Success

Most teams need luck to win a title. Even the mighty Chiefs.

Would you prefer we traded Allen for a ton of picks & start from scratch?

Your assessment of Andy Reid as a mediocre HC who gives KC no advantage over the Bills is noted. So what's the conclusion? Allen just ain't good enough? He's holding McDermott back from greatness?

I mean, that's what happens with an underachieving team. It must be challenging as a KC fan to see fans of another team post about anything but Mahomes' greatness.

I mean - you understand that the focus on short passes was by design....right? Reid coaches these games better. McDermott is a solid coach - but Reid is a great coach. 100%. I feel like I'm losing my mind reading some of these posts.

You think we'd be on the boards of teams that hadn't won a ring yet clamoring for even MORE credit & praise for Allen? Like, literally within days of winning another SB? I wouldn't be. Not a chance.

Reid is a great coach. Just like Brady/Belichick, the success of that team comes down to both. It's an advantage the Chiefs have over the Bills. I like McDermott, but he's not really in the same league as Reid.

Not really sure what you're looking for, but everyone here thinks Mahomes is great, and most think he has also benefitted from a HOF coach. It's pretty simple. If anything, you're here trying to diminish Allen by saying things like he wouldn't have done much w/ this year's Chiefs team. I mean, that's a big dropoff between Mahomes & Allen. One guy wins a SB w/ them, and one guy wouldn't do much w/ them. You think Mahomes would have won a SB w/ this year's Bills team? Kinda doubt it, myself.

That's quite a narrative. Reid is considered the best coach in the NFL right now. That is pretty much consensus. People are starting to talk about him as potential GOAT. McDermott? Not so much right now. I've heard countless opposing fans & pundits say that he's holding Allen back. I'm not ready to give up on him personally, but there is no question the JA era Bills have underachieved, and much of that falls to coaching. So, yeah - the difference in perspective is kind of funny. EDIT: I'd also add that literally no one credits McDermott w/ Allen's development. He's a defensive coach. Daboll is credited w/ making Allen as good as he is. That's a fairly consensus opinion also.

I wouldn't trade JA for anyone. Like you said - he's perfect for Buffalo.

I've seen posters here talk about the disparity in coaching between the 2 teams, and how that's a big factor in the accomplishments so far between Allen & Mahomes. That's just factual. It's not "not crediting" Mahomes and/or not thinking he's still a great QB. Unless you think Mahomes deserves 100% credit for everything?

I haven't seen a single poster who fits that characterization. That might be your perception if someone cites injuries or Mahomes also having a great defense this year - but that in no way = Bills fans not "giving credit to Mahomes." Everyone here knows he's a great QB. But, once again - you ARE on a Bills board. "Credit for Mahomes" isn't always going to be a daily focus, though I'd say again that I think there is too much of it here, and not too little, and there certainly isn't anyone who doesn't credit him at all.

A "chasm?" You're obviously entitled to your opinion, but I'd characterize it as overly negative. If we made it to the SB, which we could have if Chris Jones got to Allen a half second later, chances are we would have had Bernard, Spector & Benford back, as well as a healthier Douglas. I'm probably missing someone, too. It would have been a great game against the Niners, that I'd give us a 50% chance of winning (at minimum). I mean, we beat the champs in the regular, and the divisional loss was a very winnable game. I can't really comprehend the idea that there is some sort of "chasm" between us & the contenders. EDIT: I did miss some guys - we would have likely had Rapp & Davis back for the SB also.

I might need some logic behind this one. When did we get blown out this past season? When was a Bills game not close? Didn't KC beat the Niners? Didn't the Ravens - who KC beat more handily than they beat the Bills? So, that one game would have been the outlier where a team just handled us easily?

One of the all timers. I'll basically watch it any time I come across it on cable.

Did you miss the rest of the 4th quarter? An entire series of missed calls (block in the back, holding), clock "problems", and a basically phantom grounding penalty - all going the Chiefs way. I was extremely glad that one wasn't the Bills. Gotta think that Bengals fans are still replaying some of those.

This past game, that really shocked me w/ Bernard, Milano & Spector out, and our secondary missing Benford, White & featuring a much-less-than 100% Douglas. Who knew that Klein - who I think I heard was heading to FL a week before the game? - couldn't keep up w/ Kelce?

The bolded is what I don't really get. Why does KC get the benefit of some "ifs" on here from some - but we don't hear from those same posters about the "ifs" of Diggs catching that 60-yarder, or Sherfield catching that long one, or Dawkins not ceding so much ground to Chris Jones, or Bass making that FG? That narrative for some seems pretty one-sided in support of an idea that the Bills are nowhere close to KC, when just about every game we have w/ them is a coin flip kind of game.

Really?

Does KC have 2 SB's in a row w/out egregiously bad calls against BOTH Cincy & Philly, in the AFCCG and SB last year, respectively? It's a curious thing to consider.

And those guys STILL complain that they're not getting enough praise on this board, literally a week after winning a 2nd consecutive SB. It's a very tough crowd to please.

That wasn't the narrative I heard - nationally, or here. Especially not "win comfortably." Personally, I thought there was a chance we could have a good win, but I'm one of the biggest homers here, and got my usual round of laughing & eyeroll emojis. It was nowhere near "prevailing." As I said: most thought the Bills were too banged up, especially after the losses in the Pitt game. Even your guy Wright said that. And it was a huge concern here on this board. No offense, but you seems to fabricate a lot of stuff. Or maybe just misremember.

Personally, I don't mind when other fans post here at all. I like intelligent back & forth about the game. But you're really not reading the room here. It's probably hard to remember at this point how frustrating it is to be good enough for a title, but not be able to get one. Imagine Pats fans coming to your board in the days immediately after Dee Ford was Offside, and getting upset that you weren't giving Brady enough props. And even when there were Brady props all over your board - but that just wasn't enough for the Pats fans. They needed to see every poster heap praise on him, or it was a slight. Maybe not the best timing, right? And as for Wright - you said we always start threads about his trolling, but I think I've only seen one in the past 3-4 months. Most here get that he's a Bayless-light clown who just wants to get a rise out of us.

If he really is leaving, I wish him the best & will pull for him to succeed. He has given all of us some really exciting moments, and certainly one of the most memorable playoffs games we have seen not just from a Bills receiver, but from ANY receiver.

You sure about that? I haven't seen anyone say that since at least prior to last year's SB. I truly doubt that anyone in the national media was talking that way at any point this past season. I still can't figure out the deal here. Do you really think Mahomes is disrespected in some way? Is that your primary focus one week after winning a 2nd SB, when Mahomes is in every other commercial we see on TV, and many are mentioning "GOAT" when talking about him? Not enough? You need consensus on a Buffalo Bills board that he's unbeatable and super amazing, and wow, do we wish we had that guy?