Chaos

If Allen has an average NFL QB game we lose half the time because the combined coaching and rest of roster is nfl average. Fortunately this only happens a couple of times per season. Part of the Pats loss was being out coached.

Really not sure I have seen a lot of panic. Frustration yes. But mostly there seems to be a recalibration of expectations that the the season is past the quarter poll. The reality is the record of the 4 opponents the Bills have beaten is 3-13. The one team who beat us 3-2. I think the loss to the Patriots feels like it fits part of the pattern is consistent with the Bills failing in the playoffs. Part of that pattern is blundering a chance at the number 1 seed each year by losing games it probably should have won. Another part of the pattern is beating up on the truly awful teams like the Jets. My personal expectations were the Bills will certainly reach the playoffs, and we will see what happens after that. That is still my personal opinion. I also believe it represents a consensus opinion. The good news is the AFC has no teams breaking out, and the recent powerhouses, the Chiefs and Raven's floundering. A win this past week, would have been the mark of the time of team who can step on the challengers throats in route to winning it all. This opportunity was missed. Missed opportunities is part of the pattern. It is fair for people to be disappointed we missed the opportunity.

We are committed to following a load management strategy to be rested for the run to the Super Bowl that never happens. What does happen is we squander just enough games to not be first seed. Having said that , in the current season the abscence of a breakout team and an apparently soft remaining schedule leaves the bills in number 1 seed hunt.

Tomlin also won a SB with the same QB. Manning, Brady orBen went to the super bowl practically every year for like 20 years. Great coaches don't squander great QBs.

Average is pretty good for a second year qb with a new coach, a new system and limited weapons. The interesting question is how much better is Maye than Ryan Tannehill and will Vrabel be able to capitalize on that degree of improvement.

shoulda kept Diggs, changed coaches

thats all she wrote folks.

diggs with the dagger

why is davis in instead of cook. is it his turn or something

the bills are the greatest QB in the nfl. admist a mid-level (at best) coaching staff, and a mid-level NFL roster. Its all on him. If he has an off game, we lose, its that simple.

this is humiliating

team finally succeeded in dragging Allen down to their level.

Defense is bored.

Diggs came to embarras the coach who frustrated him

stop the presses. We schemed a guy wide open.

based on penalties one of these teams seems very poorly coached

i know any criticism will draw "its early" scorn. But this looks like two evenly matched teams so far.

apparently the refs are here to make sure we line up properly

we dont want to be one of those cheap yard teams scheming players wide open

Ciarlo just feels like that kind of guy that surprises everyone and becomes an NFL star. Separately, Bills really probably are better off if they dont give up 80 yards rushing to Maye.

This guy Josh Allen was rushed into starting 11 games his rookie year. He seems to be developing fine despite the rush. I am certain analysis would show that the majority of the highly successful QBs started their rookie seasons. The "coaches" who are hanging on to "QBs are rushed", are the kind of guys who Billy Beane fired on the Athletics, because despite their massive confidence and long experience, they were simply wrong.

Well, you didn't really read what I wrote before. I literally pointed out that no ones children are starving because someone did not get to watch their favorite sportiing event. And you are simply rationalizing, and either don't understand the difference between rationalization and justification, or just don't want to understand the difference.

You are absolutely correct that stealing is stealing and stealing is ethically and morally wrong. In this case, no one's children are starving because they did not get to watch their favorite sporting event. There is no moral ambiguity here. Rationalizers pretend they are justifying things, but they are confused or not honest with themselves.

If McDermott, Babich and and Brady feel uncomfortable and coach like they are uncomfortable until they have the #1 seed locked up, the Bills will be in the Super Bowl this year. If they are comfortable with their roster, their playbooks and playcalling from day 1, they will still win the division, but their chances of being the Super Bowl will be less than 20%. They literally need to get out of their comfort zone to get to the next level.

How to know if it is because talent was "developed" or the talent being better identifed at the start.