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Well, Allen has hit a pretty bad low tonight. He's even struggling with handoffs. And the receivers aren't helping much. What I don't understand is why we aren't just trying to pound the Broncos defense with the run game. It has been working, but the last two drives we are trying to make throws.

I will add this however. One thing that makes me think our coaching staff is not up to par is the fact that we have problems consistently in the same matchups. That leads me to believe our coaching staff is unable to adjust to correct our weaknesses in those matchups. The Bengals basically did to us what they were doing last year to us.

Yeah, it's not a strength of his, but it doesn't help that our WRs outside of Diggs can't really beat man coverage. Teams can play Tampa 2 against us and it severely limits us. Look at the depth on that Bengals receiving group - we would love to have that. Frankly, I thought he made some good reads as well tonight - reading the D on that Diggs TD pass was brilliant.

You do realize how hard it is to find a QB as good as Josh? Have you been watching the Bills for the last 23 years? You try to improve the team around Josh. Von has not worked out this year, the defense has a bunch of season ending injuries, the playcalling has been bad, and we don't have a #2 WR who can beat man coverage well. Davis is good against zones. You make changes and draft correctly next year.

Yep, we need to somehow go 5-3. But, let's be realistic, with our D completely shot for the year, maybe we should just get those draft picks. I guess we can wait and see if we come to play against the Broncos. If we lose there, then we might as well tank.

Realistically, we will probably not make the playoffs this year. Our schedule is awful - Broncos, Jets, Eagles, Chiefs, Cowboys, Chargers, Patriots, Dolphins. We may be lucky to get to 9-8 this year with our depleted D and sputtering offense, but we can't make the playoffs every year and there are problems on the team this year. We have a poor run game and we could use a better #2 receiver who can beat man coverage.

Well, we can't be a playoff team every year unforunately. There is something that is just off with this year's team. The injuries on defense are a major problem, and I don't think Von Miller has much left in his tank, but the offense is just out of sync. We could still use a good #2 receiver that can beat man coverage, and our running game needs to be better.

It's too early in the season to discuss this topic. We could easily win the next 4 (Tampa, Bengals, Broncos, Jets), although the Bengals game will be the greatest challenge. If we lose two of the next 4, then the season is about ready to be scuttled. The Eagles and Chiefs follow so we could easily be 6-7 after them. I would like to think we could still go 4-2 over the next 6 at the very least, but some things need to come together for us.

Meh, it's not time to jump ship on the season yet. We need to beat Tampa, and then we need to somehow beat the Bengals. If we lose to the Bengals, then the season is starting to look very iffy, but we do have winnable games against the Broncos and Jets to follow. If we win the next 4 we are right back in the thick of things. The problem is that we then play the Eagles and Chiefs, and those are going to be tough. We really can't afford to lose games to teams like the Pats.

Part of me wonders whether the coaches have made Josh a bit too risk averse with the game plan. That would seem to support the better at offense at the end of games when Josh knows he has to make plays regardless.

Losing to a bad Patriots team is one of the worst things that could happen to us this year.

This is the game that may end the season for us. We don't have any more games to give the rest of the season now, frankly.

That was the worst playcall I have seen all day. What is Dorsey thinking? Push tush guys. Allen is big. Do it when you are on the half yard line. Fire Ken tomorrow. I could call better plays than what I'm seeing tonight.

The number of good games that were played in London is basically 0. If they lose, just move on and get back to the states and forget the money-grab by the NFL.

Traveling to London is a major issue. How you can leave Jacksonville over there for 2 weeks to reap the benfit of their acclimation is beyond me. Completely unfair and cheap scheduling by the NFL.

Yep, exactly. I think the reporter asked him something along the lines of whether it's taking more work to get open and that was his response. And, based on what I've seen, he HAS been open a lot in the Bengals' games. Factor in all the drops from Higgins and he does deserve to be the focal point in that receiving group.

Yep. You can see that they liked Kincaid over Mayer, and when the Bills took him they looked a bit stunned and took a while to figure out who they were pivoting to.

Good grief, what an over-reaction. The media has really pushed the narrative that Diggs suddenly doesn't like Allen and they will never get along again. I'm sure things will be fine. Did anyone see a physical altercation on the sidelines? Give it a rest. Diggs is just being Diggs and trying to light a fire among other things. Not a big deal.

I will join the chorus and say I - and others watching the game with me - were routinely asking the TV screen - "Why the heck are they calling that play on defense!?" Our defense was playing SCARED the entire game. I understand the weather conditions were rough (and we are dealing with injuries), but the constant dropping back of safeties deep and leaving the middle wide open was a bit much in the snow. Neither QB was having much success throwing long so I think Frazier needed to make some additional adjustments and take some chances. Another play that immediately comes to mind near the end of the first half when the Bengals were in the red zone - we decided to do an "all-out blitz" up the gut, but our secondary drops back in coverage. What's the point of an all-out blitz if every receiver is going to be immediately open for a quick pass? Jam those receivers and take a chance. All in all, Frazier is just too conservative in my book. Take some more chances and mix things up, even if we do have a lot of subs in there.

We desperately need to improve our lines on both sides of the ball. Allen has been under a lot of pressure, and he's starting to get a lot more jumpy. And, we have failed to get pressure on opposing QBs too often this year. I'll also add that our playcalling has been suspect. I didn't understand, for example, why we didn't jam the receivers when Frazier called an all-out blitz in the second quarter. Go all-in with the weather conditions if you're going to call it in your redzone.

We need to focus on our lines on both sides of the ball this offseason. Allen was under a lot of pressure, and our front 4 couldn't do squat to a bunch of backups that the Bengals had out there. Look at the Eagles and 49ers as examples. If you have top lines in this league you win. But, I expected the Bills to lose this one based on momentum. We were not a consistent team the second half of the season, and it showed. The Bengals are likely going to win the SB this year, and Burrow looks like he's the second best QB in football after Mahomes, but he might be the best one if they win it all.

I hate to say it, but I'm feeling like jumping on the Dolphins bandwagon. I mean, this is crazy! A true David and Goliath scenario, and the Bills don't deserve this game at this point. They couldn't beat the Bengals anyway with this level of play.

What are the chances of the attorney's story being true when witnesses are starting to say otherwise? Yeah, factor in agendas and whatnot, but when have you been on a flight where the passenger is acting politely and asked to leave the plane?

We will see how the facts develop in this case, but, speaking frankly, I have NOT heard/read of many situations where the first reaction is for the steward/stewardess is to kick the person off the plane. Almost always when I read an article about this kind of situation I see that the person kicked off the plane was not responding to the steward/stewardess, drunk, acting belligerent, etc. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be on a plane in the air and have someone who is acting belligerent on board.

I would not be surprised with a loss today. Between the flu bug and the snow issues, I don't see a team with a lot of energy. If we lose on Thanksgiving, then we have issues and the season might be in jeopardy. Thankfully, there is a lot of room for the Bills to snag a WC spot and get healthy.