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Well, see, we couldn't afford Metcalf, but Palmer, Moore and Samuel all cost more than Metcalf. Go figure.

Do we see Shakir slowing up considerably here with bracketed coverage? I'm no WR coach, but when running a crosser like that, wouldn't the correct move to try to...out run the guy trailing you? Honest question because I don't know.

When we trade for a WR, does Beane go back on WGR for round 2?

There's not much to change. Our defense is reliant on guys who were in their prime 5 years ago to be stars. And some of them are hurt. We are reliant on rookies who are basically all looking...well like rookies and young players. Our talent pipeline from 2018 to 2024 was very poor. 2022 was a good year, but the rest not so much. We don't have a ton of experienced good guys to replace the old guys who are aging out. Here are players on the active roster drafted from 2018 to now that are contributing. Josh, Taron, Ed, Knox, AJE, Rousseau, Brown, Hamlin, Cook, Benford, Bernard, Shakir, Kincaid, Dorian, OCT, Coleman, Bishop, Ray Davis. That's not a real murderer's row of talent. Taron was excellent but has fallen off a cliff.

As I said at the time, I pegged his ceiling as a Mike Williams type. High variance TD and 800-1000 yards average per year. He's just not a 1. And he's not a guy you really want to pay as a 2.

I'm sure he's super smart guy and a heckuva coach. I'm also sure he tries to break every other coach's hand in the handshake line.

It's honestly the fault of the org that they basically set him up to the be the WR savior. He will get unnecessary flak if he only turns out to be a good role player WR.

Vrabel IS a meathead AND a great coach.

I don’t think you watch enough NFL if you think Josh’s performance was “poor.” Poor by his standards, sure. But not poor. that kinda speaks to the larger part that we can’t beat the Pats without our QB playing like the best QB in football, which bodes ill.

I fear it may be Gabe time. The WRs are largely ass. Curtis Samuel is gadgety, and Shakir is still great with a hair of space, but nobody and I mean nobody can separate or give some fear deep. I’m not sure what Tyrell Shavers does outside of wearing Diggs’ number and getting a significant amount of cardio. The Pats pressed all night. This was basically the 2024 Ravens defensive gameplan. They dared us to throw all over them. We could not. Some folks say we need to trade for a WR. That would be nice. But the answer may be on our bench right now. We need some guy to run a go or skinny post and be a bit dangerous. Can Gabe still do that?

Somehow the Pats corners looked pretty good covering for 10+ seconds

Devin Funchess

Do we think Dewayne Carter can pull it off this year?

I’m firing the coach who falls to 0-5 to a KC team that isn’t going anywhere. I don’t care what playoff game it is.

we’ve lost in AFCCG’s before. It’s not enough

Beane should go on WGR to explain why nobody is open when Josh dodges 4 defenders in the backfield for 10 seconds looking desperately down field.

An appearance in the AFCCG? wtf.

Okay. When we get outcoached again, and the defense gags again and we lose to KC AGAIN, I’ll see you there.

Same as it ever was. this could be a post from 3 years ago. what a ***** joke lol

It’s incredible really. A self sustaining parasite.

Yeah those are all reasons why we aren’t a Super Bowl team lol

An awful loss. This is not a Super Bowl team. this team will get shellacked by KC in the postseason again. This defense ain’t it. Drake Maye looked like Josh Allen and Diggs looked 5 years younger. These pass catchers ain’t it. Do or die game on the line and guys like Keon can’t get open with 10+ seconds of running around. Josh wasn’t perfect tonight, but he shouldn’t have had to be to beat this team. We got outcoached. And yeah, Vrabel is a good coach. But they exploited our weaknesses on offense all night. Sucks to watch. The Bills will still be fun and win 11+ games and probably the wild card round. But this team isn’t good enough to win a Super Bowl.

Nobody is open after 10 seconds. malpractice

Big picture, going heavy on defense and hoping Josh and the JAG brigade can carry the offense AGAIN, has clearly failed. This is not a Super Bowl team in 2025. I’m sorry to anyone who doesn’t want to hear that. We will still be exciting and fun to watch and easily cruise to the playoffs, where we will lose. Again.

How many more 5th string DTs do we need