FilthyBeast

I'll believe it when I see 20+ sources go on record like they did with Dunne for his McDivisional pieces.

The thing that most people still don't get is that the NFL and NBA have always been like this in terms of dynasties and the same teams being great and winning championships year after year. Realigning divisions and conferences isn't going to change a damn thing about it especially when you have star players that only come around every 20 years or so. This is why as much as I wanted to believe Mahomes was just a fluke, there's no denying now that we are watching Brady/Patriots all over again, and this time on steroid quite frankly. I'm actually considering missing the first superbowl I can remember in all my years of NFL fanhood because we all know the inevitable outcome. And from a Bills perspective it truly sucks knowing that Mahomes and Chiefs are going to be the main reason that Allen and the Bills never get to and win a superbowl over the next 10+ years. At least with Brady and the Patriots the Bills sucked the greater part of those 20 years and never had anything close to Allen so it's not like they were standing in their way, albeit a major part of why they didn't make the playoffs 17 straight years.

He was actually on Pat Moran's talking buffalo podcast earlier and if you watched or listened he gave a lot of good insight, especially in regards to stuff like this in terms of people thinking he's just another random blogger. And to be honest Dunne's resume and credential are pretty impressive and I'd venture to guess he could probably be working for any major national or local NFL media outlet of his choice instead of doing his own thing with go long if he wanted to.

I'm not taking away anything from Allen's playoff performances, his numbers have been great. But it's worth nothing the following: 5 wins against the following QB's: - Phillip Rivers (his final NFL game, and a guy people are now comparing Allen too in terms of being a QB that can't win the big games in the playoffs) - Lamar Jackson (left the game in 3rd quarter due to injury, another guy that also now officially is considered a QB that can't win big games in the playoffs) - Mac Jones (on his way to career backup/journeyman) - Skyler Thompson (rookie 3rd string QB that nearly won game) - Mason Rudolph (3rd string QB thrust into starting lineup because guys ahead him were terrible) 5 Losses - Mahomes x 3 (best QB in NFL, on track to surpass Brady if they win another SB in a few weeks) - Burrow (2nd best QB in NFL when healthy and only guy besides Brady to beat Mahomes in postseason game) - Deshawn Watson (overtime loss but this one on coaching and was Allen's first playoff game)

Nice to see that Tyler Dunne is living rent free in a lot of Bills fans heads. At the end of the day though his pieces were superb journalism for anyone that actually took the time to read them instead of pointing fingers and calling him a bills hater or another hack with an axe to grind.

Aside from the nonsense about Frazier not being fired by the Bills and deciding to 'take a year off', I really don't understand this move by the Dolphins if he does get hired. Seems a bit desperate by McDaniel especially if they think he's going to help solve the Josh Allen puzzle because of his intimate knowledge of the Bills organization. But that's just it, even though the Dolphins have made the playoffs the last 2 years I can see them firing McDaniel if they don't win the division in 2024 and/or make a deeper postseason run.

On hand you can look at the Chiefs magically being a different team in the playoffs as simply being a champion that drudged through the regular season and waited to turn the switch on when it actually matters, but on the other it's almost like a script playing out exactly how it was written months ago. And most said all along that there was no way the NFL was not letting this Taylor Swift show continue all the way to the superbowl. They (myself included) were 100% right. And still think this entire thing is sham and don't believe for a second that Swift and Kelce have any real romantic type relationship.

I don't doubt for a second this guy opted to stay put with the Lions because he simply felt that going to a team that didn't make the playoffs last year and has questions marks at QB wasn't in his best interest given the few teams left in the coaching market. But at the same time, Johnson might want to check his ego because owners are going to remember how he passed on these teams and even if the Bills job opens up next year, is an unproven commodity really the best option with a team that has a top 5 NFL QB and will be expected to get to a superbowl since that would be the reason McDivisional is finally canned? Moral of the story, still think the next Bills head (if there is one anytime soon) would be a retread over a first year unproven guy.

Just like with Brady staying, I'm indifferent on this. Continuity is great when you are a proven organization that has been to superbowls and won at least one of them. But still get the sense that next year around this time we'll be talking about the same wheels stuck in the mud and Babich being DC not mattering one bit against an elite team/QB in the playoffs.

This ^^^ And as much as I hated seeing Brady and the Pats keep winning, at least there wasn't this Taylor Swift nonsense or a trailer trash obnoxious wife/brother like Mahomes has. Even his mother seems like a piece of work from what I've seen on social media. Also the Pats dominance was mostly during the Bills drought years anyway so it really didn't matter much knowing this team didn't have a Josh Allen on it.

Brady is the GOAT and both he and Gronk did it with 2 different teams so for me that's the differentiating factor.

He was great early on but had one sack in his final 8 games including absolutely nothing in the playoffs so thank you for you service and goodbye!

This is always going to be an interesting debate because many feel that Mahomes wouldn't be Mahomes without Andy Reid, and at one point I probably would have agreed 100% but not after what Mahomes has done these last 2 years because he's proving to be a transcendental talent like Brady. Everyone said he wouldn't win without Tyreek Hill, he immediately went on to win a superbowl right after he left. Everyone said this year he wouldn't win without Eric Biemeny and at the very least he made it to an AFCCG (and probably ultimately another Lombardi). Going forward it will be he won't win without Chris Jones, Kelce, Reid, etc but all he keeps doing is winning and killing narratives just like the road playoff game nonsense last week in Buffalo. Regarding swapping Mahomes and Allen, we'll never truly know but it's probably a safe bet to assume that Allen has been to at least one superbowl in KC by now and Mahomes delivers at least one championship to Buffalo. And for me there's no real debate about who the better QB is and probably always will be and why anyone saying they wouldn't go back in time and draft Mahomes instead of trading that pick to the Chiefs is in denial.

For now it's still obviously Mahomes in his own league then everyone else. And as much as some fans on this forum will hate it or not agree, still think a healthy Joe Burrow is the clear cut #2 QB in the NFL. I think Lamar makes a strong case though for overtaking him if he beats Mahomes this weekend, win it all and then there's probably a real debate about him being the clear cut #2 over Burrow. Allen definitely top 5 regardless though.

I could care less about most of the teams left, but football is football. Who does everyone like in these games? I'm taking Ravens and Lions for the picks in the championship games but not sure I feel very confident about either of them. Still think AFCCG is the defacto super bowl anyway which is why I really hope the Ravens find a way to win if anything to tap the brakes on the all the Mahomes GOAT stuff one more year anyway.

I would say Mario Williams was the last great one, at least in terms of pass rush prowess. Defensive line as a whole has been a true enigma for this team in recent years, and another reason that McD's failures should be magnified even more: -Oliver: Lived up to the contract but completely invisible when it mattered most against the Chiefs -Miller: Started off last year strong but his injury rendered 2023 a wasted season. Ironically was really the only guy that showed up against Chiefs though. -Rouseau: Injuries have been an issue for him. Seems to be following Shaq Lawson trajectory as a great run defender but bust as a pass rusher which is what he was drafted for. -AJE: Has emerged as a solid rotational piece, but injury also slowed him down in 2nd half of season and likely going to get bigger deal elswhere in FA -Floyd: Was great in the first half of season but only had one sack in final 8 games including playoffs. -Jones: Has shown pass rush prowess but also has had injury history and didn't deliver when needed in playoffs either. Other than that expect more musical chairs with some of these other guys in the offseason, including Lawson and Phillips who it's probably time to move on from once and for all too.

Please take him because obviously he's not going anywhere either otherwise unless McDivisional is fired.

In regards to the Bills, I'm at the point where I believe they are simply happy with status quo in terms of being a playoff team/winning division titles every year. I've said all along that at some point the main and only goal needs to be winning championships, and when you fall short of that you make difficult decisions to move forward like coaching, GM, key roster moves, etc to break the wheel that keeps in neutral. But deep down you really get the sense that the Bills organization is going to 'run it back' yet again as much as they can minus some of the key aging veterans that they finally realize that have no choice but to move on from either though the fragile lockerroom culture might not like it.

I echo the sentiment that the over the top charity donation stuff is a bit tiresome at this point. Don't get me wrong, people can do whatever they please with their hard earned money but at what point do you actually address the issue at hand...in this case Bass missing a crucial game tying kick in a postseason game and being a major liability all year? It's just like the fans arriving at the airport in the middle of the night stuff......maybe take a page from pretty much every other NFL and pro sports fanbase and realize this stuff makes zero sense in the bigger picture unless this team actually does something that warrants it like you know...win a championship.

I like Shakir and he showed a lot of promise taking a big step this year, but I feel it would be deja vu all over again to assume he's ready for an expanded role next year and we'd be going down the Gabe Davis rabbit hole once again. If Beane does make any big move in FA it has to be at WR, in addition to likely drafting one early in a few months.

I really doubt that. The cold hard reality with Belichik is that he's 72 years old and simply hasn't fared well post Brady. And that's why the best situation for him all along was team ready to win now with a franchise QB in place vs. a full blown rebuilding project which a lot of these openings during this cycle are. Also to compare a guy whose been to a combined 11 Superbowls and won 8 of them as a HC/Defensive coordinator to a clown that decided to brand himself as a social issue martyr because his pro football career was essentially over anyway makes zero sense. Bottom line we really don't know the full story and maybe the BB waffled on Atlanta and other openings anyway over the prospect of having to start over/move family at said age.

In some ways you could argue they were the Bills up until 2018, especially since that's the year they fired Bob Sutten. Enter Spagnulo and they immediately get to and win their first superbowl the next season. It's just one of many reasons why McDivisional is not the answer here....you can't win big games with such smallish players on defense, it's also why the same guys are hurt over and over. Give me a tradional 4-3 or 3-4 any day over this tired scheme that is DB/tweaner LB heavy. It's simply not working.

Tyler Dunne with another masterpiece of writing here. Certainly won't be receiving a Pegula Sports Entertainment Christmas basket anytime soon though.

Mahomes drives down the field the and scores game winning TD/FG, probably with exactly 13 seconds on the clock to truly troll Bills fans as well. I thought maybe he turned the corner as well but he was completely invisible as what the entire defensive line outside of Von Miller of all people that was actually noticeable out there a few times.

They actually did though on the biggest play of the game when Chris Jones hit Allen at the right time when he threw what in all likelihood was a TD pass to Shakir which would have taken a 31-27 lead and forced Mahomes to answer back with TD instead of FG. Obviously in hindsight this is the only game changing play that truly mattered. This is still one of the main differences with the Bills (and why a 'defensive' head coach needs to go) because we simply don't have a guy that can do that on the defensive side in crucial moments.