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Regardless of the fact the Bills didn’t punt against him in 2 games, I definitely don’t think KC would’ve got the yards they needed for the FG if he were coaching those last 13 seconds. Basically comes down to experience, I don’t think McD has a comparable gaff like that the rest of his coaching career. It’s just unfortunate it had to happen in a playoff game.

Rams would’ve been tough in the SB given their DL and playmakers on the backend, but I do think the Bills would’ve been favored. If “great” Matt Stafford shows up the last 2 games I think they’ll win it all.

I don’t know how JOK did in Cleveland this year so I may be making this comment with egg on my face, but because he brought so much speed and quickness from the LB position (and could affect the QB), I was hoping he’d be our first round pick, not Rousseau.

Bengals fans love Bills fans (I think it’s because of the donations to Dalton) and the ones who wanted to play us next week wanted to do so just so they’d have an AFC team to root for in the Super Bowl. Like Bills fans they despise the Chiefs and their following. I don’t have a problem rooting for Bengals this Sunday, I hope the Chiefs are emotionally and physically spent.

I don’t know why some pine for using Edmunds in a more aggressive role at OLB. I’ve never seen a guy as big as he is get pushed around so easily. He gets absolutely stoned by RBs! I won’t even bring up tight ends, he’s not getting past them either. It’s like he has no lower body strength and almost all his tackles are arm tackles where he kind of slinks off the ball carrier. He’s got physical gifts from a testing standpoint, but doesn’t have the instincts or functional strength to capitalize on them. Mentioning his name in the same breath as Micah Parsons? That’s simply wishful thinking, nothing more.

Whats sad about the snap counts are the defensive line numbers. For a unit that has such heavy rotation, you wouldn’t think they’d be absolutely tapped out and gassed in the 4th Q. OL plays 100% of the snaps, yet our wave of rotations never crushed or out-hustled them.

That 75 yarder was the prettiest deep ball he’s ever thrown and not coincidentally, one of the few he has hit. Deep ball accuracy would be what I hope he’d work on as well, because if that ever comes together, more consistently, I just don’t know how you’d defend this Bills offense.

How’d the XFL approach it?

How long have you been around these parts? 😂

Someone had made a comment one time about Madden savants being much more savvy when it comes to game management because they’ve played thousands of hours on the game and have encountered hundreds of thousands of scenarios. Here’s an out of the box thought: hire the Madden winner as some sort of gameday consultant. I can almost guarantee if that person was on the sidelines yesterday and McD went up to him and said “what do you like here?” he would’ve suggested the squib but also a defense that rushes 2 and drops everyone else in coverage. It’s a crazy idea, but I think it has legs… if the coach’s ego would allow it.

Would you still say Frazier if we didn’t get the draft picks?

So then the question becomes is McD’s defense too antiquated? If we’re expected to stop the top offenses in the league, should the scheme be changed to something more aggressive and less reliant on a DL that doesn’t often get home?

I’d pick Frazier on account he nets us two 3rd rounders should he become HC. Plus I think his defense is too passive.

Here’s my proposal: the team that wins the coin toss has the option to receive and if they do, they get the ball on their own 1 or 2 yard line. If they elect to kick, the opposition gets the ball on their own 1 or 2 yard line. First score wins the game, regardless if it’s a FG, TD, or safety.

If you look at the players as “hired guns,” then it makes sense the average fan will take the loss harder than the average player. Josh Allen didn’t grow up a Bills fan, he wasn’t born when “wide right” happened and hasn’t had to endure the many devastating losses in this franchise’s history, BUT he’s here now and he’s Bills through and through. With the amount of work that he put into this season, no doubt he feels worse for the fans than himself, while we feel sorrier for ourselves because the joys of celebrating a Super Bowl will have to wait yet again.

I’m sure everyone who posts on this board has taken the loss harder than Star Lotulelei 🤣 I kid. Kinda.

Just saw a replay of the Mahomes TD run where Jerry jumped on the pump fake. Oof. If he just keeps his feet and pursues Mahomes rather than taking himself out of the play, the TD run likely doesn’t happen. Shades of Mario Addison inexplicably diving at Kyler Murray last year before he unloaded the Hail Murray. Going against Allen in practice, they should know to keep their feet.

I fully thought kick it into the endzone, too many weird things could happen otherwise. I didn’t expect the defense to protect the sidelines in a prevent lineup, never challenging the KC receivers. That’s where the game was lost, not the kickoff.

Remember when the D gave up 3rd and 16 in the playoffs against Houston because Frazier called a soft defense? Maybe the coaches don’t learn, he seems content to play back and give up yardage in these crucial situations rather than attack.

LA’s front 7 would’ve given our offense problems. They have tons of speed and power there. They’ll give Mahomes problems too, should that matchup happen. All those times Mahomes simply ran away from our plodding DL, the Rams have the players to catch him. It all hinges on which version of Stafford shows up, but they could definitely win it all. They’ve got enough big names on that squad.

Von Miller, Melvin Ingram, Zack Cunningham. All three were available in season for peanuts or for free. Beane apparently didn’t think they were an upgrade to what we have.

That’s a resounding YES. Miller still has plenty of speed off the edge and we have next to none. I didn’t see the play during the game, but someone had commented that Jerry got stoned by a RB. We have DEs that aren’t overly powerful or fast, none of them strike fear in the QB.

Seems like the timeout was taken for the sake of taking it. If KC truly came out in the same formation, as did the Bills, if you’re Frazier or McD, you tell the DE (Obada) lined up on Kelce’s side to hit him coming off the line. He was the only receiver to that side, shouldn’t have been that tough to cover.

Obada could’ve hit him as well before rushing. Four games we’ve played the Chiefs and in all of them I see Kelce running free off the line down after down. Frazier never calls for a DE or LB jam. It’s sickening how the entire defense was instructed to play back and give KC yards.

I’d like to know what Levi’s responsibility was on the play. Looks like Kelce is the only receiver to his side, if that’s the case he should’ve ran with him after his FREE release off the line.