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It appeared to be a lot of zone press man match schemes. Mahomes was being taken off his first read all game long. Polar opposite from what we saw from the Bills. Mahomes got the ball out a full second quicker against the Bills.

It was mainly due to the coverage. Mahomes threw the ball at an average time of 3.33 seconds against the Eagles. Against the Bills 2.29 seconds. That’s over a full second. The unsung story was that the Eagles coverage units. The defensive line capitalized and by the time he got to his second read the pocket was already collapsing

The on-the-surface hot take that people are getting from this game was that the Bills need to get more from their defensive line. That is definitely true and they should look to address that in an urgent way but the story that is getting lost in watching Mahomes get dismantled was the fact that Philadelphias coverage units were just as dominant. When Mahomes played the Bills he was hitting his first read all game long and getting the ball out on average 2.29 seconds per throw. The scheme was entirely to predictable pre snap and the personnel was woefully inadequate. Philadelphia took Mahomes off his first read all game long and by the time he got to his second read the pocket was collapsing on him and forcing sacks and errant throws. By the time the second quarter came around Mahomes was feeling pressure that sometimes wasn’t even there, he was stepping into the pocket into the rush when he didn’t even need to. The Bills have to get another quality corner to go along with Benford along with help on the line. He averaged 3.3 seconds vs Philadelphia vs. 2.29 against the Bills. The Chiefs are 6-12 when Mahomes has an average time to throw of 3.23 seconds or longer. He was getting the ball out immediately Vs the Bills and held onto it a full second longer against the Eagles. The story of this game was elite level coverage just as much as it was the Defensive line.

Of course the Bills would have fared significantly better than the Chiefs. Bills O line are better at pass and run blocking. Mahomes was uncharacteristically stepping into the rush and gave up sacks you wouldn’t expect him to make. The Bills would have kept their defense honest with the ground game. On the defensive side the Bills most likely would have gotten gashed. It probably would have been a 33-27 sort of game. The Eagles were built to beat the Chiefs.

What a performance from the Eagles!

Nick Wright must be wanting to slit his wrists right about now.

Game over!

The DB’s have shut them down.

The Bills are making lots of coaching changes that indicate a more aggressive man to man defensive philosophy shakeup and pair that up with the high profile nature of how the Chiefs are getting dismantled on offense and the fact that our defense has been horrendous against them, I am fairly certain the Bills will be looking to to expend lots of resources on defense.

No one is open and Pat is seeing ghosts

Could be. No matter what defense we trotted out against the Chiefs or Bengals for that matter, our defense was always outclassed. They need to inject fresh ideas, looks and schemes. But they don’t have the personnel to run that. They have to get another quality corner opposite side Benford, another safety that is a level above Rapp or Bishop and another quality pass rusher.

This would be music to my ears But we don’t have the personnel DB’s to run this, I’m expecting the Bills get a quality CB in FA and a draft choice this off season. And I do think they are going to have a run at it for Garrett. This should be a very attractive place for him to come and play.

I’m loving the fact that Beane and McD have realized that their defensive philosophy is not working against the Chiefs. They are bringing in coaches with different skill sets than in previous years.

We match up much better against the Eagles. Our O line doesn’t give up relentless pressure. And we run the ball much better than the Chiefs.

The Eagles coverage is top notch

AJ Brown had two steps on McDuffie. McDuffie can be exposed vertically

KC can’t get anyone open before that pass pressure gets to them. We need to go after another top DB to pair with Benford and do whatever it takes to trade for Myles Garrett. Garrett, Oliver and Groot would make a really good trio

This is game is making it very clear that what Buffalo needs is better DB play. Phillies DB’s are not allowing Mahomes to throw to his first read and their pass pressure is good enough to move him off his spot or into rushed throws by the time he is going to his second read.

So far the Eagles defense is taking away Mahomes first read. Something the Bills couldn’t do all game. Its not because of Philly’s pressure it’s because of their DB’s and LB’s are taking it away.

That’s how you attack Mcduffie, by going vertical. Horizontally he’s as good as there is. You attack him vertically and he can be exposed.

To be fair, Allen does rip KC’s defense apart. With that said, the pre snap part of the game is an area that Allen could continue to improve. He’s gotten better and continues to do so but that will be his last step that will take him over the top. Wouldn’t hurt to have a good defense either

RIP coach

He said FA not via trade. In regards to FA’s, I don’t think there is any one move that puts the team over the top but DJ Reed or Jevon Holland would probably provide the team the best ROI for what they’d spend. If the Bills don’t get someone that is of quality that pairs with Benford then defensively we will be right where we were last year. Getting a quality CB has to be a major priority.

He'll rebound next year. For whatever reason, there were many times that he was open and Allen and he couldn't quite connect cleanly that led to incompletions. I fully expect he and Allen to look to correct that this off season, plus Kincaid will be healthy. I'm fully expecting a very productive and impactful Kincaid for 2025.