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    I guess Tyler Dunne was spot on...McD is too controlling and paranoid to work with...

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    16 minutes ago, Gregg said:

     

    What the Chiefs have done is a huge accomplishment. What the Bills have done is won the division 4 times and made the playoffs. It's a nice but not a huge accomplishment. Need a Super Bowl win or even appearance for that. I bet Pats fans don't even think about all of the AFCE titles they won for one second when thinking about their dynasty years.

    IMO due to the drought years, many are afraid to go back to that. Many are happy to be a playoff contender every season and have a shot on the Lombardi. 

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    THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – Reflections on the Conference Championship Games

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    51 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

    Pts per game given up by defense. From 2019 thru 2023 we've been ranked 10th, 5th, 1st, 1st and 4th this year. McDermott's issues have never been stopping teams in the regular season. But once we enter the playoffs all these amazing numbers disappear.  Shaw it hasn't worked. We've entered 5 straight playoffs with a top 10 defense.  2 of those seasons we were ranked #1.  I mean if your waiting around for Sean to build the 85 Bears defense then we're in serious trouble. He's asked Beane to draft pass rushers and it didn't work. He rolled the dice on Von and it didn't work. 

     

    Sean has had multiple opportunities to scheme a way to stop Reid & Mahomes.  I guess I don't require another 5 years of "chances" to see something I know now.  And no there's no guarantee that if we were to move on from McD and hire a Ben Johnson, it would work out.  But I just feel so many McD supporters are holding on forever to the hope that McDermott has that Reid momen....legacy finish.  Be patient,  it will happen.  Will it?  I bet Schottenheimer and Marvin Lewis also dreamed of that happening. 

    I agree. As I posted before, going back to last year, only 5 coaches of 35 winning head coaches have taken more than 5 seasons to win a title. History is going against him. 

    Josh officially a finalist for MVP

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    5 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:

     

    Oh for crying out loud.

     

    #1: The guy who's about to win MVP has 13 turnovers to 28 interceptions while Allen has 22 turnovers to 44 TDs... he leads the NFL in TDs, BTW. Plus, Allen leads the NFL in total yards.

     

    Statistically Allen and Lamar have the same production except Allen has moooorrree.

     

    Stroud wouldn't make sense.

     

    McCaffery would but he won't win.

    I already said Lamar shouldn't get it.   I gave my reasons for why Stroud should. 

     

    My question why do so many dismiss INTs so much? While TDs and Yards matter, so should turnovers. 

     

    If anything an argument can be made for Love for MVP. He was 2nd in passing TDs with 32 and only had 11 INTs. 

    Josh officially a finalist for MVP

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    5 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

    So F'ing happy Lamar fell flat. He will go down as the biggest joke of an MVP in my memory. The Ravens signature win was against the 49ers and that was the game that won Lamar the MVP.  And what happened in that game? The Ravens defense intercepted the 49ers QB's five times. Yeah, okay, Tyler Huntley could have won that freaking game. 

     

    Why not Allen or Dak? Feel like if we are including Stroud, then Allen and Dak are also both reasonable candidates. Heck, I even think Lamar is a reasonable candidate. I just hate this crap where it seems like according to media (and they are likely right) that Lamar is a shoe-in and will probably win with 80 or 90+ percent of the vote share. To me that is ridiculous. If Lamar wins it should be a close vote. 

    Allen has way too many INTs to be in the conversation.  While Dak had good games, he still struggled against winning teams. 

     

    The reasons I pick Stroud he carried a team to a division win that many thought would be a bottom 5 team. Add in him leading in TD to INT ratio, only throwing an INT on 1% of his passes. 

    Playoff defense not just bad, next level awful

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    5 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

    I’d give mcd an injury pass this year but no other years.  One more divisional round exit or worse I’d probably move on if someone is available that they like 

     

    I don’t see a lot of teams winning in the playoff with lbs that had to cancel vacations to be available because 3 linebackers are injured lol 

    I will give them a pass for the KC loss this season due to the injuries. 

     

    I will add to my earlier post is that one thing McDermott has been terrible at and hasn't gotten better is half time adjustments. 

     

     

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    18 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

     

    Even so... Lamar shouldn't win. 

     

    I would love a reasonable argument about why Lamar Jackson should win team MVP outside of "best record in the NFL." 

    I never said he should win. My point was a playoff game has no bearing on the MVP vote. 

     

    IMO the only 2 that should be up for it are McCaffrey and Stroud. 

    Josh officially a finalist for MVP

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    18 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

    It would be a farce if Jackson were to win MVP after today's performance.  If they want to save the reputation of this award I hope they give it to CMC.  In addition to his spectacular regular season with well over 2000 yards in 16 games he has had a very good postseason.  Rushing = 37 carry's for 188 yards and 4 TD's and 11 catches for 72 yards. That's a total of 260 yards from scrimmage and 4 TD's in two playoff games.

     

     

    Playoffs don't matter when it comes to MVP voting. It's for the regular season. 

    Ravens/Chiefs Game Thread (Keep the Bills stuff out of here, please)

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    1 minute ago, KeLLy1278 said:

    I’ve had it with the Mahomes Kelce & Taylor Swift trash.  The NFL production crew can’t help but show Swift after every completion to Kelce.  I guess that this is what the NFL has now become.  A darn spectacle.

    They are trying to market to the younger generation now. That's where the future is. It's all about the 20-40 year olds now. They are the future fans. 

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    The last 5 years of Bills football

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    2 minutes ago, Jerome007 said:

    So using a 1st round pick on Kincaid, drafting Torrence, getting McGovern, that was minor stuff? Some of you act like if superstar WRs are just on some shelves, waiting to be signed. And as if the salary cap was just a nuisance. ALL teams have weak links. Diggs was a top receiver, one of the very best. He's had a subpar end of the year, and we don't know why, but let's not pretend Beane could have predicted this.

    Those are great additions. They have never addressed the biggest need and that is a WR that can get seperation. 

     

    1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

    Chiefs are better. Bengals are also.

    That comes down to coaching and those teams offenses. Those teams find ways to get guys open constantly and are able to make explosive plays more often. 

    The last 5 years of Bills football

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    41 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

    That McDermott would quickly have HC job offers if fired by the Bills? Yes, if that was your point. I’d stop short of saying that he’s still a good fit here though. If that was your point, then no. He did a great job of turning around the Bills, but I have not thought he was the guy to get us a championship since 13 seconds. FWIW I don’t think Andy Reid would have gotten a championship if he’d stayed with the Eagles either. There’s a point when if it hasn’t happened yet with a coach in a given situation, then it’s not going to happen. 

    I posted in another thread but it fits this one. 

     

     

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    The last 5 years of Bills football

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    19 minutes ago, section122 said:

     

     

    Becauase kc has one of the best defenses in the league! 

     

    Ive posted this elsewhere but you are flat wrong about how easy other teams move the ball.  They also have down games and tough stretches.  You just aren't emotionally invested in them so it doesnt matter as much and you aren't as critical.

     

    Here are the top 5 offenses by ppg (buffalo finished 6th):

     

    Dallas - scored 16 against a bad cards team before kyler came back, and 10 each against sf and buffalo. 

     

    Miami- 17 against philly, 14 against kc (7 in the rematch), 19 against balt, and 14 against buffalo with the division on the line.

     

    San fran - 17 3 weeks in a row against cle, minn, and cin (2 of those 3 didnt make the playoffs).  19 against the ravens.

     

    Balt - 19 against indy and 10 against pitt ( with lamar).

     

    Det - 6 against baltimore, 13 vs chicago, and 19 against dallas.

     

    Buffalo also finished 4th in ypg.

     

    The issue is the team in their way had the 2nd best ypg and ppg against (both better than buffalo) while Buffalo brought an incredibly banged up defense.

     

     

    You're flat out wrong. In 8 of 17 regular season games Buffalo scored more than 24 points. 

     

    Det did it 13 times

     

    Bal did it 11 times 

     

    SF did it 12 times

     

    Dal did it 10 times

     

    Miami did it 8 times too but that game they beat Denver inflates their offensive stats. 

     

    Besides points, you watch other offenses and see how wide open WRs get and the YAC they make. 

     

     

    The last 5 years of Bills football

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    1 hour ago, Success said:

     

    That's what I see when I watch so many other games.  There is just some bad coaching out there.  It's hard to find a good coach, and almost impossible to find a great coach.  The Chiefs are lucky.  Reid is at the top of his game, and the best out there.  And Philly fans couldn't wait to move on from him - which shows how easy it is to have a "grass is always greener" kind of mindset.

     

    As for the bolded, I don't think that's so much it, at least here.  It may seem like we don't credit the Chiefs, but that's because most here can't stand them, which is natural given that they're basically the new Patriots for us.  We've had hand-wringing on this board about McDermott for awhile now, and the playoff futility goes beyond just not being able to beat KC. This team has underachieved to this point.

     

    I'm okay w/ McD, but I'd prefer to see them go after Belichick or Vrabel while both are available. Belichick because he's the best (when he doesn't GM), and Vrabel because I think he'd bring a mental toughness that this team needs.

     

    I agree with the bad coaching part. IMO watching other teams, especially those with top offenses is how easy they move the ball. They also have a lot more explosive plays more often.  All through that winning streak and the game against KC the offense struggled to score most games. 

    The last 5 years of Bills football

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    3 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

    Peyton Manning considered a top 3 QB of all time only won 2 himself, the last one being carried by an insanely good Bronco’s defense. Not to mention Elway, Favre, Brees are top 10 QBs and only have one a piece as well. People don’t understand how hard it is to win it all even with an elite QB. 

    Some coach once said "It's hard to win in this league". 

     

    IMO many here are so afraid the Bills go back to irrelevant again that they are afraid to change the coach. McDermott has taken this team as far as he can. His philosophy is too old school for what wins in this league now.  

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    Buffalo Sabres and NHL 2023-2024

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    10 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

    I don't know what to think about Granato.  Still looking at the youngest roster in the league.  I think roster decisions are still driven by development rather than production, and I don't have an issue with that. But it means that winning isn't the only consideration.  Still feels to me like Adams is evaluating the roster and figuring out which young guys are going to be dealt for proven NHL talent.  

     

    Tuch and Thompson have been having a rough go lately, particularly with Skinner out of the lineup.  Tage has been nearly invisible which is tough to do at his size.  Tuch is forcing it.  

     

    Looks like another team that is primed to take off once they have been eliminated from the playoff picture and have no remaining pressure or expectations.  

    I agree with a lot of that. IMO the biggest issue the Sabres have and will always have is guys don't want to play here. Its why they end up with guys like Johnson and Clifton. They have to stick to the development process by default. It just going to take longer for this team to get better. As bad as they have been this season, I will take their situation over whats going on on Ottawa. Both teams were supposed to take the next step this season. At least with the Sabres they have shown glimpses of it, where as it's been a tire fire in Ottawa 

    THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - I Just Love the Bills

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    A litt off topic. I have been fascinated with older fans like @Shaw66 and @oldmanfan in their love for the Bills but no love for the other team in town thats been around since the 70s.  I know the Sabres haven't been good the last decade but from the 70s til early 2000s they had many good runs in the playoffs. I would have thought they would have had the same level of fandom.

     

    As far as the team goes, I think they have regressed since that 13 second game.  The offense isn't as dynamic and explosive. 

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