SirAndrew

You’ve got McCartney at KeyBank and Wicked at Shea’s tonight. Seems unnecessary to create more congestion downtown by scheduling something completely random at a randomly dumb time.

My worry is that the Pats are a better team than the Chargers, and Vrabel is an excellent coach. I think Harbaugh might be overrated and washed.

You’re right, and maybe I have revisionist history. People will always complain, but I’d like to think I was fine with a “one dimensional” Allen led passing game. That’s what you do with an elite QB. People seemed to forget about Diggs in those years. Josh is incredible, but Diggs was a huge part of his ascent, and somehow people acted like Josh had no help those years. Now he doesn’t. Overall I agree, it’s easy to forget Daboll’s frenetic offense. I just think there needs to be a middle ground between that and “everybody eats”.

I agree, we had some duds, but the offense was dominant when it clicked. My concern in 2025 is that James Cook needs to perform well for the offense to work. We don’t have receivers for Allen to take over a game. Unfortunately you might need that in the playoffs. We don’t have Diggs, Beasley, or even John Brown and Emmanuel Sanders. Those guys made a huge difference.

Exactly, we had a few bad games, but the offense didn’t look limited. I know somewhere out there is a real football guy who might criticize my next thought. This offense was fun to watch in those years, yes we had some duds, but overall they were fun to watch. I don’t enjoy watching this offense in 2025, even when things are clicking. It’s a dull offense that’s almost college like in style meant to hide limitations. I don’t see that as championship football.

Interesting topic. I just got done watching highlights of the 2020-2022 Bills. The offense was a different beast then. I know Josh is the MVP, but the unleashed Josh was a different beast. The defense giving up points was also a theme during those years, and it’s frustrating when you have a “defensive” coach. It seems the defense always fails us, but we don’t have the offense to get hot at playoff time anymore.

No, and we aren’t winning four games in a row either. The consistency isn’t there.

We do need Gabe Davis, because that’s our wide receiver situation. However, this is like needing a date and finding one at the methadone clinic.

He does, my post didn’t mean to elevate Daboll. I’m saying Daboll is an experienced coach who is his own man. Brady is a young guy getting his first big opportunity. People in that position are more likely to follow leadership, and I think that’s what McD prefers.

Daboll was not a yes man, Brady is, and that’s why he’s the OC.

It should never be “over” with Allen at QB. Beane’s arrogance cooked us. I really liked the guy, but he seems to think he’s the smartest guy in the room. The WR rant was all time ridiculous.

I agree, Milano is the perfect example. He’s had a great career here, yet is often unavailable when we need him most. Sometimes a guy with lesser talent can contribute more to a franchise solely by staying healthy.

I’ve haven’t seen any Indiana football this year, but he sounds like a high motor lunch box guy.

I agree, energy is the big difference. It’s just a feeling, and much like the energy of a college crowd. It’s something you feel in the air, in the parking lot tailgate, and in the stadium. I know many Steelers fans for example. They care immensely about their team, but the game day energy isn’t the same anywhere else.

Thought I was the only one who feels this way. Last time the Jays made a run they threw a bunch of bottles on the field. Somehow they manage to outdo Philly. It’s more than not having regular season sellouts, that place is practically empty most of the year.

I have a feeling Hairston is going to be good. He’s running step for step with receivers today.

We’d be losing if KC remembered to send the refs their check.

Stinks about Hoecht, but hate to say it, seems like typical steroid/injury guy.

Shavers did well not getting called for holding when Cook went outside.

Play Bon Jovi, we don’t you just rub in that series of misery.

Ok, I thought that was just me. Really bizarre play, a sack might have changed that series.

Good play by Coleman settling in the right spot, another way too predictable run formation.

Mahomes seems rattled, let’s score some points now.

It’s basically like they don’t believe in making it a two score game. They’re more worried about the clock and not turning the ball over.

The coaching staff’s inability to learn/adjust from past experience is what makes me question McD. We all make mistakes, but they refuse to change.