Can everyone just take a freakin breath?

[transplantbillsfan]

This freakin place is so awful after a loss. Obviously 2 in a row makes it way worse.

 

We're making the playoffs. That's all i care about. I would love the #1 seed, but I reject any notion we need it. McDermott's playoff road record may be 0-whatever, but that leaves out the fact that other than 2019 (when we weren't this iteration of the Bills and Josh Allen wasn't yet Elite), every road playoff loss came against the Chiefs.

 

That proves somehow we're doomed on the road against other teams in the playoffs??? Totally disagree.

 

I also think this crowning of NE is really premature.

 

Guys, before the season started looking at our schedule to start the season I think we all would have been happy with 5-1 at the bye. We're one game off that pace with a mass of circumstances I think we underestimated.

 

Let's just take a step back for a moment and look at what really happened against Atlanta.

 

Our #1 receiving weapon who's become Josh’s most reliable target and finally seemed ready to break into that "Elite TE" category was out.

 

Josh Palmer got injured on the 2nd series and I really think that killed our offensive passing game. It was clear to me the Bills were about to integrate him more into the offense. Even the commentators brought up the conversations they had with Bills coaches last week about Palmer's deceptive speed.

 

Daquan Jones suffered a calf injury during warmups leaving us with 3 active DTs, one of them being Ed Oliver coming off injury. (Side note: Deonne Walker is going to be awesome!) 3 DT rotation against Bijan and Algier??? Yikes!

 

Bernard gets hurt mid game and exits. 

 

McGovern gets hurt and comes back clearly still hobbled.

 

 

Plus we have 2 important defensive reinforcements coming in right after the bye and hopefully Hairston can play soon after.

 

Say whatever about our remaining schedule but none of these teams are that scary. The Bengals will probably still be starting Flacco and their D sucks. The Eagles (as stated) look like the NFC version of us. 

 

Kansas City is, in reality, an inconsistent up and down team we're going to play at home and is the one team on our schedule this team doesn't look past. Yes they got players back, but they lost last week against the Jags with Worthy and it baffles my mind the way Rashee Rice is talked about as an Elite WR who will inevitably unlock their offense. The guy has played 20 NFL games and surpassed 100 yards a whopping 4 times. I'm not saying he won't be good and won't help, but the whole "uh oh!!! It's the high power Chiefs of 5 years ago!" is pretty ridiculous.

 

The Bucs and Steelers look good, but how much do we really think that lasts?

 

We aren't going undefeated after the bye, but who cares? January into (hopefully) February is all that matters. Just get there.

 

Take the bye, get healthy... take a breath. 

[NavyBillsFan]

Im guessing you are a rabid Sabres fan also?

[Gregg]

[Gigs]

Dude we know they're going to the playoffs, but that isn't enough anymore. We all see a wide open door slamming shut because McDermott has a softy for Babich, who couldn't even coach himself out of a life or death situation. We rely too much on aging veterans and its starting to bite us in the ass. 

 

They're slipping on banana peels during a cake walk. Its ridiculous. And worst of all, I feel more for Josh. He deserves a superbowl more than the city of Buffalo ever has.

 

Edit: This thread would've been easier to digest 6 years ago, not today when the number 1 team is the Daniel Jones led Colts, followed by a Patriots team with a guard starting at LT and the ***** Chargers. This was our year 3 ways to Sunday and we got cute with it and fumbled it away before the bye. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Gigs

[Beach]

I keep taking the same breath, it stinks.

[Big Blitz]

10 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

This freakin place is so awful after a loss. Obviously 2 in a row makes it way worse.

 

We're making the playoffs. That's all i care about. I would love the #1 seed, but I reject any notion we need it. McDermott's playoff road record may be 0-whatever, but that leaves out the fact that other than 2019 (when we weren't this iteration of the Bills and Josh Allen wasn't yet Elite), every road playoff loss came against the Chiefs.

 

That proves somehow we're doomed on the road against other teams in the playoffs??? Totally disagree.

 

I also think this crowning of NE is really premature.

 

Guys, before the season started looking at our schedule to start the season I think we all would have been happy with 5-1 at the bye. We're one game off that pace with a mass of circumstances I think we underestimated.

 

Let's just take a step back for a moment and look at what really happened against Atlanta.

 

Our #1 receiving weapon who's become Josh’s most reliable target and finally seemed ready to break into that "Elite TE" category was out.

 

Josh Palmer got injured on the 2nd series and I really think that killed our offensive passing game. It was clear to me the Bills were about to integrate him more into the offense. Even the commentators brought up the conversations they had with Bills coaches last week about Palmer's deceptive speed.

 

Daquan Jones suffered a calf injury during warmups leaving us with 3 active DTs, one of them being Ed Oliver coming off injury. (Side note: Deonne Walker is going to be awesome!) 3 DT rotation against Bijan and Algier??? Yikes!

 

Bernard gets hurt mid game and exits. 

 

McGovern gets hurt and comes back clearly still hobbled.

 

 

Plus we have 2 important defensive reinforcements coming in right after the bye and hopefully Hairston can play soon after.

 

Say whatever about our remaining schedule but none of these teams are that scary. The Bengals will probably still be starting Flacco and their D sucks. The Eagles (as stated) look like the NFC version of us. 

 

Kansas City is, in reality, an inconsistent up and down team we're going to play at home and is the one team on our schedule this team doesn't look past. Yes they got players back, but they lost last week against the Jags with Worthy and it baffles my mind the way Rashee Rice is talked about as an Elite WR who will inevitably unlock their offense. The guy has played 20 NFL games and surpassed 100 yards a whopping 4 times. I'm not saying he won't be good and won't help, but the whole "uh oh!!! It's the high power Chiefs of 5 years ago!" is pretty ridiculous.

 

The Bucs and Steelers look good, but how much do we really think that lasts?

 

We aren't going undefeated after the bye, but who cares? January into (hopefully) February is all that matters. Just get there.

 

Take the bye, get healthy... take a breath. 

 

I’ve said this every year since 2020.  
 

At some point we’re gonna do it!

[Bruffalo]

You're not wrong, but I think it's pretty apparent there are some major structural problems with the Bills right now. 

 

I think most people are probably hyper aware of the coaching staff and their deficiencies, and are frustrated that there hasn't been any meaningful growth in those areas.  

The season's not over, but there needs to be a lot of looking inward at the gameplanning over this bye.

[Sargent Hulka]

4 minutes ago, Gigs said:

Dude we know they're going to the playoffs, but that isn't enough anymore. We all see a wide open door slamming shut because McDermott has a softy for Babich, who couldn't even coach himself out of a life or death situation. We rely too much on aging veterans and its starting to bite us in the ass. 

 

They're slipping on banana peels during a cake walk. Its ridiculous. And worst of all, I feel more for Josh. He deserves a superbowl more than the city of Buffalo ever has.

I'd take Wade Phillips aa a DC over Babich, right now! Babich was also linebackers coach previously before the promotion, which is arguably the weakest link.

[TBBills Fan]

[Dillenger4]

OK, I'll be the realist. I called the NE loss. I called the loss last night. I'm calling a tough loss to Carolina and KC.

"We are making the playoffs"... most likely, I hope. But it doesn't matter. This team is weak on D both with and without starters playing. Way too many holes. No "dawgs" on this team. Pats/Atlanta had the will to win. We don't seem to have it. 

[dorquemada]

You can't handwaive away the injuries though.  Every team has to deal with them.  We seem to get more than our share, which I attribute mostly to our GM's compulsion to find the slightest built players at any given position, except WR, which he seems to prefer power forwards with hands of stone.

[Long Suffering Fan]

It is not the loss of the game.  It is the fact that the loss revealed some very troubling things - chiefly:

 

- The offense seems to lack all creativity.  Very rarely is someone schemed open.

- The play calling is befuddling at times (see the Knox and Moore plays).

- We have a good run game, but we are running it often against stacked boxes - which makes everything harder.  Either we refuse to take advantage of that downfield (Brady) or we can't (WR) or both.

- This all works together to often put Josh in the position of having to make a play to keep a drive alive.  Then, all it takes is one bad play, one great blitz by the defense, or one bad ref call for us to be stalled.

- The defense has problems...but we knew those already.

 

I'm bothered because the last two games have forcibly ripped the rose colored glasses off my face when looking at the offense.

[dorquemada]

Just now, Dillenger4 said:

OK, I'll be the realist. I called the NE loss. I called the loss last night. I'm calling a tough loss to Carolina and KC.

"We are making the playoffs"... most likely, I hope. But it doesn't matter. This team is weak on D both with and without starters playing. Way too many holes. No "dawgs" on this team. Pats/Atlanta had the will to win. We don't seem to have it. 

 

It'll be an epic struggle the last 3rd of the season to capture the last wild card spot.  The team will give it their all and be completely shot by the playoffs.  

[CircleTheWagons99]

YEAH, another year getting bounced in the playoffs....how exciting.....

[uticaclub]

Playoffs aren't a given. Most of us expected to be undefeated or with only one loss when we faced the Chiefs. There's a real chance of being 4-4 at the halfway point. 500 teams don't always make the playoffs. An 11-6 record is still possible, but we need to find some hope.

[transplantbillsfan]

14 minutes ago, NavyBillsFan said:

Im guessing you are a rabid Sabres fan also?

 

No. I just don't have the memory of a goldfish. I've seen this regular season script play out every year since 2021.

[Sweats]

17 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

This freakin place is so awful after a loss. Obviously 2 in a row makes it way worse.

 

We're making the playoffs. That's all i care about. I would love the #1 seed, but I reject any notion we need it. McDermott's playoff road record may be 0-whatever, but that leaves out the fact that other than 2019 (when we weren't this iteration of the Bills and Josh Allen wasn't yet Elite), every road playoff loss came against the Chiefs.

 

That proves somehow we're doomed on the road against other teams in the playoffs??? Totally disagree.

 

I also think this crowning of NE is really premature.

 

Guys, before the season started looking at our schedule to start the season I think we all would have been happy with 5-1 at the bye. We're one game off that pace with a mass of circumstances I think we underestimated.

 

Let's just take a step back for a moment and look at what really happened against Atlanta.

 

Our #1 receiving weapon who's become Josh’s most reliable target and finally seemed ready to break into that "Elite TE" category was out.

 

Josh Palmer got injured on the 2nd series and I really think that killed our offensive passing game. It was clear to me the Bills were about to integrate him more into the offense. Even the commentators brought up the conversations they had with Bills coaches last week about Palmer's deceptive speed.

 

Daquan Jones suffered a calf injury during warmups leaving us with 3 active DTs, one of them being Ed Oliver coming off injury. (Side note: Deonne Walker is going to be awesome!) 3 DT rotation against Bijan and Algier??? Yikes!

 

Bernard gets hurt mid game and exits. 

 

McGovern gets hurt and comes back clearly still hobbled.

 

 

Plus we have 2 important defensive reinforcements coming in right after the bye and hopefully Hairston can play soon after.

 

Say whatever about our remaining schedule but none of these teams are that scary. The Bengals will probably still be starting Flacco and their D sucks. The Eagles (as stated) look like the NFC version of us. 

 

Kansas City is, in reality, an inconsistent up and down team we're going to play at home and is the one team on our schedule this team doesn't look past. Yes they got players back, but they lost last week against the Jags with Worthy and it baffles my mind the way Rashee Rice is talked about as an Elite WR who will inevitably unlock their offense. The guy has played 20 NFL games and surpassed 100 yards a whopping 4 times. I'm not saying he won't be good and won't help, but the whole "uh oh!!! It's the high power Chiefs of 5 years ago!" is pretty ridiculous.

 

The Bucs and Steelers look good, but how much do we really think that lasts?

 

We aren't going undefeated after the bye, but who cares? January into (hopefully) February is all that matters. Just get there.

 

Take the bye, get healthy... take a breath. 

 

 

 

 

...........JA has always been elite

[SoCal Deek]

Just now, transplantbillsfan said:

 

No. I just don't have the memory of a goldfish. I've seen this regular season script play out every year since 2021.

Exactly! Irony must be a new concept to you. 😉

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, transplantbillsfan said:

 

No. I just don't have the memory of a goldfish. I've seen this regular season script play out every year since 2021.

How does it end 

[WNYFAN1]

19 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

This freakin place is so awful after a loss. Obviously 2 in a row makes it way worse.

 

We're making the playoffs. That's all i care about. I would love the #1 seed, but I reject any notion we need it. McDermott's playoff road record may be 0-whatever, but that leaves out the fact that other than 2019 (when we weren't this iteration of the Bills and Josh Allen wasn't yet Elite), every road playoff loss came against the Chiefs.

 

That proves somehow we're doomed on the road against other teams in the playoffs??? Totally disagree.

 

I also think this crowning of NE is really premature.

 

Guys, before the season started looking at our schedule to start the season I think we all would have been happy with 5-1 at the bye. We're one game off that pace with a mass of circumstances I think we underestimated.

 

Let's just take a step back for a moment and look at what really happened against Atlanta.

 

Our #1 receiving weapon who's become Josh’s most reliable target and finally seemed ready to break into that "Elite TE" category was out.

 

Josh Palmer got injured on the 2nd series and I really think that killed our offensive passing game. It was clear to me the Bills were about to integrate him more into the offense. Even the commentators brought up the conversations they had with Bills coaches last week about Palmer's deceptive speed.

 

Daquan Jones suffered a calf injury during warmups leaving us with 3 active DTs, one of them being Ed Oliver coming off injury. (Side note: Deonne Walker is going to be awesome!) 3 DT rotation against Bijan and Algier??? Yikes!

 

Bernard gets hurt mid game and exits. 

 

McGovern gets hurt and comes back clearly still hobbled.

 

 

Plus we have 2 important defensive reinforcements coming in right after the bye and hopefully Hairston can play soon after.

 

Say whatever about our remaining schedule but none of these teams are that scary. The Bengals will probably still be starting Flacco and their D sucks. The Eagles (as stated) look like the NFC version of us. 

 

Kansas City is, in reality, an inconsistent up and down team we're going to play at home and is the one team on our schedule this team doesn't look past. Yes they got players back, but they lost last week against the Jags with Worthy and it baffles my mind the way Rashee Rice is talked about as an Elite WR who will inevitably unlock their offense. The guy has played 20 NFL games and surpassed 100 yards a whopping 4 times. I'm not saying he won't be good and won't help, but the whole "uh oh!!! It's the high power Chiefs of 5 years ago!" is pretty ridiculous.

 

The Bucs and Steelers look good, but how much do we really think that lasts?

 

We aren't going undefeated after the bye, but who cares? January into (hopefully) February is all that matters. Just get there.

 

Take the bye, get healthy... take a breath. 

"Bernard gets hurt mid game and exits."

 

Shocking...