My question to those ready to crown the Bills

Sure, I can see the argument for under 35 TDs. I’m basing mine solely on having Evans, Godwin, and a presumably rejuvenated Gronk.

We will find out, hopefully. It’ll be fascinating to watch how it unfolds.

Looks like Arians is foolishly going to force Tompa into his "no risk-it no biscuit" downfield game and might get him get him killed.



Jameis Winston was sacked 47 times last year and scrambled 30+ more times. Tompa needs to get the ball out of his hands quickly. Gronk will help, but they don't have a good slot receiver and Edelman is who they're really missing. Fortunately the Bucs interior OL are good pass blockers, because an interior rush has always been Tompa's kryptonite.

If Arians doesn't adapt his offense to Tompa, they'll be running their backup QB by the end of the year.

McDermott is every bit BB's equal. Allen is a proven QB at this point who has shown the ability to win games especially close games. We have no idea what Stidham will be or how our defense will look without our LBs. Oh and the rookie kicker too.

There is no shame in admitting the Bills are the better team and should win the division over us rather easily. I sincerely hope we are competitive and that we don't see Hoyer starting week 1.

amfootball said:

McDermott is every bit BB's equal.

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BB has 8 rings. McDermott is slightly less accomplished, wouldn't you agree?

Kasmir said:

BB has 8 rings. McDermott is slightly less accomplished, wouldn't you agree?

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I did not say as accomplished. Coughlin never accomplished as much as BB either but he was also his equal as was Shanny.

amfootball said:

I did not say as accomplished. Coughlin never accomplished as much as BB either but he was also his equal as was Shanny.

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Is there really anyone else who agrees with you that Coughlin and Shanahan are BB's equals?

amfootball said:

McDermott is every bit BB's equal. Allen is a proven QB at this point who has shown the ability to win games especially close games. We have no idea what Stidham will be or how our defense will look without our LBs. Oh and the rookie kicker too.

There is no shame in admitting the Bills are the better team and should win the division over us rather easily. I sincerely hope we are competitive and that we don't see Hoyer starting week 1.

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I would disagree that Allen has shown the proven ability to win close games. Case in point: the last time they played us.

I also think it’s reasonable to believe the Bills might have a tougher schedule than the Pats in 2020.

Deus Irae said:

You're a football fan looking at your team's prospects for the upcoming season. You're not a British soldier fighting for the homeland, trying to keep your family and nation from being conquered by the Germans.

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And if what Churchill said only applied to the weirdly narrow situation you're stipulating, you might have a point.

Stidham is not a liability, he's an unknown. Why concede unknowns? there's every chance Stidham will play at a good level. Belichick certainly thinks so, he had plenty of opportunities to pivot to a guy like Dalton who would have produced at a predictably adequate level. He chose not to do so.

The fact is that Belichick's batting average on QBs is really good. If he thinks he's good to go with Stidham, I'm alright with that, at least until some tangible data comes to light that suggests otherwise.

Bottom line, we don't have a scrub at QB, we have a question mark. Stidham isn't a guaranteed superstar or a guaranteed bust, the jury is completely out on him right now. Until we start getting some data to figure out exactly what Stidham is, there's more than enough room for your doctor recommended daily allowance of hope.

Kasmir said:

Is there really anyone else who agrees with you that Coughlin and Shanahan are BB's equals?

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Coughlin has some argument because he beat BB a couple times in the Superbowl. It's not a slam dunk argument by any means but at least it puts him somewhere in the discussion. No one else contemporary to Belichick comes anywhere near him. Certainly Shannahan isn't there, Belichick's crushed him every time they've met.

amfootball said:

I did not say as accomplished. Coughlin never accomplished as much as BB either but he was also his equal as was Shanny.

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On what do you base this? The only thing that matters for head coaches is wins, losses and titles. Coughlin and Shannahan don't measure up to Belichick on either one. Don't get me wrong they're both really, really good coaches, but no one is on Belichick's level.

Kasmir said:

Looks like Arians is foolishly going to force Tompa into his "no risk-it no biscuit" downfield game and might get him get him killed.



Jameis Winston was sacked 47 times last year and scrambled 30+ more times. Tompa needs to get the ball out of his hands quickly. Gronk will help, but they don't have a good slot receiver and Edelman is who they're really missing. Fortunately the Bucs interior OL are good pass blockers, because an interior rush has always been Tompa's kryptonite.

If Arians doesn't adapt his offense to Tompa, they'll be running their backup QB by the end of the year.

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Winston is a clown. I doubt brady gets sacked 47 times. The OL should be much improved and with gronk in the fold. I think they run the ball a lot better this season.

Kasmir said:

Looks like Arians is foolishly going to force Tompa into his "no risk-it no biscuit" downfield game and might get him get him killed.



Jameis Winston was sacked 47 times last year and scrambled 30+ more times. Tompa needs to get the ball out of his hands quickly. Gronk will help, but they don't have a good slot receiver and Edelman is who they're really missing. Fortunately the Bucs interior OL are good pass blockers, because an interior rush has always been Tompa's kryptonite.

If Arians doesn't adapt his offense to Tompa, they'll be running their backup QB by the end of the year.

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They have 3 starting tight ends so I'm sure Tom will have plenty of protection.

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amfootball said:

McDermott is every bit BB's equal. Allen is a proven QB at this point who has shown the ability to win games especially close games. We have no idea what Stidham will be or how our defense will look without our LBs. Oh and the rookie kicker too.

There is no shame in admitting the Bills are the better team and should win the division over us rather easily. I sincerely hope we are competitive and that we don't see Hoyer starting week 1.

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I can see you've already been blasted for this, and rightfully so. This statement is lunacy. The players play, I'll always say that, but BB has had many (not all) great games in the biggest moments. What has McDermott done? I mean I like what he's done and they should win the division, but he better win it for the next decade and a few SBs to even enter the same sentence as BB.

Simpelton said:

Coughlin has some argument because he beat BB a couple times in the Superbowl. It's not a slam dunk argument by any means but at least it puts him somewhere in the discussion. No one else contemporary to Belichick comes anywhere near him. Certainly Shannahan isn't there, Belichick's crushed him every time they've met.

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Mike Shanahan.

sb1 said:

If the Patriots are out, I will be cheering for the Bills to win a Super Bowl. Only division rival I don't hate. Great fans there and they've been through a lot with their team. They remind me of us from back in the day.

With that said no I'm not close to ready to concede the division. Last season I thought they were vulnerable against the run and there's the Josh Allen factor too. They have a very good secondary but ours is better.

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I'm sure you could toss bildos with the best of them.

The Bills will be very good.

They have done a fine job of drafting. Ive said from day 1, if Allen had the correct grooming he could be a NFL QB good enough to win a Super Bowl. Allen is so raw, but with so much potential in the right hands.

ChrisR2223 said:

I’m hoping he exceeds Winstons turnover Record

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Thats not possible even if Brady doesn’t go to holy grail known as OTA’s

amfootball said:

I did not say as accomplished. Coughlin never accomplished as much as BB either but he was also his equal as was Shanny.

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If you cannot accomplish as much as a rival you simply cannot be their equal. By definition.

Kasmir said:

Looks like Arians is foolishly going to force Tompa into his "no risk-it no biscuit" downfield game and might get him get him killed.



Jameis Winston was sacked 47 times last year and scrambled 30+ more times. Tompa needs to get the ball out of his hands quickly. Gronk will help, but they don't have a good slot receiver and Edelman is who they're really missing. Fortunately the Bucs interior OL are good pass blockers, because an interior rush has always been Tompa's kryptonite.

If Arians doesn't adapt his offense to Tompa, they'll be running their backup QB by the end of the year.

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It's become increasingly apparent that pressure/sacks fall more on the QB than OL.

I remember pointing out their interior OL months ago when talking about how Brady will make them better. Now they have Wirfs to help as well. Idk they have a ton of help around him to get the ball out as quickly as needed.

Regarding the 2nd bolded ... Godwin played like 55% of his snaps from the slot last year. Plus they an unknown in Scottie Miller who is an Edleman-type. Plus Gronk will be spilt out there a few times a game.

It's all on that defense imo and I think they have the pieces to be good-good enough-above average. With that offense it should be good enough for a playoff run.

TommyBrady12 said:

the only Bill I like is Jim Kelly.

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You mean Doug Flutie...