11/20/2025 Bills @ Texans post game thread

[noacls17]

15 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

0.0% chance this guy passes a PED test.

 

There is a reason they don't test for HGH. Lol

[buffblue]

11 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said:

The 1999 Buffalo Bills were 7-4 at one point 

 

The 2023 bills were 6-6 at one point

 

The sky seems like it’s falling but the world will not end if we play on the Road in the playoffs.

 

Winning the division hasn’t helped us make the Super Bowl and last five years has it?

 

Maybe once, and for all, the bills need to have the underdog mentality to make it to the Super Bowl, ironically, on the road in the playoffs and no playoff games at highmark 

All that is fine and well except for one slight problem. The 2025 Buffalo Bills are not a good football team. This is way different than 2021 when we were chasing down the Pats or 2023 with Miami.

Edited 2 hours ago by buffblue

[colin]

2 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

The only times this defense has looked good was the panthers game and the second half of last night. Not coincidentally when Shaq Thompson was in for Bernard. Going forward this can be the difference in how our season ends. I trust the offense to get it fixed, the Defense being okay is the difference….Last night sucks. It suck’s to see a guy get hurt. I’m not a POS I never wanna see a guy get hurt. The turning point of this entire season is going to be Thompson and Milano being the LBs. That is the single most impactful event of the year for this team. It’s hard to see right now but that was a blessing in disguise 

 

one disagreement -- the d was also good in the second half vs atl, and the exact same ish happened then.  7 and 8 are outmatched (i think they have health issues, in their defense) and the guys behind them are better players right now.

[SCBills]

#2 is wild for how accurate it is.  I mean what are we doing?

 

Comical year for this staff. 
 

 

[LabattBlue]

Bottom line…3-4 in their last 7 games.  Forgot SB aspirations, I am not sure this team can win a playoff game. 
 

This isn’t a case of the one regular season stinker.  Losing 3 road games in which you were the favorite is bad no matter how you look at it. 

Edited 2 hours ago by LabattBlue

[BillsVet]

1 hour ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Im actually starting to get a feeling that Brady being fired isn’t impossible. I never would have expected that to be the case but I’m getting a feeling it could happen 

 

I'm in favor of McD calling offensive plays.  He hasn't liked any of his OC's and taking the offense would finally give him the control he craves. 

 

1 hour ago, Georgia Bill said:

I can't recall any team at this point in the season with a 7-4 record and a very good chance of making the playoffs firing their head coach, offensive coordinator, or defensive coordinator.  For everyone posting that they want one of those - all I can says is dream on.   

 

Needed a huge comeback against Baltimore to start.  OK.  1-0.  Then 3 wins against middling competition.  3-4 since then with bad losses to the Falcons and Dolfelons.  

 

This is a team trending down entering the finale third of the season. 

Edited 2 hours ago by BillsVet

[ColoradoBills]

51 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Just do it.  It literally cannot be worse. 
 

He works with Kromer on the run game and Kromer will still be here.  
 

Josh calling his own plays could likely replicate Five Man Protection Mesh Brady’s simplistic bs in the passing game. 
 

Let Joe go take the LSU or PSU job, hit the recruiting trail and gtfo of Buffalo. 

 

Josh should not be calling the plays.  He has enough to do.

They need a competent OC.

IMO

[Low Positive]

What I want is someone in the organization to come out and make it known that they understand how much they sucked last night, and that this is a 5-alarm fire. But instead, we'll get the usual trite responses, and the players get a mini-bye to go bowling and play ping-pong. Someone needs to ask Brady why he called 4 straight run plays into the line. Why are you in shotgun running the ball on 4-1 when you could just run the tush push? Answer that one, Joe Brady. If the Bills media is too weak to ask that question, let one of us ask it. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

23 minutes ago, colin said:

 

one disagreement -- the d was also good in the second half vs atl, and the exact same ish happened then.  7 and 8 are outmatched (i think they have health issues, in their defense) and the guys behind them are better players right now.

They are both horrendous. The coach and 7,8 and unfortunately 27 are the biggest issues. Maybe we can get some WRs

[billsfan714]

17 minutes ago, SCBills said:

#2 is wild for how accurate it is.  I mean what are we doing?

 

Comical year for this staff. 
 

 

I agree with all of that.   I like number 3 especially.   Keep hearing in the draft about penetration, yet I see Davis Mills go sackless, and Houston's OL isnt their strength.  I just rarely see the penetration, maybe some from Walker but thats about it.  And they can get parted like the red sea on runs up the gut.

[ColoradoBills]

10 minutes ago, billsfan714 said:

I agree with all of that.   I like number 3 especially.   Keep hearing in the draft about penetration, yet I see Davis Mills go sackless, and Houston's OL isnt their strength.  I just rarely see the penetration, maybe some from Walker but thats about it.  And they can get parted like the red sea on runs up the gut.

 

McDermott is where the buck stops BUT maybe he should be rethinking some of his position coaches too.

Tim Settle played great.  Where was he when he was here?  It's almost like the coaching in areas are regressing players.

 

If McDermott is not addressing stuff like this vociferously, then he needs to go too.

This is coming from an avid supporter of his.

[Ga boy]

1 hour ago, buffblue said:

All that is fine and well except for one slight problem. The 2025 Buffalo Bills are not a good football team. This is way different than 2021 when we were chasing down the Pats or 2023 with Miami.

Definitely looked terrible last night.  We knew they would blitz our arsh off, so why not plan for that.  Josh, Cook, Shakir and Kincaid are a better skill set than ‘21.  Our OL is better.  We can score 30+ against most teams.  Hopefully we don’t see Houston although I think we can beat them.

[Low Positive]

8 minutes ago, Ga boy said:

Definitely looked terrible last night.  We knew they would blitz our arsh off, so why not plan for that.  Josh, Cook, Shakir and Kincaid are a better skill set than ‘21.  Our OL is better.  We can score 30+ against most teams.  Hopefully we don’t see Houston although I think we can beat them.

Except, for the most part, they didn't blitz. They were doing all that damage rushing 4. 

[Goin Breakdown]

1 hour ago, Bills!Win! said:

The 1999 Buffalo Bills were 7-4 at one point 

 

The 2023 bills were 6-6 at one point

 

The sky seems like it’s falling but the world will not end if we play on the Road in the playoffs.

 

Winning the division hasn’t helped us make the Super Bowl and last five years has it?

 

Maybe once, and for all, the bills need to have the underdog mentality to make it to the Super Bowl, ironically, on the road in the playoffs and no playoff games at highmark 

Well the world may not end, but this era Bills have never won a road playoff game. (If I'm not mistaken)

[Psautcsk]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Bottom line…3-4 in their last 7 games.  Forgot SB aspirations, I am not sure this team can win a playoff game. 
 

This isn’t a case of the one regular season stinker.  Losing 3 road games in which you were the favorite is bad no matter how you look at it. 

With thousands of Bills fans at each venue. I think that used to mean something to the players.

[KOKBILLS]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Bottom line…3-4 in their last 7 games.  Forgot SB aspirations, I am not sure this team can win a playoff game. 
 

This isn’t a case of the one regular season stinker.  Losing 3 road games in which you were the favorite is bad no matter how you look at it. 

 

Not just a slight favorite either...

[ngbills]

32 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Except, for the most part, they didn't blitz. They were doing all that damage rushing 4. 

And essentially getting a clean get off because we continue to hike the ball at 1 on the play clock. When the edges are just jumping the count you have to switch it up. This is a freaking basic concept but Brady will not adjust. 

[CincyBillsFan]

11 minutes ago, ngbills said:

And essentially getting a clean get off because we continue to hike the ball at 1 on the play clock. When the edges are just jumping the count you have to switch it up. This is a freaking basic concept but Brady will not adjust. 

Good point. High school teams try to avoid doing this. I get if we're trying to milk the clock in protecting a lead but this is happening on almost every snap.  It's like the Bills are trying to run out the clock from the get go, shorten the game and protect their defense.

 

 

[Ga boy]

43 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Except, for the most part, they didn't blitz. They were doing all that damage rushing 4. 

Yes, so why not quick slants and more line blockers … 2 tight ends and Gilliam?  I’m glad Josh is still walking.  

[Big Turk]

Something almost unfathomable...

 

This is the 3rd straight Prime Time loss now, something the Bills and Allen typically have excelled at.

Edited 53 minutes ago by Big Turk