JohnNord

They are still 6-8. I don’t think the fact that lost a few one score games really means anything

They were a team that expected to contend for a championship and are sitting at 6-8 on the outside of the playoffs. They already have imploded.

That’s what the coaching staff will certainly be working on. It will help having experienced starters in the secondary back on the field in a few weeks. This unit will never be a top defense but they also aren’t going to give up this many points each week.

That’s what happens in the playoffs - especially against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Philadelphia had the top defense in 2022 and gave up 38 points including a short game winning FG on the final drive in the SB San Francisco had the best defense last season according the PFF and couldn’t stop KC much in the 4th. Also gave up the game winning score. We debunked this narrative to death but the playoff losses to CIN (2023) and KC (2024) wasn’t entirely on the defense. Offense failed to do its part. You need to stop play good complimentary football and to get lucky to win a Super Bowl

Here’s what I’m talking about. Detroit got an incredibly good bounce on this pass. Bernard is in the perfect spot and gets TWO hands on this ball. But it almost goes right to St Brown without him needing to make an adjustment. The missed tackle by Cam who was behind in coverage didn’t help. But my point again is that this play what somewhat flukes and that the defense was mostly in the right spot.

You are actually right. I didn’t notice this during the broadcast:

The Bills should fire McDermott and replace him Bobby F’N Slowik. You know the “hot” OC last season everyone was clamoring for? He’s the OC that wet all over himself this season?

He returned in the 4th quarter

It’s cramps. He should play next week

Overall yes. Glad to see he left the field with cramps and should be good to go next week. I do know that Detroit picked on him a bit by throwing outside to Gibbs and it resulted in a pair of 10+ yard receptions. Romo said he was late getting in position

He’s just adding some context - same way when people bring up opponents injuries when criticizing Buffalo.

There were many people here that wanted to fire McDermott and give Ben Johnson and….Bobby Slowik the keys to the kingdom. Robert 👏 F’N 👏Slowik Hiring Slowick, who has done a horrendous job this season in Houston, would have been the biggest disaster. Yet some here swore by him! As far as Johnson, I think he is an excellent offensive mind that has gone a great job in Detroit. Jury is still out on how he’ll perform as HC.

Elam was fine today. Bishop hasn’t played a lot and players all develop on their own time. Just because a rookie 2nd rounder that is still learning the defense struggled today, doesn’t mean he’s a bust

Ever see Belichick’s record without Brady?

He deserves credit too. Clearly both Beane, McDermott and Brady were all on the same page with what they wanted to do on offense

There’s a lot of truth to this. Many here assumed that by saying he wanted a “balanced offense” McDermott was looking to ground and pound. They also complained “McDermott is taking the air out of the football.” But the pass heavy games called by Dorsey were problematic. Defenses could sit back in Cover 2 to counter the pass and the Bills weren’t good enough to take advantage of weak boxes. The running game had added a new dimension to the offense this season. I also think we need to give a ton of credit to Joe Brady who changed the identity of the offense he inherited last season.

It’s not like Buffalo was playing the top offense in the NFL or anything…

Williams left the game with an injury. He came back in the 4th. And yes, it was better when Williams returned to the defense.

They were picking on Spector and Cole. At some point, they should consider Eddie or Buffalo Joe. Spector struggles when he’s in

Well they got the win against the top offensive team in the NFL. There’s a lot to work on defense as well. I’m sure they will look at the tape and use yesterday as a chance to improve.

The throw to St. Brown was almost a fluke too. Bernard was in position and got hands on the ball but it was thrown so well that it went right to him. One of those right time-right place plays that are almost impossible to duplicate

Well said… I think some people forget that the Bills played the best offense in the NFL today while missing almost their entire secondary.

You mean the best 3rd down defense in the NFL that was also #2 in defensive EPA? He’ll be back by the playoffs

I don’t know - I think it’s tough to kick the ball perfectly like the kick by Detroit today. Also you’re asking your kicker to do a lot. Not only kicking the ball perfectly but also delivering a big collision and possibly coming out of the scum with the football. That’s less than ideal and you don’t want your kicker hurt. I think the new kicking rules make it harder to pull that off. IIRC Pike laid out the Oiler going for the ball and Christie recovered.

It looks very bad on paper but I think the score today was a bit misleading. That long TD pass to Amon was almost a fluke. Bernard got a hand on it but it still went directly to him. Also the Bills were using players like Baylon Spector and Cole Bishop and Detroit picked on both repeatedly. They have a LOT to work on on defense. But enjoy this win