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Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Won 40+ games 3/4 with Dallas, including a 59 win season.
Took over the worst team in hockey in NJ and built them into a contender in 2 years.
He’s a coach that has built up bad teams to good teams.
He finished in 7th place in NJ 3/4 years. He finished in 5th or 6th 3/4 years in NJ.
It's honestly not too far off of Don Granato's record except he managed two good years out of 8 and lucked into the playoffs with 91 points another time.
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9 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Yeah yeah. The guy 5th in all time wins had nothing to do with the winning.
Listen, they said the same stuff about Lindy in Buffalo, multiple times. He won the division 3 different ways in Buffalo. With different systems.
Won in Dallas. Won in Jersey. He’ll win again in Buffalo.
He "won" once in Dallas in 4 years and then "won" once in NJ in 4 years. The rest of the time he was on the bottom half of the division.
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50 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Yeah. He’s a good coach.
was was a good coach 20 years ago. Since 06 he's Been mostly terrible. 3 playoff appearances in the last 12 years and 6th place or worse 5 of the last 7 seasons was the best we could do? He's the Jeff Fisher of the NHL.
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37 minutes ago, mannc said:
We lost one key player, a guy who is 31 and whose production fell off a cliff the last 10 games of the season. Every NFL team loses multiple starters every year, to trades, free agency or retirement. FFS, you don’t even know who they’re going to add in the draft, and free agency isn’t over!
A team with prime Josh Allen is never in rebuilding mode…never. I fully expect the Bills to be better in 2024 than they were last year.
That's a gross minimization of the scenario at hand. We lost our starting center, replacing him with a player who has minimal experience at the position and creating a gap at left guard that we're assuming will be handled adequately. We lost our top 2 receivers (82% snap count), our starting safeties, our #3 outside cornerback (43% snap count), our #3 and #4 DT (36% snap count), our #2 RB (30% snap count).
Our current two safeties are not NFL level starting players. Edwards is a borderline roster talent. We have a massive dropoff at CB #3.
I don't really care who they are adding in the draft for the purposes of my argument. They are going to be rookies, and late pick rookies at that. They will take time to acclimate.
Your last comment about never being in a rebuild just because we have Allen is maybe the most lolable part of this. If the Brady led Pats had to rebuild on several occassions while he was stacking Lombardis. Allen and his zero super bowl appearances is hardly immune.-
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Just now, SoTier said:
The Pats missed the playoffs in 2008 because Brady tore up his knee in the season opener. They went 11-5 but Miami beat them out with Chad Pennington taking them to a 11-5 record, too. If the Bills lost Allen in the first game of the season, they probably will miss the playoffs, too.
I'm talking 2009 when they bid farewell to most of their core that was part of the initial dynasty. Seymour, Vrabel, Bruschi, Harrison all departed in addition to losing Pioli and McDaniels. Despite still having a lot of talent on the team including Brady, Welker and Moss and despite still winning the division, they were a flawed team that wasn't a real super bowl contender.
Now, we don't even have the benefit of having a Welker, Moss, Brady or Belichick and we were never champions to begin with, but it's still a comp for how elite teams need to take a step back sometimes even with an elite QB and other elite talent. There were plenty of years with the Ben-led Steelers or Rodgers led packers that they were pretenders due to roster gaps, even though they would put up a good showing in the regular season.-
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5 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
which is why months ago, I was advocating for cutting von miller, too and eating that whole ***** sandwich this year
alllllll the dead cap all at once, anyone who's trying to convince themselves that this year is our year is fooling themselves.
Agreed. Maybe they still will later on. If I were GM, I'd try to see if I could eat all the bad deals this year including Knox's contract and if Milano can come back to form, I'd look at trading him in season for draft capital to next year - even though he's my favorite player. I'd look to see how we could get younger and cheaper so that by 2026 we have a team that's really humming and has a shot at being the best in the league.
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19 hours ago, mannc said:
Sure, a team with Josh Allen in his prime, a coach going into his eighth year with the team, and a veteran roster is "rebuilding"...yeah, OK
You've never seen a team with an elite quarterback lose a lot of players in an offseason and then perform poorly the following year or two while their replacements get acclimated?
best case scenario we're looking at a Pats 2009 type scenario where we bounce back after a year off.-
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7 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:
You are pessimistic… they haven’t even been through the draft yet …Again, I'm realistic. They are going into the draft with 5 massive holes, and I don't see a realistic scenario where they get more than 3 starting caliber players. There's no chance that they aren't starting someone who doesn't belong as a starter on even a terrible team, let alone one that says they hope to win. They'll never admit to it being a rebuild year, but it absolutely is.
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Thank you for creating this thread.
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10 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:
It’s unlike you to have a pessimistic outlook …I don’t think it requires a “ series of miracles “… find 2 receivers ..and an edge … before Week 1…
I'm not pessimistic - I'm realistic. If we had Roquan Smith, TJ Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick and AJ Brown, I'd have us penciled in as favorites. Unfortunately we don't have a receiver that's ever hit 1k yards, don't have a pass rushers that's ever hit double digit sacks (besides the empty husk of Von miller), and we easily have the worst safety duo in the league right now.
History has been on my side every year for 3 straight. Let's re-check the tally at the end of this season and see how far blind optimism gets you.-
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We'll be fortunate to be in playoff contention as the roster currently stands, imo. We would need a series of miracles to get into the super bowl conversation that involves season ending injuries to Mahomes and Burrow, drafting OROY and DROYs like Houston did, staying healthy and having all of our top players play great, and then having probably 2 current players on the roster take monumental leaps up to all-pro status (Kincaid, Epenesa?)
At the end of all that, would it be enough to top the best of the NFC?Doubt it.
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1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said:
This criticism of Buffalo’s roster is overblown.
It's funny... The Athletic came out with an article the other day ranking all 32 NFL rosters ahead of the draft.
4. Buffalo Bills
This one makes me a little uneasy, but like Mahomes and the Chiefs, an elite QB (Josh Allen) erases a lot of roster issues. The Bills have had to part with some quality players this offseason, but there are enough solid pieces still around to not panic. The Bills should be mimicking the Chiefs’ plan of the last few years while building around Mahomes and focusing on drafting the best available player at a premier position in the first round. They also have traded away their top wide receiver (Stefon Diggs), similar to what the Chiefs did a few years ago with Tyreek Hill.
The difference between the bills and chiefs has been small but significant the last few years. While Allen and Diggs were a top pairing in the league. Mahomes and Kelce are a top all-time pairing. Kelce should retire as the unanimous greatest TE of all time and Mahomes has a better than not shot of doing the same at QB.
In addition, KC has a far more opportunistic defense. The combination of Jones, Snead, Karlaftis, and a strong linebacking group put them significantly ahead of the Bills there. We'll see how losing Snead impacts them. I expect it to be a significant adjustment for them, but they're such a well coached team, that I'll be surprised if they don't adjust by getting more production out of the next group of players or simply pivot back to more of a high flying offense if they can get the right playmakers. They do seem more vulnerable on paper than they have at any other point in Mahomes tenure though. Unfortunately, I think the Bills will also be fielding their weakest roster since at least 2016. Take Allen away, and I think it's for sure a bottom 5 squad as it stands right now. -
On 4/18/2024 at 1:21 PM, Augie said:
Didn’t the ‘Bama QB make more than the Eagle’s QB a couple years ago? I’m not saying it’s right or wrong, just hard to get my head around.
A lot of college QBs made more than Brock Purdy this year.
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I think it's pretty important that they get as many top 100 picks as possible. We aren't 1 player away, so if a trade down helps us turn some of our later picks into more top 100s and Beane can still get star players, I'm all for it.
That said, our last build was too light on top end talent. When I look at KC, SF, PHI, BAL, CIN, and even DET they all have way more more top end talent than we did before our purge. As of right now, I feel like we only have 2 legitimate superstars on the team in Allen and Milano. I'd be shocked if we could make a real SB run without at least 4 more. Maybe Kincaid becomes one, Maybe Douglas becomes one.-
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On 4/18/2024 at 10:54 AM, BullBuchanan said:
It's "cherry picked to say he had a worse TD-int ratio, less yards, less YPG, less passing TDs, More INTs worse passer rating, worse QBR in every season since 2020?
I think they call that picking the whole tree my man. I'm not saying he's bad, by any stretch. He's still an elite top 2-4 QB. I'm just saying there's extremely little to show that he's actively getting better each year.17 hours ago, Beck Water said:This is really rich.
You stated to someone else [edit: @ToGoGo] "You can try to attack my character, but that just makes it clear you've run out of arguments. The difference between me and people like you is that I back up my arguments. Do you even watch the Bills? Josh peaked in 2020 if you've been watching the games, and the stats back it up."
Do you even listen to yourself? You are asked to explain what, in particular, of the pro-football-reference Josh Allen stats you posted show he peaked in 2020 and hasn't developed since then? And you respond by what....attacking my character!!!!
We will all note that you have categorically refused to explain exactly what it is about the pro-football-reference stats you posted that shows Allen peaked in 2020 and has not developed or improved since then. This puts your statements in the realm of dogma.
It's also pretty clear that when someone resorts to the ad-hominem (attacking me, calling me intellectually dishonest) instead of actually providing information, they aren't actually depending on stats and facts to back up their argument - to quote you "that just makes it clear you've run out of arguments".
I'm not going to defend my posting style or responses, I think the amount of actual research I put into posts here and my willingness to both acknowledge correction AND other people's valid counter points is well established and speak for themselves.
I already answered it above.
I honestly didn't think it needed explaining that he's yet to top his statistical performance of any stat since 2020.
Unrelated to his PFR stats:
Did it need explaining that he's never been in a championship game since?
Did it need explaining that he's never gotten closer to beating KC in the playoffs?
Did it needed reminding that in 2022 he mostly regressed after week 6?
Did it need explaining that he's only drifted further from an MVP, OPOY, and All Pro?
Are we really considering it a hot take that after his monumental breakout in 2020 that he's plateaued? -
15 hours ago, Nelius said:
I've said this three times now - this dude suddenly decided to go full heel the exact moment that Airseven disappeared shortly after last season ended. Either it's the same dork or Bull's running with the fact that his primary competition is gone
Again, because you don't want to talk facts, it comes back to attacks on my character and being some sort of double agent ignoring the fact I've had the same account on here and BBMB before it for over 20 years.
I could only possibly be considered a "heel" in a place where groupthink is so out of control that supporting a (very common perspective outside these boards) that our team needs significant improvement, has gotten worse this offseason, and that our QB is not christ risen - is somehow a controversial statement.
Do you guys seriously not engage with football news or commentary outside these boards? The fact that Allen has poor judgement is literally a meme. It's not some invention of mine designed to get a rise out of you. It's not enough for me to say he's one of the top QBs in football, he has to be #1, all the time, best there is best there was best the ever will be despite the facts or i'm some troll/hater/pats fan.
for what it's worth, I've never even heard of you guys.-
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8 hours ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:
Mahomes best season was in 2018. He hasn't meaningfully improved since then. He's only declined since 2018.
See how weak that statement about Josh is?
Lamar Jackson peaked in 2019
Joe Burrow peaked in 2021
wHaT iS WroNg WiTh ThEsE Qb'S!!!!???
Lamar won an MVP and 1st team all pro and a playoff game since then.
Mahomes has won an MVP and a 1st team all pro, gone to 5 straight AFC Championships, nabbed a 1st team all pro, 4 Super Bowls and nabbed 3 rings since then.
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2 hours ago, BigDingus said:
Not a video headline I expected to see... but hey, he's always loved Josh Allen 😅
The rumor is more focused on Dallas, but for some reason the Bills came up as the next best option for him.
1) Revenge on Kraft
2) Having Josh Allen
3) Knowing how to beat Mahomes
Nick Wright wants him to go to the Jets though. If McDermott gets fired, would you guys be open to this?
Would I be open to having the greatest coach of all time?
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2 hours ago, Beck Water said:
If you can spare the time from composing the above, did you happen to have an answer to this query?
We note that you're moving far along beyond any claim to facts/stats to your personal surmise about what Josh wants or what Josh is choosing.
News flash: you have no clue on these points.
Neither do (most) of the rest of us, but most of the rest of us aren't projecting our opinions about it.
Why should I waste any more of my time? For years I've given you nothing but well researched and well thought out replies that result in little more than you throwing "nuh-uh" into ChatGPT and posting the responses. You come into threads with your mind firmly locked into place and no amount of reason or evidence could ever sway you to move from it and you certainly won't meet me anywhere near halfway when it comes to the effort you put into the conversation. There's no value in trying to debate a person like that. It's intellectual dishonesty.
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38 minutes ago, julian said:
If this team needs improvement by arguably the 2nd best player in football and perennial MVP Candidate to win a title, then it’s about management and coaching greatly failing in their responsibilities to execute.
You need new management and coaches if you need more outta 17.
Well, as long as they keep winning 10+ games a year when it doesn't matter, that isn't going to happen. McBeane is here for the forseeable future, and Josh will just keep getting older. When Josh retires in 5-10 years with zero rings (maybe even zero appearances), we can all bemoan how it was too bad he didn't have an elite defense that could stop Mahomes.
JA is the one player on the whole team that could make the difference himself. If he doesn't want to, that's fine, but he's actively choosing not to. -
1 hour ago, Beck Water said:
Facts: Shakir had 7 of 9 for 78% catch rate that game. Diggs was 3 of 8 (38%) with a fumble after the catch that wasn't a turnover only because Kincaid alertly batted it OOB for a 10 yd penalty.
Why wouldn't Josh trust Shakir in the EZ if he saw him open over Diggs?
Maybe that's part of the problem. I'd prefer "trust" not be a part of his decision making at all. If Shakir was so open that no one was 20 yards around his, it was still the wrong play assuming that there was an underneath target available that would have allowed us to run out the clock. This is the kind of stuff that greats like Brady understood, and Mahomes knows it too.
If you score a touchdown to go up by 4 and then give Mahomes the ball with 2 minutes and 2 timeouts - then what we're looking at is a bunch of complaints that Allen left the field with the lead yet again and his defense couldn't get the job done. The same thing happens if Bass makes his kick. If I'm not mistaken, Mahomes still has the highest rate of game winning drives in that scenario in NFL history - surpassing Brady as of a couple years ago.
I need my QB to know that. This isn't 1994. Going up with 2 minutes to go isn't good enough when you have a chance to never give your opponent the ball back. Yes, we've already beat this topic to death, but these errors in judgment aren't limited to one pass in a game where Allen was otherwise our best player. They happen consistently, and if they didn't Allen has at least one ring by now. We can bemoan the other reasons like lack of weapons, or defensive letdowns all we want, but this one thing is completely within his control and is fixable if he wants to do so. I just don't think he does - at least not if it cuts into his golfing time or chasing hollywood starlets.
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3 minutes ago, Eastport bills said:
The mindless comments about Josh not getting better is predictable coming from a Bills hater like yourself. Would you be satisfied with 44 total TDs from the QB on the team you root for. How about 6 straight wins to pull out the division, while Hurts, Prescott, Tua, Herbert and Burrow were imploding or out for the season. Josh has the most total TD the last two seasons. He doesn’t miss games and he wins divisions. Any troll would acknowledge his greatness. If he’s top 2 or 3 QB in the NFL that’s enough for Bills fans. The loss to the Chiefs was on Diggs,, our banged up defense , our suddenly unreliable kicker, not Josh. Bills should have at least gone into OT.
Projection perhaps?
I'm not sure why I'd watch well over 500 Bills games if I hated them so much. To want your team to improve is the ultimate sign of fandom.
The Bills would have easily gone to OT if Allen was smart enough not to go for broke on a touchdown pass that even if he connected would have left KC with plenty of time to march down the field and win in regulation. Tactically, it was a terrible decision. The right play was the underneath throw to Diggs that would have picked up the first down and would have given us the chance to run out the clock with a walk off td.Just now, RobbRiddick said:This is genius. He's elite top 2-4 (meaning you think there's an argument for him to be top two), yet he's not showing signs of getting better. Better than 2 is 1 I think. So the only way Allen can be better in your eyes is to be the very best in the league.
I can live with him being number 2 but then I've always been an easy lay
Why do we need to compare him to other players? What good does that do? I'm just judging him against himself.
I want him to get smarter, develop better judgement, and develop better and more consistent touch on the ball so that in critical situations we have the best chance to win. -
1 minute ago, dave mcbride said:
??? -- He literally had a higher AV (PFR's version of WAR for football and it measures against other players from THAT season) in both 2021 and 2022 than in 2020. In fact, he led the league in AV in 2021 and 2022!!! You're not including the fact that in 2021 he rushed for 763 yards and led the NFL in rushing yards per carry (6.3) that season. He rushed for 762 yards/6.1 ypc in 2022 as well. In comparison, he ran for 421 yards at 4.1 ypc in 2020. Finally, his AV in 2023 was the same as it was in 2020.
The stats you're posting here are the very definition of cherry-picked.
It's "cherry picked to say he had a worse TD-int ratio, less yards, less YPG, less passing TDs, More INTs worse passer rating, worse QBR in every season since 2020?
I think they call that picking the whole tree my man. I'm not saying he's bad, by any stretch. He's still an elite top 2-4 QB. I'm just saying there's extremely little to show that he's actively getting better each year.-
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5 minutes ago, ToGoGo said:
You know, I have NEVER seen a good post out of you. And that’s impressive considering how much you post.
Something doesn’t feel right. Are you a Jets or Pats fan? You have that attitude.
Edit: or maybe a burner account of somebody antagonistic toward the team or Allen?
You can try to attack my character, but that just makes it clear you've run out of arguments. The difference between me and people like you is that I back up my arguments. Do you even watch the Bills? Josh peaked in 2020 if you've been watching the games, and the stats back it up.
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Will we be in Super Bowl contention this year?
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Yes, no cap. You might be one of the only people that don't get this. Those are important roles being played on the team that you can't just fill with day 3 picks or veteran minim FA deals. This isn't Madden.