Bob in STL

I had 6 holes, not 6 new starters - and my list is not the same as yours, we do not need a DT for example. Our RT played injured all year, and he missed most of the off season workouts. They can fix a few position in the draft, I admit they have challenges with the cap but they are not as bad talent wise as many “fans” say. Every team still in the playoffs right now has a weak spot or two. Or is an injury away from a big drop off. Your assessment on our defense is hilarious. Beane and McDermott building a defense to beat average teams. Yes, that was their plan. Great insight. That defense did great for most of the season despite a decimated backfield. The6 can fire the coordinators I won’t care either. Go pick another team if this is too much for you.

Even with the holes are not that far away. I have confidence because McDermott and Beane are actually good at their jobs. You don’t string together the wins they have without being good. If they replace their coordinators so be it. They can address the holes this off-season and it will be a challenge. If it take two seasons then so be it. You can’t blow this up with Josh Allen in his prime. Just retool and keep trying. You are panicking like this is the 1970, or 1984, or 2001 Bills.

Huge over reaction. Take a breath. We need help on the OL which I stated many times over the past 3 years. We can use Legit #2 WR. The DL needs some help too. Von will be back, that’s a start. I listed 6 positions that need help, DB included. Rebuild not needed, just a re-tool. We don’t have cap space or premium draft picks so they have to smart with who they bring in, and coach up the rest. We were 14-4, they played one bad game, they were mentally spent. Turn down the panic.

I really don't see a lot of holes, but I see it will be difficult to upgrade as much as needed. RB - If Singletary leaves we have Cook, can probably find someone in the draft around 4-5 and in free agency WR - Top 3 spot, next year Shakir should be better and maybe Davis matures more as a full time starter C/G - Top 3 pick needed, probably gonna look at F/A as well CB - Elam and Benford both showed promise, Tre will be back so will Taron and Dane S - Poyer gone, Hyde may be back, Hamlin probably gone - Top 3 pick here LB - Edmunds will likely be tagged. DL - bring back the crew plow Von all season

Who is he and why does anyone care?

You answered your own question (see bold). Josh was happy that Dorsey got the job, and he said it numerous times. Working with Dorsey is comfortable for him. Maybe he needs to get out of that comfort zone to get better and continue learning? Dorsey probably cannot teach him and help him any more than he has already. In general, I think the entire offense was predictable and regressed under Dorsey.

We can retool with Josh still in his prime but we cannot do a tear down and rebuild. That would be too drastic. They are 14-4, they need some tweaking to get back on track. Beane has to do his best work to improve this team given the limited cap space and the draft position.

Josh is in a comfort zone with Dorsey and as a result he is regressing. Stats say the offense is top 2,3 4, in almost every category. But you watch the games, especially the past month, and it looks like a very predictable offense that relies on Josh to be Superman and make a lot of big plays every game. This is something Allen just cannot maintain. Burrow hit the high percentage passes to mostly wide open targets. He had time to throw accurately and provide the WR with a chance for YAC. Josh was hurried and harassed so just getting a catchable ball out there was a challenge. I don't understand all the deep passes on 3rd and short? Does Josh not check down on purpose or is this Dorsey? It is not the way he played last year. I think Josh has regressed in his game management and his decisions making, I have to look to Dorsey as the problem. I would like to see Dorsey go. The mediocre OL makes everything harder, it starts there.

“We came out flat” is a terrible reason to lose a home game, especially a playoff game. That is what they are saying. No doubt something else is wrong inside the locker room and in meeting rooms. They are stale. They are predictable. They made errors and turnovers constantly in the past month. They were lucky to play Miami without Tua the week prior. Recall the MNF game, the Bengals won the coin toss and took the ball. The MNF announcers made this a point that they usually defer but hey wanted to make a statement and score first. Sure enough, four plays later they score. Fast forward to yesterday. Bill win the toss and instead of taking the ball and trying to punch first they differ. Bengals score on the first series gaining big yards on every play. Bills go 3 and out, running sideways in the snow, Bengals score again. Burrow is 10 of 10, Bengals have 14 points, all before we get a first down. They had no fight, they had no answers, they weren’t even ready to play. The Bills had nothing new planned for this game and they learned nothing from the 9 minutes on MNF. This game was an extension of that game. The DBs played too far off the line against a QB with fastest release in the league, the Bengals played pitch and catch with ease. The second TD was most embarrassing as three guys covered a screen and left the dangerous TE alone for an easy score. This “Tampa 2 whatever it is” is flawed and exposed. In the AFC, the Bills have now dropped to 3rd, with Miami and Jax closer to them than they are to KC and Cinci. Two years in a row eliminated in the divisional round. This time no 13 second freaky meltdown, the got beat up from the first play to the last play. Allen is a great kid but Bills fans that say he is the best weapon in the league are delusional. He is the #3 QB in the AFC. It appears he has regressed under Dorsey and he is back to making too many big mistakes, not seeing the field and not being patient. This Bills team peaked in the first few months of the season and was in decline in the last month. They still have some good talent but it’s time for re-tooling. I have no desire to see Dorsey or Frazier back. They need better lines on both sides of the ball and more play makers. Their secondary has fallen from a very good unit to below average in just one season (Hyde out, Tre not recovered, Poyer probably leaving). They have far more needs than premium draft picks and no cap space. That was a miserable home playoff loss and it says a lot about the state of the team.

Diggs needs to knock off the public displays of confronting his QB. It is getting to be a very bad look. We know he wants the ball.

Not a rebuild, but a retool. Beane needs to hit on this draft and hope his last draft (Elam, Cook) make big strides. We know the trenches are not good enough. He is working under tough cap constraints. That could mean a few surprises trying to build more draft capital. Not enough impact players on this team. McDermott on solid ground but each coordinator position should be evaluated.

Another very good season that did not met expectations. I felt some level of concern about this team after Green Bay game. They have been through a lot. They really have not played good since prior to Monday Night in Cincinnati. They looked spent. Retooling is needed while Josh is in his prime. It will test Beane more than ever before. He needs to find more impact players on both sides of the ball.

We were working hard to pass Kansas City, and have fallen behind Cincinnati. No excuses. We lost in the trenches. They were better, and they are the better team. To early to start to disect this team, its too raw.

I will agree that the Bills have neglected to use premium picks on OL in the draft. Note that the Bengals had some premium picks too to get Burrow and elite WR1 and WR2 positions.

Can’t stand him. Hope he doesn’t end up in a broadcast booth.

Brady looking lousy.

Correct call. Down on contact. No conspiracy.

We gave him a lot of chances and stuck with him. He was hurt a lot. He looked good in preseason versus 3s and 4s. We gave him chances.

Miami was tough. We played a good game, not perfect obviously, but plays were made when needed. Playoff win = good win. Would like to see more balance on offense, too many bombs. Cinci didn’t do much versus Ravens either. Winning is hard. On to next week. GO Bills!!!

It’s a win. It’s a playoff win. It’s against a division team that knows your team really well. Moving on to the next one. It’s a W, I’ll take it.

If there is any player that can put the team on his back and carry them to victory it is Josh Allen. Yesterday's stats: Comp ATT PCT YDS TD INT QBR 19 31 61.3 254 3 1 114.8 What is wrong with that? Add in a TD pass that was dropped. He was hit hard on his pick - probably should have eaten the ball - that was one mistake. Did he miss a few checkdowns, probably. He threw three TDs. We have waited over 20 years for a guy that can do this. You want to worry about something related to the Bills? Think about our depleted secondary helping Mac Jones look like Joe Montana. Or maybe our pass rush without Von Miller.

All true. Maybe we add some new plays for playoffs that get the ball to Hines? Quick hitters that get the ball to him on the run.

Davis is not as bad as many here are saying. TSW is the land of over-reaction and "what have you done for me lately". Sure, he has had too many drops this year but he has had some great catches too. He has made catches on contested balls, he has done the toe drag - this criticism is just piling on. He is what he is. He is more of a 3/4 than a 2 for a team like ours. Shakir may end the better of the two, he has to learn to run better routes and get open more than he does. He needs to work hard this off season, he has the tools.

It was a great win even with an uneven performance at times. Consider the week they had and its hard to complain about any of the missed plays and better to focus on the big plays that they made. Hines had a special day. Allen/Diggs connection is back, Cook progressing, Knox had some big plays too. Then there is Smoke. Gotta love that. On defense, the secondary is going to be challenged in the playoffs. Great to see Tre get a pick, he is still recovering and we are hoping that each week gets him another step further. I know I am in the minority on this, but the guy wearing #49 was excellent again. Congrats to the Bills, finishing the regular season as the #2 seed is not what we wanted - but it is still a good position. Hoping for continued improvement for Damar, and some great practices and full concentration for this team as they pursue their ultimate goal!!! GO BILLS!!!

My only concern regarding the Bills is not that they won't hit hard, more of it has to do with the preparation needed before hand. I think their less than normal preparation can be overcome by their talent and even more so by the home field. Not having to travel saved them many hours of time that could be dedicated to more useful preparation - or even rest. The home crowd will provide an advantage too, especially in Buffalo.