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Something is off. Either Dorsey is telling Allen to throw to the wide open guys underneath and he isn't, or he isn't seeing them, or he feels so much pressure to make plays that he throws bombs on 3rd and 2 and we punt instead of moving the chains. Some say "but that stats!" This year's offense was boom or bust. Some days Allen hit the long balls and ended up with close to 400 yards. Other days when they weren't there it was 150 yards. Dorsey/Allen together seem to run an offense that's 1, 3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 45, 30, 0, 1, 3, 65, 0, 1, 2, yards We need more consistency to beat the good teams in the playoffs. We all love Allen, but I worry that he is not listening to the coaches, because I cannot believe for a second that Dorsey or someone on the staff isn't pointing out the wide open guys underneath that he needs to throw to when they review film or even during games on the tablet. Maybe his buddy OC needs to get fired to send Josh a message. You haven't figured it all out, and if you want to win you need to listen to us. Maybe he needs a tough coach who will speak truth. You got your buddy fired because you would not listen. BTW you haven't won jack squat in this league. You haven't even been to a Super Bowl. Holmgren was a freaking taskmaster with Favre. Maybe Allen needs a coach like that who will get on him when he decides to tune out the coaches.

the defense completely no-showed and let us down 3 playoffs in a row. 2020: Chiefs blew us out in AFCG 2021: 13 seconds plus 42 points to the Chiefs 2022: total domination by the Bengals and their 3 backup OL It's a pattern at this point and IMO some one has to be accountable. Either all the 1st and 2nd round picks were bad picks or the coaches are not getting anything out of talented players.

I think he was starting to round into form by the playoffs. He'll be a lot better next season. I just worry about his goalie academy, as he probably shouldn't be out skating or playing in net in the offseason.

Dick Jauron won Coach of the Year with the Bears, going 13-3.

The season is already too long. By the time you get to the playoffs teams are decimated.

Well, since you asked. I'm finding a 340+ pound DT who grew up a Bills fan. Who feels insulted by the world and overlooked by scouts and coaches. Who hates Tom Brady (just because it's a huge plus in my book). Who has a massive chip on his shoulder. Who makes Eli Apple and Joe Burrow look meek and humble. Who hungers for QB tears. Whose sole desire is to go into an opponent's stadium and listen to the cries and laments of their fans when he makes the play to end their season. Then I'm buying him a 5XL t-shirt with the quote "Better get them refunds!" on the front and Burrow's smug little face on the back. It'll serve as motivation to put the work in both in the gym and at the buffet table. Then, the night before we open the season vs Brady's new team the LV Raiders I'm ordering him a large pizza and a couple dozen wings and making him watch the 28-3 Atlanta/NE Super Bowl, and then putting on a private screening of 80 for Brady. Then, on SNF, I would release this man onto the field to do his worst.

Mahomes lost to Tampa because he had a busted up foot and couldn't move, plus his WR decided to drop everything that came their way. All of his OL were also out. Bad combo. I'm not saying defense doesn't matter at all, but it's just secondary.

Can't stand Nick Wright but just listened to him on Cowherd and he makes (cringe) a great point about McDermott's defenses and how the Bills seasons ended the past 3 years: 2020: 38 points given up to KC in AFC Title Game (38-24 loss) 2021: 13 seconds and 42 points given up (42-36 loss) 2022: Bengals bullied that defense all day. 27 points but if they needed more they could easily have done it. McDermott's defense didn't have " a bad day" they have had 3 very bad days in the playoffs. another way to say it is that they barely slowed the opposition down when the games mattered most.

Can't stand Nick Wright but just listened to him on Cowherd and he makes (cringe) a great point about McDermott's defenses and how the Bills seasons ended the past 3 years: 2020: 38 points given up to KC in AFC Title Game (38-24 loss) 2021: 13 seconds and 42 points given up (42-36 loss) 2022: Bengals bullied that defense all day. 27 points but if they needed more they could easily have done it. McDermott's defense didn't have " a bad day" they have had 3 very bad days in the playoffs. another way to say it is that they barely slowed the opposition down when the games mattered most.

Beane got Allen and Diggs and has been living off of that for years now. Really, his drafts have been mediocre at best, especially in high rounds. He needs to get the job done this draft. Chiefs and Bengals are clearly better teams, IMO. that puts us at #3 in the AFC. Ravens with a healthy Lamar (he isn't going anywhere) will be dangerous and win a lot of games. Chargers could get their act together and be dangerous as well. Even our division is tough. Dolphins have a crazy offense when Tua is healthy. Jets are a great defense. Beane has work to do. We'll see, but I'm disappointed in his drafting the past 2 seasons.

We have all those 1st and 2nd round picks on the DL and ALL are basically invisible when it matters (playoffs) That is the major issue, IMO. A second issue is philosophical: this regime constantly talks about linemen needing to "slim down." I've heard Beane say it more than once about different guys. No, we need powerful big dudes who can slug it out in the trenches, not "slimmed down" linemen getting pounded into the turf. They basically made Epenesa useless by taking away his game, which was power and strength. Now he's a skinny DE who just gets pushed around.

invest heavily in offense, surround your top QB with tons of weapons, and have an OK defense that can pass rush a bit. That puts a ton of pressure on the other team to keep up, and then they make mistakes and become one-dimensional

I don't trust ANY defense. Why? Times have changed. Today's great QBs lead offenses that will beat ANY defense. It's a combination of rules and also how dynamic these young guys are. Go back and watch games even from the early 2000's. Almost every QB hit from back then would be roughing the passer now. You used to be able to hold WR a bit and get away with it. Now any little fingertip on a WR is holding or illegal contact or DPI. Also, most top QBs from the 2000's could barely move. Big Ben could move a little, but Peyton, Eli, Brady never were super athletic in that way. Today's top guys are FAR more athletic. Couple that with the refs swallowing whistles in the playoffs, except for DPI and RTP. OL hold every play, knowing they might get docked once or twice but not over and over again. Great QB with a few great weapons will move the ball and score points on any defense these days. If you're up 4 against any of these top QBs with under 2:00 to go it's a loss.

As mad as we are, this is their careers. So much work, from May until January, all down the drain because they couldn't muster up the energy to compete in the Divisional Round with a realistic shot at the Super Bowl? OK. Hey, it is what it is. Like I said, it's their careers. Spare me the "Super Bowl favorites!" talk all next season. I don't GAF if they are 10-0 at one point. The whole POINT is to get to January football.

Beane hit on the QB, which buys you 5-7 years. Sadly, all the draft assets of any significance seem to go to defense, and this year I expect the same. Gotta replace Poyer, and you ALWAYS need a 1st or 2nd rounder on the DL who can stand there and get manhandled by the OL. I expect CB/S and DL in the first 2 picks. Those of you who aren't Edmunds fans better PRAY he gets re-signed or there is ZERO chance of a WR until at least round 3, because they'll add LB to the mix for rounds 1 and 2.

It's the grand irony of living in the information era... The average American is far, far, dumber today than 50 years ago.

I want KC to straight up embarrass the Bengals. I don't get the hate for KC. They win a lot, but they aren't a bunch of classless idiots. Since we're all so in love, maybe we and the Bengals (and the fans) can all watch the SB together.

would he look great standing on the sidelines in street clothes? Cause you know we don't play rookies around here

Build a team that can score 25-30 points per game and then the defense just needs to make a few plays here and there. THAT is how we became a top team. Offense, not defense. You can have a GREAT defense (49ers) and still get shredded against a top offense like they did vs KC this season. Rules are too skewed towards the offense and these QBs are too good. Sure, you want a great defense if you can get one, but it's secondary.

At the end of the day it's their careers. A fan's "career" lasts as long as there is a team. Some of these guys won't ever get this chance again. So it is what it is.

It is what it is. QBs are judged on getting to and winning Super Bowls and we're always told "yeah buts" are for losers. Burrow has an excellent chance at appearing in his 2nd consecutive SB and going 4-0 vs Mahomes and the Chiefs, with 2 of those wins being in KC in the AFC Title Game. That is FAR more than Allen has accomplished, as much as we love Allen. It is what it is. IF that happens AND the Bengals win the SB he is tied with Mahomes in rings and is 4-0 head to head. Brady is the "GOAT" because teams he was the QB of won 7 Super Bowls. All-time HC (who we're now going to pretend was carried by the player), all-time great defense early on, but ALL BRADY. When they lose it's a team game though. Meanwhile, Manning, who "only" won 2 out of the 4 Super Bowls he went to is a guy who "can't win the big games" yet has 2 rings and held every single passing record until Brady played an extra 5 years after Manning retired. BTW Manning STILL owns the single season TD record (55) and passing yards record (5477 yards) in a 16 game season. Even with 17 games that TD record hasn't really been challenged. Yardage has, but still stands. Brady went 16/27 for 145 yards and 1 TD his first SB win. He was voted MVP for that (because his team won)! Having that early success (which was ALL BRADY, totally carried Belichick and the D) was a huge part of the horror show that became Brady's career. He was a winner. The pressure was off before it was ever on.

mental/emotional exhaustion > physical exhaustion and it isn't even close. You can take a few days off, sleep 10 hours a night and put a huge dent in physical exhaustion. Mental/emotional is much, much more debilitating.

I get it 100%. As a player there is a tremendous pressure to SHOW OTHERS in these interviews how much you are elated/how much you care/etc. Say just the right things, be "on" and excited. I mean, AREN'T YOU PUMPED! Let's take you back to that day though... FFS let these guys just play football! It is 100% OK if that event isn't in the forefront of their minds every second of every freaking day! It doesn't mean they care any less if they don't re-live that event every day. It was even referenced in the tweet a handful of posts above. HAMLIN WAS THERE how could the Bills not walk on water, run through steel doors, and be unbeatable?! As if his mere presence should make the Bills superhuman, and the Bengals quake in their shoes. Anything less is letting their guy down (is the inference anyway). That's more pressure than anything football can bring. "We're being told that Hamlin is in the locker room at halftime" they say on the broadcast yesterday. IMO the fans were out of gas too. "This is going to be the craziest, loudest, most insane and epic reaction by a fanbase ever!" can only work for so long. It is EXHAUSTING for there to be an expectation that you react/act a certain way for the consumption of others. Fans might understand this on a much, much less important and smaller scale. Maybe you have a friend group that knows what a fan you are of the Bills and are like "when the Bills win the Super Bowl someday your reaction will be EPIC! we can't wait to see what you do! It's going to be CRAZY! It'll go viral online!" Maybe, maybe not. Maybe you'll just cry tears of joy on the couch. Definitely not epic, and not fit for social media. That's totally, 100% OK. But for a player it's not. You've got a camera in front of you, or a radio spot, or whatever, and you need to play the role and talk about something you'd honestly probably rather forget. Over. and over. and over. Because every interviewer is going to start fresh next interview.

It's a lot more fun to the the heel and the underdog who can play the "everyone is against us" card and wreck plans and spoil parties. That was basically Brady and NE for his first 10-15 years there. First with Manning, then Mahomes.

I worry about a Rivers trajectory. Rivers was very very good, borderline HOF. Never got to the dance.