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You said that the Bills are a bottom 10 defense. They're 14th in points allowed per game (18th from the bottom). They're 10th in yards allowed per game (22nd from the bottom). So you were wrong... they're actually in the top half of the league defensively. https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/table/passing/sort/netYardsPerGame/dir/asc

Okay. You're on record as saying that Josh doesn't have any responsibility to get his teammates prepared. Got it. You said "Funny the D stats show that the Bills are a bottom 10 D." I said that's not true and in fact it's not true. You stated the erroneous facts... now prove em.

Yeah but they're not gonna fire the head coach. That's the problem. Actually, that's not what the stats show. QBs are typically team captains. They're typically the highest-paid player on the team. They're the one position that's expected to be available for every media session. Josh is 20% of the salary cap. All of the above come with certain responsibilities. The Josh "haters" (actually there's not really any such thing) come out after losses as do those who believe he can do no wrong. Many people here can say that Josh is their favorite player ever... but also that he's not playing up to his standards. Josh is a great guy. Dawk is a nice guy... on a nice team with lots of nice guys coaching and playing. Most of it falls on the coaches. It's their job to motivate, to scheme, to game plan, and to put the players in a position of success. The coaches have failed miserably in those areas. The caveat is that the injuries have been incomprehensible. As I've mentioned numerous times, Dorsey was fired on November 14th. Today is November 21st. Poon Ford has had a career rebirth after his one forgettable season with the Bills. The Bills have Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Cinci. The way they're playing I'd almost expect they'll lose one of those games.

I understand what you guys are saying. The last thing I'll add is that maybe I'm biased a bit due to Dion's media ascendancy. I know he's a good guy but I feel like he's a bit drunk on celebrity and now feels like he has to speak when he sees a microphone. Between his creation of the Offensive Lineman award and receiving the keys to the city I wonder if he's become a bit too loose around the media.

The posted video was from yesterday's media session after practice.

I understand the viewpoint that you're articulating.. a viewpoint shared by others. I just believe that all criticism of teammates be done in private and not publicly... it's a part of my belief system.

I understood your point. I was just throwing a bone.

You see... the Macy's comments are a dead giveaway. Regardless, I disagree with you but whatever. As I said, lots of people are fed up with Coleman so they'll gladly side with Dawkins, rightly or wrongly.

And he'll never have to worry about an achilles injury. I didn't see the play but read someone else characterizing the injury as Phidarian Mathis taking out Jackson's knee. Did anyone see Landon's injury?

The thing I"m wondering is if Nick Chubb is washed or if he's capable of giving the Bills an Ottis Anderson type flashback performance. I wanted the Bills to sign him when he was available. I'd love to have a big back to pound teams with behind this big offensive line.

I was trying to watch Wilson last night against the Raiders to figure out if he's lost a step. It was hard to tell. The biggest mistake the Bills have made recently at linebacker was not re-signing Tyrel Dodson which they had two chances to do. "In 2023 he competed for the starting middle linebacker position in the wake of Edmunds' departure in free agency, but lost out to Terrel Bernard, who had missed most of preseason. Despite this, Dodson would be thrust into the starting lineup himself when All-Pro Matt Milano suffered a season-ending leg fracture. Dodson finished the season with 10 starts and a career-high in playing time, with most of his snaps being on run defense. He was also graded as the Bills' most-improved player that season by Pro Football Focus, improving his score to 89.5, the second highest among linebackers league-wide, from a 2022 score of 48.4." He was signed by Seattle in 2024 and started 9 games for them before being waived in November. He was then signed by the Dolphins. "In Week 17, Dodson recorded 15 tackles, an interception, and a pass breakup in a 20-3 win over the Cleveland Browns, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week. On March 13, 2025, Dodson re-signed with the Dolphins on a two-year, $8.25 million contract." Dodson has good size and elite explosiveness. He's a better linebacker by far than anyone on the Bills current roster. But you know McDermott loves Bernard... probably sees himself in Bernard...

The 69 man/games lost by the Bills defense to injury and suspension in just 10 weeks. Not the best situation for a guy entering his 2nd season.

The Coleman hate-fest allows people to enjoy and indulge in Dion's public criticism of a teammate. IMO there was no reason to go public... words said to Coleman in private by a "respected team leader" should suffice. Dion has 4 false starts and 2 holding penalties and is playing at a lower level than last year but I guess when you get the keys to the city, you can say what you want when you want, regardless of your own performance.

The throw he airmailed over Reggie on the 2 point conversion happened with 9 minutes left in the game. I never felt Josh was in the groove against Tampa but he carried us to victory nonetheless.

DeJean is an excellent player... who plays on an ultra-talented football team. He's not had to overcome any adversity as an Eagle so he has that advantage over Bishop.

About 9 and a half minutes. Regarding the recent and fairly unprecedented criticism of Josh after the Miami game, we all love him but also we've all seen him play better than he has this year. The best is yet to come...

I don't agree with your conclusion either... we're talking about a city of 9 million within a country of 130 million. There's crime and protests in every nation. But yes, back to football.

Yes! Sean Tucker and Ty Johnson are very similar players. The Bills have under-utilized Ty IMO and I wish there was a bit more balance in our RB touches.

At least @Einstein cited an Associated Press story. Read how objective that story is. For those that care where their news is coming from, the AP is one of the few remaining independent, non-corporately controlled, not-for-profit, news agencies. So unbiased is their reporting and so high their credibility that all the major networks from FOX to MSNBC use the AP's election night reporting of results. If you get your news from only one source (you shouldn't), the AP is a great choice.

Spot on. What we don't have is Dwight Freeney and Robertt Mathis coming off the edges. The Bills don't create enough pressure when only rushing 4. Rousseau's played well this year. Benford had his best game of the season and finally looked like himself again. Bernard has been horrible. it's interesting how some feel Bernard has played worse while others feel Milano has played worse. While I think Bernard's been worse, neither has been good enough and their shortcomings are physical. There were 70 defensive snaps (too many). Tre White played 34 while Hairston played 36. Benford played all 70. Great stuff! The bolded is particularly interesting. Also on a per game basis, the Bills D is: 2nd against the pass. 31st against the run. 12th in total yards per game. So while they're a middling and average defense yardage-wise, they're second-best against the pass, second-worst against the run, and in the top half of the league overall. Of the dozens of takes about the Bills defensive shortcomings in this topic, I 100% agree only with yours. I'd been saying almost all year that the 4 veteran additions of Bosa, Hoecht, Larry O, and Shaq Thompson plus the 6 rookie additions of Hairston, Sanders, Jackson, Walker, Hancock and Strong would eventually gel and become a cohesive and above average defense. The above players have missed a total of 45 man/games and counting in 10 weeks. Add the 24 man/games missed by Ed Oliver, Epenesa, Bernard, Dorian, Milano, Benford, Tre White, Taron, and Rapp and you've lost 69 man/games in 10 weeks. Even subtracting Dorian Strong and Jordan Hancock's 7 each and your still missing 5.5 core defensive players each week. The only core defenders who've played every game this year are Rousseau, Bosa, and Cam Lewis... just 3 players. And both Bosa and Rousseau have played through injuries. You simply can't play effective defense when virtually every week you're trotting out a different group. Run defense requires precise fits and a clear understanding of assignments. Changing schemes for situational football is a near impossibility... maybe this is why there've been so many injuries in practice... because the coaches are trying to get enough reps to where the players can play instinctively. Injuries and to a lesser degree suspensions are the sole reason for the poor defense this year. The fact that the Bills are middle of the road statistically is actually admirable under the circumstances.

Were you wearing your US Egg outfit? 😊

People here and elsewhere are really underestimating Sean Tucker. As you pointed out he's one of the fastest RBs in the league, as fast as. Achane, faster than James Cook, faster than Jahmyr Gibbs.. and he had a great career at Syracuse setting 4 school records for a program that had Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little, and Joe Morris. Tucker was named to several All-American teams and was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. The fact that he went undrafted was a big mistake for 32 NFL teams.

As @gonzo1105 said, the whole class has been a disappointment so far. McConkey's been the best. Nabers can't stay healthy. Odunze and Harrison have shown flashes but zero consistency. Brian Thomas had an excellent rookie season. Pearsall, Legette, Polk, Mitchell, McMillan, Baker have all done little or nothing. But I guess we should have doubled down.

It took 3 pages but we finally got there... good job! Plus he does too many TV commercials... or at least he eventually will. Disrespectful? I guess you're kidding because John Lynch is in the HOF.