Avisan

No, I'm a bit bummed we didn't win but it was an entertaining game against an amazing defense and we had a chance to take it at the end. We're 7-4 with good wildcard tiebreakers, so we're extremely likely to make it into the tournament, and from there, anything could happen. It's an extremely high-parity league, and "any given Sunday" is a phrase for a reason. Our O-line got rocked by an elite D-line and it made our lives very difficult on offense. It happens. The Texans' defense is 1 of 1 this season.

@muppyAll I will say is that I am glad you have your approach, and also that there are many, many Bills fans who are absolutely miserable over this stuff for far, far more than a day. It's constant.

I mean Garoppolo had very efficient numbers in his time there and looked the part the first couple of seasons, too. Shanahan obviously has some real upsides as an offensive mind but given the relative strength of conference in his time as HC of the 49ers and the overall strength of his roster most years I would view him as more of a Top 10 guy than a Top 3 guy.

Garoppolo was a good fit for the Shanahan system and looked pretty good for several years there before injuries and several years of defensive scouting did him in.

Prime McNabb was a pretty good QB for his era, he wasn't some scrub.

Yeah, the NFC has been the weaker overall conference since 2017. Shanahan has lost to the Mahomes/Reid Chiefs twice in the Superbowl. He has missed the playoffs 4/8 full seasons so far.

Not automatic, but holding a team to 23 or fewer results in a win ~75% of the time on average, league-wide. We should be able to hit well above that rate.

Kyle Shanahan has a 77-67 record as HC of the 49ers, he is now in his 9th season as HC of the team.

Obviously there was a chance they could have converted, but again 35 net yards. They did an extremely poor job moving the ball against our defense in the second half. So no, I don't think they would have been super successful even if they had needed to be more aggressive.

35 net yards, they couldn't do a darn thing in the second half. They were never more than a TD ahead, it's absurd to think that they felt oh-so-confident with that small of a lead.

Getting into the playoffs gets you a shot at the big dance. There is no causation for why a head coach would be able to win at home but not on the road, it's fun narrative fodder for talk shows, but it's just that. The Bills have an average defense and y'all act like it's the end of the world. Luck and matchups will determine our odds in the postseason, same as every team every year.

This team has been consistently one of the best teams in the league. It has not been a hot mess. We all want to win a Superbowl. No team is perfect.

Y'all need therapy, and I'm not kidding or trying to be mean The Bills are a very good team that is currently a M.A.S.H. unit on defense. We are 7-4. We have already beat teams that we will be fighting with for Wild Card spots. We're getting in. The Eli Manning Giants got hot and the right time AND lucky AF and got two rings against the GOAT coach/QB combo off of it. This was a very entertaining game for a neutral observer and the Bills had a chance to win it at the end. They pulled off a beautiful hook and ladder play to make it possible. Gabe Davis in-bounds or Dawkins doesn't jump and there's a very good chance of a W. Take a deep breath, schedule an appointment, and stop basing your happiness/self-worth on how a sports team that you aren't on performs.

If this is true, then the dude really doesn't get it. Mack Hollins has made himself a nice chunk of money as a career WR4/5 guy and is serviceable (not good, but serviceable) when pressed into duty for more than that. Keon has the opportunity to still make generational wealth if he accepts that role, and could still have a much higher ceiling. Or he can flame out of the league.

They're average, not good. But average =/= terrible.

The Bills' defense isn't bad, though. It's slightly better than league average despite experiencing a significant slate of injuries. This fanbase acts like the defense is a travesty, but even last year when we suffered terribly on third downs, we were still a slightly-below-average unit. You would think we were bottom-tier the way some of y'all talk. We're so spoiled by more than half a decade of good defenses that being average has become unacceptable, regardless of the circumstances. It's wild.

You recognize that firing coaches is an absurd response to players being in the right position but not able to finish the play, right?

Poyer got pretty blatantly blocked in the back there

Hilarious AND a fantastic reminder of how great Gladys Knight is. What a legend.

This board dramatically underrates Rousseau because he's not a sack monster, ignoring that expected sack monsters don't make it out of the first 15 picks. Dude is a beast against the run and does all the dirty work while being an adequate sack guy. He's an extremely solid pick for his draft slot.

I love Mack Hollins. Wish we had kept him, and think it was a mistake not to re-sign him for what NE offered. That being said, the talent level is higher this year-- the execution isn't. Largely that falls on coaching imo, but drop-offs in effort and/or comfort among players will do that, too. God, do I miss Mack though. Amazing locker room guy, and a fantastic example of making a career out of doing the dirty work.

There isn't a drop in receiving talent surrounding Allen relative to last year. If anything, it was better when factoring in a relatively healthy Kincaid up until now.

I blame him. If he were putting in full effort he could be a nightmare to play against. Last season pre-injury he was blocking like a monster and calling some endzone shots etc. A big physical guy can be tough to line up against even if he isn't a separator if he beats the heck out of you on every run rep and forces you to be on his hip on every single pass play. He could be very valuable and productive while he works on his route-running. Instead we have this.

He didn't get a giant contract. Elite pass rushers get over double what he makes. He's our best-rated D-limeman almost every week because he excels at the dirty work.

Rousseau is legit a good player and worth the money, he grades out consistently well every week. Just isn't an elite pass rusher, and those guys make WAY more money at his age.