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The Bengals backup QB beating the Jaguars, in a result that further hurts our playoff chances, pushed me over the edge. I hate that the Bills are likely to miss the playoffs but one silver lining would have been McDermott getting fired as a result. Without that, what is the point of this season? The most disappointing season of the millennium, with the Bills likely missing a shot to participate in the most wide open AFC playoffs maybe ever, and we're just gonna run it back with the same guy in charge next year? It's just hard to feel any glimmer of hope in that scenario.

Great news @DrDawkinstein. Based on tonight's result, we may not have to worry about the Bengals picking ahead of us.

Kind of gutless to not let Browning have a chance with the ball in his hands. He's played lights out in an impossible situation, and you just leave it up to your middling kicker. Of course the middling kicker made it as I typed this because every team other than the Bills can just have everything go right for them.

Fun fact: my fantasy opponent has Josh Allen as his QB so he started Jake Browning in relief.

Sure the 49ers model can work, just also have two elite WRs, an elite TE, an elite RB, an elite OL with the best LT in football, and the best play caller in football.

For real? The freaking Jake Browning led Bengals are going to hang around in the playoff conversation?

I'm good on DT and CB in the 1st round. But edge rusher is certainly a big need. It's the 3rd most important position on the team and we have just one above average player - Rousseau - on the 2024 roster. Arguably that makes it an even bigger need than WR. Re-signing Floyd is a no brainer but other than that we have a massive hole at that position heading into next year.

Mahomes still has the better OL, the better RB1, the better play caller, the better defense supporting him, the better FG kicker turning his successful drives into points. His pass catching weapons are also not that much worse than what the Bills are putting on the field this year. As I've said before MVS=Davis and Juston Watson=Shakir. On the whole the supporting cast that Mahomes has from top to bottom, coaching staff to roster, is MUCH better than what Allen has had to deal with. The longer the season goes on, the more confident I feel saying if you put Mahomes on our team this year we would have the exact same record.

We've all seen Mahomes fake going out of bounds and then continue upfield... so what is a defender supposed to do?

I do find it interesting that coaches always go for 2 when down by 2 early in the game. I mean I get it, but you never know how the game is going to go from there.

It's gotta be tough being a QB with very little talent around you. You feel like to have put the team on your back and that requires a willingness to make risky throws which will inevitably lead to turnovers. This is the first game in a while where Mahomes' defense didn't win the game for him so he had to keep pushing the envelope... eventually there are going to be mistakes.

Watson looks like a superstar at times, he just can't consistently stay healthy.

Yeah even their defense isn't especially talented IMO. Only one true difference maker in Chris Jones. Elite coaching has had them punching above their weight class.

That was the most 2023 Bills drive I've seen yet. Chiefs offense finally puts a good drive together for a TD. The defense then immediately looks like soft butter before losing a player to a gruesome looking injury. Then the opposing offense has two improbable completions to put them up by two scores again.

Rushing 3 wasn't the problem. The player who had underneath leverage on Kelce got undisciplined ans creeped way up which created that hole.

Not sure what this clock management is by Green Bay? Are they just shooting for a FG?

I think we are a little more talented than them and our QB has been playing better. Not sure that's enough to beat them unfortunately.

This is how the Chiefs offense has looked all year. Always on the edge of disaster, moving the ball just a few yards at a time, zero big plays. The difference right now is their defense looked like soft butter on those first two drives.

This is the worst possible outcome. If he isn't charged we're stuck in limbo.

Assuming no one is fired and the offense looks elite with Joe Brady as OC next year, he will be gone in 2025. Then it will be up to McDermott to hire his replacement. The same guy that hired Ken Dorsey and lucked into Joe Brady (Davis Webb was his first choice for QB coach) will have to keep replacing OCs throughout Josh Allen's career. You feel good about that?

They found bruises on her ABDOMEN. A pregnant woman. Also bruises on her neck and minor abrasions on her hand. Innocent until proven guilty, but what is the best case scenario for Von given those facts?

Here's the more specific allegations: Gotta wait for more facts to come out. But there are bruises and abrasions on a pregnant woman. I don't really see how even the best case scenario here could be anything less than damning for Von Miller.