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I don’t know that he has necessarily been solid though. With one arm, he’s basically another guy off the practice squad. May as well rest him at that point.

Even though the Bills have been extremely inconsistent, as you say and I agree the AFC is wide open....anyone could win it. I mean, the 7th seed I think has as good a chance as the #1 seed this year to win the conference.

As of this morning, the Bills are in the 7 seed. Houston, who owns the head to head tie breaker is right behind us. The Chiefs are right behind them. I don't know what all goes into that 84%, but I can see our chances being significantly lower with the teams we face from here on out. I ran the Playoff Prediction tool a few times and the Bills made the playoffs roughly 6 out of the 10 tries. The possibility of missing the playoffs has never been more realistic. And even if they get in, do you see any world where this team shows up for 3 straight playoff games, on the road AND has a solid plan on both offense and defense? Then, avoids any in game injuries that would alter said amazing plans? I just don't this year.

Can't eyeroll big enough.

Hey at least we're not the Jets?

McDermott went through a phase like that also. It's how he got The Clap.

Who coulda guessed that giving a massive contract to a 33 year old pass rusher (Miller) wouldn't have worked out? Or a PED abuser in Hoecht? Beane targeted these risky guys and it blew up in his face

Thou protest one score too late.

Yeah, and who cares if he’s crazy 2-3 years from now. He would’ve made a huge difference for us.

This team is soft as butter. The strength & conditioning team/trainers/whoever have done a p*ss poor job year in & year out. My job would can me right away if i routinely displayed these results. IDC that the defense is smaller. The 2002 Tampa D had a lot of undersized players too and never had near the injury problems. Manning’s Colts defenses were on the smaller side too especially on the D-line and i can’t recall these kinds of issues either. (and the game was twice as violent as it is now. Explain that one.) Screw character… the focal point in the draft should be iron men who aren’t calling in sick constantly. If you aren’t on the field then you’re worth nothing to the team. Actually, you’re robbing another player of a contract that could’ve been given to them.

So close in 2025 (9-8) ... Running it back again in 2026.

A great reflection of how awesome our drafting and Defensive Guru head coach are.

Hey man, I’ve found this to be arguably the most frustrating team of my lifetime. They’ve been on the verge for 6 years but have had some clear flaws every year. The last 2 years, the flaws looked bigger. The pass catchers looked to be near the bottom as you mentioned. The DL was so bad last year that they brought in a handful of guys to try to change it (Walker, Sanders, Ogunjobi, Bosa, Jackson and Hoecht). They were throwing things at the wall and hoping something stuck. It has not. There wasn’t a plan other than “go find different guys.” Hoecht was probably planned but Bosa and Walker just kind of “happened.” I mean, the Bills took TJ Sanders AND Landon Jackson before settling on Walker. It was like, “I guess he’s good value.” I’m not saying I wouldn’t have taken those guys first but he’s clearly been the best of the 3. That was way more luck than a plan. If that was a “plan” you’d have taken him before Landon Jackson. I fear that next year, they’ll do the EXACT same thing at WR. Clearly they see what a disaster it has been by the efforts at the deadline. I suspect that next year only Shakir, Palmer, Shavers and MAYBE Gabe are back as WRs. That means that we will have 3 new guys coming in. If I had to guess they will take the quantity over quality strategy that they have. They’ll just keep adding bodies instead of trying to add “the” guy. The biggest issue, in my opinion, is that the Bills don’t value talent. If you told them they could have 2 “B” players or have an “A” and a “D” player they are taking 2 “B” players all day long. They then create this rotation where the “B” players split snaps 60/40 or whatever. I believe that you should go with the “A” and “D” players at premium positions (WR, Edge). The snap shares for “A” player vs. “D” player should be 90/10 at WR and 75/25 at Edge. The “A” players should be on the field at EVERY big moment. You’re banking on the “A” players making a play like Pickens made yesterday to win the game. You’re hoping that they just “out-talent” the guy across from them. This Bills regime sees it differently. You hit the nail on the head with the philosophy on defense. It’s get pieces to fill roles. I believe that the delta from “A” players to “suitable role players” is wide. The Bills seem to be willing to downgrade from the “A” players to upgrade the “suitable role players.” That’s insanity. The Cook negotiations were a perfect example. They had no choice but to bring him back even before he exploded this year because he is a Pro Bowl level player. You don’t let those guys go in favor of 2 “Ray Davis-level” guys. You shouldn’t sign those high end role players like Bernard, Rousseau and Knox to make them low end “A” players. They aren’t that. There’s a lot of words here but you win at the top of your roster. The Eagles have elite talent so let’s put them aside. KC won for years with HOFer Patrick Mahomes throwing to HOFer Travis Kelce and HOFer Chris Jones making every big stop. The Pats did it with HOFer Tom Brady to HOFer Gronk with a handful of defensive stars also in Canton. You don’t win because of the gap between Dawson Knox and Quentin Morris. You win because of the gap between George Pickens and Elijah Moore (or even Josh Palmer). Maybe that’s a good way of putting it. The Bills would rather have Knox and Palmer than Pickens and Morris. If you give them 4 players they’ll take the 2nd and 3rd best over the 1st and 4th. I just don’t think that’s a championship plan. That’s how Carolina was built too. They were both fortunate to get MVP QBs. You never trade a dollar for 4 quarters. Beane would trade 10 dollars for 40 quarters if offered.

Now you know why you're in the mail room, doing your best Jimmy McGill imitation.

The Bills WILL make the playoffs. If they flub an 84% chance then i just don’t know anymore, but i highly doubt they miss them outright. If we can somehow get Oliver back by the 2nd round then the Bills have a legit shot (assuming we also have Kincaid back.) I’m holding out for a magical playoff run. The team IS talented enough IF firing on all cylinders with a SOLID OFF/DEF GAMEPLAN. We’ve seen crazier things happen in sports.

Sanders? I honestly have no idea what his uniform number even is. Anybody know?

A truly unhinged and embarrassing post. I don’t know if you noticed it in your overemotional state, but the tweet and words from that lady did not mention anything about presidents or anyone else by name. Really nice work on your part. It’s going to be very sad for you when your Internet hobby dries up isn’t it? A lot of other people will be glad that the killing is over. When it eventually happens, that is.

Super Bowl aspirations require Super Effort... that was not the Buffalo Bills in 2025

I voted yes but I cannot and will not try to justify this vote.

I often hear this from posters as if they know how Terry Pegula thinks and operates when it comes to the Bills I get that he operates the Sabres a certain way, but to assume he will settle for mediocrity with this franchise, with a superstar QB entering a new stadium next season is kind of silly IMO Unless someone here has more than an assumption based on how Pegula has handled a completely different franchise that doesn't bring in nearly the same revenue, then you don't really have any idea I think McDermott and Beane are very much in trouble if the season ends with no playoffs and no enthusiasm going into the new stadium. In fact, I can't imagine that Terry would want to open the stadium with a team that the fans are not excited for.

“6. Two-minute drill: Bills' predictable offense? Bills quarterback Josh Allen took eight sacks, and his offensive coordinator, Joe Brady, took criticism from some analysts for overusing mesh concepts on third down in a 23-19 defeat at Houston. What's the truth? On the sack front, the Bills have empowered Allen to handle free rushers instead of leaning on intricate protection schemes to do the job, according to coaches familiar with Buffalo. Allen can make defenders miss and break away from their grasp as well as just about any quarterback. He can also play freer without directing more of his energy and preparation toward setting protections. But with Allen taking sacks at a higher rate this season (7.9 percent) than in any since he was a rookie (eight percent), that's an area the team might be wise to revisit. The Bills have also led the NFL in rate of plays using five-man protection, the minimum number possible, in each of Brady's two seasons as coordinator, per TruMedia. The answer is nuanced regarding Brady's love for mesh concepts, which deploy receivers running shallow crossing routes to create natural rubs against man coverage in particular. Critics had a point Thursday night when Brady called mesh concepts on failed third-down plays with 1, 3 and 6 yards to go for a first down. Houston played Cover 3 Seam and Cover 1 defenses on these plays, ideal schemes for either defending crossing traffic (Cover 3 Seam) or making tackles immediately before the sticks (Cover 1). On the one mesh rep against zone Thursday night, Allen found no one open and tried running up the middle, only to have Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman slam him to the ground from behind with great force. Mesh was a successful go-to concept for the Bills last season, but Buffalo's effectiveness on those plays has plummeted in 2025. How Brady adjusts will be important for Buffalo.” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6808180/2025/11/24/chiefs-eagles-playoffs-super-bowl-hopes/

We were 4-0 before wearing those ugly *** Silver uniforms and 3-4 since. The only consistencies with the team this year is the non stop penalties, the never ending injuries and not filling our gaps in run Defense (we hear that one every week from McD). The magic this team has had the past few seasons seems to be gone and they show up flat and not ready to play far too often ... we're collectively becoming Keon Carpenter. 2-4 in the final 6 games wouldn't be a shock, 4-2 would be.

I am more interested in Kevin O’Connell. Maybe he gets the axe for staying with McCarthy over Arnold. he would be a great head coach and play caller here.

Carroll got tired of wooing coeds, figured it was time to try a Vegas showgirl.

That was definitely the plan. But what cab they do? The injuries are real.