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I wish I liked it. Seems like a good drink to appreciate. However, I can't get past the fact that every single one of them tastes like gasoline.

Similar situation, though not since the team's inception. My father got seasons back in '77, and I've kept them in the family. I've thought similar things as you say above, but I'm not ready to give them up yet. Plus it took me most of this time to finally get seats near midfield on the Bills side!

One could have said the same thing about the O-line...

Yeah, like others my heart sank a bit when they selected him, thinking that Rosen would be the better choice. That said, I really didn't know much about Allen other than what the talking heads were saying. I really enjoyed watching him this year, which for me is as important as anything. I also think he managed to have a pretty decent season with one of the worst offensive supporting casts I've seen in my 40-some odd years of watching this damn team, and I've seen some pretty bad ones. That gives me hope for next year, when (presumably) he'll have a better O-line and more weapons to work with.

Yes, it is official.

I said nothing of the sort. I am a big Allen fan and I clearly believe (as I have indicated in other posts) that he has improved wekk after week. His game against the Lions was the kind of game I have been looking for from him. Not overwhelming statistically (or points-wise), but he was sitting in the pocket and making good throws. I think so far he's got what it takes, he just has to continually improve. Improvement, as others have pointed out, is not always a straight line. I was pointing out why next game may not be all sunshine and unicorns. He's playing on the road, in a tough stadium, against a coach that has traditionally feasted against rookie QBs. I'm just saying don't be surprised if he doesn't look so spectacular against a December Pats**** team. And if he doesn't, it's no big thing, he'll still improve.

Allen played pretty well -- at home against a sub-.500 team with a ton of injuries. On the road, in the nightmare that is Foxboro, with a low-talent offense, against Belichick and Brady who are trying to avoid a 3-game losing streak? I won't be too upset if Allen ***** the bed, like nearly every rookie QB seems to do there. He'll have his ups and downs, I'm just looking for more ups than downs. If he puts together a solid game I'll be overjoyed.

Rushing 4 only works against the Pats**** if you can get consistent pressure on Brady just from those guys. If you can't, then he'll pick you apart. If rushing 4 isn't doing the job, then you have to blitz to get pressure on him...but he's so good at recognizing and reacting to blitzes that he will again pick you apart if you don't get to him quickly. Even if he does pick you apart, blitzing gives you the chance to knock him on his ass. If you do that enough times, maybe he'll start to feel it. Whatever it takes, knock that man on his ass, again and again.

I'm not under the illusion we have much of a chance, but I'm just looking for continued progress. Would love to see Allen get the time needed to sit back in the pocket like last week, but I'd also like to see some RBs get real yardage to support him. And, as always, I just want to see Brady on his back, play after play after play.

No, he would normally be out at least a couple of weeks, so his season is effectively over.

Honestly, why Hackett would ever call a Bortles pass play in that game was beyond me. If he ran it 100% of the time they likely would have won.

We now have the league's easiest schedule the rest of the way, so it should be interesting to see how we perform...

Any OL worth taking a look at?

For some reason I can't help but think if Peterman was on the 49ers he'd be lighting it up.

It isn't just a Fitzy thing... (photo courtesy of the Buffalo News)

I think it's CBS who is begging them not to make this a "Peterman vs. McCown" clown show.

I always knew Bucky was a sharp one.

Sure he does. And it's not because he does not possess an NFL quality arm. He doesn't have the strongest arm, but it's not bad. Can't believe I'm defending him, but understanding the pick 6 against Houston requires a little thought, not just the knee-jerk "bad arm" reaction. The reason Nate threw the pick 6 is because the Texans have a good defensive coordinator who knew exactly what to do against Nate to bait him into throwing that pick-6. Against a young QB, with not a lot of experience, in the pressure of crunch time, you do what the defense did: blitz from one side of the field, expect the young QB to see the blitz and throw short to that side of the field, and have the CB jump the route because you know it's coming. The defense took advantage of Nate's inexperience, not his so-called noodle arm. It's still on him, but it's also on this offense for not being sophisticated enough to deal with simple schemes like that.

...According to Jim Kubiak of the BN Blitz: Jim Kubiak: Ugly loss distorts Nathan Peterman's solid performance I know it's the BN and many people don't have access, but there it is. Bear in mind that Kubiak "is the all-time leading passer at Navy, has played in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Arena Football League, and been a coach and executive in the AFL," and is analyzing QB play for the Bills this year. Some of the things he had to say: Don't shoot the messenger. I'm no Peterman fan...I thought the decision to run for it instead of tossing the Hail Mary was one of the most idiotic things I've ever seen, and he should have been shown the door at halftime for that. Nevertheless, an objective look at his performance may not have been that bad (I guess).

Love the comments... Elon's MuskJimmyKimmelDidBlackFaceKarlMalone 11/05/18 3:50pm Worked at an amusement park, walked into the bathroom and one perfectly placed turd stuck to the ceiling. No other mess. Legend still lives on to this very day of the “Spiderman *****”.

He's serviceable. However, he did have the "olé" move that allowed the sack/strip of Anderson against the Pats****.

Loving the way this defense is playing, but the question is how we can keep this defense together over time given all of the needs on the offensive side of the ball. Presumably we will get some FA's on offense, but there's still the issue of who we have coming up as FA's on defense at the end of the season: Kyle Williams Lorenzo Alexander Jordan Phillips Phillip Gaines Eddie Yarbrough ...and Ramon Humber and a couple of other CBs. Those are five pretty important players on this defense. Kyle is likely to retire, but he's still playing at a high level. Zo is also up there but playing well. And you have to like what Phillips and Yarbrough bring to the table. Gaines may not be back as CB unless he shows more this year, and if Humber sticks around it will be for backup money. Do people expect that we'll be able to bring those four players back in FA and help maintain this level of defense for several more years? Or do the drastic needs on offense mean that one or more of them won't be back? I know we have a ton of cap space, but I don't have a sense of how much those players would take up. And if we lose Kyle and Zo, how much of an impact would that have?

I love having a great defense...the problem is, there's nothing to say that having a great defense also means you have to have a historically awful offense. With even a below-average offense, this team would win quite a few games.

Holmes did do a great job blocking on this play (along with Dawkins)...