Cray51

You could remove the 30+ points and I’ll still be happy lol

When he downed Martins punt at the 3 and then screamed at the gunner who was supposed to block him “yea B****!”… makes me a fan. Guy just always bring energy. Good counter to guys like Cooper and Cook who are a little more reserved

I agree, I wonder if the owner is too cheap to let him go this year.... one can hope

Zac Taylor is gone at the end of the year. Two straight years of no playoffs, defense is abysmal, Burrow is locked down but Chase and Higgins need deals, bad o-line. He is everything certain Bills fans think McD is - a bad coach who limits the success of very talented players on his team.

The only time you rest is if week 18 means NOTHING to the standings. Even then, you consider a first half with the starters and then bring the backups in.

I’m gonna bet $20 Benford gets less than two targets his way. Lots of other opportunity around the field

Yea, no question. Allen vs. Mahomes is the greatest rivalry in the sport, and it gives us another chance at slaying the dragon

I like the Bills playing the absolute best teams in the league (Chiefs/Lions) now, and having a understanding of the intensity/tendencies of these groups prior to the playoffs. A win is a hope, but I'm not too concerned with a loss here.

McD shows again that he and Beane know how to shape a roster. As most tend to not consider, we have over $30M in dead cap this year through the Diggs deal, and we are still a top 5 team in the league. Recent loss considered, this team has everything in it to make a Super Bowl push. Are we the clear #1 team in the league? No. However we are absolutely in the conversation. Allen has taken a step and finally understands that he doesn't need to force a big time throw every play. The Rams game showed it - He was able to take what was given to him, make a few wow plays here and there, and end up putting up 42 points. We have a true run game to leverage in certain situations We haven't allowed a sack in the last 3 games There are absolutely areas to improve on... but this team continues to show why it is in the top tier of the league and has been for the past 5 seasons.

Bill as a college coach would attract an insane plethora of talent. Purely from his NFL connections and understanding of the NFL workings, if my kid was choosing a school it would be NC in a heartbeat. If it doesn't work after a season or two, you transfer to another school and move on.

We can make the cutoff whatever you want for points - at the end of the day a game is won over 60 minutes, and while specific drives may be considered more impactful, that's really only a bias towards what we feel is the most important time of the game. The scoreboard is black and white, you dont get a victory for allowing more points than you score. The Texans playoff game was a collapse by the offense as well, several key drops and poor decisions by Allen cost us that game just as much as our defense may have. Jets/Bronos/Patriots games last year the offense was absolutely terrible (and led to the OC being fired). Allen looked bad and the cumulative stats back that up In the Eagles game they dont get to 37 points if Allen and Gabe davis connect on their TD - if we want to point to a specific drive, we can also point to specific plays by the offense that caused the defense to go back onto the field when they didnt have to At the end of the day, you ask your offense to get you 30 points. You dont ask HOW they get there, you ask them to simply get there. Anything on top of that is gravy. When the Bills defense has allowed more than 30 points, it's been to great offenses (in all but one case - the Colts in 21). McD has flaws, nobody is perfect. But when we watch the Bengals defense allow as many 35+ games this year alone (5 TIMES) than McD and the Bills have in the past 4, it's funny to see all of the hate on McD.

I think that would be an incredibly fun matchup.... based on some prior observations lololol

I can't wait for Zac Taylor to make the team go 7-10 and the owner keeps him on another year. The guy is NOT a good head coach. He had a great DC for their Super Bowl run, but he is not even an average level head coach in this league. Poor starts and a lack of execution year after year.

You continue to say "Decent QB". Why do you consider a healthy Stafford with Nacua and Kupp a "Decent QB"? You are talking about a top 5 offensive unit who are 6-2 in their last 8 weeks as guys are getting healthy. As I wrote in another thread, over the past 4 years this team has allowed 35 points or more only 5 times, and 4 were to top level offenses.

If you pose the question, provide the examples... I could waste a lot of time asking broad questions to others to deflect the truth. OP provided video of the specific play where a false start should have been called (this isn't the OT jumping back early, this is him legit rocking back, then forward, then launching back early). Since you asked the question, feel free to provide the examples of Dion doing the same thing (rock back, rock forward, launch back prior to snap).

Bengals hole is simply too deep. They don’t play any defense. Cowboys just put up 20 on them with cooper rush at the helm. they will lose 1-2 games against Steelers broncos browns and will finish 7-10/8-9 With the 7 seed right now at 8-5, there is zero chance they make the playoffs

Cincy is working really hard to a 7-10 finish

A blocked punt recovered but not advanced past the initial first down line should be a turnover on downs

I think that's a bit of a generous criticism. McD struggles to stop the ELITE offenses. Teams who have scored more than 35 points against the Bills in the last 4 years: 2024: Rams - Elite WRs and Top 7 QB in the league (all healthy too) Ravens - Elite RB and Top 5 QB 2023: Eagles - Elite O-Line and WR Weapons and a Good QB (Hurts has regressed under his new system but last year he was pretty dang solid) 2022: None 2021: KC - Divisional Game, need I say more Colts - Most damning team on this list, they had Taylor running mad that game So in the last 4 years, they have had 5 teams score 35 or more against them in a game. The list is comprised of 4 of the top 10 QBs in the game, and 8-10 All Pros at other positions on the offensive side of the ball. McD wins games he should win. He does OK stopping elite teams. Shocker, elite teams are good and win games. Combined record of the teams that have put 35 or more on us in the years that they did (taking 2024 to date): 39-19

Similar to Coleman, there were questions about speed and separation. But when you catch EVERYTHING thrown at you........ speed isn't quite as important

The Rams did exactly what the needed to do yesterday. They moved the pocket to buy time, they created plenty of screens/motions to get the ball out quickly. They layered routes on one side of the zone to give Stafford time to open pockets. You still need a QB that has to be able to execute the plan, but Stafford did, and Nacua (and Kupp) made some absolute A+ catches when needed (Nacua had 2 AWESOME 3rd down catches + Kupp made that TD grab where Douglas knocked the ball out and Kupp pinned it to still make the grab)

Benford blanketed Nacua a few times, and Nacua simply made A+ catches to beat it. He is such a talent, I didn't give him the credit after his rookie year. He is 100% a star receiver in the league. This defense is built on all three levels working as one. D-line needs to get pressure and maintain integrity, LBs need to cover lower zones and spy QB if integrity is broken, and DBs need to sit in their zones and squeeze windows to force tight throws. None of the levels worked yesterday. D-line didnt get pressure, LBs were moved off their zones by Stafford (who did an AMAZING job yesterday. That was Super Bowl winning Stafford yesterday), and DBs didnt tighten coverage downfield to force tight throws. Lots of breakdowns - need to improve

Babich called a poor game and the team didnt execute. Against the Chiefs Babich implemented plenty of man coverage and it helped. Tonight, he played wayyy too much off man zone, allowing the screen and jet sweep game to work, and then sat back in zone on 3rd down and let Stafford pick them apart. People can say McD's scheme, Babich is a puppet blah blah. Babich called a bad game. He is responsible for the playcalling on D.

Allen helped his MVP chances 100%.

Leaders dont blame during the ride. He knows if he blames anyone publicly it hurts their morale going into the playoffs.