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So is this basically confirmation that they wanted him to play the Lorax role?

And EVERY SINGLE one of those WRs was dealing with an injury against KC

As for John Brown... he may have sealed the loss https://theathletic.com/2343821/2021/01/25/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-sean-mcdermott-afc-championship/ 3) Allen needed more from John Brown on his interception Allen flirted with a few interceptions and ended up throwing just one, but he wasn’t the primary reason for the turnover. Early in the fourth quarter, the Bills were down 16 points with plenty of time and a dose of optimism remaining. They had already moved the ball 65 yards downfield. From the Chiefs’ 20-yard-line, Allen made the correct decision on the called RPO. He knew he’d have space to attempt a slant throw to wide receiver John Brown and move the Bills closer to the end zone. What he couldn’t predict was that Brown would lose the route. The Chiefs defender grabbed at Brown a bit on the play, but they were still within the 5-yard zone in which defenders can put their hands on receivers. It’s Brown’s responsibility to get a clean release and keep the defender off his pads. And if he doesn’t do that initially, he has to battle through the contact. Brown failed on both accounts on this play, allowing the Chiefs to break up the pass, deflect it into the air and set up an easy interception for the safety. That play is a perfect example of what the Bills must consider in the offseason with Brown. Brown is a good route runner, but he relies on his burst to gain separation. Without it, Brown will have a hard time winning consistently against man coverage. Brown has been missing that element of his game since he returned from an ankle injury. While that might’ve been what slowed him down, it’s fair to wonder if Brown’s best days are behind him. By the start of training camp in July, Brown will be 31 years old and on the final year of his contract. The Bills have players they’d like to re-sign and the depth at receiver to move on from Brown without a big drop-off. They would also save nearly $8 million on the salary cap by cutting Brown this offseason, giving them the flexibility to either re-sign one of their own or add a middle-tier veteran free agent at another position of need. Along with the offensive line, the decision on Brown will be one of the Bills’ most challenging because of how much he meant to Allen early in his career.

Wait.... people are saying yes?????? I don't care if KC wins 2 in a row because I believe strongly that Josh Allen and the Bills are around for a decade and a half and will win more than 1 Super Bowl. Hell no I don't want Brady to win another damn Super Bowl!!!

To me, the key was #2 and it's the thing I'm most irritated about. I understand McDermott's approach to "ride with the guys who got you there" as far as your WR corps goes, but EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of our WR corps was injured John Brown had the knee injury that's plagued him all season Diggs had the "oblique" injury Davis injured his ankle last week against the Ravens Beasley was playing with a freakin fractured fibula!!!! I am NOT saying we would have won this game if Kenny Stills played in place of Davis, but our WRs were absolutely blanketed and Josh had nowhere to throw the football most of the game. Heck, KC is a well coached team that probably knew our whole WR corps was injured... so why the hell wouldn't they play man to man press coverage and be overly physical? As for Allen, even his typical "WOW!!!" throws were partially "wow!!" because of tight coverage along with the usual degree of difficulty of the throw itself. I honestly wanted him to scramble more because it was just so obvious our WRs weren't getting open. I don't know that it necessarily would have made a difference, but who knows? I detest designed runs with Josh Allen, but I love when he scrambles because I think he's deadly. I think that's actually been coached out of him maybe just a little too much. There were some plays I thought he could have run for a good gain and then failed throwing it instead. The truth is I'm like you... disappointed but not upset. Kansas City is just clearly the better team right now and was clearly better prepared. I actually think Buffalo might be the 2nd best team in the NFL this year, but unfortunately we play in the same conference as the best team. I pray we aren't Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts to Tom Brady's New England Patriots in this rivalry for the next decade and a half.

I kinda think Davis is that upgrade. Realistically we all obviously know Diggs will be there and I think most of us understand that Beasley will continue to be our slot guy. The fight is for the #2 role and I think Brown is gone in the offseason as a cap casualty as we try to pay Josh and resign Milano. And I think Davis has already proven that (when healthy) he can be a solid number 2. And the best thing is he was only a rookie... so he should get better!

I think Diggs is a competitor and loves it in Buffalo with Allen. I think him lingering on the field as long as he did is him realizing how much closer he was to a Super Bowl with a better team and QB this year than when he made it in Minnesota. I think he just wants to win so damn bad... like Allen. I think you're wrong.

The team needs to find money to pay Allen and not get worse. I don't know how much we save on the CAP if we cut him, but I know we save something like $8 million on the CAP in cutting John Brown. I like both Brown and Hyde a lot, but if you have players you think you can replace them with and it's not too much of a step down and you're able to save plenty for extending Allen and potentially resigning Milano, which I actually think we should do, do it. If cutting Hyde saves us a few million on the CAP, yes I think we should definitely consider it.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. I think he and John Brown might be gone next year. I really think the staff might want to give Jaquan Johnson his shot.

I'm not one of those money/CAP experts, but saying that one of your 2 or 3 most consistent defensive players who's only going to be 27 at the start of next year should just be let go of is silly. To me you need to categorize Milano and then pay him top 5 probably at his position. The hard part is categorizing him. Milano is classified as "OLB," but so is Khalil Mack. And hell no should Milano be paid like Mack because they don't play the same position even if both are classified as "OLB." So find the other LBs in the NFL who aren't in the "edge rusher" category the way Mack and Von Miller are and then pay him in the top 5 of that with some clauses in there in terms of injury. That's what I think they should/will do. Milano is homegrown talent and he really was one of the best--if not the best--defensive players on the field this year.

I see a lot of people saying Josh was bad yesterday and turned into "Sugar High Josh," but every time they were showing our WRs they were just blanketed with coverage. What was Josh supposed to do? To me, if anything he should've started scrambling earlier and more since our WRs weren't bailing him out and our OL wasn't doing a great job. Yes, he took bad sacks and lost too much yardage, but I didn't think that was "Sugar High Josh..." it was him realizing that he had to carry the team on his shoulders yesterday for the team to have any shot.

This is what sucks. KC is the best team in the NFL right now. I would have felt more confident winning the Super Bowl against absolutely any team in the NFC.

The Singletary drop was big. Diggs had a drop at one point, too. But the Chiefs had a couple drops, too.

I completely agree. So what's the answer?

It's not really overreacting if the Chiefs are the team we need to get past to get to the Super Bowl and you're basically saying they're always going to dominate us. So how do we get by them, then? What's the answer? You're saying it's a coaching and scheme thing?

Honest question: Who are the Elite difference making LBs in the NFL nowadays?

Strangely I don't really feel overly emotional or hugely disappointed. Just hungry. I want to get back to next season because this past season we took another step and honestly we're getting to the "Super Bowl WIN or bust" stage moving forward. Kansas City is just clearly the better team this year... I would like to know why and how we get better. I don't think it's too much that needs to be done, but definitely some critical things.

There's a lot of great stuff here, but I don't agree on Edmunds and Milano. We're past the days of dominant defensive LBs. Rules just favor the offense too much. Edmunds and especially Milano are high quality LBs. I think Milano was our best defensive player in 2021. I want him re-signed as long as he's being relatively reasonable. And Edmunds really changed my opinion on him this year as I thought he was much better seeking contact and stuffing the run. If we have liabilities on Defense, I really don't think it starts with those 2 players. I don't think I'll ever really understand the term "bend but don't break" if that's what yesterday's game plan was defensively. We allowed a bunch of huge plays yesterday and KC's defense was scoring TD after TD. How was that bend but don't break?

Beasley sticks. Brown is expendable... and saves something like $8 million for our Cap if we cut him. Shame because when healthy I think he's an excellent #2. But Davis will very much suffice and we need money to sign the likes of Allen and Milano.

And I used the word "hump" rather than "problem" because we just made it to the AFC Championship game. This team doesn't really have a problem, but there's definitely a hump to get over with KC. I watched Mahomes throwing to a wide open Hill or Kelce throughout the entire AFC Championship Game. I damn well assume our coaches knew that was coming... or do you think they didn't and it was a coaching issue??? Or do you think they knew and we just had a bad game plan and it was a scheme issue??? Or do you think we just lack the talent to match up on Defense??? White is supposed to be an Elite CB... has he really looked like that at all this year? Who else on our D can match-up with these guys? And who on the front 4 can generate pressure??? I tend to think that other than Milano, Edmunds, White and Poyer... losing or letting go of almost anyone else on our D in the off-season just won't be a big deal. I also think getting Star back--as long as he's motivated--will really help. On the opposite side of the ball... I was encouraged by going for it on an early 4th down and disappointed with 2 Red Zone 4th downs we took FGs instead of going for it. I guess the no huddle stuff was a problem early with the crowd noise, but we should've been ready. So what about scheme? Did Daboll plan for too much over the top? Or has he not been coaching Josh enough to take the underneath stuff? And I swear I'm gonna bash my head against the wall every year saying this, but Allen needs to be coached to understand that scrambling equals a checkdown... and often better. We finally saw designed runs mostly cut from the offense and Allen use his legs on broken passing plays, but I think he should've been doing more of this today and throughout the season in general. Okay, so is it talent on offense??? Diggs and Allen are the core Elite guys obviously... so who else is the problem??? Was it a health issue tonight? Davis, Brown and Beasley were all clearly hobbled. Is that why on every passing play our WRs looked bracketed??? If not, is it an upgrade we need? At what position and who gets cut. Our running game is woefully underwhelming... so we obviously need to upgrade our RB corps... plus our OL??? Which positions??? I feel good about Allen working hard this off-season to get better and think he will even if his numbers next year aren't at the level they were this year. So then what the heck does this team truly need to be a Super Bowl Champ next year since next season is clearly Super Bowl or bust???

Here's the video

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I've been checking multiple weather sites and it looks like there won't be nearly the precipitation they were predicting just a couple days ago and winds don't seem like they'll get any stronger than 10 mph with some 15 mph gusts. That's what I'm seeing right now at least just a couple hours before kickoff. So weather really shouldn't be a factor. Old one if that's where you've watched all season... Obviously.

I'm so confused with him. So he was ineligible to play both last year and this year because of our PS designation? Dude turns 30 in May... I'd actually like to see him get his shot

That's a pretty spectacular analysis. Damn him for giving me even more hope we'll win.