1. I think that this is a massive "win" for the Bills. It's became fairly obvious that the defensive MO of "the opposing QB will make a mistake eventually" will not work in multiple, consecutive games in the post-season, when, in general (Skyler Thompson aside), you're playing against very good/elite QBs.
2. Agreed on lack of a "dawg" factor. I think Poyer has it at times, but he was a shell of himself for much of last season. Hopefully, he's at full strength this season.
3. I'm not sure that Brown will ever be what the Bills' FO wants him to, or thinks he will, be. No excuses for him this year.
4. I don't know how much of this is scheme, and how much is Allen. Look at how quickly Allen got rid of the ball against LAR on opening night, and compare that to his play against the Steeler (pre- elbow injury) just a few weeks later. There have been games where it appears that the short passing game was emphasized (e.g. @ NE in '21, WCG a few weeks later), but that emphasis has to be long-term, IMO. I do think Kincaid will help in this regard, but Cook & Hines need to be utilized more in the pass game.
I did like that Beane publicly admitted that he was looking to add a DT in the draft. Clearly, he feels that it's a position that need to be improved.