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He's not wrong. Bills fans get more fun, fire and intensity from the retired players leading the charge. The entire team, coaches included, absent a few, all look like they are just there to collect the paycheck and not get injured this year. In the midst of a Super Bowl window. Bills fans get treated to week after week of their star quarterback staring into space on the bench, and the head coach befuddled and mystified at how to fix problems, and also spending a lot of time staring into the space his star quarterback uses.

That is a unsettling indictment of Allen, Diggs, Davis and Morse. Where are the killers? Is it really Murray (and guys like Douglas and Joseph)?

There needs to be a 30/30 on how some of these dudes - Colin Cowherd, Mike Florio, Stephen A. Smith - came to be the Spirit Halloween stores of NFL commentary. I need to understand the decision making process to give Florio and Chris Simms a show. I need to see the person advocating the "pros" side of that list in the conference room.

That's most definitely the owner saying "I'm not paying that dude $10 million to sit on a bench." Rich people are at their core, cheapskates. Regardless of performance, he wants to get his money's "worth" out of his "investment."

Whether Michigan keeps him around after this season or not, I think Harbaugh will be radioactive for other coaching jobs for some time between his personality and his opinion that rules are mere suggestions. I think Harbaugh's college coaching career is all but over. NFL, maybe, but it's likely the Bears. Nobody likes a dirty coach. Those kinds of coaches usually make law firms rich.

The end of an empire is always sad because the emperor only hears when the music has stopped, but not when its slowing. I think being *fired* by the team you saw so much success with is sad. BB is leaving the Patriots like Tom Landry did in Dallas - it's a long sad march of one last terrible season. I always appreciated that Marv knew it was time after that 6-10 season in 1997.

My theory: Both Sean McDermott and Brian Daboll are unlikeable coaches. I don't think players like playing for either guy. Daboll's shine just wore off very fast in NY because he's a hothead.

If he didn't have a new stadium on the way, I'd agree 100% with you. New stadium changes the dynamic and timing. There's no Steelers patience with that on the way. You want a team that's been in or very near the Super Bowl as you head into that stadium, with peak interest and attention. The move from good to great. You do not want a middling team that sputters out in WC or Divisional games, where you fire the coach in Season #1 or #2 in your new stadium and spend the first five years of your new stadium rebuilding under a new head coach. The time to do any firing is 2024 so the new coach has at least one year of building under the belt. I have felt McDermott's seat is hot, regardless of the extension, and Beane's FO is safe.

The bad news is that what we all see is what we're all going to get. Just like in the days of Dick Jauron and Chan Gailey, we can all yell at the clouds for changes, but these dudes will march out there every single Sunday doing the same exact thing all the way to the end. I've hoped this coaching staff and team would find that extra gear but I simply don't think they've got it. NFL coaches are stubborn people. As you see across the NFL here, and in NE for example, coaches would rather sink the ship tethered to their beliefs that *their* system works, regardless of the results you see.

I don't either, but to be fair, it would have consequences when it comes to relationships with other players and agents. It may not be all that bad. Yes, he'd be leaving a lot of money on the table, but from Miller's perspective, negotiating a way out of Buffalo allows him to pick another team, or simply joining the team of his choice come November of the 2024 season for a playoff run. This year is IT for this iteration of the squad. That's why I'm disappointed with the season so far. A lot of these guys aren't in Buffalo next year.

Offenses know how to beat this defense. The majority of the fans on this board know how to beat it, and we're not professional NFL coaches. How many times did you hear the Bengals call out the blitzing safety last night? If you think ol' Process spends the week adding new wrinkles to the defense, you're an eternal optimist.

I agree - the only leverage the Bills have (which I would use) is telling him he's no longer a starter on the Bills, and he'll be in spot duty, backing up younger players. I don't think he'd like that, and as a result, cut a deal to get out of Buffalo. It's not the cleanest, honest way to do business.

Amen. That's coaching right there.

Oh the Bills need the KC win. Bills play to win that one. I'm not expending dry powder on the Philly game. I don't need concussions, ACL tears, etc. from a game that doesn't materially affect the AFC playoff picture.

I think coaching continuity is way overrated in the era of free agency and tanking for high draft picks. If you're the Steelers, and the Super Bowl is the goal, why go year after year with Mike Tomlin, churning out painful seasons of 10 wins year after year? If you're the Cowboys, what good comes from keeping Mike McCarthy employed, where you'll feast on the mediocrity and lose against all the good teams? Why does Tampa Bay find money for more text book definition of mediocrity Todd Bowles?

I part with White (his days of meaningful football are likely behind him), trade Knox with little regard for the draft picks I likely get back (I don't need that $ tied up at TE), and I work as hard as I can to reach an agreement with Miller where he's not a Bill. He will be interested in doing a deal if I tell him that he won't be starting games. Miller to me isn't the vocal leader I want on the defense, and assuming the rest of the 2023 season looks like last night, his days of meaningful football are behind him.

MUST win the six AFC games. I don't care about the Eagles and Cowboys games. Meaningless games at this point. I wouldn't play the starters in Philadelphia with KC the following week, and I'd rest them in Dallas with a trip out to LA after that game.

The reality is the Bills have a past his prime Von Miller that has moments of greatness left. His mind wants to play, but that body really doesn't want to. He looked very old last night.

The Ugly: Regardless of on the the field performance, it'll be business as usual at OBD, with misplaced faith in a "process" that no longer generates positive results.

There are many fans who think McDermott and Co. being fired at the end of the season would never happen due to his contract extension. I submit that the sleepwalking and disarray you see in year 7 of his coaching tenure is evidence that firing him at the end of the season is a real possibility. The 2023 Bills may be the 2001 Buccaneers. The Bucs fired Tony Dungy despite having a 54-42 record, and the team going to the playoffs 4 out of the 6 seasons he was coach. Why? The Bucs were loaded with talent and slept walk through that 2001 season, losing all NFC games of consequence, and then getting blown out in the playoffs.

Absolutely needed this game. Four conference losses is a mortal wound.

Pat Shurmur isn't going to do a damn thing. He never has. Colorado could lose all the games that's left in the season with him calling the offense.

It's been a part of my life for at least 15 years. I've enjoyed the camaraderie, humor and breaking news.

Bengals 31 Bills 24 Bengals were on roller skates with the 49ers unpredictable play action, throwing all over the place. They could not stop it. That's the key. However, I'm afraid ol Process will just process the Bills to a loss against a smart defensive coordinator. Get ready for a lot of blank staring into the camera for this one.

The Commanders need a coach and FO that has a sharp drafting acumen and work well together. That isn't curmudgeon BB. I think this season has demonstrated that it's time for him to retire. Josh Harris did the same thing with the 76ers - went out and got another celebrity coach who's past his prime in Doc Rivers, and it led to four consecutive playoff exits with *very* talented 76ers teams.