HappyDays

Things change very fast in the NFL. No one thought DK Metcalf would be available this past offseason. So I don't know who but someone will be available. We just need the right people in charge that understand you have to prioritize that position over everything else.

I think I'm good on just stringing this season out and making changes in the offseason. In retrospect I'm glad they didn't give up that 1st for Waddle. Hopefully Allen protects himself the rest of the year and we'll enter a new chapter in 2026.

Good stuff from Brady. Throw some blame at Allen for the hits he took and deny that there was any problem with the process on the failed Cook run on 4th and 1.

That's real nice from McDermott. Pat his side of the ball on the back for "great adjustments" while throwing his personally picked OC under the bus. You can practically see him crafting his offseason pitch to Terry Pegula in real time.

You know, it is emblematic of the Bills in the McBeane era that we can convert a 4th and 27 but not a 3rd/4th and 1. We can pull off the impossible but we can't cross the finish line when the margins get thin.

I'm still happy with Benford's contract. He was rough to start the year but he has rounded into form. If he keeps getting knocked out by injuries then I'll begin to question it more but considering the AAV we got him at it's hard to complain. Shakir I am worried about because his play style earns him a lot of big hits and the injuries have been piling up this year. I supported re-signing him but I'm starting to wonder if he'll be healthy enough through the duration of his contract to be worth it. Ultimately though we spend so little on the WR room he was practically a must sign.

Allen hired Ken Dorsey and Joe Brady. Allen gave a big contract extension to his buddy Dawson Knox. Allen drafted Keon Coleman. Allen coached up our division rival's QB. Can we get rid of this guy already? It's not too late for Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane to clean up the mess he's left us.

Yeah it's not too late. He could go the Matt Stafford route if we can't get him across the finish line here. I remember when Stafford was known as an overrated QB who couldn't get Detroit deep into the playoffs. Naturally he won a Super Bowl as soon as he got with a legit franchise and this year he's an MVP candidate. His legacy was cemented by a change in his circumstances. Of course I hope with Allen that change happens here. I'm not sure Pegula is ruthless enough to do what's necessary.

The thing that really makes me hate McDermott and Beane is they have ruined Allen's legacy. The last couple pages of this thread are depressing. They have fans questioning how good he is. And sadly that will be how he is remembered, not as an all time great but as the guy that could never get it done. The failure of this regime will fall entirely on his shoulders and it just sucks. No one will even talk about Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane in 20 years but they'll still be talking about how Allen couldn't climb the mountain. I probably shouldn't let that bother me so much but it does.

That wasn't a check down. It was a designed slip screen. Gabe was running a clear out. I believe they actually said this all on the broadcast.

I have no idea how you got to this from my post.

This rings very hollow given that the two most popular names last year, Ben Johnson and Mike Vrabel, have both immediately turned their franchises around in year one. Great coaches are fairly easy to spot. I'll agree that the available names this year aren't quite as inspiring as those two but that doesn't mean you hold onto a coach that you know for a fact is never going to get it done.

Another week of this crap. Awesome. Here's the actual play: It's the 2nd one in the clip starting at 28 seconds. Here's what Allen sees as Knox is breaking open: So we are wanting Allen to throw the ball through a charging defender completely blind to what is going on at Knox's area of the field. Okay. Also not that it matters but the throw to Palmer is there if Palmer comes back to the ball. He instead starts running upfield. But I don't blame Palmer or any player for this crap play. This is on Brady for calling mesh for the 10,000th time in this game. Your OL has gotten worked all night and you call a play that asks your QB to stand in the pocket holding the ball while routes develop. Awful awful awful.

The flow of the game was impacted by the 1st half defensive performance. We got into FG range and didn't kick because we were playing catch up.

Yeah that's where I'm at. Even more broadly than just this coming offseason, what I'm interested in is Allen's 30s. That is the stage we enter next year. This coming offseason will either lay the foundation for that stage or it will narrow our window even further. All dependent on the whims of a billionaire. I don't think the team is as far away as some fans think. We still have Allen in his prime, maybe not at his absolute peak but still well near the top of his game. We have some young pieces on defense that have shown promise including an almost completely rebuilt secondary. We just need a coaching staff and a couple legit WRs. That isn't some monumental undertaking to get us to championship level. The Pats were 3-13, they made a couple roster additions and brought in legit coaches and voila they are 9-2 and in firm control of the division. We could have an equally stark turnaround if Pegula does what's necessary.