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Elway, in the end, was similar to Peyton Manning in that he simply no longer had that supreme arm talent at the end. Elway was helped with an RB by the name of Terrell Davis, who rushed for 1750 yards in 1997, for 2000 yards in 1998, and the Broncos ran the ball more than they threw it in those last two Super Bowls. Manning, in his last SB, was helped by a #1 defense while their offense was middle of the pack. The current Buffalo Bills have the right idea with the run game and now need to upgrade their passing attack with more innovative schemes. That power run game is supposed to help protect Allen and not throw him under the bus... 8 SACKS

I agree. I'm hoping that this OC can steal some insight from what the Rams do with Mat Stafford/Sean McVay. Or perhaps see if Peyton Manning is interested in a consulting position to help right away. This stuff can't be happening again and again. To be beaten by the lowly 4-7 Dolphins, Falcons.

Yet, he has had games where the plays weren't predictable, like against the KC Chiefs, who have a brilliant DC with a top 5 defense. This is why Joe Brady's game planning makes no sense to me, because he has faced difficult pass rushes in the past, and never has Allen taken as many sacks. This is what is so puzzling to me, as Brady was hired at the 2023 Bye week, so he had all of last season to impress, and he did just that. His blocking schemes in the run game, for instance, have been awesome, and having the #1 rushing attack is no small feat. Now, suddenly, the team can't pass protect/block. Last season, the receivers were much worse, and yet the Buffalo offense was #2 in scoring and #1 considering the playoffs. I believe that Brady has the wherewithal to set up a top offense in both the run game and pass game, and now he has fallen on his face with his pass protection, passing schemes. McDermott has stated he backs Brady.

Something is rotten here, and I'm not sure what. I almost think that Joe Brady is throwing these games away for some reason. Like he was offered a HCing job somewhere (NY Giants??)and he simply doesn't care to do his job properly in Buffalo. It's tough to believe he is this lame after what he did last season. This offense has faced more difficult defenses and situations than the Falcons and the Dolphins. That four-man rush that the Texans threw at Buffalo wasn't all that great, as he used to keep extra blockers in to pick that up. What happened to "max protect" with the extra linemen or the quick out passes to negate the pass rush. Josh Allen was sacked 8 times by Houston...he was sacked 14 times all of 2024. I'm starting to hate this guy! If anything, McD should just demote him to run game coordinator and promote one of the men you mentioned to pass game coordinator. Or ask Brian Daboll to step in as pass game coordinator. It would really look curious for the NY Giants to hire the guy after he was demoted in Buffalo. Then again, you have games like the 4th quarter of the Ravens game, the Chiefs game, and the Bucs game. I don't get what's going on behind the scenes.

This season i don't think he has anyone to fall back on, good enough to take over the offensive game planning/play calling. If this crap continues with Brady, we can expect him to be replaced this offseason. The guy reminds me of Greg Roman now, and as good as he is with the run game, he is equally bad with the pass game. Is it that he keeps utilizing the same plays/play calls as teams seem to know exactly what to expect play by play? In particular, that WR screen to Shakir that never works.

I've been saying it's more Brady over the lack of WRs since the Atlanta game. But then now I'm concerned, is someone on the team, the staff is selling the Bills game plan each week?

It's not just the QB as the entire team is playing good. Both offense and defense are top 10 this season. They went from pure dodo under Belichick to really good now. It's also not just the HC as their GM is doing it right too.

The Bills need something to happen NOW! Sign Brandon Cooks or ask Amari Cooper to unretire...something to help that offense. Maybe Joe Brady should grow a brain or morph into Brian Daboll?

On any given Sunday... In 2023, Buffalo was 6-6 at the bye week, and Miami was 9-3. The Buffalo Bills found a way to win out and play Miami in their last game of the season. Thus winning the division. Great stuff. Now for 2025, the playoff machine has Buffalo as the 6th seed playing at Indy or possibly at Pittsburgh, which might be the better option. https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine The Bills play: 7-4 @ Pittsburgh at home against the Bengals @ New England @ Cleveland Philly at Buffalo NY Jets at Buffalo This has just been an insane season as the Bills' biggest roadblock/nemesis to the SB in the KC Chiefs, over the last five years, are currently falling on their face at 5-5. Now Buffalo plays the Patriots after their bye week in New England. The good news is that, "IF" the Bills' offensive coordinator can install new plays that Daboll ran and perhaps change signals, the Bills can beat anyone.

I kind of agree, although perhaps keep him as run game coordinator and find a passing game specialist. My thoughts are that an offense should be dictating to the defense and not the other way around. Go spread formation and run a hurry up offense to gas those defensive players and run misdirection plays to also wear them out.

We unquestionably have an injury problem, and the defensive players need to talk to the O-line players to find out what they are doing to stay healthy. Injuries are not the head coaches or GM's fault. Injuries are part of the game, while some teams accrue more than others for some reason. As bad as the Buffalo defense was in the first half, it was all on Buffalo OC Joe Brady to set up a scheme that didn't involve getting his QB killed. Other teams face a ton of blitzing and pass rush pressure, and they don't fold like lawn chairs. They can beat a blitz by using quick passes, changing the play at the line of scrimmage, or employing effective blocking schemes to protect the quarterback. Quarterbacks with good decision-making skills can also exploit the defense's weaknesses by recognizing the blitz and adjusting their plays accordingly. Instead of quick outs or max protection, this OC kept calling for deep drop-back passes of 5-7 step drops to hit a big play. If I ever see a WR screen to Shakir, I'll want to strangle someone. Just keep handing off on first down over and over.

What bothers me is that game could have been easily won, even though the defense was really bad in the first half. “They had 12 hits on Josh, eight sacks. That’s not a healthy formula right there,” McDermott said. “It’s not a healthy way to play or a healthy way to keep our quarterback healthy through the remainder of the season.” We ALL held our breath when he went down in that game. If I ever see Joe Brady in RL I will give him some of my mind. That could have been the season-ender or even career.

I disagree, as we all saw what can happen with proper game plans against the Chiefs and Bucs. As others have pointed out, and even McD stated that the play calling was off... McDermott added, “I believe in our offensive staff,” but it’s clear that the offensive scheme needs to get better. Right now, the whole Bills’ offense revolves around expecting Allen to make plays, even when he’s under relentless pressure. That’s not a winning formula.

Buffalo QB Coach Ronald Curry an option to be the offensive passing game planning assistant? Marc Lubick Buffalo Passing Game Specialist/Game Management. Looks like he isn't getting it done or needs more involvement with the current play calling. No idea what the answer is...

McDermott has a tough decision to make regarding Joe Brady, and if he were a past OC, I'm certain he would be taking over the offensive play-calling.

This upcoming offseason, see If Buffalo can hire Tom Moore away from Tampa, as he was Payton Manning's mentor. If that's a no, then perhaps Jim Caldwell, who is a senior assistant at Carolina.

They still are as they simply need a better offensive game planner/play caller. With that, the Bills beat up the Falcons, Texans, and Dolphins. Probably even the Patriots. This getting blown out By bad teams has gotta end...Miami and Atlanta had no business even being on the same field, as it should have been easy wins.

Three firsts...DO EEEET

I would think...rage?

Last week it was, this week not so much. Now the Bills have ten days to endure before the next game. If they continue to allow Joe Brady to call plays and the Buffalo defense plays like that in the first half, they might not win against the Steelers, Patriots or Eagles. 7-4 might turn out to be 10-7 if they are lucky.

It's not "can", it's "will" they? Bills fans keep talking about WRs, but this and other games like it are on the Buffalo offensive coordinator in my view.

From the mouth, McDermott added, “I believe in our offensive staff,” but it’s clear that the offensive scheme needs to get better. Right now, the whole Bills’ offense revolves around expecting Allen to make plays, even when he’s under relentless pressure. That’s not a winning formula. “They had 12 hits on Josh, eight sacks. That’s not a healthy formula right there,” McDermott said. “It’s not a healthy way to play or a healthy way to keep our quarterback healthy through the remainder of the season.” https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcdermott-josh-allen-takes-too-many-hits-weve-got-to-figure-that-out You know, back in the day, QB Dan Marino was the guy that most other QBs envied because of his quick release and precision passes. Although the Buffalo Bills had his number because of his tendencies. Because of that, they knew if it was going to be a pass or run, and once they knew the signals, they also knew the play. A big reason why he didn't get past the Buffalo Bills very often. This season's Bills offense reminds me of that, and if crappy teams like Miami and Atlanta have figured it out. If Buffalo had an OC who knew what he was doing, the Buffalo Bills might be undefeated right now. Never did I think that an OC could turn our Superman back into Clark Kent. This jackass of an OC did just that in front of the world!

What a lot of Bills fans don't get is that the offense the Buffalo Bills run is the very same one that won so many Super Bowls for the Patriots, and in fact, they are still using it. The Patriots didn't have a dominant #1 WR for quite a few seasons, and they faced the same sort of defenses that Buffalo has faced this year. The difference being that they would just move the chains to get first down after first down and then hit Gronk in the end zone. Joe Brady attempts to call deep passes to receivers that aren't open with a line that doesn't give Allen enough time to take 5-7 step drop-backs. This same problem occurred against the crappy Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins. McD needs to make a change, and it isn't benching Keon Coleman!

The problem with Diggs was that he faded at the end of the season, and in the last few playoff games, he was basically useless. Many here wanted Buffalo to sign DK Metcalf for 30 mill per, and look at what he's doing in Pittsburgh: 8 targets, 5 receptions for 49 yards. That a 30 million dollar player, and he has had games like this most of the season. Ja'Marr Chase stated he wants out of Cincy, and is tired of all the losing.