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Shows you how inept the front office is.

Best secondary group for zone defenses. If Elam is unable to grasp the concepts then he won't be very good. I think that's what we are seeing.

Lou A is elite though. Are we all thinking the same thing with Elam? As soon as he's gone he will be productive and a very good CB on the right team. Personally, I think it's more of a Bills scheme problem and now he's lost his confidence. A change of scenery might be exactly what he needs. He's not a good Bill though.

I think this is best case scenario. I have little confidence that the Bills team can win vs KC and Philly. I'd add in Cinci too. Those teams are just a much better team than Buffalo. They have home field advantage and much better coaching too. Sure it's possible the Bills win but I'm not sure how any Bills fans can feel confident. Truthfully, I think this team struggles to make the playoffs. This team feels much different than previous teams.

Cinci is a very poor match up for the Bills. The Jets are a bad match up for the Bills because their D is so good. NE just beat the Bills. LA Chargers are dangerous. Dallas is solid. I have the Bills going 6-4 for the next 10 games. That makes them finish at 10-7.

That's more than fair. I respect your viewpoint and response. I suspect many here agree more with your viewpoints than mine. Time will tell what happens. Truthfully, I would like nothing more to be wrong here. That would mean the Bills are winning and advancing further in the playoffs. I've fantasized about the Bills winning it all for decades. I know it's only football but I can say without a doubt tears of joy would be in order for this Bills fans.

Getting to the playoffs is not a given at this point. The upcoming Bills schedule is very difficult. We all can do the math.

Really great post. Agree you can't fire McD at this point. It just would be too disruptive and hard to overcome that drastic of a change. Where we probably differ is McD should have been let go after the Cinci playoff loss. Add in the 13 second disaster and previous playoff disappointments. This fan had seen enough! This season is apparent that they are regressing, the McD culture building has lost it's bite, and players are seemingly unprepared and not focused. How the head coach isn't held accountable is beyond me. How he escaped the 13 second blunder without even a scratch is ridiculous. How he didn't receive significant criticism when his team didn't show up for the Cinci game is remarkable. It's excuse after excuse after excuse. This fan is out of excuses. I suspect McD will remain the coach next year even if the Bills don't make the playoffs this year. Be careful what you ask for. The writing is on the wall for change. We fans should embrace it and not fear it. That fear will keep the Bills from representing the AFC in the SB. Folks, the McD show has clearly run it's course. Its time to give him his props and clap him to another team not named Buffalo. Thank you coach McD for everything you have done. You have earned our respect. Best of luck with your next team.

I get not making moves on desperation. However, do you think this current roster is good enough to make a deep run? You think this coaching staff can make the proper adjustments with it's current players to turn things around? I know you are well aware of the tough upcoming schedule as well. As Josh Allen said things look bleak. He wasn't lying and that's not exactly a vote of confidence. in short, this team is in desperation mode. The look, feel, and results of the team are not encouraging.

Some picks lol...You think they are going to be hoe hum picks? You think those guys are going to have big salaries? At best they can get one of them.

He's a good blocker.

My eye have not really seen a lot of mechanical issues with Josh. Not my area of expertise though. Allen QBs will miss passes. My concerns with Josh are more between his ears and his eyes. He seems to be unprepared and almost going though the motions. I see a lack of the " it" factor. His vision certainly lacks at times as noted by others.

Six years of growing pains?

That's his format. I don't know anyone in the business that breaks down play after play for the entire game for fans. At best, analysts pick a couple of plays to illustrate their points. I think it's fair to say Joe is knowledgeable, very fair, and accurate with his analysis. You are welcome to disagree. As for myself, I find him very credible and listen to him daily.

It's really a failure of Beane and McD. They have repeatedly failed to build up a reliable oline and get explosive offensive weapons. They continued to use Davis as a WR2 despite showing his deficiencies. They continued to use Brown at the tackle position despite his deficiencies. They've played revolving doors with the WR3/4 positions with little success. They went with a rookie OC who was learning on the job when the Bills are in win it all mode. They continued to stay with Dorsey despite his limitations. They continued to go back to the well with McD. Despite his playoff failures. A 4-5 record and a 44% win percentage . 13 seconds and his team throttled by Cinci in his most recent playoff history. The Bills continue to run it back with the same coaching staff and many of the same players. Yet, most of us fans expect different results.

Joe is one of the most knowledgeable football guys out there when it comes to the Bills. He's not always right and of course he doesn't know everything. He definitely is very fair with his analysis. At times, I feel like he's not critical enough. I wouldn't dismiss his criticisms as being inaccurate or not meaningful.

Perhaps and perhaps not. I mean after 5 plus years I think we have a pretty accurate picture of who Allen is. Sure, there's always room for improvement and hopefully that happens. There is no guarantee either way. What's concerning is Allen seems to be unprepared. This is really evident the last three games. The term sleep walking has been used by many. I can't disagree with the terminology. The Bills need more from their elite QB. Almost seems like Allen has lost confidence in his players, coaches, and perhaps himself. The winning attitude, culture, and swagger seems to be lost. We are seven games into the season and the Bills are about to face an extremely difficult schedule. They are playing poor football and something needs to change pretty quickly.

Really good info and read here. Thanks. I'm a really big Allen fan. In an earlier post, I mentioned that Allen almost seems "Michael Vick" like. Joe's comments almost seem to confirm this. I feel like Allen is not prepared, going through the motions, and totally relying on his physical tools. The other option is Allen cannot read defenses very well. He's played in the league for many years. What Joe is talking about is pretty basic stuff for a QB.

I get what you are saying. Ditto about Kelly too. Still it's about winning super bowls not about regular season wins and great stats. Elite QBs are sought after because that's the most direct way to win it all. The facts just bare that out. In mondern day football it's very difficult for a serviceable QB to win it all. SF is knocking on that door. I think Allen will be disappointed if puts up hall of frame numbers with no ring to go with it. There will be always a little asterisk by his name sort of speak.

Agree one hundred percent. In fact, I'd take it one step further. The gap between the two teams has widened. It widened mostly because of the Chiefs as an organization. Their GM and coach are likely the best in the league. No one can say that about Buffalo's. As a result, the Chief's draft picks, schemes, player development, game planning, game time adjustments, etc...are superior to the Bills. End result is number one seed, home field advantage, Super Bowl appearances, and Super Bowl wins.

It's really simple here. It's all about the rings. Mahomes has two and Allen doesn't even have a bracket yet. That's really the only stat that counts when you have elite status.

Gunner, I agree about the Bills making execution mistakes. I really think this needs to be addressed. You knowledge here will be helpful. Listening to Cosell a few weeks ago talking about the Bills offense and Miami's D preparation. He basically said the Bills offense isn't difficult to plan for. He went on to say you know what the Bills are going to do. The Bills offense is built on their players executing. I couldn't agree more with his analysis. My point here is the Bills offense and their coaches lack creativity and sustained and coherent game plan. It's overly reliant on player execution with very little room for error. This is the very reason why the offense hasn't performed well the last three games. Defenses know what the Bills are basically going to do. They really don't fool a defense. They really don't have explosive players to keep a defense honest. The Bills' offense revolves around how good to great will Allen be. Add in defenses no longer have to account for Allen's running and their formula just gets even easier. There's no easy solution here. I'm not sure it's even fixable at this point. The oline which looked very promising is starting to leak. Gabe Davis is not a dependable WR#2. The offense severely lacks explosive, dangerous weapons. Couple that with a defensive strategy that will not allow Allen to beat you with chunk plays. The most successful part of the Bills offense to date is mostly when Allen scrambles and improvises. That's just not sustainable. IMHO, it's the offense that needs to carry this team. Lately, they have been carrying clipboards and tablets on the sidelines. This team isn't good enough to just wake up in the fourth quarter and beat teams. After the buy the Bills schedule gets extremely difficult. We will find out how good or bad they really are. I suspect we aren't going to like what we see. I don't see a lot of reason for optimism. Maybe, you can shed some light on how the Bills can turn things around.

I'd definitely place a bet on Tampa with the points too. Seems like easy money here The Bills are not playing well on both sides of the ball. The coaching staff seems clueless as to as having any kind of answer to fix their issues. Perhaps, it's not truly fixable because the talent is not there. Especially, on the injury riddled defense. The Bills enter right back onto the playing field. Is this really a positive? I mean what's gonna change from the last three games? I suspect we see a similar Bills team. One that struggles on defense. If Mac Jones can light up this D what can Baker do? Mike Evans and Goodwin will likely gash the Bills secondary. On offense close your eyes and hope for the best. Tampa's D is beatable. The Bills should have success but I say that with some trepidation. I suspect the Bills will be really pressing to get out to a fast start. The Tampa D is a pass funnel defense. So it's imperative that Josh takes the open underneath looks. This will lead to long drives and less possessions. The red zone offense has to be efficient. My heart just can't call a Bills loss here. However, I do see another game that is very tight. Frankly, this Bills team is average and really in trouble. The danger of missing the playoffs is very real. Making the playoffs almost seems like the goal now. Winning playoff games and representing the AFC seems fantasy like. Almost unattainable. For sure, we devout fans will never give up hope. Bills 24. Tampa 20.

What do you think the reasons are why the offense has under performed the last three games?

I think the numbers are deceiving here. They really played some pretty mediocre teams in the Raiders, Commanders, Giants, and even Miami's D is suspect especially with Philips and Ramsey out. They 12 personnel that the Bills were running wasn't what I expected. It was more of a dink and dunk offense to the tight ends. Even using Knox to cover up and help Brown. Perhaps my expectations were incorrect. I was expecting to see some explosive big play catches from the Bills tight ends. I had an image of the tight ends making some 15 to 20 yards chunk plays down the seam. Even Kincaid moving around and acting more like a WR. We really haven't seen any of that. I mean the Bills offense is currently ranked number 3 in the NFL. There is no way anyone's eye ball test can think the Bills offense is 3rd best in the NFL. The numbers often don't paint an accurate picture. Lets look at the high ranking Bills defenses over the last few years. If memory serves me correctly I believe they were the number one ranked D a couple of years ago and top 3 for several years. Come playoff time the Bills defenses lead by Fraizer couldn't stop an old lady pushing a shipping cart. 2023 Bills rank 12th in total defense, 7th in passing defense, and 5th in red zone defense. The Pats offensively rank near the bottom in every stat. They arguably have a bottom feeder QB. Yet last Sunday despite the stats, Mac Jones led his team down the field to a game winning TD. Stats be damn... In short, we fans and football enthusiasts love to look at and point out stats. It's often overated, over utilized, and somewhat misleading. The 12 personnel by the Bills is a very good example of this.