BigDingus

I'd sooner believe Tom Brady will come out of retirement to play RB for the Jets next year... My unpopular opinion: Josh Allen IS a turnover machine... He's just good enough to make up for it.

Sounds smart, but you're also giving up the chance to just close the game right away. You get first crack at finishing the game, and the odds say that the team with possession first wins more often.

Remember when we traded down & gave the Chiefs Mahomes? Should've just traded with the Jets or something, that way you know he'd never amount to anything...

Well yeah, it should've been clear for a long time he's the best QB in the league. "Down year" or not, he was still a 2x SB winner/2 x MVP. Now he's a 3x SB winner out of 4x SB appearances (in only 6 years). But just as the Bucs & Rams showed everyone, you don't have to have the BEST QB in the league. Just get into the postseason & play your best football at the end of the year. Oh, and having a top 5 QB also helps... but they don't need to be #1 in the league! 😅

Everyone remembers the clown show when he's a HC, but would be really be so bad as a DC? Genuinely asking, I don't remember.

Someone probably answered it already, but the "treating him like crap" comes from how they were so willing to toss him aside after one down year... A year in which he was playing through significant injury under pressure to keep his job. Everyone knew Joe Burrow was hurt his first few games this year, so he was cut some slack for his poor performances until he recovered. Baker was treated the opposite. And how was he rewarded for that effort? Abandoned for a sex-offender in all but name, and someone who the Browns gave a monster guaranteed contract to... It just rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

Agree, but his injury also happened earlier in the season than the other 2, so maybe we'll get lucky?

He's at way better than "Brady levels" in terms of stats, All-Pros & MVPs (at this point in their careers), but behind in Super Bowl wins. More talented than Brady was, more athletic than Brady was, but there's zero chance he ever touches 7 x Super Bowl wins.

Yeah... but not attending means people can still joke that he's not a Pro Bowler. Just go dammit! 😆

I dunno, when the D was healthy I thought McDermott did a good job. I may be in the minority, but in that rough stretch leading up to Dorsey's firing, I thought the D was the main reason we stayed in a quite a few games. Offense just couldn't get out of their own way, and basically made the D keep the game close until they finally started scoring points in the 4th qtr. Then again, they lost Milano & White and didn't get Douglas until the trade deadline, and were just up & down afterwards. Pats game was a dud though, so McD deserves all the s*** for that.

Well yeah, mostly. Coaching plays a role, but talent & execution on the field is a bigger factor. There were plenty of times, even under Dorsey, where fans were pissed about playcalling on a drive.... But when a play is there & you got the look that was wanted, it's not on the OC if the receiver drops a pass that hits them in the hands. Maybe it's a play that doesn't even get a chance to develop, as a linemen just whiffs on a block & is instantly in the backfield. That's execution & talent. Then again, the HC has major input in what talent we do have. So even if it's not coaching, the coach (and FO) deserves some blame for the lack of talent.

Poor guy... If the defense does well, he's just McDermott's puppet. If the defense under performs, he's the next scapegoat to protect McDermott. I like the promotion, just doubt he'll get fair credit for what he puts into it.

That'll make the Dolphins much better, especially against the Bills. Hope they don't hire him 😅

Call me a loser then, I don't care. Josh isn't a "loser," and that's my point. If you've listened to any Bills talk after the Chiefs loss, all you hear is people mocking Allen as "Mahomes' son." And the amount of times I've read & heard "Mahomes v Allen isn't the next Brady v Manning, that's Brady v Rivers.... the real rivalry is Mahomes v Lamar!" Yeah, well what now? The guy that's 2-4 in the playoffs and a 2 x MVP with a healthy team... that's the "REAL" 2nd best QB in the league? Yeah right. I'd rather have Mahomes win every playoff game until the Bills have a shot at him again. Note, I said PLAYOFF, not post season. Just like I was rooting for a Bucs vs Bills Super Bowl in 2021 so the Bills could topple Brady, I want them to be the ones to take out the Chiefs.

This is the result I wanted! Now the media can't single in on Josh losing to Mahomes. He put up a better fight with a worse defense than the supposed MVP did with a much healthier supporting cast.

That's not beating yourself. That was a defender making a play, and turn it over due to a rule.

At least he wants to run the ball, so I'm excited to see what he schemes up given an entire off-season. Hopefully we target some speedy WRs & grab some more O-linemen. Oh, and maybe bring in a kicker or two just to be thorough. Perhaps hit up some of those YouTube kickers that nail shots 70 yards out, but only in perfect conditions & street clothes 😂

Yeah, but context matters. Losing a 1 point lead with plenty of time left isn't some crazy collapse, especially in a game where the guy you're seemingly defending threw 2 INTs & added a fumble. Or when you score 3 points in a half, turn it over multiple times, and wait until 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter to finally eek ahead (against a terrible team), it's not quite the defensive meltdown it sounds like. It'd be like saying "Josh lead a drive to send a game into OT, but the defense choked by giving up a TD in OT!"... Then seeing that was the Jets game & Allen had 4 turnovers. Context matters, and even the 4 losses you're talking about were TEAM chokes, Allen included.

Mike Evans is the same age as Diggs, and he's still putting up numbers no matter who's behind center. I think Diggs can definitely be a number 1 still, it's just a matter of scheming & play calling (as well as improving the other talent at WR), along with commitment to stay with this organization.

Makes you wonder what difference Deandre Hopkins could've made on this team, or what we could've done with that Von Miller money. I'm not saying going after Von was bad, especially at a time when we saw how critical it was to have a strong pass rush. But had our picks in the draft panned out, there wouldn't have been a need to pay a monster contract to a veteran on the downside of his career. Even when this defense was ranked as high as it was, did people ever feel it was as game-changing or dominant as our defense was, for example, under Schwartz in 2014? I believe McDermott is a very capable defensive-minded coach, but the Bills are still missing something there. Offensive line should still be a huge priority imo. Especially if the Bills plan to be a balanced unit that prioritizes running the ball, they'll need to keep investing in the line. Speed at WR is a must, so I'm glad he mentioned that. It's unlikely we find the next Tyreek Hill, but even a younger John Brown-type would be great. Overall, they need to get younger at many levels. We know both of our amazing safeties are falling behind. But offense is still the priority to me. We've seen what a top ranked defense gets us, but it never amounts to much against top QBs. So instead let's support our own top QB & give him the best chance to succeed by outscoring opponents.

But why do Bills fans want Lamar to supplant Allen in the media & fans' eyes? Everyone saw what happened when the Bengals beat the Chiefs to make it to a Super Bowl. Burrow got all the credit, and the conversation quickly became Mahomes #1, Burrow a close #2, then everyone else a tier below. People give ALL credit & blame to QBs these days, and Lamar knocking off Mahomes would just have him leapfrog Allen in most people's eyes. If you look forward to seeing Allen disrespected & ranked consistently lower than Lamar on all player & QB tier lists, then sure... cheer for the Ravens. Don't forget Allen's performance at home head-to-head against Burrow in the playoffs last year. Fans of other teams haven't. Don't believe me, pin this comment & come back next season when you see those "Allen is being disrespected!" threads pop up everywhere. It will not be fun listening to people hype up Lamar, Mahomes & Burrow next post season, all while they disregard Allen's play through 18 weeks in anticipation of another loss in the playoffs.

Exactly! I want the Lions or 49ers to win the Super Bowl. I just don't want the Ravens to even get there. If you guys have been listening to sports talk the past week, you probably heard or seen the comments on social media "Mahomes vs Allen isn't the new Brady vs Manning... 0-3 isn't a rivalry!" and "Mahomes vs Lamar is the TRUE rivalry!" I want those people to fall flat on their face. I want the Chiefs to blowout and embarrass the Ravens... If the devastated Bills defense with "turnover machine" Josh Allen take the Chiefs to the wire, but the MVP & amazing Ravens defense lose, maybe people will see stfu and stop pinning everything on Allen.

Don't read the comments under the Tweet. I haven't, but I'm sure most of them are mocking Dak & Allen being there.

I'm more selfish than that. I want Mahomes to win. If the Ravens KO the Chiefs & advance to the Super Bowl, that'll just make the narrative against Josh even stronger. "Every other elite QB in the AFC accomplished more & made a Super Bowl!" Burrow & Lamar both made more AFCCGs, both beat the Chiefs in the playoffs, both made a SB, and one even has an MVP (possibly 2). If Mahomes KO's Lamar, that drops his record to 2-4 in the postseason, and it'll still give Josh some breathing room.

Please no, not as an OC. I closely followed every step of Kingsbury's career (being a Texas Tech guy myself), but I don't have any confidence in his play calling abilities. He was instrumental in helping some prominent college QBs take that next step, but he shouldn't be calling an NFL offense. it would be cool to have him as the new QBs coach working closely with Josh, but he'd be even more one-dimensional than Dorsey calling plays. I can see it now...Air raid/spread college offense, going 5 wide, passing nonstop & getting asking Josh to chuck 40 attempts per game.