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NO lol however I think it’s time to move away from the Daboll era though.

For all the it’s just 1 game crowd. We are now a game behind the Chiefs for home field advantage through the playoffs. Which means we have to hope someone beats them and we win head to head at arrowhead. Every single game matters when you have a great team like the Chiefs in your conference. We can’t go to the super bowl unless we build a team to beat them. Watching yesterday’s game didn’t exactly instill confidence that we made big enough strides to do that.

That isn’t good enough. I don’t settle for participation trophies. If we can’t win a super bowl this year. We have to do further investigation into why. If it’s a lack of talent, then we need to draft and sign better players. If it’s play calling ills, the. McDermott needs to address it. No more excuses, just win a super bowl.

100% all of this. Even if his elite talented players aren’t executing he needs to coach that up. There is no reason why elite talent can’t beat less talented rosters. We either have enough talent or we don’t.

I don’t know about draft busts per se, but the talent so far hasn’t been enough to beat elite teams in the playoffs. We are still accumulating pieces. We likely need better linemen to win a super bowl. It’s just sad that we have to go to such great lengths while average Joe’s like Dilfer have a ring.

Like I said, this year is a free pass to the team. I was expecting and still am in some ways a run to the super bowl. I will gladly let the season play out. But after this offseason, McD and Beane get no more free passes. Get and coach talent to beat elite teams. Allen now makes up a large percentage of our available money, so drafting is even more important now. Like others have said. I expect a big run on offensive linemen and a 2CB this next draft.

No, I just want accountability. I want to win super bowls. I’m tired of being embarrassed as a Bills fan. I love my Bills and it hurts to know we haven’t sniffed a super bowl for various reasons. If we can’t beat KC and other elite teams then we need better talent or better talent evaluators or coaches. No more being happy to just have a team in Buffalo.

It is one game, but I’m tired of giving McD and Beane easy passes. We couldn’t beat Tennessee or KC either. If they fail to do it again this year, then we need to seriously rethink strategy or talent evaluations, because Mahomes is going to be here for a while.

If we need players to execute better all the time against top teams, then we don’t have elite talent. Simple. People say top 5 WRs this or top QB that. How can that be true if they can’t execute well? It’s either the talent isn’t being put in good positions to win tough games or we don’t have enough talent. Which is it? How is it that people like McVay are 38-0 while leading at the half with less talent than us?

McVay is 38-0 with a lead at the half. How is it that other coaches can be so competent with less talent than us? Is Geoff and Stafford better than Allen? I don’t think so, so it tells me coaching/play calling is the issue.

McVay is 38-0 when leading at the half. The Rams have overall less talent than we have. How is it that they over perform given the talent they have compared to us? If anyone comes to the conclusion that Allen isn’t a top 5 QB, then why did we pay him top 5 money? So many questions, but nobody is interested in breaking it all down into details here.

Elite coach and play caller. I could only dream to have such a coach coaching up Allen.

The difference is coaching/play calling. Payton is a good coach. I’m truly beginning to wonder if it’s Allen/WRs/or just coaches. It seems like it’s coaching at this point. Talent is there.

Josh also holds onto the ball near the top in the league. Is this because WRs aren’t getting open, or because Josh can’t find open receivers enough to get the ball out in time? If Josh is having a hard time finding open receivers, is he really a top 5 QB? We just watched Ben find receivers despite all but 1 new linemen. So you can’t really argue our offensive line was an issue. Same with Brady, he gets the ball out quickly. I honestly keep thinking Allen is elite, but the more you ask these kind of questions, you begin to have doubt. Coupled all this with missed wide open down field WRs, and you start going hmmm. I think Allen will eventually put it all together, but let’s hope so because we are paying him elite money to be elite, not average or a good QB.

I want to branch this off from the Bills offense because I believe it deserves it’s more technical discussions here. So obviously it all starts with a great QB, but how much blame does a great QB get vs WRs or offensive play callers. At some point blame has to be placed. So let’s start here. True/False Great QBs can win with average receivers? True/False Great QBs can win with average OCs? True/False Great QBs can overcome average or bad defenses? Is Allen a top 5 QB? Are Diggs/Beasley/Sanders/Davis a top 5WR group? Is Mahomes a top 5 QB? Are Hill/Hardman/Robinson/Kelce a top 5 WR group? Is the Bills defense better than KC’s defense? If yes, then why can’t we beat KC? Do we need better receivers to outscore Mahomes, or do we need better defense to stop Mahomes? If yes, who is to blame for the talent shortfall? Offensive/Defensive play calling or Beane? Im curious to see what everyone here thinks about where the main issue lies.

I suppose. Maybe I wouldn’t feel the way I do today if the Bills would have a super bowl under their belts. We have sucked for so long. It just hurts knowing we have to get through Mahomes to even have a shot after dealing with Brady for years. Just win. If we can’t win, then McDermott better find a way to make it happen. No more being happy just for making the playoffs.

I’m not expecting to be perfect, although it would be nice considering other great teams have done so. Great teams find ways to dominate everyone at all times. It just means we aren’t great. We should be though with the talent we have. We should be making teams cry and wiping their distraughted bodies over their pool of tears. Not embarrassed by teams we should be beating. I’m tired of being an embarrassed Bills fan. I want the Bills to be the 85 Bears, absolutely feared. We deserve it.

It’s not just 1 game. It happened against Tennessee and KC last year. We underperform when it matters. I still believe we go deep in the playoffs, so while it may seem I’m overreacting, I’m just concerned we aren’t doing enough to build off last year. KC isn’t going to get worse, not with Mahomes at the helm, so the Bills better figure it out. Because yesterday was embarrassing all things considering. This is 2021. The league is different and the Bills need to start dominating with the talent we have. If we need better talent, then start drafting better. No more being happy about playoffs or super bowl appearances. Beat KC and win Super Bowls. Tired of not expecting greatness.

But it’s only fair to expect domination. Great teams dominate. KC dominates. They beat a really good Cleveland team. They don’t struggle or have bad games much. KC has less overall talent than we do, or at least I believe that to be the case. Games like what happened today against Pittsburgh is unacceptable with the talent we have. It’s one thing to lose a well fought out game, but this game didn’t feel like that. It honestly felt embarrassing especially when we dominated them last year.

But it just seems deeper. This is the same issues we have against teams like KC and Tennessee. People say we have top 5 talent. If that is true, then we should be able to win these games. Mahomes has Hill and Kelce, that’s it. Allen has Diggs, Beasley, Sanders, and Davis. I’m tired of underperforming. It’s either the coaching or our talent isn’t as good as people think it is. It’s time to start discussing it, because KC is going to be around for years. Like I said earlier. I’m willing to give this team a free pass again this year. But clearly more needs to be done. We have top talent already, so it’s showtime. If we truly revamp the Oline next year and still struggle, it’s time to do some hard inspection.

Everyone gives Daboll credit for Allen’s rise. Allen is rising despite Daboll, and I’d argue Allen is being held back by Daboll. Everyone here says we have top 5 WRs core, Allen is a top 5 QB, and we have a top 10 defense. So why do we keep losing against tough opponents? By rights we should be spanking these teams. How is it that Shanahan gets more with less compared to our roster?

Daboll is the most hyped up OC ever. While he isn’t Hackett bad, he generally sucks. Watching McVay and Shanahan run an offense is a thing of beauty. It sucks we can’t have that. Imagine Allen with McVay, just amazing to think about.

I think it can work against the right personnel, but repeatedly against a good cover defense and front seven isn’t a good time to do it. To beat pressure you go screens and designed rollouts. Nothing like that was done. Watching the McVay offensive play calling is a thing of beauty. I feel so happy for Stafford, he deserves it.

Allen threw the ball 51 times! In of itself isn’t a bad thing, provided you mix it up and design better play calls. No screens, no play action, no bootlegs, no slants. While Allen needs to find his open receivers, it’s not helpful when Daboll plays these ridiculous ego games. He is precisely why he won’t get a head coaching gig, or if he does he’s going to struggle.

Whatever it is that we lack, McDermott better figure it out. If we need more talent, find it. If we need better coordinators, find them. Just win, just get past KC and win a super bowl. No more excuses. Losing to a team we beat handily last year doesn’t exactly instill confidence we improved enough to beat KC.