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Nor should he. Do people really expect guys to be giving Bills discounts? Do you guys also give your employers discounts?

McD and Beane just signed extensions. They're not going anywhere for at least a year and maybe two. The notion that we've mainly focused on defense isn't accurate. The issue is some of our draft picks on offense haven't worked out (e.g. Ford, Moss,..Singletary and Knox were ok...). We just used our first two picks on offense last year, and the year before we took Cook in Rd2. Further, we spend more of our cap on offense than defense. Next year is projected to be ~163M offense vs 124M defense. We have greater long-term commitments on offense than defense. Lots of that is Josh, but you don't get to do this analysis pretending like Josh isn't going to cost 40m/yr. Expensive QBs mean there's less $$ to put talent around them. Hindsight is easy. Two years ago we lost because we couldn't generate enough pressure with out front four, hence the Vonn signing. It didn't work out. We just as easily could've signed a WR and had them blow out their ACL.

I agree with the author. We’ve already invested in the offense with Kincaid and Cook. Shakir is fine. Yes, we need a #2 but that can be done via FA. Meanwhile, Tre/Hyde/Poyer aren’t coming back. Who knows what Milano will look like when he eventually comes back. We have FA dilemmas on the defensive line. I’m always going to default to BPA, and so if that’s clearly a WR in Rd1 then so be it, but most of our needs are on the other side of the ball. This should probably be a rebuilding season anyway.

If we were still running Dorsey's offense, I could see the need to invest much more in our WR group. But we collectively decided that Josh wasn't at his best strictly being a pocket QB, and so I'm not so sure putting all our draft eggs in the WR basket makes much sense. We need to replace Gabe as he's likely a goner in FA. Perhaps from that perspective, it makes sense to draft someone in Rd1 or Rd2 who can eventually take over from Diggs as the #1. Basically, it's a need pick. I'd argue that we're almost better off investing in OL to insure our running game remains strong. We've already invested in Cook. We have a stated goal of 11.5 personnel. Maybe we just need to find the next round of Shakir/Beasley/Harty/Mckenzie that can get open so Josh isn't having to throw them open which he struggles with. At some point, I'd like to see us invest in a C who can not only pass pro but move the pile a little. Imagine EWood with this group.

Has the media decided on a name for this game yet? For me, it will always be the touchback game. Bills losses are named after the various ways our team rips our heart out of our chest. Wide right. Throw back. 13 seconds. The touch back was the point where we went from no hope to hope only the best player in franchise history to not come through.

Next year feels like a rebuilding year given our cap challenges and the collective age of our core. Confidence or no, this regime we be here next season. No way Pegula takes the hit after giving out huge extensions.

Allen had only 186 yards on 39 attempts. No, this was not nearly as good as the 13 seconds game. The offense was good today for three quarters because they ran the ball. As soon as it was up to Allen to win it for us, he decided to throw low percentage bombs that missed. And yeah, one was a drop by our WR1. One required our #5 receiver to lay out for it and he almost made the play. One was Josh taking long enough to throw that he maybe got disrupted instead of taking the easy first down. Josh arguably cost us the game at the end. That didn't happen in 13 seconds.

We just extended him. McD isn't going anywhere. Neither is Beane.

Defense was swiss cheese all game and then finally came through twice when it looked like we were done, only for the offense to stall out with Josh missing open guys on key plays. It stings. We're still not good enough. Coaching still isn't good enough against the better teams. We still don't get pressure when it matters. Mahomes > Allen still.

Josh missed twice there with open guys who would've got the first down. Great players come through in these moments.

If we get conservative and kick a FG here I'm going to....

How do we not audible out of that? They're literally selling out to stop the run.

Wow. Spencer Brown saving the season.

Two awful reads in a row from Josh. We need him here.

Flag. Flag??

Now we're just throwing it up for grabs.

We'll get that call back on this drive as long we don't ***** the bed

Williams again. This is why McD doesn't trust him. He does stupid ***** like bumping a guy down field.

We needed a hail mary. It would have been a great catch but that's how desperation plays usually go.

Because we're only a threat in the run game and now they're selling out to stop it.

And we have life again

That's the ball game

*****

Taron ya but not Dane in man and Douglas isn't moving well.

I will say it's ridiculous that we're finally playing some man and Elam still can't get on the field even though we have guys hurt and out. Like wtf.