BigDingus

I agree. I'm honestly already moved on, not really as upset as I'd normally feel after a loss like this. Too many injuries, too many irregular things (Bass missing a standard 38 yard FG, Allen's bad pass into the dirt when McKenzie was open for a TD, Milano dropping an INT thrown right into his hands, etc.), O-line being a scrambled mess of band-aids, and uncharacteristic penalties. The heat & patchwork roster just make this L feel not particularly meaningful, kind of like the MNF windstorm against the Pats. BUT... Two things still do matter - play calling on short yardage situations, whether it be 3rd & 1 or 3rd & goal at the 1 and the O-line, regardless of injuries. Every year they're mid-tier at best, can't run block to save their lives, & leave Allen scrambling/improvising way too often (and too quickly). This also shows that whatever the reason, the Bills still can't win a 1 score game. It's double digit wins or nothing. That has to change.

Look, I understand heat & injuries really made this a s*** show for us today, but you're still 100% right about the O-line. This is something Josh Allen has helped cover up for the past few years, but this team has barely invested anything in upgrading this line. All they do is look to patch it up each off-season, with mid-level vets & late round picks. They prioritize "flexibility" & guys who can be a Swiss army knife filling holes, rather than elite talent at their respective position. It's part of the reason we can't run the ball, regardless of who the RB's are. James Cook might be amazing, but we'll never know his true potential with this line. Allen dancing around pressure & scrambling helps keep their sack numbers low, but they're mediocre group at BEST.

Maybe we stop pretending the Dolphins are sooooo beneath us... The way fans talked all week, the Dolphins were a joke & we'd steamroll them. Yes, we were beat up & the heat took a toll, but they proved they can hang. Time to take them seriously.

Well, everybody had a hand in this loss. Allen missing open TD's, receivers dropping passes, O-line giving up a ton of pressure, coaches with play calling & not challenging, defense giving up 3rd & 22 + drive-extending penalties, dropping gimmie INT's from Tua, Bass missing a 38 yard FG, and most importantly - INJURIES BLASTING THE TEAM. Hopefully next week we can have a healthier team to field.

I'd say they won't win anything with these injuries.

Well... that was on Josh. Ouch.

Allen... you're scaring us. Please settle down!

Well sure, if we want him to go down with heat stroke too 🤣

Now Diggs is hurt? This is absolutely RIDICULOUS... The Bills must've really pissed off the football gods this week

Jesus... 3rd string center now. Not a single O-line position filled by their starter in depth chart.

Today's problem is the O-line is too gassed & injured to give Allen any chance to look downfield. He's already thrown the ball 46 times & still not over 300 yards. The only way to slow down the Bills seems to be through injuries.

Missing 2 gimmie INT's from Tua throughout the game doesn't help either... Injuries clearly adding up. Anyone that thinks all these losses are sustainable are just kidding themselves.

This isn't even an exaggeration... for years now, defending 3rd & very long has been a layup for opposing offenses. I don't get it...

Oh surprise, Bills fail to defend a 3rd & extremely long... what else is new?

Yeah, it's called "frostbite," or hypothermia...

Obviously "player safety" isn't a REAL concern, otherwise why allow clearly concussed players to go back into the game? Knox hit aside, Tua clearly suffered a concussion... so how do you justify allowing him to take more hits?

Sure, but it would've been better to schedule the early games in Buffalo when the weather is nice, and the late games in Miami where it won't be freezing.

Well, defense did their job. But was that enough time for our heat-withered offense to recover?

I thought this O-line was bad BEFORE all the injuries & heat issues... Now it looks downright criminal. I get it though... playing in that heat & humidity, being that size? Gotta be miserable.

Speak of the devil, was just saying our O-line isn't good & hasn't been the past few years. Josh just makes them look better.

I still think we just don't have a good O-line. Each year, we just look to patch up & apply Band-Aids. We haven't committed to putting major resources into improving the group for quite a while.

Ah ok, didn't know that. I just imagined they could help recovery. But yeah, I can definitely see how it could make hits more violent.

If they do that, our play action means nothing. Have to run at some point.

What's your PED theory? At this point, I'm all for approving PED's if it can help reduce injuries 😅

We just can't catch a break with injuries this year...