Buffalo Bills Divisional: (3) Baltimore at (2) Buffalo; Sunday 1/19 @ 6:30 PM ET, CBS

[Tsujimoto]

We've got Sunday 6:30

 

[yahhockey]

6:30 NOT 8:30. Not a surprising outcome.

 

[Tachycineta]

2 PM would have been better for me (I'm going to South Africa next weekend), but obviously, it isn't about me and I already have DAZN (inadvertently forgot to cancel it) so I guess I'll be up 1:30 AM to 4:30 AM SA time.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Bills traded up to get one. Chiefs traded up to get one. Ravens traded up to get one.

Steelers literally could've drafted Lamar Jackson, but drafted Terrell Edmunds instead.

There have been numerous opportunities for them to draft one. The one time they decided to draft one was Kenny Pickett, which was like drafting EJ Manuel in the first.

Ben also won a SB without him. He had plenty of years with Big Ben, prime AB, and prime Bell to just get blown out in the AFC championship.

Mike Tomlin has a huge say on the roster & who they draft. That's common knowledge. He has the most pull in that organization. It's his roster. Not one that was just given to him without any of his input.

3 teams that found a QB by trading up. They not only were lucky to find franchise QB’s, but future HOF’s.

Ryan Leaf. Jamarcus Russell. Trey Lance. Zach Wilson. Justin fields. Josh Rosen. Trubisky. Jake Locker. Christian Ponder. Matt Leinhart. Brady Quinn. EJ. Johnny Manziel. Josh f***ing Rosen. Cade McNown. JP Losman.

Wanna go old school? Dan McGwire. Dave Wilson and Chuck Long. Andre Ware who won the Heisman in 89 and was out of the league 3 years later. Heath Shuler - went 3rd OA in 94 and was out of the league 3 or 4 years later.

I can name dozens of QB’s who should have or could have but didn’t. Finding a franchise QB is the hardest thing to find on the NFL. The Steelers didn’t have many options. They’re in a weird place. Not bad enough for a rebuild and an early pick, but not good enough where they’re 1 or 2 pieces away.

That’s on Khan. Not Tomlin, who may have some say behind closed doors but he’s certainly not the decision maker. Just like McD isn’t here.

 

[HolyGhost]

Well at least one Buffalo team is winning

 

[Tsujimoto]

Well at least one Buffalo team is winning

*Two Buffalo teams are winning. The Bandits are 4-0, and are Back-to-Back NLL Champions.

 

[HolyGhost]

*Two Buffalo teams are winning. The Bandits are 4-0, and are Back-to-Back NLL Champions.

I find it strange that Halifax have a team

 

[TehDoak]

So my two big takeaways was:

#1. Being able to run against an elite defensive line.
#2. Milano being effective as a spy and in coverage (and against the run)

I think this is the second big game (the lions being the other) we have shown that we can run the ball and stop the run. Given, Lamar presents problems that Denver doesn’t, if we can keep them off the field and keep our defense fresh, we are obviously going to have a better chance to beat Baltimore.

Denver has a better defense than Baltimore does. Hopefully we have a similar performance against them.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I may need to get myself a Hollins jersey. That man's celebrations are hilarious. He's a trip.

 

[Jim Bob]

So my two big takeaways was:

#1. Being able to run against an elite defensive line.
#2. Milano being effective as a spy and in coverage (and against the run)

I think this is the second big game (the lions being the other) we have shown that we can run the ball and stop the run. Given, Lamar presents problems that Denver doesn’t, if we can keep them off the field and keep our defense fresh, we are obviously going to have a better chance to beat Baltimore.

Denver has a better defense than Baltimore does. Hopefully we have a similar performance against them.

One big talking point this week will be that Bernard, Milano, and Taron Johnson missed the Ravens game earlier this year, Rapp went out mid-game, and the depth DTs are completely different now than they were earlier in the season.

It will be interesting to see if that makes the big difference that it should.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

EARLY weather outlook for Sunday. COLD. We will see what Phammer has to say/add this week.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I may need to get myself a Hollins jersey. That man's celebrations arr hilarious. He's a trip.

They need to resign him to a two year deal

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Dubi Doo]

One big talking point this week will be that Bernard, Milano, and Taron Johnson missed the Ravens game earlier this year, Rapp went out mid-game, and the depth DTs are completely different now than they were earlier in the season.

It will be interesting to see if that makes the big difference that it should.

A healthy defense going into the divisional round? That sounds so foreign to me.

I'm intrigued to see the tape in Milano. Did he dominate? I didn't have a good vantage point to follow him closely.

 

[Jim Bob]

A healthy defense going into the divisional round? That sounds so foreign to me.

I'm intrigued to see the tape in Milano. Did he dominate? I didn't have a good vantage point to follow him closely.

I wouldn't say that he dominated. But, it seemed to be his best game so far this season. So, if he's peaking now, that is huge.

 

[Mike McDermott]

I wouldn't say that he dominated. But, it seemed to be his best game so far this season. So, if he's peaking now, that is huge.

Yes. He looked very close to the Milano of old which is huge for the playoff run.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

I wouldn't say that he dominated. But, it seemed to be his best game so far this season. So, if he's peaking now, that is huge.

Seemed to have his burst back. Spied Nix most of the game and will likely need to do the same this week.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Arthur Smith the favorite for the Jets job per Garafolo

 

[Zman5778]

Arthur Smith the favorite for the Jets job per Garafolo

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Never change, Jets.

 

[Jim Bob]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Never change, Jets.

If they never changed, they would have brought Rex back.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

As predicted, the Ravens are now the betting favorite at -1. Go Bills!

 

[Deevo]

I find it strange that Halifax have a team

I live in Halifax & the Thunderbirds do very well here. We're a pretty good sports town but don't have the population for the major pro sports, so it's a good fit.

 

[sabresfan129103]

I think Milano is finally starting to hit his stride. You could tell when he first came back it was a struggle to get into mid-season form. I think that's why they played him as much as they did in the regular season. He looked fantastic yesterday. I just hope he can stay healthy because the Bills will need him to be on his A game going forward. The Bills D with a health Milano playing at his best is a really good defense.

 

[OkimLom]

Arthur Smith the favorite for the Jets job per Garafolo

If true, that's hilarious. Guess they weren't going to let the GM make the choice of coach if that's the case.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

They need to resign him to a two year deal

I'll be very disappointed if he's not brought back. His locker room presence alone is worth the 2.5M he's making. He's been awesome in the run game and on ST's. 5 TD's too. Thank god we didn't re-sign Gabe.