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I hesitate to ever talk about this because mental health issues should be destigmatized and the only way to do that is by having people be open/vulenerable about it. …but Josh has not been good this year. It’s sad to see and a lot of us have tried to excuse it away with Brady and lack of WR talent - and there’s very valid excuses there. But Josh is clearly part of the problem this year. We can’t ignore it with a 9 game sample set now. He looks lifeless half the time. His play on the field has been meh. And the only real change is his marriage to Hailee. We know she’s been open publicly about her mental health struggles being married. I can’t speak for Josh but that wouldn’t make me feel great if I was him. It’s clearly evident in their relationship if she’s vocal about it. Then you have his interview where he said she’s made him realize he’s more than just a football player. Which, of course he is.. but not exactly what anyone wants to hear from a 50M+ per year QB that hasn’t won, or even appeared, in a Super Bowl yet. Then you have his long time teammates like Dawkins saying it’s never Super Bowl or bust … and it seems like Josh himself, and those around him, have killed the dawg in him. When he wants to take over, he can’t. WR’s don’t get open because Beane has mishandled that group to a fireable extent and he can’t run because teams have spies on him as they’re not worried about anyone else, anywhere on the field. Hope to be proven wrong and really hope that starts on Sunday.

Shout podcast was talking about The Man in the Arena and the Mamba Mentality. Spoke on MJ, Kobe and how Brady and Manning had that vibe. Also said Mahomes seems to have it. Josh, for as great as he is, doesn’t seem to. First time in my life I’ve thought Josh Allen has a legitimate shortcoming to Patrick Mahomes. …leadership.

A holding penalty is essentially a death sentence for a drive. Just insane that we’re at this point.

I used to think this. Then I realized that Joe Brady is apparently poison to any WR he coaches here. Diggs was a shell of himself with Brady. Davis was a shell of himself with Brady. Shakir is now a glorified running back. Brady wanted Samuel. Samuel is a non-factor. Moore is a serviceable WR everywhere he’s been. All he does here is run failed jet sweeps. Maybe Diggs was right to force his way out after seeing the direction this team was taking on Offense. It worked when teams didn’t have a full season of tape on it, but now they do and our passing offense looks 10x more dysfunctional than Jaxson Dart throwing to a WR room led by Wandale Robinson.

Feels like Brady is gone with another dud and a loss on Sunday. I can’t see how he survives another poor performance, at home, unless McDermott truly gives zero F’s and knows he won’t face any scrutiny from Pegula if the team crashes out.

Unless a DC somewhere soon figures out how to Jaden Daniels/CJ Stroud their potential MVP Drake Maye, I don’t see how we catch them after the Miami loss. Just inexcusable and utterly disgusting to lose that game given the ramifications in-division for the Division & potential 1 seed. Unless the Jets do us a solid, we’re likely looking at needing to finish 1 game up on NE, which as it stands, might require us to run the table to have a chance of happening.

At some point, it’s just Brady. No WR seems to be able to do anything of note in this system. Im all for getting to a point where our WR room is Gabe/Palmer on the outside, Shakir in the slot, Hardman as PR/KR speed option, Samuel existing and Coleman for whatever. I just don’t know that I should expect anything different with a mid collection of WR musical chairs when every guy we have performs 50% less than their history indicates they can under Joe Brady.

I honestly want him gone over this. He refused to get Allen a WR2 when we had Diggs, post Beasley, and now he refuses to do much of anything, at all, at WR. As a result, Allen looks mentally and physically spent. The entire reason Beane is still a GM in this league, looks like he’s lost, frustrated and beat up. And how he’s handled WR this year, from the arrogant WGR outburst to the report he’s the reason why Waddle is not in this team. His refusal to go from a ‘27 1st to a ‘26 1st. I’ll tell you this… McDermott and Allen looked like two guys who thought they were getting help at the deadline only to be left empty handed.

Offensive philosophy is a joke. Defense is built to play with a lead, but we run an Offense that burns clock and plays ball control. Got it. Nevermind the fact JA clearly needs WR’s and not more TE’s.. the entire offense/defense philosophy makes zero sense.

With multiple Bills players saying the 2-7 Dolphins wanted it more than the 1 seed chasing Bills, maybe they can muster up the focus to care about the Bucs since they’re actually a decent team.

Looks like Burrow will be back in time to shred McDermott’s Defense again.

The irony that would be bringing Daboll in as “passing game coordinator”…

Pretty much every Bills media member is calling on the FO to bring Daboll into the building right now. Feels like they’ve finally developed a spine to openly question and go after this Front Office/Coaching Staff.

I said we should trade him this offseason and a few people clearly disagreed. So what’s yalls plan with him? Ride out his rookie contract and let him walk? Extend him? Hes rarely healthy. This is now who he is, not some flukey thing. The team doesn’t trust him to block so he isn’t out there enough to justify paying him. For a team that talks about being able to run and pass out of the same formations, he’s basically an automatic tell that it’s a pass play when he’s on the field. What exactly do yall want to do with him after this season? Im not saying give him away, but if we can get a 2nd or 3rd and say a 5th.. roll with Knox/Hawes and get Allen actual WR’s.

I’ll take any reason for hope, so I’ll choose to believe they bounce back against Tampa … but we’re getting real close to a breaking point with injuries and New England is about one more game from potentially putting the Division out of reach, nevermind the 1 seed which we apparently will just never get.

Our team is made of glass. Every game we don’t just lose a guy for a series or two.. we’re losing guys for the season and for 3-4 weeks. This team is staring down the barrel of playing ZERO home games (if) they make the Playoffs in the final season of Highmark Stadium. Potentially even a fun little @Baltimore WC Weekend. Josh Allen looks broken. Physically, mentally, on the field. His emotions, his play. Beane has made it so he has be Superman more than ever and his OC might as well be The Joker, because he’s actively sabotaged everything about this Offense outside the running game.. which ironically shortens the game and puts even more pressure on JA.

I’d honestly look to trade him. We can’t keep doing this. Building a team around small/soft for the position, oft-injured players. He has elite receiving talent at the position but can’t block to the level we want him to so he’s a complete tell when he’s on the field. And that’s when he’s healthy as he’s hurt every other game and when we decide to use him. A luxury for a team that can’t really afford luxuries.

Don’t think it’s fair to say the OL isn’t as good as in years past. They run into heavy boxes all the time and still somehow usually are effective. When we have to pass, they typically give JA plenty of time. Blitzes being something that can trip them up but that’s a lot of Brady/Allen with identifying blitzes and hot reads. And this is with nobody getting open so they have to hold blocks and with Kincaid, who on the rare occasions he’s healthy AND on the field, we signify to all that it’s a pass play.

Way it’s trending Bills and Chiefs are fighting for WC spots while the Ravens will win their Division.

I don’t think it matters. The WR’s, especially without Palmer, are absolute trash. We should honestly look at trading Kincaid because they can’t pay his dead giveaway of a passing play, broken down brittle self. But this is what we have. Josh Allen and an elite OL. If Brady can’t make it work, or get through to Josh in the ways he needs to, then what are we doing?

I think we have to be close to parting ways with Brady territory if this team wants any chance to make a run. Beane screwed this team over royally with how he’s handled WR, but there’s no reason a team with an elite OL and Josh Allen should look this bad, so often. His bs answers about Keon is good off the ball.. ok, what? Hes a WR, not a fullback. He has no concerns about the passing game? Right. But most of all … Josh looks lost and physically/mentally broken. That can’t happen. And Beane/Brady have somehow made that so. Cant/Wont fire Beane right now, so there’s one lever left to pull.

Can’t believe we might play zero playoff games in Highmark Stadium’s final year.

Insane how hard Allen had to work in that drive and then it ends like that because he has NOTHING at pass catcher except Kincaid who’s made of glass.

Waddle gonna spike the ball in Beane’s face for not stepping up to trade for him