Ray Stonada

Hopeful but cautious... we had so many guys come through and not make an impact--Tim Settle, Poona Ford, etc, etc,

No guarantee we will win this game, the way we have looked... It's weird to say, but one benefit of getting housed in this game: We are stuck in a doom loop of exactly the same season every year. Josh dragging us to 11-13 wins, us coming up short against KC. Maybe if this season spins totally out of control, we get good draft picks and a new coaching staff and we get excited again...

A team whose identity should be formed by the players, is formed by their coaches, who give them: 1) a tight attitute and lots of rules about how to play and difficult systems to master 2) no great designed plays to run when we really need a first down or a stop 3) no help in terms of adapting game plans or strategy at the end of close games It will be bittersweet if Josh Allen ends up on another team, gets unshackled and has receivers, and throws for 5000 yards and 50 TDs.

Right now the Chiefs, Patriots, and Colts would have better odds of winning it all than us, to any sane bettor. And that's just the AFC.

I too keep thinking about D.K. A real beast and the perfect wideout for us, and he was sitting there. Available for the equivalent of Cole Bishop. ARGHHH.

Agree, for some reason he did it better with John Brown in 2019 and 2020 than since. Doesn't seem to hit guys right in stride very much. BTW if you want to see a pretty deep ball, check this out: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPzwlB3Aa6Z/?img_index=1

Right, Jokeman, cause everyone knows you can't have a good running game and a number 1 receiver thriving at the same time... Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed can tell you!

That was before Brady, when Brady came in Diggs usage immediately tanked.

There seems to be a weird arrogance about the Everybody Eats thing… like, no matter what works we have to keep switching guys out and running different plays to prove how nobody is above the scheme. Instead of like, I don’t know, letting your best players play except when they need rest?

It's radical but I would replace Brady and take playcalling away from Babich. Second half D looked better under McD, just stick with that. Offense is poorly coached, and just plain stupid. No passes to Cook and Ty on the field for fourth down? End arounds on short yardage? Brady has been figured out. And he doesn't seem to be quick enough at adapting to match wits with the better defensive coaches in the NFL.

Josh is by my eye playing as well as ever this year. I believe that with better offensive coaching this could be the number 1 offense in football. Cook all day and on third and fourth downs. Do not sit him for Ty Johnson on any important down. More blitz beaters and players taught to recognize the blitz and adjust their routes. Decent playbook for must have plays, rather than the crap we've been running. Never run end arounds on short yardage. Execute good screens without holding (all well-coached teams can do this). Playcalling with Rhythm, that keeps defenses guessing, instead of arrogant repetition.

Our defense played well in the 2nd half. If that was due to McD calling the plays, then the solution is clear...

Four more losses like this and I think McD and Beane are in danger

He looks like he doesn't have much hope we can succeed with this team and coaches.

We don't deserve to win this game

Tre White HAS to be benched

Turns out the number 3 and 4 receivers from the Jets and the Chargers aren't actually that good. We have Cook, who is, and we don't use him. It's mind-blowing.

And now we decide to drop back without Cook on the field. Brain dead.

Brady outsmarting himself again

Ty didn't turn around in time, our receivers are not helping Josh at ALL on the blitzes

Our team lacks good players.

Could be. We certainly don't seem to be able to scheme our guys open very often!

This post cracked me tha Eff up. Seriously though, I wish we would play the young guys who still have speed and quickness, let them develop. They can learn the mental game, the old vets can't learn being twitchy again.

Stats aside, when Worthy is playing KC’s offense looks different. Much more explosive—he seems to open the space underneath for all those screens and outs that they run.

Patriots are getting insane calls. Boutte was clearly out of bounds, Vrabel challenges and it's reversed. Kraft is paying someone.