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I told you all year…we do NOT have any kind of advantage in bad weather games, it’s all make believe. Also said both Mahomes and Burrow were fully capable of playing well in bad weather. Everyone argued. But here it is once again…soft finesse football on both sides of the ball. I don’t ever want to hear we have some sort of advantage in bad weather, it’s a myth.

This.

Probably, doesn’t make me wrong though.

WE ARE NOT TRADING A FIRST ROUND PICK TO SIGN A HEAD COACH. We are cap strapped and desperately need our picks to rebuild the OL, WR group, RB and maybe replace guys like Poyer and Edmunds if they leave. END THREAD.

Why does Frazier need to keep on keeping his job after the defense fails in the playoffs? It’s been every single year. How many times do we need to see his defense not work in playoff football before we try something new?

Sean Payton is over rated. No thanks, not any interest in trading a first round pick to bring in an over rated HC who struggled to even make the playoffs half of Brees career in NO.

I recognize Frazier garners respect as a top tier DC and even possible HC candidate. And in a lot ways it’s deserved. But, I’m over his defense. I’ve been over it since last year, he then started to win me back holding together the D through so many injuries. But last week and this week showed his defense is a liability come playoff time, just like it’s always been in every playoff exit we have had. More importantly, his entire defensive scheme is as a DISADVANTAGE in bad weather. Offense already has an advantage in bad weather because they know where they are going on each play. Defenders have to play off a little more in bad weather, and that just completely disrupts our defensive scheme and gives opponents wide open targets to just pick apart Fraziers D. They won’t fire McD after what this team went through this year, but I hop we make a change at DC. NOTE: Also hope we see Dorsey leave so we can get a more seasoned and creative OC in here. No way they fire him, but hope he gets the Carolina job. Sadly I doubt either gets a HC job and doubt either gets fired.

NINERS for my wife.

Yeah that’s real bulletin board material for us

Bahahahaha best line of the week

Apparently there have been a number of things that have given Cincy some extra motivation, such as the 5 point underdog betting line. But now, it sounds like they are using the fact that the NFL is selling tickets already to the Atlanta AFCCG when that can only happen if both Bills and KC win. Seems like Bengals are coming in trying to use anything to get a good size chip on their shoulder. Stupid part about this is you can buy tickets to any teams potential championship game that’s still in the playoffs lol.

I have in multiple other posts.

What argument? I didn’t make an argument, I shared the perspective from Joe Burrows side of view and why it’s a non story he doesn’t feel like an underdog in his view.

I think if Bills win the SB, the odds increase that Poyer will take the best offer in FA and max out his earnings with a SB Championship already under his belt. If we fall short, I can see him being more motivated to stay someplace he loves and believes he can win a ring in the next 2 years to the point he could consider a home town discount. On the flip side, I also think Beane will be less inclined to pay him higher amounts if we win the SB. If we get the SB monkey off our backs by winning it, I think Beane focuses more on long term decisions and resists investing higher amounts in older players. But if Bills fall short, the SB or bust pressure will only be higher next year and I think making sure he has guys playing at a high level now (versus young guys who need to develop or lesser players) will carry a higher priority. In other words, whether or not the Bills win the SB this year I think will play a significant role in some of these decisions from both the players perspectives and Beane's perspective.

I don't think you have enough choices for answers, the two provided seem to only cover one point of you view really. My more detailed answer is: No, it will not change, because I already see him as the GOAT and respect that he is the GOAT, and will continue to see him as the GOAT. I am not a fan of Brady, but I am a fan of football and fully capable of recognizing greatness in players even when they play on teams I hate. I actually found Brady more likeable when he was a Buc than when he was a Patriot. He seemed to have more fun...for example, I thought his banter with Josh Allen ahead of the golf showdown with Mahomes and Rodgers was actually quite funny.

I got a group of friends and we play SnD as well...we should set up a private match and show down! HA, be fun

But are they? Who on their staff has been sought after other than Eric Bieniemy? And Eric has been a "top HC candidate" how many years now and never gets the job. Is that KC keeping its staff together, or more that they haven't had any real candidates other than Bieniemy and he has failed to secure a job after interviewing for several.

I think you missed the point that this is possibly his last home game. Even if we win the game, if KC also wins, this is his last home game still unless he gets a new deal. And he was specifically asked about if he is thinking about that. He gave an honest and heart felt answer. Of course he is thinking about this, and I don't see anything wrong with him understanding that until there is a new deal, this is probably his last home game as I think everyone expects KC to beat the Jags (although that isn't a foregone conclusion).

Thanks, and I don't blame your poll choices, those are the ones most talked about. I actually think its a shame that both McD and Pete Carroll are not getting more COY love.

Yeah, I think the voting is done before the playoffs start actually because it only incorporates regular season. On one hand, you would think postseason performance should be factored in too...but then the award would more often than not just go to the SB winner and overlook guys who may not make it as far, but maybe were as deserving or more for what they accomplished with less to work with. I just think if everyone is taking all factors into consideration, McD (who most people have cooled on the quality of the Bills roster in terms of it being the best roster) being 8 points away from an undefeated season under all the conditions he has had navigate this season for the team is hands down one of the best coaching jobs of the year. If I had a vote, I would vote Daboll just given how bad that team performed with mostly the same roster before him and how he turned it around so fast. But my next vote would be to McD followed by Pete Carrol who you also don't have on your list.

Just jumping into this thread...from what I gather you are a Bengals fan and just here to talk some game stuff leading up to the big show down. If that is correct: First, hats off to the Bengals fans, organization, players, and the city of Cincinnati for how everyone handled the unfortunate Hamlin situation. Class act. I don't care about what people want to now say on each others boards, when the situation was going down, it was how everyone handled it that matters the most. Everything being said now is just part of the fact these 2 teams are about to face off in a win or go home moment, both with Super Bowl or bust aspirations. With that out of the way, on to football: There were some dirty plays, especially the one where your guy intentionally tried to roll onto Allens lower leg in the brief time that game was played. So I expect a lot of mutual respect prior to the game, but all bets are off on both teams once the game starts and it will be heated battle. I know a lot of Cincy fans believe it was going to easily be a win for Cincy after you were leading and still moving the ball in the first partial game. But Buffalo is 5-0 in games that started exactly like that this year, and we have seen Cincy start hot and slow down several times this year too. So I think that was a poor assumption, we moved the ball easily on our own drive too and just had that stall down by the goal line. I think we were in line for a great game where either team could have been the victor. If I had to pick a top to bottom best roster, it would go to the Bills, but the margin of difference isn't a big gap. Our greatest opponent Sunday will be ourselves. When we don't shoot ourselves in the foot, we are the best team in football. But that is easier said than done. If we give Burrow more opportunities by turning the ball over, this will be a tough game for us to win. If we take points off the board for us or extend drives for the Bengals with ill timed penalties, this will be a tough game for us. We need to get to Burrow...I don't care if we sack him or not, we just need to get at least pressure on him. Your WR's are too good to give Burrow time, he will carve up our D if we do and game may come down to who has ball last kind of thing even if we play mistake free football. My belief is that we will clean the turnovers up and will win a tough game. But the margin of error for both teams is narrow. Cincy fans believe they have the better QB, Bills fans believe they do. This game won't settle that debate, but it will sure be fun to watch them square off for the first time.

But you don't think that is a product of who is he is working with? He has managed to maximize guys mostly not seen as good passers. He has masked their weaknesses and played to their strengths. With Josh, he is a lethal passer and a lethal runner. He has never had someone like him, not to mention, we also have Diggs. Look at what he got out of Andrews in Balt, imagine him working with Knox too. I am not gonna campaign for him, I even had my issues with the offense when he was last here. But the makeup of this team makes me see him as an intriguing candidate is all I am saying.

I was one of the ones critical of the offense back then too...but you are talking about an offense helmed by Tyrod Taylor and a team coached with dysfunction by Rex Ryan. Yet, despite all that, Tyrod Taylor made the Pro Bowl under Roman. And again, Taylor wasn't a good starter. How can you compare that situation to this team led by Allen and with a quality coaching?

Yes. He did it for Kap, and that Kap was damn good and got them to the SB and a massive contract. He did it for Alex Smith, and took them to the NFC Championship game. He did it for Tyrod Taylor who despite not being very good, got enough out of him he made 2 pro bowls. He did it for Lamar, and that included winning unanimous MVP (something that doesn't happen often) despite poor cast of receiving weapons.

So much negativity about Roman as possible OC here if Dorsey left...yet...Romans resume includes: Kapernick was in the Super Bowl, and landed a massive contract. Tyrod Taylor was a 2 time Pro Bowler. Alex Smith got to the NFC Championship. Lamar Jackson was an unanimous MVP. You telling me this guy is not a good OC? This guy has not had anything like Allen to work with, closest would be Lamar. But with Lamar, not only he is not as good as a passer as Allen, he also never had any real top end WR's to throw to either. I for one would be curious to see what he could do as an OC while finally working with a QB as talented and rare as Allen. In every spot he has gone, he has completely tailored the offense to the QB. He is not going to try and bring the offense he built for Lamar here and turn Josh into a running QB and this into a run first offense. He will build it to Allen's strengths and take some pressure off him with incorporating more of a run game around him.