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Relying on rookies to fill holes is a mistake. They have to do what they did in 2020 and make a splash move for a known commodity. They can also draft a WR early if the board falls right but that can't be the plan.

DeAndre Hopkins is top of the list for me. He fits Allen's style so well and is still playing at a high level. That's a no-brainer trade even if we have to overpay. Michael Thomas I'm concerned with recurring injury issues but sure I'd take a shot. Cooks or OBJ would be fallback options. If we don't end up with one of those 4 the offseason is a failure.

He did that yesterday on his TD run. Running out of gas is an excuse. The team was unprepared from the coaches down to the players. I can believe Saffold was out of gas, but he has been that way since week one.

Different analyst but same basic points. I can't disagree with anything he says here.

I will say the defense does have a built in injury excuse. Von Miller and DaQuan Jones and Micah Hyde all being out is too much, you could argue those are three most important defenders. I still was not happy with some of the defensive play calls yesterday but it's hard to overcome that much loss of top end talent. The offense on the other hand has no excuses. We were down one starter from the beginning of the year, Jamison Crowder. The talent evaluation on that side of the ball has simply been a failure. Zero foundational offensive players drafted since Josh Allen. Knox is arguably the best pick they've made on offense which is really just not good enough. They have a ton of work to do on that side of the ball if they hope to compete for a championship next year. Personally I am all in on trading for DeAndre Hopkins and spending any remaining resources on the OL.

Eh this is the 3rd offseason in a row I'm going into it wondering if Oliver will finally put a complete season together next year. He's been mostly invisible since after Thanksgiving. This is where someone will mention his pectoral injury as an excuse but like Josh Allen said some players figure it out and some players get figured out. Still waiting for Oliver to figure it out. He's here next year no matter what and we can live with him as our starter but I'm not planning my future around him. If we have to push salary into 2024/2025 in order to make a splash move for an offensive player and that means we ultimately let Oliver walk I won't lose any sleep over that.

With Von Miller coming back and Rousseau in his 3rd season I don't see DL as a big need. They could use to add a DT in the 3rd round or later but they're pretty much set on the DL until 2024. We were down our two best DL today. That's just unlucky, not a reason to panic. WR, OG, OT, safety, in that order are all bigger needs. The defense overall does not need a lot of investment this offseason. Put all of our available resources into the offense.

I'll cut Rousseau some slack. His ceiling was always going to come in year 3. He took off an entire year from football and only started 15 games in college. It is not a surprise that he hit the wall late in his sophomore season. Teams can double/chip him with Von out of the picture. He was forced into too many snaps because of that injury. I still see Rousseau as a foundational piece of this defense. He and Milano are the only two that I see as 100% long-term starters here.

One thing I will criticize this coaching staff for is their gameplans appear to be generic on both sides of the ball, no attempt to attack opponents' specific weaknesses. On defense it is always play back and hope the opponent makes mistakes even when we face an offense that will not make mistakes. On offense it's trust our OL to pass protection long enough for our mediocre pass catchers to get open way downfield even when the opposing DL is getting home. And I think what's happening is that our generic gameplan looks really good against poor teams but falls way short against good teams, and then it's just a matter of Allen either willing us to victory or not. The other remaining teams have more than one way to win. McDermott and his coordinators have to open up their horizons. They cannot afford to be stubborn again because after next season their jobs are no longer inherently safe.

It has been evident since the Vikings game that his elbow injury is affecting his accuracy on short and intermediate throws. The bigger issue in our offense is it's too boom or bust. Either we hit a 40+ yard pass play or we don't have a drive. There are zero gimme plays in this offense which is really just unacceptable. So little margin for error so every drop or missed pass is accentuated.

So what is the argument against trading for him? Diggs can't do it all by himself and inconsistent Gabe Davis is not the answer. Backload his contract using the money we would have used to pay Oliver.

If the next season ends the same way that's when you make the change. McDermott and Beane get one more offseason to prove they can take this team to the next step. If they can't you don't waste any more of Allen's career.

That doesn't excuse the offense's performance today though. Everything looked so disjointed. Run game was mediocre, pass protection bad, no quick passing game schemed open. Worst offensive performance of the entire season at the worst possible time.

Sure build the OL but we need a splash move. Everything about this offense is so much harder than it needs to be. Allen covers up a lot. We aren't getting consistent separation because Diggs gets bracketed and the other pass catchers don't beat their man in single coverage. Compare to Burrow throwing to wide open WRs all over the field.

He has another good 2-3 years in him and he wouldn’t have to be our #1. We are throwing the ball downfield a ton and Gabe Davis is not anywhere close to good enough to fill that role.

These awful CBs and our guys can't get open. Go get DeAndre Hopkins. That's my crusade this offseason. It is a no brainer move.

Our checkdowns stink. I will never understand why fans thought that is what our offense was missing.

How has this offensive coaching staff not figured out blitz counters? We have gotten killed on them constantly this year. Allen previously in his career was one of the best against the blitz.

True but it was better before the elbow injury.

He needs the offseason to rest his elbow. His short and intermediate accuracy has been off since that injury. Allen coming in ready to play next year is the least of my concerns. They have got to get him some more help.

Not sure there's anything we can do about the OL other than adding guys in the draft. It isn't a great FA class as far as I can tell. Just add weapons that can catch the ball and develop a quick passing game.

We have made zero great plays today when we had opportunities for them. Allen's run in the red zone earlier was it. Everyone else has failed to meet the moment at every possible chance.

That's fair, he can stay here one more year by default. But a splash move is needed for the offense and DeAndre Hopkins is the obvious move. If we have to make sacrifices elsewhere so be it.

Not a bunch of players. Just Oliver and Poyer. Hopkins' impact on the team would be much bigger than both of them combined, not even close.