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James Cook, Round 2. Spencer Brown, Round 3. Taron Johnson, Round 4. Christian Benford, Round 6. These are elite players at their position, IDGAF what the media says.

The argument in favor of Josh Allen continues to rely heavily on the narrative surrounding him, but what many Bills fans seem to overlook is the narrative from the national media — that Josh Allen was never supposed to be this good. While some have shifted their stance, there remains a palpable frustration among many who feel they were wrong about Allen. This is in stark contrast to how people felt about Tom Brady and Brock Purdy. With those two, there was no strong pre-draft expectation, as they weren’t viewed as Top 10 picks. There was satisfaction in being proven wrong with them, but with Josh, acknowledging the misjudgment feels far more difficult. A similar argument can be made for Lamar Jackson—though the narratives around the two are quite different. Lamar Jackson, unlike Allen, entered the 2018 NFL Draft as a dynamic playmaker who won the Heisman Trophy in 2016, Jackson’s style of play captivated college football fans and earned him national acclaim. With Allen, the frustration for his critics comes from the difficulty of admitting they were wrong about his ceiling, while with Jackson, the pride comes from seeing a player defy the doubts about his unconventional approach. Both narratives are filled with a sense of "proving people wrong," but in Jackson’s case, it was more about silencing the critiques of his playing style and refining his game, while Allen had to overcome more fundamental doubts about his potential to succeed at all. To win an MVP, Allen will likely need to separate himself by such a significant margin that even the most persistent critics can no longer deny his greatness. The path to MVP for him is not just about playing well; it’s about playing dominantly—so well that even the questions about his development and past doubts become irrelevant. Unless Allen has a season where his performance is undeniably head and shoulders above everyone else, the narrative will remain focused on past criticisms.

You’re right… teams should just get their crystal ball out each draft and ask it to make the pick.

I don’t get it, they have a roof… just go inside. At least that’s what certain people say here about the snow… Seriously hope everyone is okay.

New England and Chicago are somewhat attractive because of Maye and Williams, but I agree with you, it'll be Vrabel and Johnson in those spots. I don't think either will seriously consider Brady. I wouldn't touch any of the other jobs with a 10-foot pole. Hell, even if he comes back here next year and McDermott doesn't go, Zac Taylor is a dead man walking in Cincy. Burrow and Chase would pound the table for Brady - it's a dream situation.

I think this is the most likely scenario for Joe Brady. He should hold out for a better situation and collect a nice check from us for 2025. He's going to be known as the guy who finally tamed Josh Allen and put together a record setting offense with an unproven supporting cast. Run it back for year 2, where he'll likely have better weapons at his disposal to make even more noise. If the chips fall properly, he may even get to stay here and take over... not finding a better GM/QB situation than that.

Nah, teams only hire minorities from the 49ers. Then John Lynch spends those extra draft picks on a bunch of running backs and Jake Moody.

Good on Kraft for recognizing the mistake, but man, how do you miss that bad? He was already in the building for nearly 15 seasons (player and coach) and you gave him a clause that automatically made him head coach…

Steelers at Ravens seems like a great scenario for us. Lamar has a hard time against Pittsburgh historically. 3-5 with 8 TDs to 9 INT, completed less than 60% of his passes. Probably just wishful thinking…

This narrative is hysterical when at a quick glance, more than half of the coaching hires the past two seasons have not been offensive-minded 😂 Being a Head Coach is not just about calling the plays

I expect Beane to move up in Round 1 and possibly Round 2 with all of those extra late round picks. It’s a bummer that Minnesota pick is going to be as late or later than our original Round 2 pick. Beane knows only 6-7 rookies can make this roster next year. Then I’d imagine he moved back a few times in the late rounds to accumulate more late rounders for 2026. These position groups seem to be pretty much set: QB, RB (Assuming Ty Johnson brought back), TE, OL and LB. Needs: WR, DE, DT and CB/S

I told you it was going to be Mike White…

Ah, I thought he had been called up 3 times. It’ll be for one of Davidson, Virgil or Shavers.

I bet they add Mike White to the active roster

He’s practicing today. We can stop with the “sky is falling” and “time to move on” replies. ***** relax.

This doesn’t worry me very much, he’ll play against Denver in 2 weeks.

Probably? Maybe? But these two feel like they’re the next wave of Jordan Phillips, Shaq Lawson, Micah Hyde and John Brown types. They’re veterans and would likely prefer just to come back to Buffalo and enjoy playing with Josh even if it’s for a little less than Jacksonville or New England would give them.

You’re still not understanding, YOU assert it’s “trivial” but that’s your opinion of the streak, clearly it’s not Josh’s view. His stance is being backed by Sean McDemott, who said yesterday in his postgame press conference that he’d be sitting down with Brandon Beane and Terry Pegula to discuss how to handle Week 18, so clearly they came to the agreement that this wasn’t “trivial” like you want to believe it is. Why is taking pride in being available week in and week out being viewed as a negative? You’re making this out to be some weird attack on Josh’s makeup and priorities.

If you love Allen, then you should respect his desire to keep his streak alive. The men in the locker room clearly respect his desire to keep this thing going. Maybe take a second to understand his reasoning for it instead of putting your negative spin on it?

Actually, things went in their favor earlier that day that clinched Buffalo a playoff spot (Jaguars lost to Titans). If Buffalo had lost, they would have been the 7 Seed going to Miami in the Wild Card Round.

Huh?

I bet you really want this to happen

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