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Cris Collinsworth still thinks that game balls go to James Washington and TJ Watt. I would say White and Phillips on Defense, Brown on offense.

This was a tough loss, but one against a team that is the hottest one in the NFL for a reason. Today shows that this is a playoff team, but not a super bowl contender. I see a 12-4 caliber defense and an 8-8 caliber offense. To get to that next level in 2020, they need to have Allen continue to develop and upgrade the offense a little bit more, perhaps a couple lineman and true #1 receiver. The sky is not falling yet, and I still believe that Buffalo can finish with 10 or 11 wins.

I would also rather see Cleveland lose. They have won three in a row. If they win today, you suddenly have a 6-6 team with a 4 game winning streak, two upcoming games against Cincinnati and a tie breaker over Buffalo. Pittsburgh would be 7-5 if they win, but we still play them and I like the odds of winning that. Earlier in the year, I would have counted a game in Pittsburgh as a loss, but I do not see either Rudolph or Hodges being able to do very much against the Bills Defense. Pittsburgh beating Cleveland and then losing to Buffalo is a scenario that would officially guarantee that Buffalo finishes ahead of both.

Great overall read which summarized the game very well. One thing that I love about this team is that they learn from their mistakes. Patriots loss-Allen was making too many turnovers from playing hero ball, his play calling was adjusted and they dialed his offense down until he got more comfortable. Minimal turnovers since Eagles loss-Gashed on the run defense and dominated all day y the Eagles offense. Cut Peko, Added Taylor and Liujet in order to improve depth, made adjustments on their defense. Since then, the run defense has improved an the defense had gone back to their top form. Browns Loss-Coaching cost them, terrible play calling. Daboll moved to the booth, Allen was allowed to open things up again. The result is that Allen has has by far his most complete three games since. Baltimore will be a tough one, mainly because they are the best team currently and have been dominating playoff caliber teams. Even with that game, I like their chances to get 11 or maybe even 12 wins. This should be a fun end to the season.

I personally think it should be the rest of the season at least. It is hard to say what will really happen. NFL is very inconsistent. If he had done that to Brady, he would have been suspended for a year, If he had done that to Josh Allen, the punishment would have just been a 500 dollar fine and a 15 yard penalty offset by a holding call. Pittsburgh is a little higher in Goodell's pecking order, so I will predict 4 games. Sorry for sounding cynical, I am just annoyed with how the NFL has no rhyme or reason behind their discipline

I want to be optimistic, the team is still 6-3 and there is more talent on the team than there has been in awhile. I just feel like the main problem is that the coaching gets in it's own way. Half of me wants to say "relax, the rest of the schedule isn't bad, we will get back on track over the next two weeks and get 10-11 wins. The other half of me remembers 2008 and 2011, sees Miami currently ahead of Indy late in the game and generally being competitive over the last four weeks and gets a horrible sinking feeling that makes me not want to even watch the game next week.

I get that Taylor replaced Peko who was not performing well after Harrison Phillips got hurt, and that Liuget was signed to the team this week. McDermott always rotates defensive lineman. Taylor and Liuget were upgrades over Peko and likely intended to address the running issues exposed in the Eagles game. Oliver and Lawson are already taken out on some plays, this does not mean that Oliver or Lawson were getting benched or reduced time. I would think that if anyone was getting a cut in playing time, that it would be Star.

I was worried about the Browns having the talent to catch us off guard next week, but between this and the cleat incident, they may be too much of an internal mess.

@ CLE -- L @MIA - W DEN _ W @DAL - L BAL _ L @PIT - W @NE - L NYJ - W The next three games are very winnable, but all three teams have shown just enough where I think that they would give Buffalo trouble if the Bills play like they did over the last three weeks. If i had to guess, Cleveland would be the one most likely to win. Winning two out of three would put them at 8-3. Pittsburgh and Dallas are talented but inconsistent. I could see Buffalo beating either Pittsburgh or Dallas but do not see them either winning or losing both. Baltimore and New England on the road would be tough and likely losses. It will be a tough stretch no matter what and 1-3 seems very realistic. This would put us at 9-6 The Jets are a train wreck, they will likely be in preseason mode for the game with players auditioning for jobs, that should be a win for Buffalo barring a disaster. 10-6 with a wild card. Maybe a first round exit, but you never know when a wild card team can make a playoff run.

I do not think that this was overly negative, the concerns are valid ones that will need to be addressed by the time that the tougher games come around. Despite the 2-1 record, the team has not been the same over the three games after the bye week. They are lucky that two of the games were against bottom five teams. Today, I feel like the play calling and coaching was at fault instead of the actual players. It was good enough today but may not be in later games if Buffalo is not careful. A couple of other thoughts -The run defense looks good swarming a run when stopping the back, but if the back get past first contact, no one is anywhere near them and that allows a 10-20 yard run. Philly was the first team that exposed this and was able to do it for the entire game. Today, AP wasalso doing this for awhile when showing flashes of his old self, but did not have the stamina anymore to do that 15-20 times. I worry about what Chubb who will be the best back that we have faced this year might be able to do against this D next week. -I was disappointed when a defensive lineman or linebacker was not added during the trade, but replacing Peko with Taylor from the practice squad was a definite upgrade. Taylor was not getting pushed around like Peko was and made a few nice tackles at key times. I still see a 10 or 11 win team, but if they lose to Cleveland next week, I will start to worry a bit.

Not pretty at times, but the run defense made adjustments after getting gashed in the second quarter and pretty much shut AP down in the second half. I blame the play calling more than the players on offense. When the season started, I thought that Buffalo would need to be 6-2 to have a real shot at the playoffs, they have done that. Big game next week in Cleveland

I feel like the bills are getting outcoached by themselves sometimes. That very same play turned the momentum towards the Eagles last week and came very close to giving the Redskins a shot at tying the game. This is an improved offense from last year, but still one that is average at best with a young QB and nine starters that were not on the team last year. There is no excuse for calling so many trick plays with an offense like that and I'm worried that it will eventually cost us in a key game

Buffalo might get away with it today, but they need to figure out this run defense as soon as possible.

This team has a very passionate fan base despite the last 20 years of mediocrity and the weather adds to that tradition. Yes, the wind is a pain sometimes, but the other team has to battle it too. Building a dome would take away a lot of what Buffalo is associated with and just add to the corporate sterility of today's NFL. What is next, setting up the parking lots so there aren't all of those loiterers before the game anymore? The OP actually does make some valid points, but I think of the atmosphere of the games during the Bills Toronto series and instantly think that this is not a good idea

I thought that Buffalo would win 8 to 9 games this year. I now think that 10 seems more realistic. They are an improved team with more depth, but no star players. They are not at the tier of the top teams and likely a first round exit. They are lucky to have four very winnable games to figure things out coming up. If they do not win three of those, I will be very worried for them going into the games with Dallas, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New England. Very disappointing yesterday, but they caught the Eagles at the wrong time and I am hoping that a loss like this is a wake up call and the beginning of a turn around instead of a collapse.

Not at all. There is overall improvement, and despite yesterday's poor showing the team is going in the right direction. I feel like if there is a big enough slide, then Daboll and or Frazier may be replaced and McDermott would be fighting for his job next year, but this is too soon. Look where coaching turnover has gotten us over the past 20 years.

People really overreact one way or the other. Today sucked and leaves question marks during tougher games down the road, but it is not the end. Even if a team finishes with 11 or 12 wins, this means that they lost a few and likely had a couple clunkers like Buffalo did today. Fortunately for Buffalo, the next four games are the Redskins, Browns, Dolphins, and Broncos. Those are all winnable and even 3 out of 4 has Buffalo finding themselves at 8-3 going into their challenging stretch. Don't get me wrong, I am concerned about the viability of our front seven against good offenses, Allen's development and daboll's play calling. If we make the playoffs, we are likely a first round exit because of these issues. The season is far from over though and there is time to turn things around. .

Today sucked, the front seven was terrible on the run. The question is, will this be one bad game of the beginning of another downward spiral? Whether or not McDermott and the staff can correct this during the rest of the season was go a long way in telling how good of a coach McDermott can be.

I knew that the offense would have it ups and downs this year, but this defensive lack of effort is extremely disappointing

I agree. It's funny, for the entire year before that draft when watching them all play college ball, I thought that Allen would be a disaster and that Darnold was the closest to a sure thing that any QB had been for awhile. Glad I was wrong. You never know how QB's will turn out.

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My initial thought would be Gilmore, but if they kept him, they wouldn't have likely drafted White so that is a push. Woods is the one that I always thought Buffalo should have kept. Steady production and would be a great fit for Josh Allen.

At the time where this issue of Keapernick not playing was at its peak between 2016 and 2017, I would say that it was fair to put him in the same tier of quarterbacks as Case Keenum, Fitz, and Tyrod. Players that are marginal starters and good backups. He was interviewed by some teams in 2017 but none saw him as a match. Back then, I think it would have been legitimate to ask why he does not have a job somewhere. Since then, he has made a career out of social justice and used this incident to promote that. He has lost a lot of weight, not tried out for any type of team and at least visibly does not seem to be practicing or working out with other people in the industry. Meanwhile, other quarterbacks who may not be as talented are working out all of the time, interviewing with teams and making it known that they are available if needed. While Kaepernick focuses on social justice(his right to do so), these other quarterback are focusing on steps needed to possibly further their football career. If you are an NFL team that needed a quarterback, you want someone who is in football shape and more prepared to play if needed. This is not discrimination or blackballing it is common sense. Many others protested during that time and still have jobs. Kaepernick is out of a job because of the choices that he has made in the three years since.

Zay showed a bit of improvement last year, but seemed to regress this year and fell down the depth chart. I would call him a disappointment, but not a complete bust like other receivers such as TJ Graham and James Hardy were. A change of scenery may do him good and the Raiders made a good trade for them given the cost. Zay seems like a decent person and I wish him the best of luck

I am concerned about Allen's continued mistakes, but it is way too early to write him off as a bust. He has a good arm and as over come adversity twice on the fourth quarter this year. Before yesterday, his completion percentage was around 62 percent. You cannot write him off based on yesterday's game. Keep in mind that this was a defense that also recently shut down Jared Goff and Ben Roethlisberger. Allen was knocked out of the game, we do not know what he would have done in the fourth quarter this time around. Barkley (who some think is our better long term option) looked just as bad if not worse when he came in. If the season ends and Allen has shown no progress, then maybe the questions start to come in, but not at this time.