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They need to trade him. He is good, not great, and shouldn't be in our future plans. Shop him for a Day 2 pick and just move on. He's never stepped up in big moments and that cap hit makes me want to throw up.

Their defense would've certainly given us problems, but it would've been inside and we would've had Micah Hyde back, with a game under his belt, and two weeks to prepare against Brock Purdy. I think we'd have a chance there.

I actually think we could of beaten the Chiefs & Niners, but like the Bengals, the Eagles probably would've rocked us in the Super Bowl unless Josh Allen was just otherworldly. Bills Offense needs an overhaul. In order to compete for a Super Bowl they need 1 or 2 high quality OL talents added, along with a real WR2 (with WR1 potential/ability) on the roster allowing Davis to be WR3 with Diggs as WR1. That puts Allen's Offensive talent on par with Cincy and KC. Will they do that while being ok with notable potential downgrades at certain positions on the Defense? Not sure..

I feel like this is so much easier to get over than 13 seconds. You couldn't talk to me for days after that. Now, the reason I'm taking this easier is because I feel it was necessary. This team, if not constructed/coached to a degree that's Super Bowl worthy, needed a wake-up call. They got it. I have faith coaching and major personnel changes will be made this off-season to change the defensive philosophy and direct more resources to the offense. If we just run it back and re-sign Edmunds, draft one early OL and a Day 2 WR, then call it an off-season, I'll probably feel worse at that point than I am now.... because it will be evident to me that McDermott/Beane may not have what it takes.

I can’t handle another off-season where we do this …. It was either Howard or Jeremy yesterday: We need a WR ”oh, you want a RB?” No, a WR ”oh, ok, so a TE?” No! A WR… ”Ah, ok, got it .. pass catching RB”

Not directing this condescension towards you, but how about .. novel idea here.. we bring in a DC with a Defensive philosophy that doesn’t require above average talent everywhere on the field to remotely slow down a good offense in the playoffs? Let Poyer walk. Let Edmunds walk. Let Phillips walk. Trade Oliver. Bring back the modest contract pieces like Shaq, Klein, Dodson, Marlowe and Dane. DE: Von, Roussseau, Shaq, AJ, Basham DT: Jones, Settle LB: Milano, Dodson, Bernard, Klein CB: White, Elam, Jackson, Benford NICKEL: Johnson, Neal S: Hyde, Marlowe I mean…. Figure it out… there’s enough talent there. Contractually, we have to cross our fingers that Von, White and Hyde all come back strong from their injury recovery. There’s no way around that. Now we have money to spend in FA on Offense. Go Offense on Day 1 and Day 2, then fill in our Defense on Day 3. Will there be weaknesses? Probably. Figure it out. Chiefs have weaknesses all over that defense. Maybe it gets exposed by Cincy this weekend? Maybe not? But it is what it is. At least, if Mahomes was healthy, (at worst) they have a good shot to keep pace/out-score the Bengals.

I will choose to believe he was there, and this isn’t some super weird body double situation that everyone is in on… ….but if anyone wanted to create the illusion that something strange is going on, he/they are doing everything possible to give that illusion.

“How, every year, it’s the same thing” - Stefon Diggs, not a poster on TBD.

Nah.. I want everyone to have narratives. If Josh has the unfair “can’t beat Burrow or Mahomes in the Playoffs” narrative, give Mahomes the “can’t beat Burrow” narrative and Burrow the “can’t win the big one” narrative.

Everything about yesterday was weird, including the Hamlin appearance. They might as well had a body double there. Random angles, blurry snow shot, hidden as being driven in. That game felt like an awful fever dream.

Bengals have zero reason to respect us at the moment. That being said, that tweet crosses the line, and if we have any sense of self-respect, he’ll get his when we see them next year.

That’s 100% a troll on Diggs by invoking Hamlin. Bills need to take him out next time we see him. It’s just a game?… Nah, not when someone mocks you for your boy almost dying.

If I’m on the Buffalo Bills … I make sure it’s known amongst the team members that Eli Apple has a hit out on him next time we see him. Nah … that can’t stand.

Dawkins Player Tribune letter was basically a tell that this team wasn’t prepared for make a run at the Super Bowl.

If Beane is aggressive in the re-tool, I’ll have faith this team still has the ability to win a Super Bowl with McDermott. To me that means: -Letting go of Frazier and bringing in an aggressive/innovative DC -Out of the box personnel moves. We all know Poyer likely walks. Edmunds 50/50. Nobody on this Defense outside Von, Daquan, Rousseau, Milano and Elam should be safe. If we want money to invest in the Offense, it’s going to have to come at the detriment of the Defense.. a Defense that will have to be built around a few core pieces with schemed up/coached up modest/middle-tier contract vets and mid-late round draft picks.

Bengals are in a great spot for next year, but then it gets real dicey for them. Chiefs are set up well, but Kelce is going to be 34.. outside of Mahomes, he is the focal point of their offense and why they are so difficult to defend. This off-season is massive for Beane. If he just runs it back, minor moves here and there, he better smoke his draft. Im sure our offense will be much more talented next year, even if it’s just an upgrade at 1 OL position and a legit WR2 to push Gabe down to WR3, but the defense is going to be very dependent upon the return from injury of Von, Tre and Hyde.

See if someone will take 27 and Oliver to move up in RD1 to where we can get a legit WR. Frees up his cap hit as well. Firmly in the camp of going WR in the draft unless a top FA WR wants to come here on a discount.

Thank goodness someone is showing fire. Allen is a face of the NFL, he has to keep it buttoned up. All the other guys who have been through 3 of these losses now … questioning y’all way more than Diggs right now.

Howard and Jeremy were very therapeutic to listen to today. They are conveying the voice of the fanbase and share the same concerns. I had to turn off One Bills Live.. Just rolled my eyes out of my head as Tasker defended the coaches and asked all of us if we want to keep changing Coordinators all the time.... Well, Steve, with a Defensive HC, that's going to be life for Josh Allen moving forward.

I initially mentioned Sean Payton, but with the pick comp, ehhh... I think Ben Johnson would be interesting if we could pry him from the Lions. Basically, for me, I think we need a philosophy shift. Having a Defensive HC, IMO, just puts Allen at a constant disadvantage to Mahomes and Burrow. At best, we always hit on the OC, they don't take time to get up to snuff, and then we do it all over again because they get hired as a HC.

Dont want to come off insensitive, but I cringed whenever our reporters kept talking about Hamlin to the players/coaches. Agreed.. bad juju. Poyers weird goodbye. The Bengals talking brazen all week while our guys apparently were just sulking sadboys at practice.

For those who just want coordinators fired, why? What do you believe is the future for a team with a defensive minded HC, who’s defenses haven’t showed up in the playoffs and due to the nature of the league, will be subjecting Allen to a new offensive architect every few years?

Gotta love OBL carrying water for the coaches and asking do we really want to change coordinators all the time for Josh, without asking themselves the question of why that’s always going to be an issue for us under McDermott.

Hard to generate pass rush when the QB gets rid of the ball to elite playmakers in 2.5 seconds and you play off coverage most of the game. Regardless, the DL is a problem. Von Miller, Greg Rousseau and Daquan Jones are the only guys worth keeping. Get Oliver and his cap hit off this team. He, in no way, should be in the plans moving forward so trade him while we can.

Bengals lost their CB1 early in the year. They also had to deal with the Hamlin game. Their DE's, as you point out, have been playing injured. They lost 3/5 of their starting OL right before the Playoffs. Yet they were able to not just persevere, but got stronger from it. Took every piece of motivation they could get and used it as an edge. We won't admit it, but I think our players very much started feeling sorry for themselves.