SoCal Deek

Right away I would add the guy on the Raiders and the Lions kid who’s currently injured. The point is that the Bills pass rushers have been average at best. And I’d say below average for the capital they’ve invested in that position. It needs significant improvement either in talent or coaching or both.

I’m not so into other teams that I can create the list but there are many. Again remember that the Bills have spent a ton of draft capital, second contract capital, and free agent capital on the D Line. It’s not like the position has been ignored. But I maintain it’s the lack of consistent pass rush that’s dictated everything else on the back end. For example you can’t have a man coverage first rounder like Elam on the field when he be forced to cover for so long. You essentially are forced into playing a soft zone. The ripple effect is huge. Is it personnel? Is it coaching, as Shaw asked me? I don’t know, but I’m praying we turn a corner. I’m praying the current plan isn’t the ultimate plan.

Likewise. We'd eat the lunch my mom packed at our seats (aluminum bench the next year). The game tickets were all my parents could afford. Eating from the concession stand was out of the question.

And you call yourself a fan? 😂

Yes to all of that. I’ve got to think that the Bills are selecting players that fit the scheme. But the scheme just doesn’t work against quality opponents. We have seen it so many times. The big question is whether the coach is interested in or capable of doing that…or if he is going to stubbornly stick with it so he can prove some kind of a point. Regarding personnel, they need a complete do-over at DE. Groot, Miller and Epenesa do not scare anyone and they certainly don’t wreck an opponent’s game plan. Those are the first guys I’d change. The back end will naturally improve if the DEs can get to the quarterback.

I was there. It was freezing.

I was sure the refs would throw a flag when he pointed at the two defenders.

I’m not a defensive coach, or any coach for that matter, but if I was the head coach this level of performance would be completely unacceptable to me. The Bills have spent a ton of draft capital on a D Line and yet seem to be completely lost as to how to scout or develop quality pass rushers. The scheme seems entirely built on the concept of hoping the other team screws up before they get to our end zone. Which is great when you’re playing inferior regular season opponents but is ultimately doomed against playoff caliber offenses. I can see building an offense loaded with mid level players when you have Josh Allen but for the life of me I can’t figure out how we landed on this scheme for the defense.

Shaw, your take isn’t surprising. You’ve been a McD loyalist since Day One. I’m actually impressed with your consistency. I obviously differ. The Bills have a defensive head coach and have a defensive roster littered with REALLY high draft picks, and yet they have a scheme that apparently relies on…I’m not sure what. Yeah, yeah, yeah everyone ‘do their job’. Do I love winning more than losing? Sure! Who doesn’t? But I can still be critical of the Bills where that is deserved. I really hope something changes next year with the defense. (And yes, I’m betting it catches up with them in the playoffs…again.)

I watched some of the game replay last night. He was demonstrably upset when he got up out of the pile. This isn’t just something he made up later.

Salty? No…. I was just reacting to the OPs comment that everyone on the team just ‘does their job’. I’m not sure whether it’s personnel, scheme, or both but I do know there are significant shortcomings with the D right now.

Ah yes, the “old decimated by injuries” line. It’s the new mantra of every Buffalo Bills season.

You do realize they’re getting paid…..right? 😉

The Bills have given up 40 points in each of the last two games. In what world does that qualify as everyone ‘doing their job’?

Just a few tidbits: 1. The new stadium isn’t being built for Josh any more than the current was built for Joe Ferguson. The majority of Josh’s career will almost surely be played in the current stadium. 2. The Bills drafted Josh because his arm strength suggested an ability to play outdoors. Not because he needed to play indoors to be at his best. 3. The Bills have NEVER been known for late season collapses, either before or during Josh’s tenure. If anything they’ve been better known for late season winning streaks. Do I think they should’ve built a dome? Absolutely! But I also know why they didn’t and yes, a lot of it has to do with the financial challenges of being a small, blue market franchise. Ugh! The roof was added long after 1987 and even with that it still isn’t a DOME!!

Huh? I don’t want anything. I’m just stating facts.

I guess ‘new’ is relative. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, even Miami all have stadiums that are way newer than the Buffalo and none are domes. The Bills will be playing the majority of their games outside (both home and away) for the next two decades at a minimum.

It’s interesting to note that in the AFC there are only 4 out of 16 domed/covered stadiums and none of them are in the northeast. (Las Vegas, LA, Houston, Indianapolis)

Getting better? Looked to me like it was only a flesh wound.

No hash? 😂

Wick? 😂

Sunday currently shows a high of 18 degrees in WNY but no snow.

Washed

I almost hate to say it but thank goodness for Bass and two clutch field goals.

Cam Lewis is terrible