LAMP - Anyone else still overall pessimistic about this season/Super Bowl chances?

[Ga boy]

10 minutes ago, FireChans said:

What does “getting the passing game going” mean to you?

I’d like to see JA17 with 250 yards on a regular basis, with Shakir, Palmer and Kincaid busting loose.  Adding Olave would get us to SB.  Let’s go Buffalo!

[nedboy7]

Even if they don’t fire McBean it would be crazy to bring these two coordinators back.  

[BillsFanForever19]

I don't think this is a Super Bowl contending team. There's the lack of talent in many spots on Offense and Defense, as well as guys we count on not performing as well this year. There's the ever growing list of injuries that pile up weekly, to key players like Ed Oliver, now down for the year. There's schematic issues and questionable coaching. And Josh Allen, while still great, isn't performing at the perfect MVP level he was last year to make up for all of this.

 

On top of all that, New England has the same cushy schedule. And after Drafting well the past few years, getting a good Head Coach, acquiring talent like Diggs (who's against all odds, came off an ACL tear and seemingly turned back the clock to his prime), and beating us in our first encounter - winning the Division seems a tall task. We have to beat them in their own house and then beat their record on top of it - while they're a game up on us.

 

This is why I'm a little hesitant to give up our 1st in a trade next year. I don't think this team is 1 WR away from winning a Championship. I do think there's a pretty fair potential that our 1st for next season is significantly higher than normal, finally in a spot to get a true difference maker instead of relying on guys at the bottom of the Round who don't have a 1st Round Grade.

 

Right now, I see Wild Card as our route and it's pretty rough sledding with the meteoric rise of teams like Indianapolis, Denver, and New England.

Edited 1 hour ago by BillsFanForever19

[Maynard]

I know this team doesn’t have it. Yes it ticks me off fiercely, but I’m ready for a quick exit if we make it. However, I’m not ready to throw in the towel quite yet. Need to see how we fair against KC. 

[DrPJax]

3 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Sample size is really to small to claim Brady doesn’t know what to do with a number 1 receiver. The bottom line is he’s never had one. Like everything else in the world the poor passing offense is because of a multitude of things. Josh playing poorly, Brady not drawing up more creative plays, WRs being garbage. It’s all of these things together 

     Diggs was a #1 wr by all definitions and Brady managed to misuse him enough that Diggs got frustrated and worked his way out. He had a great wr crew at lsu winning a national title with burrows and chase etc. He knows what to do , most can see he is being controlled by McD who called him out unprofessionally in a presser saying playcalling got too cute. Mcd did similar things with daboll.  Now in addition the gm refuses to draft a wr with a first round pick ( only exception is kincade , a te, not wr ).   In addition Beane chose to attack a radio host , white, about not supplying Josh w wr talent.  Unprecedented stuff and gives insight how either mcd or Beane prefer to win; ball control with low risk for turnovers , and running the ball augmented with short yardage quick passes. Why do we need a UNICORN QB led by a controlling HC who is afraid to let the qb be himself and be so risk adverse it’s a boring style of football to watch?
 

       THATS ALL  FINE,BUT, they hide behind being lucky enough to have hit on Josh as their franchise qb. Thier draft record is filled w many more misses , as is free agency , and Beane has given out many poor contracts putting them in cap difficulty for a while now. It’s all self inflicted. We have a supposed great defensive HC yet his defenses are the weakest part of the team ( 31 st against the run going into yesterday ), with  small oft injured lbs, low sack producers , perhaps the worst db room we’ve had ( other experts analysis , Orlovsky) , and Beane has resorted to bringing back old prior fired players like Poyer to fill the ps.  I’ve followed football 40:plus years and have never seen  roster construction like this. 
 

      Mcd is in his 9 th process year and has 0 sb APPEARANCES, DESPITE 5 east titles POSSIBLE BECAUSE BRADY / Belicheck who dominated Mcd are gone. Add the most egregious loss caused by poor coaching, 13 seconds,  which blew a red hot playoff qb run by Josh and the team keeps losing to the same franchise , KC!  Now there are signs a competent coach may have a franchise qb with the pats becoming a legit challenger and  a 4-0 start was blown as we are a legit second place in the division.   A win against a hapless Carolina team led by an incompetent red rifle did little to prove the passing woes with this wr corp will be adequate when a team like KC stops cook from running. Also throw in a team AND QB  appearing disinterested or maybe going thru the motions until their expected or  entitled playoff appearance ( after preseason saying they needed the 1 seed to get to the sb ) and I think even the best fans are tired of lip service about a Lombardi when the play we are watching is honestly uninspired.  it difficult to feel passion for a regime that always talks championship caliber play but we. Know we really aren’t witnessing that quality of play
 

    Finally, we also know Allen is a once in a lifetime qb with phenomenal throwing and running skills. We’ve seen him be remarkable before despite only once having a legit #1wr ( mostly Beane provided him with bums , avg free agents , low round wr picks ), and in his 8 th year his time is rapidly passing while it’s obvious he is being restrained this year from running and the current wr corp has no legit speed , deep threat, or talent that opposing defenses MUST ADJUST / ACCOUNT For, and even Allen’s grandmother commented on his unhappiness. So tell me do you really exoexct the prideful Beane  , after nationally  bragging about attacking the radio host who challenged his wr choices , to swallow his pride after a 40-9 win which he will use  to justify this crazy roster building ( while we know it was a meaningless win and our passing game looked anemic still) , AND BRING IN WR HELP MIDSEASON?  Probably not. Plus we’ve seen midseason additions not integrated well in the past. It’s depressing seeing a new qb like maye grab all the headlines while a true star like Allen is throttled back by this staff and all under an owner who seemed like a nerdy sports clueless guy on hard knocks who seems unlikely to demand  better coaching and RESULTS! 

 

        I can’t be enthusiastic blindly again unless they actually win in the playoffs now.  I bet I’m not alone in thinking like this.  I’ll watch , but expect little UNTIL they at least get to a SB. REMEMBER , WE WENT TO 4 straight before with less talent at qb but a roster that had multiple HOF INDUCTED PLAYERS ,A COACH AND GM!    Happy Halloween! 
 

[Nihilarian]

Does anyone else recall the 2023 season, and at the bye week, the Bills were 6-6, and meanwhile, Miami was 9-3? Talk about a bleak-looking future with Buffalo, THREE games behind at week 13. What does this HC do? He fires his OC and promotes from within. With all the pessimism going on right now, did things look worse back in 2023? That team met the Dolphins in the last regular season game and won the division. 

 

A lot of Bills fans dislike McClappy for whatever reason, and they think the Bills should have been in the SB by now...and they would be right except the best team in the NFL with an offensive genius as their HC, a defensive genius as their DC, along with a generational talent at QB. KC has been the best team in the NFL for the last 5 years...the BEST!

 

Up to date, McD saw that the defense needed a boost, so he took over the playcalling for now. And if anyone remembers, he called the defensive plays back in 2023, too. That team was riddled with defensive injuries that season and still finished in the top 5 in points allowed and the top 10 in yards allowed. So this head coach knows what's up with what's going on with his team, and he will take the steps needed going forward. I have faith that he will make whatever changes are needed. 

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

I remember in the early 2010’s my friend who’s a diehard Cubs fan explained that he couldn’t even enjoy regular season success because it only made him wonder how they’d blow it in the playoffs.  Then 2017 came along.