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Shell of Allen?? Thats pretty harsh. Some of you on here talk about Josh like he is Nate Peterman 2.0. He hasn’t been great. But he certainly hasn’t sucked. If anything blame Brady for his conservative game plans and unwillingness to send guys deep. And Beane for putting together a joke of a receiving group that has very limited ability. But this team will be ready come Sunday. These are grown men who are a proud bunch. I think we see a revved up group on both sides of the ball. And have a solid chance to win.

My goodness, winning 40-9 on the road in the NFL against a supposed up and coming team got me jacked up. It makes this week a whole lot better than how I felt after the dreadful loss to the Falcons-a game I was at. Sure our team has some issues. But what team doesn't??!! Our defense looked a whole hell of a lot better. So that's a positive. And James Cook had a tremendous game. Its a week to week league. Need to be better than the team you are playing each week. We have our work cut out for us this coming week, that's for sure. But I just hope that the coaches put in a really good game plan (that means you over rated OC Joe Brady) to give us a chance. That's what good teams do. Its going to be exciting. I know that. Just looking at the Super Bowl as November approaches, and the season loses its fun. We will have a shot come the end of the season. Josh will get back on track, and we will get a good rhythm going forward. So I am excited every Sunday because its the NFL baby. Its football. Between watching the Bills. Watching the other big games, and gambling all weekend on college and pro football, how you can you not be pumped..

That’s pretty harsh about Shavers. Not saying he is a world beater by any means. But if he is dressing for games, let’s send him deep off of play action and see what he can do. Doesn’t he have some straight line speed?

Cooper had a nice game against Tennessee And caught a long pass down the sideline against the Chiefs in the regular season game at the Ralph. Other than that he sucked. And looked very content standing on the sidelines. The guy looked like he was barely trying when he was on the field. Beane has done an absolute ***** job fortifying the WR position for us the past 2 years. In an offensive passing league w having a QB like Josh Allen he should be fired if he can’t find better. Coleman plays like a marginal undrafted free agent. What in the name of scouting college players for the NFL draft did the Bills see in this guy to draft him early in the 2nd round? Wow!! I think Keon has actually regressed since last year. Put Shavers in his spot this week and let him run the routes they would have Keon running. And see how he does. It can’t be any worse.

I have been saying this since the first preseason game watching Hancock. The kid looks like an NFL safety. He can move, read plays and tackle. He started for the Buckeyes last year on their Nat Championship team. That means you have talent!! Of course talent has to be developed at the pro level. But you have a lot to work with there. Just like Dione Walker. The kid just needs to play. Him and Bishop will hopefully turn into a strong duo on the back end. With Poyer doing some mentoring. I like that group. And with Hairston getting some reps at CB, things are looking up in the secondary. Not sure what is going on with Benford. But he looks a step slow this year. Not horrible. Just not playing nearly as aggressive as the past few years. But the real problem and liability in the secondary is Taron Johnson. He just can not keep up anymore. Teams are going to target him going forward. Thats what defensive coaches do. They target the weak link. I think our only other option at nickel would be Cam Lewis. Although I don't know if he is any better in coverage. He is a pretty solid tackler though. Anyone else has some thoughts on that? Do we have someone on the PS that can play nickel? And then there is McDermott staying too loyal to "his guys". But a great defensive effort overall yesterday. Great to see.

The throw to his left to Elijah Moore about 15 yards down field, late in the 1st half I think, who was wide open he missed brutally. That was rough. I could have put that in there better. Joah doesn’t play in a QB friendly offense. We don’t come out trying to throw all over the field. Other than Shakir, who we don’t use properly, (he is notch or two below Jamar Chase, but dam good ) we have noone at WR who even worries a little (let alone scares) defenses. That being said, Josh needs to be a little more aggressive w his throws. He doesn’t just let it rip like he used to. He needs a little Jameis Winston/Fitzie in him. It’s called ego. He needs to tell the coaches this is what I want to do. He is better than McDermott. He needs to start acting that way a bit more.

He would fit right in with our current WR’s and most of our defense. And I saw Kincaid was limited in practice yesterday. Has an injured Oblique. Isn’t that on your side? How the hell do you injure such a thing?

All your talk about the defense is great. But this is still an offensive league. And you need some sort of consistent vertical passing game in this era to be successful. So we had better figure out how to get some big plays in the passing game. Otherwise every game we play from here on in this season will be a grind.

You are in Seattle. You get a first hand look at an aggressive defense in the Seahawks. Love the way they play. it’s interesting both McDonald and McDermott are defensive side of the ball coaches. One plays aggressive. One plays passive. Ugh!

Agree about the roster Hondo. I do think James Cook is close to elite at RB. But after him there is quite the fall off. And that’s not good. I think if Kincaid can stay healthy and we scheme him for more targets he can become a very good TE. Elite is for a special few.

That’s a sobering response. But you are correct. Not enough bang for our buck. Hopefully they can lower Knox and Taron’s salaries for next season, or preferably cut them, especially TJ. He was good when he was healthy. But he is small and lost some quickness. Can Samuel even get on the field? He has some talent. But is always injured. Bernard is too small also. Makes some plays. And then always gets injured. Wash Rinse Repeat. Rousseau has the look of a stud, but rarely plays like it. I would rather have a George Karloftis who makes more plays consistently in KC’s scheme. And Benford looks like he is in the twilight zone likes he is smoking too much weed. Just seems a step or two slower than last year. We really need a jolt. Hopefully Hoecht Ogunjobi and Hairston can bring that. I also think Hancock is a missing piece. But I doubt the coaches agree because they are less than astute at evaluating talent. I sometimes wonder how smart McDermott actually is. I don’t think he could hold McVay’s I Pad of plays.

I understand all that. But character and understanding the system mean nothing if you can’t play the game well any longer. Starter back up or 3rd stringer. There has to be a certain level of athleticism to be able to compete at the pro level in any sport. And we have too many guys on this roster who are lacking that. And that is a fundamental flaw in the McBeane regime. And a big part of why we have come up short every year even though we have a special gem at QB

I agree. What has McDermott done to help Josh's career? Do the two ever even talk? McDermott is not an offensive guru. He doesn't call offensive plays. And I doubt gives instruction to Josh. I think with a fresh reset of a new coaching staff and GM, Josh and the entire team will rejuvenated, and play with much more reckless abandon. I personally think McDermott has sucked the life and the joy out of the organization.

Are Wilkerson and Cain still on the practice squad? Obviously they are not studs. But both are better than Keon right now. Sit the boys ass down for a few games, so he can learn his craft. He looks like he has no idea what he is doing on the field. That the Bills drafted a guy as raw as Keon with so little separation skills early in the second round, when WR was such an important need at the time is mind numbing. Who is our WR's coach anyways? What is that guy even doing?

I am not an orthopedist, so I don't know how serious a sprain really is. But I can see your point in the sense that a sprain sounds a lot less serious than a tear. When JJ McCarthy supposedly tore his meniscus last year in the preseason, I thought he would be out a month or two, (You would not think a Meniscus tear would take that long to recover from with relatively minor arthroscopic surgery involved.) but he missed the entire 2024 season. So who really knows on the outside how serious an injury really is. But I do agree with your point about the team playing with no urgency through the first 6 games. We played that way in the second preseason game at Chicago. Granted it was all back up and fringe guys. But we were awful, and showed nothing. That may have been a harbinger of things to come. Hopefully the team is angry and pissed off. And comes out playing like that. And that carries over for the rest of the season. Because the Chiefs look real strong. The Colts are playing with great confidence on offense. So are the Pats playing with great confidence across the board. The Steelers certainly don't suck this year. And the Broncos and Chargers are in the mix. We certainly need to show that we are not just an aging team going through the motions. Lets Go!!

I understand your thinking. And it makes sense. However, there should have been a better plan this offseason at CB. I just don’t think that Tre White should have been in the teams plans period. There had to have been other options at veteran CB to bring in to compete for playing time. Poyer Hyde Tre were all real good in their time. But we never got to the Suoer Bowl with any of them. Now they are all old-NFL wise. Time to move on from the past. the organization seems stuck in a time warp from 2020-2021. I don’t get it.

No safety should have as poor of tackling ability as Bishop has shown in his short NFL career. Neither Bishop or Rapp should be playing. They stink.. I agree a trade for a safety if someone decent were available would be nice. And we do have Jordan Hancock drafted in the 5th round. Give the kid a chance. He is better with far more upside than what we have seen on the field so far this season. Maybe playing with Poyer, he will learn a lot quickly too. And btw your user name cracks me up. I had one of his baseball cards as a little kid in around 1971.

The guy is a first round pick with blazing speed. Something most of us have not seen on the field at CB for the Bills since Leodis McKelvin or maybe even Nate Clements. The fact that we are starting Tre White at CB, let alone that he was ever brought back on the roster is a scathing indictment of the organization. Do you watch the other NFL teams? No team has aging veterans (who can't run a lick) starting on their back end. If anything, when they have a bunch of injuries, most teams play a lot of young guys like the Lions and the 49ers did over the past two nights. And both teams did quite well because the players all understand the scheme, which I would assume they keep simple to allow the players' athleticism to take over, and our coached up during the week, and throughout the season. If Hairston is physically ready to play, and his head is in the game, he needs to be on the field.

Its ridiculous that the team has been built to play as conservatively as possible with one of the most gifted QB's of all time. Does Pegula understand football? Because you would think if he did, he would have fired McBeane several years ago. He really needs to bring in an outside guy as a consultant to look at the entire operation, if things continue South the rest of the year.

I agree we need better at the position. Look at Jackson Smith Ingigba last night. An amazing talent. Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson. Amanra St Brown, Jameson Williams, Mike Evans, etc. etc. But still the guys we brought in have made more plays with other teams before they came to the Bills. But I guess they all had other WR's on their prior teams that were better to take pressure off of them.. So what does that say about Brandon Beane bringing in a bunch of scrub free agents, and a pretty marginal talent in Keon Coleman? You seem pretty knowledgeable about football KJ. Why do we bring in very few players with explosive traits by free agency or the draft? James Cook is an exception. And Deone Walker is looking pretty dam good also. But for the most part a lot of uninspiring guys like Bishop Landon Jackson TJ Sanders Taylor Rapp AJ Epinesa, etc.

So we spent free agent money on Palmer Samuel and Moore. Granted Samuel has been injured a bunch, but when he has been on the field, why aren't building our offense around guys we are paying decent money to as free agents? If we are bringing them in, why aren't we using them more down the field? Moore was solid in Cleveland with bad QB's. Palmer was better in LA, than he has been w us. And Samuel has had his moments over the years. A good team knows what their plan is for every player on the roster. We just put guys away in the closet. Its ridiculous. And doesn't Josh have any say in the offense? He is the team. He needs to take charge of the organization. Because he is the organization. If McDermott Beane do not realize this, Pegula needs to kick some ass real quick. And if this continues through the rest of the season. Blow the whole thing up, and start fresh with Josh, Cook, Kincaid and the O line. Keep Deone Walker and Hoecht if he plays well on defense with Hairston Strong and Hancock, and everyone else can be on the trading block if there is value to be had.

The comical thing about "everybody eats" is that noone is really eating. We just throw to Keon when he is constantly blanketed up and down the sideline. How slow is the guy seriously? Is he close to 4.5? Or more 4.6-4.7? He is never open on the sideline. How many throws per game are we sending to Shavers Moore Samuel and Palmer? And how many to Shakir 5+ yards past the LOS? Seriously, these are your WR's who are dressing each week, and we barely throw to any of them. As for TE's, Kincaid got 6 catches against NE. He should have had another 6 targets. And with him out, why did they not try and get Knox or Hawes doing similar things? Or call Latu up from the PS. Instead we just run run run with a generational QB, and that great runner we have isn't even on the field on 3rd or 4th down!! And the results are scoring a total of 34 points in two weeks against 2 middle of the pack teams. This coaching staff is absolutely maddening. Nothing they do makes any sense. Are they really as stupid as they seem to be? I have never met McDermott, Beane or any of the other coaches, or been in meetings with them. (there was no candor talk on Hard Knocks between the coaches about the players, like on most other teams on the show over the years) But do any of you know where their intellect is relative to other NFL coaching staffs. We seem to have regressed to a 1970's based offense, but worse because at least back then teams were throwing deep quite often.

As a fan you can get a reset when we have a bye. And really focus on the rest of the NFL. The teams, the players, the schemes. And the biggest takeaways is 1)how lacking we are with speed at WR. Keon would probably not be playing boundary WR on almost any other team. He has no burst or twitch to separate. But we still need to take more shots to the intermediate and deep parts of the field with everyone else. Have to try and use the entire field. Get Kincaid 12-15 targets if you have to. He is are only matchup problem for opposing defenses. He needs to be out Jamar Chase or Jackson Smith Ingigba. And on defense are back 7 are the least athletic, least physical of any team I watched in week 7. Even Benford has no explosive twitch to him. Our best player right now is Shaq Thompson. And he is an 11 year vet who would be a solid back up on most teams, but would not start. This is an epic fail by Beane and McDermott to have so little speed aggressiveness and athleticism on the defense. (And little talent at WR) Everyone is playing pressure D all over the field. Last night all 4 QB’s were under attack. We need to really change things up. Hopefully w Hairston Hoecht and Ogunjobi we can do that more. But the league has really evolved on defense over the past few years. And we are left behind right now. Our roster needs a major makeover at WR, LB and secondary. Really troubling.

Good god the guy is a first round pick w lightning speed. Put him on the field, sign a vet who still can play, and get rid of Tre. Just him being on the team at this point is bringing the entire team down.

Fields is afraid to throw the football. You can’t play QB at any level that way. Shane Buechele is better. Maybe we can trade him to the Jets for one of their defensive players. On that note is their a worse back 7 talent wise in the NFL then what we have? Seriously. Thank you McBeane for putting this trash unit together. How can you talk Super Bowl with this group on defense? UGH!!