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Two years ago, it was our ST coach...Last year, it was our DC...This year it is our OC. Those coaches have one thing in common.

It's all about expectations. We'll not climb the mountain higher than that with this whole program. Some fans feel good with it and i have no problem about that. Some others talk about taking the next step, trying to be the best. Maybee we could fell off the mountain if we try. Maybee not. Who knows? It could be a Rex Ryan ou Chip Kelly type...and it could be the HC we need to take the next step. One thing is sure: if we not try, we'll stay right where we are. Like i said, it's all about expectations.

Cannot be more agree. At the end, it's all about expectations.

I really feel we have too many -If- now. I want to be optimist, but i dont know how it could change. We made the same mistakes week after week and everywhere i watch, i just dont know how it could change suddenly. Those players seems to be flat...and it is written in their face they dont believe in the game plan. I really think they lost them. They are pro and they saw what we saw. This challenge on a 9 yards gain when a TO had a huge value say something. The hurry up offense seems to work pretty well for us? Let stop it to help the defense... This -play to not lose- culture begin to be really boring...and nothing to help, those injuries are huge for our defense. I hope i'm wrong. I will be there, i will root...but there's a lot of -If-, like i said. A lot!

It seems to be our identity: playing to not lose. In some games every year under Mcdermott, we played to win. We didnt let the others teams came back in the game. we didnt let them breath. But, most of the time, we played to not loose. We just stopped playing, just waiting for the clock or something like that, on defense and on offense. This identity, bend but dont break...dont take any chance...let's hope for a mistake... clearly affect even the offense. An average team could really have a good season with this kind of indentity. But, there's no way a Team can take the next step by playing to not lose like that. We will always be in most of the game. We will always be tough to beat, no doupt about it. Then, I dont think we could win 3 or 4 games in a row against playoffs teams and real contender by playing like that, with this kind of indentity. 13 seconds and the OT in that game told us all we have to know about this identity, play to not lose. They have to change that mind set. They have to learn to play to win. It's all on Mcdermott.

Not sure on this one. We have 2 entire drives against prevent defense. I'm a big fan of Allen and we're lucky to have a top QB like him. But, our offense before those drives against Prevent had only one good drive and some good plays only here and there. Our offense had the ball a lot of times with only one score behing. They didnt score.

Somewhere around the league, a Team will need him (and pay him). I really think a team could even try him as a WR1 if he has a good season. For us, it will be too expensive for a WR2. No doupt about it. It's a win-win for Davis and the Bills if he has a good season. Do we have a compensatory draft pick if another team sigh him? The best thing for us is to find the best WR in the draft sooner than later.

It is. Bernard is a common French First name here in Québec. Older fans will remember Bernard Parent, the goalie of the 70's (Flyers).

Totally agree. We -play to not lose-. It is a good philosophy to be competitve. Even an average team could find a way to handle a long season by playing like that. Mcbeane did it with a real average team when we were in the playoffs for the first time since 17 years. We willl handle that season again, i'm pretty sure. We have a good team, there's no doupt about it. But, i just dont see now how we could beat a reel contender in playoffs by playing like that. Even with a great 13-3 season, we were not that surprise by the way we lost our last game. Even if we can read the stats about our defense, we were not that surprise each time they collapse when it counts the most. At the end, the process bring us that high, being a competitive team. It's not nothing. Then i really feel like we just cant climb higher than that. As a long time Bills fan, i will be there, root for them week after week but i feel like i already know the end of the movie. I really hope i am wrong about this.

If our expectations are low, we clearly could say if Allen played just a little better than that, one less mistake, we could win that game. It's his worst game as a Bills, we all know that. But...it's clearly more than that. Every little thing doesnt seem to be a big deal, but the addition of them is huge.

Agree and i'm confused. There's something we dont know i guess. I feel like Bendford and Jackson are the safe options and they choose that. Elam isnt built for our bend but dont break defense. He's not built for a soft defense. I understant that. But, i really think they should let him on the field, let him make mistakes, coach him, talk to him. He isnt the safe option but he can make play. He's the most physical CB we have by far and AFC east will run in our face, we all know that. More he was on the field last year, better he played. I lost faith in our soft defense. We're too fast for those Justin Field kind of QB but the best seems to score at will against us. Letting a CB like Elam on the bench with all the attributes he has is for me an exemple of a safe and soft option. But, hey, i'm just a fan. Like i said, there's something we dont know i guess...

On one interception a couple of weeks ago, Allen threw the ball but Shakir made another route. They need more reps in practice to be on the same page. It's the problem when you have some players in this position. Beasly, at his best, just stole some first down by going exactly where the hole is. It's not easy to be at slot receiver. You have to read defense exactly like your QB read it.

If we talk about a real slot receiver, we could go with Mckenzie-Hines-Cooks-and all....but Sharkir is a speedy WR with good hands. He is our best option there. He has all the tools. He needs all the reps in practice with Allen. Just give him all the reps and they could be on the same page really fast.

Highly agree. Our gameplan on Offense: Our QB will play like superman. Only on the last play, Allen should threw the ball away, no doupt about it, but there's no way you need 3 routes in the endzone with 2 TO left. No way! Our QB knows he has to play like a superhero to win. He forces things. At KC last year, He played like a superhero and he won the game. We could talk about this last TD to Davis for a long time, find a name for it like -the drive-. Mcdermott and Frazier just found a way to loose the game... I give a tons of credits to Mcdermott. He brings those Bills there. But, if we want to take the next step, we'll need more than waiting for superman each week.

i agree. It's a scary loss in many ways if you think about the next step we want to see. I know it's only a game...we lost by only 3...we're still in first place in the AFC...I know... But, a lot of questions about this game find their answers there; their coaching staff did a good job...and our coaching staff made their job easier. In fact, if Allen doesnt play like Superman, we cant count on our coaching staff to help him. He's the biggest part of the process, but i feel like he hides something about our Bills when he play like an ET. There's no way you can let this young offense under Wilson ran all over the field so easily for the winning FG... We didnt play Emmith Smith and the Cowboys of the 90's, it was Wilson and a real young offense. Injury or not, there's no excuse for that at this level like there's no excuse for the 13 seconds last year. There's also no way you cant find answer on offense against this young defense with all the weapons we have, even if Allen doesnt play at his best. They are a good young defense, but they were ready for us and it was like we didnt practice at all during the week. We were outcoach. Plain and simple. We want to have fun with our Bills and we will. No doubt about it. But, if we want to have fun and see our Bills take the next step, our DC and OC and their staff have to be better than that. If they are just near this level in playoff, we'll be short again, like the 13 seconds, even if Allen play like an ET.