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I don't understand the *persistently* inactive players that are part of the 40-man roster like Alec Anderson and Germain Ifedi. I understand that they make a salary and are part of the team, but you'd think they'd like a chance to actually play in football games, if not for the Bills, someone else.

Last night's game showed McDermott is a good NFL coach, but not a great one. Good coaches can often get the job done. Great coaches don't allow that game to end like it did. He was only saved last night by playing one of the few NFL coaches who strategizes more conservatively than he does.

Watch Ken Dorsey turn the Bills into a 1987-era offense with Henry, running the ball 30 times every game. "There's just so much running..."

Agreed, he hasn't been terrible and I would have preferred the Bills play him to see what he can do. They asked for the impossible from him in London, off the shelf into starting reps. Set up to fail IMO. I'm not a big fan of the McDermott "process" because rookies have such short leashes with this coaching staff that they play not to make mistakes, and that's a thinking, hesitant, slow player. I think overall though, Elam will excel consistently for a team that plays man. Less thinking, less hesitancy. He reminds me of Ronald Darby, another man corner that moved from McDermott's zone to Philly in 2017 to play in Schwartz's man-heavy defense, and excelled.

Elam is this FO's worst pick to date because Elam excelled at man coverage in college. The risk that he would not develop into a zone corner was high from the moment he was selected. I always felt the mistake was on the Bills for having the hubris that their coaching could transform him.

Rangers season is a success. They spent a ton of money to get to the WS this year. Diamondbacks playing with house money (21st in spending).

I think Andy Reid is an outlier. I support tenure to a point. I think after a while, you know where the ceiling is. Would you be ok with Sean McDermott under any of the following scenarios? You get the impression that the "great" has come and gone. Bill Belichick has yet to win a playoff game in the three seasons since Tom Brady left the Patriots. Mike Tomlin hasn’t won a playoff game in six years. John Harbaugh has just one playoff win over the last eight seasons. Pete Carroll has one playoff win over the past six.

Eagles really prioritize getting that 1st rounder right. The rest of the picks are trade capital to them. Eagles sense the window is now.

What disappoints me is that the Bills now need a lot of help with two divisional losses, and the path to home field is narrow. Bills also likely need to win all of the AFC games left in the schedule. I'd even consider resting starters at Philly to give the team two weeks of rest before the away game with the Chiefs, and I'd rest them again versus the Cowboys before the end season run that begins with a cross-country trip to LA, NE and Miami. The Bills don't usually show up in those cross country trips and they likely *need* that Chargers win.

The entire team, exception Stefon Diggs, looks like that every game. They all look sedated, coaches included. Numerous examples of camera pans to McDermott staring out into space.

The sleepwalking starts with him. He often looks like he's subdued. The McDermott Bills roll so long as the game goes exactly as they expect it. When it doesn't, this team struggles mightily to muster the effective counter. Many of the Bills players are soft. Diggs is probably the toughest one they've got.

This game is testament to why the Bills move on from McDermott and Co. Good but just not good enough. Team is a sleepwalking zombie for too long in too many games.

Definitely need more shotgun...so we execute better.....

Time for the Poona Ford showcase.

I think Ken Dorsey gets a generous pass on responsibility regarding Gabe Davis's play from Simms. There appears to be few plays designed specifically for Davis in this offense other than the Gabe Davis go route. Davis's production relies solely on being open on in the millisecond of the 2nd or 3rd read. That's the catch with thoughts of upgrading WR2 with another player from another team - there's no assurance he'll throw to that player either. I felt that in the Daboll years, Beasley, McKenzie and Knox had plays specific to them where they are the target, and the Bills would ride the hot hand on occasion - evidenced by those one off games where any one of those guys would have a superb game where they'd have 100+ yards. (McKenzie 12/21 vs New England, Knox 10/21 vs KC, Beasley had a bunch of 100+ yard games, but just 1 in 2021).

I vote yes, but with a caveat. If the 2024 Bills are the 2001 Bucs that fired Tony Dungy for Jon Gruden, they only fire McDermott if they've got a real plan with someone "better" in mind that they *firmly* believe takes this team from very good to great. I, as a fan, don't have a ready answer to who that person could be at the moment. You don't fire McDermott in a fit like the Bills did with Wade Phillips out of some desire to have a fresh start. Bottom line: Both the Pegulas and the fans do not spend their money on the Bills because we're content with winning AFC East titles. We also shouldn't have misplaced reverence for the Steeler or Ravens "way" either, hanging onto "once great but now mostly good" coaches for 20 years to get that one SB ring.

Desmond King is a zone corner and zone corners are the defensive backs the Bills covet. Would be an excellent, additive, cost effective acquisition. It makes too much sense not to do it.

He'd get 4 passes a game because of the "game plan" and he'd be bitching about it. In that universe you'd have Diggs and Hopkins throwing tablets at each other on the sidelines.

Between Julio Jones and TO, I sign TO. Julio Jones's mind wants to play but that body doesn't.

Outlook is the same - this is the all-in year for this iteration of the team. There is no tomorrow. Next year is the remodel to take another shot at the Super Bowl in the first season in the new stadium with a different cast. However, after six games here in 2023, while the defense is vastly improved, the offense remains the same we saw last year into the divisional game and this team still has a sleepwalking problem. Offense needs to get its act together and evolve from where it was last year for the Bills to get over the hump.

My point - they may be rotating guys but not rotating targets as you suggest. There is no variety in the game plan despite what Dorsey says.

The problem is that the Bills forget Gabe Davis plays for the team. Gabe Davis is a good WR. He doesn't get enough passes thrown his way. Majority of the time he's out there blocking or doing whatever. Looking at last season's stats, he averages a mere 5 targets a game. Only two games did he hit 10 targets. He went over 100 yards just twice - once in the regular season and in the Miami playoff game, both games where the Bills were forced, against their will, to distribute the ball.

That's simply not a factual statement by Dorsey and the Bills. Your eyes aren't betraying you. Percent of targets through 6 games with leading receiver (by targets) Cincy has a sneakily similar problem to the Bills - it's Chase and barely anyone else. KC, San Fran and Detroit are superior distributors of the ball - and that matters because when those other players are called upon, they are used to performing. The distribution of the ball is the flow and rhythm that you want. Buffalo: Diggs 33.5% Cincy: Chase 33% Philly: Brown (AJ) 30.3% KC: Kelce 20.8% SF: Aiyuk 23.7% Detroit: Brown 26%

The 2023 Bills are setting themselves up for more Cincy-Buffalo Divisional game disappointment because they *still* haven't developed any reliable plan to get the hard yards outside of Stefon Diggs. There's no built in balance, and seemingly little interest to create any. It is concerning that through 6 games, Diggs has 66 targets and Davis is a distant 2nd with 30. Knox 25. I'd rather have Diggs as my closer with more targets in the 2nd half of games, and let my first half be targets to someone else and get them into a rhythm.

I hope somebody screams at ol Ken about his dog**** play calling.