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Burn the phones up for a WR trade. We have way too many holes on Defense to plug up. Were a WR upgrade away from having an unstoppable Offense. The only weakness we have is at outside WR. That’s it. We’re above average to elite everywhere else. Defense could use a DT, DE, LB, S and CB2. We have Hoecht and Ogunjobi coming back, along with whatever Hairston can be. And while CB2 has to be addressed, we’re not a CB2 away from fixing this. Give the Offense what it needs to be elite and change the philosophy on Defense to be a boom or bust unit. No more of this 7-8 minute drive ending in a TD garbage that both shortens the game and results in a touchdown. Take chances, knowing this team is Offense driven. It’s the best chance we have to win this year and then hope and pray Hairston can get on the field at some point and/or we find a CB2 before the deadline.

Ingram over White. It honestly can’t be worse. Once Hairston gets up to speed (if he gets up to speed), White should be on the PS in a Poyer role.

We need to get Tre out of the lineup.. and honestly maybe off this team. The Poyer role is where he should be sadly. He just can’t play anymore. But an issue that’s not fun to talk about once we get that situation resolved is how Taron looks on his last legs and newly paid Benford has simply been… mediocre.

Maye had Diggs vs Tre White Josh had Coleman/Palmer vs Gonzalez/Davis. That was the difference.

I’m not knives out for Allen.. Im knives out for this FO that refuses to give Allen an acceptable WR room which inevitably leads to games like this where he gets beat up physically AND mentally, leading to mistakes he rarely makes. And Week 5 isn’t the end of the world, but this is what we see year in/year out against KC in the playoffs with Allen having to be superhuman while Mahomes can simply play QB against our undersized decimated soft Defense. The Allen mistakes don’t make me want to rip Allen .. they make me beyond frustrated that Beane won’t give him what he deserves at WR year in, year ****** out.

Brutal from Allen here…

Fwiw.. I’m not super interested in hearing that we need a WR1 to see how good Brady is. I think we need a WR upgrade and would be all in for a WR1, if available, but giving Brady a WR1 means he has the best QB in the league, a Top 3 OL, Top 4 RB, Top Tier TE Room and what would be an upper third WR room with WR1, Shakir, Palmer and Coleman. OF COURSE he should be a beast with all that. And given the issues on our Defense seem systemic and numerous… WR1 seems to be the best way to mask the issues this team has. Because the Defense likely needs a CB2, LB, S and potentially another piece on the DL. No way we can address all that.

People will say “well, who do you want” and it’s fair to acknowledge the risk in blowing it up … but if we can’t make it to the Super Bowl this year, what are we doing? As you point out, it’s systemic. It’s the same issues every year. That points to philosophy, coaching and team building .. not just bad luck.

OL gave Josh Allen all day to throw. No one gets open. The run game wasn’t ideal, but the Pats are built to stop the run and we simply don’t have a counter when when our outside WR’s get locked man up and the Defense can drop the rest into zone coverage with only Shakir and Kincaid as reliable targets. UP Kincaid, Shakir, Pass Pro DOWN Tre, Coleman, Rush Discipline

Bills didn’t deserve to win that game, but Hochuli and Buffalo is an issue at this point. Enough data to support that. And if you’re going to call soft contact all game, you can’t swallow the whistle when the DB hits Shakir before the ball arrives on a critical 3rd down.

Ravens increasingly looking like the Division is going to be their only shot at the Playoffs should they lose to the Rams on Sunday. Bengals will fall out of contention, but I see 6 teams with staying power (IND, BUF, LAC, KC, DEN, NE) plus the Texans who have the head to head against Baltimore and whatever JAX may be.

He was good, but yes.. the throating is over the top. Bills with a non-traffic cone at CB2 and recognition that you can’t let Drake Maye break contain, likely shut that Offense down. Tre White and zero rush discipline made him look like JA’s equal last night.

Pats schedule is concerning. Not many tough games for them. They could definitely stick around, especially if we stumble with the issues we have going on currently.

Bills major glaring weaknesses.. Defensive Line. That said, we have potential growth from rookies, Oliver comes back and we get Hoecht and Ogunjobi off suspension post-bye. CB2. Strong may have a serious injury. Tre White simply CANNOT be CB2 on a Super Bowl contending team. Ja’Marcus Ingram is our only depth. As an aside, Benford has not had a good start to the season. Hairston comes back, maybe, but what will he be? WR. Same issues as always. Lack of separation and inability to create explosives at outside WR. A team like the Pats are perfectly constructed to exploit that with a strong run defense and two stud corners. We saw the result…just like we saw the result last year against Houston. Linebacker. Milano cannot be relied upon. To the point where it’s almost a disservice to the team to keep trying to play him. We’re left with Bernard, Thompson and not much else that’s playable on all 3 downs. Quite a few glaring holes for a team that’s contending for a Super Bowl. Luckily, the AFC is full of teams with holes, but ours seem to be recurring themes that surface here and there throughout the season and ultimately doom us against KC. How many moves are you looking to make at GM and how “all in” are you willing to go? Would you be willing to move productive players like a Knox (very unlikely) or Van Demark as player for player swaps? What type of pick would you give up for a positional upgrade. For me, I’m willing to give up a 2nd or 3rd for a multi-year WR. It has to be addressed if possible and in a meaningful way. Josh Allen turning the ball over, smacking his head on the field and getting up wincing on another play last night is a direct reflection of this issue. DL is stand pat and hope the Calvary solves it. I’d be throwing around Day 3 picks for LB and CB. I get it.. not ideal. But this team is going NOWHERE with Tre at CB2. In order of importance… CB2 - WR - LB - DL Id be on the phones making sure CB2 and WR are addressed if I’m Beane and I’m willing to part with a Day 2 and Day 3 pick to make sure that happens in a meaningful way.

Bills turnovers/penalties and Stefon Diggs vs Tre White is the reason we lost by 3. Bills have to find an answer to CB2 or that issue doesn’t go away. Pats are good, but it took an absolutely atrocious game by the Bills to win by a FG. Problem is .. We don’t currently have a reliable fix for CB2 and their strengths on Defense (two stud corners and strong run defense) really matches up well to make the currently constructed Bills Offense commit penalties and turn the ball over due to pressing because of the poor WR room that ratchets up pressure on everyone else.

They also allow opponents to go long drives, consuming clock, keeping yardage down and putting JA on the bench.

Gross.

They got Barmore & Gonzalez back and signed Milton Williams and Carlton Davis. We can’t sign guys like that because we pay Josh Allen, but also waste money on guys like Samuel and Palmer, who I would love to be proven wrong about at some point this season. Not fun to see Benford be completely meh this year though. We can’t afford to miss on extending guys.

Taron Johnson and Christian Benford being very very average this year is masked by the absolute dumpster fire that Tre White has been.

Is Diggs doing that against the NE Defense with Gonzalez and Davis? No. Hes still a nice WR, but doesn’t change anything for us. He cooked Tre and our zone coverage. Tre is washed.. Taron might be too and Benford has looked more like Carlton Banks than Carlton Davis so far this season.

Is an OC good when the announcer knows exactly what you’re doing on most plays? Brady’s Offense comes across as an OC who has the best QB in the NFL, one of the best OL’s and RB’s, along with a very good TE room and average/below average WR’s. So what exactly is he doing if the only things he’s successful at are in direct relation to having elite talent? I don’t think he’s bad, but I think he’s highly Josh Allen/James Cook/OL dependent to look good.

We’re getting to a point where we can’t play him. You can’t gameplan for anyone when one of your key players literally has a 50/50 shot of making it through the game.

Diggs might be the only guy who can get under Allen’s skin. Doesnt help that he goes to war against good defenses with butter knives at WR.. so when he starts pressing, it’s very noticeable.

We have alot of issues. This team is 4-1 because we have Josh Allen and James Cook. Thats about it. On the bright side, Kincaid truly looks like a top tier TE weapon. On the downside, currently.. DL issues, CB2 and Outside WR are fatal flaws, with LB a concern due to Milano being a guy we just cannot rely on. Maybe Oliver, Hoecht and Ogunjobi, along with development from Sanders and Walker stabilize the DL. Maybe Hairston comes back, but I’m not sure the team can count on that. Outside WR is a problem, has been a problem and under Beane might always be a problem. They need to make a move before the deadline because this Offense will need to score and as currently constructed goes through lulls due to this issue. Flashing red lights/Terminal flaw.. Tre White can’t be our CB2.