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Patriots: Need a QB Dolphins: Need a QB Jets: Need a QB Bills: MVP-caliber QB already on the roster, only a matter of time until he's extended long-term Until one or more of those other three teams resolve their QB situation, the Bills will rightly be strongly favored to repeat as division champs. We'll talk when somebody trades for Watson or something. Until then . . .

One additional danger with the "Don't blow up the roster that got us here" mentality is that it often leads teams to re-sign "name" players who are past their expiration date to contracts that exceed their value, in the interest of keeping the band together for one more gig. That generally doesn't work.

Nobody's saying "blow up the roster and start over." It's the off-season, and I can guarantee McBeane has already identified a few areas where the roster is comparatively weak and where they can make some improvements. I mean, does anybody here think that we're in good shape at RB? McDermott obviously doesn't. Surely we can all agree that our pass rush and coverage against TEs wasn't up to standard. Those aren't problems that just showed up on Sunday night -- we've been talking about them all season.

Who's their QB? Who's ours? Yeah, not worried.

I would have thought that Sherman would be out of our price range, but admittedly I haven't paid much attention. Just speaking as a fan, I've loved Richard Sherman ever since he entered the league -- he would be a fun addition to the roster IMO. I know he's polarizing though.

We all get frustrated when Allen turns an 8 yard sack into a 20 yard sack, but nobody seems to be angry when Allen escapes from a tackler and runs for a first down or hits an open receiver deep. And he's done that over and over and over again during his brief three year career. I'm fine with just learning to live with the occasional negative play -- it comes with the territory along with all the sublime plays.

I think we have one pretty good LB, maybe two. I don't think either is really elite.

Man, it would be a shame if Al Riveron got fired.

Great write-up. I didn't realize Milano's projected price was so high -- I like the guy, but I agree that he's a hard pass at nearly $14M.

I'm really not worried at all about the offense. We need a RB, but those are easy to come by. Davis can replace Brown if it comes to that, we have Hodgins sitting on the bench which is kind of like an extra draft pick at this point, and presumably we'll add another WR or two in the off-season because they're like DBs that way. We should also continue to add competition to the OL, but we would do that anyway. If we return the exact same offense next year with the addition of a 2nd-round RB, that would be fine with me. The defense was hugely disappointing this season. They seemed to coming into form late in the year, and they won the Baltimore game for us, so it's not as if the cupboard is completely bare or anything, but they went from an elite unit last season to a middle-of-the-pack (at best) unit this year for no obvious reason. Pass rushers are expensive and hard to find, but you have to figure that one or two guys who can get into the backfield consistently would make a big difference here.

I'm fine with Singletary as a change-of-pace back. He didn't perform well this year at all, but he showed enough flashes last year that I'm fine with him having a role on this team. But that role can't be RB1 or RB1-B. This position needs an upgrade. The silver lining here is that it's blindingly obvious that our coaching staff is dissatisfied with the RB room, and it's not terribly difficult to find RBs in the draft and FA.

I'm very unhappy with Brown right now, but I'll admit I'm just salty about his playoff production. He's a good player and I appreciate the contributions he made to the team the past couple of years. We wouldn't have made the playoffs last year without him. That said, my sense is that he's expendable. Davis has probably already passed him on the depth chart -- actually I don't think there's any "probably" about it. We can draft somebody or bring in a free agent to maintain quality depth behind Diggs-Beasley-Davis. We're going to be in an unfamiliar situation of being forced to let some very good players walk who we would have been happy resign if the salary cap weren't an issue, and Brown is a really call compared to some of the other guys who have pay days on the horizon.

I am so grateful for this team. I'm 48 years old, so I lived through the super bowl years and the ensuing drought. I could handle that because hey you always had the super bowl years to point back to. But my kids had ***** nothing for their entire lives until recently. This season meant the world to them and I'm so happy to share this year with them. And there's more to come of course.

I lived through four lost super bowls, like many others here. They all sucked, but I was young and didn't fully appreciate what we were doing at the time. I do now. This loss hurts, no question. But KC was favored for a reason -- they're the best team in the NFL. There's no shame in losing here, just like KC should not have felt ashamed if this game had gone the other way. We earned our way into the playoffs and beat two good teams to get here. This is a young team with a great staff and FO. We're primed for continued success. Off-season priorities for me: figure out a way to cover TEs. I don't know what that means personnel-wise or scheme-wise, but make it happen. I don't want to get torched by Kelce and Gesike next year. Second, we need a RB. I love Motor as a change of pace back, but it's obvious that he's not the answer at that position and it's also obvious that the Bills staff don't like this unit overall. We don't need Derrick Henry, just somebody reliable.

I just want to get to the super bowl and I don't care who we play. I guess I'd prefer Tampa since they're a weaker team than GB, but a super bowl win that caps off wins over Baltimore, Kansas City, and Green Bay would be mighty impressive -- that's arguably the best three teams in the league besides us.

It's too early for "Who is better: Allen or Kelly?" We can start having that conversation in another five or so years. For now, let's just be happy that we have a QB who's performing at an MVP level in his third year. Canton will still be there later.

I will always remember that game as Thurman's signature game. Not his best performance statistically, but he absolutely dominated that game.

I know people will groan at this, but if we're looking for "that single play that all by itself changed the trajectory of the franchise" then Dalton-to-Boyd has to be right up there with Johnson's pick six. Snapping a 17-year playoff drought was more significant that any play that occurred in the previous 17 years.

Yep. If you had told me before the game that Allen would barely crack 200 total yards and be held to a single TD, I would have assumed that we lost and probably lost pretty badly. Instead we won by two touchdowns. Our defense won us that game, and that's fine with me.

I know what you're trying to say, but the fact is that Allen is going to bring his A+ game this weekend. This game has all the trappings of a classic track meet.

I think this is a little harsh. I'm extremely happy that Daboll is (probably) coming back next year. Is that "celebrating his misfortune?" I don't see it that way. He's a key member of a coaching staff that is doing a lot of things well at the moment, and it makes sense that fans would want to see this staff stay together for a little longer. When he eventually lands a head coaching gig, I'll wish him well. Nothing wrong with wanting to see your team's staff remain intact.

Under the scenario the way you laid it out, I'll take the 10-15 years of double-digit wins but no championship. I've enjoyed this season a lot -- winning a bunch of games and making a playoff run is fun. I did not enjoy the drought -- being irrelevant by week 6 is not fun. If it you shortened the post-championship refractory period to something more like 4-5 years, then I'd take the championship.

I'm not too fond of Tom Brady. Anybody here feel the same way?

Remember when Hughes was good for a 15 yard penalty pretty much every game? Guy is money since the Rex era.

I heard a rumor that the fans want another home game.