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So true. We can be 8-4 or as bad as 6-6, with not much left in the tank. The Saints are a winnable game even though they usually have a strong defense. Trevor Simien and Taysom Hill shouldn't scare us. But their needs to be a scheme put in to stop Alvin Kamara. He does a lot of damage catching passes in the flat. We need to be prepared for that. I also want to see a whole lot more swag from Josh Allen and the offense. Come out swinging like we know we are the better team and lay the hammer to the Saints right from the start. Need to replicate the Chiefs game. We are a great front running team. When we fall behind we lose our confidence quickly. We beat the Saints soundly, we get a mini bye week to reflect get healthy and bring our best to MNF against a Pats team that will try and play us the same way the Colts did. We had better be ready for a physical slugfest against them. If this team has championship aspirations, the next two weeks will set the tone of make or break.

Very true about Allen. I was at the Bills-Dolphins game in Miami, and even though we dominated because we smoked Miami's QB's, Allen was missing throws and reads all over the field. He looked very discombobulated in that game. And has been up and down all season. Lets hope he can regain some of his accuracy quickly. I think he plays best, when he is fast and loose, and scrambling on broken plays. Not the planned runs up the middle because that doesn't work well because he is not super elusive like a Lamar Jackson. But to the outside where he can outrun most to the corner.

I have not listened to the Fina Podcast. Not much of a podcast guy. But I respect what Fina says He was a good O lineman for a long time. He would be the best O lineman on this version of the Bills by far. (Don't even think that Dawkins is in his league, because he is not even close, even before he was hit w Covid) That being said, the more I read after Sunday's loss the madder I am getting. The effort and coaching on this team is terrible. And anyone who says "its only one loss." is living in la la land. When you lose by 26 points at home, and are never in the game, whatever your record is at the time, you have big problems. Even more so when you are supposed to be a contender. After the Colts first drive, or even during the Colts first driver adjustments should have been made to stuff the run and make Wentz beat us. We did nothing. On offense we looked like ***** most of the game. Josh Allen can throw darts. But he has been off most of the season compared to last year. And his body language on the sidelines is terrible. I remember his first two seasons he was high fiving and encouraging everyone on offense and defense. This year he sits by himself and maybe talks w Davis Webb once in awhile. Maybe getting in his O lineman's faces once in a while might light a fire under them. This seems to be a rudderless ship drifting off into the abyss right now.

I agree wholeheartedly. I have no idea why either was drafted in the 3rd round. Neither has any explosiveness. And they are not difference makers. Every skill player on your roster needs to be able to be a difference maker at some point. These two are extraordinarily average at best!! Wow its so frustrating.

And we have not adapted one bit. That's on coaching. We have overvalued our talent at many positions dramatically. The mojo just has not been there. Team played with no confidence once they fell behind even at 7-0. It was obvious to see. Big problem is our RB's. As a group they are lousy and noone fears them. RB's set the tone with their physicality. We don't get that, and we seem soft. I would bench both Singletary and Moss this week. Send a message. Start Antonio Williams and Breida. Let the team know mediocrity is not acceptable. I would cut or sit Butler and Phillips. We have to have someone on the practice squad who can play DT. Those guys are beyond bad. Send a message. No changes means losing is acceptable. Lets hope that is not the case.

We have a great QB. Tremendously talented and competitive. We have a great WR #14. We have a potentially good #2 receiver. He is #13. We have a very good secondary. Our TE #88 has gotten a lot better. Our young RT looks to be potentially a stud. And #58 at LB is a keeper, and plays like a stud at times. Oh and our kicker is usually really really good also. But the rest of the team especially on both lines and at RB is eminently replaceable. I think with better big guys who are difference makers, McDermott can lead us to where we want to go. Teams win with good coaching. But you need good players first. And we sorely misjudged the talent at key positions before this season.

I was at that game back in high school w my brother. We stayed the whole time. The stadium was going nuts. Euphoria!! Roland Hocks had some game. We could use someone like that now in our backfield.

Good post. Herbert has a rifle of an arm. Wow. Defense isn't great. But they play hard. And Keenan Allen is dam good. Bills nothing special this year. We all overrated them. Smitten by Josh Allen's greatness. NFL is a long season. Weeds out the pretenders. Star and Brown are two tough dudes. We lost a lot without them playing today. D has no nastiness. Our WR's have disappeared a lot this year. Offense so discombobulated. Knox getting way too many passes thrown his way. And RB's cumulatively are at the bottom of the league. they suk. Bench Moss. Team is severely flawed. Tough run of games. Wow things have turned. McDermott has to right this quickly.

You hit it perfectly. Our lines are lousy. The best player is a 3rd round rookie from Northern Iowa. And what has he played 4 games maybe? Football is a game of physicality. On the lines you need toughness and fight. Team is not constructed to play physical Northern football. Losing to anyone 41-15 is unacceptable. We have beaten the dregs of the NFL for the most part this year. It will be a chore to get to 10 wins this year if it does not get fixed this week. The wheels can fall off real quick. Not a team of tough old veterans. Josh looked beaten down, confused and almost disinterested at times. Although his physical ability is ridiculous-case in point the 2 pt run in the 4th qtr. The vibe of this years team has been lousy since the week 1 against Pittsburgh. Very disappointing. Need a fairly big overhaul in the offseason. McDermott needs to certainly look at what he is doing right and wrong. Because we were not prepared today for the slugfest that Indy brought to the party. How about we start by bringing a physical RB that can hit a hole? My god Fred Jackson was much more physical then these jokers.

We are not a physical team on either side of the ball. Its that simple. You need toughness at every position. When was the last time we bludgeoned a team into submission?? Watch George Kittle block someone at TE. Then watch Dawson Knox. Our D line was an embarrassment today. We had nothing. No space eaters. Sure we missed Star. But Phillips Butler and Oliver sucked. And our DE's were no better. A lot of long guys. Need some bulk. Need some meanness too. Football can still be a street brawl. We are missing some serious juice. You don't come out in a dogfight for the division and get wupped by 4 TD's at home against anybody. We were not prepared to go into battle today. That should never happen. O line and D lines are soft. Only guy on either side of the ball w talent is Spencer Brown. Oliver occasionally. But not big enuf to make a consistent difference at his position. Klein the toughest guy on the team. We will be lucky to make the playoffs this year. I don't see it right now.

You are stupid. Kelly was a beast. If he played today he would throw for 5,000 yards per season. D lineman killed QB's back in the day. Just a ridiculous statement you made.

I am all for anyone who wants to stick it Roger Goodell even in a second hand way. He has single handedly ruined the NFL. I long for the days of Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue.

This is what coaching is all about. The offensive coaches will need to scheme to protect whomever plays rt tackle. Hopefully Doyle is at least marginal. (for God sakes he was drafted in the 5th round out of a MAC school so the team had to have seen something they like.) And agree to keep Williams at RT. Overall the offensive line play in this era is absolutely abysmal. The Falcons O line last nite was pathetic. Sad to see Matt Ryan going down like that. And how about the Raiders Alex Leatherwood at RG. He suks and was drafted in the 1st round by the Raiders. And their RT #75 is just as bad. One of the problems I think is the O lineman are just too frikin tall. Why the hell would you want someone over 6'5 playing O line. They get absolutely no leverage w their blocks. Build an O line with a bunch of reasonably athletic guys between 6'3 and 6'5 across, and you will have great success. For my money the best O lineman at least at tackle to play in the modern era are Tony Bosselli Anthony Munoz and Jason Peters in his prime. None over 6'5. And John Hannah at guard was probably 6'3. From the mouth of Paup. Go Bills!

That is a very disturbing video. And Zak Stacy will probably get 5-10 for Aggravated Assualt. And rightfully so. A lot of women hang out w bad dudes. Thats too bad. I am glad my young adult daughter is not afraid to throw down w anyone male or female.

Vegas loves the Bills this year. We have had a ton of double digit spreads. The key is to stop the Colts run. Carson Wentz is not going to beat us. Get some pressure on him and he will wilt quickly. The line moves based on where the money is going. Most gamblers who aren't Bills fans are going to know much about our rookie RT.

Rotate Bates and Doyle. No reason to even dress Ford. And Williams isn't much better at RT. At least he is a solid guard.

The Falcons suck. They lost by 40 to the Cowboys last Sunday. Their best receiver is getting Mental help. Not going to happen against Atlanta. Its a long NFL season. Not much to really talk about mid season. I think all the penalties from supposed violent hits has really dumbed down the excitement of the game in general. The Patriots will be a formidable opponent for anyone this season. Not unbeatable. Just formidable. The Colts will be this week for us as well. But that's the way it should be. To be a good team, you have to beat the good teams. Its that simple. If our O line can hold up and play reasonable well. (not lights out, because that is not going to happen with this group) we will be in strong contention for the Super Bowl.

Interesting suggestion 03. Our O line is flaming garbage. But our RB's are really not much better. Neither has any explosive burst whatsoever. As for Gurley, his knees seem to be shot. But Kerryon Johnson definitely has game. He was good at Auburn and has been good in the pros. He is head and shoulders above Moss and Singletary. I would be happy giving him a shot. War Eagle!! Why do you call Singletary motor? Take away the one long TD run at Miami and tell me what Singletary's stats are. His game is thoroughly forgetable.

I went to two Va Tech games in 2016. Sat down near the field. Didn't know much about their players. But certainly noticed the way Teller played. And he was also the leader of their O line which was a pretty solid line back then. Was pretty psyched when we drafted him. Not sure why we let him go. He wasn't great at first. But he certainly was solid for a rookie back in I believe 2018. Him and Spencer Brown manning the rt side of the line sure would look good right about now.

Agree about Sweeney. I am surprised. Thought he had more game from what he showed two years ago. Big drop off from Knox. Biggest problem is the O line is just brutal across the board. They are very slow at tackle without Spencer Brown, and get absolutely no push in the run game. I don't like throwing to Beasley outside at the line of scrimmage. He is not explosiveness enuf or big enuf to make things happen there. His game is catching in open space in the 10-12 yard range usually in the middle of the field. Noone can stay w him there. Do that w the TE running down the seam and spaces will open, even in the Tampa 2. The offense looked so ill prepared yesterday. Really wonder what the coaching staff is doing to game plan each week.

The officiating today was terrible. What did we have 4 personal fouls in the first half!! But watch around the league, it is like that in a lot of games. The taunting penalties. Almost any hit on the QB is called. Ridiculous. Football is a physical violent game with plenty of emotion. Watch a game from say 25 years ago the way it was officiated then and now. Completely different. Back in the day holding was called. But the physicality was off the chain. They are seriously trying to take the physicality and violence out of the sport. I am a big college and pro fan. For my money other then the Bills the college game is just a better brand of football. That all being said, today's game is shocking what happened to the offense. The chemistry is just way off. Hard to believe but Dawson Knox was our big difference maker this year. That Sweeney is our 2nd string TE is frightening. And for all of you who argue about Singletary vs Moss, I have news for you, neither of them is better then marginal on their best days. Our running game is non existent. Can we at least give Antonio Williams a shot? Heck TJ Yeldon got screwed for two seasons here. And he is better then both of those guys. Beane and McDermott really misjudged the talent level in a lot of positions on this roster coming into the season. Shame on them. We are still 5-3 but to get this turned around is going to take a huge effort across the board. This team needs a wake up call of wupp ass. Lets hope that happened today.

That is an interesting take what the Jaguars players said after the game. Can't win in the NFL like that. We are soft on offense because we don't have a good tough O line, and absolutely no running game. I would sit both Singletary and Moss next week. Neither of these guys has any explosiveness. What did we see in them to draft both in the 3rd round?? And play Breida and Antonio Williams. And yes cut Cody Ford. He is trash. And why we don't have a second TE better then Tommy Sweeny is beyond me. He doesn't look like he could start for a lot of college programs. This needs to be a come to Jesus week for McDermott and the entire team especially the offense. What we saw on the field today is not acceptable. (The defense played its ass off today with half the secondary injured)

That was a brutal drop by Gabe Davis. No replay either. Stunning loss. O line is bad. Dawkins Williams and Ford played about as bad as you can at the NFL level. Josh playing w no confidence. We have 4 really good receivers. Need to stop dinking and dunking. We are not paying Josh big money to look like Trent Edwards w wheels. Play that killed us was running Josh Allen up the middle on 3rd and 2 midway thru the 4th qtr when he fumbled. We were driving and no reason not to be throwing there. Coaching has been less then stellar. Terrible loss. Need Knox back. Sweeney is not a starting NFL player either. In fact, I don't think any of our O lineman are NFL caliber players. They all pretty much stink.

In Brown's first few games, he looks to have the most talent of any lineman on the team. And that includes Deon Dawkins, who is good but certainly not great. Obviously Brown needs time for his game to mature. But by next season he will be a very good NFL offensive tackle. Great pick by Brandon Beane finding this gem in the rough at Northern Iowa. So the starting 5 this week (assuming Spencer Brown plays) should be Dawkins Boettger Morse Williams and Brown. Which quite frankly is probably our best 5 when healthy. Boettger is more consistent then Ford or Feliciano. I think this offseason we need to bring in two starting caliber interior O lineman either in the draft or free agency.

Are you seriously comparing the athletic ability of Odell Beckham Jr to Mike Evans? That's absurd. If Mike Evans were on the Bills he would probably not even start. Gabe Davis has more upside. Guy has marginal hands, and is slow of foot. Doesn't suck but not overly athletic.