Dan

I think this is a point many people are missing. Yes, Josh. Was amazing. He threw downfield and WRs were open. BUT. A lot of that was because the Bucs loaded the LOS to stop Cook and the short WR passes. And they did. The difference in this game vs others… Josh (or Brady) realized it and opened the offense up. That’s all they need to do… take what the defense gives them. In this game it was WR medium to long passes; in other games it will be running the ball. Do what it takes to win.. and stop trying to impose your will.

That effort and attitude are more important than in-game production

Yes, I did.

I absolutely and emphatically agree!

Shavers an UDFA, boarder line starter playing over Coleman says all you need to know about McD. Go Bills!

Agreed on Taron. But he’s definitely beginning to decline. I’ve always been an advocate of developing players.. which is why you draft not for players in the upcoming season, but players in 1 or 2 seasons. Given that.. they need to start looking for TJs replacement soon, IMO. I think Beane has been pretty good at this mindset. Of course, not all players work out, but it takes a couple years to really find out. Which makes the draft misses so much more harmful. Bishop is a good example, if he continues to improve and stays healthy… next year; and for many more years, we’re set. If he doesn’t… the secondary is in trouble for years. But it takes faith, a solid and stable coaching staff to develop players, and a player willing to continue working on his game for it all to succeed.

I think Bills fans are spoiled to even suggest this. Yes, the Bills have done this numerous times to weaker teams…. But it’s not really that common to get 3 or 4 score leads against divisional opponents. Whats more the dismay that follows the game when we only win by 10, rather than the 21 or more points that was wished for/expected. The Bills should win. There really need to win. But if it’s not a blowout multiscore lead at the half, it doesn’t mean the Bills aren’t good or taking them lightly. The team is dealing with a lot of injuries to key players, some will be out, some should absolutely be on a snap count. That, in and of itself, means this game is likely to be closer than a lot of folks would like. Go Bills!

Can all y’all give it a rest!? How about we start a thread and just call it the “piss and moan life sucks” thread. We play the Dolphins this week… and I was hoping to read about this week’s game here. Not hypothetical matchups in 2 or 3 months. And non stopping whining about how horrible our team and the FO is. Just go to Chiefs planet or Bengals Board of awesomeness and profess your love of their receivers there. Please. Just go.

Same here… but a first from the Bills is totally less than a first from most other teams. Point being, our first may not have been nearly enough. Not to mention, the dolphins (and jets) are in bad shape.. but even they see the problem with trading a starting WR to Josh.

I would argue, that if the Bills were losing by 6pts or less… they would have done more to move the ball at the end of the game. And at the very least, it would have been an easier FG attempt. Bills got the ball back with just over 4mins in the game, up by 7, and were clearly playing to run the clock down. They converted 2 first downs with great play calls to get to the 2 min warning. On the fringes of FG range, that's when the went into conservative mode with 3 dive plays to safely drain the clock. If Prater makes the kick, none of this is discussed. Similarly, I think if needed, the Bills could have gotten at least one more first down and iced the game. McD chose the long FG, and it nearly cost them. But, it was a good bet even if it made every one of us stop breathing for 22 game seconds.

Just to saying..yesterday’s win kinda changes things. The Bills’ Super Bowl window has been flung wide open. I say put all the chips in the table, trade whatever picks you need to… but get playmakers in that will put them over the top. Get the right players.. and it’s a legacy, career defining move if they make the Super Bowl. Do we really need a #32 pick next year? It’s not good to mortgage the future.. but in this instance… go for it all!

Sucks for the kid. Never want someone’s dream cut short like this. Hopefully, he does what’s best for a long, healthy life.

A few thoughts about the game. Its been suggested that the bills were sleepwalking through several games this year. Well yesterday we saw playoff football. There were several plays that I think they’ve been saving. For example, the third down pass to Cook. That play was absolute money and perfect. I’ve been hoping, just wishing they would do something like that but they’ve saved it and perhaps wisely so. With any luck, we don’t see that play again until the AFC championship game. There are other instances, like the heavy use of play action passes. All in all it was a brilliant game plan to beat KC. The fourth and 17 was absolutely horrible! But I kind of get it both are probably never thought he’d have that clean of a chance to hit Mahomes. And Bernard just blew it. But overall, there’s zero you can complain about on the defense. My only worry is going forward. Out two best defenders in the middle of the line are gone for the season. It’s gonna take a lot to overcome that. But that’s for another week. Finally, I suspected this before, and I’ll say it again, I think the crowd noise hurts the defense, perhaps more than it hurts the opposing team’s offense. The defense is relying on rookies to do a lot of communication and they seem to be out of sync. There were a number of players that were just running around, trying to get in position. I think that’s why we saw so many defensive timeouts. And I don’t disagree with it. I would never even suggest that the fans be quiet on defense. But the coaching staff and the players absolutely need to come up with some sort of signals or plan similar to how offenses do it. Bill’s mafia is not gonna be quiet on third down! It’s a good week! Go Bills!

They made the AFCCG last year. Currently they’re 5-2. How in the *%*% can you say the Bills can’t seriously compete for a title?

Absolutely expect Tre to get called for this twice.