Pine Barrens Mafia

Yeah, not seeing that. He's done well enough that he'll be able to get a blank check from an actual contender. Sucks, but is what it is.

https://x.com/BillsChatPod/status/1729208417284432178?s=20

in a word: bull####

no, and frankly, it doesn't matter who it is. Just another secondary player puking all over himself in McDermott's late-game defense.

Steve Tasker is a few sandwiches short of a picnic

A THRILLER! WOW! GAME OF THE YEAR! YEAH BABY THAT WAS FUN!

If we followed the Pine Barrens Mafia plan, not only would we have MHJ, we'd also have our pick of the litter of spanking new rookie QBs AND whatever bounty our own first gave us. PBM, that guy's a friggin genius, years ahead of his time

How about Non Miller? How can we get rid of that albatross

what an absolute clown show

Yeah I wasn't thrilled the day it happened.

THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the very definition of Billsy.

I was befuddled that they passed for the TD late in regulation instead of running it twice to burn more clock. Still think they would've got there, but FML that was a terrible decision. As soon as they scored, I knew it was a loss.

Why not both? Why can't people here that both the coaches AND the players are deeply flawed and in some cases outright suck?

aren't you clever?

Fans love to blame coaches. Why? It's easier to admit a coach sucks than a favorite player has flaws. Yes, the coaches stink. I've been on fire mcdermott mode for a while now. But I'm not so blind as to think we can't see better from Allen.

Hopefully, we'll find out won't we? Just not gonna hold my breath until it does.

Right, but does that play happen without the error from 17? Look, I know it's hard to admit, but the guy is flawed. He turns the ball over too much. I'll say it again, yes, sometimes he's brilliant! But he's equally capable of being mind-numbingly stupid on the very next series. That's all i'm saying here. People around here think Allen's ***** doesn't stink. But sometimes it really does and at the worst possible juncture.

It can be both. Who cost us the win week 1? Was it McDermott or was it Allen?

I'm not a fan of his inconsistency. He makes a TON of backbreaking mistakes, and yes, sometimes he's absolutely genius. His interception last night, for example, probably cost the team the win as it resulted in a TD. My feeling with him is this: if EVERYTHING is optimal, can he perform in three consecutive games without a backbreaking turnover? Because that's what it'll take to win a championship, and I'm not sure I've ever seen him do that. Could be wrong. But man, it's maddening.

Doomsday, huh? OK, then guy, let's hear your fixes going forward. If you've got the answers for a rosy future, I'm all ears. Quick check of the standings says they're currently...three games better than we are this year? The jets may actually be unluckier than we are, and there's actually a chance the Paytoilets draft Williams this year.

lol just stop man, they're done

I hate melons, it's true. They're like snot encased in rinds

A bills fan? Counting on luck? Idk man

That's what you took from this? Read it again. I'm looking for answers here.

Don't care that we have the melon farmer and some think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. This team is in year one of a minimum three year playoff drought. "Why, Pine?" You might ask. Well, it's simple, really. It's the salary cap. (All numbers 2024 per spotrac) First up is the melon farmer himself, at a whopping 47 MILLION dollars next year. He's gotta be a whole lot better than what he is at that price tag. Next we have the illustrious Non Miller with a 23 MILLION dollar cap hit for zero tackles, zero pressures, zero forced fumbles, zero production. The next nothingburger with an enormous cap hit is Dawson Knox, who's got us on the hook for 14.4 million dollars. Tre White is next, feel bad for the guy, but his career is over. 16.6 against the 24 salary cap. That's 101 million dollars in cap hoovered up by four players, and we can't really do a whole hell of a lot to get out from under that load in 24 or 25. Now, that only half the equation. The other half is the replacements to be necessary in the upcoming two years: Hyde - washed Poyer - washed Milano - love the guy, but I have doubts about his future long term Morse - long in the tooth Davis - need better Epenesa/Groot - given the cap, no way we keep both Diggs - yes, diggs. He's 29 THIS YEAR. We're going to need to replace him soon. This list isn't all inclusive but you get the point. The point is, we're not WASTING the melon farmer's prime years, we've WASTED them. By the time this team next sniffs the playoffs, it'll be the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-six, and Josh Allen will be 30 years old. Will he be better at 30 than now? I have my doubts. What's the fix? ***** if I know at this point but what I do know is this team, as it's constituted today is done now and into the intermediate term. Flane away haters, but numbers don't lie.