GaryPinC

My bad, thanks

I do wonder what kind of team they could have been with a good quarterback, many picked them to be in contention to win the division. There's no doubt Douglas and Saleh deserve blame, but can you separate that from Johnson's meddling? Aaron Rodgers most likely played a strong role in getting Saleh fired. Douglas still has a job. Bad owners taint everything below them. Even if Johnson hires a top notch GM and coach odds are his meddling will mess it up.

You've got some great points, and Douglas may deserve fired, but it always starts at the top. Every Bills fan should know that at this point in our history. What was Johnson's role in drafting Zach Wilson? Bringing in Rodgers? I don't know but I highly doubt Douglas had free rein there. There's a lot of talented Jets players, especially on defense. Then, these lousy decisions at quarterback. Hmmmm. Cleveland Browns. Jimmy Haslam. Very similar to the Jets. Gonna blame GM Andrew Berry for signing Deshaun Watson? That's delusional. 14 seasons for the Jets without the playoffs now. Deja vu.

I think this criticism could be debated a couple years ago when he wouldn't check down and distribute the ball but no longer.

I agree with you about Buffalo, but despite how damaging "nothing to do" is, I think everyone is being too literal. It's more about "bright lights, big city" for many of these guys. Tons of stuff to do.

I'm a small city/town kind of guy. But I do enjoy the excitement of visiting a big city of being able to go for as long a walk as I choose and people watch, see unique shops and businesses and quickly lose yourself in that environment and maybe pick something to do in it spur of the moment. That just doesn't really happen in Buffalo and I've heard more than one player over the years mention trips to Toronto are where it's at. I mean, come on. 20-30 something guys. Most won't want to look up a museum or tour the architectural wonders of Buffalo. And wandering into a watering hole is cool on occasion but not on the same par as getting out in a big city.

I would guess this has a lot to do with it for 20 to 30 year old alpha male athletes. Bigger cities are less effort because of more things going on in a more concentrated proximity.

Not sure how much this factors, but his teammates don't seem to like him that much. In the second half he had a nice PBU and no one came to congratulate him, everyone just filed off. One astute poster (apologies, I forget who) noted that earlier in the season after Elam recovered a fumble no one celebrated with him. Not sure what it means, but yesterday it struck me very odd given the camaraderie on this team. WRT Bishop, after getting torched against the Texans and subsequently banished to only special teams, the last thing he was going to do was be aggressive to the LOS on anything BUT a clear run play. They both popped at times though yesterday. Elam's speed and closing ability were noticeable to me. But it is the perfect schedule remaining to work these guys in for meaningful snaps, even if not starting. Can they contribute meaningfully during the playoffs? At least give them opportunities to settle in to game speed now just in case they're needed.

Yep, #17 is the greatest franchise QB in our history and will no doubt finish as at least one of the greatest in NFL history. We've proven we can beat the best teams in the NFL but it won't be because of our defense. Just have to trust and pray our guy will see us through. And enjoy the ride. What a privilege! Seems like Detroit's O has taken it to almost everyone in one way or another this year.

At this point, the defense is what it is. Our MVP and offense will have to carry us through the superbowl, while the D hopefully does enough to keep us in it. Cole and Elam got good experience today, hopefully Milano is back quickly and can get back up to speed to help. The key is the D-line needs to play their butts off every playoff game and coaches need to stay creative with stunts and looks like they did today (at least first half). The biggest problem beyond the lack of talent is Babich/McDermott need to stay creative with it.

Even if he does, succeas of the Detroit offense will dictate our approach

You know the way Campbell coaches, Detroit will treat it as a playoff test and be ready to roll.

Well, I guess to me they looked at their highest percent success play and ignored the rest.

Yep, exactly how I look at it. QB RPO.🙂 The real problem being our coaches being stuck on analytics instead of paying attention to the reality on the field.

The other thing is Josh could have rolled and tried to scramble it in on any pass plays. I didn't notice the Rams spying him during the game.