Nihilarian

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

Seriously, take a long hard look at some teams that draft a QB in the first round and how many work out because the team around them stinks. We should all be familiar with the NY Jets, Sam Darnold 2018 (#3 overall) rings a bell, and Zach Wilson 2021 (#2 overall). The New England Patriots with Mac Jones (15th overall) My point here is that everyone assumes that because a new coaching staff is hired that things will automatically get better. Look how new HC Rex Ryan destroyed the #1 defensive line by asking the linemen to drop into pass coverage and the linebackers to make the plays. So many fans here saying that Bill Belichick would be better than McD and if that's the case WTF did he do to Mac Jones? The kid went 10-7 as a rookie under OC Josh McDaniels and he leaves to be the HC of the Raiders. Ole Bill brings in an ex-DC to be the new OC and it probably completely ruined Mac Jones. How many Andy Reids are out there and who is to say someone can find him? A new thread was started asking fans here if both McD and Shanahan of the 49ers were fired would the Bills be better off hiring that supposed offensive guru? Take a look at that chart I posted in that the only team right behind the Chiefs in wins over the last five years has been the Buffalo Bills. Bills #2, 49ers #5. Now take a long look at all the talent on that 49ers team. Their receiver corps is better. Their run game is better. Their defense is better. The only thing that Buffalo has that's better is the QB. On another note, Buffalo Bills fans clearly have no clue about how badly the defense was banged up, and injured for that Chiefs game. That 3rd string LBer just off the street starting for Buffalo in that Chiefs playoff game (in AJ Klein) was forced to leave the game for a while because of an injury... so many Bills defensive players were nicked up and battling injuries. Normally about half that Bill's defense wouldn't even be playing. It was a playoff game in Buffalo so they went out and played. Now take a look at how that high-priced #1 WR for Buffalo Stephon Diggs played in that game. 8 targets and 3 receptions for 21 yards. Pretty miserable in my view. The Buffalo Bills lost that KC Chiefs playoff game by a missed FG.

I posted this in another thread and looking at the poll I just don't get 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. " EDIT: I swear that half this fanbase won't be happy until this coaching staff is fired and the result might just set this franchise back to where it was before McD and Beane.

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 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.

That's not the reason. In his first season under OC Josh McDaniels, QB Mac Jones got them to the playoffs. 10-7 Then the very next season OC McDaniels went to the Raiders and ole Bill has an ex-DC as an OC. Wow, just wow. That move probably ruined Mac Jones forever.

Hey, I agree that the Patriot's defense was a big big reason as to why they won so many SBs. Especially early in Brady's career. Now look at the guy lately as no teams wanted to hire ole Bill as an HC. The Falcons owner stated that they didn't discuss anything other than him being the HC and still passed on him. Age might have something to do with it. The Patriot's last two seasons were 8-9 and this past year 4-13 Plus, ole Bill told the NE owner that Brady was done and he went. T off to win another SB with Tampa. There was a real reason that no teams wanted to hire the guy. I know sure as hell I wouldn't want to see an HC that hired an ex-DC to be his OC for the next Buffalo HC. Whatever magic the man had is long gone.

Yeah, look at all those NFL teams needing a new HC passing on that guy... Most of the world has come to realize that most of the success of those Patriots teams comes back to the QB who left NE and went to TB and WON another SB with them.

Exactly! Some need to think about how difficult it has been for ANY team to beat the Kansas City Chiefs over the last five years. 2019 won SB 2020 lost SB The Buffalo Bills playing in KC lost 17-26 in the regular season. lost the conference championship 24-38 in KC 2021 lost conference. Buffalo beat the Chiefs 38-20 regular season. Buffalo lost the divisional round in OT 36-42 2022 won SB. Buffalo beat the Chiefs 24-20 in KC. 2023 won SB Buffalo beat KC 20-17 in KC. Buffalo lost to KC in Buffalo 27-24. KC has been in the SB for four of the last 5 years. The Buffalo Bills lost 4x and won 3x against the Chiefs. Buffalo is very close to the level of the Kansas City Chiefs and if not for injuries to the defense in 2022 and 2023 Buffalo might have been in one of those SB's. This last game the Bills were starting an LBer off the street and so many players nicked up and injured on that defense. Not to mention that the Buffalo starting #1 WR has gone nearly invisible in the playoffs the last two years. I sincerely have no idea why so many Buffalo Bills fans are ready to give up on a coaching staff that is so close to getting this team to a Super Bowl. Not only have the KC Chiefs won 3 of the last 5 SBs. They have been the very best team in the NFL over the last 5 years in keeping every team but one in the AFC out of the SB. KC has been the best team in the NFL over the last five years. Alas, nothing lasts forever. Have some faith...have some patience!

When you think about it the guy is working a 7th-round draft pick at QB and they went into OT in the SB. Smart guy...but wasn't he the OC in Atlanta when the Falcon's offense couldn't close out the SB against the Patriots?