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He didn't have a good game, but we are still 6-3 this year. The question is why? What are team defenses doing to get Josh off his game? In the losses this year, Josh has unsurprisingly looked a bit lost. Is he having to wait for receivers to get open and that is making him jumpy in the pocket? I do think that is part of it, but I also think our lack of weapons at WR is helping opposing teams keep more folks in the box to prevent Josh from running as much.

Well, I think we had better receivers last year. Largely, that's because of all the injuries this year. Cooper could at least good draw some attention away from Shakir and the TEs at times. I'm not sure what scheme to run with this limited group, but we need to change things up because opposing defenses are scheming against our fairly obvious gameplan. At the end of the day, we are still 6-3, but we need to prove we are a playoff team by winning at least 3 out of the next 4 games.

The Steelers have a different problem. Metcalf is one of the best receivers in the NFL, and the Chargers had one safety always drifting to Metcalf's side the entire game. Couple that with aged Rodgers not being able to deal with (e.g., elude) the extra pressure last night, and a few drops by the other receivers and you have problems. Rodgers also missed quite a few throws last night. But, we don't have anyone close to Metcalf's level on our squad. And, let's be realistic here, Coleman would be nothing more than a backup on the Steelers.

Quite possible, but the receiver was completely blanketed and we aren't sure where the receiver was supposed to ultimately go. That said, it's typical of Josh's poor games. When the run game is stuffed, opposing teams just don't fear our current receiving group. There isn't a lot of room in there for Josh to place the ball and he starts making questionable decisions. It is undoubtedly the worst receiving group in the NFL at the moment.

It's an avalanche effect - receivers not getting open leads to Allen holding onto the ball too long and makes him jumpy back there. Stop our run game, and most teams just aren't fearing our pass game at the moment. Where's the deep threat with Palmer and Samuel out? And now Kincaid is likely out for a week or two. Not good. Regarding the original post, I think, especially given the injuries, the receivers are more to blame than Brady, but Brady needs to try and find an answer. Even on the INT in the endzone, the Bills receiver was completely covered. Josh shouldn't have forced it in there, but given how easily our receivers are being blanketed he needs to try and force some action sometimes. But, the receivers are really bad, and Keon isn't an NFL caliber receiver. He just doesn't have the athleticism from what I see. Beane whiffed there.

Bigger than all the issues at the moment are injuries. I just can't believe how many starters we will be down after this game. Kincaid out with a hamstring injury, and Jackson down for the count. Who the heck can Josh throw to out there? It's no wonder the pundits after the game were commenting about how Josh was having to find ways to buy time for his receivers to get open today. They are just not able to separate consistently enough.

Yes, the Pats have too easy a schedule and this is another loss we couldn't afford. The good news is the Pats will have to play all the tough games next year as the division winner.

I mean, they just don't have any talent at receiver. None. It's all about Cook and the TEs. It's not working today.

This is starting to look like Josh Allen's worst game as a QB for the Bills.

This has always been a dangerous game coming off the KC win. We are away, where we have really laid some flat stinkers, and the Dolphins are hungry to prove that they are still a decent team.

The FG attempt at the end was probably favored by the probability numbers, as Matt Prater has a career FG% of 75% at 50+ yards. The league average this year is hovering around 72%. It was a great win, but I just hope we can find either a WR or an edge rusher (or both) before the trade deadline.

That was a disappointing possession.

I think Fitzmagic says it well in the video someone posted above. The Falcons saw something on tape they thought they could exploit and they blitzed Josh on 56% of plays (the most since 2021). I assume a good part of that is that the Falcons did not fear our receivers with Kincaid and Samuel out, and once Palmer went down it became a moot point. Our speed at receiver and TE was gone. So, it was a good choice to take some risk and be aggressive blitzing Josh. On the flip side, Josh and the Bills O was not ready for the Falcons game plan, but that is not at all completely on Josh. Brady needs to come up with a plan and be ready for a more aggressive blitzing scheme and be well prepared with the hot reads. On at least one play I think Josh wanted to throw to an open Cook when he was under pressure but Cook wasn't looking back. I don't know if he was the hot read on that play, but if he was he made a mistake. Brady has to stop coasting on the Allen athleticism.

Thanks to our 2 losses against teams where we were favored, NE is in a strong position and controls the division at this point. Yes, it's early in the season, but their schedule has to be one of the easiest in the NFL. I think people are overestimating the Bucs, but I do agree that KC will be tough given their recent momentum. But, first things first. We need to show the team is out of the funk and beat Carolina. Last night's game against the Falcons reminded me a lot of that game in Europe that we lost to the Jags a year or two ago. We just looked completely flat at the beginning - like our players were operating in a lower drive setting than the Falcons players. We have historically proven we can recover from bad losses, but the injuries this year are really taking a toll. We have no depth at receiver, and we need to somehow find a way to scheme a defense that can get pressure on opposing QBs. Year-after-year we are constantly reminded by everyone, including the Bills' brass, that we need to get pressure on QBs in this modern pass-happy era. And, year-after-year, I am generally disappointed as our pass rush remains woefully inconsistent and generally ineffective against good teams.

He just simply doesn't get separation consistently at all. On many of the plays against the Falcons I saw our receivers just blanketed by the Falcons defense. Josh missed a few passes under pressure and didn't have a good game, but our depth at receiver isn't good.