Ethan in Cleveland

Yeah it was a handoff. The question is did Knox forget about it? He almost looked surprised he was getting the ball. They had the edge blocked up well. It would have been a nice little gain and a nice little wrinkle.

I don't think people are letting the other players and coaches off the hook. But you can't absolve Allen of every mistake just because he is the best player in the league and the best player in franchise history. The INT was terrible. The read option was terrible. The fumble may or may not have been on him. Interesting Allen and Diggs were yet again the best players on the field.

100% agree. Cook, Kincaid, and Shakir should be getting 80% of the targets. Leave the scraps for the others.

More than one thing can be true. As you said, without Allen they lose by a much wider margin. But he made some bad decisions last night. The worst was the Read-Option. If he hands that to Johnson it is an easy first down. The INT was a terrible throw. He went hero mode in the 4th quarter for sure.

I get it. McD and the defense has crapped the bed ever since the Houston playoff game second half. But the SuperBowl window is wide open with the league MVP. Bills have a decent OL, a great RB, a great set of TEs, and a very good slot WR. They should be able to score. What we need to do is for Beane to go all in like the Rams did. He hasn't made a major move since the Diggs deal. Go get Hendrickson. Go find a WR that can at least get open. Mortgage the future to win now!

What window did we miss? As long as Allen is playing well the window is open. Yes they have missed opportunities. And yes injuries have played a role in that. We need to stop with this #1 seed non-sense. The only goal if at all possible is to be healthy going into the playoffs. Plenty of teams have won on the road and won the SuperBowl including a couple WC teams. The issue is to fix the fundamental roster design flaws. No #1 WR, no consistent pass rush, a defense that is too small. The PED cheats should help the pass rush. The 2025 draft class started to address the size issue on defense. Walker is a beast. If Sanders can get better then they have some youth on the inside to pair with DQ and the oft injured Oliver. Palmer looks like a bust. Brady needs to use Shakir and Kincaid way more. Get Shavers off the field. He is useless. Coleman needs to be more like Hollins was last year.

The Pats won targetting a slot WR 150 times a year and a TE 120. Shakir and Kincaid are being grossly underutilized.

I don't disagree. Ive been suspended on here 3 times for a perceived crusade against McDermott. But I try to be balanced. Lack of focus is partly coaching. 11 penalties and 3 turnovers is on the players

As perhaps the founding member of the anti-McDermott crowd, even I'm going to say this was more on the players. Pretty sure Palmer has been coached to line up correctly. He just didnt do it. Josh threw into double coverage not McDermott. And who else is he going to play at CB#2. I was laughed at when Douglas was still available and I suggested bringing him back. He was never as bad last year as White is now. Same for Cooper. He made more plays in limited action last year than Shavers will his entire career. And for the it will be better when Hairston comes back crowd, please remember he wasn't beating out White in OTAs or training camp. Ok last points. Beane's extensions are really mixed right now. Shakir is not getting enough targets. Rousseau has been terrible. Benford hasn't made a play all year. Bernard has been up and down. Only Cook and Brown have played well with the new contracts. Palmer has been gross too as a free agent signing.

Can we get rid of the train horn too???

As much as I want to blame McDermott, the players committed a dozen penalties and fumbled twice. Our MVP did not play great. Terrible INT. Terrible decision to keep the ball on the read option. The hero ball on that last drive when he had been taking what the D was giving them. Brady was just awful. Kincaid could have had 150 yards tonight. No excuse for not targeting Kincaid and Knox all game long.

Many coaches have done this to McDermott but we are not allowed to post anti-McDermott posts on this board.

That was good from 65

A miss would be nice here...

Dam Bosa stay on your feet

Would be nice to get a kicker to miss...

He played zone like he is supposed to. Great throw

Explain why NFL would want that?

Benford is due

QB outside the pocket

Lost opportunity there. Collinsworth is correct. If Shakir keeps working back he catches it right at the first down marker

Bills lineman hurt?

Thats a killer drop. Stops the clock

Vrabel should be calling TO now

Finally the back shoulder worked