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I'm not going to hold on to a false belief that this team is playoff worthy. They aren't. They are bad on both sides of the ball. Not sure how any fan can't see this. To think this team will go on a run is borderline crazy. There is no the lights are going to turn on here. The bulb is burned out. Believe what you see. This coaching staff is bad.

To be honest, the Bills have problems on both sides of the ball. The defense at least has a legitimate excuse with injuries to their star players. Anyone who thinks this defense is solid or good is out of touch with reality. The offense on the other hand has zero excuses. Pretty much everyone is healthy except Knox. Their performance after the Miami game has been terrible. Another poster broke down the inefficiency. The offensive woes have to largely fall on coaching, play calling, schemes, and lack of talent. That's the short end of the story. In short, the team has gotten worse on both sides of the ball. The coaching is not good. It all equals mediocrity. Thus, 5-4 is an accurate picture of the team.

Who is the defensive coordinator on the team? After the game, the media asked McD about why the offense quickly abandoned the quick pace offense. He responded "I don't know." Let that sink in.

The answer isn't trading Allen. The answer is getting the coaches and players who can and will maximize his talents. The Bills don't have that in place. Wasted away in Buffalo not Margaritaville.

Sadly, I agree that McD isn't going anywhere soon. I suspect we will be having a similar conversation next year when McD and the Bills fall woefully short again.

It cuts both way here. Do you remember when the national media was overwhelmingly picking the Bills to win the Superbowl? I guess that was OK in your eyes. The slamming of the media here is humorous. I guess it's easy for some Bills fans to get into the victim role. The Bills simple don't deserve accolades or pity especially from the national media. They have earned the harsh criticisms.

I agree but I don't think that solves everything. I think the next logical step is firing McD. He has almost lost the team in my opinion. Since 13 seconds he hasn't been the same. What he's selling is falling short. The "complimentary football" theme is falling on deaf ears. His ability to have his team ready, game preparation, and motivation has fallen short. That was his strength but it's no longer the case. As long as McD is in charge the team will likely fall short just like their leader. 13 seconds seems more like a normal than an anomaly. Tear it down, bring in new innovative offensive minded coaches. Get aggressive and assertive. Utilize Allen appropriately and get in some better weapons. You just can't make minor tweaks here. They just aren't working and will likely continue to fail. The Bills are getting worse not better. At this point, there is little to lose here making the appropriate changes.

Come on now. All of us want the Bills to win and hoist a Lombardi. That's the goal and the desire by all of us. To throw mud at individuals that want to be right over the above desire is ridiculous. I feel I've been plenty right on criticizing the team. I feel no euphoria on being right. In fact, it's the opposite because the Bills are floundering.

I think you can do that now. It's not looking promising. What makes you think there will be a positive turnaround? The coaching staff? Trust your eyes and believe what you are seeing. It's a mediocre team sadly. You just can't expect much from this defense. Too many injuries to overcome. They play hard but just don't have the talent.

Joe is very fair and probably gives the staff more the benefit of the doubt. Fir him to be very critical of Dorsey says a lot.

I suppose some are tired of seeing the Bills make the playoffs. People tend to like new teams and new faces. The underdog story is always nice. Buffalo no longer fits into this category. Think the Detroit Lions. McD zone scheme is a perfect fit for a QB like Burrow.

Well done nice breakdown. This team just isn't very good and you don't need stats to come to this conclusion. The idea that the light bulb is going to come on is not being realistic. The problems, issues, and concerns with the team are deep rooted, numerous, and complex. The offensive problems are past alarming and the regime has no answers to fix it. Same goes for the injury riddled defense. The Bills are currently the 9th seed and out of the playoffs. A monstrous schedule faces them. Change is knocking on the door. Frankly, the time for change was after the Bengals playoff loss. Firing, Dorsey won't solve all the issues. The head coach needs to move on. The Bills need an overhaul. Sadly, that's not going to happen. Fans will continue to support McD and Beane. Their past success clouds the recent failures. They will continue to stay the course and likely failures will remain. The false hope will be created by the fan base. The media will treat the regime with kid gloves. Excuses will continue to give the regime more rope to hang themselves. In the end, the fans likely get disappointed again and again. Wash rinse and repeat.

I agree the problem is complex. There is no easy fix. It's black, white, gray, brown, red, and green too.

It's slipping away my friend. It's been like that for awhile. Not a good feeling.

He's not going to turn down millions of dollars. He's practicing his wind sprints.

That's not sustainable.

That's exactly why change is needed Gunner. You can see the offense struggle week after week. Lack of creativity, game planning, schemes, and talent. Dorsey sucks and McD is clueless and hands off. Not sure how any fan can't see that the McD era is crumbling before our eyes. It's never been able to recover from 13 seconds. The call for change will get stronger and it should. Last night was nothing new. Once again the defense couldn't come close to stopping or containing the Bengals. Bengals easily scored on their first two possessions. Very common theme of a McD defense to start out slow and give the opposing offenses a TD or two. You are not going to win doing that against good teams. The Bengals had the confidence to take the ball after winning the coin toss. That told me a lot about what they thought about the Buffalo D. Not much. The defense played poorly in the first half. Then when the D needed a stop it couldn't give the offense a chance. Was anyone really surprised by the results? I wasn't. All in all the defense was ok but not nearly good enough. It amazes me how Bills fans continue to think the Bills D can get it done. Where was the pass rush? McD had to blitz to generate pressure. Everyone knows Burrow will toast you when you blitz. That's pretty much what happened. Truthfully, the Bengals offense was sloppy at times. The defensive injuries are too big to overcome. Why others can't see it is beyond me. Offensively, the Bills shot their load on the first drive. Looked great, fast paced, spreading the ball around, and great rhythm. Worked so great that they abandoned it for much of the game. Still shaking my head about that. McD is so knee deep in the defense that he's incapable of giving much input to the offense. Maybe I'm wrong here.inobiw I'm right in saying the offense isn't good enough. Cook replaced by old man Murray, Gabe is not a WR2, Harty is a waste of space pace, and Sherfield is equally unimpressive. The merry go round of mediocre patch work wide receivers had been unsuccessful. The oline is not as good as it needs to be. Brown absolutely blows. Cook is a JAG. The only bright spot are Diggs and Kincaid. Allen continues to sputter and throw INTs. Allen is not the Allen of two years ago. He's been cut off at the knees, had trouble being patient, and struggles to read certain defenses. He's part of the problem because he has to be superman in order for the Bills to win. Yesterday, he wasn't close to being superman. Closer to wonder woman. After the Bills muss the playoffs or go one and done the fans will start to see the obvious. The writing been on the wall. You and others smarter than myself remain in denial. Next year isn't going to be better without significant changes which includes coaches. Frankly, McD will have another year of wasting Allen and Diggs. Dorsey will be his new fall guy. Rinse and repeat.

Delusional.

Great information by Joe. He says it way better than I can. Worth a listen.

Agree 100%. I get crucified for criticizing the team, coaches, and everything in between. I specifically called out this post a days ago. Wish we were both wrong to be honest. In this case, it doesn't make me feel good to be right. Just maybe some posters might start to take my criticisms a little more seriously. I doubt it though because maybe of us hate to be wrong.

I guess you are calling 95% of the posters here ignorant.

Now isn't the time for this kind of thread. The Bills likely popped their playoff chances away.

Do you mean 7-10?

Agree with this take. McD won't get fired anytime soon even though it's time for a change of leadership. Likely we will be having a similar conversation next year. You think I was the only one who thought Bernard sucked? Come on now.

Great. How is Elam doing so far? You really want to play this immature game?