Bob in STL

Now that the dust has cleared I am most disappointed in the play of our defense in the 4th quarter as they blew two leads to a rookie QB. I know they overcame a lot of bad field potion (horrendous kick-off coverage and special teams) but the game was on the line and we were home. They gave up a long drive when the Jets tied it at 20. We had no sustained QB pressure which seemed to take the crowd out of it. I saw Jerry Hughes once, chasing Darnold from a long distance away on the his game tying TD pass. No Hughes, so has the league neutered him after his last eruption? The few times we blitzed they picked it up. Very disappointed they could hold the lead.

Or guys are just not good enough and need to hold. I think that is our OL. The offensive pass interference calls on #19, twice. A coach need to talk to him and review the rule book. You cannot block down field before or during a pass. You can block after the catch. Those calls hurt as did Teller and multiple penalties.

Zay was missing in action against the Jets. I think he could be a good #4. He does not have the good hands to be a good #3. A #3 is usually reliable if nothing else. I'll give him one more year. Maybe if Allen had more time to set up and throw from the pocket we could judge Zay better but he does not look like a good pick, certainly not worthy of trading up to get.

Maybe look at him for Assistant GM or Pro Personnel Director. He did compile some good talent. Their QB got hurt and that put them back for a year. I don't understand why they dismantled everything?

The real difference to me is that Darnold won on the road and he came from behind to do it. He led a long TD drive to tie the game in the fourth quarter when he made the best scramble of the game and then threw a perfect TD strike to #11 who was being covered by Tre'davious White. Next he led his team to another score, tossing a perfect bomb again to #11 who again was covered by White. He beat our best CB twice and both times White was there. Those were both big time NFL throws. Those plays go beyond the stats. Darnold threw better, the stats show it and so do the plays I just described, especially in the fourth quarter with the game on the line. If Darnold was a Bill you would be anointing him the next great QB. He took a step forward. Allen did fine, he played about the same as he did in the loss to Miami. We have no running game and we have a horrible OL that gives him no time. We have horrid special teams and our defense did not hold up. Still, looking at the two I was more impressed with Darnold. I still like Allen, but I was more impressed with Darnold in that game. I am not afraid to admit it just because he is on the Jets. Hey we beat the Jets with ease with Barkley at QB on the road, I expected more from the Bills. The Bills underperformed in all three phases of the game.

No sacks and very few blitzes on a rookie QB at home. Our defense folded in the 4th quarter.

Wah, wah, wah ... Of course the pressure on Allen had something to do with it. So did his very bad decisions on two picks. Yes our WR had some drops, and Allen misfired too. Yes, Darnold had great field position most of the day. I’m not ranking them. Allen has less to work with I agree. He is also less accomplished throwing the ball. Watch the game. Im talking about a head to head match up against a division rival. Round 1 to Darnold. Two TD drives in the 4 th quarter on the road to win. Two passes to beat Tre White on top of that. The tying drive was a long drive with a great bomb perfectly thrown. Our top tier defense folded. Allen played well. But no TD passes.

Our defense was terrible in the 4th quarter with the game on the line. No pressure on Darnold. The crowd was not a factor either. Did anyone see #55 today?

uh, Maybe. We gave up returns with Holmes but today was another level of bad.

No to the question. Foster is a deep threat. Change of pace speed guy. Useful weapon sure .. but not a #1 go to guy. He simply lacks the size and physicality to be that role.

WOW! special teams and penalties. Buffalo had a lot of issues today. They beat themselves and lost to a rookie QB at home. No pressure on Darnold at all.

Ok, without Allen the Bills lose by a lot and never even have a lead. Allen did a lot with his feet. His passing was ok, but the fumble, the INTs are big negative. He had a few good throws and a few bad ones. Darnold won on the road. He had two great drives in the 4th quarter for TDs to come from behind. Sure he had good field position most of the game. Sure He had time to throw and he took what was there. He looked poised and made fewer bad plays than Allen. Buffalo was supposed to have a strong defense and a loud home crowd. Darnold had no pressure and the crowd was not a factor. Round 1 to Darnold.

I am not happy with Coach McD today, usually I do not have this complaint but today I do. I do not get the Jauron comments, he is nothing like Jauron, but I think he blew the 3rd an 5 call on the series when we kicked the go ahead FG. I think that making the Jets use a timeout before the 2:00 warning was the better call. Sure a run play would have probably fell short but that timeout was important. Even worse was the decision to squib kick when we had the wind. Even worse is the illegal formation on a kickoff. The Jets started in great field position and crossed the 50 before the 2:00 warning. Terrible game management that McD is responsible for.

Bills have very few weapons but playing at home, Allen improving, and defense looking good. Lets not let special teams and penalties stop us from a win. Bills - 27 Jets - 17

The rebuild really comes to a peak in the next offseason. How will they use the $90m in cap space wisely? Will they have a strong draft? It’s too early to grade the rebuild. Yes, making the playoffs while clearing cap space was good in 2017. The results of the 2018 draft, specifically Allen and Edmunds will be the keys to it all. There are are many holes to fill and depth is a problem. This loooks like a team being built for 2020’s.

RIP Isiah Robertson i remember those Chuck Knox teams foundly. Isiah was an excellent player.

Did you see Kiko flexing after he made a tackle? Hilarious, he looks good size for a high school player.

Groy is terrible. This is bad news for Allen. The middle 3 on the OL were all bad yesterday.

I only listen to those Palooka's after the Bills game while waiting to hear the post game interviews with players and McD. Yesterday Bulldog put the blame on Allen for throwing on "bad pass" on our last offensive play of the game. He said "that is what you get from Allen". Bulldog was upset because the ball was a not a tight spiral, claims that Allen should have set up better to throw a more accurate pass. The scramble and the athletic skills required to even make the throw mean nothing because the pass was wobbly. then he complained because his Twitter was blowing up from fans upset with his opinion. Are these guys the best that Buffalo WGR radio has to offer? They are terrible.

you need the primary and secondary targets to both be past the first down marker. Use one sideline and also cross the middle. Sending someone deep to clear the zone and pull a safety away is smart. I think we had a lot of guys deep because the Allen's scramble was so long and the receivers kept going deeper ... which is the wrong thing to do. The check down guy was on the other side of the field and covered. Our players are just not very good and even the experienced ones are not very football smart. Winning Team looks like this => Kelly had Reed, Lofton, Beebe, Tasker, McKeller, Metzellars, Rolle, Thurman, Davis, Mueller, and Garner. An arsenal of diverse talents. All of them could run, catch and block. Most of them had great football smarts. Three HoF players and one close to it. Losing Team looks like this => Poor Josh Allen has Benjamin, Jones, Foster, McKinzie, Holmes, Clay, Croom, Logan Thomas, McCoy, Ivory, DiMarco, and some other RB that cant ever block or catch. Underachievers, street free agents, a few aging players past their prime None of Allen's weapons could make the team that Kelly had except for McCoy and maybe Jones.

Trust the process but not the OL. Groy, Miller and Mills are terrible. Counting back ups we need 4 new offensive lineman, 3 new WRs, 2 new TEs, pretty much all the running backs are replaceable.

Uh, we recovered the extra point with a two pointer. The 55 yard FG would have made it a one point game … we still needed to score another FG. We were in position but it was not a given --- lets keep changing punters so out kicker can set a record for most holders used in a season.

Winning games contributes to a winning culture. Games with 165 yards in penalties, turnovers, special teams gaffs, blown leads in the 4th quarter, failed comebacks … no they don't change the culture but maybe they can teach a young team some hard lessons. Still, you have to WIN to have a winning culture. --- And losing for a better draft choice is the worst.

I saw the video and heard the actual "B" word. Silly but we may end up losing Hughes for a game. Could be the ref said "stop Bitching" and Hughes reacted. No doubt a fine is coming. Unless this is recorded the NFL will side with the refs for sure.

Yup. Bet on another Hughes fine unless someone has a recording.