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Talk about ignoring facts. Because the Chiefs lost to the Buccaneers in the SB with a beaten-down O line? And then lost to the Bengals 24-27? The simple fact remains that the Kansas City Chiefs are the best team in the NFL without question. Who cares what points they beat Buffalo by or who they lost to the following week? Simply being in the Super Bowl three times in the last four years makes them the best team in the NFL in that time frame. Not to mention 2x MVPs 2x All-Pro for KC QB Patrick Mahomes and winning two of those Super Bowls. The Chiefs are starting to look like a dynasty. Anyway, as I said, Leslie Frazer is no longer the Buffalo Bills DC... so ya got your wish.

Perhaps in your mind. The Kansas City Chiefs are the best team in the NFL this past season. KC QB Patrick Mahomes is the MVP and KC has been to the SB 3 of the last 4 years and won 2 of them. Let me repeat. The Kansas City Chiefs are the best team in the NFL. The Buffalo Bills have been right on the threshold of making an SB appearance these last three years. Fighting it out with the Chiefs and now the Bengals. Pretty lofty company. That first playoff loss to the Chiefs was in 2020 at KC 24-38. The Chiefs faced the Bucs in the SB and lost 9-31. (Due to what C.Biscuit97 stated that the KC O line was in battered shape and the Bucs D chased Mahomes all game long.) (Loved that SB) In 2021 Buffalo returned the favor during the regular season and smoked the Chiefs at Arrowhead 38-20. Buffalo lost to the Chiefs at KC in OT 36-42 in the playoff divisional round. (13 seconds) The Chiefs lost to the Bengals at KC 24-27 in the Conference Championship game and Cincy went to the SB. Regardless of your disdain for Leslie Frazier. Both McD and Beane have stated that if Frazier hadn't chosen to take a year off. That he would still be the Buffalo Bills DC. Rightfully so, as Buffalo has had one of the best defenses in the NFL under Frazier. It's not DC's fault that so many of the defensive players suffered injuries this past season. Despite all those injuries, #2 in points allowed, and #6 in yards allowed is pretty amazing, considering. Leslie Frazier is no longer the Buffalo Bills DC...let it go.

I didn't say sacks don't matter. It's the entire reason they signed Von Miller for so much money. The Bills mostly rushed their front four while only blitzing 19.4%. That's 23rd in the NFL in blitzing. In 2022 they were 14th in the NFL in QB pressures. 14th in QB sacks with 40. The Buffalo Bills are in Nickel around 90% of the time, which leads the NFL. (2 LBers, 5 DBs.) Despite leading the NFL in sacks in 2022 with 70, the Philadelphia Eagles didn't sack Patrick Mahomes once in the SB! Yes, not one QB sack on Mahomes! In 2021 the Buffalo Bills were #1 in QB pressure percentage at 30.8 %. Again, losing Von Miller had a huge, huge impact on the Buffalo defense this season.

I'm not absolving Frazier of anything. Working to get sacks is desired... but not what that Buffalo defense does best. Buffalo's defense rushed the front four while playing mostly in nickel. Bend but don't break remember? The 2014 Buffalo Bills led the NFL in sacks and yet only went 9-7 with the #4 overall defense under DC Jim Schwartz. "Since Frazier came to Buffalo in 2017, the Bills have had one of the best defenses in the NFL. Since 2017, they've forced 140 takeaways (1st in the NFL), allowed just 89 passing touchdowns (1st, next best 113 – Vikings), allowed an average of a 78.0 passer rating to opposing quarterbacks (1st), and have given up an average of 20.16 points per game (3rd) and 310.2 total yards per game (1st). "Those numbers are jaw-dropping, especially when the next-best team has allowed 24 more passing touchdowns than the Bills. There's no challenge that's too big for Frazier, and the DC is not afraid to do something different in order to win." https://www.buffalobills.com/news/a-defensive-mind-how-bills-dc-leslie-frazier-crafted-a-modern-nfl-defense-while- Patrick Mahomes under Andy Reid has shown himself to be the #1 ranked QB in today's NFL and yet Buffalo beat the Chiefs at KC in each of the last two seasons and probably would have won in the playoffs in 2021 if not for those dreadful 13 seconds. Cincy QB Joe Burrow is currently ranked #3-4. Pretty lofty company to compete against. Lastly, let's not forget that the 2022 Bills co-leading sacker (8) was Von Miller who only played in 11 games. I happen to think if Miller had stayed healthy the Buffalo Bills might have made it to the SB this past season. Be careful what you wish for...

Kansas City Chiefs are the best team in the NFL! They have been to 3 of the last 4 SBs and won 2 of them! They have arguably the best offensive-minded head coach in the league in Andy Reid. They are the ELITE team to beat. Yet, Buffalo beat them at KC in 2021 and 2022 during the regular season. The Buffalo Bills have been duking it out with the very best in the AFC / NFL for a chance to get to the SB for the last 3 years now. If Bills fans recall, Buffalo was smoked by the Cheifs in the 2020 AFC Championship game 24-38. They rebounded, picked themselves up, and went on to the 13 seconds in the 2021 playoff game. Why that 13 seconds is so darned significant is because, at that point in time, the Buffalo Bill's chances of winning that game were at 97%! Ninty...freaking...seven...percent! The game was won and the prevent defense actually prevented that win... I have always hated that defense. Anyway, it was noted by some observers that McD was screaming his head off when he saw the formation! Another screwup by an assistant coach at the end of that game as the special team's coach missed the call or ignored it on the kickoff. The Buffalo Bills currently are on the top of the mountain for the last three seasons fighting with the very best teams in the NFL to go to the Superbowl. This season the Buffalo Bills had some crazy bad luck in several situations, injuries, snowstorms, and heart attack on the field during a game, and in the end, simply couldn't overcome them all. The Bills GM / HC have shown resilience in overcoming the team's flaws and making the proper changes to beat opponents. I personally had my doubts about this HC, and coaching staff when Buffalo couldn't beat the New England Patriots! Not in 2017, not in 2018, and not in 2019. Then in 2020 beat them 2x, first by 24-21, and literally blew them away 38-9 in that second game AT New England! Wow! Then, in 2021 beat them 2x again, the Buffalo Bills QB played a perfect game against NE and beat them 47-17 in the playoffs. Holy Cow! At first, I didn't like the thought of Buffalo retaining Bills DC Leslie Frazier after the last few playoff exits. Then I looked back at the history of how that defense performs given time to figure the opponents out. They eventually get it done. Now I have concerns that the defense might not be as good with a new DC. Bills fans wanted a change...they got it!

I went by all the comments from Bengal players after the game...“See y’all in Atlanta"! From a Bengal player shouting to fans after the game. Joe Burrow, "Better send those refunds,” and he said “Domination from start to finish,”. They were fired up...and Buffalo was flat.

They simply didn't offer him a new contract! The easiest way to settle fans down from Bills fans still raging about the 13 seconds from 2021. The Bills probably would have kept him as DC if there hadn't been such an uproar of disapproval about the way the season ended for Buffalo this season too. The thing is it wasn't just the defense falling short as the offense only scored 10 points. Allen sacked only once but under pressure almost every snap with no run game it was all on Allen...again! Buffalo's run game against Cincy, was 19 attempts for 64 yards, and 1 TD. Allen himself had 8 of 26 yards and 1 TD. So, the Buffalo RBs, Singletary 6 for 25 yards, a 4.2 YPC AVG. Cook 5 for 13, a 2.6 YPC AVG. Diggs had 10 targets, and 4 receptions for 35 yards. Knox was the leading receiver with 7 targets, and 5 receptions for 65 yards. The Bengal's defense swarmed Allen and held his receivers in check. Another thought is that Cincy felt disrespected in that they were selling tickets to the AFC Championship in Atlanta. They really brought the heat to Buffalo on both sides of the ball. As for Leslie Frazier, when you have a bad team change is good. When you have a good team change is sometimes bad. We will see.

First, looking at the offensive line from the end of last season... they played well and because of that, as a result of that good play, it gave Beane a solid reason to go with some of the same players. Some were injured, some regressed and some new players didn't live up to their contracts. Stuff happens! Beane gave the OC job to the QB coach because that is what his franchise QB asked for and wanted. Ken Dorsey had been the Buffalo Bills QB coach since 2019. Not for nothing that Buffalo's offense finished the season #2 overall on offense. That equals Brian Daboll's 2020 best season as Buffalo OC. I'd say that's pretty darn good for a first-year OC. Would the team have done better had Brian Daboll stayed as OC, perhaps? So, no excuse is needed here. The Buffalo team fell flat against the Bengals and now almost every Buffalo Bills fan is pointing fingers everywhere, at everyone. Yes, it sucks they lost in the playoffs again, at home, by a wide margin. Nobody saw this coming. Not with the team that was expected to be in the SB this season by almost everyone. I'm pretty certain that the Buffalo HC and GM themselves are still searching for answers as to why the team lost focus for the biggest home game of the season. Some say it was from being emotionally drained by the circumstances surrounding Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Probably because nobody in the entire history of the NFL had to endure almost losing a teammate to cardiac arrest on...the...field...during...a...game. Another thing I'm certain of is...that those men will make improvements to the team and Buffalo will be right back in the hunt for 2023. I'm moving on and looking forward to the draft, free agency, and the new upcoming season. Buffalo has one of the very best young QBs in the league and that SB window should be open for a long time!

This last playoff exit has everyone in an uproar because of that 27-10 beatdown by the Bengals at Buffalo. Most fans were shocked at that outcome and vented quite a bit in this forum...justifiably too. I know I wasn't happy about it and was scratching my head over that loss. The game just got out of hand early. Last year at 11-6 that playoff game in KC set the football world a fire because of the explosive offense by both teams...with some talking about the greatest playoff game ever! You simply can't say that a 36-42 loss in OT in 2021... that Buffalo was destroyed. That 13 seconds screwup by the defense was a major letdown and probably cost Bills DC Leslie Frazier a head coaching job with a different team. I've always disliked that prevent defense and even McD was screaming about when he saw it. Bottom line: Buffalo lost their premier pass rusher in Von Miller and just couldn't get pressure on Joe Burrow. Joe does have a quick release and can get the ball out in 2 seconds or so at times. His average time from snap to release average was 2.54 and recently quickened that to 2.41 by the end of the season. The Bengals do have good offensive minds in HC Zac Taylor along with OC Brian Callahan and they worked to get the Bengals offense schemed to get the ball out quicker. Let's not forget that while Buffalo did have the #2 overall offense this season...they also had a rookie OC calling plays. It showed at different times. Losing Bills OC Brian Daboll did hurt the offense. Although Ken Dorsey is a smart guy and he was Josh Allen's choice for OC. Allen is a pretty smart guy too and together they will work things out. Even without out their best pass rusher the Buffalo Bills still finished 13-3, and #2 in defensive points allowed, #6 in yards defensive allowed in 2022. I think this Buffalo brain trust realizes that they need stronger O line, run game. Better defensive line too. I have faith that this HC / GM will find the right players to be on top of the AFC east again for 2023. Let's see what happens.

I'm not happy with just making the playoffs or just going 13-3. Which BTW is pretty damn good. Look at the season. The Chiefs just won the super bowl for the 2nd time in 4 years and have been to the SB in 3 of the last 4. they are the ELITE cream of the AFC and NFL this season. That fearsome Eagles front four on their defense wrecked havoc all season and led the NFL in defensive sacks and takeaways. Yet, The Eagles sacked Patrick Mahomes 0 times in the SB! yes...zero sacks! and managed only 5 QB hits on a hobbled Mahomes. The Buffalo Bills played the Kansas City Chiefs in week 6 of the 2022 season, AT KC. Buffalo won the game, Sacked him 3x, hit him 9x and intercepted a non hobbled Mahomes 2x. A healthy Von Miller would have made a huge difference in that Cincy game and perhaps Buffalo is in the SB instead. A rookie OC, Now think back to how Daboll looked in his first year as Bills OC. He had Peterman out there over Allen. My point here is the HC and GM are taking the blame for how the season ended and yet they can't control the injuries. The changes, distractions, trials, tribulations of the entire season. So many bad things happened over the course of this season and yet...13-3...and a shot.

Here is the thing. Point one! Now, think about what the 2022 season would have been like had OC Brian Daboll had stayed. That offense that allowed Allen to be perfect in the playoffs last year, destroying the Patriots 47-17. So awesome to see that! (I wanted Frazier gone also. Alas, so many Bills fans just can't seem to let that 13 seconds go.) Look at what the team did this season with so many injuries, amazing job. Point two! Now, think if Von Miller hadn't suffered a season ending injury as did Micha Hyde. Plus, all the various injuries to so many players throughout the season. Losing the new slot WR Crowder so early in the season. Von Miller was brought in to be a closer and he still had 8 sacks in 11 games. Imagine what havoc he would have brought had he stayed healthy! Point three! The snowstorms! A Buffalo player having a heart attack on the field during a game and the HC knowing exactly the right thing to do in that situation. Lastly, the players seem to lose focus for that Bengals game. I don't know why? Both the lines played poorly in the biggest home game of the season. Again, I don't know why? With... all... those... troubles the team still went 13-3! The Buffalo offense that was #2 overall in the league only scored 10 points against the Bengals. A rookie OC? I look at this HC and GM and I know that they know what to do to fix the team. I have faith that these men are the right men for the job in Buffalo.

Seriously! It is ridiculous to think that some Bills fans think that a wave of the hand finds a new HC like an offensive genius in Andy Reid. Buffalo has a tough task to beat the Chiefs to get homefield and now the Bengals are up there too. The 2022 Buffalo Bills faced many difficulties this season. snowstorms that caused a home game to be played in Detroit...Bills players needing help to be dug out of snow just to get to the airport...having to wait to be able to go home because of all the snow...a Buffalo Bills player having literal heart attack on the field during a game...so many injuries during the season. Losing their top pass rusher in Von Miller was a huge letdown for the defense and it really showed up in their last game against the Bengals. Needing to start a rookie corner who was in and out of the lineups due to injuries. So many variations of DBs playing in different games and yet that Buffalo defense still came in 2nd in points allowed, #6 in yards allowed against some very good teams while losing only 3 games all season. For the love of god doesn't anyone recall what it was like with the likes Dick Jauron, Chan Gailey, Saint Doug, Wrex Ryan, Mike Mularky, Gregg Williams...so much losing! Buffalo finally found a GM / HC that are as good as (if not better) then Marv Levy, Bill Polian and it seems like so many Bills fans are constantly complaining. Only difference is McD and Beane didn't inherit a HoF QB in Kelly, HoF pass rusher in Bruce Smith. They have needed to draft players late in the draft. These men are first timers at their respective jobs and I have no problem in allowing them time to build the team. McD has been the Buffalo HC and the Bills have been in the playoffs 5 of those 6 seasons. Won the division 3 years in a row now. Yes, the 2022 Buffalo Bills were preseason favorites to win the SB. Ya know what? STUFF happens and those were things that the GM, HC can't control. McD was 4th in the coach of the year voting for a real reason. Bills fans need to stop thinking about changing the best HC/GM this franchise has seen since the 1990's. Start thinking about who they can draft, find free agents to help the team for 2023. JMO

What a clown the guy is! He had the #1 pass rushing D line in Buffalo and decided to have them eat blocks or drop into pass coverage so the crappy LBers could rush. It's his way or bust... My take of him in Buffalo was in that first game he destroyed the Colts and then might have suddenly realized he is no longer the Jets HC.

The 2022 NFL team with the best pass rush win rate were the Philly Eagles with 52%. That fearsome Eagle front four were monsters most of the season. The Chiefs didn't allow a single sack on a hobbled Patrick Mahomes in the SB! Buffalo played KC in week 6 this past year and sacked a non hobbled Mahomes 3x, and intercepted him 2x...and beat them at Kansas City! To the Bills fans wanting McD gone...you clearly are oblivious to what's good or bad! 13-3, won the division for the third straight season. Playoffs again! Last season the Bills had the #1 overall defense. This season they were #2 in points allowed, #6 in yards allowed despite all the injuries to key starters. Yes, it still stings in losing 27-10 to the Cincinnati Bengals AT home in the playoffs for the 2022 season. However, In the 2021 season week 10, Buffalo lost to the Indy Colts at home 41-15 and I was livid about that loss too. The Bills went out and beefed up their D line and went from bring 13th in rush yards allowed, 26 TDs allowed in 2021 to #5 in rush yards allowed and 7 TDs in 2022. Big improvement! It was clear that losing Von Miller for the season was a huge reason the Bills didn't get much pressure on Joe Burrow, despite the injuries to their O line players. Buffalo only had 3 QB hits on Burrow all game and only one sack by Matt Milano. The Bills need more than one top edge rusher and it might have been wiser to keep Jerry Hughes. The old adage, on any given Sunday. The Buffalo Bills lost focus in that Cincy game, coaches and players. Stuff happens, I'm moving on to the 2023 season.

This GM, HC have already proven they can fix what's wrong. Last year (2021) the Buffalo run defense was bad and they corrected it, #13 in rush yards allowed to #5. Last year 26 rushing TDs, this year 7 rush TDs! The GM saw that the O line played pretty good at the end of last season so he retained a lot of them...they regressed with a supposed better O line coach. Not his fault. Now, they both (Buffalo GM,HC) saw what we all saw, in that both lines played poorly against the Bengals and not having Von Miller out there was a real problem for the Buffalo pass rush. No pressure on the Cincy QB and Buffalo QB Josh Allen was under pressure all game. I trust that they understand what the problems are and will work to fix them. A better O line, run game, and another pass rusher JIC. The WR corps should be fine if Allen has time in the pocket. If he doesn't the 2nd year OC should work to setup a plan B to get the ball out quicker along with a decent run game. Have some faith.

WHAT? No other brilliant choices to replace the DC, or HC? C'MON folks, don't give up now! With the leagues most fearsome front four...only 5 QB hits on Mahomes all game, no sacks, no INTs. THEY LOST!!!! Now, they should FIRE EVERYONE...right? DC needs to go, OC needs to go, HC needs to go! So what that they were 14-3 in the 2022 season...they lost the SB! Philly fans are probably bleating like stuck sheep now. Philly had the #3 overall offense. #8 defense in points allowed, #2 in yards allowed. The Eagles coaches were out coached and the players out played...stuff happens

Wrex Ryan...as he just interviewed for the Broncos DC job! Nobody can screw up a good 4-3 like that guy! The 2022 NFL team with the best pass rush win rate were the Philly Eagles with 52%. The Chiefs didn't allow a single sack on a hobbled Patrick Mahomes in the SB! Buffalo played KC in week 6 this past year and sacked a non hobbled Mahomes 3x, and intercepted him 2x...and beat them at Kansas City! To the Bills fans wanting McD gone...you clearly are oblivious to what's good or bad! Last season the Bills had the #1 overall defense. This season they were #2 in points allowed, #6 in yards allowed despite all the injuries to key starters. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34536376/2022-nfl-pass-rushing-run-stopping-blocking-leaderboard-win-rate-rankings-top-players-teams To the Bills GM, build a better O line!

Well said! Hey man, nobody was more pissed off about those 13 seconds than I was. I wanted Frazier gone last year. McD kept Frazier and look at the result. This season the defense was sort of decimated by losing Micah Hyde, Von Miller among other injuries to various players. Needing to trade for safety Dean Marlow midseason and I'll bet there were talks about trading for Jerry Hughes too. Buffalo defense in 2022, #2 in points allowed, #6 in yards allowed is pretty darn good considering all those injuries and losing their best pass rusher. Von had 8 sacks in 11 games. How many times after a game did Josh Allen mention that the Buffalo defense bailed him out, a dozen? As you point out about McD, who would replace him and do as well without a complete turnover in player personnel? As it is, it is McD's scheme and nobody knows it better than Frazier. I've also read that McD wasn't happy about anything that happened with those 13 seconds. The Kickoff, the prevent defense and he was screaming about the latter. What most Bills fans complaining here just don't seem to comprehend there is no miracle hire that would improve this team at this point. Fans talk about an offensive mind...WHO? It took Andy Reid 7 seasons to get to a SB with the Chiefs and he was an already SB proven HC. Look at what this team went through this season, Blizzards, 80 inches of snow that snowed them in so Bills fans were needed to help them dig out just to get to the airport, made the team play a home game in a different city. A multitude of injuries, QB elbow, losing best pass rusher, losing a starting Safety. Losing Dawson Knox's younger brother. That game in Miami in which the team was in 110 degree heat with no coolers. A literal heart attack on the field and this HC knew exactly what to do. The entire team fell on its face against the Bengals, offense, defense, coaches...fire everyone? Sean McDermott came in 4th in the coach of the year voting for a real reason. If McD were fired, he would be rehired by some team in 13 seconds, no joke. Bills fans would really be crying then. I'm just so glad that Bills fans have no vote in what happens with players, coaches, office people.

What are you talking about? Buffalo beat both Indianapolis and Baltimore IN the playoffs in 2020 2x playoff WINS! In 2021 Buffalo stomped the hated NE Patriots in the playoffs 41-17. playoff WIN! In 2022 Buffalo beat hated rival Miami Dolphins in the playoffs 31-34. Playoff WIN! Looks to me like Buffalo advanced three years in a row in the playoffs! Three time AFC EAST division Champs! Yes, they lost to the Chiefs 2x and the Bengals in the playoffs. Buffalo has beaten the Chiefs in the regular season 2x now the last two years. This HC, GM are working on beating the teams they need to beat in the playoffs. Buffalo had some unfortunate bad luck in losing Von Miller to a season ending injury or they might be in the SB this year. I get it, Buffalo Bills fans are upset because they were the AFC favorites to be in the SB this year. Stuff happens, injuries to the star QB, pass rusher, sickness, snowstorms. Rookie OC who managed to tie the last OCs best record at #2 overall offense in 2022. This franchise has had one of the very best offenses and defenses for a few seasons now. I trust the GM, HC to get this team to a SB very soon.

It wasn't JUST coaching as it was a complete team letdown, Buffalo players on both sides of the ball outplayed. Little or no pass rush, couldn't keep the Bengals D off Allen. Like BADOBILZ said... Pretty GD good comparison if ya asked me. That is, to be compared to a HC who didn't get his team to a SB until his seventh season and has won one and been there 3x now. The Chiefs were 2-14 the year before Reid got to KC so he had a shot at first overall pick...and who did he draft #1 overall? An offensive linemen in LT Eric Fisher who was with the Chiefs for 8 years. Read BADO's post his above, this GM and HC were both first timers in their respective jobs in Buffalo and are still leaning as they go. These men have been leaning/depending on Allen's arm far too much and see when he has an off day the offense falters big time. I think they both see that now and will work to build a better O line, run game to help that young QB. Have some freaking faith willya!

History has shown us Bills fans that this GM and HC will make the needed changes to improve the team. Like last season in getting run on and they went and beefed up the D line. Beane went all out for a pass rusher that could have made a huge impact in the playoffs, and a season ending injury derailed that. 8 sacks in 11 games! They saw what we all saw, that the offensive line wasn't nearly good enough. The pass rush without Von wasn't good enough. The secondary with all the injuries wasn't good enough. The run game wasn't good enough. WR corps wasn't good enough and probably why they let the WR's coach leave. I have faith that this GM, HC will get this done.

Its the same thing all season in the game day forum when the team starts to play poorly... the Bills fan complaining gets to ridiculous proportions at times. So much negativity pointed at everyone. We have arguably one of the very best QBs in the league and when he throws an INT he is suddenly trash. 13-3 with one of the best seasons in the NFL and it seems like most fans want to blow everything up like Wrex Ryan was still here. Fire the GM, fire the HC, fire the DC, fire the OC. Trade away top players... It makes me wonder if these are really Bills fans posting or other teams fans attempting to stir stuff up. Jets, Dolphins, Patriots fans are seriously not happy Buffalo has won the division three years in a row now. AND, unless those three team suddenly all find a top QB they won't be winning the division any time soon. We have Josh Allen, just keep smiling!

Josh Allen wanted Ken Dorsey...whatever the franchise QB wants... Yea, Dorsey will learn just like Daboll learned. Remember his first season? Still, the Buffalo Bills were the #2 offense this season. Bills fans just can't seem to get over the fact that they had a huge letdown against the Bengals on both sides of the ball. It is a game of emotion and all I can think of is the players were spent emotionally to play that down...at home...in the playoffs! Perhaps the coaches were too. It was a very difficult season. Beane and McD will figure things out, I have faith!

Good for him. NY is a tough place to be a HC.