Nihilarian

Well said. Bills fans seem to forget that the Bills, Chiefs playoff game was lost by a missed FG. The fact that the Buffalo injury-riddled defense kept them in that game. It was amazing to me that despite so many Bills players limping around the game was so close. What bothers me a bit is that the starting Buffalo defensive line did very little to disrupt the Chiefs QB all game. Perhaps that's why many of those guys are now on different teams.

You Bills fans that want Bill Belichick...really? The guy who just ruined his last QB by hiring an ex-DC to be his OC? Whatever magic Ole Bill had lost when Tom Brady left NE. Bill told the Patriots owner that Tom Brady was no longer any good as a QB so he got rid of him for Mac Jones. Oh Yeah, didn't Brady win another Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Bucs? Didn't the Patriots just fire Ole Bill for a 4-13 season...and you want to hire him for Buffalo? Shows me what the haters know about pro football. Get a grip on reality! The second-most-winning NFL coach over the last five years is NOT mediocre! Another reality is that the current Buffalo Bills owner isn't changing his HC anytime soon... no matter how much fans cry and whine.

I realize you hate the guy because he hasn't lived up to your expectations and yet being the second-most winningest NFL HC in the last five years isn't good enough for you. Defensive injuries? The ONLY HC better has been Andy Reid over the last five years who has never made a mistake in his life. Sucks to be you!

My point was that many of those superstar elite QBs eventually went to an SB and won only ONE SB. My point is that Aaron Rodgers an 11-time pro bowler, all pro-NFL league 4 times MVP played 18 seasons and only one SB. Oh Wait, he is still playing. Brett Favre played 16 seasons with many accolades while only winning ONE SB. IT...IS...A...TEAM...SPORT! Andrew Luck was a generational talent and the best record he ever saw in his 7-year career was 11-5. Never sniffed an SB. Bill Cowher? He was stuck with super scrubs at QB and still made the SB, didn't win one until he drafted Big Ben...and even then he needed the Bus to help him. It is challenging to even get to an SB much less win one. Just ask Jim Kelly and Co, et al. Buffalo was very talented, and very lucky in the early 90's with that hurry-up offense and Bruce Smith, Biscuit rushing the passer. They had flaws, which is why they lost all four tho. You need to understand that the very best team in the NFL and the very best HC has been in the Buffalo Bill's way these last four seasons. The ONLY team that has won more games in the entire NFL in the last 5 years than the Buffalo Bills has been the Kansas City Chiefs. 83-63 vs 82-58 https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-total-nfl-wins-last-5-years Sean McDermott is not a scrub HC and in fact, has been one of the very best over the last 5 years. The only HC better has been the offensive genius Andy Reid. Besides, it's not the HC's fault with so many defensive injuries these last few years. Losing the star defensive players like all-pro Matt Milano and Tre White and the team still finished #2 overall defensively in 2022! #6 in points allowed, #4 in yards allowed in 2023, yeah that's right, top 5 last season with McD calling the plays. What lost that Buffalo, Chiefs playoff game in Buffalo was a missed FG...despite half the defense on crutches that game. The starting 3rd string LBer who they got off the street two weeks previous was forced to leave the game due to injuries... and because they had nobody else to play...he went back in.

Bills fans who dislike the current HC because he hasn't won an SB need to get a grip on reality. So many teams have had elite great QBs and don't always get to the big dance. Jim Kelly got there 4 times and didn't win one. Dan Marino got there once and never got back because Buffalo was in his way. How many did Drew Brees win, Aaron Rodgers win, and Brett Favre win? McNabb, Fouts, Matt Ryan, Phillip Rivers, and Warren Moon never won one either. It is a "team" game and it takes a good offense, good defense, and a healthy team along with some good luck to even get to an SB. Andrew Luck was a generational QB and the best record he ever got his team to was 11-5. This franchise has taken a huge leap from what it was under the last owner and the last Buffalo HC in Rex Ryan. Think of all those bums of head coaches we Bills fans had to endure since 2000! This HC got to the playoffs with Tyrod Tylor at QB! What sucks isn't the current Buffalo HC or FO, what does suck is the Kansas City Chiefs and their HC Andy Reid in the Buffalo Bills way. Otherwise, Buffalo might have been in the SB already. That and the team being plagued by defensive injuries. Exactly how many players have had an actual heart attack on the field during a game and not only survived but returned to the team? The DC that was responsible for the 13 seconds is gone and that was the year Buffalo should have gone. All I can say is ...keep enjoying this QB, this HC, this GM, and what the future brings as all want to win a Super Bowl just as much as any of us.

Last year the Bills lost to the NY Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Kansas City Chiefs. 11-6 This off-season they lost their starting safety combo which had been a staple with the team for the last seven seasons. Poyer and Hyde. They also lost their starting Center Mitch Morse who had been with the team since 2019 and helped stabilize that offensive line. Now, I understand why the team did what they did but unless they find a better replacement for Poyer and Morse I think the team will have some dramatic troubles. Home: Jacksonville*, Tennessee, Arizona, San Francisco*, Kansas*, Jets, Patriots, Dolphins*. Away: Houston*, Indianapolis*, Los Angeles*, Seattle*, Baltimore*, Detroit*, Jets, Patriots, Dolphins*. * denotes playoff team in 2023. four home, 7 away, and on the road. Tough schedule IMO. The Patriots could be a better team as will the Jets with a healthy Rodgers...and that defense. The one position that concerns me the most is the Center position where that player calls the line plays and could be the weakest link if not a top player.

I have no doubt that the start of the season might be a tad difficult until all the new players gain some footing. However, the only position that deeply concerns me is the center position. To me, that is the second most important position on the team because a lousy center can allow quick penetration to the QB. Simply can't have that on a good team. This team can't go into a season with "maybes" at center.

"IF" Arron Rodgers isn't done... they might actually have a good season. Tough to believe that an older QB coming off a bad leg injury will have a great season. But, they can run the ball well and play good defense...we will see.

A man's work is never done!

My biggest concern is at the second most important position on the team, which is having a top elite center. The draft looks like the only source available now. Finding a stud center in the first two rounds is what I'd like to see and even then, there is no certainty that they will find another Creed Humphry, which I'd like to see happen. Someone who knows how to call and set the offensive line protections. Someone good enough to help the two guards do their jobs, help with the run game up the middle, and most importantly...keep Josh Allen upright while not getting hit.

I agree! However, what I disagree with is that Justin Jefferson isn't going to make a huge difference if the QB can't get him the ball. it's going to be a sad day for Buffalo fans when they realize that they could have the best WR corps in the NFL along with the best RB room and it will mean little if the QB doesn't have time to throw or the RBs have no holes to run through up the middle. The quickest way to get to the QB is right down the middle where the best DTs roam. When that front three for Buffalo can't hold their blocks... the entire interior will collapse. Sack, pressure, miss throw, interception. Think of that Chris Jones nudge on Josh Allen that caused a missed throw in the last playoff game. The Buffalo Bills have had a good center in Mitch Morse for the last 5 seasons, he got to the Bills in 2019 and was with the KC Chiefs for his first 4 seasons. If Bills fans recall those late 80's early 90's Bills had a great and under-rated center in Kent Hull who was an all-pro, pro bowler. The man should be in the HoF in my view. Anyway, I'm hoping that Brandon Beane has an ace up his sleeve to replace Morse with an elite player, perhaps from the draft. I wouldn't mind Buffalo spending a first-round pick for this position. Just my 2 cents.

Man, do I agree with this! The loss of Mitch Morse was huge as he was the protection caller for the line and an integral part of why that rookie looked so good next to him. There is a real reason as to why the Jacksonville Jaguars signed him so quickly too. Look at the Chiefs with their drafting of C Creed Humphries who gades as the best center in the NFL and that O line of the Chiefs has the best in the NFL center/guard threesome that protects PM...even with kind of not so great tackles. Now there might even be reasons beyond the cap for cutting the guy, concussions, how he graded against certain teams pass rush. Still, that position needs a top player.

Well, if you look back a bit I think we would see that Diggs was elite, Tre White was elite, and Dawkins is also elite in my view. Von Miller at full strength is also elite. But yeah, Allen is H & S above everyone else right now. defensive Injuries have seriously screwed this team the last few seasons and as much as the FO has put into the defense it hasn't been enough.

Good for him. Glad he is gone from that CF that Bilcheat had him in with DC for his OC... probably ruined him.

I agree, Loved the guy. When he was mic'd up and I watched him hit, it looked like getting hit by a Mack truck... reminded me of Steve Atwater

All I'm saying is this team needs an experienced top WR to replace/help Diggs...somehow, some way. If they had that WR against the Chiefs they would have won that game hands down. If they had managed to sign D-hop things would have been much different this season in my view. Perhaps that would have taken some heat off of Diggs and he would have done better. Diggs had 8 targets for 3 receptions for 21 yards in that playoff game. Oh, one fumble too. Sound like someone who is making 18.5, per?

My take in looking at the end of the last two seasons the Bills need a new WR ONE! Diggs isn't cutting it in the playoffs...period! That Chiefs game 7 targets 3 catches for 21 yards is downright pathetic for a so-called #1. And yeah, Evans would only be a temp player till the rookies develop. But Josh needs help ASAP!

Everyone seems to be so excited to draft a WR or two and yet from what I've seen over the years very rarely does a rookie WR make a huge impact. Yes, there have been some recently Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua. I'd rather see the Bills obtain a top veteran WR like Mike Evans. Josh Needs deep-speed help now.

Not to me... one word...injuries! The Bills played the Chiefs with a guy two weeks off the street at 3rd string linebacker who was also injured in that KC playoff game and had to leave for a while. He went back in because there was nobody behind him. Half the Buffalo defense was on crutches for that game. What other team could lose their two best players on defense and still finish the 4th in points allowed and 9th in yards for the season? Von Miller wasn't the same guy on the mend from his season-ender in 2022. Injuries on the defense the last two seasons. The Bills lost that KC playoff game by a missed FG. The only other NFL team with more wins over the last five seasons is the Chiefs. On another note, If Andy Reid retires and or Travis Kelce retires or has a severe injury we will see how great Mahomes is...Andy Reid is the best HC in the NFL and Kelce is the best TE.

Nowadays getting to a Super Bowl is one the most difficult tasks for a pro sports team. Plus, Buffalo has the very best team in the NFL in their way... the Kansas City Chiefs. This reminds me of the 90's Buffalo Bills that kept KC, Miami, and Denver out of the SB for four years... only KC is better and has a dynasty like the Patriots. All we can do as Bills fans is hope that the KC dynasty doesn't last 20 years as the Patriots did... I have faith in Brandon Beane, McD to get this team into a SB.

While I agree with some of what you say. McD has the Buffalo Bills with the second-most wins over the last five years. It's not McD's fault that Andy Reid is an offensive genius who groomed his QB to an ultra-elite level. Travis Kelce is a big reason for what makes Mahomes so good too. Or that the Chiefs had a much better defense this season and stayed healthy these last two seasons. The only thing that has kept Buffalo out of the SB has been KC with that 13-second crap and Leslie Frazier is gone. McD proved this season that he is a much more aggressive DC and did an amazing job considering all the injuries. Nearly every team was abused by the Chiefs this season and it was more of their defense this year over their superstar QB. The KC GM did an amazing job in restocking that team with players and their secondary... CB Sneed and McDuffie were also excellent ...not to mention Chris Jones.

I posted this in another thread and looking at the poll, I don't understand why Bills fans are so unhappy with this coaching staff. "If the Buffalo Bills happened to be in the NFC they probably would have already been in the SB. The best team in the NFL has kept them out. Wanna see a chart that shows the best teams in the NFL in the last five years? The top five are the Chiefs 63-20, Bills 58-24, Ravens 56-27, Packers 56-27, 49ers 54-29. https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/best-teams-in-the-last-5-years-in-nfl The Kansas City Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, now Spags have just been the best team in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills lost to the Chiefs this season in the playoffs... at home... with an injury-riddled defense... by a missed FG. " The way I see it, nothing lasts forever and the Chiefs are just about done considering that Jim Harbaugh is now the HC for the Chargers. The Raiders should be better as should Denver. Buffalo needs to win home-field throughout and have an injury-free end-of-season. Sometimes it's just luck.

WR= NEED. It showed on offense this year and last that the team has no clear speed deep threat to beat that cover 2 shell. In that Cincy playoff game Diggs had 10 targets, and 4 receptions for 35 yards. Now the week before against Miami in the 2022 playoffs 9 targets, and 7 receptions for 114 yards. Gabe Davis had 9 targets, and 6 receptions for 113 yards, 1 TD. This season with Gabe Davis out injured against the Steelers Diggs had 9 targets, and 7 receptions for 52 yards. Against KC, 8 targets, and 3 receptions for 21 yards. wow, that stinks. Brandon Beane really has his work cut out for him this offseason being so far above the cap and with so many needs.

THIS! Plus, a whole truckload of luck! Did the Buffalo Bills have a CB that allowed only one TD pass this season? And that pass was caught by Kalil Shakir in that playoff game and L"Jarius Sneed is the Chief's DB. That other CB on the Chiefs that they moved up and stole out from Buffalo is pretty darn good also in Trent McDuffie. That #2 overall Chiefs defense kept them in the SB until Mahomes could work some magic with Kelce. If more Bills fans would look at that chart I posted they would see that the Buffalo was the second-best team in the NFL over the last five seasons in wins. Only KC was better.

Yep, I agree. The Chiefs with the #2 defense overall beat the Ravens who had the #1 in points allowed, and #6 in yards allowed in Baltimore by 10-17. What happened to that MVP in this game? KC beat Miami who had the #2 in points, and #3 in yards offense in the WC round 7-26. KC beat the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo 24-27 by a missed FG Devastated by injuries is the proper term as that Buffalo team went into a gunfight with the Chiefs and ran out of bullets. What McD did with this defense this season was amazing to get by with so many on crutches. And that 13-second guy is gone! That Buffalo defense this season played so aggressively well at times this season despite losing their all-pro CB, LBer. Look how well Edmunds's replacement played and ... Bills head coach Sean McDermott has RULED OUT WR Gabe Davis (knee), CB Christian Benford (knee), LB Baylon Spector (back) and S Taylor Rapp (calf) for Sunday's AFC Divisional game against the Chiefs. The other players on the team's injury report, including LB Terrel Bernard, CB Taron Johnson, CB Rasul Douglas and P Sam Martin will either practice today or will be held out of practice and be game time decisions. Bernard hasn't been able to practice Wednesday or Thursday, but he "has a chance at this point" to play, according to McDermott. The Bills are set to practice Friday afternoon with the full injury report to be updated after that. Post-practice update at 3:30 p.m. Bernard, Johnson, Douglas and Martin are all listed as QUESTIONABLE