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And you are fine with how those bosses have handled it? By chance are you Steve Tasker or Chris Brown?

Are you on drugs? I never said I want Frazier fired but I asked where the accountability is. He has ran back this same garbage scheme that gets lit up in the playoffs time after time and we are supposed to believe he’s being held accountable? Accountable would be seeing some kind of change in philosophy, in the teams aggressiveness, etc. Instead we’ve gotten served up plates of garbage the last 3 playoff exits, in addition to the Colts and Fins playoff games. I ask again, where is the accountability?

This is fine, but if there is accountability, where is it? The ST got fired for 13 seconds. Frazier has, to be kind, not coached a good defense in the playoffs all things considered. Yet he trots out the same garbage against high powered offensives and we are supposed to believe he’s being held accountable? What proof do we have of that? Where is this accountability you speak of? If anything, they give the man more and more toys to experiment with to get his defense right and they arguably sucked worse than they ever had before in this latest postseason. While Josh Allen gets stuck with Rodger Saffold and Spencer Brown and Isaiah McKenzie. Gimme a *****in’ break here man.

I’m confused as well. So it sounds as if he thinks that we should stick with Frazier cuz basically “it could get worse”? Um. He has a defense stacked with top draft picks and expensive contracts and when they get to the playoffs they might as well be the 2008 Lions or something. Getting lit up every time we play a tough offensive in the playoffs, only exception being the 2020 Ravens who kinda play right into his defensive scheme's strengths. So I guess our Stampeding friend is just fine with giving up around 30 points a game in the playoffs, whether it be to a washed Phil Rivers, Pat Mahomes, Joe Burrow or Skyler Thompson(!). We wouldn’t wanna make a change, or next time we might give up 49 points to the Chiefs in the playoffs, which would be “so much worse” than what Leslie has gifted us.

So we should stick with the guy who has shown he hasn’t the slightest clue how to stop those teams when it really matters? We should be happy with maybe third best in the conference just cuz we were led by even more incompetent buffoons before McD and Frazier showed up? Just be happy we got there, even though we have a generational talent at QB? Ugh.

Obviously this is a joke prissy, but seriously it does feel like some Bills fans will make any excuse for these guys. Davis hurt his hand? And when was this?

He was in that first Jets game and got absolutely manhandled and embarrassed. There is a reason we didn’t see much of him again. He is greatly undersized and this was a huge reach that failed. I’ll be stunned if Terrell Bernard ever makes an impact play in the NFL. If I’m wrong I’d love to to be shown this one day. Seriously.

Once again what I’m seeing is a fan telling themselves stories to feel better. Yes the Bengals had won a bunch in a row, but they weren’t particularly playing great football coming into Buffalo. The defense gave up a lot of plays to a severely limited Tyler Huntley who did not have a very great time last season in his time covering for the missing Lamar Jackson. In fact, if not for a boneheaded Huntley play the Ravens probably win that game. And on offense, the Bengals kinda stunk too. They scored 17 on that side of the ball. They most surely did NOT come into Buffalo playing their best ball. They just played a team with who had neither the talent nor the coaching to take advantage of their weaknesses. And that’s what is scary about this defense. Why wasn’t McDermott asked why they didn’t they didn’t learn from other teams defensive successes? For instance, in the second regular season matchup against Miami, their offense came in sputtering after being exposed against SF and LA. So what does Buffalo do? Not learn a thing from either teams success against Miami, and Tua lights them up. Same thing with Cincy. Both New England in the regular season and Baltimore in the postseason had slowed the Cincinnati offensive attack. So how do the Bills use that to their advantage in this massive game? They don’t of course! Sean McDermott and Leslie Frazier know much better than Bill Belichick and Mike Macdonald. They do things their way! All the way to 27 points which coulda been probably over 40 if necessary and a near total inability to stop the Bengals offense. But yeah, I’m sure the “growth mindset” will show up next year. Right. Maybe we will only get half as defensively embarrassed next year and Josh will play near perfect football and save their behinds! Unlikely.

When people write stuff like what I bolded above it makes me crazy. I have exactly zero memory of anybody ever saying that “year 3, that’s when Greg Rousseau comes alive!” It is just a bunch of hopeful nonsense. I don’t say this to be mean but it drives me nuts. Instead of drafting to help our QB, we likely wasted four picks on bad to JAGish defensive lineman. Lastly, this is an old boring take but I do remember watching some of Rousseau’s college “highlights” and it struck me how cheap so many of his sacks seemed (i.e. QB running into him, a long amateurish play resulting in a sack that you’d never see in the NFL, or him grabbing a sack as a result of another player making a big play to open up a sack for him). In retrospect, it kinda reminds me of when I first saw EJ’s college highlights.

He actually said this? And it was released by the team?

We talking about the guy who was a distraction for basically the entire ‘21 season? That guy? For the record btw before anyone jumps on me I don’t care about how Covid opinions. But to say he’s a team guy after nearly going out of his way to be a distraction is just disingenuous to me.

But then we will only have Dawkins to make silly Twitter videos! And it seems like that is very important to his this team. Certainly more important than running good routes or, you know, catching the ball.

O absolutely yes for sure. I think I said this to my brother during the Cincinnati game, but for *****'s sake do we really truly have a major need for Tyler Matakevich, Taiwan Jones and Jake Kumerow? I mean, give me a break. I know the staff feels that they are special teams marvels, but the funny thing is, I saw a handful of noticeable mistakes by Jones this year which is unacceptable for a guy who is only a special teamer and not a positional player (don't give me the RB garbage). Also, the only time I noticed Matakevich is when he's running off the field. I'm sure they're lovely guys, but they gotta go. If our coaching staff is as great as everybody says it is, then make it work with players who actually have a chance to make plays elsewhere as well, if needed. Just my opinion.

I am a Beastie Boys fan and enjoy the song you reference, but I’m pretty sure the poster is referencing The Beatles song.

So I assume you’re not a fan of Jim Kelly either? Dude took 3 years (and the USFL folding) to come to Buffalo. Didn’t take anything close to that for Shady. As far as personal conduct, do we really wanna go there? I’m sure you idolize ol’ Jimbo, but there are a lot of things floating around out there we probably shouldn’t get into. Now with Hunter and the cancer, he’s had some unimaginably hard times that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. But nonetheless, have still heard things about how personal behavior even since which is disappointing. But yeah, are equally tough on these players or no?

Funny enough they still drafted a defensive player in the first round even in Josh's year (Tremaine Edmunds). Also I agree on keeping Shaq as long as it's reasonable. He seems like a rather affordable role player on the end and I can't imagine he will be asking for anything close to his Dolphins contract.

I personally think its great. Granted I'm a James (or Jim). But I was calling him Jim Cook a little ways back just cuz I found it amusing.

Yeah…why is that? Going to work too much for him? I live in Florida and just in the last few years realized I could listen to WGR and I wondered why he seems to be able to work from home? Are there health issues? Or what is it?

Hey so I don't post much on here, cuz I don't want to add nonsense where none is needed, but I noticed that we've never really gotten any kind of info on Crowder besides the fact that he is on injured reserve. Has anybody heard anything? I know he didn't get a ton of a chance to show what he could do this season, and as of his injury didn't seem to establish a major rapport with Josh, but he was sure-handed as a returner and it couldn't hurt to have another veteran receiver. So what's the deal? Should we assume his career as a Bill is done, or maybe do we get him back late season?

Err. Sexual assault should be an unforgivable sin and not to be joked about. Either in the NFL or day to day life. Now if God wants to forgive him, that’s His call. But what Josh did and what this dude may have done aren’t even in the same conversation.

Ha. I’m very happy that went over well. When I posted it I thought it might’ve been taken as cheesy. But seeing your name and avatar pic with Brando as Kurtz, I couldn’t resist posting something.

You're neither. You're an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill.

I've been here for a long time. I just usually don't post. And I especially don't post a political slanted topic in the Bills section. Perhaps I could introduce you to PPP? I think Randy Travis' politically charged ESPN hot takes would fit better over there perhaps?

Maybe he’s been picking up good vibrations these past few years with the Bills. Wouldn’t it be nice if he did?

So they would have been more exhausted? Well. I don’t think any more exhaustion would’ve produced any worse result so I guess we might as well not blow all our money on a d-line who can’t get it done. Enough of the trying to half ass it with role players in bit parts. Either develop our high picks into impact players or go after a real pass rusher, instead of middling it with Obada, Boogie, AJ and Mario. And Jerry was good at a time, but that time is long past.