JohnNord

The reason Mahomes was skittish was because there were 4 monsters pressuring him and an athletic secondary who could cover with 7. There was no confusion

It’s because Kincaid is bad blocker and can’t play on the line. He’s a liability in the run game, offers next to nothing pass blocking, and is not good on screens. He is athletic and a good route runner but Bills have struggled to put him in enough good matchups. They almost have to use him as a slot WR - same position as the best receiver on the team. That’s why he doesn’t get the snaps when Knox is healthy. He just doesn’t seem to fit in the Bills offense

This. There’s the pride factor and him wanting to justify a 1st pick that he’s gotten some heat over. I’m not sure they could even get a 3rd for him. Plus it’s not like Kincaid has been a disaster overall. He’s just not the difference maker they expected and his return is nowhere near the investment in his pick. The crazy thing is Buffalo would have been so much better selecting Sam LaPorta or Michael Mayer.

He wrong on most but though He’s right… the Bills didn’t play soft zone coverage. It was a lot of man in the first half. Nearly 41% for the game which is way higher than usual

This wasn’t the issue against Kansas City.

He looked worse than he did in the Super Bowl versus Tampa. The common equation was a lot of pressure - especially up the middle

It’s the same defensive philosophy. Philly just had better talent to pull it off. Also, let’s not forget that Kansas City and Mahomes probably played their worst game in years..maybe their worst game ever. It was a rarity

They ran M2M defense on nearly 41% of the plays and it was way less effective than their zone. They stay in man longer than they should because Elam is not good at zone

The OP is so wrong in his assessment it’s not even funny

Um so….This isn’t correct at all. It’s completely WRONG. Buffalo came out playing man to man defense not a soft zone against Kansas City. They played 41% Cover 1 which is the highest they’ve ever run in the postseason. So your “soft zone” excuse just hit the skids. It’s wrong. Cover 1 was the game plan and it blew up once Benford went out of the game. They only slowed KC when they ran zone. Benford and Douglas aren’t press corners. They can press, but it’s not their strength. They are zone corners. You know who is a press corner? Kaiir Elam who was the worst player on the field. The sticky coverage by Philly did take away the quick game but the pass rush also got there. Pressure and Coverage working together. To say that talent wasn’t a factor in Philly’s performance is delusional. They could run a style of defense that Buffalo doesn’t excel at. But yeah… they ran “soft zone”

Exactly. That’s why I find it surprising that some Bills fans expected them to shut down Kansas City. The defense struggled all season why they couldn’t get turnovers and this is largely due to a lack of of a pass rush and poor play in the secondary. Fortunately I do think the new coaching hires indicate that the defense will be multiple Sure but Elam was drafted around the same spot as Mitchell 2 years earlier and the Bills elected to bypass DeJean for a questionable pick in Keon Coleman. You can’t miss on these picks the way Buffalo has

Rush 4. Cover 7. This is the Sean McDermott defense. Sadly for most of his tenure this hasn’t played out. There are a few exceptions at the beginning of the 2022 and 2023 season. When they get home with 4 it’s a different defense. But lack of pressure, coupled with a slower, unauthentic secondary has resulted in poor performances. The Bills are in a position where they really need an edge and a stud to play inside next to Oliver.

Really, it goes back to the Bengals divisional loss when it became clear that Gabe Davis wasn’t a good enough WR2. We knew at the end of 2022 that the Bills needed a fast WR that could get separation. Beane decided not to upgrade, believing that Davis’ insistency was due to unity. Instead of drafting speed and separation at WR, he chose Dalton Kincaid believing he could be a big Cole Beasley “weapon.” After trading Diggs, their biggest need was a WR with speed and separation. They drafted the slowest WR with the least separation. Now what’s one of the biggest needs on the team? A WR with speed and separation. I’m hoping Brady realizes this and persuades Beane to finally draft at least one WR type that we need.

I hate the DL rotation but I think you’re starting to see that wane given how much Oliver and Rosseau were playing last season. The problem is they just continually miss at finding those “dawgs” so it’s back to cheap veterans and draft picks who never develop. It helps when the receivers like Diggs or Kincaid actually make catches when you need them to

More context. The Eagles WHIFFED badly by selecting Jalen Raeger over Justin Jefferson. Roseman knew he f’ed up so he took a big swing and landed AJ Brown. This is what Buffalo needs to do at Edge. Roseman took big swings and didn’t miss.

Yeah… that’s not going to happen. It would take a failure to make the playoffs for his seat to be warm. I’m certain Terry is going to let Beane and McDermott finish out their contract as long as they keep winning

Ownership isn’t as reactive as the fans here. They will get a few more seasons

I think that Buffalo knows they have to improve the WR talent. I was very annoyed they didn’t do most in the draft last season.

Tonight’s game was all about the Philly roster. Almost every starter on defense was a Howie Roseman draft pick. There were 2 DT’s selected in consecutive years and two rookie CB’s both who had strong games. The best player on the field was Josh Sweat - a former 4th round draft pick. Meanwhile, in the same time Buffalo drafted high round busts like Kaiir Elam and Boogie Basham who were frequent healthy scratches, average talent like AJ Epinesa, and a good but not great pass rusher in Greg Rosseau. Then you have rotational players like AJ Epinesa, DeWayne Carter, and Javon Solomon. The difference between the Buffalo and Philly defense was getting much better return on the draft capital spent on defense.

I noticed. It happened it a couple of time and one of his punts led to a decent return due to lack of hang time. I’m not really sure a punt inside the 10 versus a touchback makes much difference tonight.

That is their plan. I am sure internally Buffalo was realistic about where their roster was, which is why Beane publicly called it a reset year. He was tempering expectations compared to the past few years. Despite the reset, they finished better than the years where the team was a preseason contender. As a result, most of the positions are locked up and a good portion of the roster will return. Beane and McDermott know that this is kind of their second window. I expect them to try to add some talent over the next two offseasons. So their future depends on what happens after

Horrible take

Unfortunately this was a smart move by the Jets. Aaron Glenn knows the deal with Rodgers and he wasn’t going to let him mess with the locker room. Pittsburgh might be the only decent landing spot for Rodgers. They are tanking…it very well could be Tyrod Taylor

come on man. Special Teams haven’t been a very great unit for 2 seasons. Look at the miscues over the past 2 months of the season: - 9 men on the field for a punt block vs LAR - Fake punt conversion versus DEN - long punt return versus KC That’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. It doesn’t take into account Bass’s kicking issues or the numerous screw ups last season. This is a good move

He wasn’t a sacrificial lamb… just bad at his job for 2 years straight.