Let's talk about the Buffalo Bills (Week 5)

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Originally Posted by Jim V.

I think ol' Patty has read a few too many of his paper clippings (and heard a bit too much of the dick slurping from ESPN and Tony Romo). He's been told he is already the GOAT and that nobody can touch him for a few years now and I think he's really feeling himself. And perhaps he should. But I think stuff like the no-look passes are unnecessary. And yes, I saw the one that got intercepted and while it wasn't his fault, I'm sure as a receiver it's probably a bit weird to have a guy who isn't looking at your throwing you the ball. Probably puts you behind a split second. And thus my point, his showing off is hurting the team. I think one reason (among many) why the Patriots basically ruled the NFL for nearly 20 years was that nobody was their own biggest fan. I despise them, but that whole "do your job" thing worked out kinda well for them. Brady may have had that annoying primal scream after scoring a touchdown and whatnot, but honestly the most annoying thing about that team is that they won and just kept on doing it without saying much of anything. Mahomes is great, but he's not the GOAT (yet). He's won as many Super Bowls as Brad Johnson and Jeff Hostetler. Do I expect him to win at least a few more? Sure. But until he wins as many as Aikman or Bradshaw or Montana, he's just a great QB who's done it once (Rodgers) but lost big to the true GOAT (we know who). But I think if they don't tamp down on the braggadocio, you might see the target on KC's back get bigger.

First off; as a Bills fan let me apologize for this incredibly stupid take. I think some fans want to discredit players just to try and prop their teams up and this is just a stupid take especially after the QB has 14 TDs in 4 games this year with almost no defense.


So I just wanted to talk a little bit about the Bills with you. As there is some changes compared to last year. So let's talk about the Offense.
First off; it hasn't been good. Josh Allen looked terrible against the Steelers and Dolphins; missed some easy throws. He dominated the WFT and looked good against Houston (not that that's saying much). The Bills have become more balanced on Offense; they can definitely lean a little on their running game (not as dominate as the Ravens or Browns or anything but decent). Sanders has been a good edition to the team but the WR have underwhelmed. The main issue with the Bills Offense right now is the O-Line play. They did just bench Cody Ford whom was pretty much useless but it is very concerning. If the Chiefs can pressure with 4 the Bills won't be able to keep up with Mahomes.

The Defense. It has been amazing this year. Star Lotuleli, the Bills DT, skipped all of last year due to Covid (and missed week 1). In one of those "you don't know what you got until it's gone" moments; the Bills fans favorite whipping boy really stood out when he wasn't playing. The Bills were the #2 Defense in 2019 and took a step back in 2020 because teams could gash them in the running game. Right now they are the #1 Defense; and yes... they beat some trash QBs (though I think Heinicke will actually be pretty decent). THe crazy part isn't that they shut out the Dolphins and Texans... it's what they did in the game. The Texans had 8 Total yards at the end of the 3rd quarter before the Bills pulled the starters. Most of the yardage from all those teams happened after the Bills pulled their starters. Now that said: Matt Milano has been the best Bills player for the first 4 games and he got hurt last week. If he doesn't play the Bills will not have an answer for Kelce at all. As some have mentioned the Bills did use the 2021 draft to target DEs to go after Mahomes. Rousseau has been decent but Epenesa in his second year looks like a man possessed. I do think the Bills are good enough to slow the Chiefs but I can easily see the Chiefs dropping 30+. My guess is the Bills will play similar to the first game last year where CEH destroyed them and see if Star makes an impact.

Special Teams. Kicker Bass is pretty good. Bills had a punt blocked and almost had another one in week 2. They also let the WFT recover a kickoff. So the ST is definitely a concerning area for the Bills.


The only chance the Bills will have at winning is to score on Offense. I thought they played very scared against the Chiefs last year in the AFC Championship game (not going for TDs for example). If the Bills Offense isn't clicking there is almost no chance they match up with the Chiefs. I for one am very interested to see how Allen does against the Chiefs defense this go round. The biggest disappointment I had last year was how the Chiefs defense dominated the Bills Offense; everyone knows the Chiefs are going to score points but to watch the Bills Offense look hapless was something else for me.

I say Final: Chiefs 31 Bills 27