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    An absolute disaster by the coaches at the end of this game

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    1 minute ago, jkeerie said:

    By taking the penalty, the Bills take LA out of FG range and make it 3rd and 17.  The problem was the defense giving up 12 yds on the next play, making it 4th down...then giving up the 5 yds.  I don't fault McD.  Our defense could not stop LA, and specifically Nakua all game.  The Rams offensive starters made the plays when they needed to.  For that matter, so did the Bills.  It was that dang blocked punt for a TD that made the difference.


    THAT is why it’s on McD.  You can’t take the penalty, then sit in a soft zone, letting them right back to the same place and burning clock.  Absolutely stupid.

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    Will we be in Super Bowl contention this year?

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    23 hours ago, Mister Defense said:

     

    Yes, definitely different standards.  No offensive players beyond Allen?

     

    Shoot, averaging almost 30 points a game, and scoring at least 30 in the last 6 games,  makes me wonder what they could do with actual top tier O lineman, running backs, tight ends, and receivers!? Hopefully they could still muddle through the rest of the season, and get some top end talent in the off season..

     

     

    Stats don’t tell the whole story, especially points scored.  The OL is a solid unit, but there is not one of those guys that anybody outside of Buffalo is calling a top of the line player.  They are all good, there’s no glaring weakness, it’s a good balance.   
     

    If Allen is top end talent, then nobody else is close.  To be that, you have to be in the “elite” tier of talent at your position.  The only guy who’s even in the discussion for top 5 at their position on O is Cook.  Shakir could be debated at Slot WR, but not at WR in general. 
     

    So yes, my definition of top tier is that, TOP TIER, not lower.

    Should Bills Draft a Back-up QB? Who?

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    It seems most don’t understand just how good of a situation the Bills have at back up QB.  You have a former #2 overall pick, who started multiple seasons, for a couple teams and has had some success in the NFL.  To have him here, cheap, is the best you can hope for.   I’ll take him all day over Cooper Rush, which is what you are hoping for by throwing away a draft pick on a late round developmental guy.   The odds of hitting on a guy who’s going to add any value to your team at QB, is low even in the early rounds, much less late.    For every Purdy, there’s 1000 guys you can’t remember their name or never even knew it.  It’s cool to hit on them, but there’s a good handful of guys playing meaningful minutes on this team, drafted in the 5th/6th rounds, give me a CB,LB, OL etc with traits and an actual chance to play.

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    Will we be in Super Bowl contention this year?

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    4 hours ago, Mister Defense said:

     

    I had thought by the end of last year that they had about a dozen starters I considered top tier talent.

     

    On offense, Allen, Cook, Shakir, Kincaid,  Dawkins, and with Spencer Brown  likely moving into that position by the end of last year. One of the worst things about Dorsey was that he did not use the talented players right in front of his eyes, such as Shakir and Cook.  When he was fired their talent was almost immediately apparent to all.  I also considered Knox in that category, though he was seldom used.  Great to see that changing now, as he will be a force going forward.

     

    On defense, I considered all three starting CBs top tier talent by the end of last year, some of the best at their positions: Douglas, Benford, and Taron Johnson.  Bernard had also defined himself as such, as had Oliver, with Rousseau moving into that conversation by the end of the year. And obviously Mialno would be considered top tier talent by everyone, and I was hoping for a full recovery by the start of this season.

     

    Their talent, combined with the best coaching staff the Bills have had since Levy's teams, and maybe surpassing that group, had me more optimistic,  though I also felt that they could take a step back early in the season if the new players on both sides of the ball took too long to develop/did not come through.

     

    The fact that the step back did not happen means they just kept getting better and better and better, to now clearly one of the top 2 teams in the league.

     

     

     

    We have different definitions of “top talent” to me there is Allen, Taron, healthy Milano, Bernard and Benford is getting hard to deny.  Everyone else is at least a half tier lower.

    Will we be in Super Bowl contention this year?

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    21 minutes ago, Mister Defense said:

     

    You gotta love this post!   "The roster is completely devoid of talent."

     

    Soo emphatic, so definitive.  I got goose bumps when I read it.

     

     

    'Homerism' seems to win out, AGAIN, over extreme negativity and irrational pessimism...

    They said devoid of TOP TIER talent and I’d actually have to agree on that, especially with the knowledge of the roster at the beginning of the year.   Cook has definitely shown to be a special talent, some would consider top tier some might consider just a notch below that.  I don’t have him as Saquon/Henry level, but he’s definitely in the next group of RBs. 
     

    At WR, the talent isn’t overwhelming, even with Cooper. 
     

    TE is probably the most disappointing performing group this year and a lot of us were expecting big things from Kincaid.

     

    I will give this staff and the team a LOT of credit though, this team is getting a much better whole than the sum of its parts.  They have played great football as a team (most games), and haven’t put the entire burden on JA17.   I think it’s fair to question if they can do it when it counts the most, but the results thus far have been very impressive.

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    Can you recall two devastating failures on the same weekend?

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    10 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

    they want the 3 peat, so, there is that. with as many and I do say many games the chefs had won that they really should of lost but won due to calls or questionable plays, says it all. those that don't see it are either chefs fans or wearing blinders.

     

    get back to me after the gun sounds and who hoists the lombardi at this years sb.

    Man, they have hyped up the 3-peat, but I think it’s more of making them the “bad guys” because everyone needs somebody to hate.  With Brady and the Pats gone, they need a villain.  Now the question is, do they want to swing one for Buffalo to sell more revenue on that stadium or are they going to try to validate Lamar and send one to Baltimore.   I think the better interest of the league lies with the Bills and making the ticket prices and PSLs sell at a premium for the new stadium.  If they bump the revenue for the Bills they all make more money.   If there’s one thing you should Always follow it’s the money.    I’d bet, if there is a “script” or at least a helping hand for a team, it will favor the Bills this year.   It makes more sense if you think about the loss to Baltimore, it sets up a nice conference final story about them crushing the Bills early in the year.  So even if they lose, the Ravens will have 2 MVP candidates and will only have lost to the eventual SB champs.  Then they can come for more next year. 

    3 hours ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:

    I blame BOTH HCs!

     

    Eberfus was clearly a buffoon who held his star Rookie QB back. But when you’re getting $4.5 M to make end of game decisions,if your final TO is not taken at 0.32 secs, post a 0.33 sec sack…

     

    YOU GOTTA GO… ASAP! 
     

    You are just too ***** stupid to Coach an NFL franchise! 
     

    In the case of the Raiders, what was that clown even trying to do, running a play with 15 ticks and 0 TOs from the 31 yard line? You have a journeyman QB and not named Allen or Mahomes, who has trouble out of the pocket. Which he needs to do, to get that 6 yard out!
     

    Plus Spags is defending from the outside in, so you throw farther than 5 yards… in bounds… you’re dead! NO time left.

     

    KICK YOUR ***** 47 YARD FG! 

    Ok, but in defense of Pierce, the kicker had already missed 3 FGs, getting it closer wasn’t THAT dumb.

    Brock Purdy- Shoulder Injury

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    If he’s healthy enough to go, you have to play the guy.  It’s the starting QB, if he can protect himself and make the expected throws, regardless of discomfort, he’s gotta be out there.   No excuses.  How many times have we seen JA and other greats beat up, but out there for the team?  Purdy isn’t on that level, but he’s the starter, he’s gotta go out there if he can.

    AFC playoff race

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    On 11/26/2024 at 9:05 AM, Utah John said:

    Beane built the Bills to beat the Chiefs.  Look at what the Chiefs do well, and then look at our defense.  Fast, on the small side overall, cohesive zone pass defense.  Not built to stop a Mack truck coming through the line. I don't think we'll face the Chiefs until the AFC championship assuming both teams make it that far, but I sure do hope some other team takes on Baltimore for us.
     

    By the way, in last night's game there was a Poona Ford sighting.  He was playing very well for the Chargers after what Joe Buck called a wasted year in Buffalo. What happened that held him back here?  He looks like the big body athlete we never seem to have at DT.

    I don’t know why, but Ford was just not good here, I think everyone left that relationship disappointed.

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