1. You say, " You gotta have a backup plan when the defense isn't stopping the offense. It's akin to a MLB pitcher without his + stuff finding a way to win regardless. And that “In the NFL, the backup plan is being able to out-score the opponent, which this regime doesn't think is necessary. (Cue the scoring 30ppg regular season crowd).”
You don't think the Bills have an offense that is capable of winning the big games, especially playoff games? To me, and likely most fans, they seem to be capable of scoring a lot of points, well, just because they did so last year and overall under McBeane. But it was clearly the defense that was weaker, much weaker, last year and in need of an overhaul—not the best offense in the NFL
I think all of the facts related to the offense last year, and in the last five years really undermine that your main point. I am very surprised that you do not know that, understand that. The Bills are aware of how good the offense is, clearly, from any objective set of eyes, and also aware of the significant weaknesses of last year’s defense, particularly in the secondary and D-Lines. So this off season they have gone hog wild adding the needed players to improve the weak areas, while also adding a few key pieces to the offense.
I think the Bills want a team capable of doing both at a high level, a team without any weaknesses. I believe that is what they, and maybe all other NFL teams worth their salt are striving for--the best complimentary football they can have, with an offense making it easier on the defense, and visa versa.
Last year especially, clearly a transition year on defense, they did not have man power to create that kind of top level consistent defense. That is why I was calling for an almost all defense draft, with multiple players for the D-line and cornerback.
I think it seems to be exactly what you would want--as I am assuming what you say above also relates to defense?--that when the offense is not firing on all cylinders they have a defense that can carry the load? Since you said what you said about the offense needing to carry the day, hard to believe you would not think the same thing about the defense when the offense is not coming through. Am I missing something there?
2. You say, “In the NFL, the backup plan is being able to out-score the opponent, which this regime doesn't think is necessary…
And “Buffalo lacked the offensive firepower to overwhelm the Chiefs...because they don't invest there like their best/likely playoff opponents do.”
I know from your post, your direct comment about the 30 points a game, and the rest, that you don’t really bother with numbers or stats if they contradict this particular point you are making, so these are for the others who are reading (you should just skip them, as they are not relevant to you):
--The 2024 Bills scored more points last year that any other NFL team, from the beginning of the season to the end of the playoffs
--They scored more points than any Bills team ever
--They led the NFL in yards per point last year
--They were the first team in NFL history to have 30 rushing TDS and 30 passing TDS, finding the incredible balance that McDermott, and fans like me, have been wanting.
--Last year’s team also had one of the best points per drive this century and NFL history.
--And I apologize beforehand, and they also scored 30 points 9 games in a row—and averaged over 30 points per game.
And this super charged, point scoring machine we all (except a few…) saw last year was not a new thing for the McBeane Bills, as I assume you are well aware. They have scored more points in the NFL over the last five years than any other team.
I mean, if the stats, the numbers above don’t disprove the points n your comments I included on this matter, then it seems you may have just thrown all the logic, reason, out the window to make your point. It is irrational, an understatement, to call a team out for not investing in its offense, for not caring if they have the firepower to overcome top opponents, when they were the best offense in the NFL last year, and the best in Bills history, which is saying a lot, and have scored more points in than any other team the last five years etcetera etcetera.
That would be like Ford going to the top salesman in the company, who sold more cars than anyone at Ford last year, in fact broke the all time company sales record last year, and who sold more cars than anyone at Ford for the last five years, and telling him he needed to get his priorities in order, and learn how to sell cars more successfully than he did last year, and in the last five years. And If not, his a*s is grass.
I cannot imagine anyone agreeing with what you say. Both parts of your point are dead in the water almost as soon as you write them. As the complimentary football you call for does not seem to apply to the other side of the ball, the defense. And then you call this ‘regime’ out for its egregious neglect of the offense, the best in the NFL last year, the best in Bills history, and one breaking all kinds of team and NFL records.
I hope that the Bills now neglect the defense in the same ways they have neglected the offense, I really do. And they seem to be doing just that.
have you ever bought tix on ticketmaster? gotten a payday loan (usury)? had unannounced fees added to your bill? look at the outcomes. Those are what ultimately matter most.
Well, true; thank you. But keep in mind, that is exactly what they said about the Declaration of Independence too. And we all know how that turned out, guided our country for its first 248+ years. It was a good run by anyone's standards.
OMG it’s just so many words
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I don’t understand the rationale here. You have money in a checking account, let’s say $2,000. You write a series of checks, auto-withdraw a few other payments, hit the Starbucks for a few lattes and the total is $3,195. Who needs protection here, the bank or the consumer who lost track of their spending?
What percentage drop would be a real win?
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