No_Matter_What

Absolutely this. @TheFunPolice I strongly disagree that there is "zero" pass rush. Our pass rush is very good esp. with Oliver in. Problem is that it doesn't matter if coverage sucks. And that is real problem. Rapp is bad, Bishop inconsistent, Tre old and slow, and as @BearNorth said our two best guys in Taron and Benford regressed a lot. Especially Benford needs to get it together. Taron is getting older, but Benford should be in his prime and something is wrong.

To quote myself, don't tell me that Allen and Palmer are not capable to pull out what Maye and Boutte just did at the end of half. Just use Palmer's strengths. This is on Brady.

WTF did just Titans do. 49 seconds, 3 timeouts and you just give up?

And Jets fans will hate him for screwing their draft position

Just curious, why do you think he "panicked"? I think he wanted Addison and hoped he would fall, or was ready to move up a little. But he went sooner. So he picked next guy available, who happened to be Kincaind. Where's the panic in that? To be clear, I do agree with this. And I do agree that he could've done more. I just strongly disagree with the opinion that he doesn't care about WRs or is satisfied with what we have. He just had very very few realistic options and failed to utilize them. And it can't be all on him. Both Palmer and Coleman are better then their numbers suggest. Brady needs to use them better.

Again, Metcalf was the only real option. If you want to blame Beane for not wanting to pay him, fine — that's a valid opinion, in my view. But beyond that, he didn’t really have a choice. We had no shot at landing Egbuka or McMillan, and there was no one worth targeting in free agency either. And yes, it's not just bad timing or bad luck — but those things played a huge role. Opportunities to land a true WR1 were extremely rare, and I honestly don’t understand why that’s so hard for some people to see (or admit). That also applies to the so-called “generational” 2024 WR draft. We had zero chance at Marvin Harrison Jr., Nabers, or Odunze. Even BTJ was probably out of reach, despite many people around here thinking otherwise (there was no realistic trade partner). After that, the realistic options were Worthy, Legette, McConkey, Mitchell, Coleman, Pearsall, Polk, and Franklin — and we picked one. Now everyone’s acting like it was obvious McConkey should’ve been the pick, but let’s not rewrite history. The consensus ranking on TBD was something like: Mitchell > Legette > Franklin/Worthy/McConkey > Coleman. And then we had a chance to double dip — which I would’ve done, just to increase the odds of hitting the jackpot — but unless I missed something, nobody from that class is exactly lighting up the NFL right now.

You keep saying this like everyone knew about this except for Beane, who had dozen or so options how to deal with this. In truth the only option available was Metcalf and then maybe Pickens, who is a head case. I don't remember any other realistic option how to add true WR1, draft or FA. Beane decided that Metcalf was not worth draft picks AND $30m+ AAV (probably, since we don't know if DK himself wanted to come here and what was Seattle's asking price towards us). Was it a good decision? I don't know, probably not. But it was like an only option to do something. His rant was stupid and unprofessional. But I don't think it meant he was satisfied with our WR room. It is just way tougher to do something with it when you and most posters here make it. I really don't think that "everybody eats" is something they believe in, they are just forced to say it since we don't have true WR1. I am pretty sure Beane would love to have one. EDIT: If you want Beane's head for not getting Metcalf and going all in with his contract, then that's fair. But let's not pretend there were other realistic options to get WR1.

This is spot on. I'd add Adonai Mitchell who has done nothing in Indy though they are steamrolling teams as some here love to say. And let's not forget about local hero Troy Franklin. There is so much revisionist history here. Yeah I do know many here wanted McConkey and many wanted Worthy (who has about same stats as Keon), but as many people also wanted Mitchell, Franklin or Leggete and are quiet now, or pretend that they always loved McConkey.

Ravens are 3-8 vs Steelers last 5 years and that was with Kenny Pickett types playing QB for the Steelers. Why do you think they will beat them twice with Rodgers?

Sorry, Virgil, but your post confirms my impression that this board has gone totally mad. Even some of the best posters have become completely irrational. It’s really sad to see. What you bolded is total nonsense. There are five players from the draft who are clear starters right now: Torrence, Kincaid, Coleman, Bishop, and Walker. Hairston isn’t a starter simply because he’s injured. It’s not fair to judge him based on that. And what’s completely unfair is to judge Beane based on injuries to Hairston, Sanders, and Strong. When your kids get hurt on a school trip, it doesn’t make you a bad father. Injuries happen — and Beane has nothing to do with that. It’s crazy how so many people are calling the 2025 Bills draft a failure after just six games, especially with the top two picks plus Strong injured. It’s crazy — and sad. Many players you didn’t bold are contributing in meaningful ways. Groot is. Hawes is. Bernard is. Coleman definitely is. I get that he’s not WR1, maybe not even WR2, and that’s disappointing. But he’s still 60th in the NFL in receiving yards. So even if you think he sucks, he’s still a relevant NFL player and is contributing. I remember his 112-yard game when we beat the Ravens. I get it — we’ve lost two games, including one to the Patriots, which sucks. Our hopes of getting the number one seed are in jeopardy. But we’re still a top-2 Super Bowl favorite at every sportsbook. Reading these forums, you’d think we were the worst team in the league. Kirby even said we’re a 4-win team without Allen and with average QB play (like Tua), which in my opinion takes the insanity here to a whole new level. But that’s for another post. To be clear — we do have big issues: in the secondary, at receiver, and with defensive playcalling. I’d have fired Babich yesterday. I’d fire McDermott after the season if we don’t make the Super Bowl. And I’d even consider firing Beane, though I'd probably let him stay. But the level of negativity here, about everything related to this team, is really something else.

Grab Lucille and go do what you do best. Predicting Bills record surely isn't your thing. If things go really bad, we go 11-6 as usual. I really wonder if some of you are in fact Bills fans.

Let's pile on Groot some more

3rd penalty, 3rd time no replay

Do you remember how it usually ends up when you have such hunch?

Wrong forum I guess