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Brady had one of the greatest TEs of all time catching passes for him. And Edelman who for some reason still doesn't get the respect he deserves. Edelman was Brady's WR version of Travis Kelce in the sense that he could read defenses as well as a QB and methodically go to the exact spot Brady expected him to. Not an all time player but a great player and several tiers better than any pass catcher on our team this year. Anyways Brady was a better QB than Allen (or any other QB in history) so he shouldn't even be the point of reference. But I bring him up to say that yes even the GOAT needed some help. People thought his career was over when he was throwing to the likes of Phillip Dorsett and Mohammed Sanu and N'Keal Harry. Shockingly he revitalized his career when throwing to the likes of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown (pre-psychotic break). The answer is plainly obvious and some people still can't accept it. Luckily I don't think even Beane is THAT stubborn. His WGR rant notwithstanding he isn't stupid, he certainly isn't asking Josh how his marriage with Hailee is going, so I expect him to make a trade. Then the passing offense will miraculously look good just like it did after we added Cooper last year. I'm old enough to remember when threads like this one were created after the losing streak of Baltimore to Houston.

I just can't believe how many people in this thread are actually trying to say his marriage is somehow screwing up his mind. Come on with this crap. Did anybody on here watch the Chiefs the past couple years? Their WRs were awful and the great Pat Mahomes and Andy Reid led an offense that was outside the top 10 in PPG. It's not some big riddle. Tom Brady left the Pats because he was sick of his woeful supporting cast, he went to a great offense and immediately won another Super Bowl. Too many Bills fans and podcasters are trying to puzzle out any possible reason for the passing game issues other than the glaringly obvious one. You simply cannot function as a top tier passing offense with bottom tier pass catching talent.

Part of the problem is we have an extremely low margin for error offense. So every mistake is getting magnified tenfold. Like that one miss to Moore on I think a 1st down was awful, but QBs miss throws over the course of the game. When it's 1 bad miss out of 33 it's no big deal. When it's 1 bad miss out of 19 it kind of affects your entire perception of the performance. Allen will be fine. We know he can play at an MVP level. The WR room on the other hand isn't magically going to start punching above its weight class. Instead of sitting on their hands waiting for Allen to go god mode, they need to fix the massive hole that exists on the roster. It's awesome that the run game and pass rush were able to take over today. That isn't going to happen every week and that's where you get games like Atlanta. The passing offense simply needs more options to keep itself on schedule. It's too haphazard on a play to play basis which is why Allen, the OL, and the pass catchers never look like they're getting in a consistent rhythm.

Hmm that's a really tough one for me. Olave is the higher floor and more expensive, BTJ is the higher ceiling and cheaper. Olave also has a real injury concern. Gun to my head I probably take the higher floor in Olave because I know exactly what I'm getting with him and I think it's enough to push this offense over the top. BTJ there is a legit concern that he is mentally broken. But more and more reports are coming out that they are not going to trade Olave. So BTJ might be the only #1 option available. If they can add Shaheed sure do it, but we need more.

We haven't traded away a 1st round pick since 2020, and that trade ended up one of the best additions in franchise history. It feels like it is the right time to make that sort of blockbuster trade. Next year's draft supposedly is strong in LBs, safeties, and IOL. We don't need 1st round talents at those positions. We need a legit WR to complete our offense. Any use of a 1st round pick is a risk. I'll take the player that put up 1,200 yards in year one over any random rookie.

Well that's my point. Teams would need to give a 1st to make them willing to trade him. You can't expect them to give up a 1,200 yard rookie WR for anything less than that... regardless of how he has looked this year.

BTJ is on year two of a rookie deal... It is definitely taking a 1st. The contract affects the value.

I'll be interested to see the snap counts. I think only two passes were thrown in the direction of his coverage and he had his man locked down on both targets. The few other times I saw him out there Dalton looked and threw to the opposite side of the field. It was nice seeing an opposing WR running across the field with a Bills CB in his hip pocket. Haven't seen that this year.

@Freddie's Dead asked me to step in this week. Cook Cook Cook Shakir Hoecht Walker There's probably more in the front 7 that deserve it, dominant performance from them. Ditto for the run blocking.

I know the defense has been great today but Benford continues to be targeted and has given up a lot of catches today. He just isn't right. Luckily the pass rush is getting it done all on their own.

Is it uncouth of me to say the LB play has been significantly better with Thompson taking his place? Maybe he should rest that ankle a while longer.

We got back to basics today. Pound Cook, get the ball in Shakir's hands. That has to be 90% of our offense.

Watch the replays. Greg Olsen is showing you exactly what's happening on every play.

The totality of the game is that he had one awful missed throw, and otherwise he is looking looking looking downfield, and then the replay confirms no one was open.

Cook or Shakir breaking one. That's our only hope on offense right now.

No he didn't? On the replay everyone is locked up

Ah my bad. I swear the graphic earlier showed us missing a TO

If they score a TD here it's on McDermott for calling that TO. He is too obsessed with getting the perfect outcome. In a game like this just get to halftime

Why does McDermott keep calling these end of half timeouts that help the opponent? Give it up man.

The AJ special!

Looked like his footwork was all wrong... This passing offense isn't all or even mostly on Allen but he looks kind of broken right now.

I love Mad Max's energy

There's your offense! Just keep spamming it