TheBrownBear

I laughed at this early today, but desperate times...

Was he even out there tonight?

The o-line got whooped tonight, but they were up against it and Brady did them no favors. I think they are fine in the short-to-mid term. The problem is the offensive scheme and the pathetic receiving corps. The D is a big issue with tons of holes to fill. Hairston and Bishop are promising playmakers. Walker might turn into something and Oliver is good when healthy, but we otherwise need replacements at safety, both ends (assuming Bosa walks), both linebacker slots, nickel corner and another starting caliber corner to push Benford.

Things looked pretty dire in 2021 and 2023, but we still somehow won the division, so I can't write us off completely. But, IDK, this year just feels different. I don't think we have the talent to get it done.

To be fair, those sideways passes were about the only things working today. In fact, we needed to do more of them. As soon as we tried to stretch the field in any way, Josh got pummeled.

And we hung 28 points and 400 yards on it. Texans D is on a whole other level. Two elite ends and two elite CBs.

You tend to look bad when you're outmatched. That's what tonight was. Got our asses kicked up and down the field.

Eh, who is "BillsReport" and how reliable are their unnamed sources? Not saying this didn't occur, but I'm not going to put much stock in this report until there's further corroboration.

I was at a season opener against Jacksonville where we lost on the last play because of the old rule. Ugh.

I'm there too. When at or near his best, no one comes close. Last year he was damn near perfect until the start of the playoff loss (but he righted himself after a couple of series). However, he still occasionally regresses and struggles with consistency.

Lol. Go look up actual HOF QBs (say, Marino or Kelly) "last oorahs" and it's telling that the Bills gave up nearly 500 yards to a QB at the very end of his career. I'm not saying McDermott's defense hasn't had its moments in the playoffs over the years (particularly the two wins against Lamar and last year's demolition of Denver), but defending the performance against the Colts is laughable.

We have up 472 yards to the Colts in that playoff game and didn't force a turnover. If I'm Josh, I'm keeping a close eye on Hailee. JK.

It's crazy what a couple of weeks can do to a fanbase. Three weeks ago they were convinced they'd crush us. Now half the fans want to fire Reid and the other half are claiming Mahomes is washed!

We essentially ended Duck Hodges' professional football career that night.

I like Shavers and have beaten the drum for him since his signing, but some of the fanbase (especially on social media) is fast approaching drought-era levels of hopium with this kid. I see a good special teams guy and a potentially solid number 4/5 type. Outside of this week it's not as if he's getting consistently open and he's nothing special with the ball in his hands. He looks like a 35 catch, 500 yard type, but maybe I'm wrong and he surprises.