MJS

He thought it was over. I felt much the same at the time, even though there was technically a chance. I can see why you might be annoyed with it. I'm just not.

Thanks for saying "QB Sneaks" instead of "Tush Push" or similar variants. I'm getting sick of that terminology.

I don't have much of an issue with it. Fans are the fanatics. They are the ones who are so invested. Players are competitors and play for their livelihood, but they aren't as emotionally invested like fans. And they respect each other as competitors. It doesn't change anything while plays are happening. They are still trying to destroy the man across from them.

It doesn't matter what the NFL wants. The teams themselves have to go make it happen.

Awesome player. I wish him the best in his retirement! He was not a wall of fame caliber player, though.

Jordan Phillips has the potential to be really good. I guess for him he just needs to be supremely motivated. Sometimes he is and sometimes he isn't. But when he is, he makes some amazing plays. I was against re-signing him, but he was definately worth it.

Sure, but the pressure contributed.

They were trying to get their 4 by 1 set that they have been dominating all year with. 4 targets on one side which causes a lot of stress on the defense. But getting quick pressure is a counter to basically everything. Maybe set up a screen on both sides and throw it to the side they blitz from.

It was just a great defensive call. They apparently show pressure from one side and blitz from the other, so the Bills got used to sliding protection to the opposite side of where they are showing pressure, and this time the Chiefs did the opposite. Spags set them up all game for that. It would have been nice to see the Bills be ready for something sneaky in such a key situation, though. Maybe don't slide protection at all there and play them straight up. That would have been better. What Schwartz doesn't know is that the Bills did identify all that, but slid protection away because the Chiefs often fake it and pressure from the opposite side.

Ty Johnson is the only one who can pass protect worth a darn. That's why he comes on the field a lot in place of Cook. But yes, they needed to continue to run Cook. They needed to stop calling the QB runs and QB sneaks because the Chiefs CLEARLY had answers for that and it failed over and over. That's the adjustment I would have liked to see. Pick up the yard the old fashioned way by running it, or faking the sneak and tossing it out to Cook or another RB to get the edge.

Pure hindsight from RG3. They didn't know the corner was blitzing. It was well disguised. So how could Allen adjust protections to pick up a blitzer he didn't know about?

Does the dline coach need to be changed?

I don't think they looked like offensive juggernauts. I think it looked like two good teams going head to head. The Bills had similar offensive success, so do Chiefs fans view the Bills offense as a juggernaut? I don't think so. Both teams were playing well trading blows all game long.

I think they played pretty well. They were facing a good opponent. They just didn't make those few critical plays when they needed to.

They manufacture everything for Worthy. I don't think he is a true difference maker yet. We'll see.

I think Warner is using hindsight.

Maybe provide some context with stats and rankings. My perception was not that the defense was terrible. More like it was average, but really good at getting the turnovers and splash plays.

Nobody views him as one of the best oline coaches. That is bull. The oline got worse under him here. He is so well regarded that he wasn't even coaching in 2024...

Just like Allen asked for Coleman? And Dorsey?

I don't have much criticism for Josh. He missed some stuff, sure. But he did what he had to for most of the game. There were just a few plays here and there that were the difference in the game. Kincaid dropping that pass. The two bad calls by the refs (4th down spot and INT), and some poor defensive plays including some missed tackles.

This is such nonsense. Both teams got an elite QB out of it. It is probably one of the more quality trades in NFL history.

Amazing how bad coaching, bad playcalling, bad drafting, terrible defense, and terrible reffing all got the Bills to within 3 points of beating the best team in football who is now competing for their 3rd straight superbowl title. How does that work exactly?

That's what I said when I first saw it. He needs to use his hands! What's the point of those fancy, sticky gloves if you don't even use them! Instead he let it bounce off his arms.

The Bills stopped the Chiefs and gave the ball back to Josh Allen and the offense to go win it with 3 minutes left. And they didn't do it. The defense got a turnover. They had multiple stops. They held them to 3 in the red zone a couple of times. I think the Bills offense needed to do a little bit more. They continually got stuffed on their QB sneak plays and scrambles. They didn't adjust. They didn't try anything too aggressive. We knew the Bills defense was not great. They performed as well as could be expected, in my opinion. There were also a couple of critical calls by refs that really helped the Chiefs, including the turnover on downs that Josh Allen clearly converted.

I'm over it. You literally just have to force yourself. It takes willpower. After the loss, I took a deep breath and let it go. It's just sports. It's just entertainment. I'm a grown man and won't allow it to get me down. Does it suck? Yes. Is it disappointing? Yes. So, leave it at that. It doesn't have to mean anything more and it certainly does not have to impact your mood.