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Bengals still win big, but also the weather affected us more. Both can be true. Throw “Bills struggle in snow game” onto the pile of dog **** that was this performance.

Its why I’m not even crushed by this loss. We were exposed. This isn’t 13 seconds. This isn’t heartbreak. This is what we needed. There’s no hiding .. changes need to be made. Both personnel and coaching-wise. And it’s about time. Should’ve happened last year so we didn’t even get to this point.

Yea .. but I think we may be at a point where coach needs to know what’s best for him in certain aspects. I didn’t have a problem with the hire at all. But Dorsey, whether his concepts/schemes or ability to get through to Josh, just didn’t really vibe. We zombie walked our way to strong output due to how great Allen is, but it always seemed off .. and unfortunately that came to a head today against a defense led by an elite coordinator who actually borrows blueprints to slow down top QB’s.

Bengals have dawgs on that team. They probably look at half our dudes and laugh. McD and the fun bunch .. get rocked in the playoffs anytime they play a team with the football equivalent of hood in them. Milano is probably the most vicious guy on our defense and he’s a white Italian guy who barely talks.

Post-season KC Too early to know about Cincy. They destroyed us because our scheme is trash and we won’t budge from it. We literally blitzed while White was ten yards off Chase on 3rd and 5. Random college QB’s can make that read. We sent delayed blitzes all day when Burrow was getting it out under 2.5 secs. What the literal ****!!!!

Yup. I’ll have to avoid the ridiculous talking heads for a while because I can’t stomach the Burrow/Mahomes > Allen takes. Trash our team/coaches .. fine. It’s deserved. Allen has been given such a raw deal so far (when compared to the other elite guys).

Fire Frazier and gut the Defense. KC is now in Mahomes big $$ and they have Chris Jones and some meh. They make some plays, give up a lot of plays. It’s up to Spags to coach and scheme above average games from an average unit. We have a defensive HC.. so we should reasonably expect that. If not, why keep him? Let Poyer, Edmunds and Phillips walk. Just do it. Also, Tre … do you want to still play? Is his future here? Something to watch perhaps. Bills can free up money for one big signing. That can’t be on defense. Who’s the best OL available? Go get him. Draft OL/WR in the first two rounds and then fill out the defensive side of the ball in the mid-late rounds.

Allen will never say it, but when he looks at what the Chiefs have built around Mahomes and the Bengals around Burrow .. he has to feel let down by this organization, coaches and many of his teammates. And he has every right to feel that way. Bills need to really take a hard look at themselves this off-season, because Josh Allen now owns the 0-3 against Mahomes & Burrow in the playoffs… not the team, not the town.. he does, because that’s how it goes … and as Nate was saying on the post-game … it’s so unfair.

McDermott, I’m ready to let him go. I doubt we will, but I’d support it. He’s a defensive guy who’s defense has been trash in the elimination game the past 3 seasons. He’s situationally poor in the big playoff moments. And most importantly, Josh Allen will perennially be at a disadvantage of not having a steady offensive mind at the helm like … oh, I don’t know … EVERY OTHER DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF TEAM. I will say … tonight, watching that DL against a decimated Bengals OL.. first time I’ve thought Beane might not be it.

Can’t be overstated enough. People can’t just think because it worked with Brady/Belichick, it would work here. Allen will have a revolving door on offense, while Mahomes, Burrow, Lawrence etc all have offensive guys. If McD’s Defense is utter garbage in the playoffs, then what is the point? He offers nothing that he hasn’t already given us. Great man. Built a great program. I fear he’s reached his apex both functionally as a defensive guy and personally with his coaching style. Team needs an overhaul on philosophy this off-season.

Of the big names: Poyer, Phillips, Singletary and Saffold. If we keep Edmunds, we should trade Oliver. Id shop Tre White. Way too much investment on this defense. Still decent talent coming back next year if you strip the defense down. Hire a more aggressive coordinator and devote the off-season to the offense.

I’d be shocked if we fired McDermott, but I think you have to make the phone call off 13 seconds and now this.

Bengals are down 3 OL and their CB1 Im not at all entertaining this convo about us missing Hyde and Von

It’s the type of game that causes big changes to happen though .. and that’s needed now.

Id argue this weather at home is hurting us more than them.

I suspect we’ll see quite a few off-season changes. Hopefully some expected. Shop Oliver and White .. especially if they plan on re-signing Edmunds.

I honestly think he should be fired for this game … when you factor in last years 13 seconds, but he obviously wont. Frazier has to go, and we need to just let Edmunds and Poyer walk. Trade Oliver. Wayyyy too much investment on this defense for it to get punked to end the season 3 years in a row.

Obviously. That said .. it’s one game, and Allen should read the riot act to the FO about changes needing to be made.

Maybe some extenuating circumstances? No? The Bengals team/coaching around him is DESTROYING ours.

Only positive is that a game like that may trigger a philosophy change. McD won’t get fired, but the entire defense-centric / Frazier defense needs to be overhauled.

Seriously stfu .. his decimated OL is holding up and he has 3 stud WRs who are wide open all game. How is your life this miserable that you need to post this?

This game seems to be making the off-season pretty clear. Edmunds I’m 50/50 on but Poyer, Saffold & Singletary can walk and Oliver can gtfo. Trade him. He never shows up in big moments. Our defense can look this bad in the playoffs without them.

Something needs to change if this continues.

Bad miss by Allen. Burrow 1 Allen 0

Its too early for me to get as irrationally annoyed as I got just reading this. No way Frazier does this, right… RIGHT?