Dan

The problem with this line of reasoning that is steadily brought up on this board… Beane acquired and built a roster this summer only to have a good portion of those players go on IR. The injuries started before the season began! It’s hard to blame Beane for not foreseeing injuries.

If I were that dude… I’d just retire now so it would speed my induction into the Hall of Fame. Heck with how awesome he is, they may not even make him wait 5yrs.

Agreed on all accounts. Another reason I would like for them to not clinch this weekend as it puts a little pressure on them to keep playing at a high level.

I have to agree with this. Managing the roster especially in regard to key players with an eye towards the playoffs is where we’re at… almost. I think they have to kinda go all in this weekend. There’s still a chance, albeit a slim chance, that they can win the division and even be the #1 seed. The first half of the season the Bills were often said to be “playing with the food” and sleepwalking because its all about the post season. Assuming they’ve had that mentality, it has to end this weekend. This is a big game. Last week was pretty big. It allowed us to keep pace with all the other WC contenders. Plus, it put the bengals in a huge bind. They’re not eliminated but beating them goes a long way to ensuring we don’t see that offense in the playoffs. Now we get the last big game of the regular season, IMO. Get this win and they’re in a great position.

The schedule makers really did us no favors with these last couple games! The Bengals game after they get 10 days rest. Followed by a big divisional game and the Pats have a 14 day rest. I expect the Pats to come out on fire. They’re rested. Know they win the division with a win. And have eyes on the #1 seed. We have to come out and match that physicality and energy right from the start. And hopefully have a better game plan to keep Maye contained in the pocket.

I was thinking the same thing multiple times! No one on the Bills O makes catches like that… ever. Such a luxury some QBs have.

It’s a crazy season.. we’ve beaten the Ravens, KC and Bengals. We’re 9-4. And yet, fighting for a wild card spot because the Pats and Broncos just keep pulling wins out of their assets. if any team can go on the road and win it’s the Bills, but why can’t it every be a cake walk like the Chiefs had for the last 6 years?

Yes. They basically ran 2 run plays over and over, with a few TE/RB passes mixed in for key conversions. It was a simple game plan that the Steelers just couldn’t stop. To play devils advocate… maybe they had more to the game plan? But with Cook and Davis being so unstoppable, Brady never had to dig deeper than than the 3 or 4th play on his sheet? If that’s the case, it was a great win because we won easily and put pretty much nothing on tape for the Bengals.

I wanted to hear you out… but had to stop right there. The Bengals are absolutely NOT the toughest game left on the schedule. It will be a tough game, mostly because we get them after a 10day rest which gives Burrow more time to get back in a rhythm. But the Patriots are absolutely a better team than the Bengals… AND we get them after their bye week! And in Foxboro. The schedule makers did us no favors with this little stretch! Oh yeah.. and we get to play the Eagles still. so… sorry.. I stopped reading your post at the start of the 2nd paragraph. Any conclusions drawn on the assumptions that next week is the toughest team/game we have left are flawed conclusions.

Completely agree! On several occasions… I was screaming for a play action pass. Nope. Same run and it gets stopped. Then they have to pass. That may be his biggest issue. Situation awareness and dictating being proactive with his calls. He could do a lot more to put the offense in better position and be less predictable. when it works. It works! But when you get a good D coordinator..it gets easy to defend.

Agreed. They’re trying. And Beane even tried for something big at the trade deadline. My only issue there was he should’ve put his eggs in another basket.. not going after an interdivision WR. BUT …really glad they seem to have finally moved on from Samuel. Let’s hope Cooks provides more than his lackluster efforts. I have hope Brady and the passing offense can turn it around. I suspect we’ll know after 2 weeks. Bengals and Pats will be tough to beat without more of a passing offense… I think.

I thought the same about thing. When they took over with 10mins left, I thought… just get a couple first downs take half the time off before you punt. Do that and the game is all but over. Then they went in an epic drive, drained almost the entire quarter, and kicked a FG. It was a such a beautiful thing to watch.

Totally agree. It was awesome on every level. 2 points: 1. I recall Bishop coming up limping late in the game. It’ll be worth watchin to see if he pops on the injury report on Wednesday. 2. I loved the run heavy game plan, especially in the conditions yesterday. But he needs to be able to adjust and switch up the game plan better during a game. Because teams WILL be able to contain the running game. It’s happened this season. So for as good as he was this week, let’s see if he can keep it going with a more creative passing attack, as well.

This year, yes. But in roughly the same time frame as McBeane have been here, they’ve won 2 Superbowls (2018 & 2025) with 2 very different QBs, Coaches, teams.

For all those hoping for or thinking Beane will be replaced this offseason, they’re going to be pissed when he and McD are still here. But, I agree with this. Much like Brady needs to grow up and make adjustments to the offense because teams have figured out our pedestrian route schemes and personnel tendencies… Beane and McD have been here long enough that they needs to adjust. They came with a plan and a process to turn the culture of this team around. And they did! Now, they need to reassess and look at teams like the Rams and Eagles and develop a plan to retool and get over the hump. I feel like they’ve gotten to perennial playoff team mode, and think they can just stay here and get lucky one year. That may work for a year, but it’s been several years of just hanging on and hoping for a break. It’s time to do something more like the Rams. For now, I hope they all sat around eating turkey and collectively thought… OK time to wake up and play with focus and intensity. It’s not the playoffs, yet. But the teams they’re playing, starting last week, are playing like it. And the Bills need to match that level of play before it’s too late.