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Bills run defense against zone vs gap scheme concepts is what you really want to look at. We've struggled to stop gap schemes all season. The Steelers ran exactly two gap scheme concepts all game and both hit. The first was pin and pull (Thompson over ran it which has been the common theme of all our backers this year) and the second was Dart if I remember correctly. When gaps aren't changing it's not difficult for us to stop the run, it's when they start moving that we've struggled with. The whole Bernard/Thompson debate is interesting. Bernard has clearly been playing hurt - he doesn't look as explosive as he has. That being said he is still the best backer we have with eye discipline and attack steps off initial reads. Where the two seem to differ is in their block destruction. Bernard is more of a bender using his athleticism to avoid being engaged by offensive linemen where Thompson is more traditional shock and shed. Our defensive line was the reason we stopped the run today. Those dudes were getting after it and have improved tremendously from the start of the season.

This team has to stop the turnovers. Luckily yesterday they did not bite them too much.

There are certainly valid posters in here to be asking this question. Personally this year was my tipping point. Josh almost 30. Need to get the right guys in and have time to implement their plans while Josh s window is firmly open. Im scared: waiting 2 years to change, and then year 2 of new staff when things would be most likely to start really cooking... youre running out of room for error. It'd be ideal to be able to stay put, but im not willing to continue experiment Personally. Id be pretty dammed excited to stay the course IFFFF we added 2 bonafide already-established coordinators too. Unfortunately i view that as being less likely to happen than I do, ripping it down to the studs, starting it over and getting it right. At least in terms of likeliness to happen. Were yet to see McD pick 1 top coordinator, hitting 2 sounds brutally unlikely. Yet my most preferred if possible

We absolutely own Davis Mills and Andy Dalton!

That and he has a new baby at home. He's looked unfocused the past two games. I agree I'm not overly concerned about his play in the long term. I'd like to give him a game off to recover if we can help it. We probably need him against Cincy and NE but maybe the Cleveland week he can pop up on the injury report and give him a week to rehab.

Depends on how you define "perennial contender". I agree with @MJS and others that he'd be hired right away, and could elevate a bottom-dweller. He wouldve been perfect in Carolina the last couple of years. Weakish division. They'd be in the hunt and favored to take that Division every year, therefore a perennial contender. But that doesnt change anything here, and isnt even relevant to our situation and conversation. McD pretty much admits it himself. The signs all over OBD say "Playoff Caliber". He's never changed them to "Championship Caliber" when that is the current goal.

Yeah I agree - it will need to be a healthy Kincaid and Palmer. And our offense/defense clicking at the right time, getting back to winning the turnover battle. Lots of things need to become more "consistent", but with Josh at the helm, I'd take us in any matchup. We are having issues "stacking" victories right now, this week will be another playoff type game then same at the Pats.

The AJ BS really pissed me off, wtf, are you really that supid? The running and catching skills of James Cook is our path to Superbowl in my humble opinion Virgil. I Billieve...

KC ticket is dependent on the Chargers and Indy holding their spots IMO. Or better stated at least both make the playoffs to keep KC out.

I think everyone will enjoy this....

imo shakir has been playing w an injury the whole season he'll be better next year

It's not a volume stat at all. It's all about efficiency. The key metrics are ypa, completion pct, INT rate, and TD rate. If a QB goes 8-11 in a game for 94 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs, his passer rating is 128.6.

One more time. Read the links I posted. To be clear. I do not support drug smugglers, in any way shape or form. I support the legal process, and think they should all be punished to the fullest extent of applicable laws (US or international). Even if they're buddies with other criminals. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/28/trump-pardon-honduras-hernandez-drugs I do not support killing foreign nationals in international waters, who pose no clear or immediate threat to US interests.

With all of the above likely not making the playoffs I suspect we might move up by season's end to either be the #2 seed or maybe at worse #5 or #6. Either way it wouldn't shock me to see us to hose one game at High Mark this offseason. That said with the field as it is, playing on the road might not be a bad way to find a way to get to the Super Bowl.

???? Do you think he's a far better coach than Tomlin? Or Bill Belicheck? McD would be great for a crappy organization to become a serious team. But unless he can take Josh Allen with him, he isn't turning any team into a perennial contender. That's just not how it works.

But to your forebearance point, Harbaugh has won a SB (with Joe Flacco at QB, during the Brady/Manning era) and earned a bit more leeway. The Bills are definitely a very unique situation.

The amount of "Bengal fear" on this board is unbelievable. It seems many fans won't be satisfied until the playoff bracket looks like the Bills, Raiders, Browns, Jets & Titans. No "fan scared" allowed!!!

you old af

Point # 5 is just silly IMHO. Brady has not done well the past couple games but he was spot on yesterday. He found a weakness in that the Steelers couldn’t handle the run and exploited it.

I've been critical of Brady when warranted but I can't expect him to make chicken salad out of this group. Even Shakir has suddenly stopped being able to make routine catches and elude defenders. With him playing at his ceiling it was debatable if we were #32 or #30. With him playing like this we are undeniably the worst in the league. We need Kincaid back healthy because he's clearly the only pass catcher that Allen trusts right now. The rest of the year at least 50% of targets need to be distributed to the TEs and RBs. Probably 60% or more to be honest. Brady needs to pound Cook all game long even if it's not effective early. There are no cheat codes to hiding a league-worst WR group so we need to just focus on what we do well and live with that.

And there you have it. They make it too easy for this press secretary. The story that the OP likely used for inspiration to create this thread. Listen closely teef. You won't hear this on ABC nightly news.

Passer rating is still a mixture of an efficiency and volume stat though. We have the least passing attempts against in the league, I feel like we need to look at a pure efficiency stat to get a better idea.

nah.. Keyshawn has 'tude problems. He is the definition of an angry man. I guess that is what happens when you get drafted by the New York Jets.

Agreed. We were struggling in the first half. Then the steelers make some terrible mistakes at the start of the second half and we "run" away with it. Every game isn't going to be like this. Take the W for sure, but don't deceive yourself into thinking that all of the problems have been solved. And maybe I'm alone in this, but I'd like to think our 55 million dollar MVP QB doesn't need to get hit hard in order to be fired up to play well. I mean come on, isn't this guy a pro?

The offense was slugs, the defense played a complete game last night. I have no complaints on their efforts at all.