UKBillFan

If execution issues were a one off I'd agree with you. They're not. The Bills could scrape home here but issues remain.

Oh look, a competent offensive drive. *Looks out of the window for a flying pig*

Do you think the players looked prepared tonight?

Are you watching the same game? If players could catch the ball Josh would have a good record this evening. The hatred of him is becoming concerning.

It's up to the coaching to prepare the players. When was the last time the Bills came out looking prepared from the start?

Probably an administrative error - they meant to cut the other Jones on the roster.

Josh to look like he's enjoying himself, and has almost returned to a carefree approach. It feels like he's overthinking at the moment and that's cuasing more problems than they're solving.

6-3 is 0.667, 6-4 is 0.600, so the Dolphins would remain ahead.

With my soccer team, there was a saying "It's the hope that gets you". As a fanbase, we still have hope. The Bills can still make the play offs. They still have the potential to run hot. The hope is there, even if it hasn't been seen on the field. A defeat tonight will mean, as a fanbase, we can probably look forward to 2024 rather than focus on 2023. In all liklihood, time will be up for this year. The hope will be all but extinguished. Perhaps it will be the perfect time for a new start. I can understand why, to some, that looks attractive compared to a death of a thousand cuts where the Bills limp on, prolonging the agony until they find the likes of the Eagles, Chiefs, Cowboys, Chargers and Dolphins too much to handle. Of course, the perfect result would be they find form, only lose one or two games across the rest of the season and secure the most unlikely of Super Bowls win.

Tonight's the night - the season is prolonged with a win; it's over with a defeat. There will be clearer vision heading into the game against the Jets, where the Bills will return to this position with a victory tonight. If they lose, then IMO it's time to move on from McDermott and allow his replacement to have the rest of the season to make decisions for 2024. And as we'd need a DC in the interim, promote from within or ask Frasier to come back short term.

Only if he'd have a positive impact on Josh being there.

I know Josh is getting a lot of criticism for not being a film guy, but I'm starting to wonder if anyone at TBD is, for this very reason. It doesn't feel like the Bills try to target opposition weakness as much as they should.

For me: Broncos - W Jets - W Eagles - L Chiefs - L Cowboys - W Chargers - W (both them and the Bills are so badly coached this could go either way) Pats - W Dolphins - L The Cowboys is the key matchup as it is a possible loss, and would be the difference between 10-7 and 9-8. The Bills are capable of a shock, and tend to play the Chiefs hard, so could be a surprise win there but not holding my breath.

As much as I've been positive on this thread, at this stage I'd be delighted if the Bills were in a position to win the division heading to Miami.

I didn't think serious discussions about trading Josh would take place without him even throwing an interception or overthrowing a receiver this weekend (yet).

I love how Stroud is having a purple patch and people are already wishing we could trade for him. Josh has sustained his form over three years. Shall we see what happens across the season, and possibly with a different HC/OC before throwing Josh in the bin and sucking up to a rookie or someone in the draft?

The concerning thing is it means the wildcard places could have quite healthy records as well. I'm starting to wonder if 10-7 teams may miss out. Similar to 2020.

We get it - Josh is the worst QB in the NFL. Shall we get back to talking about the Sunday games?

Agreed, but I thought the Steelers would beat the Packers. The Browns winning is a real annoyance. We're going to have to hope the North keep beating each other up.

Not unless you think the Bills are going undefeated from now until the end of the season.

For me, the Bills are a game down on expectations at the moment - the defeat at the Pats. Nine times out of ten, they'd lose at the Bengals. Nine times out of ten, the Texans would lose at the Bengals. I didn't expect much from the trip to the Jets (albeit if Rodgers was at QB), nor the London game.

Both Bengals and Texans are on 5-4 now, and the Ravens are running away with the North. It's hard to pick a winner which would suit the Bills but, if I had to pick one, I'd say the Texans. Especially as the Bengals have the tiebreaker.

Best result would be a Ravens win.

Do we want the Browns to win? The Ravens going to 8-2 is better for the Bills than the Browns to 6-3, surely?

Is QB decision making worse or defensive play better of late? Either way, watching Red Zone is making me feel even better about Josh.