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He showed faith in the offense to score and was hoping that Josh and the offense could stand toe to toe with the KC offense. Jauron would do that strategy with no reason to have faith in the offense to win a shoot out. It was a calculated risk by McD. One that looked like it might work in the first half but the offense just couldn't consistently work.

A better defensive line in my opinion would have been able to at least get them off the field on that last drive where they scored a field goal to officially put the game away. I think a better defensive line could have cut down on the success of the run game (although it would have resulted in a successful ground game if your game plan is designed to give some up on the run) and gotten some sacks or pressures on at least some of those third downs. I do think that some teams will try to replicate this strategy with KC. Thinking that their defensive lines can handle KC better and thus limit their ground success and limit their third down success.

You are basically conceding that KC is going to score 25-28 points and just hoping your offense can match them. It's no better a strategy than blitzing the ***** out of them and hoping for sacks and turnovers but willing to take the hit on big plays. Maybe a team with a better D-line can take advantage of the strategy but I honestly think Mahomes is also disciplined enough to dink and dunk on you.

In the first half it worked. The team was a Bass miss from being tied or down 1 (if KC makes their Extra point.) Hell the defense even stopped KC when they got the ball to start the half. It was the two punts in Q3 that killed the team's chances. Hell if that fumble stood the team would have had the ball deep in KC territory down 6 with about 5 minutes left in the game.

Yes and No, basically by playing a let them run bend don't break game you basically limit yourself to 7-8 possessions which might deflate KC's scoring but it also puts immense pressure on your offense. McD gambled that Josh and the running game could score at least 3 on about every drive. Given that KC probably given 7-8 possessions can still score well into the 20's you basically need 3 points on average every time out from your offense just to keep it close. I think you are better off trying to play aggressive on defense and force sack/turnovers as opposed to hoping they eat away at the clock and you can hold them to field goals?

The last thing a championship team needs to do is learn how to beat elite teams consistently. It's the final step of any team building process. The Bills right now are battling defensive issues and teams adjusting to Josh defensively, they need to overcome that before they can beat good teams with any sort of consistency. Honestly I think this Bills team is still good and can still win 10-12 games. I think McD is a good coach and Beane a good GM. I feel that the defense needs to adjust scheme wise, get Milano back and bring in a big run stuffing DT. Ideally I would add in trading for a big time pass rusher but that might be easier said than done. McD has to be more dynamic as a coach and learn to handle the illness of more as Pat Riley coined it. Basically it is a concept that once a team starts to win the players start to look out for their interests more. Role players want to start and get paid, starters want the ball more and a contract extension and the stars want the ball more and a bigger contract extension. I think the relative success of the past three years (10 wins last season and playoffs in 2017) has been a hamper on the defense. Tre got a huge extension, Poyer got his deal, Hughes got his new deal, Addision was brought in on a big contract, Milano and others are about a year away from new deals. Overall I think the defense needs some one field additions. Getting Milano and Levi back from injury will help. But they need to find a big body for up the middle. Butler is not cutting it, Zimmer gives effort but he is raw and I think Henry hasn't recovered from his injury. They need a Snacks Harrison type space eater. Signing him or another similar type of player could help the run defense. I also think the defense needs to cut a player or two. I would personally start with Butler to send a message. I think benching Murphy and Henry was a good idea but you need bigger consequences. I also think firing Frazier might send that type of message. Finally I think this team's season is likely to end at the divisional round unless they get a big addition to the defense like Yannick. They need a big time pass rusher. I think Yannick for a 2nd and a late round pick is something that could interest Minny. Adding that big time pass rusher and a run stuffer (which I think can be found off the street) are two key additions that might help the front 7.

I hope Mongo can come back and bring some nasty play back to the oline. The lack of a push in the ground game is disturbing. But the pass rush is a huge concern. They might need to trade for a big pass rusher. I would call up Minny and see if they would take a 2nd for Yannick

Yup completely agree.

They took what we gave them but couldn't get that turnover or that third down stop late to give the offense the chance to win late.

And yet it was a one possession game late. Bottomline is the gameplan in theory worked but if you don't have a good DL to put the pressure on third and long you are going to lose against even an OK QB let alone Mahomes.

I love Diggs, I think he likes it here. But that walking back to the line even in garbage time was crap. Got to rebound and put up a big angry win against the Jets.

I think the defense needs a shock to the system. Cut a starting player like Butler and fire Frazier, got to get these guys more motivated.

There are a few things the team can do realistically. First is fire Frazier, second is sign a run stuffing DT, third is cut Butler. fourth is to play Zimmer some more and fifth is get Milano back healthy. That should help the rush defense and LB play. The harder fix is going to be the pass rush. Hughes is shot, Addision is a supplemental player and Ed Oliver isn't rushing up the middle like he needs to. If I were McBeane I would call up Minny and offer a 2nd for Yannick. Minny isn't going anywhere and Yannick is on a one year deal (and you can cut Murphy to help with the cap hit.) I think the defense can be fixed. Remember last season weeks 7-11 when the defense was giving up 200 yards on the ground to bad teams? They turned it around. McD called the defense again, they brought in Lugiet, and Milano came back. A little bit more is needed this time but it is possible they turn it around.

The defense had a lot of issues getting off the field on third and long. But in the end KC scored 26 points below their average of 30. Bass misses a long field goal to end the half, Josh leads the offense to two punts in the third quarter and KC converts a couple of third and longs when it was a one score game late. That's the game right there. It happens, just have to rebound against the Jets.

The offense just wasn't able to keep pace. You knew you were going to get limited touches and you punted twice in the third quarter and still it was a one possession game late.

I hope Mongo coming back helps the nasty streak of the O-line. I don't think the O-line was the real issue. I think it was mostly on Josh. I think he just made some key mistakes.

Not sure what you mean but the gameplan basically knew KC was going to put up points and the best way to maybe limit them was to force them to run and get them to stall in the redzone and maybe get a turnover or two. Then on offense have long scoring drives to limit Mahomes chances to score. This was a one possession game late into the 4th. The offense just wasn't able to keep pace.

I also saw Zimmer makings some productive plays and playing hard. Not saying he should start but he should get some rotational snaps out there. I think the defense needs some energy.

Game Plan was to limit the number of possession and hope the offense was good enough to score consistently on long drives. It worked somewhat in the first half when the team was one 52 yard field goal away from being tied. But in the second half Josh led the offense to two punts. That was the game.

Milano coming back should help the LB play. I think they should also fire Frazier and cut Butler and sign Snack Harrison or another big stuffing DT (Also play Zimmer more dude played hard out there.) Those things should improve the defense. But the pass rush might be a harder fix. If I were Beane I am calling Minny and offering a 2nd round pick for Yannick and then cutting Murphy.

Honestly they should fire Frazier and cut someone on the D-line (I would say Butler), sign another run stuffing DT and play Zimmer more. This defense needs to have some more fire under them. I feel they have gotten a bit soft with a lot of players getting paid. Firing the DC and cutting a player can send a message to the team that you are still playing for your jobs.

It worked in the first half when the offense was able to move the ball. One 52 yard kick and they go in tied. It is a bad plan in that it demands near perfection from Josh to at least get 3 points on each possession. But then again any gameplan against KC demands 30ish points on offense.

I think they need to cut Butler and go after Snacks Harrison or another big body DT. Play Zimmer more. That and Milano coming back should help somewhat. But what's going to be a harder sell is getting more from the pass rush. If I were Beane I would call up Minny and see if they want a 2nd for Yannick.

The gameplan was likely to dare KC to run and throw short. Hopefully you then force a turnover or two and a few field goals. You then hope your vaunted offense could score on limited possessions on long drives. Josh punted twice on two possessions in the third and Bass missed a kick late in the half. That was the game.

KC played similar to how Baltimore played Josh in 2019. Just a lot of blitzes. I think you can coach Josh up on how to beat a blitz esp with the receiving core he has.