Brand J

I wonder if we got an answer to the question of if we had beaten KC and went to BMore last year, would the Bills have won that game as well? I don’t think we would’ve taken down Baltimore AND San Francisco for the Lombardi. We don’t have the “ice in his veins” kicker, or the guy on defense to come through in the clutch for us like KC does.

Was there a receiver wide open deep?

I HATED the fact that Dorian Williams couldn’t learn and take his lumps on the field last year and that lack of athleticism problem surfaced when we trotted AJ Klein out there against the Chiefs in the playoffs. Enough of the Rapp/Hamlin duo. Get your uber athletic 2nd round safety in the starting lineup and let him take his lumps. I’d also love for Elam’s athleticism to get incorporated into the defensive game plan, because right now, Buffalo has to have the slowest secondary in the NFL with regards to regular contributors: Lewis, Ingram, Douglas, Rapp, and Hamlin. Physical bunch, but slow.

Definitely wasn’t Allen’s sharpest game, but I agree - that game plan was all wrong and did him no favors. They didn’t attack, they were trying to rely on YAC from horizontal stuff until they got in a big hole and Allen just started launching it. Would also help if his guys would catch the ball.

It was an 18 pt game at that point if I remember correctly. Needed the 3 there to get it to a 2 score possession.

You got that backwards. Near last in pass defense, tops in rush defense.

Allen first QB the Ravens have played that didn’t throw for at least 235. Bills are the first team that didn’t score at least 25 against that defense and the QBs even include Gardener Minshew. Just felt like they weren’t attacking on offense or defense. On offense everything was horizontal until they got down big and Josh just started chucking it. On defense they played scared of Lamar until they came out with aggression after halftime. The trick play turnover was the back breaker. Never recovered from it.

They had the wrong game plan for both sides of the ball.

Ravens OL has been an issue for them this year, but they’re physically dominating the Bills out there so far.

Bills gotta have the slowest secondary in the league going off 40 times.

Jones missed Singletary there for the first down.

KC had an unlucky offseason, always in the news for something negative. They’ve had major injuries to significant contributors for the first time I can remember. They’re also 3 plays away from being 0-3. I swear, if they win the SB again this year, they’ll win it every year that Mahomes is healthy.

CB used to be part of the “big 4” highest paid positions (QB, LT, DE, CB) now it’s the big 5, but luckily CB1 money isn’t nearly as debilitating as WR1 money. The top paid WR makes $35M/yr. The highest paid CB makes, what? $22M/yr? Benford is a definite re-sign.

That’s the pattern I’ve seen every single year. Start off hot, followed by mid season lulls, then they get hot at the end of the year going into the playoffs. The only year they were lukewarm/trending in the wrong direction at the end of the year was when Damar Hamlin died on the field. Or at least, was clinically dead.

Oh yeah, I’m not questioning his attraction to the Bills, just why he wasn’t given starting consideration elsewhere in the league. So I went back and did some digging myself. Former 5th round pick who missed most of his last year starting due to concussion issues. Was productive when he played, but coming off that season I suppose teams were reluctant to give him a starting opportunity so he signed with the Bills on a 1 year deal, to compete with McGovern at guard.

But surely he would’ve taken a starting role elsewhere with more money… but that was being offered as far as I know, so off to Buffalo as a backup. The league’s oversight is Buffalo’s gain.

What’s the story with David Edwards? Why did 31 other teams not have a starting role for him prior to him signing with the Bills?

I do wonder if Babich is getting more out of the defense than McD would if he were calling the plays. That’s a great thing to have.

I mean, it’s hard to look around the league and see kickers regularly making 50+ yarders while your own is a toss up at anything more than 40 yards. We’ve seen that extreme wide left shank 3 times in a short span of time - the Pittsburgh playoff game, the Blue and Red scrimmage game, and now against the Dolphins. Something is off with his mental state and mechanics.

I found out yesterday the Chiefs OL has never been called for holding in the SB. Not once. The offense has only had one holding call period and that was a WR on a rush attempt. We know their DBs get away with holding regularly. Not sure how many penalties the defensive side has drawn, but it hasn’t been enough. I’d say the lack of penalties is also some sort of secret sauce.

And I hope his benching doesn’t bode well for his confidence! I didn’t know the Chiefs didn’t have a plan after letting Orlando walk, but I’m happy they’ve got an Achilles heel.

They’re definitely a small ball offense right now and that’s because they don’t trust their OTs and besides Rice, Pat doesn’t have any real dynamic receiving threats. Kelce isn’t what he used to be and Worthy is a rookie still trying to figure it out. Screens, 0-5 yard passes, and rushes, it’s how they’re primarily moving the ball.

I don’t have an issue with the Bengals rushing 3, but if you do, you HAVE to spy Mahomes with a faster player who has the green light to rush if a path opens up. It’ll look like a delayed blitz. By design Mahomes needs time, so there will be an opening to rush a 4th (and there was).

Supposedly Cine’s skillset translates better to SS than FS, but I’d love that sort of speed for our last line of defense.

Just a reminder the Dolphins were favored to win this game AND had the line move in their favor. Lots of bettors lost money on the fins tonight.