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UFC fighters hug after the fight. WTF is that sh!t?

I'm in favor of McD calling offensive plays. He hasn't liked any of his OC's and taking the offense would finally give him the control he craves. Needed a huge comeback against Baltimore to start. OK. 1-0. Then 3 wins against middling competition. 3-3 since then with bad losses to the 4-7 Dolphi This is a team trending down entering the finale third of the season.

making my point for me, not that a handful of reps should be the measuring stick of a guy there's a lot of evidence to suggest we aren't putting guys in positions to succeed imo. we're married to scheme, on both sides of the ball, and it's showing (easier to see on offense, id say, because we do lack talent there)...there is no reason we can't come up w better gameplans to counter our areas of weakness and exploit our opponents'. we have the pieces on defense. hairston+benford should be a top corner duo, bishop is emerging as a star, we have first round picks up and down the dline. we just don't have the staff to put the puzzle together

You eat it for a year. Use the picks you get in return to stock back up and you're on your way.

Not that I'm completely giving up on the season - but I kind of am. We're not passing the eye test in any way right now. Get in the playoffs, and any team can go on a run. But we'd need so much luck, and we're not a good road team regardless. This seems to be more the Pats year. I don't think they're winning a SB, but it's their year to win the division and probably have a deeper run. I'm not okay w/ that, but I'm okay w/ it in the sense that they'll get the tougher schedule next year. IF we have a good offseason, can dump some cumbersome contracts, get a real #1 WR and make needed changes, we'll be in better position next year to grab a top seed. Big ifs, I know.

It has been less fun than usual this year, that's for sure. Reminds me a bit of the year we had to win out to feel confident about making the playoffs. A lot of weakneses on the team, and Allen isn't getting any younger. I'm starting to think that Beane will turn Allen into another Dan Marino, minus the Superbowl appearance.

I just want to shout out @GoBills808 for coining the phrase “Teflon Sean.” Somehow this guy gets unilateral credit for saving the franchise from the drought, and every good thing that has happened to us since then, and gets to pass the buck when the offense sucks, or the team disappoints or they lose a game. He has the best job on the planet.

I enjoy watching other games, but Bills games have been torture since the 2021 season. I think I might stop watching for a few weeks.

Bottom line…3-4 in their last 7 games. Forgot SB aspirations, I am not sure this team can win a playoff game. This isn’t a case of the one regular season stinker. Losing 3 road games in which you were the favorite is bad no matter how you look at it.

While we're talking about the O line, I want to throw a kudo at Connor McGovern. There was a play in the third quarter where he and someone else got hurt. McGovern was lying on the ground, writhing in pain, and the announcers either didn't notice or didn't care about a mere O lineman. Whatever the problem, McGovern gutted it out and finished the game. He probably wasn't as good as he usually is, not surprisingly, but he gave the effort. Between his injury, the injury to Brown, and Dawkins inconsistent attitude, it's no wonder the O line isn't as dominant this year.

I think one of the things taking away the joy for me is that the fanbase cares more about the team than the players do. I am a 42 year old guy. I've spent hours of my life and thousands of my dollars on the team. Meanwhile guys the organization is paying tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars are saying things like "they just wanted it more than us" or paraphrasing other millionaires by saying his "life would be great" if they didn't win a Super Bowl. Makes me realize these guys are just mercenaries. Have to admit to feeling a bit stupid.

Shakir is a luxury player. A Deebo type WR4 to play in the slot and backfield. He shouldn’t be our primary slot. And because he is, we can’t play Keon there, we can’t move Gabe or Palmer inside down to down. We’re completely static in our positions which makes us easier to defend.

It might help against the run if we actually had three legitimate NFlLcapable linebackers. Bills LBs are garbage!

Watching the Bills, and football in general will always be fun for me. I survived the drought, with it still being fun. VERY frustrating at times, yes. But still love it

Brady's play calling puts me in mind of Ralph Kramden. Regarding the play selections, it's "I know that you know that you think you know what I know what I'm going to call!" The results are often regrettably "Homina homina homina..."

Mr. "Key to the City is good dude in terms of his community contributions. As a football player he's showing his true colors. Trying to be a media darling, hanging out with UFC fighters at events..... I don't like Dawkins at all. Always felt like he was fake and out for himself. Hate away.

This. And if it gets worse, what, the Bills do not win a SB? They haven’t anyways. What's the difference? Worst case scenario they look for another HC. I hate this idea of keeping a HC because the new guy might be worse. If the new guy sucks, cross that bridge when you get to it.

I think Brady is designing game plans, though I'm not sure what that was yesterday. Because the Texans are good at pressuring QBs, and have a particularly strong secondary, I expected a heavy dose of Cook and the RBs, balanced with some short, quick passes. Instead, I got a huge serving of Josh dropping back, scrambling, and getting sacked. Downfield passing is not a strength of the Bills, nor a weakness of the Texans, so I'm not sure what the idea was. Why would we dial up weakness versus strength? And with 116 from Cook, maybe someone could say we did get a heavy dose of Cook. But not really. We only ran him 17 times despite a 6.8 ypc against the league's best defense. And for a long while it seemed like Brady forgot about him. RBs only totaled 19 carries versus 34 pass attempts. I'm not sure what Houston vulnerability Brady was trying to attack, but he didn't do it very well.

With Beane using the pick? 🤣

Should have won this game. Problem is, we got bullied early on and when that happens we retreat. Punch this team in the mouth and they just fall apart. Offensive line took a beating. Not sure why they didn’t provide help to the line - leave a back in to block, chip at the LOS. What happened to this line? Last year they were great, this year not so much. I would like it if Dawkins just stuck to playing football. For those calling for Bernard to sit, looks like he may. Not sure the injury, but when wearing a sling like that pretty good bet he will be out for a game or more. Defense did a good job against the run..better than I expected. Thought that would lead to Mills having problems winning the game..but he did just enough to win. I just can’t get over how much of a beating they put on us. That pass rush killed us. How could they not figure out how to slow them down even a little? We are 7-4. Nobody is getting fired at this point. Over the next 10 days I’m sure (hopefully) there will be a deep dive on offense and hopefully fix some issues. Defense is all McD and he’s not going anywhere. Pretty sure Babich is gone after this year - no way he gets stripped of play calling and he stays. Either fired outright, or “mutually” agree to move on. He may just walk on his own.

Ok

#2 is wild for how accurate it is. I mean what are we doing? Comical year for this staff.