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My son played w Bass at Georgia Southern. Says he made 65 yarders in practice. Said he had the leg to get it there. Stupid move by McDermott not to try the FG. It may have gone wide. But it would have been long enough that they weren't getting a big return the other way. Overall I thought the team came out prepared and McDermott had a good defensive scheme. There is only so much to work with given who is playing defense for us at this point. The win last night should give us a big boost to keep the momentum going forward. I see us matching up well with the Cowboys. Josh Allen is very difficult to stop when he is on.

No reason Shakir can't catch 6-8 passes per game. He is athletic, runs solid routes and has reasonably good hands. And I would love Diggs to be the Alfa receiver again that we have come to expect. Just not seeing that guy of late.

You were watching a different offense then I was my friend. Diggs is running half speed most of the time, and isn't breaking any tackles. He also isn't getting any separation from the guys who are covering him. You can not tell me he has been dominant in the slightest the second half of the season. And to be honest, he doesn't have to even dominate. Just get open some and make 3 or 4 big catches per game. And show some fire!!

Exactly. Our supposed top 2 WR’s did nothing positive tonight. The drop off in Diggs play the second half of the season has been staggering. He is never open anymore. And he looks like he could care less out there. Right now Shakir is our most explosive WR. We need to be feeding him Kincaid and Cook. They are the future of this offense w some nice additions at WR in the offseason. But big time kudos to the defense stepping up at the end. We have a pulse! Next week against Dallas should be another big time game! Let’s go Buffalo.

Davis will be a free agent. He brings nothing. We won’t be resigning him. We need two big time new receivers next year. Diggs looks shot. But his contract makes it prohibitive to cut or trade him. The same w Von. Ugh.

I think you summed things up well Barley. The team plays like they can't win big with this HC. And watching the games, you get that sense. The defense especially plays passive in big moments, and without Milano has noone who will knock your lights out. We are just not a cocky bunch out on the field anymore. Even Diggs has lost his swag. That being said, I am always pumped when we take the field. And am very pumped for this Sunday's matchup w the Chiefs. The Chiefs are not a confident strong team right now, especially on offense. We have had two weeks to prepare. And need to come out and play fast and hard from the opening whistle. No reason with a good game plan that we should not beat the Chiefs by at least two scores. They have nothing at WR. Their O line is overrated. Kelce is showing his age. And this year has not been the best version of Mahomes by far. If we look flat, timid, disinterested, and unfocused, it's all on McDermott. And the eulogy for this season and our head coach will have been written. But I think Josh shines and we win 34-20. Lets go Buffalo.

You are one positive MF Alpha. I will give you that. I am excited for the KC game. We need to play aggressive on offense and not dink and dunk all over the field. I like us putting up in the 30's against KC, who certainly does not have the magic this year, as in years past. I worry about the defense especially our safeties. They look old slow and tentative at this point. Hopefully we can get a strong pass rush on Mahomes, and don't let him out the back door for too many scrambling first downs. That takes the starch out of the defense. Especially one with the age that we have. Lets keep Kincaid involved all game too. Get him running down the field on his routes. No reason he can't be at least what Sam LaPorta is for the Lions. We win this week, then we can think about the Cowboys. Their offense is good. Not sure who we have that can cover Lamb and Ferguson. But Dak won't play as well in the cold as he will in Big D. But their defense is marginal at best. Keep track of Parsons, and noone else is going to dominate on their D. We can score a lot of points on the Boys. We win a big game at Arrowhead, that can change the entire trajectory of the season. McDermott needs to bring a solid defensive game plan this week. And then just stay out of the way during the game. The guy is just not a smart gameday coach.

They ran a screen to the rt side of the field on their first play. We forgot how to tackle and their RB gained at least 30-35 yards. From there it was a pretty foregone conclusion that they were going to beat us on that last drive. You can blame coaching. But our defense gets beaten down week after week in the 4th qtr. I was getting PTSD watching the Niners-Eagles game on Sunday.

What is right in front of us is a big game against KC. If we win then we can get excited. We have some talent. But our defense is old and beat up. It’s not dominant. And our head coach is a choker who does not coach to win. But we do have a great QB. Time to ride him into the playoffs.

That's a pretty succinct summary of things. Our offense has always played well in Arrowhead. I think Josh feels real comfortable going up against Mahomes and playing in the big game atmosphere you always get there. Its the defense that is questionable. We need some new wrinkles to throw at Mahomes and the Chiefs. Reid is a great coach. And just playing our basic vanilla isn't likely to throw much of a wrench into their game plan. Mahomes' running is underrated. We need a spy on him, (maybe Taron Johnson because he is a good tackler, and can't cover anyone) to keep him from getting loose when the pocket breaks down. Do that and the Chiefs offense is nothing special anymore. Lets see what McDermott's got at this point.

The problem is the defense can't hold up late in games because we have a lot of older players that look absolutely gassed at the end of games. So we play soft defense and get taken to the wood shed far too often. That being said, Josh Allen when at his best is the most dominant player in the NFL. So a 5-0 run is possible. We need Joe Brady to be scheming up some bigtime offense that suits Josh, and the Bills secondary especially our safeties really need to tighten things up. Hyde and Poyer's fall off in play this year has really been surprising.

Joe Brady has certainly invigorated the offense. If the offense continues to roll with him at the controls, no reason to not consider him. Given the talent on our roster over the past several years, I believe McDermott has accomplished as little as a head coach could have with it. So we can only go up with the next hire. Brandon Staley gives a good interview and comes off as a sharp dude. But the results on the field have not been stellar. Keenan Allen is a beast. But they don't have a good enough ground game. There O line is porous. And Herbert is not a winner.

How is McDermott a good leader? What does he say that is remotely smart witty intelligent or inspiring? As for a team brotherhood. That's on the players. Most like each other. Some are outliers, as in any group in society. But when they are on the field they should all want to win for themselves, each other and their fans. Coaches need to put a game plan together given who their opponent is that gives their team the best chance to be successful. And while the game is being played, they need to scheme and make decisions on the fly that continue to give their team the best chance to come out victorious. In the biggest games, McDermott has come up short time and again. He has hit his ceiling, and has been figured out. Time for a change.

The defense and game management on our team is crap. Pittsburgh is 7-4 w a horrible offense because their coach is a winner and knows how to win w less. We have an excellent QB and offense and we are 6-6. Our head coach loses us games. That is a huge problem. Winning 5 games in a row w this schedule takes tremendous leadership and gameday strategy. We don’t have that. And we have 2 starting safeties who can’t cover NFL receivers anymore. But we do have Josh Allen. So anything is possible. (Just so much disappointment from last nights loss. That was our game for the taking. And we let it get away.)

Why has he earned that right?

Open your eyes bro. Diggs is still good. But he hasn't been the alpha dominant receiver he has been. We aren't maklng it up. Watch the games.

That's a pretty weak response. Diggs has definitely not been the same receiver he has been in previous years. Not nearly as dominant. And his demeanor is not nearly as intense as previous seasons. He still has some tread on the tires. But this has been a rough season.

Von can't move anymore. He is beyond slow. Hyde can't cover anymore. He was awful tonite. And has been getting beat all year. Poyer is almost as bad in coverage. At least he can still hit. We need some serious young talent on defense.

I agree. Bills should have went for it on 4th and 7 in OT, instead of kicking the FG. No way we were stopping Philly when they got the ball. The D was gassed. Put the ball in your best players hands. Thats #17. McDermott is gutless. He is the reason we are 6-6. He coaches scared.. Looks scared out there.

The Chiefs had two of the best TE's of all time. Pretty impressive. And Gonzalez played when you could really rough guys up, and he still dominated. One of the all time best players of the modern era, period.

Beane has done a good job w the roster for the most part. Trading up for Edmonds was a mistake. He is an overpaid JAG w no instincts or smarts for the game. The Rasul Douglas trade was excellent. Drafting Tyler Bass 4 years ago in the 6th round was a big time underrated move. Signing an old Von Miller was not great. Cole Beasley was a great free agent signing. Benford and Bernard play well beyond their years. Cook is a baller. Gabe Davis is not. The O line has been much better this year. Connor McGovern has been a good signing. Torrence was a good pick. Cody Ford was not. Dalton Kincaid was a big time pick. And Shakir is starting to come into his own w a pretty high ceiling. But overall the team is lacking speed at the receiver position. That needs to be fixed this offseason. We can do much better then Sherfield Harty and Davis. Our head coach is a question mark as well. let’s see how this roster stacks up this next month against the upper echelon teams. That will give us a good idea of where we are at and what we need come next season.

Kincaid was great at Utah and he will be great for the Bills. The guy is an excellent football player. The next TE we need to draft will be in 2 years. Colston Loveland from Michigan. 6’5 and can run w great hands. He is only a sophomore. But will be a stud in the NFL when it’s his time. And by then it will be time to move on from Knox who is athletically limited, and just can’t make big time catches.

Douglas and Benford is a great CB tandem. Dane is good, but not as good as Douglas and Benford. He gets hurt a lot also because he plays hard, but is slightly built. Maybe he can play slot because TJ is a liability in coverage. If he was bigger he would be a great LB. The guy is fearless and tough. Just too small.

Agree about KC's receivers. MVS and Watson have stone hands. And the rest, who cares. Kelce will catch some passes. But he seems to be running in mud. Their defense is good. But Bolton is injured. And Frank Clark left. I think our O line has improved considerably this season. Both in the run game and pass protection. (the one run play I would like to see put to bed is handing off to Cook from the shotgun when he run laterally 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage looking for a crease to cut through or to get around the outside. That play constantly gets blown up for a big loss every time.) Both games will be tough matches. We will see how good a team we have in the next few weeks.

I have always liked AJ Klein's game. He brings a toughness that is always needed when playing defense. He can't run like he used to. But if one of our top 3 LB's go down, I think he and/or Matekevich can step in at least in the short term.