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All this talk about the Wild Card race leaves out the fact that because of scheduling weirdness these teams in the hunt will all be playing each other in the coming weeks, sometimes twice. For example, Jags still have the Colts twice, the Broncos and the Chargers. All these teams won't be able to have 2-3 losses for long.

Jaguars have a tough road coming up.. Colts twice Broncos Chargers A lot could hinge on those games. Chiefs sort of win either way there. If the Jags beat the Broncos and Chargers that's obviously good for then, but if the Jags lose those games then the Wild Card opens up.

every year we say "a 10 or 11 win team will be left out" and by the end there's a 9-8 team as the 7 seed.

I think your 3 wildcards will be 2 teams from the West and one from the East. Jags will battle with whoever the 3rd AFC West team is and maybe the 2nd place North team for the 7th spot. As of today, I predict: AFC East Winner: Bills (sorry, I know Drake Maye is already the next Brady or better but I don't buy it yet) AFC North Winner: Steelers (I am moving away from the Bengals because of that horrific defense. It's all time bad.) AFC West Winner: Broncos. (They are really good I think) AFC South Winner: Colts (they could be a real threat. Solid on the lines, good QB play, solid coaching. That's reproducible) Wildcards: Chiefs (5 seed), Patriots (6 seed), Chargers (7 seed) In the hunt: Jaguars, Ravens, maybe Bengals because with Burrow they can score on every drive so they have a shot in any game Don't forget there are a lot of "we win either way" games coming up: Patriots/Bengals and Patriots/Ravens: either the Patriots put those teams down for good or those teams get the Patriots some more losses, putting us in control of the division if we win there Ravens play both the Bengals and Steelers twice still, so there's a lot of AFC North losses to go round there and keep the team that doesn't win that division out of the Wild Card. Bengals or Ravens will knock the other team out. Bonus: Lots of people were bummed the Eagles game was so late... It wouldn't mean anything. Well, it is almost 100% certain to mean a ton to both the Eagles and the Bills, given the Lions and Packers record and level of play and the crazy AFC race. Finally, the red helmet game. It could very well be win and we win the East, lose and we play as a wildcard.

If we get Dexter Lawrence I will literally cry tears of joy

we are going to smoke these guys. Bills will win by 10+ and everyone nationally will do the "yeah but" thing, which means nothing right now because there is no guarantee we even play them in the playoffs.

If we could somehow swing a trade for one of the Saints WR to add to that room then we're talking. Palmer, Davis, Shakir, Saints WR 3 three TE Cook That's a nice offense to go into the stretch run

We have Josh Allen and we struggle to throw the ball or do not want to throw the ball. I think McDermott is actually fine with Josh being Josh, but is trying to keep him healthy and fresh for the playoffs, which I understand and it makes sense. It happened even in the opener. We played McDermott ball until we had to have Josh put the cape on. I think it makes a lot of sense, and McDermott is trying to avoid a repeat of Cam Newton. Some people forget just how superhuman he seemed in his prime. He was an absolute superstar. Then, basically overnight he couldn't do anything anymore because of injury. It feels like he hasn't played in forever and he's only 36. So, all that being said, this is why I am OK with McDermott, although I wouldn't hate to see a change. I would much rather have him than many of the other names mentioned here. I would absolutely move on from Beane if things don't go the way we want this season. It's a way to shake things up and send a message that the goal is not being met. I actually think McDermott has shown the ability to adapt and learn, and I think he would do even better with a GM who gives him better players.

I really liked Gabe Davis here and I'm excited for his return. Still, we need another WR to go with him and Shakir.

Chiefs defender did a great job not taking himself out of the sack there You often see guys fly in unblocked but run right past the QB

What a catch! I thought for sure he was out of bounds

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Yeah that wasn't even close

Now the video feed goes black mid play so we can't see the KC hold

I expected Mahomes to throw the flag on that pass

Very close to a fumble into the end zone

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We're going to smoke these bums next week

I literally LOLed and watched that Saints Bucs highlight 3 times for the entertainment value

That's a TD

Pretty entertaining game so far. Much more than I thought, but this is Washington's Super Bowl.

I would think strength in the arm would be an issue even after it's healed? Or even upper body strength in general. I imagine lifting and strength training would be hard with this injury

If we have an early playoff exit the noise around "the Bills are wasting Allen's career" is going to get very loud. It's part of being a top team that hasn't won. OR even got there.

The Bills have a generational talent at QB, a brand new stadium, and a bunch of decent players on the roster. There's more than enough to work with. The QB alone would make this the #1 available job. It's almost never the case that a HC or GM job opens when there is a superstar QB in his prime. Why? Because a superstar QB in his prime=consistent winning. Which means the most important ingredient is not the GM or HC in that scenario. Beane being replaced is not going to mean missing the playoffs. Zach Taylor, the most overrated HC in the NFL, got to a Super Bowl because of Joe Burrow, 2 WR and the DC who got blamed once the cheap owner let all the talent walk. Look at him now in Indy. Funny how that works. Players win games, and having one of the best QBs in the NFL means this team has a very high floor. The HC raises the ceiling. McDermott allowed Daboll to be Daboll and Allen to throw the ball all over the place and be unstoppable, so while he was uncomfortable with it I think that might have had more to do with personal stuff and not wanting to feel like second fiddle on his own coaching staff. As a younger coach at the time (experience wise) I can sort of understand that. Offense is unstoppable, everyone loves "Dabs" and you're kind of the grumpy parent telling everyone to stop having so much fun. Maybe it would be different now, because McDermott is more established and a little bit less tight and serious. I think you have a conversation as ownership first. Are you ok with trying a more wide open offense that utilizes Allen's skills? If not then you let him go. Every top offensive coach available would want the job.

IMO McDermott is the one limiting the offense. It's how defensive coaches think. Limit turnovers and mistakes, and when my defense is on the field I can control what happens using the part of the game I know and love best. If McDermott demanded a top talent at WR he would have one, simple as that. Still, all that said, if I had to pick 1 of the two to keep I would keep McDermott and hire a GM that he doesn't know who would report only to the owner. For all the frustrations it can cause, McDermott's schemes and strategies would look a lot better if Elam, Coleman, and Bishop were great players. Not to mention Sanders and Jackson this season (they still could be I suppose).