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Personally, I think this is the wrong mindset and attitude to have. Just my opinion. Not attacking you or anyone else. Why do I say this? Bills fans including myself were used to years of disappointment and medicity or worse. This leads to accepting any kind of moderate success. The playoffs was the goal. Is that still the goal? As a result, McD success is heralded as almost god like. He gets free passes and the benefit of the doubt. He's not held accountable for anything. Not even 13 seconds. The media never asks him difficult questions. McD can get away with anything. He can really do no wrong. I swear Bills fans have seen him walk on water The fan mindset is you can do worse. He's pretty good. He turned around the franchise. He's competent. I'm grateful for what he's done. Better than the past? All true but it's the wrong mindset now. Now it's about a killer mindset, closing the deal, having a swagger and arrogance, being a badass, believing you are going to win, and hosting the Lombardi. IMHO , right or wrong McD treats football as a game. He prioritizes family, God, and being a solid citizen more than football. Not saying he's wrong but that mindset doesn't lead to nasty on the field. It doesn't prioritize football as number one. Football is a job in your life. That mindset inhibits change when change is needed. Accepting repeated failures without seeing improvement leads to more failures. Making excuses for failures enhances future failures. Instead, we fans should be asking is McD capable of leading this team to the SB? What changes has he made to correct his past weaknesses? How does he game plan in the big games? How does he coach in the playoffs. In game adjustments? Clutch time does he execute and lead his team to victory? Look at the his six years of playoff history with the Bills. Seriously address those questions. Lastly, I ask everyone what do you see in McD that makes you think he can lead this team to a SB? Is it his great coaching? His motivation factor? His ability to lead men on the football field. The clapping and optimistic words? His culture building? His Christianity ? His coaching experience? The Andy Reid analogy just doesn't cut it. Please state your case for McD. I'm all ears.

There's little doubts in my mind. Look at the history of McD playoff history. 4- 5 record and numerous gaffs! Out coached by a country mile. No need to elaborate because we all know what we saw. Not sure what else you have to see to make a determination he's not the guy. Shorter another Beane wasted draft pick?

Bingo!

You think McD "is the guy?" Curious to get your take.

I'm not advocating acquiring Taylor. That would be a collosal mistake. We will disagree about the skill positions being top 10. I don't see it and frankly it's not really close.

Another medicine WR isn't going to change much. He's better than our WR3 but not by much. Not enough to pull the trigger and give up anything. The Bills really needed Zay Flowers in their roster. That guy has speed and explosiveness galore. The Bills have no one like him in the roster. Missed opportunity to draft him.

Ben Johnson! He's turned Geoff into a nice QB. Geoff hasn't thrown an INT in over 340 passes. I think this is an NFL record. He was turnover friendly with the Rams. The guy will properly utilize the running game and RBs too. I'd take him over McD all day everyday. He's the exact type of offensive guy the Bills needed. I think I would have to check my pants.

Maybe 30 targets.

Agree but the Bills need a much improved Oline and more explosive weapons. The offensive roster from top to bottom is just okay. Without a dynamic Allen it's probably much below average at all positions. Really evaluate each position: RB, WR, TE, and Oline. Are any of them top 10 material? Then put in Dorsey for good measures. This offense only goes as far as Allen takes us. It's 80 percent on him. He knows it and that's why he plays Superman. I think he feels the pressure.

True and got tackled by a wind gust and a finger nail grab.

I've been saying this for two years. No need for pats on the back here. I'm just pleased others are finally starting to see it too. Soft is a good word to use. I got crucified for comparing this team to the Chargers. How ironic after week one both teams indeed couldn't finish their games.

I just think many can see the writing on the wall sort of speak. Of course we Bills fans will hope for the best and still cling to the idea of winning it all. As each season passes under this regime it seemingly looks like that's not going to happen. At the very least blown opportunities to reach their goal. Yesterday was a blunt illustration of this. That's how I feel and i don't need a xanax either.

No!

He's serviceable.

Incorrect assumption. I was cheering for the Bills the whole time without exception. The bet wasn't even an afterthought. I would gladly have taken $100 loss for a Bills win. I bet with my head not my heart. All good bettors know this. The team has had long term issues in the trenches. The team lacks explosive game changers on offense. The team gets out coached on a consistent basis. The team only goes as far as Allen takes them. Nothing was more clear than that last night. Side note: If the offense continues to under perform will McD look to fire Dorsey?

I'm not on any crusade. I give criticism and praise as I see it. I was plenty optimistic and giving praise to the Bills in the live first half thread. I thought it was a fairly successful first half under the circumstances. Not perfect but acceptable and a good. If I were in such a "crusade" I wouldn't have done such. It doesn't give me pleasure to criticize the Bills. I don't get any pleasure out of a Bills' loss, correct prediction, or a correct bet. My ultimate goal as a fan is to see a Lombardi Trophy hoisted by Bills players. To see a town turned upside down with euphoria. To celebrate as a Bills fans with other Bills fans. As a Bills football fan, there will always be a void until that happens.

Finally, a realistic view about the Bills coaching staff. Actually, I'm shocked it came out of your mouth. It's pretty refreshing and I appreciate your candor. The Dline surrounded huge running plays. I bummed knee prevented Hall from taking it to the house. I suspect the Bills will have difficulty stopping the run again.

Agree. The Bills offense lacks explosiveness. No one fears the Bills offensive weapons. Diggs is the only viable game changer. Cook to light in the as$, Davis a one trick pony, Kincaid still too raw and young, Knox too slow, Harty and Sherwood averages Joe's, Murray and Harris serviceable at best, The Bills offensive roster isn't that impressive. Couple that with an oline that's questionable. The offense is on Allen and pretty much always has been. The only time he really had a solid more complete offense was with Diggs, Beasley, and Brown. The believe the oline was better too.

Not many are saying what you imply. It's not doom and gloom after one game. Your mockery of Bills criticism isn't doing a service here nor is it productive. But hey if it makes you feel better have at it The real issue with validity is how the Bills lost not that they lost. Perhaps that too abstract for you to understand? I'll finish the rest of what you left out. And likely fizzle out in the playoffs again. You will see this as a successful season too. How did I do?

Really good post here. I'm a big Allen fan but this post hit home.

So much better they lost to a Jets team without Aaron Rodgers. Let that sink in. The same issues from last year presented itself last night. Watch last year's game and yesterday's game. The similarities are there. The oline wasn't good! The D can't give up huge plays like that! The Bills offense besides Diggs did nothing impressive. No major weapons or big plays. Kincaid was OK and looks promising. But it was not game changing or significant. His impact was nil. Cook looked decent but he can't shed a tackle. Too light in the ass. Teams aren't afraid of him but do they game plan for him. Allen was horrible in the second half. Up there with one of his poorer performances. Pretty concerning for a franchise QB. That is pretty inexcusable when the underneath throws were there all night. The pass rush looked good but the jury is still out. How consistent can it be? The Jets oline pass protection is poor. The Jets offense is bottom tier. The back up QB still made big plays in key situations to beat the Bills. For the must part the D held there own The loss isn't on them. I see things a lot differently then you. Not a bad thing. I just have a really difficult time being optimistic after last night. PS: I thought the Bills would still win the game after they won the OT coin toss. I was optimistic about an OT win. Agree with everything but the Diggs take. Perhaps slightly true but Allen has always forced the ball to Diggs. That's nothing new here.

Wow. I'm not sure what game you watched.

Home run post here!!!!!!! I echo your sentiment loud and clear. Take everything you said into account. The begging question is what gets the team to advance further? in my eyes it's pretty clear and I've made my opinions very clear over the offseason. This team needs a jump start and a change The status quo isn't going to get it done. We've seen it over and over. Yesterday, was a microcosm of the past failures. It's not an anomaly. The weaknesses and flaws of the team still exist despite the attempted changes. The regime and coaches make moves but they don't produce significant results. First, it was finding a RB and then a pass rusher. Now, it's finding offensive weapons and building an oline. It's hard to be confident these new moves will pan out. It's been mostly disappointment after disappointment. The team still trots out Spencer Brown who hurts the team more than helps. The team trots out Bernard who hurts the team more than helps the team. Head scratching decisions. The team still trots out WR2 Gabe Davis who can't separate unless he has 10 seconds to do so. Yet, the coaching staff and management sell us the product. Tell us how Gabe works so hard, Brown will improve, and we like the guys we have at MLB. Many optimistic fans tell the cynical Bills fans trust the process and McD and Beane. Special shout out to poster SHAW here. IMHO, that trust is dwindling and eroding. With that said, this need needs a coaching change in the worst way. McD has max'ed out his time here. Appreciate his accomplishments but recognize his time is up. The team won't get over the hump. The clapping and good guy persona has taken it's course. Great team builder but not a finisher. No better evidence of that then 13 seconds and the Cincy throttling. No need to see more. The writing is on the wall it's just a matter of do you wanna read it. Must here don't. I get it. Dorsey continues to learn on the job and hurt the team. His inexperience and lack of creativity is glaring obvious. His game time adjustments are God awful and his ability to reign in Allen is problematic to say the least. Dorsey has been anything but a positive for this team. Now, I'm a bit conflicted on Beane. His failures have contributed to the Bills failure to progress further. The Bills cap issues and older roster issues aren't going away soon. Yet, Beane and his willing to swing for the home run with Allen has resulted in great success. Six straight playoff appearances is impressive. That pick single handily changed the franchise. It didn't come without controversy either. Playoff appearances just don't cut it anymore. The goal is AFC championship and SB. Maybe my standards are too high? Sure it's difficult but enough of the excuses. This fan is tired of them... Solid GMs are hard to find. At least that's my initial thought process. Perhaps, I'm wrong here. I'm still conflicted on whether moving in from Beane is advantageous or not. Sorry for the rant.

Diggs balled out yesterday. He's the only legit proven weapon the Bills have on offense. All he wants to do is win. He can see his QB is struggling and losing confidence. Yesterday he tried to pick him up. Yet, Diggs gets blame here. That's crazy. Side note is Diggs will create problems if the Bills continue to lose. He won't sit silent accepting loses. He will absolutely be vocal to a point where he's a distraction. That's who Diggs is and that's not going to change. I keep coming back to the Diggs McD confrontation on the sidelines. Diggs relented to coach McD. A free pass sort of speak. I think that was coach McD getting the benefit of the doubt. Next time I think Diggs won't be so passive. This is something to keep an eye on

I agree with everything except the Dolphins part. Miami has a much better roster than Buffalo. They have weapons galore on offense and a innovation modern day coach. The Bills aren't cruising past them for the division. It will be a dog fight likely to the end. The Bills have proven that can't beat KC or Cincinnati in the playoffs. This year is likely the same outcome. Both teams have tested and proven playoff winners. Mahomes and Burrow are clearly better than Allen come playoff time. Allen is not the Allen of 13 seconds in KC. That year and that game was an outliner. We haven't seen that version of Allen in 3 years and likely never will. We fans have to stop thinking that's the version of Allen we will get! Instead, we will get an inconsistent Allen. One who will make spectacular plays and bone head plays. He is that good to beat sub par to decent teams on his own. Come playoff time it's a different story. Allen can't single handily beat those teams. Mahomes can but not Allen. The oline, lack of weapons, and poor coaching are too many negatives for Allen to overcome. It's not all on him although it always trickles back to the QB. Let's be happy nest here. The Bills are a good team. They are likely to make the playoffs. They are likely to fall short again. If anyone wants to show me a path on how the Bills get it done please do so. Right now, it sure looks like a long shot.