Bills @ Bengals postgame thread

[Mr. Wonderful]

10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

Too many injuries and age on D, no legit #2 WR, and no stud RB on offense.  McDermott has done well in keeping games close IMO.

[SectionC3]

1 minute ago, Dr.Sack said:

Allen not happy with the grounding call. I thought the refs did what they could to limit our points there, but McD should not have punted with the clock running. 

The grounding call was a joke.  I get that it probably cost us a FG and changed the course of the game, but we gotta make our own breaks, too. 

[Bills!Win!]

The bengals wide receivers are just huge physically. Bills have a small roster in size. Idk anymore… I’ll watch all the games like I usually do but my optimism is drained 

[Freak-O]

Kincaid and Shakir look very good. Davis does not. The fumble by Kincaid proved fatal, but I don’t blame him and he will learn from that. When did Josh last complete a deep pass BTW? 
 

The division is turning into a real hornets nest. The second half of the season will be thrilling. 

 

This place will be unbearable until the next win. Luckily I don’t have to visit it. 

[dakrider]

Hmmm, lets see, if we're playing the Bengals, lets score 1 TD in the first half and 1 TD in the 2nd half, yeah that should do it.

 

Bills and Dolphins are both AFC pretenders. 

[Tulsabillsfanz]

Yes, we have a lot of injuries on defense. However, regardless of our injury situation over the last few years, we have very rarely made big stops late in close games. I can’t remember the last time we got a turnover in a key late game situation.  I would’ve gone for an onside kick with 3:32 left. That’s how little confidence I have in our defense in game on the line situations. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

2 minutes ago, Dr.Sack said:

Allen not happy with the grounding call. I thought the refs did what they could to limit our points there, but McD should not have punted with the clock running. 

Nobody knew the clock was running…if anything the bengals got more screwed by referee incompetence with the clock there..  if we lined up to go for it they absolutely would’ve called a timeout 

[Low Positive]

Just now, Gunsgoodtime said:

Has anyone in here saw quite enough of the McDermott lead Bills to see they are not good enough to lead us to a SB yet?  How many years does it take?  

Sure, I agree. But I'm not going to get all worked up about it because I have no control. Just like I have decided not to be upset about this loss. It's not like I suited up and played. But it took a few drinks to get to that point. Because, unlike the vast majority of you, I have to go out and live and work in Cincinnati tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[Since1981]

D injuries. Well done. 
O. Wth. Sleep for :30 min. Poor D gets screwed

[WMDman]

Defense wasn’t the issue the offense was putrid

[RyanC883]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Wonderful said:

Bills beat by better team.  Never really in this game.  No running game, no legit #2 WR, and defense held together by band-aid at this point.  Von Miller has to make that play at the end of the game.   If Bills make playoffs and that is a big if at this point, will be exiting early.  KC, Cinncy, and even Miami better than Bills at his point.  Have to find a legit #2 WR in off-season and retool defense.   

 

not sure Dorsey will even know what to do with a WR 2. 

[PayDaBill$]

11 minutes ago, Chicharito said:

No way we make the playoffs!

In fact I think we finish close to 500

[zow2]

I need to see Josh playing with urgency going forward. He’s not that good just standing in the pocket, waiting for it to cave in while he holds the ball too long.  
Josh needs to throw on the run often, or be decisive and run. And the fact we can’t run the ball against good teams is the death of the Bills every season.

[BananaB]

3 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Instead the Bengals kept the ball against us. Granted Josh helped with a bad interception early and failing to put up points in the final half drive.

Yeah I’m sure will hear from McD how we lost the turnover battle but the D hasn’t created a turnover since London. Allen can’t be perfect all the time. He’s the best player on the team and McD wants him to play like he’s a game manager.

[Billznut]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Wonderful said:

Bills beat by better team.  Never really in this game.  No running game, no legit #2 WR, and defense held together by band-aid at this point.  Von Miller has to make that play at the end of the game.   If Bills make playoffs and that is a big if at this point, will be exiting early.  KC, Cinncy, and even Miami better than Bills at his point.  Have to find a legit #2 WR in off-season and retool defense.   

The Bills can’t retool in 2024. They are in cap hell. They need to cut bait with the over 30 crowd on defense, take their dead cap hits for 2024 and then they will have lots of cap room for 2025 forward. It’s their only chance to actually compete for a championship in the future. This year is shot, and next year needs to be a pass so that they can actually do something 2025 and future years. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Just now, SectionC3 said:

The grounding call was a joke.  I get that it probably cost us a FG and changed the course of the game, but we gotta make our own breaks, too. 

I have never seen grounding called on an option play like that with the qb under 0 pressure once in my entire life 

[Roundybout]

Basically if you think that Dorsey shouldn’t be fired, you are not watching the game. 
 

I would take Matt Canada over Dorsey now. 

[Livinginthepast]

Just now, FrenchConnection said:

On the intentional grounding, Josh tripple clutched to the check-down before trying the deep shot. It was like he knew what he should do but just didn't want to it.

Ive watched football religiously since the 1979 season. I have never seen an intentional grounding call where there was no pressure on the QB ever. Its literally one of the worst calls I've ever seen and took 3 points off the board potentially.  Yes they still probably lose this game but these officials were pathetic.

[CircleTheWagons99]

Not going anywhere with Mcd.... Another wasted season. 

[thewookie1]

I'm finally just done with McD, that challenge was completely idiotic from every angle you can look at it. It was a 9 yard incompletion, not a 45 yard play. He quite literally burned a timeout for an attempt at getting 9 ***** yards!

 

It feels like the offense has a firm leash on it and it has greatly impacted Allen's throwing. He has a shoulder ailment so why are we attempting to have him go long constantly. 

 

Davis should never do any option routes; he is literally horrid at them. He and Allen never guess right and it shows up far too often. 

 

It feels like the entire offensive game plan is to eat clock, and hope to generate steady drives while simultaneously telling Allen he must play like Brady in the pocket. Then we fall behind and they suddenly yell, Allen save us!

 

 

Our defense is cursed in regards to injuries.