YodaMan79

The team need a different philosophical approach/direction. Since 13 seconds, it's been steady decline, that's now full on accelerating.

With how he coached in that playoff game a couple of years ago against the Bills, no thank you. He made a number of head scratching calls and played a key role in that defeat. I saw that game as more of Indianapolis losing, than the Bills winning. To those that stated he's the offensive version of McDermott, that seems to be a pretty good comparison.

13 seconds ruined McDermott, or exposed what he'll always be. I'm baffled at this staffs continued approach of playing not to lose. They have no killer instinct. The OT record and history of coming up small in one score games has to be topic of concern moving forward if you're the owner right? If we've been seeing it for years, they can't continue to bury their head in the sand. This team peaked 3 years ago, a change in philosophy is needed to save the teams window with Allen. I've never seen a team in one season be so close to having one of the top records, or one of the worst, based on less than 10 plays. With the Bills mostly being on the negative side. This team constantly finds new ways to come up small, ironically in similar fashion year to year, week to week. We all know what problem is.

The one thing the NFL has done right, is give teams/fan bases hope. Transformations can happen quickly if you get a couple of lucky finds.

I'm curious as to why you'd think Buffalo would be one of the most difficult places to play in the NFL? Rewarding I get, nice small market feel, good cost of living, you can be part of the community...I don't see difficult. The media in WNY is not exactly hard hitting.

Payton and Wilson were ready for it on the second attempt. A second sack at that point was highly unlikely. In the context of the moment it was a terrible call.

The D could only hold so long. 👆The time of possession being so lopsided put them in a rough spot. The cover 0 two plays in a row was key miscalculation. SP just out coached McDermott.

The D has balled out all night. They are the only reason this game is close. Anyone going after the D is delusional. Look at the TOP.

With the TOP this D has been hung out to dry.

He's the anti Chip Kelly. Why try and score, and impose your will on the opponent?

I'll take the L, lol. My bias from 2021 must be kicking in. I remember that version of him catching the ball in the flat making stuff happen. He averaged over 15 yards a catch that year.

What the offensive coaching staff has done, and last year to an extent with Knox and Hines is confusing. Why invest the assets financially and draft wise, if they don't/didn't have a plan for them in the system. I watched Harty (Harris) with the Saints in 21 (with garbage QB play), and know he was an All-Pro KR specialist in 19. The young man has a quick twitch this team could use. I envisioned a Percy Harvin (Vikings 09-12) role to some extent, with that being a ceiling, and Tony with Chiefs being the floor. He could really help with those quick throws in space, making an opposing DC think a little more about pressure and zone packages, because we know the run game isn't going to garner any respect. Besides Diggs, who has the ability to be a game breaker? You give Harty a respectable contract for a WR coming off an injury, why, if you're not going to use him? You sign Knox to an upper tier TE contract, and then proceed to ignore him for huge parts of 22. You take on Hines' contract, for what? Yes he's hurt, but they were committed to pay him upper tier backup RB money. What was the plan? They could use what this guy brings to the table:

They're not normal people. I referenced that they have best recovery tools anyone could have at their disposal. Mentally and physically. It's not a viable excuse in todays world.

They're elite athletes, not parents looking to recover after a family trip to to Europe, acclimating back into their jobs. They have access to the best recovery tools, diet and performance enhancement professionals. We shouldn't accept a jet lag excuse. They're not flying cattle class either, like the rest of us.

We don't have a true assessment of the talent we have. Who's to say they'd know what to do if they acquired another "blue chip" talent on offense? It took 6 weeks to scheme up a play for Harty, a guy who flashed with Saints whenever he touched the ball. Cook is open in short passing game with space. They have talent.

Correct. I don't want to hear a thing about that throw. An NFL player is expected to make that catch, no excuses. I'll go out on a limb and say most of us when we were in our 20's make that catch in the backyard Thanksgiving game 9/10 times. He's proven to not be reliable in pressure spots.

Recency bias is strong...but I can't argue with your assessment when you factor in how bad the Giants have been.

Perfection? I think we'd all be happy with competent. Half of their games have been downright painful and unpleasant to watch. During game day, I can't understand how they continue to be so bad at time and situational management? They need to establish a plan B and C on offense. Allen to Diggs isn't always going to be possible for 10+ connections a game. You'd think they'd be working on getting additional threats on film against the lesser teams.

You can count on this play being called at the most inopportune time. Never fails.

How is this game not on CBS in Philadelphia suburbs? 🤬

Good for him that he can still get paid. But if you've watched him over the past 3-4 years, he doesn't stay in games. He's shuffling in and out constantly with minor nagging injuries. He's not a real option that can be counted on to contribute.

Besides a couple of big runs from Hall, the D played well. Edmunds is not the guy that makes or breaks that unit. Hell of an athlete, but a reactive player, with no instinct. They had to let him go.

Interesting observation. It looks more like he's attending the Carson Wentz school of game management and QB play. Last night looked eerily similar to Carson Wentz of 2021, except there was no Hurts drafted in the 2nd round to mess with this psyche. I want to criticize a number of regular suspects, but JA was so bad. Let's hope his ego behind the scenes isn't a hindrance to where this team can go. Josh is putting players/coaches jobs on the line with his play. As much I question the OC, or McClappy, JA looks so off script it's hard to accurately assess who's responsible for what. Commercials, Hollywood girlfriend, questions about his dedication/commitment...should have all of us worried. He's sheltered in western New York. If JA was in a major market, he would have had to answer some tough questions through last year. My biggest fear of 13 seconds being the peak of this team is looking more likely.

That too. Lane Johnson and Peters seemed like they were getting head start on passing plays a majority of the time.

It's crazy what the officials allowed on the OL. During his last years with the Eagles, Jason Peters seemed to perfect the technique of being constantly Offside. It appears his peers have picked up on what officials let him get away with in the twilight of his career and have exploited it. You can see this in almost every game now. It's a copy cat league, and everyone is picking up on what the Eagles do. It's not a fast start, they're Offside a lot, no matter what SI says: https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/02/07/the-lane-johnson-controversy