I think they’ll make the playoffs still but the more important question is can they win in the playoffs?
I don’t think they can go on the road and beat Denver, Baltimore, Indy, Houston or even Jacksonville.
Shanahan, Saleh and Lynch are all massive upgrades over what the Bills have.
The fact that they were able to build a team around Purdy and make a Superbowl while the Bills can’t with Allen says it all.
He has an 8-4 playoff record and 2 NFC Championships. McD is 7-7 and no AFC Championships and most of his playoff wins are against the #7 seed at home.
This is why Buffalo will never be taken seriously as a sports town. Most of the fans accept losing and mediocrity.
If this were NYC, Boston, LA, Philly, SF, etc. McD and Beane would have been run out of town years ago.
Just getting in the playoffs should not be a marker of success for this team. McD has never won a road playoff game and this team is now 2-3 on the road and we haven’t played a playoff team on the road yet. In fact the only team we’ve beaten that is currently in a playoff spot is the Bucs and this is week 12.
If you think this team has any similarities to those Giants teams you have not been paying attention. They had great defenses.
Manning and Brady both had defenses and competent coaching that could bail them out if they didn’t play great. Josh doesn’t have that. If he stinks the team loses. Simple as that.