Buffalo Bills Week 15: Buffalo (10-3) at Detroit (12-1), 12/15, 4:25 PM, CBS

[OkimLom]

NFL MVP odds: It’s Josh Allen’s world and Barkley, Goff, Jackson, Mahomes just living in it

Josh Allen is looking uncatchable in the MVP odds. Other risers and fallers tell the story of the season so far.

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It is bonkers just how nuclear Allen went on Sunday in LA.

Watching him play, it was like he was tiers above how he played in his two BEST playoff appearances (The Perfect Game vs NE, and then the 13-Seconds game). That's a scary thought.

 

[Jim Bob]

At least maybe possibly this will force McBabich to play Elam and start Bishop.

From the sound of it, Elam is way deep in the doghouse.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[TehDoak]

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[buffalowing88]

From the sound of it, Elam is way deep in the doghouse.

I hope they just cut the kid or find a trading partner for anything. He was never going to excel in a zone scheme to begin with. By all accounts he's a good guy who has handled all of this stuff in a pretty classy way but if he's a square peg and McDermott's system is a round hole, it's insane to keep trying to make it work and prevent him from getting reps.

 

[Husko]

I assumed Elam being inactive had more to do with him not playing ST than who the better boundary corner is.

 

[whiplash]

I hope they just cut the kid or find a trading partner for anything. He was never going to excel in a zone scheme to begin with. By all accounts he's a good guy who has handled all of this stuff in a pretty classy way but if he's a square peg and McDermott's system is a round hole, it's insane to keep trying to make it work and prevent him from getting reps.

Truly the only time I've said "what the absolute f*** are you doing" to someone Beane drafted, and it's basically played out exactly as everyone expected... Feel bad for the guy at this point (as much as one can for a millionaire sideline-warmer)

 

[buffalowing88]

Truly the only time I've said "what the absolute f*** are you doing" to someone Beane drafted, and it's basically played out exactly as everyone expected... Feel bad for the guy at this point (as much as one can for a millionaire sideline-warmer)

I'm guessing it was just an overreaction to the Chiefs game a few months prior but yeah, not his finest draft pick.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

I assumed Elam being inactive had more to do with him not playing ST than who the better boundary corner is.

I think the Bill's drafted Elam's visit (and his infamous notebook) and not Elam the player. They also panicked/reached a bit after KC took McDuffie 2 picks before them.

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

I'm guessing it was just an overreaction to the Chiefs game a few months prior but yeah, not his finest draft pick.

To be fair the only boundary corner they had on the roster at the time was Dane Jackson. I don't think they counted Siran Neal (more a nickel, STer), and Cam Lewis (again more a nickel/safety hybrid STer). Tre was still recovering from his ACL tear, and Levi Wallace got paid by the Steelers.

It was probably a bit of a panic move, but a glaring legitimate need as well.

 

[VaporTrail]

Sounds like he's eating anything that's running around the neighborhood lol

 

[Zman5778]

Huh. The Hoodie actually is going to North Carolina to coach in college.

I honestly thought he was using that as a threat to NFL owners.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Huh. The Hoodie actually is going to North Carolina to coach in college.

I honestly thought he was using that as a threat to NFL owners.

Me too

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Huh. The Hoodie actually is going to North Carolina to coach in college.

I honestly thought he was using that as a threat to NFL owners.

I'm sure his 24 yr g/f is glad to be going back to college

 

[Corto]

I think the Bills will go with Cooper and Coleman, with Shakir in the slot, and that's going to be hard for teams to defend. None of them is a true burner deep threat, but coving any of them 1v1 is not going to work. Cooper and Coleman are man coverage beaters. Shakir gets loose in zones. Kincaid can get open against zone as well.

I honestly think Shakir is by far the most important receiver on the team. He's just that safety-net guy, something like Amon-Ra St. Brown with the Lions.
Shakir lines up in the slot more than St. Brown, but Lions use St. Brown more in the red zone. Other than that, there's quite a few similarities.

I don't think it's a coincidence that Josh's (BY FAR) worst game came vs Texans, when Shakir wasn't available (and it was that game IMO, not the Jets game after it, that made them move for Cooper sooner rather than later).

But overall, seeing as how they just played for a few weeks with no Kincaid or Keon, and Cooper missing a game too, I'm not worried about the offense (even with the run game hitting a wall vs the Rams).

I think the team is gonna live and die by how the run defense performs.
Secondary has been good, but living off turnovers is always gonna be more volatile than just pure, hard stops.

Detroit game will be a good test. Their defense is absolutely mauled with injuries, but their offense is almost fully healthy. Best O line in the game, best pair of RBs, complementary WRs and Goff.

(to be clear, I think a healthy Lions team is easily the best and most balanced roster in the league, ahead of the Eagles. They don't have an alien playing QB like Bills or Chiefs, but the rest of their team - when healthy - is amazing)