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For sure. I was wondering from an Xs and Os standpoint what happened. The Bills O looked pretty good in the first half. Mixing up the run and pass. Making lots of plays. The oline held up pretty well. In the second half, Allen was under constant duress. The Bills seemed out of sync and in scramble mode. Cook seemed to disappear and I remember lots of WR screens that were ineffective. The Bills WRs were almost non existent. I would welcome input.

No one in those right mind would advocate trading Allen. Nevertheless, there will always be subjectivity. This will always lead to controversy and mistakes. It's an imperfect system. I'm not sure more refs solves anything.

Good defenses make stops to give their offense a chance at the end of games. That is a sign of a good and effective defense. Your expectations are way too low here. I want a defense who can make the big stop. Apparently, that's just a bonus to you... That's exactly why Von was brought to Buffalo. It's to close out games and prevent offenses from closing you out. Did you happen to see Von on the critical play?

The Eagles are going to annihilate the Bills.

I think he's starting to lose the locker room.

Chargers look pretty good. Interesting to see if a 14 point deficit is too much to overcome for the Jets crappy offense.

You expect your D to make at stop at the end of the game to give your offense a chance to win it. They failed to get the stop. Furst play of that critical drive the Bills D was gashed on a basic 30 yard screen pass. Von whiffed on a critical third down play. They had an opportunity to stop the Bengals. I expected the Bills defense wouldn't stop the Bengals when they had to. Like I said the offense sucked and most of the blame can go in that direction. So we are in agreement there. However, the defense has to make a stop to get the ball back to the offense to try to win the game.

Partly true but not totally. Conveniently, you only talked about the second half. Can we talk about the first half? How do you think they did? They gave up 21 points and the Bengals matched up and down the field in the beginning of the game. The significance of this wasn't small. Their offense set the tone for the game. So yes the offense sucked and sucked badly with the exception of the first drive. However, let's not try to portray that the Bills defense is good. They are not and when it counted they looked like Swiss cheese at the end of the game. Let's paint accurate pictures here.

I'm mean how many times are you going to bash Davis? Like a broken record dude. We get your point. You don't have to say it over and over and over. Give it a break Scott.

Bingo! 100% on board with this!

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.