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I hear Belichick is available I'd be stoked with Harbaugh tho. Those 49ers teams were resilient & found ways to win. Played true complimentary football. Seemed he gets the most out of his players. I'd prefer a coach like him to another unproven. Too much is on the line to try rookie coordinators & coaches imho

Simply put the talent is there, we know this. The issue then becomes about how we're using them & for that the blame goes to our coaches. Easy who to point the finger at, Sean & Dorsey should go. Wont happen, Dorsey will be the fall guy for this season but if this team implodes maybe the pressure on Beane gets hot enough that Sean gets the axe. Whatever the case this is unacceptable & like the coaches say: there needs to be accountability... and that needs to start at the top.

its funny. We draft Cook, add new old guys in Latavius Murray & Damien Harris, after previously trying this with Matt Breida & Nyheim Hines, & now its Fournette who's the next to join the party. And thats after spending 3rd rd picks in 2019 & 2020 on Singletary & Moss who are no longer on the team. And we're not gonna use any of them! Serious question but what are we looking for where none of these guys are the answer? Can one deduce from this that its not the RB thats the issue but perhaps the scheme or play designs or oline instead? How many rb's do we need to go thru before we realize its not the rb thats the issue? Whats the point of acquiring Fournette or any of these guys if we dont intend on using them? These retread rb moves are approaching Carolina Panthers level of absurdity. If we were winning it wouldnt be such an issue but in light of our reality it doesnt seem like our management has any clue on what to do.

this thread is a pretty BILLSY thing to make after a loss. Forgive me if anyone else has said that already. GO BILLS

we just need to play to our strengths, stay disciplined & execute, thats it. We don't need any gimmicks or revolutionary changes. But staying disciplined in & of itself would be a revolutionary change. Being prepared to face each new team each week would be a change, because for some reason we just havent been. Theres many problems with going into a K-gun offense. 1st off no K. But the biggest issue is being the extra pressure it puts on your defense when you go 3 & out in short fashion & the defense is back on the field again. They're already dinged up & a liability, seems like a recipe for disaster. We just need to sustain drives, control the tempo & possession & stay disciplined, we do that we win most games. But our team plays like they dont care until theyre absolutely forced to. Coach needs to get them to play like the game is on the line from the very 1st snap of the ball. Not just when youre down a couple scores in the 4th qtr imho

trust the process

BILLS implications aside: these international games are an opportunity for the NFL to showcase the game to new viewers. With that as the goal, i wish the NFL would've communicated to the officials that if its a judgement call, less is best. Not saying dont call obvious penalties, but if something is borderline, for the sake of the game just dont call it. The non stop penalties broke the rhythm for the game & made even diehard football fans cringe. I imagine non-diehard fans felt even worse. Of course if we win the game we dont feel as bad about the penalties. Another aside that ive been saying for awhile: our 2 losses have less to do with the team we're playing (or these officials) & more about ourselves. We're good enough that we can beat both these teams if we just play with confidence & within our capabilities & just dont make critical mistakes. Easier said than done i guess.

i too was frustrated with the flags, with questionable calls that made you wonder if there was something else going on. So i googled the officiating crew during the game & this is what i found on Shawn Smith: The Bills with Josh Allen at quarterback are 8-1 ATS with Shawn Smith, their best record with any referee since his arrival in Buffalo. Additionally, the Bills are 6-0 on the moneyline and ATS in their last six games with Shawn Smith officiating. So this officiating crew had no anti-BILLS bias in their history. Just thought i'd add this bit since i noticed no one else did lol.

is it just bad luck? Is it strength & conditioning? Is it the fact we're getting older & more susceptible to injuries? Is it all or none of the above? or is it just football? Good way to end the 1st half. Couldve brought that fumble recovery to the house for a td, had the guys around it thought of it lol. (Makes sense to fall on it too) But the guys made a big stop! This teams confidence seems shaky at the start of this year. When things dont go as planned in game, when they face adversity, its been a challenge at times to remain composed. My 1st instinct is to look at the coaching, but the boys are still fighting & in this. Coach is still clapping on the sidelines giving emotional support LETS F-in GO!!!

if it wasnt for Jeudy's injury history maybe it'd be an idea but too risky going forward imho. As for now someone like Mike Evans makes more sense to me. Davante Adams doesnt, big name tho of course. I can see why it'd garner interest but yeah its highly unlikely to happen.

it is an issue, however at least they're seemingly aware of it & are helping him. I've been pretty critical of a lot of Beane's decisions, specifically his lack of urgency in addressing the oline more aggressively. But at least they're not letting Brown get exposed. Then we'd have something else to be upset about

If i were building a team to compete for the Superbowl & were paying an elite talent like Josh Allen to lead our franchise, i'd pick someone who has the respect & the trackrecord to coordinate said offense. I wouldn't pick Ken Dorsey. I wouldnt take a chance on an unproven unknown. Say what you will about the reasons why he was the choice. But is he the best man for the job? Who can make the claim that he is? His supporters/defenders point to last season, but one could argue last season was attributed to the remnants of Daboll's influence. As time goes on his influence waned & Dorsey's took over. Putting aside the play design & calls & lack of focus & execution, do the players even respect KD enough to listen when he puts them in their place? Does he even do that at all? What track record can Dorsey point to, for that player to respect & listen to? Problems in any organization come from the top down & i dont think its any different here. Oline remains an area of concern. Jason Peters just got signed by Seattle. Guess they realized they needed help & did something about it. Will we? Stay tuned

https://sports.yahoo.com/seahawks-officially-sign-lt-jason-181935020.html GO BILLS

i stopped paying for cable 20 years ago & have relied on internet streams & torrents to get me thru. I have total freedom & control over what media i consume & have never looked back. Any sporting event, if theres a camera & internet connection, theres a stream out there to watch for free. Companies like Spectrum aka Slime Warner aka Adelphia Cable have a history of mismanaging funds where the customer experience is secondary to their corporate profit margin & dividend. Exec's paid themselves millions while cheating seniors out of paying more due to predatory billing practices. I have no sympathy for the situation they've created for themselves. There's plenty of options available, if you need a place to watch the game, dm me & Eff Spectrum & GO BILLS!

the butt dimples make it feel weird to me. It also kinda looks like Aaron Rodgers. i do appreciate the commitment however if this is real

to me its because we don't take whats given to us. The Patriots used to take advantage in that way. With our offensive philosophy, we're at our best when Josh completes high percentage throws, executes our offense & gets 1st downs. We dont need to throw 40 yards down field all the time. If we just take what defenses give us, if we just execute within ourselves, we should win most games. It feels like the thing that is stopping us is ourselves. The lack of focus, penalties, coaching & execution... its us its us. but you guys already know.. I hope that Cinci game was just a pariah, an outlier. As BILLS fans we've been thru a lot. We've seen how bad things can get. This team is so close. We have so much talent across the roster. Mano a mano we play smart & tough we win. This team needs to look within & at one another & find some character. Who do you want to be? Do you want to be losers or do you want to be the Super Bowl winning BUFFALO BILLS? They should be sick of being losers now. They were new to it when they got here but they should feel it now. Lets see who they are come Monday Night!

hated the Boogie pick at the start, as well as many other early picks we've made (hard not to really), but i had hoped we would trade for some oline help or player to help us win NOW. A 5th rd pick for 2024/25 does nothing to help us NOW. Arizona traded Josh Jones to Houston for a 5th rd pick, would've liked to see us add a player like him, especially since our oline depth has taken a hit & its likely the most important area we need to improve anyways, outside of MLB. It is what it is i guess, GO BILLS

wow yeah, i didnt even make that connection & recognize him. Thats pretty cool & a great show

appreciate you posting this video but i dislike videos like this. Joe Marino went over all the video, well how about show it? Picture says a thousand words, video says even more. Couldnt he show the plays he's talking about? Wouldn't that have been a better video? Thanks Joe Marino for showing us what you think the issues are, oh wait you didnt lol. If im off-based i apologize in advance. GO BILLS!

Should put 1 of those large refrigerator boxes in a BILLS uniform & make that our RT. At this point its scary to think how that actually could be an improvement. It'd still be a pushover but defenders would get tripped up in it & it'd slow em down. Make it happen Beane! GO BILLS! In all seriousness, Jason Peters should've been called before the game was over. And anyone else out there, Bueller? Bueller? Beane HAS to do SOMETHING. Give me Brady's offensive scheme with KC's oline & Josh Allen at QB. Run a balanced offense, taking what the defense gives you & just execute plays & 1st downs. Idk why that seems so foreign when we play? Get Josh in a rhythm, get everyone some confidence. With a struggling Oline perhaps running deeper routes that take more time to develop isn't the best strategy to run as often as we do? There's so many issues with this team right now (which is scary given where we are in our "window") & i suppose time will tell which ones are real or just perceived & anything can change if you get on a roll. But the issues seem more about us & less about the team we're playing. Which is good in that we can change things & control our destiny, but its bad in that its our own fault for being in this mess too. Can Beane look at some of these decisions & accurately evaluate himself to make corrective action? Not many can, but I hope he can because he needs to & fast. GO BILLS

ha i thought this video was awesome. Showed more than just Hammer's Lot (which we have seen a million times before). Actually showed people the area, with many of the local spots & food we cherish. Surprise shoutout to The Waiting Room & Every Time i Die. Probably the best video i've ever seen on the BILLS tailgate experience. Wasnt just smashing thru tables & idiots setting themselves on fire. Thanks for sharing

Just think, with the news of the cost overruns, in hindsight we very well could've afforded a dome, had we just simply managed the costs more efficiently elsewhere with the project? Thats what im taking away from the AP article thats got everyone fired up. This cost excuse was likely never the reason why we didnt decide on a dome, its Pegula's belief we should be outdoors, simple as that. Everything else seems just a supporting rationalization for Pegula's wishes. Whether one believes them or not, its up for debate i guess. Football "purists" aside, in a troubled economy where the slices of pie to go around are fewer & fewer, it doesnt make financial sense to spend $2B on a building used 12 times a year. It just doesnt & no amount of attempts to rationalize this will ever succeed, because at its core its simply irrational. But hey, now that im likely priced out of going to the games, maybe i can watch the games on TV hopefully going forward, so i guess i shouldnt complain? The BILLS are staying here for years to come. Whole thing literally makes me facepalm whenever i think of it. Guess i shouldnt haha.

It really is amazing how KC can seemingly toss out any RB or WR onto the field & have them be utilized in a manner that is not only productive, but that strikes fear into your opponents. The names of their supporting cast change every year it seems, yet KC remains consistent & dominant. I agree with your general take. The 2 glaring differences as i see them are KC has better coaching & a better offensive line, period. Everything else is a give & take. If Mahomes has the time to throw, he'll find the open guy no matter who it is. Josh Allen is the same way. We just dont have the line to do that like KC does. We cant run the ball like KC does, throw screen passes like they do, offensive line & coaching, simple as that imho.

really wish Fitz was 5 years younger & wanted to backup Josh. Would've been perfect Barkley has all the other traits a QB needs except the physical ones. He has the arm of a noodle. Kyle Allen isnt much better but at least has a little more velocity on his throws. But both suck. Ironically enough i went on playerprofiler.com & they have Barkley's best comparable player as Fitzpatrick lol. Man i wish that were the case.

apparently! In fairness it is a long off season lol