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I want to make a quick point about NFL coaches. MOST of them even the good ones make some truly stupid blunders for their teams from time to time. Until Andy Reid got a ring he was criticized regularly for his clock mgmt and game mgmt itself. Kyle Shanahan gets a ton of praise... but also was the OC in the SB up 28-3, HC of a team up by 10 in the SB AND again last year blew it in the big game. Mike Tomlin who is widely respected as coach (and possible crisis mgmt expert thanks to dealing with AB that long) is known for some errors by Steeler fans and his seat is warm despite being a guy who would be picked up in a second by another team. My general point is the list of coaches that at this time are perfect in terms of decisions and game plan is probably Reid & McVay at this time (whose team currently is 1-4). Does that mean I am against McD being replaced? Nope I would have done so after the loss to CIN when the old core still had another year left. BUT any coach brought in will have warts and probably make a mistake from time to time even when you expect better. Having BB in division for two decades was probably the worst thing for all opposing fans because he was perfect. I think I can count on my hand the number of truly poor game mgmt // time mgmt moves the dude made. Love him or more likely hate him the standard in terms of coaching he set truly was impressive and how good he was in those situations. It is why the Pats seemingly weaseled their way of a lot of games, the guy had his team ready which mixed with Brady was so hard to stop. The other thing coaching wise is if you dump McD who you replacing him with? Ben Johnson? Cool I like it but also expect growing pains as he finds his way, the defense regresses, and a new scheme is brought in. Like any relationship what starts off hot and fun, later on you see the warts and mistakes or annoyances faster as the years go by. I am not trying to sway anyone with this as its pretty well documented where people are at with McD, as much as just show its far closer to a universal feeling league wide.

It takes a lot to get me to feel any sympathy for an opponent let alone a rival. I left the game feeling bad for Jet fans because if we lost I would've been beyond furious at how much the game was altered and destroyed by the refs. It was that bad So interesting thing is Keon is pacing right now 34 rec 570 yds 6 TDs. For a rookie that isn't too bad at all. He needs time to develop it took Shakir a year and half to find his way and use his best attributes properly. Keon as WR3 is fine although he should prob be WR4 (#makethetradeBrandon). The much bigger issue is Samuel/MVS/Hollis. The rookie is ahead of all of them which is both good but also very bad given what he is pacing for and what you had hoped they wouldve done.

I believe Beane knows they need another true starter at WR. I believe he tried for Adams and would try for Higgins. I am not confident at all given his devotion to the cap and picks we will actually pull the trigger to bring someone in that really moves the needle and I am prepared for a 5th or 6th to go for Wan'Dale Robinson.

I was pissed off at the team for the last two weeks so I had no beer, went to my part time job and watched the game on my phone. This could become lucrative lol

I am just going to open with this. W T F DID WE WATCH? I WATCHED THE BROWNS BILLS 6-3 GAME WHICH WAS ATROCIOUS... ANDDD THAT STILL HAD A BETTER FLOW AND WAS MORE WATCHABLE THEN WHATEVER WE CALL THAT PRODUCT LAST NIGHT. Back to normal talking here are my takeaways from last night: 1. Right The Ship- Smackdown vs BAL, Blown opportunity vs HOU meant it was put up or shut up time and credit to the team for winning while still missing or playing with hurt starters. It wasn't the prettiest for sure or the easiest (HAIL MARY SERIOUSLY) but your 4-2 after a brutally tough open. More importantly Buffalo in division is 2-0 and in conference 3-2. They have massive opportunity to stack a bunch of wins here with TEN/at SEA/MIA/at IND before the last gauntlet of the year. To early to worry about seeding and they need help at WR if they really plan on being an issue come January, BUT they have set themselves up where a 3-1 stretch is very possible to get to 7-3 and really can help before the stretch run. All I truly cared about after starting 3-0 was just please be 4-2 by TEN and they did that while ugly. 2. Offense Back In Drive- I would call last night efficient which if they can do in the majority of their remaining games will lead to a really good record. Josh was superb and rebounded nicely after a concerning bad game in HOU, the running attack was stellar, and the pass catcher did enough. I thought Brady had a good gameplan and even when things got rocky 3/4th quarter they stuck with what worked. Note that Shakir only played 38% of snaps and to me he was healthy enough to be a decoy that forced the Jets to gameplan for him. That speaks volumes to his importance, but they really need another guy to step up. 3. Cook Contract Will Be Interesting- He has one year left on his rookie deal and he has been very good since arriving in Buffalo with a well earned Pro Bowl nod last year and potentially another this year as he has been quite good. BUT Ray Davis looked stellar last night, the offensive line is pretty strong, and Ty Johnson is a good spell back. I have to believe Beane is looking at this very interestingly as they could just let him walk like Singletary if he wants too much. The RB market and overall feel is quite curious because rushing attacks are certainly back in vogue, but teams are hesitant still it feels for big deals. I wonder if Cook just wants a sizable payday if Beane even considers it or with the horses already here it is a non starter. 4. Defense Refresh Feels Really Good Long Term- They had their moments last night, but overall the defense long term feels really good and is to me a highlight in Beane's work to reset the talent base. Right now you have a very nice core developed that includes Oliver, Rousseau, Epenesa, Bernard, D Williams, Benford, & T Johnson. I love Douglas but Ja'Marcus Ingram was really good when put into the lineup and I wonder if Beane considers letting Douglas walk to save the money for elsewhere and let some of the talent sitting there emerge. Most importantly Bernard & Benford have emerged into true blue chip starters aka guys who make game altering plays regularly and without them the defense is not the same. With Tre White's sad departure and Milano seemingly aging (that blows) you needed some new young faces to show up. Entering this season Taron Johnson (nice to see him back) was the one guy I looked at who was in his prime as a blue chip guy, adding two more guys to this mix makes me feel a heck of a lot better for the future. Safety is the one area ironically where they are going to need a guy to emerge that is young and hopefully Bishop can. Rapp has been solid this year and Hamlin is at least being a serviceable starter, but to me if the defense is going to go back to being a top 5 unit they need safety to solidify for real (another pass rusher would be good as you can never have enough). Dorian Williams also has taken a nice step and while he is not the best in coverage yet, his tackling and thumper hits have been a nice addition. You hope Milano can return to form when/if he returns in December, but realistically Williams has made me no longer worry about that spot anymore. 5. What About That Bass- Yea.. yikes. For the record a lot of people point to the KC game as when he should've been cut, but he had the yips far earlier in 2023 as he missed two against the Giants and pretty much from then on you could see the shakiness emerge with the PHI game especially being a disaster. I feel for Beane because up until 2023 he was a very dependable kicker and at his age you can't really plan on a guy getting the yips that early, but he does seem to have lost his fast ball. Cut him? Would love to but the free agent pool is pretty barren and the contract hit is atrocious also. I firmly understand wanting to move on and if a good solution was present they need to. With all of that said if the option is cut Bass but it costs the ability to add a WR I can tell you which way I am heading and it means keeping my bass in the pond for the remainder of the year. 6. Coaching.. the Good the Bad the Ugly: Good- Offense founds it flow and Brady seemed to be ahead of the Jets all night with play calls. Babich got the defense going and the pressure increased by the 2nd quarter after allowing NY 10 pts early. McD has the team prepared and the physicality was nice after the last two weeks. Bad- Does the defense realize they are allowed to tackle on screen passes? This team could be given massive blinking sign that says incoming screen pass and they still would let it go for 10 yards plus. Babich has been solid for the most part in year one, but the screens have been eating us all year. Dion Dawkins what in gods name are you doing killing drives with Unsportsmanlike Conduct? I get he loves the rivalry and getting the opposition off, but that penalty start of the 4th quarter was a complete drive killer and by that point the coaching staff needs to have the guys in line better. Ugly- Hail Mary. I mean it is comical at this point between the coaching timeout and then the actual defense put out there. I need the stats on Hail Marys allowed because the Bills have to be near the top historically with this coach specifically. 7. The Very Visible Elephant In The Room- The division feels pretty certain and I have no issue saying this is a good team with some nice pieces, especially on defense. But this is not a great team at this moment that will go toe to toe with the best in the league without a perfect gameplan and 17 being at his max. Khalil Shakir is the 2nd most important person on the offense after 17 because the WR corp just isn't enough. Mack is a fun player and has had a few decent moments, but him and MVS overall have been pretty bad. Samuel finally had a few decent plays last night but overall he just isn't making a mark. Coleman has honestly had probably the best moments of the pass catching group after Shakir, but he is a rookie and that means major ups and downs. Probably the greatest disappointment for me has been Kincaid who has clearly regressed. Adding a true outside boundary threat like Amari Cooper (example does not have to be him) would do a world of help to shift the WR Corp to their better spots and make the offense far more diverse to defend. 6 games in your 3rd WR (Samuel) is pacing for 34 rec and 261 yards on the year, that isn't nearly enough if your goal it the SB. The bad teams are out there with some talent that will be available from big names to just solid names, but failure to add anything feels like the teams is cursed to the same close loss outcome they had against KC last season.

Running Animals 20 Flying Winged Objetcts 16 Honestly I see this as a controlled ugly game where the Bills just by virtue of having less distractions and issues internally manage to grind the Jets throughout but they hang around because neither team is making major strikes. Josh and the offense get a TD early as Knox decides to show life on 3rd and goal from 4 yards out. Jets respond with a FG and both teams trade additional FGs as each offense stalls around the 30 as they enter the 2nd 10-6. The Bills pick off Rodgers late 2nd and get a FG to go up 13-6 at half time. The Jets go on a methodical drive out of half capped by a Bryce Hall screen TD as the Jets tie the game at 13-13 with 6 mins to go. Buffalo answers as they themselves have a 7 min drive capped by Josh running it in from 7 yards out to put the Bills up 20-13. The Jets move into the Bills redzone but the drive stalls and Rousseau sacks Rodgers. They kick a FG with 5 mins left to make it 20-16, the Bills offense does it best to kill the clock but the Jets get the ball with 25 seconds and put the fanbase through the motions of a Rodgers hail mary which thankfully is batted down. Allen 18-24 201 yds 1 TD 51 yds rush Ty Johnson 78 yds 12 att Coleman 72 yds 4 rec Rousseau 2 sacks

I would watch 13 seconds 5x over before I watch sundays game again, at least 13 seconds was exciting and the offense was doing stuff.

Congrats for winning the dumbest take of the year award.

Honestly no. I thought in the offseason they would have addressed the WR position further as you could see it needed some help. They are betting youth in Coleman Kincaid Shakir works out long term and Beane seems hell bent to not mess with the cap so long term they are far more free. I do not agree with this and you can clearly see that a more veteran presence OR double dipping for a different type of WR in the draft would've helped but I don't run the team.

Last year Chiefs four losses, three were one score games and 1 was a double digit loss to DEN (weird). 2022 for KC: all three losses were one score 2021 for KC: three losses one score, two blow out losses Bills & Titans....? (WTF). After the Titans loss they were actually 3-4 which is wild as that was the last time they were under .500 that far into the season.

Exactly. They just ended an NFL run of not being blown out when they lost to the Ravens. It actually is a credit to the consistency of the team and how good they are that this stat exists.

Ravens loss I think everyone kinda knew and expected that in some capacity. Yesterday the way they lost and how bad the offense/17 was has got us to peak post loss posting (I am guilty of this also)

Mahomes gets a TD when it was 20-17 not a FG. That is the difference he closes Kelly made a SB by now Josh hasn't. He doesn't get the benefit of the doubt until otherwise and he is not a young kid anymore, highest paid guy on roster he can get criticism.

Divisional games are always different as both teams know each other pretty well. Josh has done well vs NY when they run at them and he stays patient. Their d line is good but lacks the depth of prior years and their safeties are shaky. Much relies on finding a rythem and not falling down 14 early

Oh this game is far far from an easy win. I am just looking that they are not a great team compared to BAL/HOU, IF BUF can do some good things they will have their chance to close. We are 2-2 vs NY the last two years so nothing is for granted here nor do they have the luxury to think so. I will say this, I think the offense is a good WR away from being far better and the WR corp being more set then it is now. They just need more talent and I am nervous Beane fails to address it this year and we waste a season because of it.

Last two weeks they were on the road and got down big early. Unfortunately I think it altered the game plan quickly AND Josh this week then got super hero cape on and did not settled down. Mix in the issues the pass catchers had and o line and it was a full on disaster that only turnovers and a bit better play in the 2nd saved from being worse.

the additional wild card spot makes it truthfully a lot harder for a top QB on a down year/team to also miss now. If there were only 2 wildcards I think the Bills would have more to be nervous about but that additional spot allows for more error.

The big thing with the Bills is they almost need this more then NY which is weird to say, but Buffalo expects a higher standard and knows they are opening the door wider if they lose. They have been in this spot before and closed and McD has got the team together and going. NY hasn't & Rodgers frankly just looks old and very average, if the Bills can do the good things they do they will win.

Trust me it has been in my head since the CIN loss. Mahomes forever is 1 in the league, Josh at his best is probably the only QB that actually can go toe to toe to that degree which we saw in 13 seconds. BUT his bad variance games which have happened every year minus 2020 (which surprise he was 2nd in MVP) eliminate him from being an MVP front runner and also lower the team itself from hitting that 13-14 win place. I do not doubt he has the talent to win a SB, but the flaws especially on a roster that now has less talent with part of that being his salary as a reason are real as heck. Hate saying it, but that just seems to be his place. I do not thing he could win a SB like Mahomes did last year in terms of offensive talent around him, I think he will always need a little bit more like Burrow Lamar etc.

It is why most analysis said this year will be different for the Bills with a lot of games like this or Cards because the talent especially on offense is not there or developed. The Bills will probably get to 10-7/11-6 by seasons end, but the journey will be far harsher and closer then years prior and they will waste opportunities that they use to convert that may have allowed a far greater season W/L wise.

It is why I put it as season altering. The season is not over Monday but the directions it goes vary big time based on W/L

Yesterday was the type of loss I have to give another day before I begin commenting otherwise it is just raging words and anger haha, nothing of substance. Here is my thoughts after the Houston game and in general where things are: 1. The offense will not be as bad as they were the last two weeks, BUT it is not as good as they showed either in the first 3. Tape is out on how to slow the offense by pressuring Josh and betting that the Bills pass catchers even with Shakir will not separate in time. I will say this the Ravens and Texans have two very good defensive lines that can cause pressure in way most can't. But if you are part of the camp like I was that this offense was hurting itself by removing Diggs and never adding a true proven veteran or double dipping in the draft you feel sadly justified right now. Hollins has cost the team back to back weeks, Kincaid has regressed badly, MVS apparently exists, Samuels is colossal failure at this point. The two bright spots are Shakir and honestly Coleman who while not perfect has at least made some true plays. The offense may grow, they will have better weeks, and I am sure Brady will figure some things out but the lack of talent at WR brings this team down to an early exit in the playoffs as currently constructed and opens the division up in a way it shouldn't be. I will get to coaching in later but the dashboard on the most important part of the team is blinking in bad way right now. 2. Calling a spade a spade 17 needs to be better. Two weeks back to back he has been anywhere from average to atrocious. I understand the issues at line and pass catcher, but he was paid to also be the guy in these games vs top teams. BAL I am less angered at because he seemed far more dialed in and until the epic trick play went down I think he was fine. But yesterday made me question for the first time in years if Josh can go the distance as the guy. For as many issues and lack of support he had, he also caused his own errors and just seemed lost in a very bad way. The critics of Josh not being at Mahomes level or Lamar will have a field day and justifiably so. I am sure that Josh will rebound eventually and have bunch of good games, but days like yesterday are why he has never won an MVP and why people say he is overrated or will not carry the water to get them over the hump. I have tried to ignore that for a bit, but when you are now in the record book for worst completion % in history that is saying something. 3. Coaching AGAIN. I feel like I am repeating myself but this is why they have never got the 1 seed, it feels like a yearly occurrence this staff successfully cost this team a win that matters big time standings wise and this time nationally they got roasted. I resigned myself last year that McD is probably not going anywhere unless they miss the playoffs badly, so I won't waste time on the issues and errors again. Babich I will give some flowers to because the defense other then the blown coverage on Collins TD (which was bad) did a nice job keeping them in this game and disrupting Stroud in the 2nd half. The injuries are known with what they are dealing with so given that I thought they did as well as expected given the kids. 4. Luck. FOR ONE FREAKING TIME CAN A KICKER FLUB A DISTANCE KICK OR MAYBE JUST MAYBE MISS. SWEAR TO GOD IT IS ALWAYS US ON THAT SHORT END OF THE STICK. Rant over. 5. The rushing attack will need to be used more whether I like it or not. Cook has had a good season, Johnson & Davis need to be used more. When they get the rushing attack going good things have been happening. I expect when the offense refinds itself it will become like last year the final 6-7 games where they run a lot and pass when it has opportunity. I think your wasting Joshs talent but so be it I guess if that is your best way to win. 6. Dwanye Carter looks like a potentially very good DT. One game I know, but very much liked his play and aggression. He blew up their rushing attack a bunch and kept moving the pocket back. I honestly would rather he stays in over Oliver or Jones at this point who both have been shaky this year. 7. Kincaid. Honestly the greatest disappointment for me this year is him. He showed so many flashes last year and looked like at least a quality starter long term. This year he isn't catching the ball, isn't breaking coverage, and in general at times feels like a liability. They really need him to pull a 180 because a lot of this offenses potential relies on him becoming a focal point. 8. LB doesn't feel too bad right now. I miss Milano, but Dorian Williams has showed some nice growth and with Bernard back feels like a solid duo. Bernard was great yesterday and maybe Williams can grow into a quality starter where those two are the future together long term. 9. The AFC sucks this year which makes the last two losses even more frustrating. If ever there was a year where the 1 seed might be really open (KC will lose some games coming up) or even the 2 seed for gosh sakes this year really feels like it and they are blowing that opportunity. 10. Monday night feels pretty massive at this point. Not season ending as much as season altering. A win and your 4-2 with a stranglehold on the division with a lot of home games coming. Lose and your tied for the division along with being 2-3 in conference which starts hurting your playoff chances in general. The Jets are not exactly looking great either but truthfully I think this game is far more about Buffalo coming out with a truly good effort and gameplan across the board then NY.

Bills 24 Texans 20 Back and forth game but Josh wills them at the end with a late TD to Kincaid with a minute to go and the Texans rally with 1 min left fails at the Bills 40. Frustrating game, but Bills figure it out.

the limit does not exist my friend

Yep, he is now the worst player in the NFL time to move on. KEEP UP!