CincyBillsFan

You're a troll and only a blind bat wouldn't see it. There is no point in even replying to your points as they're not made in good faith or in the spirit of an open & honest discussion. And please with the "he is not immune from criticism" crap about Allen. I hate the idea of putting trolling posters on "ignore" as it's like having to shut your blinds because the neighbor is running around naked down the street.

At least two of those three long passes are caught by almost any competent NFL WR. Did you see the catch the KC WR made on the long pass to kick off the 3rd quarter which was exactly the same pay that Sherfield couldn't make? And I don't want to hear a peep from Diggs or his brother in the off season. NOT A FREAKING WORD.

Shut up. This is such a garbage post. Go ahead and suspend me mods but why are brainless trolls allowed to post crap like this on 2BD?

Then our only hope is that they have a come to Jesus moment and understand that they must prioritize the Offense and surround their elite, franchise QB with the best possible talent. We could have had McCaffrey and we could have had D Hop. Sure they would not have come cheap but neither did Von Miller. From 2019 - 2022 Diggs was the ONLY big move this organization has made in support of Allen. They did the right thing drafting Kincaid in the 1st round. But unless the Bills continue over the next couple of drafts to spend 1st round picks on the O then drafting Kincaid was to little and to late. If the Bills don't sign a guy like Higgens or use their 1st round pick on a WR then prepare to be deeply disappointed again.

We lost when the D couldn't stop the Chiefs and the O not only had to score but was asked to take 15 plays and 8 minutes to do it. What McD asked the O to do to protect his D was football malpractice. Only the otherworldly play of Allen put us in a position where it almost worked. To watch the Bills D line, a relatively healthy unit that has seen the biggest draft and FA investments over the last 5 years fail to even slow the Chiefs down was an indictment of everything Bean & McD have worked against. Almost no pressure on Mahomes as the D line was manhandled by the Chiefs O line. And the O gave the D long drives that allowed them to rest and get coached up. Sorry, but if people want to look elsewhere for where the real problems are have at it. Just don't expect the disappointment to end any time soon.

McD deserves credit for turning the Bills franchise around. He deserves credit for rallying the team at 6 - 6 winning 6 in a row, the Division title, and the first playoff game. But the Bills will NEVER win a Super Bowl with him as head coach. The division round is it. McD is Marvin Lewis with a much better QB then Lewis had. I get those that don't want to move on from McD. Down here in Cincinnati I was in the camp of keeping Lewis because he took the worst franchise in football and made them a regular playoff team. So I've been there and done that. I was wrong about Lewis back then and those people who want to keep McD now are wrong about that. I know if they keep McD and continue to focus on the D in the draft and free agency then the last 3 seasons will be our fate as Bills fans gong forward. And that sucks.

I disagree. The Bills organization has repeatedly demonstrated that they are conservative when it comes to player safety. I have never felt like they rushed anyone back to soon.

Another dropped INT.

The comparison is apt. He's had CMC open on the check down on almost every play and won't take it.

PFF is right to talk about turnover worthy plays and luck when looking at INT's. My goodness Purdy has thrown 2 easy INT's that were dropped. Had GB caught those balls this game might be over.

Agreed. Shannahan can build a roster and he can structure an offense but his game management skills leave a lot to be desired. Why not dump that last pass off to CMC to get 10 yards and ensure the FG?

This is a great point. Mahomes will do fine with the noise though his O line will struggle a bit.The real advantage for the Bills will be that their Pass Pro will find the Chiefs blitz packages a lot easier to handle in a quiet stadium. And our front 7 will find their jobs easier with the Chiefs worrying about hearing their pass pro calls.

You ignore Allen's 80+ rushing yards in the KC championship game. Even worse you ignore the D's play whch allowed the Chiefs to go up and down the field on long TD plays all game long. As far as the Bengal's game goes that was on the D to win and they fell flat on their face. The Cincy game was like the Ravens playoff game in that the weather favored a low scoring, defensive slug fest. The problem was the D didn't show up allowing the Bengal's to go on 2 long TD drives the first two times they had the ball. That put the Bills in a 14 - 0 hole they were never able to climb out of. BTW, Allen's ONE TO didn't come until late in the 4th quarter when the game was already over. And are you high to be throwing out the Houston playoff game from 2019? Allen was still improving and the O had very little talent. Again it was the D which had the lions share of the Bills best players that blew a 16 - 0 lead half way through the 3rd quarter. Why do negative people like you bother to post on a thread like this where the originator is trying to talk up our QB and team on the eve of a huge playoff game? Well generally speaking if your QB is going to get you to a Super Bowl he better be able to produce "good individual stats" in December & January. Of course that alone won't guarantee a SB berth but it's a very good start.

Well then that makes this an even worse question then it was before. It is a creative way to throw shade at Allen though.

They would add nothing to the discussion because we've already established that Allen has played great in December & January and has done all he could to get to February.

Are you asking if we can win with Allen throwing one or at most two INT's? Or are you asking if we can win if we intercept Mahomes 1 or 2 times? Because you know Allen doesn't throw a lot of INT's in the playoffs: He has 20 TD passes and only 5 INT's over 9 playoff games.

I think the data provides overwhelming evidence that Buffalo's failures to advance to a Super Bowl are not because of Allen's play but point to other factors beyond his control.

Bingo! Some posters can't B word about Allen and McD after this game so they find new ways to throw shade on the Bills.

I was sarcastically responding to statements from a couple of posters claiming that the KC game would be key to Allen's "legacy". I actually agree with you that no single game decides a player or a coaches legacy. And this holds true for next weeks Divisional Game.

I think it's a much bigger game to establish McD's legacy not Allen's.

Disagree. Let's see how healthy the D is before we start claiming this is a legacy game for Allen. Allen and the O might play great but still lose the game if the D is missing to many starters. IMO this is more of a legacy game for McD then Allen.

While the Chiefs have a much better QB the Steeler's have much better play makers then KC. I was always more afraid of Pittsburgh then KC because they play a certain way that keeps the game close so they can steal it at the end.

The 13 second Chiefs game was Allen's 2nd best. This one was on par with his spectacular game against Indy in 2020. The bottom line is Allen is stacking up a lot of great playoff games.

Do you believe that when Allen fakes a throw past the line of scrimmage they should flag him for illegal forward pass? I get that you're pissed that the Chiefs have to finally go on the road in an AFC playoff game but that was not a fake slide. Not even close to one. And to claim it was "blatant" is astonishing to me.

I vote him off the island. That was an epically bad take on his part. I've watched that tape over and over again and there wasn't even a hint of Allen faking a slide We've seen him take this run up the gut over and over again throughout his career and he ran exactly how he runs them all - using a stutter step to freeze the tackler. The fact is the safety bounced off Allen trying to make the tackle. This guy was just pissed that his Chiefs actually have to win a road playoff game in the AFC.