SirAndrew

This ^ Mahomes and the Chiefs offense generates excitement. The NFL doesn’t want to do anything that would hinder how they function. The league took the same approach to the Pats with all their illegal pick plays. That Pats offense wouldn’t have functioned without all those illegal pick plays either. It’s a conscious effort by the NFL to mold the game into what they believe sells best imo. I’m not saying we lost that game because of the refs, or the Chiefs aren’t a great team. I’m simply making the point that rules become flexible when leagues want to go in a certain direction.

A lesser QB does. Mahomes is the face of the NFL, he gets Brady rules from now on. Yep, and more leeway is given to the best teams/QB’s.

I’m happy Josh got the playing time in his rookie year. A raw prospect like Allen needs the experience. I’m not a believer in the idea that you ruin a QB by throwing him out there too soon. Experience is always a good thing imo. Fitz or McCown would have just kept him on the bench longer. I‘m very relieved we didn’t have to watch McCown in 2018. Allen’s rookie ups and down were more interesting than anything you’d see from a guy like McCown.

Tackling is important and clearly needs to improve. However, how many of our guys even got a hand on the ball carrier around the line of scrimmage ? We need to improve almost everything on defense.

I agree, and we saw that with our secondary early in his tenure. We never did great shutting down the run since McD and Frazier got here, but the pass D was solid. In a pass happy league, we were able to neutralize opponent’s with that pass defense. The 2017 season was a masterclass in solid secondary play for the most part. Frazier doesn’t have the roster to make up for lack of scheme in other areas. One pass rusher could make all the difference in the world, but we just don’t have that.

Frazier’s always been quite basic and conservative imo. He made his defense work in Minnesota with good pass rushers and solid Dline play. I think Frazier’s bend don’t break defense needs guys capable of making plays to function properly. We have no playmakers, and this defense isn’t going to function well without them.

True, but on the bright side, at least he doesn’t pick up every stray from Carolina.

I’m sure Fitz is a great guy, hard worker, and great teammate, but I’ve never understood the near legend status among Bills fans either. I think it’s a case of fans seeing the closest they can find to a reflection of themselves with his demeanor and dad like sense of humor. He was cool enough for people to love the “swag”, but not the hip type of cool that rubs people the wrong way. He’s totally the cool suburban dad guy, football fans love that type of thing.

If that quote was from any QB but Fitz, this board would be calling the guy a selfish player who’s not a good teammate. I’m not picking on Fitz, I just imagine if that were Mayfield or Newton’s quote. I’ve read about this, and it seems like Fitz is genuinely hurt, which is understandable. It’s just funny to see the media call honestly “refreshing” and things like that.

Thanks for the reasonable take. I’ve been a huge fan of what Beane and McD have done here, but this team isn’t a proven entity. We don’t know who McD really is as a coach, we don’t know what Josh Allen is, and we have yet to see a real contender. Fans know we have a playoff team, but most reasonable people are now looking to see if this team can make the next step. Getting blown out the past few years in every big test doesn’t make some of us feel confident.

The only reason we held them to a relatively low point total was our attempt at ball control offense (we had one long drive), and the fact Andy Reid decided to run the ball all night. We never really stopped them, and I think they could have thrown the ball all over the yard if they wanted.

The Cowboys have a lot of problems, many of them started when Jerry fell in love with Mike McCarthy.

He already got pantsed by Vrabel and Reid.

Sound advice to Bills fans. I’m just slightly disappointed that Daboll came out with one of his trademark irrational game plans, the D is still terrible, and Allen looked bad. If our D looked good or Mahomes beat Allen in a shootout, I’d feel much better. There were a few troubling signs that point to us being more of a pretender than a contender. After week four I saw this team as possible contenders.

This is what you get from good WR’s, they’re all a bit off. I’m thinking it’s worth dealing with occasional drama to have an elite WR.

I’m all about patience with a young kicker. They all have struggles, but that 52 yard miss was so far off. It’s hard for me to have any confidence in him when you see a kick that far off. He plenty of adjustments he needs to make.

I’ve always said I’m a big McD fan, with the exception of his conservative nature. I will admit I’m less thrilled this season because the defense has struggled. Coaches start to lose me when their alleged area of expertise isn’t performing well.

I’ve seen Jauron’s name mentioned today. This game absolutely reminds me of a Jauron era loss.

Daboll outsmarting himself has always been his Achilles heel.

I think McD might be calling plays tonight though. They showed him on the sideline holding a play card.

He was great the first four games, and he’s been terrible tonight. It’s simple, not a commentary on his future or anything more than saying what he is tonight. Not sure why some get so bent out of shape when people say he’s been trash so far tonight.

Yeah, we need to look elsewhere.

I’ve defended Bass a lot, I’m done. Many of his kicks aren’t even close.

He looked like he had zero chance of bringing Kelce down also. Kelce is great, and plows through many NFL linebackers, but Edmunds looked like a high school player trying to tackle an NFL star.

I don’t really see NO, TB, and GB being that far ahead of the other teams though. I’m not overly confident in Brees or Brady at this part of their career, and Green Bay never seems to put it all together. The fact that the Seahawks have Wilson is a great equalizer, McVay is a good offensive coach in LA, and the Bears have a legit D with a QB in Foles who could get hot. Those teams might seem more second tier, but I could see any of them in the Super Bowl, with the Bears being least likely. However, the Bears just beat the Bucs, so I don’t really see any of these teams as being dominant.