CincyBillsFan

The other problem is that while the Bills are near the top in PRESSURES they seem very bad at closing the deal with actual sacks.

If he did then a fan revolt is in the offing.

Actually Coleman doesn't hold a candle to Davis at his best. Go back and look at Bills highlights from a lot of games and you'll see Davis making key big play catch after key big play catch. And it wasn't just the 13 seconds KC game. Remember the Indy playoff game and those amazing Davis sideline toe tapping catches? Davis was not a #1 WR and the Bills were right not to pay him the big bucks but right now Davis would be the 3rd best WR (maybe 2nd best) after Shakir & Palmer. They need to do everything possible to get Davis on the field.

I agree at 4 - 2 the Bills are still very much alive. Over the past few years the Bills have had similar bad stretches. But this feels different. Last season the Bills went from 3 - 0 to 3 - 2 losing to the Ravens & Texans in back to back weeks. While the Bills looked bad in those games they lost to 2 division winners on the road. I don't think Atlanta or NE are as strong as last seasons Houston/Baltimore teams.

They got lucky in 2019 signing Brown & Beasley and getting great play from them for a couple of years. Every year since then the Bills sign a couple of WR's on the cheap hoping to get similar results. And they have failed. And in spite f throwing a lot of FA money & draft capital at the D the Bills do not have an impact, game changing player on this unit.

When Allen is average the Bills offense is awful. And yes WR is a key need right now. Coleman is a bust which is devastating given how well Worthy & McConkey (we could have drafted either of these guys if we were willing to make a small deal) are playing. The defense, which at least used to be strong in the regular season, is now one of the worst units in the NFL.

If after the break the Bills can pull out of this rut and go on a run, win the division and make it to the divisional round of the playoffs then McD/Bean should keep there jobs. If the Bills collapse and miss the playoffs they should be gone. If they make it as a wild card and are one and done in the playoffs then I would also dump them both.

WTH, they pay Brady big money for that decision? This is armature night by the Bills coaching staff.

The Falcons gained 335 yards in the 1st half.

My post was in response to those claiming the season was over or the Bills were in deep crisis if they lost to Atlanta. I think we can all safely say that it won't be over with a loss. And while the #1 seed would be great it is not necessary to win a Super Bowl. The Bills came pretty damn close to advancing to a Super Bowl in 2021, 2023 & 2024 all without the #1 seed.

I posted this on the Game Week Thread: A must game win for the Bills? Are people insane? A little history will help: 2021: the Bills are 7 - 6 and 2.5 games out of 1st place in the east. 2022: the Bills are 6 - 3 and in 3rd place in the AFC East. 2023: the Bills are 6 - 6 and 3 games behind Miami in the East. 2024: the Bills are 3 - 2 after 5 games. So in what alternate universe is 4 - 2 season over for a team with the above track record?

A must game win for the Bills? Are people insane? A little history will help: 2021: the Bills are 7 - 6 and 2.5 games out of 1st place in the east. 2022: the Bills are 6 - 3 and in 3rd place in the AFC East. 2023: the Bills are 6 - 6 and 3 games behind Miami in the East. 2024: the Bills are 3 - 2 after 5 games. So in what alternate universe is 4 - 2 season over for a team with the above track record?

This is delusional.

I agree but my concern is that the defensive coordinators of the better defenses have an answer for the methodical, run/short pass heavy offense and we're going to struggle against those teams going forward.

I'm not criticizing. My point was that a more aggressive offense attacking a stacked box should result in some big plays and 2 or 3 play TD drives. And from what I can tell McD wants to stretch offensive drives out, not shorten them.

And the other problem with depending entirely on long, 8+ play drives is that as we saw Sunday night you increase the chances for TO's and penalty's.

This is IMO a strategic and not a tactical choice. Reading between the lines McD became increasingly frustrated with Daboll & Dorsey for not sticking with the run. Combine this with the need to protect his defense McD's game strategy appears to be run clock and keep the opposing O off the field and score. That's nice in theory but hard to pull off on a regular basis. And I'm not sure McD would be thrilled with a 2 play 70 yard TD drive taking 45 seconds. The problem with this strategy is that it's asking way to much of an offense that hasn't exactly been showered with the lions share of resources over the years. Back during the SB seasons the Bills would put their D in tough spots by scoring to quickly. But this always seemed like a good tradeoff as the high powered Kelly O put a lot of pressure on opponents. McD clearly does not want to go down this path.

Good point. The ONLY time the Bills made a bold move on offense was signing Diggs back in 2020. Over the last 5 seasons, including this one, the Bills have not made a statement move on offense. By this I mean they haven't signed a top offensive FA or moved up into the top half of the draft to grab a blue chip prospect. If the Bills fail to make/win a SB this will be looked back on in hindsight as the reason they came up short with a unicorn at QB.

I see a variation on the Detroit Lions uniform.

Worth 14 points.

Judas Priest, the NFL is irredeemably corrupt. How do they miss that call?

A Jaguar player was flattened as he crossed into the spot Lawrence was throwing the ball. I hope they show a replay because both that player and Lawrence were screaming at the refs. I think heads are going to explode.

What the hell was that? Are they going to show us the replay?

Question - why wasn't a flag thrown on #80 who ran out of bounds for about 30 yards and almost caught the interceptor at the 10?

So do the Bills when anybody not named Hercules is reffing - which was the point of an excellent statistical analysis earlier in this thread.