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I don't think we'll see as many changes to the OL as some people are suggesting. I see a lot of "they're gonna cut Morse." I don't think he played that bad. I think some of his play could've been affected by having different guys on his right and left for some games. I don't think he goes anywhere. I think they see him as an anchor and leader on that OL and he's a smart dude who's helped Josh understand protections and all that stuff. I also don't think Feliciano was any better when he stepped in at center. Speaking of him, I'm certain the injury he had affected his play at times this year. He struggled at times but other times he was solid. He's a leader and a player that teammates gravitate towards. I think he stays right where he's been on the right side. Seems a lot of people are done with Cody Ford. I'm not and neither are the Bills. He's gonna get a chance to take that left guard spot and it'll come down to him and Boettger. I do hope they make a real effort to re-sign Daryl Williams. He finally solidified the right tackle spot after they've had issues finding a solid starter over there. I'm betting that they hope Trey Adams can turn into something (he was once viewed as a high round prospect) but I wouldn't bank on that. According to the camp reports last year the dude was getting whooped constantly. He was on everyone's cut list except Beane's so they must see something they can develop. I think most of the changes will come in finding better depth. Brian Winters certainly isn't the worst you can do but you can definitely do a lot better.

Didn't have too much time to be bummed, had our first baby two days after the AFCCG. Felt bad for the team, they were right there and we know how much they wanted it. It's gotta suck to go out there and not be able to do what you did all season and just not play up to their own expectations. A buddy of mine and his wife had their second on Jan 12 and I really thought our little guys were gonna be the good luck charms. And had the Bills won the big one I would've been like, "I had to wait 30 years to see this happen, you weenies waited two weeks!" And I thought it'd be a Bills vs. Packers Super Bowl. I think that would've been a better game. Honestly, this one was a dud. No real big plays, no drama, etc. Tampa just came out and forced Mahomes to run for his life all night and that was that. It reminded me of the Pittsburgh/Seattle SB from 2005. Not that there's anything real similar about those two games, I simply mean that both games moved the lever on the ol' excitement meter about half a notch.

Ooh, fancy words. You right...to a degree. Saying that Tampa would've beat the Bills in the Super Bowl is one thing. Saying that they'd absolutely dominate the Bills like I've seen said is another thing. Some seem so certain that Tampa would just wipe the floor with the Bills and I don't see it that way. I think KC overlooked Tampa and figured they'd do what they did to them in the regular season. Tampa was ready, tho.

Yeah well at least our boys put up more than 9 points.

Looking at the comments in this thread you'd think the Bills just finished 2-14. How quickly the tune changes.

I guarantee they were saying they would've given Tampa Bay much more of a game. KC looked flat and uninspired all night. And there was absolutely zero magic left in the Mahomes bag of tricks. And their turdball defense finally burned them with the constant penalties.

I've seen that suggested several times already this off-season. I guess people are unaware that last off-season when Beane asked Farwell who he thought would help his unit he had one answer and it was Matakevich. So Beane went out and got him and for all intents and purposes he performed exactly how they expected and is a core special teamer.

Wilson gets a mulligan because he's been their best and most consistent player for nearly a decade now. He routinely puts the team on his back and pulls them out of jams all the time. When he's having an off day, I think people are more apt to say that he can't do it all on his own and the team needs to lift him up and play more sound. QBs are always expected to elevate the play of those around them but some games they're the ones that need the boost and that just doesn't seem to happen in Seattle. If Russ is off, there's like no other facet of their game that steps up and compensates for him. He also routinely comes out of the ruts he gets in. That probably instills confidence in the fan base since they've seen it so many times. Whereas we Bills fans get nervous if Josh has a rough one because he's still pretty young and not that far removed from his wild play at Wyoming and his first two years. So if he screws up I think people overreact and go, "Oh crap, he's regressed back into the unrefined player he was in college!" We've been snakebit so many times before, ya know? I hope he comes back better than ever and his experiences only serve him in reading defenses.

Yeah, that 1T DT has to be a priority this off-season. I know they expect Lotulelei back but even with him they need to add to that position and let those guys compete for spots.

Well that's a bummer for him.

I wonder if they still intend to keep developing Tommy Sweeney. Those couple games he played in early 2019 he didn't look too bad. I know injuries sidelined him a lot this season. We shall see, I guess. As for Lee Smith, good for him if he decides to hang it up.

Some of what he's saying is interesting. The only job he's ever had is football so he doesn't have any frame of reference for what it's like in other industries or whatever. Everyone makes friends at work that seem like your best pal Monday thru Friday but then one of you moves on to a new job and you just don't stay that connected. Comes with age as well. When I was younger it was easy to make friends at work and people were always hanging outside of work. Nowadays if I get asked to some non-work function with work people I always pass because I'd rather just go home. Many industries like football seem glamorous due to how much money they make but every industry has its dirty, seedy underbelly. Especially those northern elves that evidently control a monopoly on the holiday toy industry. Sketchy folks. Small hands. Smell like cabbage.

Despite the fact that we've seen the defense really shut down some opponents over the last few years, McDermott's scheme is designed to allow yards and move the sticks at times. They usually clamp down in the red zone and force a team to kick field goals. That may have been the strategy against KC. They may have thought, "They're going to get yards anyway so let's try and contain and then lock down as we get backed towards the red zone. Hold them to field goals or make them miss on 4th down and get the ball back." Sounds nice in theory but honestly KC can score on any given play. Because they're big stupid buttholes and I hate their stupid faces and their stupid Kermit the frog quarterback. I want both teams to lose the Super Bowl this year.

I'm a Dennis Rodman guy.

I'm sincerely beginning to dislike this guy. He's absolutely devoid of humility. I've seen clips of older players who were great in their day go and compliment him like, "You the best in the game, dawg" and his response was a cocky, "I know." There's a line between confidence and arrogance. As far as a lucky catch goes, eh, whatever. Seems to me like he'll be one of them great seasonal players who never does a thing in the playoffs. He should go read Dion's Players Tribune article about how they felt after losing that game. Cards treated it like a Super Bowl victory and then proceeded to lose almost every single game afterwards. And now their star player is focused on his one big play he had all year and not about how he can help his team get over the hump and start competing for championships. I mean, to each their own and all that. Arrogance just irritates me.

Good dude, decent player, apparently a favorite in the locker room. He also feels a sense of loyalty to the Bills for scooping him up out of Denver and giving him a real opportunity. That said... I don't think he'll be back. Money is tight for them. I think they'll offer him but he might have a couple other teams willing to pay him a bit more.

From the bottom of my cold, dead heart: both teams can go straight to H-E-double puck slappers. Can they both lose? It's a rule that I must always root for Brady's demise. But Mahomes is also a guy I'm starting to root against because I can't stand his cadence lol. Dude sounds like Kermit. "Balllooooooooo eightyyyyy...balllooooooooo eightyyyyy-ahh-HUT!" Go sit down, Kermit. Bitter? Sure. I'm sick of KC already and even though I like Bruce Arians, I need Brady to just go away and never return. 21 years of this BS. Enough's enough. They also employ that walking turdpile known as Antonio Brown. KC has their own walking turdpile in Hill. And then Kelce is like every obnoxious frat boy you've ever met all rolled into one. Cripes. Just replace the game with all of them lining up to get kicked in the nuts.

Yeesh. It's obvious that Culley has a sterling reputation because I don't think you can say he was hired based on his results. Baltimore has one of the worst passing games in the league, due in part to Greg Roman creating very elementary route concepts and designs that aren't difficult for defenses to handle. I dunno. All I know is that one of my first criticisms of McDermott was his hiring of this guy. I just don't see it. Surely Watson will want out either way but last I heard he wanted to go play for the Jets which is like trading in your POS '87 Buick LeSabre with 234k miles on it for a friggin' '78 Montgomery Ward riding lawnmower with three wheels and no seat.

He's a very versatile player which is a trait that McBeane really love in their players. It's possible. Joe B dropped his name as a possible trade candidate back at the deadline. I doubt he had a scoop that said they are interested, it's more just him connecting the dots and looking at players that fit what Buffalo does. I expect more under-the-radar free agent signings since the cap is a little tighter for them this year. I could see guys like John Brown and Trent Murphy being let go to create some cap space if they have some FAs they really wanna go after.

Meh. I get what he's saying. I don't really think he's saying anything inflammatory. He's basically just saying you're not gonna beat KC with field goals. I understood the FG at the end of the half, he wanted to get some points on the board after the 21 unanswered by KC. I get what he's doing there, he didn't want the team to walk away with zilch and feel even more deflated. But I imagine a TD there would've provided a decent spark. I also thought Poyer's big hit would create a spark. There was just something missing on the Bills end. It is pretty infuriating to see KC be able to defend against them so well in both games this season. 32nd ranked red zone defense and that's all they could get? Bah. I also now despise Jim Nantz and Tony Romo.

He could just take some vitamin D.

*pats chest* Mm-mmm-mmm

As if a game like this doesn't already put your nerves on frazzled, I've got a 39 weeks pregnant wife over here. We've been joking all week that our little man is gonna decide to begin his escape from the womb right at 6:40p tonight, haha. She asked what would we do if that happened and I said, "Keys are on the counter, good luck!" Haha. It doesn't seem too likely that'll be the case though so that's why we're headed to the hospital tomorrow afternoon to be induced. I swear, I've felt more nerves over this friggin' game than the impending arrival of my kid haha. So today we'll be finishing up organizing the nursery, get the car seat all set up, watch the NFC Championship game, make sure our go-bag is prepped (still gotta run out and get some snacks, suggestions welcome!) and then try to settle down and watch our Bills. I feel like I should be with family somewhere, probably my one aunt and uncle with the 90" TV in their sweet heated garage, all standing around and pacing and hootin' and hollerin'. Stupid rona. If you've found a safe and healthy way to be around family and friends today, enjoy it!! I've had a hard time all week figuring out how to feel about this game lol. I didn't feel great about the Indy game. A few times I thought, "They could surprise them and pull off the upset, they're not a bad team." That one was an anxiety-fest all through the 4th quarter. Against Baltimore there was a point in the game where I said to myself "I think they got this." I never wanna make an outright pick befause, ya know, we all have our little game rituals and superstitions, but with this game I really feel like it could go either way but all week long my gut instinct can't help but lean Bills. Gah! I can't take it no mo'! Let's go Buffaloooooooooooooooo!!!

So he wants to go from one completely inept organization to another? Cripes. I'm not sure I can sympathize with the guy anymore.

I think Brown is trending up, he definitely looked better vs Baltimore than he did against Indy. Beasley looked like he was in rough shape all throughout the Baltimore game. I'm sure the plan for him this week is rehab out the wazoo and just light practice reps. Davis looked like he tweaked something, I heard McKenzie was dealing with something as well. Wonder if they activate Stills... Or maybe Kumerow? I know he's just gotten back so I don't know the protocol or if he'd even be able to play. How's KC against tight ends? Maybe in addition to Knox have Kroft active as well and scheme up some stuff for them? We shall see, I guess.