Norcalbillsfan

I disagree, tre was 4 yards past the marker, about 8-9 yard cushion on chase that only needs 4 yards with a quick trigger QB on a zero blitz, absolute no brainer for burrow, watch the all 22, burrow stares down chase pre snap to completion. Not to mention your asking your CB that's a bad tackler to come down hill make a tackle at the marker instead of playing up and playing the ball that's his strength.

In that zero blitz situation he has to play press or at least play up because the line to gain was too far away for tre to make a play on a slant that easily picks up the first like he did. Did the outcome seem like playing that far back was a good idea to you?

Almost all defenses would play press or up in that situation because they trust their rush to force a quick throw and your DB to break up the quick pass. Playing back like that is dipping one toe in the water because Frazier is afraid of chase getting behind tre. And on top of it Frazier is zero blitzing with a huge cushion on a qb that's a master at getting the ball out quick to a reciever that has elite yac abilities. It's like giving tyreek hill huge cushion with 13 seconds left.

The play encapsulates the bills defense, the fear is if tre plays up and chase puts a move on him and gets behind him it's probably a td. So Frazier and the bills play overly safe and keep it in front. This is why the bills defense has no "juice" it has no killer instinct, has no bully attitude and loses in playoffs to tough teams. The defenses literal identity is bend but don't break, how do you expect the defense to be killers when their job is to play safe?

Offense never really clicked all year other than the titans. Everything on offense felt hard fought this year. It's probably a culmination of alot of things, but a lack of wr2 a solid slot reciver and a steady run game plagued us all year, today was no different.

Heavy wind and rain would have been worse for the bills. The Bengals run game destroyed us. We had no run game, would have been a blood bath.

That's the play that was it for me with Frazier. Most if not all defenses will be in press in that situation, but Fraziers "keep it in front of you" defense has tre way too far back. But let's say that was tres fault being too far back. If your a DC and you see your guy way to far back wouldn't you call TO or at least screaming move up? That tells me Frazier intended that and it was cowardly football.

I hate to be the Monday morning QB but not investing in talent around josh was on display today. Bengals surrounded their elite QB with elite talent. The Bills got Diggs. Burrow has 4 options better than joshs #2 option. I liked the investment into cook and Shakir but neither were expected to be elite options this year. I will say we will never know what Crowder could have been but we undoubtedly missed a solid slot option with chemistry with josh. Hopefully some things could be found in FA or Shakir.

Me too man, I felt like the team never clicked like they did against the titans. I knew unless they magically clicked and played like that again the bills weren't winning a super bowl. But I cheered the whole way, fun season and it's still nice to not not be a joke of a team like we were for so long. Won't let it ruin my day.

Josh didn't play amazing but today sure as hell was not his fault. Not even close. Bills saw schemes from the Bengals that were built to beat the bills. Bills were completely unprepared for it. Not to mention we saw a franchise that gave their QB 4 recieving options better than the bills 2nd best option.

True, but the Bengals haven't actually tried to score since the 3rd quarter, they've been burning clock since the end of the 3rd. The Bengals absolutely dismantled Fraziers bend but don't break style. It's not the only problem today, but it's a problem.

Every reciever was in the back of endzone.... did dorsey call a play to get the first?

Davis drop

Von wouldn't have made up the gap in this game. Burrow has gotten the ball out quick and it's the rushing game that's destroying the bills, Von was actually a liability in the run game often this year.

Burrow is surrounded by elite talent. He has 3 to 4 options better than our 2nd best option. Bengals D challenge QBs better than anyone, with Frazier, offenses know exactly what they are going against with no adjustments. Bills spend money on a D line and ask josh to be God. The Bengals ask Joe to not throw picks and get the ball into elite recievers hands. Unfortunately Von would not have made a difference today, burrow has gotten the ball out too quick, hindsight is 20/20 but I wonder what this season looks like with an elite #2 WR

I'll say it again. Tale of 2 franchises, one surrounds their star qb with talent. The other spends all their money on a defensive line and hopes their young late round recievers step up and asks their qb to be superman every game.

Yup, josh throws to a spot not the receiver on that play

Everyone and their mom knew the bills were going to run there. PA might have been nice

Put my grandma in for saffold.

No but at a minimum I try to get them to jump, they got them to jump 4 plays before. Then you line up and see what the coverage is for a 4th and 5. If you don't like it, timeout punt. If you like it, let josh cook. Bills needed points bad there, it's going to be a real battle now

Aaaannnd that's how you lose in the playoffs. You haven't stopped the Bengals all game. 2 timeouts and 40 seconds. You at a minimum line up see the coverage, if you don't like it get them to jump then timeout and punt. Bend but don't break WILL not beat the Bengals or chiefs

Exactly the ball at one point was just pinned between them

Have to get at least 3 here

Fraziers bend but don't break D. Most teams would play press right there but it gives up a possible TD. So Frazier will give up 4 yards all day

My half time adjustment is to have my grandma in her wheelchair play for saffold.