JohnNord

I think we all overreact to the final results on Sunday to an absolute extreme. Josh Allen looked like crap and threw 3 INT’s against the Jets in Week 1, we assume the Bills will look like crap all year along and he’ll lead the league in INTs. The Bills look like world-beaters by destroying Miami in Week 4, we assume every week is going to be an onslaught and that the team will never lose. Since the Bills struggled to beat the Giants means they will struggle against similar teams and get blown out by good ones Kansas City. The Bills at 6-0 vs. The Bills at 4-2, probably doesn’t mean that much in Week 7 in terms of Super Bowl aspirations. So much can still happen in a season resulting a negative or positive result and what happens one week, doesn’t necessarily carry over into the next.

I think it’s a bit of an overreaction IMO. The Bills have won more games than almost every other team in the NFL the past 4 seasons. Obviously they haven’t won a Super Bowl but we all know what happened… the thing is to win a SB you really need to have a lot go right. There are many years where the best team that season hasn’t won’t a SB or even made it there. I know you’re not in this boat, but thing that people who demand firing one of the most successful coaches in team history fail to realize is that making a move doesn’t ensure that things get any better. There are people who have said the Bills should fire McDermott and hire someone w/o any HC experience like Ben Johnson in Detroit just because he’s the “hot name.” Plenty of good assistants have made terrible coaches. Everyone wants to point to John Fox in Denver but that situation is an outlier. When SD fired Marty, they didn’t fair much better and never made it out of the playoffs. Marty’s firing in itself is somewhat of an outlier as well. Besides this whole point is moot, because the chances of a McDermott firing are slim-to-none considering he re-signed a new deal.

I’ve been impressed so far. They have not been perfect but have done about as well as we could have hoped. I am a little concerned with their run defense and their pass defense. It seemed like a missed tackles resulted in one of the big Barkley runs and also I noticed Wandale Robinson was consistently finding open spots in their zones to move the chain. Overall I’ve been encouraged

This is the ultimate troll job by Gungy

This really isn’t any sort of surprise. All of the talk last year was improving the run game and finding slot options with YAC to counter the 2 high looks. The offense has improved in these areas but not as much as everyone would like. Certainly not enough to make teams pay. I think the problem is partly on coaching…also on Josh to do a better job with making the right decision at the right time, and on the receivers to get into the right spots in the defense. It’s only week 6….theres still time

He was beaten down the field by Slayton on man-to-man coverage. It was fairly high profile. He also got called for the PI. Other than that, I think he did ok. He was t a train wreck and not a player constantly targeted as he was last week

Last season kind of changed my outlook overall. I remember a Patriots fan saying “the season doesn’t start until December” and when you look at 2022 he was right. It doesn’t matter if your record is 13-3 as the #2 seed in the playoffs. The home field is nice but winning a road playoff game is far from impossible. I just want to see this team firing on all cylinders and going into the postseason strong. If they aren’t the #1 seed, I could really care less whether they are #2 or #7

Given his contract, it’s fair to want more from Knox. He has flashed so much potential at times and he’s improved quite as a blocker. For this reason, the Bills bet on potential. It paid off with Josh and Ed Oliver. Has not really paid off with Knox…yet

Good poll. I think all these coaches will be on the hot seat come seasons end. Eberfluss is the most likely not to make it out of the season. I think he’s a goner and his GM Ryan Poles should be on the chopping block as well. He had an opportunity for a complete rebuild and after year 3, and has little to show for it. He’s also made some goofy moves IMO like devoting a lot of his cap to signing Edmunds and Edwards. Holding 2 high picks in 2024, the Bears are in a position where they can do the same thing but under a different GM. A great situation to walk into. Out of all these teams, San Diego is the most desirable given the QB situation. Given the lousy job he’s done as GM the past few years, it does make you wonder if he still complete control over roster/drafting as he had in NE

I shed a few watching that QB play, for sure

Wouldn’t be surprised if he misses a few weeks which could explain the signing of Fournette. My guess is it’s a PS squad spot

I think it’s a mix of matchups and defense getting the upper hand early on. As the season goes on, I feel you’ll see a counter and wouldn’t be surprised to see the three teams you mention shape up into top form in December

To be fair, that is Daboll’s thing. He chewed out Josh on the sideline as a rookie and famously during the New England game in 2019. He also did the same thing to Daniel Jones earlier this season.

Pretty much a fair assessment of Tyrod. I remember right after the Bills re-signed him, one of the websites started doing “Quarterback Tiers.” They ranked Tyrod toward the bottom of NFL QB’s in Tier 3 saying you could win with him if you have solid pieces around but on his own he couldn’t carry an offense. I remember thinking it was BS because he was OUR QB, but it retrospect it was spot on. The Jacksonville game is what solidified it for me, as the defense went balls out and he couldn’t find a way to get the Bills into the end zone.

I think that 6 games into the season is way too early to make a definitive statement on Hardy. The touchdown last night and the long pass he caught versus Jacksonville shows that he can make plays and just needs to be given opportunities. I’m not sure he’s had that in Buffalo. The difference is that McKenzie had many opportunities to show what he can do. He flourished as a “gadget” receiver but showed that he wasn’t strong enough to be a full time slot WR. So I think Hardy is capable of doing more…he just hasn’t been target much.

He’s a bit extreme in his assessment. They are not a perfect team offensively and have some flaws which we’ve seen a lot the past few weeks. But if you look how they stack up to the rest of the league, even with these stumbles, they are STILL among the top offensively. They have a lot to work on, no doubt, but to call them “broken” is quite the overreaction

This was the right call because on 4th and 10 from the 35 you really have no other choice. This decision was always going to based on the end-result. Bass misses the kick and people say “why would you not punt the ball?” Had they punted the ball and the Giants scored the GW TD the narrative then becomes “How can you not trust your kicker who missed 1 FG all season long”

Holy overreaction Batman

Of course…but you could say the same thing about every team in the NFL.

Despite the 3 huge injuries this is what has to give you hope as a Bills fan. The pass rush still should be above average which should also help out the secondary. Im still a bit concerned about the rushing defense as Milano and Jones are a huge part of that. I think they may have to make a move at DT or LB. But also hoping we have those guys in January

That was 7 ago… there isn’t a player in the front 7 still on the team. I don’t see any correlation

This means nothing after Week 5

The need to find a way to get the TE’s the ball in the middle of the field. That’s been missing this season. I have faith that it will happen for Kincaid this season

So…who do you move out of the DE room?

I’m glad to see him doing well but I think it’s just an example of a player succeeding in a different situation. None of us shed a tear when Moss was moved. He had opportunities over his first 3 years in Buffalo under 2 different coordinators and he never really broke out. You can argue that he actually regressed in Buffalo.