 seasons total, the same as Drew did---and that is including Josh's rushing numbers). So, pretty similar stats (though Josh may not make 20 seasons with his style of play). Drew generally tends to be ranked between the 6-11 range of All-Time QBs (leaning closer to the 6-8 range). I don't see Josh currently being ranked (at the end of his career) higher than Brady or Mahomes. What about Manning and Montana? Probably not (depending on if Josh gets any Super Bowls and how many). What about Marino, Graham, Unitas, Rodgers, Elway, Young, Favre? So, most likely, Josh (depending on Super Bowls) ends up being ranked in a similar range as Brees (provided he keeps going the way he is and dependent on Super Bowls, of course). Josh is a very different QB than Brees was, but I don't see a huge gap in their overall numbers or play/rank in any significant way to say that McD has an advantage at QB (over their careers). Now, I'm not saying that McDermott IS the better coach (a Super Bowl win is a Super Bowl win---and McD doesn't have one yet), I'm just saying that I don't think it's as obvious as most people think that Payton is clearly the superior coach.

Watch out Tyler, Ray may be coming for your job. Better kick well in the playoffs. 😊

Just for fun... 2014 NFL Draft Wide Receivers Selected in the FirstTwo Rounds Pick Player Years Yards TDs Drafting Team #4 Sammy Watkins 9 5,384 34 Bills #7 Mike Evans 11 12,684 105 Bucs #12 Odell Beckham 10 7,987 59 Giants #20 Brandin Cooks 11 9,532 60 Saints #28 Kelvin Benjamin 4 3,021 20 Panthers #39 Marqise Lee 5 2,184 8 Jaquars #42 Jordan Matthews 10 3,288 22 Eagles #45 Paul Richardson 6 1,809 12 Seahawks #53 Davante Adams 11 11,844 103 Packers #56 Cody Latimer 6 935 6 Broncos #61 Allen Robinson 11 7,058 43 Jaguars #63 Jarvis Landry 9 7,870 38 Dolphins So, despite being the #1 WR off the board, Sammy ended with the 7th best stats of the class---between Jordan Matthews and Jarvis Landry. Not quite the career anyone hoped for. He ended up averaging 598 yards and 3.7 TDs per season. But, he did play really well in the playoffs for Kansas City in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, averaging 93 yards per game across 5 playoff games and earning a SB ring, so you gotta give him that.

There is a difference between "expectations" and "aspirations." We aspire to win a Super Bowl. It is our goal. We work together to put everything towards that goal. But, we also understand that there are a lot of variables and unforeseen circumstances that may keep us from that ultimate goal. If it doesn't happen, we reassess, reload, and try again with our full effort. We don't see it as failure, but growth...and we learn to appreciate all of the good and fun moments along the way. The big plays, the big games, the individual and team records being set, the overcoming adversity, the personal stories, the love of competition, the camaraderie, etc. We expect to win a Super Bowl. So, if we don't, then everything has been a failure. The players aren't good enough, the coaches aren't good enough. There is nothing to look back fondly on because it all came to nothing, it didn't go as we wanted or expected it to go, so the rest of it is meaningless. [That may be a bit of an over exaggeration, but that is the mentality that expectations create. If expectations are not met, then there is nothing but failure and disappointment. btw, the Universe very rarely brings us what we expect, so sometimes it's best to not expect anything and just enjoy the ride.] Plus, most of the negative posters "expected" an 8-10 win rebuild season, no AFC East title, possibly no playoffs for some. The team goes 13-4, gets its 5th AFC East title in a row, and snags the #2 seed in the playoffs. So, their expectations for this year have already been surpassed actually. But does anyone get any credit for that other than Josh? No, now expectations have been revamped to if they don't win the Super Bowl...

Well, they generally don't discuss fumbles with QBs, you usually only hear about the interceptions. No one talked about Lamar's fumbles last year when they were dinging Josh for his INTs. Plus Drew wasn't a running QB, so didn't think it was that significant. But to satisfy your post: Brees averaged 2.1 fumbles lost per season in his career. Over the 12-year stretch of unbelievable numbers (his prime), he averaged 2.4 fumbles lost per season. So, that makes an average of 14.9 turnovers per season across his career. And 17.4 turnovers per season during his prime (which, yes, is closer to the "18 turnover average" that you noted). But, just for comparison to some of the recent great QBs, here are their average turnovers (INTs + FMBs) per game-started: Rodgers 0.65 TOs/game started Brady 0.78 " " Mahomes 0.78 " " Jackson 0.79 " " Burrow 0.88 " " Brees 1.00 " " Allen 1.00 " " Manning 1.01 " " Favre 1.68 (added Brett for comparison since he's considered the most INT-prone QB) And again, that is not weighing in number of passing attempts per game. Obviously Lamar's total is low due to the fact that he throws the ball a lot less than all of the other guys on the list. And it makes Rodgers' TO numbers even more impressive since he is more of a gunslinger-type QB like Manning, Brees, Allen, and Favre. And let's face it, Rodgers, Brady, and Mahomes have been the best ever at limiting TOs while still having unbelievable stats. Is it that Brees was so bad with turnovers (in comparison to his stats)? Or is it just because you're comparing him to a few unicorns. And we'll see if Mahomes can even maintain that pace. His interceptions have gone up significantly the last 4 years, while his overall stats have been down for the last two years. Over the last 4 years Mahomes has averaged 14.25 turnovers/season. Not that different from Brees' 14.9 per season career average. Peyton Manning averaged 15.76 turnovers per season. Josh is currently averaging 15.70 turnovers per season.

First of all, Brees averaged 12.8 interceptions per season (in seasons when he was the starter). In the prime of his career (a 13-year stretch of big numbers), he averaged 15 INTs per season. I also think you forgot to weigh in the fact that Drew Brees had more attempts per game than any other QB in history. More attempts = more interceptions. For example, Lamar throws 10 passes fewer per game than Brees did (that would be 170 fewer attempts per season---with 17-game seasons). Brees is actually 12th all-time in TD/INT ratio. Ahead of guys like Peyton, Hurts, Allen, Ryan, Luck, Stafford, Young, Montana, Marino, etc. Yes, he threw a lot of INTs, but on a lot of attempts and along with a TON of yards and TDs. We are talking about Lamar getting 4,172 passing yards (with 915 rush for 5,087 yards total). Brees had 12 seasons with 4,300+ passing yards, 8 season with 4,600+ passing yards. He had 5 seasons with 5,000+ passing yards and was only 178 yards away from having seven 5,000 yard passing season (only Mahome and Brady were able to do that more than once---two times each, compared to Drew's 5). Not taking anything away from Lamar, but Brees had 4 seasons with more total yards than Lamar has this year (and was only 19 yards away from having a 5th season with more yards than Lamar's 2024). Over a 9-year span, Brees averaged 37 TDs per season. Yes, he only went over 40 TDs twice, but 37 a year is nothing to sniff at. That is all way too much high-level consistency to have his career be summed up as padding stats/turnover machine. How do you pad stats across 12 NFL seasons? I don't know if he ever deserved the MVP over the other guys, but let's not just dismiss how great he was.

Excited to see more from these guys: Buffalo Joe Solomon Dwayne Carter Davidson (if eligible for the call-up) Frank Gore, Jr. Mike White

Could it just be that they want to make sure that Trubisky is healthy for the playoff run too? Give Josh one series to keep his consecutive streak alive. Play Mitch for a couple of series (or to halftime) for a little warm-up. Then get him out (avoid injury) and play Mike white the rest of the way. Plus, McD did say they want to see what they have in some of their younger/PS players. Maybe they want to see more of Mike running their offense, just to know what he's capable of here (though they did already give him an extension, so they must like something that he's bringing to the table).

So, the most likely path for Buffalo at this point would seem to be: Wild Card: Denver @ Buffalo Divisonal Round: Baltimore @ Buffalo AFC Championship: Buffalo @ KC Super Bowl: Buffalo vs. Detroit/Philly/Minn [Denver has the best shot currently of taking the #7 seed; Baltimore most likely wins the North for the #3 seed; I don't see the Chargers beating the Ravens in the Wild Card or Pitt/Houston beating KC in the divisional round---but then it's the playoffs, anything could happen.]

I've argued for Josh's MVP case on and off over the past year. But, yeah, I think I've finally given up caring about MVP totally at this point. When careers are over and done with, how often is it talked about that a player was the MVP of the league? A little bit more now, but honestly, I barely knew the award even existed until like maybe 7-10 years ago (thanks social media---sarcasm). And I've been watching football for almost 50 years. It's just one more thing for the talking heads to fill air time with and for people on social media to fight about. But, we don't remember (or really care) how many MVPs someone has. Do we think of Drew Brees as a lesser player than he was because he never won an MVP? Are Brian Sipe, Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Rich Gannon, Cam Newton, and Matt Ryan seen as better than some of their better contemporaries because they won an MVP? No. We don't remember MVPs, we remember big games, big moments, amazing plays, big playoff wins, and yes, Super Bowls. Get your Super Bowl(s) Josh and nothing else matters. Not to mention that it has become a completely pointless award when voters alter the criteria each year to suit their personal biases. If there is no integrity to the standards for winning the award, then why should I care what these 32 people (or whatever) have to say? As Bills fans, we just have to accept that some people will never give Josh his full laurels (for whatever reason), at least until he wins a Super Bowl, or maybe when his career is over. It is what it is and who cares. We know who Josh is, his teammates know who Josh is, his coaches know who Josh is. Almost makes it even more special, more personal. He's OUR guy. The Bills (and the mafia) against the world.

Thought I would look up, out of curiosity, the combined stats of both players for the three MVP seasons in question [Lamar's 2 MVP seasons (2019, 2023) and this year], just to see how close their stats are. [Not that anyone thought Josh should have won MVP in 2019.] Combined stats for 2019, 2023, and 2024 (total yards, total TDs, turnovers). Lamar Jackson: 13,639 yards 115 TDs 47 TOs Team record: 37-10 Josh Allen: 12,691 yards 122 TDs 56 TOs Team record: 34-15 I still love that the two most doubted QBs in a presumed all-time draft class are now the ones in arguments over who is the MVP. Though I'm also happy that Baker and Sam are having a resurgence of their careers.

"Be the best you with us." Those aren't empty words from coach. How many guys were after-thoughts on other teams, but are thriving with us and major contributors to the team: Mack Hollins, Ty Johnson, Jordan Phillips, Taylor Rapp, etc. How many guys have big or quirky personalities that are allowed to be themselves: Dion Dawkins, Spencer Brown, Mack Hollins, Keon Coleman, Dawson Knox, Ed Oliver, Von, Jordan Phillips, Josh, etc. Mack is the epitome of why players like being in Buffalo. So glad he's a Bill.

You are obviously rewriting history a bit here. We have not had this conversation every year of Sean's tenure. 2017: New coach, lack of talent, breaks the playoff drought with Tyrod Taylor as his QB. Yes, the playoff game against JAX was sad (offensively), but no one (even you, I would wager) was talking about firing him after that season. We knew we weren't going anywhere in the playoffs with Tyrod and that team. 2018: Beane comes on board and cleans house to get the cap straight. We draft Josh. But, it's a rebuild year. An even worse roster than 2017 (outside of Josh). No money, no cap, very little talent. We all accepted that season as a painful, but necessary step towards the future. Sure, people knock him for starting Peterman...but come on, Peterman played 2 quarters of football before Sean changed his mind. And as raw as Josh was, it wasn't a bad organizational decision to ease him in (just didn't work out because Nathan wasn't up to the task). Again, no calls for him being fired. 2019: The team has 10 wins and makes the playoffs. We lose in the wildcard round to Houston. But no one really questioned his coaching in that game. And if they did, they were foolish. Did McDermott throw the crazy lateral fumble? Did he take 7 points off the board when the refs intervened to forgive a Houston mistake? Did he make the blindside block in OT that was flagged, pushing us out of field goal range (could have been the game winner)? Did he miss the easy sandwich sack and let Watson get away to make a play? We were a team on the rise with a very good, but still raw QB. And our young team made some mistakes on the field to let Houston back in it. It was disappointing, but no one was calling for Sean's head. 2020: Diggs comes on board, Josh becomes Josh, and the offense takes off. The team goes 13-3, winning two playoff games en route to the AFC Championship Game. We lose to a much better, more talented, more veteran/seasoned KC team. And, let's not forget, our two best WRs were playing hobbled and the refs let the KC DBs manhandle our WRs, while the Bills defense was not allowed the same courtesy. Yes, the disappointment was high...and the defense may have been held accountable by some. I'm sure there were some who questioned McDermott at this point, but there were no major conversations about firing him (in the national media or amongst Bills fans). 2021: Here is where the issues began. Expectations were so high (Super Bowl or bust) and then 13 seconds happened. 2022: Some still can't forgive Sean for 13 seconds, so they ignore everything that happened to the team that year (as if it wouldn't affect the team/players). There are very few teams ever that could have gone through what that team did and still have a 13-3 record and win a playoff game. But rather than Sean getting praise for holding that team together, he is blamed for everything (why? 13 seconds). 2023: It is understandable that there were questions this year with the way the offense played early in the year (and our record at that time). But, Sean did right the ship, fired Dorsey/promoted Brady, the team wins 6 of its last 7, wins the AFC East, makes the playoffs, wins a playoff game...and then with a heavily depleted defense loses to the eventual Super Bowl winner by 3 points. But again, it's all Sean's fault. Why? 13 seconds. Yes, the conversation has been had for the last 3 years (not the last 7 years as you stated). And it really isn't as bad as some of you guys make things out to be...it's just some of you will never forgive him for the 13 seconds game. That's really all that it comes down to. And there is no guarantee that if he made different coaching decisions in that game that things might not have still turned out the same anyhow. You guys think everything is Josh...but that is so short-sighted. Yes, we have one of the best QBs in the league, but that doesn't guarantee Super Bowl appearances or SB wins every year. Just ask Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees or Peyton Manning or Dan Marino, etc., etc. And some of you guys totally ignore things like culture, motivation, player acquisitions, player development, stability, organizational standards, etc., etc. as if none of that matters...and which Sean has been excellent at (among many other things). Ask the Jets about player development, for one, and how important that is. I mean, how many games have we lost due to bad coaching or massive coaching blunders? Be honest. Very, very few. And how many great, Super Bowl winning coaches could we point out games in their careers (and in the playoffs) where they made calls that were questioned after because they lost the game (every single one I'll bet you). But yeah, it's just because he broke the drought. And obviously us life-long Bills fans who support Sean don't care about ever winning a Super Bowl 🙄. Our support has nothing to do with his 86-44 record, .662 win %, 5 AFC East Titles, playoffs 7 out of 8 years, 5-playoff wins, a perfect playoff game, a great team culture, great interaction between the team and fans, and all of the fun the last 8 years have been. But, I guess none of that matters to some of you guys because of 13 seconds.

Don't know why anyone watches Colin Cowherd. He just continually has bad take after bad take, week after week, year after year. Plus he's smug. He's been down on Sean for a long time and the timing of this discussion is just so poor with how the Bills have been playing. IF, BIG IF, the Bills lose to an inferior opponent early in the playoffs, fine have this conversation. But it is ridiculous to me to be talking about it at this point.

Per BuffaloBills.com: In the game against New England, the Bills tied the franchise record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season with 29. The team had 29 rushing TDs in 2016. Obviously, they will most likely break the record this Sunday. Cook is the first Bills RB with 40+ yard TD runs in consecutive games since Mike Gillislee in 2015. James Cook has surpassed 100 rushing yards for the second straight game. Cook is the first Bill to do so since Josh Allen in 2018 and the first Bills RB since LeSean McCoy in 2016. All I have to say is that I hope to see a heavy dose of Cook in the playoffs. Though I do have to say that for the most part I have liked the way that Brady has deployed the three running backs this season (using each man to his skillset, plus they should all still be fresh). But there are times (like in this past New England game) where I wish Brady used Cook a bit more, be it running or receiving out of the backfield (not necessarily over the other backs touches, but over some of the downfield passing---opponent dependent, of course).

To be honest, Ty was a guy that I didn't think much of after his time with the Jets. He made a few nice plays for us last year, but with the team drafting Davis, he was definitely an after thought to me and I wouldn't have been upset if he got lost in the numbers. But I was wrong. I don't care what his overall stats look like (though no one is turning up their nose at 5 TDs), the kid has been ballin' and I'm glad he is a Bill. As for Dawson, didn't kick up any fuss when Kincaid was drafted, instead, took him under his wing and continued to grind. Glad to see he's getting his moments to shine also, with so many other weapons. EVERYBODY EATS RIGHT? top receiver/top rusher Players who scored a TD (other than Allen) week 1 Coleman/Cook Shakir, Hollins, Cook week 2 Shakir/Cook Cook week 3 Shakir/Allen Cook, Davis, Johnson, Shakir, Coleman, Kincaid week 4 Shakir/Cook Johnson week 5 Coleman/Cook Cook, Coleman week 6 Davis/Davis Knox, Hollins week 7 Coleman/Davis Davis, Cook, Cooper, Johnson week 8 Shakir/Cook Cook, Coleman, Kincaid week 9 Davis/Cook Davis, Hollins, Morris week 10 Hollins/Cook Cook week 11 Shakir/Allen Cook, Samuel week 12 Knox/Cook Cook, Davis, Hollins week 13 Shakir/Allen Shakir, Hollins, Johnson week 14 Johnson/Cook Cook, Shakir, Davis -Fourteen players have caught a pass from Josh this season (including himself) -Eleven different players have caught a TD pass from Josh this season -Josh has eight games where he has hit 9 or more receivers in the game -Josh has three games where he hit 10 different receivers (and he does not have a game where he has hit fewer than 7 different receivers) How could the players not buy in? Everyone is getting their moments to shine, while the team is winning.

I guess the next question would then be, where would Lamar stack up back in Jim's day? Is Lamar better than Montana, Elway, Marino, Young, and Favre? If not, then he might not have his MVPs either. Yes, Lamar won his in a league with Mahomes and Allen (though he probably shouldn't have won the 2nd one last year), but it seems like a pretty random way to make a comparison. Too many other factors involved.