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I couldn't disagree with you more. EJ had his faults, he probably belongs where he is, but 5 games into his career I was a lot more excited for EJ. He made some clutch plays, just like Allen, but never had back-to-back 80 yard passing games.

We've seen this script several times over. If they make it to 2020 it won't be because they really nailed their highly anticipated second** draft. For them to have a chance, Allen will have to defy all logic and actually improve dramatically, to the dismay of most scouts and analysts. **McDermott's third.

We'll get nowhere in hypotheticals, but what specifically about Mahomes' success has led you to believe it came from a season of grooming?

That would be a world record on our team.

You nailed it. The most annoying part of this "rebuild" is hearing fans bring it up like we were pre-selected as the team who needs to gut their roster this season. We did this to ourselves, and worst of all, we need to have faith in this management to be the ones to figure it out. "How could Allen succeed with this roster" is a great question, and one they should have addressed two years ago when they blatantly started going all in on their QB. The icing on the cake for me is that we have Daboll, who has massive warts from his THREE failed OC opportunities, but all we heard was a how he held a clipboard for a national championship and fetched water for the Patriots***. I'd like to think that we as Bills fans are experts in mediocrity. We tend to split up around this point in the season, where half become skeptical and the other half become delusional. The skeptical fans are trying to figure out how McDermott is even remotely capable of fielding an offense worthy of playing this century, while the delusional see Josh Allen's big arm and call it a day. Obviously its more nuanced than that, but it does boil down to this: In nearly 20 years we haven't been good at all. We've had decent defenses and flashes here and there, but both sides, the delusional and skeptical alike had determined we need a QB. Every game that goes by where we don't have one -- and every game that goes by where Mahomes and the like light it up -- deep down we all know we're one game closer to the eventual head coach firing. I'm not a fan of this cyclical ritual, but as earlier stated, I'm an expert in mediocrity, and I can see this one coming from a mile away. Josh Allen could be great, and I'm hoping against hope that is... but as of today he's got a lot more in common with EJ, Trent, JP, etc. than Mahomes and his peers.

Maybe they shouldn't have fired a head coach after a playoff win...

E Moulds also was great as a returner in the chances he did get on the field. I agree completely that he was never going to be a bust.

I agree, if we switch head coaches next year we might be able to get it done in 2.

We brought the rebuild upon ourselves, and did so in mind-numbing fashion. Today, Nick O'Leary caught a TD pass from Brock Osweiler. The rest of the league has no problem scoring with waiver wire guys, yet here we are, trotting out sub 100 yard passing performances like they're badges of honor.

You honestly think Allen would be playing like Mahomes right now if he was on the Chiefs?

hot take

The Patriots have only scored 100 more points than us so far this season? Wow, they're having an off year.

If I have to cut players exclusively from their play on the field... 1. Peterman - lol 2. Bojorquez - Dropped snap in week 1, botched hold last week, blocked punt this week... Yes, he has a hell of a leg, but I miss the days when my punter wasn't a storyline in the game. Bad things are happening when he's out there. 3. Ray Ray McCloud - late round speedsters with no hands are a dime a dozen. We have one set screen pass to him that we seem to call each week as if to say, "SEE!!?? We throw the ball to playmakers!" Anyways, last week his first down was routine and overrated by fans and this week he forgot how to catch a punt. Cut. 4. Ducasse - I think technically I need to wait for him to be healthy, but screw the rules I'd cut him anyways. Groy was perfectly fine when he came in. 5. Holmes - Just put him out of his misery. I dislike K. Benjamin, but I couldn't possibly cut him. Who would the 60-year-old men from Gowanda complain about when they call into the radio? Plus, he was a panther so he's untouchable.

They have absolutely asked that. What exactly do you think you stand to gain from that question?

On the contrary, you've made the argument that he could be the best at what he does.

how did we do on drives that didn't start DEEP in texans territory?

We coukd also just follow the rules that other teams have had no issue following for 80 years.

Allen is blatntly not ready, which is why it's maddening that we have no other QB. Beane and McDermott thought they were smarter than everyone by ignoring the entire offensive side of the ball this offseason. Having a top ten D is useless if scoring is practically impossible. No one forced them to rebuild a team like this - they have no one to blame but themselves.

I feel solace in knowing that the Browns still exist. It can, in fact, be worse.

Sorry, I was referring to the Peterman quote, not your gibberish.

I believe we gave EJ 10 games. For the record he was never as bad as Allen.

what the hell does that even mean?

I think Eli Manning has had a fantastic career and is neither overrated nor underrated. He's on a very short list of guys that won two superbowls, and the only to do it against Brady twice. How a Bills fan, given what we've endured for the last 20 years, can think Eli is anything but Elite is bafffling to me.

In pop culture the term is called, Chasing the Dragon. Also, I spent a little bit of time trying to articulate that thought and actually felt a little choked up typing it. It's always nice to see a completely dismissive response with absolutely no merit come in immediately. Never change TSW. Never change.

Whenever someone dies that clearly had "just one before I die" in their vernacular I feel emotional and a little sad. It's just a game, and I'm able to distinguish that quite easily, but for those who can't... I feel their pain. I'm no longer in Buffalo, but as a whole it's inhabitants have no sense of understanding what it feels like to be a national champion. Any championship our city has gets a giant asterisk for being something not nearly as big as the Stanley Cup or Lombardi. If we do end up winning a championship in my lifetime I fear that it will not live up to the expectations. It will feel like, "...now what?". I may even lose a tiny bit of my identity. I'm not even sure I'll be as die-hard, as the chase to win the big thing is the drug that keeps me coming, and once it's been quelled I doubt it will ever feel the same.