HamptonBillsfan

Winning is great but if his decisions are bad doesn’t that make you worry that he make ruin us in the playoffs.

No Beane doesn’t, but ownership does. When fans complain on sports talk shows and on message boards,,podcasters, owners pick up on it.

It’s a bottom line business, he missed and Mahomes was on the 40 when a pooch punt starts him inside the 15 with 5 seconds less on the clock. When you beat KC 4 times in the regular season and lose 4 times in a row in the playoffs , coaches decisions get questioned. Don’t be satisfied with losing.

The guy did nothing because the fanbase supports ineptitude. 2 years we don’t have a legitimate #1or #2 receiver. We lose 3 D_tackles long term and he does nothing. We lose our starting safety, he stands pat. I’m sorry, his drafts suck,why are we afraid of bringing in a good player for draft choices that don’t pan out.

Just sit on your hands and do nothing,satisfied that you didn’t jeopardize draft capital. With the best arm talent QB in football we don’t have #1or #2 receiver. With your best D-tackles going down for the season, after signing 2 PED players, he does zero to fill holes. Beane is in a comfort zone with a fanbase that doesn’t really care about championships. Hey, the new stadium is coming.

Beane is satisfied with making the playoffs with the best QB/RB tandem and not using draft capital to fill gaping holes in the roster. That’s the deal,Buffalo fans just go along with him not bringing in a #1 or #2 receiver, not bringing a better safety now that Rapp is gone and no D-tackle with Jones, Oliver and Jones out long term. He’s always in cap hell and he freezes at the prospect of making a deal involving draft choices. His drafts suck( Coleman, Sanders and Turner) all have done nothing and he keeps players, sucking up cap space longer than necessary ( Miller,Milano, Jones. Epenesa) He survives on the coattails of Josh, Cook and some O -lineman. Oh well

It wasn’t a chip shot, it was 50 yds. You keep defending this guy’s in game decisions, how has it worked so far? He didn’t make it and Mahomes had the ball with enough time to run 4 plays from the 40.

Every single football talk show host and panelists agreed it was a bad gamble with the prospect of Mahomes with more time and the ball on the 40. How could you say the odds are the same starting at the.15 or the 40 with less time at the 15. There’s only time for2 plays from the 15 if a ball is thrown in the field of play.

Are you just trying to make believe you don’t know the difference between 85 and 60 yds out with under 20 seconds and no timeouts? That’s it for this back and forth.

By punting the ball inside the 15 yd line you’re using 5 or 6 seconds to down the ball. You’re gaining 25 or more yds of field position and basically making Mahomes go 85yd in under 20 seconds to score a Touchdown instead of 60 that he could get on one play from the 40. It’s not rocket science.

Did you win “13seconds “ , or last year when under Sean, Cook wasn’t on the field for the last 4 drives and we tushpushed our way out of the SB? You won but did you think that kicking the FG from the 40 was correct instead of pooch punting the ball in side the 15 using 5 more seconds? Augie, you’re better than that, don’t defend bad judgement.

I respect the man that Sean is and an incredible leader and motivator. At some point the mind numbing decisions made at crucial game ending moments has to be factored in to his future coaching this talented team. Kicking that 50 yd FG with under 30 seconds left was the only way to keep KC in the game. The downside risk was so disproportionately greater than trying to go up 2 scores with a 50 yd FG that it showed Sean learned nothing from the “13 second “ game. Mahomes had 22 seconds from the 40 yd line. After watching the 4th and 17 debauchery Sean elected to throw the dice again.

Just want emphasize the importance of being proactive. Standing pat is not an option. I can criticize Beane for not bringing a vertical guy into the season. If he does at the deadline I’ll applaud his efforts, but not some dumpster dive to preserve draft capital. We’re the favored team to win the SB in Vegas. Let’s give ourselves a fighting chance.

I know you can’t predict injuries in the NFL. My point is as a GM for a team favored to go to the SB, with arguably the best QB/RB tandem in football, you must make an acquisition to address positions of need. The D-tackle position has been decimated by injuries and our best players(Oliver, Jones and Hoecht) are out indefinitely. Hairston played half the snaps yesterday and was OK. Having Ingram, Tre and Lewis as depth is NG. Hairston is inexperienced and has played one game. At receiver, the roster was constructed without a #1 or #2. Our 2nd year receiver( Coleman )is basically invisible and Palmer (injured) is another slot. Shouldn’t Josh have a vertical guy to take advantage of his arm talent. The thread is “deadline trade deals” not how Beane should not be blamed for injuries that decimated the D-line. It’s not about Brady’s balanced attack, it’s about getting better with a deadline acquisition.

He’s in cap hell every year.Bosa’s been great, no doubt, but if I told you in the preseason our starting secondary in week 8 would include Poyer,Tre White, you’d say we’re done. Hairston looked ok in a limited role, but he’s a rookie. With Hoecht , Jones and Oliver out indefinitely a Dtackle is a must. Finally, we should unlock our MVPs unlimited potential with a vertical receiver. We haven’t had a #1 receiver since Digg’s first couple of years. Concerning the players extended, only Cook has been impactful. Rousseau had a good game against KC, Shakir is a good slot and Benford is our best corner but none have made real statements this season. Milano, Miller, Jones, Samuel should either have been traded or cut long before they ate up cap space. Only a rookie recovering from a serious injury. Let’s see him in a few more games.

Would you call fans who accept a GM not making needed additions to a team with Josh Allen and James Cook good fans? Don’t take this good fan/ bad fan stuff personally. We need a receiver. We need a better corner than Tre. We need depth on the D-line.

A lot of quality excuses but that doesn’t help the cause. Please don’t talk about overpaying or competing with other teams for players. No one cares. A GM’s job is to fill positions of need period. Accepting excuses from inept management puts you into the category of being satisfied losing every year to a team you beat in the regular season four years straight.

How did Roseman do adding 3 quality starters over the past 5 days?Sometimes you have to overpay your intended compensation. I don’t want to hear excuses by mesmerized fans who support management’s ineptitude. We don’t add on and these same fans will celebrate going to some home playoff games the last year before the new stadium. This is the greatest fanbase in professional sports. We shouldn’t tolerate management that doesn’t prioritize winning.

I don’t care how you read my observations, because if you ask 10 people how they interpret facial expressions , you could hear several different takes. My point is I saw a man tensed up with an assignment that will define our season and he’s coming up to a deadline and he’s got is his schwansburger to show for it.

Excellent post, very insightful. I guess you saw something different. You don’t think this guy,who’s been riding on Josh and Cook’s coattails has any pressure on him to make a meaningful acquisition to give us a chance in the playoffs. So far he’s made Bills fans vomit on their sweaters with his inactivity and if we get stiffed you’ll be left with your post.

I see him on Pat MaCafee sticking his chest out defiantly questioning people who disagree with his personnel decisions but at some point a few days before the deadline your ass puckers when you’re faced with failing at making a crucial move to help your team. I saw a guy in the press box who was watching the dominoes falling and he was seeing options dry up.

No just on TV, what’s your point? He’s made calls about every available FA and all I hear is how much cap space we have currently. Will you be asking about how confident he is when he says we’re good with what we have. Tell me about how we’re set up to win with the way this roster has been constructed. Being a good fan doesn’t mean you support crappy management and criticize detractors.. I swallowed that stuff for 2 decades. No more

Your statement describes the fix we’re in. Beane is like a CEO making business decisions in hopes of being a playoff team in concert with the new stadium and if a SB falls into our lap, fine but no heroic efforts should be expected. Draft capital will not be squandered on any trade deadlines.

Nice take, I wish I could be more confident Beane makes a move. I watched him in the press box yesterday and he looked shaky. He knows this team desperately needs fortification and I think he’s afraid to spend draft capital to make it happen. Everyone says he’s making calls about all these positions but where are the F-ing deals. If we get stiffed we’ll suffer the consequences in January.

I agree with some of what you referenced but it’s a little unsettling how many productive players NE brought in with their draft and in FAs. Their WR room has been excellent( clearly more productive than ours)and their TEs(Hooper and Henry) are as good as any. The question you need to concern yourself with is not the talent level comparison this year but are you confident we will be able to supplement the elite skill position players going forward. I’m not, Beane has been a disappointment with personnel for the last 3years. Now, at a time when additional talent needs to be added( vertical receiver, secondary(safety and cornerback) and Defensive tackle) it’s coming down to 24 hours before the deadline and our tongues are hanging out waiting for something to happen.