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Tbh i just like this post. The way it starts out. I cut out some redundant parts but all of his points are accurate. Including the crowbar and Allen being figured out. Mostly it will come down to who can rattle him and Josh has got the most ice in his veins. The only question I have is it players or schemes on defense the Bills are missing? To me, I didn't think the Bengals defense was outstanding. I do think they had a better pass rush and couldn't tell if that was just from blitzes or their players, hadn't watched any of their games.

I think Josh has proven even in games where he's not throwing well, he can still take control and be impactful. Look at the Falcons game, he has a horrible day throwing, but scores twice with his leg, and could have gotten 100 yards if he wanted to. I think his long-term success will come down to how well he's able to play both sides and faking teams on it. The key IMO will be his offensive coaching staff and their ability to detect and make adjustments as the game progresses, and his weapons of course.

The rule applies to coordinators, have to interview a minority candidate for OC or DC.

No I'm not serious about the curses, lol, that was pure sarcasm. Again though, I don't think McD choked. Reading the tea leaves, reviewing the game twice now, seems like they did want to squib it. The defenders stopped at the 40 and 30 looking at the sideline like "I thought we were squibbing this". Sounds like the execution comment is about trying to not throw Bass under the bus. Still horrible calls defensively and I would be fine if Frazier is fired. But McD has shown a pattern of making progressions, I just hope he really takes this loss and overcompensates for it going forward. Communication does really come down to the HC setting that tone.

So you want to start calling names like a child and blame all those losses on McD? Not emotional or irrational at all, nope. Have a good morning! ☀️

Maybe the reason the Bills lost is because they're cursed. Maybe the reason isn't McD, the Pegulas, Ralph, RJ, or anything other than we're cursed. Maybe that's why we lost the AFC championship in the late 80's, and the cause of wide right, and the 4 Super Bowl losses, and the Jax Wild Card loss in 96, and the Miami fumble at the goal line in 98, and the forward lateral, the 2004 Steelers loss, and the 2009 MNF Patriots loss, and the 2014 missed playoffs, and the 2017 loss to Jax in the Wild Card, and the 2020 AFC championship, and the god forbidden 13 seconds game! OMG 😱 It's more than McD! We gotta nuke the whole team and Orchard Park. Come on guys. Use your brains. Football is a 60 minute game. We've never had as good of a team as we do now, so STFU, sit back, and chill. We got a great team that could last nearly a decade. Get ready.

I said hairsplitting, not hairspitting. You even quoted me so you had a chance, and you blew it. You definitely make as many mistakes as you claim McD does. Have a good night! 🙏

All your hairsplitting is cool and all, but the facts are as an NFL HC he's made the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years, one of those years without Josh Allen. His record in the 1st 5 years as an NFL HC is pretty identical to Reid and Belichick. To say he's never going to win a ring at this point in the road is pretty short-sighted IMO. Are you saying he's just gotten insanely lucky these last 5 years? I mean, that's some luck if so. And if that's what you're saying, I'd still ride this luck lightning of his! ⚡ I never said the last 13 seconds were managed correctly, but I don't think that alone is what cost us the game. I don't think Jerry's logical in calling McD a choke artist either. And I have noticed Jerry has made more attempts at sensationalism since he left the Buffalo News, and he's clearly done it to try to remain relevant.

Seriously bro? Hill didn't just slice through our defense and leave them in the dust? Kelce doesn't have more experience than Knox? We called excellent plays in the 1st half? We took advantage of Mathieu going out in the first quarter? We didn't lose a coin toss? Where's the spin? Use all the anecdotes, questions marks, misspelled words, and old adages you want, it definitely makes you look more unemotional and rational.

I agree the management of those 13 seconds was bad, but my point is there were a lot of spots IMO that were bad that could have changed the outcome of the game too. I'm glad you brought these up, I think McD has made progressions and will learn from this. I'd be 100% fine with Frazier leaving.

He punched his pregnant future wife in the stomach.

It means opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one. It means there must be a reason he hasn't had an NFL opportunity in a long time, nor has he ever held tenure during a very successful team, outside of being with the Patriots for a year in 2014. It means he's a personality, or clickbaiter. He alongside a mob of people are only focusing on those 13 seconds because that's sexy to do. In reality, when the Bills, the Chiefs, or any opponent we face next year reviews the tape on us, they're going to review the other 59 minutes versus those 13 seconds. The takes that focus on those 13 seconds trying to quantify McD as a "choke" artist, like Jerry's, are insulting your intelligence because a similar scenario happened in 2018 with Belichick, considered the smartest and most evil mind in football, yet the main differentiator is NE won the coin toss in OT. You didn't see media outrage questioning Reid's ability, because Reid has been around a lot longer and he's a fat lovable coach who likes to make chocolate cake analogies. McD is a 5th year HC, is more quiet, Tim Tebow type personality, so he's not as likable. Lombardi worked with the Patriots for a short time. He's always critical of the Bills, just like Jerry has built his name on it. The reality is, the Bills lost not only because of 13 seconds in the game, they lost because Tyreek Hill outran our entire defense that flipped the momentum, Kelce had enough experience to read and communicate a seam, we called offensive plays that didn't play to our strengths in the 1st half, we didn't try to expose KC's best cover man being out, and we lost a coin toss. 5 or more other factors could have won us the game too.

I think it's a bit far fetched to say that based on a 3 second differential, really splitting hairs at that point, different matchup, and even in that matchup, the Chiefs lost, so that example is bad because it came down to a flip of the coin that went NE's way. Were Chiefs fans saying that was the worst thing in their history? There were 59 other minutes in the game people are dismissing that could have affected and avoided the last 13 seconds. Truly. All of this focus on McD and the last 13 seconds is just to keep sports talk radio in the area alive. Truly.

The same Michael Lombardi who can't get a job in the NFL now?

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10024910-steelers-rumors-juju-smith-schuster-has-interest-in-joining-chiefs-in-free-agency

Or help you make better decisions, yes! Same for me, I think he's good, not great, but I think he's making progress and realistically don't see the Pegulas really needing to make a move for the next few years unless he starts regressing. He's gotten more confident and better at game-day situations, but he's still a 5th year HC when you compare him to Reid, Belichick, and others.

Speaking of pizza, Eric Moulds ordered a pizza before the Senior Bowl right before he was drafted by the Bills. I think it worked out well for him so what's wrong with them using 2 timeouts to order a pizza? There's a million roads to success.

You know that commercial ESPN had 20 years ago with the clay figures of Bills fans overreacting to a lead change before the game is over and then letting their hopes up? That commercial was true then as it is now, especially those overreacting and overanalyzing 13 seconds of a game that had 59 other minutes. Where was this when our oh great leader OC Daboll spent a week game planning for the Jaguars yet could only coordinate two field goals?

Looking forward to all of the: "tHaT's DiFfErEnT! 🤪 " replies to this

The same people losing their minds about this loss are the same ones who thought we had the game won even though 13 seconds were left. Have they learned nothing over the last few decades? Now they want to over analyze 13 seconds and dismiss the other 59 minutes.

I would say the game is played over 60 minutes, not 13 seconds. Reality is the lead changed a dozen times in the last two minutes. But it's the typical irrational Bills fans that are making it worse, it's the same contingent that wanted RJ over Flutie without any real substance.

"At times" - I love it! I would have fired Daboll after only putting up 6 points with Josh Allen as his QB against the Jags, he's literally sucked everywhere he's gone and has only benefitted from either being around Allen or Nick Saban's 5-star automatic National Championship printing machine. He's 18-46 as an NFL OC before he started working with Allen. Whichever team gets him will receive a good foist.

100%! Also, I get Allen wants Dorsey, I'd like to see an actual offensive expert work with Josh. Someone like Kubiak.

it amazes me how much credibility Daboll gets without accountability