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I mean he doesn't even need to dive. It literally is a punt. The catch attempt is bad but his positioning is even worse. He does everything wrong here.

I just rewatched it for the first time and I'm in shock at how easy the catch was. I didn't realize it in real time. This is basically a punt and the catch is going to be uncontested. All he needs to do is track a lob pass and make the soft catch. Instead he inexplicably dives and it bounces off his arms. Massive choke job. Unbelievable. This was a play that could have gone down in legend. The first clip they show on Allen's Hall of Fame induction video. Instead it's something that only tortured Bills fans will remember.

It isn't the best statistically but it is the best situationally and that is all because of Spags. 4th down game on the line and we call pretty much the exact same play we ran on 4th down against them in the regular season. What does Spags do? He says this time I'm throwing two unexpected blitzers into that hole where Allen beat me last time. Now Allen can't beat him all on his own, he has to rely on his pass catcher who inevitably drops the ball because that's what Allen's teammates do to him every single year. Spags forced our hand with his play call and we choked. That defensive play isn't about players, it's about coaching.

It was not a desperation prayer. He read the defense and knew Kincaid would be open on the deep hook route because KC had vacated that entire area of the field in an all out blitz. It was an elite QB putting the team on his back in a critical moment with an incredible read and throw - and I believe Allen and Mahomes are the only two players in the NFL capable of making that throw in that moment. Unfortunately it is lost to history because Kincaid choked. Same old story.

Two years in a row now! The offense couldn't close the deal. With Allen at QB that can't happen. The game effectively ended today with a drop. Last year's may have as well although not as definitively.

Okay. And then next year in January when our offense has the ball in its hands with a chance to go beat KC, all of those players are sitting on the bench and like Nelson Agholor is the target on 4th and 7. I don't know. Personally I'd rather Elam start at CB2 than watch that scenario play out. And yes I understand just how bad Elam is. I really just don't care anymore. The next chapter is already 99% written and it's eerily similar to the last few chapters. How it ends is up to Beane's decisions this offseason.

Yeah that is who I meant. So one DL beat them, and one defensive game plan beat them. All the other elite DL players they've encountered over their playoff runs and none of it has mattered. I really don't think that's the path to glory. The path is give your elite QB the weapons to steamroll them.

Go big and sign Tee Higgins. Or trade for Metcalf if Seattle has realized they are in purgatory with Geno Smith. And then take one of those 1st or 2nd round WRs, and then another one in rounds 3-5. Even if those moves blow up all their other free agency and draft plans I think that is the only chance we have of getting over the hump.

Because Andy Reid and Mahomes are too good. Exactly one DL has beaten them in the playoffs. In fact the Bengals beat them by intentionally only rushing 3. They've faced some monster DLs over the years and none of it has mattered. You beat them by scoring 40 and leaving no doubt at the end.

That's why I said over invest. We used our past two 1st round picks on pass catchers. That's a half measure and neither of them have lived up to their draft value yet. I want to go full bore this time around. Just see what happens if we go almost over the top on that side of the ball. What have we got to lose? The other strategy isn't working. Two years in a row the offense had the ball with a chance to win and couldn't close the deal.

I'm willing to see how he develops but we can't count on it, that is for sure. The only guy signed on for next year that we can really count on is Shakir and he is a complementary piece, not a focal point. They need a focal point, ideally two.

Right. It needs to be 40. All the investments we've made on defense, and the two weakest versions of KC's offense still move the ball at will against us in the playoffs. Nothing is going to change on that side of the ball. We're playing whack a mole trying to fix one area of the defense while another falls off. Forget it, make just enough investments to field a competent defense. Everything else goes into building a 40 point offense.

Nothing about this awful hobby I willingly chose is good for me

No offense intended - I'm shocked anyone thinks the DL is what's holding us back. Andy Reid just out schemed us today. That's going to happen every year, I've made my peace with it. KC has been stymied by one DL ever during their dynasty run. That isn't the answer. We need to put 40 points on the board in regulation. I want that to be Beane's mindset with every decision he makes this offseason.

Exactly. So forget about the defense. We could use every draft pick and cap dollar on defense, and still I can guarantee the season will come down to the ball in Allen's hands down a few points against KC. Invest everything into making sure we have a real chance when that scenario inevitably comes up.

To me they need to change their priorities in how they build the team. I've been saying this for several years and tonight only makes me feel more certain about it. The defense is not going to be what saves us. We need to have an offense capable of putting up 40 on KC. Make the defense practically a non-factor. Two years in a row we've tried to slay the dragon with small ball grind it out football. It's not working. Give me the Josh Allen air show while still retaining the ability to run the ball.

I unfortunately am expecting more of the same. But to me it's obvious that even Myles Garrett wasn't changing the outcome today. We needed a real downfield passing game to take the pressure off and we just couldn't get it going with any kind of consistency.

Mack Hollins was our best pass catcher today. That can't happen.

No I'll lay off him this offseason because he got us further than expected. We have a middling roster and probably didn't even deserve to be here today. All things considered the game winning plays were there to be made and the players failed to execute them.

We entered the past two offseasons desperately needing more pass catchers. Well here we are again. Coleman was a non-factor. Samuel dropped a catch, tougher than it needed to be but still a play there to be made. The final play of the game a pass catcher let us down. The more I think about it the more disgusted I am. Hopefully Beane has finally learned that he needs to OVER invest in pass catchers. The only way we're winning a Super Bowl under this regime is with an offense that can completely steamroll the competition. We need someone other than Allen that can make the clutch play at the end. No more half measures. Go all in on giving Allen an offensive cast worthy of his talent.

I don't want to pile on too much but...

Spags beat Brady at the end. He won the play of the game

Last three 1st picks: Elam, Kincaid, Coleman...

OL getting dominated

I hate this