Mikie2times

From 2015-2017, Taylor had 65 TD's and 14 INT's. He was limited sure, but lets not act like a guy like Taylor was some huge liability. He gave McD what he wanted which was clean football and yes, McD is the the the best +/- guy in football. He would raise the floor of most teams to .500 football and getting guys like Taylor to the playoffs, possibly even more often than he doesn't. But at that point he would get bounced. As much as McD raises a teams floor he lowers the ceiling. Luck is very overrated, 10 of the last 14 years the Patriots or Chiefs have won the AFC Championship. These team just execute better. They're more talented and better prepared. Which are all qualities "luck" tends to favor. Its rarely this random thing blowing in the wind.

I would say more likely a divisional round exit, but sure, I had a few drinks and regretted being that big of a d bag with that post even if it is what I think will happen. This has nothing to do with a deep or shallow, scared or whatever. That's an angle some like to play here. Just being true to what I think will happen. If Bosa is an animal or a rookie can push 10 sacks or Max can contribute at a high level that can change things. It's not where I think we are going to be week 1. We have injury issues at WR. As we did last year in the regular season game. We don't match up well and the final outcome last year could have very easily been the 2nd worse playoff collapse in the McD era. They catch that 2 pointer its a tie game after literally having about as good a game as we can play on top of multiple turnovers. Yes, I think they will win by 2 TD's. Which is very uncommon with this Bills team, but it's just what I expect with this match up.

You tell me? I will not say a negative thing about McD or Beane for the rest of the season? I already have a fairly decent size wager on it and I hate betting against this team. The money is just too easy in this spot. The data clearly shows who outplayed who last year, rubber match, with the motivational edge toward Baltimore. This, on top of our normal injury issues. Easiest bet I have ever made as much as I hate it.

I think the playoff game was 425 like 250. We will lose week one. More likely than not we will be blown out. The forum will explode in negativity. By the time we play KC we will be 6-1 and people like yourself will be back on the Super Bowl bandwagon. They will be saying things like week 1 doesn’t matter. Heck, we probably even beat the Chiefs to go 7-1. Then the forum will be erupting in Super Bowl projections. This team has regressed or is equal in weakness in multiple positions since last year. The defense will be a catastrophic failure when it matters most. Why wouldn’t they be? It’s the same players outside of some hope a bunch of rookies and injured players change the narrative. I imagine at some point injuries will be blamed because that what we do. Same story coming as the one you already know. Feel free to bump this post as much as you want next year. Just make sure not to forget the bump when the seasons over.

I think they're basically South Carolina. Which is 20-25 most years. They play each year and it's always close. I don't have an issue saying Clemson is a top 25 program, but Top 10 is just too much at this point IMO.

In the last 5 years they have been a preseason top 10 team 4 times and a top 5 team 3 times. They never finished with less than 3 losses while playing in the softest conference in football. It is borderline fraud to put them in the top 10.

I understand Clemson at one point was a very good program. Since then, they have been boat raced off the field with any speck of competition outside of the ACC.

I just want to a defense that at some point can shut a good team down. Just the capability to swarm an above average offense. As we saw from the Eagles last year vs the Chiefs. Heck, as we saw multiple times in the drought years. Those outcomes simply won't happen with this team. It's all bend but don't break, living in the Nickle, without valuing the one tech. Our base mode is not shutting down the run game. It's knowing eventually a TFL will occur. Our base mode in the passing game is not to challenge teams, its forcing 5 yard chunks all the way down the field in hopes they make a mistake. This is Dick Jauron or Walt Corey ball, and I preferred Wade Phillips or Jim Schwartz. I really can't imagine how dangerous this team would be with a defense that can really punch you in the mouth even if sometimes it lays an egg. It's the difference between we will make them fight for every inch vs they will make a mistake. Just disagree with McD's philosophy here.

lol.....targets? longevity? Allen generated INT's. Ya, no thanks.

2023, we enter the year with a huge question mark behind Tre White. We try and fill void by drafting a first round CB. He doesn't work out, we trade mid year for Rasul Douglas. Douglas gives us one solid year, but his physical skills all but evaporated one year later. 2024, we enter the year with a hole at WR and Safety and soon to be CB. We draft Coleman and Bishop. Coleman doesn't immediately fill the void. Bishop does nothing. We bring in Amari Cooper in a trade. Reviews are mixed as to what he brought to the team, but he's not going to be here a year later. 2025, we enter the year with a hole at CB, S, and WR. We draft a CB. For the time being it doesn't look like we will get significant reps from that player. We keep "addressing" critical issues with the draft and we have yet to see any of those issues get better. We can say, sure, give these guys more time, but the reality is our strategy has not allowed for these guys to have time. We needed the production almost right away. I would be willing to bet Beane will trade for another aged vet at the deadline in one of these positions. Perhaps we don't look at a rookie filling that spot or street free agent and we won't keep finding ourselves in that position. But at the end of the day you just can't miss on this many players. If that's how this ends up going it will be a massive failure.

The Ravens outgained us 843 to 509, 45 first downs to 32, 7.59 yards per play to 4.39. Unless we force 3 turnovers it won't be a game. Those stats are what you would expect to see with a top NFL team playing a team in last place. The current line is a gift.

I was exaggerating for extending credit for past accomplishments. They have not been a top 10 team in awhile. The ACC is just too weak to credit that has some major accomplishment. They’re basically South Carolina at this point. A team that can be top 20 and can also stink it up. Not close to a top 10, those SEC schools would run them as the better ones have.

Well, for about 5 years they have been on par with B grade SEC schools getting consistent top 10 pre season rankings and never coming close to expectations in the weakest division in college football. We should give Nebraska some credit for those Natties with Tommy Frazier.

Based on what? Our domination of the AFC East with an MVP QB? QB's that put up the type of QBR Allen has given us year in and year out average over 65% winning % over the last 20+ years and that isn't with a division of back up QB's for half a decade. Compared to the the contending teams we have the least top 100 players, least pro bowlers, and least All Pro's. All "measurable" things. But the take tends to be, "but in poor Buffalo, nobody knows our players". While simultaneously having the MVP on our roster and more national TV games per year than just about anybody outside of Dallas or KC. We have Allen, Cook, Dawkins, Brown, and Benford, maybe Johnson if you count nickle corners as far as top 10 positional players. Yet we have invested the 3rd most draft capital in the defensive line since McD has come here (I can prove that as well). Our WR's are a hot plate of garbage along with our secondary which is REALLY saying something given two of those top 10 players I called out reside there. Funny thing with both is the problem existed last year as well. We just don't seem to acknowledge it as we will ride the extra wiggle Allen gives us into the ground vs upgrading. Christ, we played last year like a cheap MLB team waiting for the trade deadline to be certain they don't have what they need, while first place was lost long ago. What we have done during this rebuild Version 2 has been very, very average. Something that would be exposed to the core if it wasn't for Josh. Beane is doing a fairly blah job with the occasional single or double for some time. You can only live off Allen for so long. It will get exposed soon enough and already has been for plenty of us.

Agree 100% on Mack. Gabe is a poor mans Mack, which is a bit wild to think. I used to think it was the other way around.

I just can't assume that, in fact, I would bet money against it. He's a better blocker than Palmer and you saw how Hollins solidified a huge snap count as a result of that quality. He will rob snaps from at least Palmer and maybe Palmer and Keon. He's got too much "process" for that not to happen. A reason exists why he couldn't get off the field before. They like him, a lot. He's a McD guy to the core. They just knew Jags overspent.

I just don't like how clear it is a sign of a downgrade. We project how good or bad our roster is and in my view, a lot of people project it to be better than it actually is. But when we make a decision to part ways with a player, then another team makes that same decision, then that player circles back to us, older. That is a clear sign to me of getting worse. Teams need new energy, new blood, new competition. Running it back is a very rarely a good thing.

Watching a dude go back to his x because he's desperate is not the sign of good things.

Ya, but multiple times exist where Allen and Gabe weren't on the same page resulting in INT's or failed conversions. Gabe is not a good WR and our consideration to bringing him on the roster is a direct reflection of our talent. Tory Horton lasted until the 5th round and we didn't even deem it necessary to take flyer. The Beane love on this site has just gone too far. This roster is depleted at WR, DB, and is finger crossing at DL.

Both players 25-29 year old seasons, which are both's best samples. Moulds was not nearly as big a D-Bag on top of the era adjustment and YPC on Moulds. More of a playmaker than Diggs with worse QB's. Moulds all day.

I’m surprised more can’t see this. Not exactly science either. He was playing for his career when he was playing .500 ball. At this point does anybody think Mitch is doing anything other than working with Josh in the QB room? Which is fine if that’s the case, so long as Allen doesn’t get hurt. Which is very unlikely with his history, but ya, we have no viable alternative. Everybody eats only works with 17 doing the cooking. Otherwise it’s pedestrian talent with a guy that can’t cook.

Josh Allen in the AFC east without as much as a back up QB and we still champion regular season success. It will never get old.

Good seeing Hamlin 75 yards off the ball and still allowing a house call.

So your bet is on Brady being the first OC Allen has played with not crapping themselves with another QB at the helm? We could "McD ball" our way to a few wins. But Mitch is completely washed at this point.

I think he's regressed since posting those numbers. Most of which occurred earlier in his career. The two years he left and started a few games for Pittsburgh he was 2-5 and had more INT's than TD's. He's hot trash at this point. I don't even think we have a a guy that can keep us a float for 4-5 weeks if necessary.