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Lamar doesn't have to face a fraction of the weather Josh does every year. And yes to lock down the 2 seed the gameplan should be to run the ball. Let the mvp voters do what they must?

I couldn't be more thrilled with our trio of RB's. Heck even Frank's kid lays in wait in case of emergency. Let's take advantage of this amazing rb room and do some damage.

Maybe we can sign Jackmerius Tacktheratrix....

If Hunter goes to NE, that's a problem.

Pretty much...

Josh has lost all 3 games to playoff teams. Lamar has lost to 2 of the worst teams in the NFL, Raiders & Browns. Spin that one voters.

"Hey Sean, if you ever want your adorable zone scheme to work, how bout you find game wreckers on the front 4"....then you can draft as skinny LBS as you want. Without a healthy Milano next to him, Bernard will struggle. When Matt was flying around looking unstoppable, Bernard looked like a pro bowler. Now our entire front 7 is down.

We're worse than middle of the pack. 21st in sacks 23rd total yards allowed 25th in passing yards 29th in 3rd down % ....we can't get off the field to save our lives. If it wasn't for our takeaways we'd be terrible defensively.

As long as we land Ben, I wouldn't be devastated not having Daboll. And you're right, he'd probably be calling his own plays anyway like Reid.

We all know McDermott is stubborn. It's his way or the highway. And I think it's fair to say Josh's talents have been wasted these last few years. I don't see Sean ever changing his scheme. Yes I'd love a dominant 1T or pass rusher. But his scouts & gm have never found one. And without a front 4 push, his zone falls apart. If you're waiting for him to reinvent himself, you'll be waiting for an eternity. My dream team coaching staff would be: Ben Johnson HC Brian Daboll OC Jim Schwartz DC Dave Flipp ST ....Brady will likely be gone and Daboll will be out of NYG.

They match Josh Allen up every year with a different elite qb which simply justifies his foundational greatest. The one thing that annoys me the most regarding the Lamer/ Allen argument is Jackson's abysmal playoff performances. I think we as fans obviously would love to see Buffalo get their first QB MVP. But the true objective I'm sure for JA17 is the Lombardi.

They're all on the edge of getting released/allowed to walk. Throw Miller in there too.

Emergency Defensive Game Exterminator

I guess it takes an extra subscription to see replays before the next play.

The bottom line is Lamar has far more weapons than Josh has. Take Lamar off this roster and Baltimore probably still wins 8 games. Take Josh off Buffalo and they're a 4-5 win team tops. If "Valuable" is the optimum word, then in a dead heat stats wise, Josh should win.

I wanted Brian Thomas in the worst way. I screamed at the clouds but no one listened. Who knows if Amari takes a team friendly deal? He has to contribute more going into the playoffs or things could get complicated. Shakir is really a very good short to intermediate wr. Fantastic at YAC. But he's not a deep threat or 50/50 guy. Coleman is still trying to figure out his role? Hollins is just an emergency outlet. I love the idea of throwing to 8-9 different receivers. But we gotta get a little more juice out of Cooper. Thomas on this team would have been devastating for opponents.

Our crap DL has been the glaring problem since McD took over. Sean and Beane have no one to blame but themselves.

The D is 11th in pts/gm (mostly because of turnover ratio) But where our pants are around our ankles is 25th in passing yards allowed/gm and 29th in 3rd down %. Beane & McDermott have had since 2018 to build a dominant front 4. And they have yet to do it. Is Defense really McDermott's expertise???

This game is all about wrapping up Josh's first MVP. Yes the weather will suck like it always does. But 17 will need 2 passing tds and 1 rushing. Putting him at 41 for the season. No ints, wrap up the 2 seed and rest starters week 18. Bills 31 Ayahuascas 17

I think our offense is flat out dominant when they want to be. But our defense is just awful without a pass rusher to make Sean's scheme work. Bass is statistically having a worse year then last 81% and the rest of Smileys crew is a mess. Most playoff HC's like Peyton, Harbaugh & Reid will coach circles around Sean. That's just the honest truth. So our really only chance to survive this likely 3 team gauntlet is to ask Josh to score 30+ every week. That in itself is a tough ask. When will our D & ST show the desire that we see from the offense? And if it wasn't for the positive turnover margin, we'd really be screwed. I'm putting the odds of us winning a SB with all these truths at around 15%.

I'm down for signing Amari then go scorched earth on a 100% defensive draft. The problem is Cooper probably wants 18-20 and I'm not signing him to more than a 2 yr deal @ 30M.

That's a big ask

Exactly...we should handle Denver, but Baltimore & KC are a whole different challenge. Obviously objective #1 is get our defense as healthy as possible by the WC round. There won't be an elite pass rusher that magically appears. So McBabs will have to be more creative than ever. Stopping Henry early will be mandatory to have any chance. I like our chances with KC if our Nickel can slow down their TE's. Baltimore will be the hardest game.

I want so badly to be optimistic going into the playoffs but the elephant in the room (our defense) just doesn't have the talent to stop KC or Baltimore. Even healthy were outmaned on defense. Without a pass rusher our zome scheme is trash.