BillsVet

The season is a marathon, not a 400m race and we're going to continue learning what the team is made of. Early returns show some positive signs, namely Allen's play and the in-game defensive adjustments they make (which is something few DC's ever did going back more than a decade). There are some nagging concerns, particularly the OT situation, depth at WR, and getting away from Gore as lead back.

Schein has previously spoken about going to SU and being around Bills fans as his basis for having a soft spot for Buffalo.

Ordinarily, I would let this pass coming from someone as uneducated about Catholicism as you. And, I would answer this in PPP, but you went ahead and initiated this here. If you're going to mischaracterize the entire Catholic priesthood I would caution you. Form whatever opinion you want, but I am Catholic and I've personally known dozens of outstanding Catholic priests. I've seen them in the hospital rooms with the sick and dying. I've seen them at Catholic funerals comforting families. I've seen them at weddings joining newly married couples. I've seen them on Sundays with homilies that make you check who you are. I've been there with them receiving help during particularly difficult times I experienced. I've seen them in school teaching religion and latin. And I've seen them in so many other places. You make it sound as though all are predators in waiting and that's simply not true. The greatest men I know are Catholic priests. I'm not the biggest McD fan, but being a Christian is not a problem and he's definitely not out proselytizing on the sidelines or behind the scenes.

Clearly the poll did not include some TBD'ers openly mocking fans after the game Sunday. Sounds like something McD would say after being asked about his vision for the offense. Efail, still the least funniest poster on TBD. Never changes.

Flores and Grier are tearing down that roster so far I'm not seeing how they'll recover. By the time they use all those picks and the players have a year or two experience it might not matter.

Zay was in on 29 offensive snaps out of 69 and targeted 5 times. It'll be interesting to see how he is used throughout the season and how that is affected if Foster's toe improves. Will he remain a downfield blocker with a few targets or featured more in the passing game? I'd refrain from using the word "Bipolar" if you're not clear what it means.

The conclusions made after one week of the NFL season... The age of never-ending analysis is out of hand. Let's perhaps wait until the quarter pole of the schedule. You know, when Buffalo actually plays the Patriots.

I'm shocked...shocked that Russ Brandon couldn't get the thing done. Ah well, he couldn't get DJ fired after that season so it stands to reason.

Yes, you were first with that prognostication. Tell me why that's important to this thread?

This is worse than last year's opener.

Still trying to replace him.

Especially the Raiders.

Thing with Ryan Leaf was, he couldn't cut it in the NFL. Antonio Brown is a HOF caliber WR that's 31 and has played now 9 seasons. The question is, why does he work so hard his entire career and arrive at this point if this is true? Why does he force his way out of Pittsburgh and then do the same in Oakland? Why does he sign that contract? Something is not right there. And I refuse to use the word "crazy" because it denotes something people don't truly understand. He just needs help.

The behavior he's demonstrated seems like some sort of personality disorder.

That kind of behavior requires some professional help.

Some fans will never understand that their vantage point to analyzing the team is vastly different than an owner's, particularly as it relates to ROI. I highly doubt the Pegula's will be happy with an 8 or 9 win season after McBeane spent 3 off-seasons spending their money and making all these draft picks.

Understood manic. In an era of offense, that side of the ball can take a little longer to get up to speed. That said, yes, he cannot have games like that. The NFL continues to be more risk averse each season and HC's are in survival mode now more than ever. I understand where Nagy was coming from resting starters, especially with all the criticism leveled over the years at HC's who lost starters in the pre-season. But it's one game and they'll need to recover for week 2.

Trubisky is a bum after one game? This instant analysis from 1,000 different angles is killing sports. I've never observed so many asinine threads in such a short timeframe...and it's only week 1.

I've always thought, given the haircut, Mark Davis woulda fit in well with Harry and Lloyd in another Dumb and Dumber movie.

Why does anyone take personal what media personalities say? Who cares? Maybe they're right and maybe they're wrong.

I agree, so long as Foster is healed enough with that turf toe. He gives them a capability Jones never will.

A pre-emptive getting screwed by the refs thread 3 days before the opener. And I thought I'd seen everything on TBD. Wow.

Last year Allen was faced with throwing the ball to possession guys who couldn't/don't separate well. I liked the signing because In limited reps I see Allen having some chemistry with Brown. The concern has to be how defenses will cover Brown. He's going to get plenty of coverage rolled his way and that will require someone to step up on the other side. Beasley will get some looks but someone needs to establish themselves in the longer distance situations. It'd be nice for one of the TE's to be that target, but odds are that won't happen.

Please provide a source for the above bolded and italicized statement. Because I can't find one example that McD or Beane ever said this.

Don't mind him. He's usually good for just an emoticon, so this marks as much as a response as you'll get.