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We can point to scheme all we want. However this defensive scheme and mentality has been successful in the past and is still used by and successfully ran by other teams. It always comes back to lack of talent. We just don't have the horses to drive this style of play any longer. When we ran this defense with prime Milano, Taron, Poyer, Hyde, Tre and they were all in their prime it got results. All 5 of those guys were key components that are now often injured, less effective, broken down, retired and washed respectively. Beane has done a mediocre job replacing talent with talent. It seems to my eye, Everytime we have lost a player on defense we replaced them with a guy that's not quite as good. It's going from Poyer and Hyde to Hamlin/Bishop and Rapp. Guys that are good depth that they insist on starting. We have no speed, no one with any ball hawk skills in the secondary. Our small linebackers get swept away in the rush. There are no guys in that defense that we can rely on to make a big game altering play in a big spot. And that's what we lack the most. Actual playmakers on defense. We have plenty of "steady Eddies". Guys that can be part of doing their 1/11th. But no one that can elevate in key moments. That's what Von was supposed to be. That's what I was hoping to see out of Bosa.

Ah the old "teams around the NFL are lining up to send their best players to Buffalo" routine.

I think a fun game would be to trace the coaches lineage back and find out how they are all related career wise to Doug Marrone. Six Degrees of Doug Marrone.

Bills 30 Panthers 27 OVERTIME GAME!

This one places his timeline as "8 weeks or fewer". However, unless he suddenly gets Wolverine level healing powers, he won't be playing against us.

Hate to see any player get hurt. We may critique and criticize their play, but we have to remember, these are people too and have lives off the field. That said, hopefully, Rapp takes a few weeks to heal up and we can have someone step in and step up.

Agree to disagree. No one likes to be shown they were wrong, least alone on a national stage. Now, that's not to say if there was a good deal to have been had he would have passed on it. But it definitely makes it an easier pill to swallow if he does make a move.

I kinda like the skills challenge leading up to the "game". I think they should do it where they do the skill challenge but it has to be at a position they don't play. Like Dawkins doing the QB challenge.

Maybe this is the loophole Beane needs to save face and acquire a WR in a trade. Then he can say "We were set, but that injury forced our hand a bit".

Yeah, I don't know what I'm thinking trying to be rational. This is a fan base that still curls up and tinkles their trousers everytime they hear wide right

Hot take. People really need to get over that game. Talk to a counselor or something, IDK. It's been years. Even the guys who actually played in the game are over it. Even if we won, we probably lose to the Bengals the following week.

Deep pass...... incomplete.

Is that outlawed? Allen is magnificent. He does a lot of things extremely well. Accurate throws on go routes just has never been one of them.

Falcons release him a week after sending him home on a "personal matter". He does double as a returner. And has ties to Buffalo. Not saying I would, because I wouldn't....but Beane does like bringing home low cost guys he knows

Yeah I was expecting something today. But it's still early and sometimes Beane after dark is a thing. The only other time I'll be expecting some kind of move is in trade deadline day. Let's see what happens. I have a bad feeling the next presser from Beane we see will include the words "Well, we were tight up against the cap so...."

Bro, and I mean this in the best possible way. I have no idea what you're talking about. Did you mean to quote someone else? What you replied has nothing to do with anything I said.

I mean, last year we had MVS. Same type deep ball guy. In fact, when Shaheed went down to injury last year, the Saints brought MVS in to replace him. And he made some huge plays. The reason he was a FA at the time? He was cut from the Bills to make room for Cooper and he was expendable because Josh could never hit him on any of the big plays. Shaheed is a really good player. But he's not what this offense, this QB or this OC know how to take advantage of.

My question is...based off what, exactly? He took Shannahan's system, got some really fast guys, matched them with a noodle armed QB and had some success initially. Then when teams figured him out he's been unable to adapt and evolve on his own. Dolphin fans that watch him week in and week out are disgusted by his play calling. He abandons the run for huge chunks of the season. He's shown absolutely zero ability to create on his own. He lacks awareness. He's not a good offensive mind in any way shape or form IMO. It really stinks when the 2 worst teams in football are in your division and you know it's an extreme longshot they would off load any players of value to us without a significant overpay.

Yeah but these are teams that don't know what to do with them.

He's not starting right off the bat when he comes back. Most likely will see a series or a quarter and rotate out. He's still a long way from earning a ton of snaps a week. This is why hopefully while he's been out he has been in the playbook, watching film, dedicating himself to his craft. I remember Josh's rookie year when he got banged up and missed a few games. He looked like a much sharper player when he got back and said the extra time off the field helped him. Hopefully, that plays out here as well

It would be like that if the Knicks had prime Michael Jordan and couldn't get over the hump. Just kept getting bounced by Patrick Ewing and his Chicago Bulls.

From all accounts of the players, Babich is actually an excellent coach. He's had success with whatever position group he's been in charge of historically. I would hate to lose him. But just like there are coaches that are excellent coordinators that make bad head coaches, I feel like Babich is an excellent position coach that isn't meant for the DC role. He struggles calling games and having a gameplan ready to roll out of the gate. It does seem like the defense gets better in the second half but I don't know if it's him or McDermott making the adjustments. But I definitely think McDermott needs to be calling the defense from this point on. I agree we really could use a WR in trade this year. I just don't see anyone that would help being available. Sure there are plenty of fans speculating on what teams should be in fire sale mode, but realistically, aside from possibly Jakobi Meyers I don't see any other big WR moves happening this trade deadline league wide. I expect most of the speculated WRs will stay put. Agree. Rapp is and has been terrible. He was awful last year too, people are just starting to catch on.

I mean, to be honest no one knows their own teams weakness as well as the fans. Where even coaching staffs that may recognize that there is a weakness may not be inclined to admit it because of their relationships and loyalties to some players. Example: Damar Hamlin being brought back. Signing guys like Poyer/Phillips to the PS instead of finding an upgrade at those positions from outside the organization. Fans are far more objective IMO than the coaches because we don't have the personal relationships. Many fans watch every snap from preseason on during the year. Many fans here are actually pretty intelligent when it comes to ball.

Honestly, this isn't breaking news or shocking analysis. People have said the same stuff on here for weeks. The areas of weakness on this team are gleaming. If we as fans can spot it I suspect even the worst of NFL coaching staffs can spot the same during their prep for the Bills. This is where I hope our staff took the bye week and did some self scouting. That's typically how the staff has spent the bye in the past. Hopefully they have self identified ways to shake things up and get better.

Or the bleachers. I actually hope he misses that game. Let the Chiefs see him for the first time in the playoffs. I have a plan....meet our new Safety: