I'm not so sure they win the division. The injuries are too much. And Pittsburgh is very flawed. But not flawed enough with Rodgers at QB to just collapse.
Lamar has two MVP wins and three all pros. No SB wins. But would anyone say he was a worse QB than Roethlisberger, Rivers, and Eli? All guys, with the exception of Rivers, who are locks.
Both are great QB's who will likely end up in the HOF someday. I would prefer Lamar be the next Marino and not Allen.
I'm trying to imagine Lamar as the Bills starting QB. I think it would be a bad mix. His running style wouldn’t work here.
Injuries and matchups do matter. I agree.
But...the Chiefs beat the Bills and the Ravens on the road in 2023.
The Bucs beat the Saints and Packers on the road in 2020.
SB teams have gone through some very great teams to win.
That's the problem though.
The Bills have no issues beating KC during the season. Baltimore struggles with them all of the time.
It's easy to say KC has Baltimore's number. No matter where or when they play. Some teams own others.
I understand most teams prefer playing ahead. But guys like Tom Brady and Mahomes could win trailing by a few scores. They never panicked. I don't see that with Lamar Jackson. Everything speeds up for him and he seems to panic when trailing.
That's the difference between great QB's and a special ones imo.
When are these injured players returning? Because they can't afford many more losses. Sometimes you have to change it up.
For the record, I want them to keep the staff in place. Them getting in a huge hole is a benefit to the Bills.
At some point, if this is a true SB contender, we shouldn't care who wins the AFC west/North divisions. This team will need to win a SB by beating three great teams at minimum. If they can't do it, they were never deserving.
What I don't understand is why the Bills keep beating KC in the regular season. Only to keep losing to them in the postseason. I've never seen anything like that. It's infuriating because we know we can beat them. Except in January.
Oh I'd be stunned if the DC isn't fired tomorrow. This was the top SB pick. The media/fans in Baltimore will want blood.
They absolutely have to make a change because it looks real bad.