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  1. 5 minutes ago, wppete said:


    He a a fraction of what AJ is. We need AJ back in there and Von can come in and give AJ a breather. There is no comparison. 

    Von is basically a broken toy. He has one move, run really fast and hope the tackle doesn't catch him. That's how he got to Mahomes actually - the LT couldn't catch up. 

     


    I've yet to see Von make a move that requires any kind of cut. Until he can do that he's purely a situational player

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  2. 3 minutes ago, wppete said:

    Any word on AH Epanesa injury? We need him to play. Von is worthless out there, also think Kincaid has a shoulder injury, any word? 

    funny, Von finally had his "moment" this season. And it was massive. 

    2 minutes ago, Southern_Bills said:

     

    Von actually showed something against the Chiefs. Maybe he's finally getting it back, probably get suspended if he does just to spite the Bills lol.

    Not gonna happen anytime soon. Legal process will take months. And with both alleged victim and Von saying nothing of the sort happened, neither the Bills nor NFL have any basis for suspending him without a lot more hard evidence. 

     

    More than likely these charges are going to be dropped 

     

    (which doesn't preclude fans from thinking Von is toxic...this is his 3rd public gross moment that may or may not be illegal)

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  3. 6 minutes ago, Logic said:

    Hmmm...

    A lot to digest from that one, and with this thread at 54 pages, looks like I've already missed a lot of the digesting.

    - I liked the Bills' offensive gameplan in the first half

    - I did not like the Bills' offensive gameplan for most of the second half

    - The Chiefs had better second half adjustments than the Bills. This has been a trend this season. 

    - Below average year for the Chiefs offense or not, it's still impressive to hold them to 17 points at Arrowhead without Milano, Daquan, Tre, Hyde (for a half), etc.

    - AJ Epenesa's loss was felt. He's turned into a good pass rusher, and once he left the game, our pass rush took a hit

    - That said, thank God for Leonard Floyd and Ed Oliver, who should both get game balls for yesterday's win

    - Josh Allen likes running into people. Let him do it. It gets him fired up and loosens him up. How great was that TD run?!

    - Josh Allen -- Super human. Unreal. That sideline fadeaway pass in the 4th quarter? My goodness.

    - I thought it was weird to go away from Cook after the opening drive of the second half the way they did. Should've stuck with the hot hand

    - That said, it is SO refreshing to see them actually use the pass-catching talents of Cook instead of only throwing it to him on checkdowns

    - The Wheel route adjustment up the sideline to Cook was all Allen. It was not drawn up that way

    - The wide receivers got shut down yesterday. Good thing we had Cook, Kincaid, and Knox

    - How insanely relieved did McDermott look when the Bills stopped the Chiefs on 4th and sealed the game? Woah.

     

    For all of the nuance we can pick through, at the end of the day, it was a Bills win when they direly needed it.

    The funny thing is that the game didn't really look all that different than recent Bills games this season. Stretches of great offense, stretches of stagnant offense, moments where the D made big plays, moments where they gave up big plays. Josh missing an open Gabe in the end zone at the end. The Bills taking the lead at the end and then the other team getting the ball and driving it down field and scoring. Groundhog's day. Deja Vu all over again. The only difference is, this time the OTHER team messed up, and the Bills were the beneficiaries. The Chiefs out-Bills'd the Bills.

    Imagine having that must-win game -- which the Bills dominated the majority of -- end in Chiefs victory on a miracle lateral play like that on the friggin day that Frank Wycheck passes away? It would've been absolutely crushing. It would've destroyed me. It would have played on an endless loop on NFL Network for a full week, back to back with the Music City Miracle. Thank GOODNESS Toney was Offside. Instead, the Bills rallied around their coach, stuck together, played for each other, and did enough to win.

    For all the nuance, all the detail, all the coulda shoulda wouldas, and despite the fact that it ultimately looked just like recent games this season...the bottom line is that the Bills won. In this league, that's all that really matters.

     

    Think you need to give the Chiefs defense a ton of credit for the 2nd half offensive struggles. They dominated their match ups in the secondary and along the trenches

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  4. Probably the worst match up of the season for Buffalo. Dak is playing at an extremely high level, the Cowboys WRs are all cooking, and the Bills have a bunch of zone corners, fairly average backers in coverage, and outside of 43 straight up BAD cover backers, and precariously on the edge of washed safeties. 

     

    Like if the Cowboys play well that's pretty much 35+ and there's nothing McDermott can do about that. 

     

    Gonna be down to Allen putting up 350 and 4

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  5. 1 minute ago, badandyman said:

    Still not happy with are time management.  2:12 left in the game and you throw it 3 times taking 15 seconds off the clock. Run it 3 time. Avoid a sack and keep the clock running.  I guess thats to easy for McDermott and his staff


    Ita Josh Allen. You expect him to run it or check it down in those situations. Not try  <35% probable completions.

     

    This was execution, though yea I would have run it once to get it to the otherside of 2 minutes on first 

  6. Just now, Yobogoya! said:


    Philly skill players vs KC skill players is no contest. Old man Kelce is all KC has, rest of KC weapons range from average to outright liability (see: Tony, Kadarius) 

     

    But frankly our skill players might be even worse so glad we could eek that one out on the road. 


    Something very wrong with Diggs. His route tree is extremely limited and he’s not as quick as he was

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  7. Somehow the chiefs have managed to put together one of the best defenses in the league. They were winning battles up front all day and had quality coverage behind it.

     

    I think the OC could have leaned on the run game a bit more, but the struggles were understandable 

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  8. Just now, Simon said:

     

    Actually that was like the Tyreek Hill fast score that gave Allen the ball back too fast in "the game".

    Josh with the ball last instead of the Bills D wasn't a horrible option at that point.

    Kelce's brilliant play was so smart it was almost stupid.

    Ha them scoring like that actually had me feeling better about the Bills chances of winning 

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  9. 8 hours ago, 2003Contenders said:

    I don't want to crucify the OP because frankly I have been in a similar spot -- even up through halftime yesterday. Taken in a vacuum his points about going toe-to-toe against the team with the best record in the NFL on their home field, making a ridiculously low-percentage field goal in the rain to tie it up... well, they are valid points.

     

    However, we do not operate in a vacuum. And when you look at all that went on in the 2nd half, it really was a microcosm of all that is wrong with McD.  I too am leaning toward the belief that it is probably time to thank him for all that he has done, and look for some fresh blood in the off-season.

     

    At this point it looks like winning out is likely the only shot we have of making the playoffs. That would include road wins over KC and Miami. Not to mention a tough home game against the Cowboys.

     

    I will say that since 2020 the team has rallied after one of these mid/late season unlikely losses -- all of which were last-minute or overtime losses. In 2020 they went undefeated after "Hail Murray", in 2021 they went undefeated after the overtime loss against the Bucs, in 2022 they went undefeated after the overtime loss against the Vikings. Recall that the 2021 loss to the Bucs was also our 6th loss of the year, and things looked dire at that point. Then they rebounded and went into the playoffs strong. Anything short of that should spell the end of McD, I would think.

    So to be clear one can win 46 games and 4 playoff wins over 4 years, and should be  fired for going 8-9 and missing the playoffs in an injury riddled season? 
     

    For that you want to risk having the next Frank Reich or even Ron Rivera?

  10. 7 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

       Yup, we have been doing the wash and repeat routine on defense for many seasons now, same results regardless of who is or isn’t injured.  
        This result screams for this team to put the majority of their resources into the offensive side of the team, could we all just imagine what this team looks like with multiple high picks and expensive FA weapons for the offense every season…, imo the time has come for a serious discussion about how decisions are made and who is making those for this team going forward. The current administration has so obviously plateaued…, something needs to change to get over this hump. 
     

    GO BILLS!!!

    McDermott has won 65% of his games!!!!!! You’re acting like he’s got a losing record 

  11. To be clear, the Bills have lost 6, 3, 6, 3 games the last 4 seasons. You can not claim a pattern of losing when you win 10, 13, 10, and 13 games.  This season is clearly an anomaly and if your ague that it’s an argument  against reality. McDermott wins football games.  
     

    The question is really about what he can do against superior football teams with superior talent. That’s basically where he comes up short over his history in Buffalo. Can he get over the hump and have the bills win games against superior talent? Unlikely. That’s also true of 99% of the coaches out there. 
     

    Almost every year we end up with a Super Bowl winner that’s either the most talented, or near the most talented with enough great combos to overcome any talent deficiencies.  
     

    There’s only 3 coaches whom I think can be one of those coach combos. Andy Reid, Kyle Shannahan and Sean McVay. 

    19 minutes ago, Virgil said:

     

    Let me clarify.  If you are good with the AFC championship being your Super bowl, and still not winning that in your one appearance...McD is your man

    What you’re basically saying is there’s a coach out there who’s gonna lead the bills past Reid and Mahomes without having the best roster in the NFL? Or even Joe Burrow when your roster is a shell of its regular season self?

     

    Because thats the upgrade to McDermott 

  12. Like do people want McDermott fired because they’re frustrated or because they think McDermott lost control of his roster, lost the ability to game plan with his coordinators or because kneeled with 20 seconds left?

    2 minutes ago, mrags said:

    You don’t think he’s lost the locker room? He practically lost his star WR after his debacle in the playoffs last year. 

    No. Not remotely close. 
     

    I think he’s managing Diggs perfectly 

     

     

    This is out there folks:

     

    https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1729148681402855828?s=46&t=b_6DEUCIOVykcHVZYqq8jg

     

    be careful with what you’re asking for. You might just get it.

     

    Enjoy your week 

  13. Just now, Dablitzkrieg said:

    This is a drought thread right?  We like moral victories.  This is like saying she showed me a boob

    No this is me wanting the bills to win a SB. There’s a lot more bad coaches than there are good coaches. Th is I’ve learned from being a football sicko - both college and NFL - for decades now. 
     

    Ousting a legit good coach when he hasn’t lost his locker room and hasn’t stopped being willing to make big changes (such as firing his OC mid season), is a massive risk that I don’t think will pay off 

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  14. 13 minutes ago, mrags said:

    He must be experiencing PTSD from the drought era or he’s someone that just jumped in the bandwagon a few years ago like so many and doesn’t really know what’s it’s like when your head coach sucks. 

    I’ve been a fan since I moved to Buffalo as a 2 year old….in 1981. I’ve been through basically all of it 

  15. 3 minutes ago, Einstein said:

     

    If you think injuries are why the Bills lost yesterday, then I completely disagree.

     

    We completely shut their offense down in the first half - injuries didn’t seem to be a problem then. And then the defense got steamrolled in the second half. The Eagles scored on 5 of their last 6 drives. 4 of those 5 were touchdowns.

     

    The key was that the Eagles coaching staff made adjustments in the second half. McD either didn’t, or his adjustments were not helpful. That’s not injuries - it’s coaching.

     

     

     

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    Its scheme and depth. The bills D will always fade in the 2nd half because they have almost no depth any more.  They do well in the first half because McDermott has just enough fresh talent at the right spots to get stops. 
     

    Lqte 3rd and 4th and OT the Bills pass rush turned completely non existent because of that lack of depth and other pieces. For example they don’t have a good blitzing backer without Milano. 
     

    That matters. Eventually McDermott turns desperate with his blitzes which is why you suddenly crazy plays like playing cover 0 in the red zone 

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