Ethan in Cleveland

QB and OC makes the WRs look good not the other way around. I like Diggs but watch what Reid and Mahommes can do with no names at WR. Dorsey really needs to have a great year.

If you consider Bernard starting some sort of success then I guess it is good. I guess Cook starts but he is the third running back chosen on day 2 of recent drafts. Oliver is performing far below where he was drafted. Yet Benford, Davis, and Johnson are far exceeding their draft status. Nobody would question Beane's draft record if they had a Championship ring. However, since they don't and there have been some high profile busts like Ford, Basham, Moss, Epenesa in the early rounds and the questionable use of 3rd round pick on smurf Linebackers there is legit reason to question his drafts.

49ers had other options. Force him to play on the tag or trade him. Sometimes you just have to make the tough call and let them go be someone else's cap problem. The master of this was of course Belichick but Ozzie Newsome was good at it too. Both won titles with great defenses. Not sure that is possible anymore.

Does he play QB?

Hmmm... Why not just cut Dodson and bring back Klein? Dodson has never shown he can play the position. At least we will see if Bernard can play or not. Many like me hated the pick then and still do. But at least now he gets a legit chance to play and prove his doubters wrong.

The three superstar thing is a NBA theory. I dont think it holds water for NFL. If you have a superstar G, safety, and DT what do you really have? Not much. Kind of like the Steelers over the last few years. And I guess I just disagree on the number of star players the Bills have. I guess the one thing I agree is White and Miller are stars that have huge question marks coming off surgery. We have many possible emerging stars in Knox, Kincaid, and maybe Davis. I'm not sold on Cook as much as others here but I'm excited to see what he can do. I've always preferred a Thurman Thomas or Marshall Faulk type RB as opposed to a Henry or Chubb bruiser. But for Cook to be a star, Dorsey needs to design an offense to get him the ball.

We are only silly fans. We aren't meant to understand the complex thinking of these coaches. I'm sure Robert Saleh is in panic mode not knowing which player is going to start at Guard for the Bills.

Here in Cleveland they have all the ESPN channels blocked out. It is Disney not Spectrum that is blocking the signal. Is that just Buffalo or across the whole country?

He started the final preseason game. I'd put more stock in that than a depth chart that the Bills media is responsible to keep up.

Huh? We already have many. Allen and Diggs are top 5 and in many cases top 3 for their positions. Miller probably is no worse than a top 10 pass rusher when healthy. Milano is a top 5 OLB. Rousseau, Knox, and maybe Kincaid have a chance too. Never bought into the Oliver hype and I dont think he will be anything but an average starter. Lastly Bass has a chance to be an elite PK.

Knox on offense 7 receptios for 135 and 2 TD Floyd on defense 2 sacks and forced fumble

Isnt every game in the playoffs an elimination game? What about the game changing INT returned for a TD by Taron Johnson? That's a top 3 play in franchise history. And how about the Hyde end-zone INT at home against the Patriots? No doubt defense choked away a win against Houston and 13 seconds. Cinci last year was an aberration. Bills were down so many players and emotionally spent. Still want to see more from the stars on D. This playoff season need to see Miller, Rousseau, Oliver, White, and Milano step up.

Lol. You don't know that and neither do I. Half this board was ready to move on from Allen after season 1. All I hope is he beats the Browns and the Browns miss the playoffs. The delusion on Cleveland radio is epic. I cant wait for Watson to suck and this town I work in melts down. I agree they will battle Ravens for second place at best in taht division. I routinely underestimate the Ravens, but they look like an organization taht needs sweeping change. Just hope Browns finish last.

Appreciate you are SuperBowl or bust mentality. That is where I am as well. However if you can not see Allen is the best QB in Bills history and a top 3 QB in this league not sure what to say. You are citing podcasts and rumors as facts. That is pretty poor. You have no idea and neither do I how much film he studies, what he eats, and what he does with his free time. Allen is our only hope of overcoming an underachieving head coach and possibly an overrated GM. I have been a consistent critic of Allen’s turnovers and hero ball. There is no doubt that needs to improve. But again we are talking slim margins there. Just 3 less INTs over a 17 game season puts him in elite company. What he gives up in a few extra turnovers he makes up for in yards gained on the ground. Allen is our only hope at the Championship we all want.

Defense in today's NFL is so difficult. People say be aggressive. But elite QBs statistically thrive against the blitz. We would like nothing better than opposing tema to blitz Josh. Elite QBs make big plays vs the blitz. The challenge is always can you make enough big plays on defense or do you opt to keep everything in front of you and hope opponent makes a mistake such as a penalty or dropped ball. The fan in us says apply the pressure. The analytics probably say rush 4 and drop 7 wins most of the time. In the end, we just need Allen to outscore them. That doesn't mean be foolish and go for it on every fourth down or stop kicking FGs. It means do everything you can to make Josh's job easy and get the ball in the hands of Diggs, Knox, and Kincaid early and often.

Laugh all you want. He has three Championships.

Why?

Agree. Except why do you call it Frazier's defense? That's my point. It was always McDermott's defense just Leslie calling the plays. I don’t understand why people think it will be any different. As I said at the time, the only thing that is exciting is McDermott has total accountability good or bad this year on how the defense performs.

How does McD the HC get a pass if his DC is not being aggressive enough? Isn’t it McD’s job to make sure his coordinators are doing a good job.

I don't put too much stock into position coaches. They are probably slightly more valuable than a useless special teams coach. Isn't Kromer supposed to be one of the best and Bills OL has not been even average. That said the Pats OL coach was supposed to be very good. I would not know how to judge but I will accept it as fact. Im sure he helped but its still the players and the OC that matter most.

So was Allen his first year. 10 TD 12 INT and 8 fumbles. And it is Pickett not Pinkett. Pickett may yet get better only time will tell. Allen Pinkett retired along time ago and was a RB. Funny if you google him, the first 3 pics of him are him running against the Bills.

LOL. Coaching cost us SuperBowl XXV and coaching cost us 13 seconds. Allen lacks for nothing except a coach to get us over the hump. Whoever this troll was that started this thread has no clue. Brady had Moss, Edelman, and Gronk after he won multiple SuperBowls with a great defense. It was a defensive masterpiece play that beat the Seahawks and an amazing gameplan that beat the Rams. Make no doubt Belichick is not the greatest of all time without Brady, but Brady doesn't win 6 rings in Boston without Belichick. Allen right now is a top 3 player in Bills history after Bruce and OJ. If he wins one Lombardi then he and Bruce will stand alone as the two greatest Bills of all time.

1. AFC East 2. AFC North 3. AFC West 4. NFC East 5. NFC North 6. NFC West 7. AFC South 8. NFC South I am predicting whoever wins the NFC South will have a losing record.

Bowles is a good choice

12-5. Two more losses than last year but they will still be a better team. McD will need to win a road playoff game to get to the SuperBowl.