Nihilarian

Perhaps McDaniels gets picked to be an HC at the end of this year. Ya think that Vrable will pull a Belichick and hire a DC as his new OC? Naa, we can't be that lucky again. Still, he might hire some bum for his new OC. Pure speculation.

Refs gotta keep the swifties happy!

This! BTW, wasn't Joe Brady the passing game coordinator/wide receivers at LSU with Ja'Mar Chase and Justin Jefferson, and Joe Burrow at QB? Well, for one year anyway.

Okay, my last attempt at this. If everyone gets healthy after the bye, what happens? The run defense does get better with the additions of Hoecht and Ogunjobi, and Milano is back. However, the secondary with Rapp, Bishop, and Tre White, I'm pretty sure they still stink. Jordan Poyer, really? The offense, with everyone healthy and playing well, returns to a top-scoring offense. If the playcalling gets better, the run game works, and Allen has his top targets back. Shakir, Coleman, and Kincade, with the latter having the highest catch success rate at 66.7%. NO Saints WR Chris Olave has a 50% catch success rate. Josh Palmer can get separation, as we saw before he was injured against the Falcons, 2 targets, 2 receptions for 60 yards. We also know that Curtis Samuel can run a 4.31, Moore a 4.35, and Shakir a 4.43. More than enough speed to break away. It's all about how the Buffalo offense is schemed and set up. Right now, the Buffalo Bills are a run-first team that has a power run game, second in the NFL in rushing yards, attempts, and TDs. Bills OC Joe Brady has stolen my heart with his run scheme, but alas, his passing schemes appear somewhat flawed if he can't get the most out of his players like he does with RB James Cook. And even with Cook, he simply doesn't utilize him enough in the passing game. I can see perhaps why, with him having a 35.7 receiving success rate. pretty stinky. So, have him work with the JUGS more often. BTW, fans that say that Amari Cooper opened up the offense just by being on the field seem to ignore that it stayed open even when he was on the bench. McD should tell Joe Brady to get his crap together with the passing offense, or he will hire a passing game coordinator

Currently, this team looks bad or a .500 ball club with far, far too many injuries. This no longer looks like a McD team but rather a Rex Ryan-type mess. I know it's only two losses, but it stems back to the Miami and Saints games. Even being unable to stop Derrick Henry in that first game. Undisciplined in the gap containment, blocking, and tackling. Poor play all around in some games. With the schedule ahead, if they continue on this path, they will be lucky to even have a winning record, much less make the playoffs. In 2023, McD fired and replaced Bills OC Ken Dorsey at 6-6. I wonder if he needs to do the same with Babich this year?

Think of it, Carolina Panthers, KC Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Bucs, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, NE Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles. The next ten games matter a great deal, and Buffalo is currently 30th against the rush, 32nd in rushing yards per attempt. What saved Buffalo's defense last season was an unreal turnover ratio that led the league at +24. The Bills, as of right now, are 15th in turnover ratio at -1. Yikes! That pass rush got to Allen because they simply didn't work the ground game well enough and didn't utilize Cook in the passing game. Heck, the kid was only involved in 53% of the offensive snaps and should have seen far more touches his way. This Buffalo offense is a different animal than what we all watched under Daboll, as they now run the ball more now and it has helped keep the ball away from opposing offenses. That Falcon game was a comedy of errors, penalties, bad play calls, and injuries. They get a turnover, and it's called back because of an offside, as so many things went wrong in this game. At this point, I don't know if one WR would help all that much, as the better teams managed to take Diggs away in some games. Unless it's a Justin Jefferson or someone like him, and no way teams are trading their star WR like him. Besides, it all comes down to who Josh Allen trusts the most, unless you want to spend a third-round pick on another decoy like Cooper. Perhaps all they need is for Gabe Davis to get healthy. However, the Buffalo defense can't afford to wait until week 10 for Hairston, and that is even if he can start and play well. Which I doubt. I see a huge problem with this current defense when they needed to call upon Jordan Poyer to step in. This defense needs help asap.

While I would love to see Tee Higgins and JaMarr Chase in Bills uniforms, it simply isn't fiscally reasonable at this point. Besides, didn't the Bills have the #1 scoring team in the NFL last season with a bunch of JAGS at WR? This offseason, the WR room did improve. Currently, the Bills have a top 5 offense again, only with one of the best run attacks in the NFL. This team at the bye week looks like a real MASH unit with so many injured on both sides of the ball. They get Oliver back, only to lose DQ in pregame warmups. I'm pretty sure the offseason plan was not to have Jordan Poyer play, or Tre White, for that matter. The Bills drafted 3 DBs with the expectation that the #1 pick would probably start, and yet all three are injured, along with the #2 pick at DT. I mean W...T...F!!!! Kincade is out injured, and Palmer starts to get the ball more, but he goes out with an injury. Hamlin, Milano, and Samuel are all out. It's completely ridiculous. QB Josh Allen looked shell-shocked in that Falcons game while under so much pressure and hasn't looked that bad since 2019 against the Ravens. Nowhere to go with the ball, and Brady is not utilizing Cook as much as he should. Two superstars on the offense, and Joe Brady allowed his QB to flounder like a fish out of water. I put this last loss on Joe Brady. Anyway, if we look back to 2024, didn't Josh Allen have one of his worst games in week 5 against the Texans? The Bills brought in Amri Cooper, and things changed. Beane might bring in someone, and he might not. In my view, the larger glaring problem is at CB-S. Hairston might come off the injury report, but how long with it take him to get up to speed? That secondary just allowed a washed Diggs to have a field day, and Falcons Drake London 158 yards and a TD, not to mention Bijan Robinson to have 170 yards rushing with most in the first half. While all of you are talking offense, I'm far more concerned about the Buffalo defense, which is near 20th in both points and yards allowed. Defense wins Championships...right? Perhaps Beane/McD are waiting to see how the team recovers from all the freakin injuries. Like I said, I'm far more concerned with the defensive side of the ball.

Speaking of Diggs in NE. against the Saints last week, he went 3 for 3 for 28 yards. Seems like he found that cliff again...

Or the Ravens!

Can you imagine JosH Allen with those Bengals receivers?

I've lost confidence in Joe Brady, as Josh Allen was under so much pressure from that Falcons defensive line. It also looked like he had no time to throw and nobody to throw to. Allen used to kill defenses that would try and blitz him, and in this game, there was a reversal. Four sacks, two interceptions, and where was the dump-off guy when the pressure hit? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Falcon defense look very much like what we saw in the last Super Bowl, with the Eagles defense dominating the Chiefs offense? Is this what the Buffalo Bills would have looked like had they played the Eagles in that game? Protection scheme fails, QB no hot throws with him under pressure! WTF, this Falcon defense was rated as the highest blitzing team, and how was this Buffalo offense not ready to face this defense? QB Josh Allen looked rattled. It's like there was no game plan prepared to take on this defense...NONE! This game made me rethink that no NFL team is going to steal this OC if he allows his QB, as talented as Josh Allen is, to look this bad. Actually, I'm now wondering if McD is contemplating replacing Brady or hiring a passing game coordinator? Lastly, when James Cook is cooking and the run game is working...why not keep doing that, and yet Brady stopped utilizing him in this game and the Saints game. Cook with 53% of the offensive snaps when the kid is another Thurman Thomas in the run/pass game. Use him in the slot, for check downs out wide...USE HIM! The Buffalo offense failed big time in this game, and it's all on Joe Brady in my view.

In his PC McD stated he did NOT take over the playcalling in that Falcons game. They made the right adjustments in the second half, but still they looked undisciplined at times in the first half.

I agree 💯. Allen has nobody to throw to after Kincade and Palmer are out, so why not put Cook at wideout, which would create a mismatch? It's like Brady has his head up his keaster at times, the last few games for some reason.

I do agree that this team needs a severe kick in the ass player-wise. McD and this coaching staff drill into them every practice on what to do and what not to do, like contain their gap integrity, and they simply don't. Is it because they are so worried about other players doing their job, or just a lack of discipline? I do know that if this continues that McD will take control of the defense, and that should be all the change they need, as he has shown that he can still get it done. In the 2023 season, he called the defensive plays and still managed a top-10 defense despite all the injuries that season. The offense, however, perhaps does need a breath of fresh air with someone like Chris Olave. But that would cost an arm and both legs to obtain him. Joe Brady still screwed the pooch with his playcalling against many teams this year in his failure to utilize Jame Cook in the passing game. Brady didn't even have him see the field for most of the 4th quarter of that Falcons game. I'm not certain as to what to do about all the penalties. Perhaps make the said player who causes that penalty to wear a toilet seat around his neck for the week before the next game. That outta shame them.

What the Bills need is everyone to get healthy, and that includes the 6'2'' WR named Gabe Davis, who is on the practice squad. Then they need to utilize James Cook more than 53% of the offensive snaps. For the love of god, put him out wide for a mismatch on an LBer.

What sucks is that the Chiefs have two former NFL head coaches as their OC & DC, and the winningest NFL HC over the last five years. Not to mention a superstar at several positions on that team, including a generational talent at QB in Patrick Mahomes, a TE in Travis Kelce, and a DT in Chris Jones. This team has been the roadblock that has kept Buffalo from the Super Bowl for the last five seasons. If Buffalo were in the NFC, they probably would have met the Chiefs in the big dance. A few things to be optimistic about are that the Chiefs are currently 3-3 with losses to the Chargers, Eagles, and Jaguars. The Chiefs still need to play Buffalo at Buffalo, the Commanders, and Denver 2x, the Colts, Texans, and Chargers. So Buffalo still has a chance at that #1 seed. With all the injuries to the Buffalo Bills that two rookie CBs are both on IR, and so many others are injured...we could be the 1-5 Baltimore Ravens. Now there is a fan base with torches and pitchforks out ready to boot a SB-winning HC with a 2-time MVP at QB. That team has four #1 picks in their starting secondary, and yet they are fielding the very worst defense in the league. Just relax and take a two-week break.

FIRE

The NY Giants, in one of their Super Bowl years, went up to Seattle, and their QB was sacked 7x and intercepted 4x, and lost that game. Things looked pretty grim after that game, and yet they went on to win a Super Bowl.

Yes, Denver found a diamond in their OC in Mike Shanahan, and he hired Gary Kubiak for his OC. The Denver offense was #1 overall in 1997 because they found a stud RB in Terrell Davis, and they ran the ball a tad more than they threw it. Davis had 1750 yards rushing and another 287 yards receiving. Not to mention they also had Rod Smith and Shannon Sharpe, two 1000-yard receivers. Buffalo doesn't utilize James Cook enough in my view, as the kid was only on the field for 53% of the offensive snaps. Why not put him outside as a WR to get a mismatch with a LBer on him? While I like Joe Brady, he simply isn't good enough right now. OH, and BTW, this Buffalo offense is currently built very much like that Shanahan Denver offense .

I find this thread thoroughly amusing simply because Bills fans are ranting and not thinking. Like you said, who will be the interim head coach, Bobby Babich, NO! Joe Brady, the guy who keeps calling lame plays and couldn't figure out a way for his offense to score on a 2-2 team that was beaten by Carolina 30-0? That star QB that so many say this franchise is wasting went 15 of 26 for 180 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, and was sacked 4 times. The ONLY NFL head coach that has a better win/loss record over the last five seasons is Andy Reid. THE ONLY ONE! So, who do you find to replace the man who changed the entire culture in Buffalo? Now, other NFL players actually want to come and play in Buffalo, and previously, they didn't unless you overpaid, and even then. This GM/HC drafted Josh Allen and found the right coaches to develop him. Beane moved up in the 2018 NFL draft to select Allen when six other teams passed on him. Cleveland passed twice! And they are still looking for their franchise QB. The NY Giants passed, the NY Jets passed, and how many QBs have those teams gone through trying to find a decent QB, much less a superstar like Allen? In 2023, this team was 6-6 and about to lose the division to Miami, which was 9-7 at that time. McD fired his OC in Ken Dorsey, and replaced him with Joe Brady. Meanwhile, Buffalo went on to beat Miami in their last regular season game and take the division...again! Some of you ranting for change don't realize that this owner found a diamond in McD/Beane after he replaced Rex Ryan and has had his team in the playoffs 7 of 8 seasons. Bills fans need to calm down.

4-2 with panic in the streets! The bleating has become almost biblical. Rex Ryan stated he wanted to build a "bully" in Buffalo... how did that work out? Buffalo went from 9-7 under Marrone with a top 5 defense under Schwartz. Ryan went 8-8 and then 7-9 while taking apart the best D line with the best pass rush in the league. Mario Wiliams went from 14.5 sacks to dropping into pass coverage or taking on blockers. Things usually get worse when the HC is fired. After 2024, seven NFL head coaches were fired, and how many are doing good at this time? Since 2000, the Raiders have made 15 NFL head coaching changes. How has that worked out? Cleveland-NY Jets-NY Giants, and so on. The sky is not falling, and when players can't contain their gaps or make tackles, blown assignments, and coverages, it falls on the players and the DC. If this stuff continues, look for McD to take over the playcalling and find a replacement for Babich. McD made the change at OC when he needed to make it. As for the offense, wasting Josh Allen? He went 15 of 26 for 180 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs. Both Dalton Kincade and Josh Palmer were injured for this game, and suddenly, Allen had nobody to throw to... As bad as everyone thought the Falcons were, they are the #1 team in the league in passing yards allowed. That defense is pretty darn good, and they had a bye week to get ready for Buffalo. My thoughts are just RELAX! It's a long season, and it's only 6 games in.

Because at that time, the idea of spreading the ball around to different receivers looked like a better idea than a diva who always wants the ball. We had one of those, and the Chiefs took him away in the playoffs over and over.

The last time this team looked this bad was in 2021 against the Colts, and they were beaten 41 to 15. Now the score wasn't as lopsided this time around, but the Bills never looked like they were even in this game. This game reminded me of when Brian Daboll was the OC and Allen was under pressure with nowhere to throw. The only thing is... this time the Bills have a power run game that they simply didn't utilize enough. Buffalo needs a receiver who can get open no matter what and can catch everything. It is difficult to believe that the crappy Carolina Panthers beat the Falcons 30-0. My beloved Buffalo Bills, where have you gone?

I dislike saying it, but perhaps Buffalo should have been in on the DK Metcalf sweepstakes. Everybody eats was working...