Bob in STL

Time to end that

True. So you take the better football player, the one with the best chance of helping, that was/is McConkey.

But, but, but, contested catches. They wasted a premium pick on a guy who's forte is a low probability play that you don't want to rely on. Who picks a player for contested catch skills when you need to replace Diggs? I am sure the excuse could be they have a slot guy in Shakir. McConky can be used multiple ways and so can Shakir. McConky is faster, quicker, better feet, better hands, smarter, better routes, a dedicated football player, and he gets open all the time ...

He has twice as much experience now.

dont forget the secondary

I was a complete nervous reck during the game. Beating KC has become an obsession. This time we played really good defense for most of the game, sometimes even great defense. Mahommes had one of his worst passing days ever, in no small part due to our defense today. Hairston has guys covered like glue. Bishop was amazing. Losing Hoecht is a major loss. Allen, Cook 3, and Kincaid were all very good. Play calling not great at times. I am taking the DUB.

I will call it a good win and a warm up for next week. Great game for Cook and the run blockers. Great game for the defense too. Concerned about Oliver. Hoecht and Hairston will help them. The passing game is still not there. Allen talked about timing and his feet, I think his receivers are not very good. Shakir and Kincaid is all he has. They need to be better next week with KC in town.

The 2024 draft looks poor. Coleman and Bishop need to step up. Neither are solid starters. The 2025 might be a good one if Hairston becomes a real CB#1. Walker, Hancock and Hawes have flashed potential as well. The rest of it driven by cap management decisions. Since 2023 Beane has improved the OL but has not found enough help at WR. His inability to find impact players on defense is his biggest problem. Is this fireable? Not to me. Most of you guys do not follow the Sabres. Give Pegula a chance to change GMs and I fully expect he will blow it in a big way.

Good. The plan is working then.

I am not convince we have CB#1 on the roster. The secondary is not very good.

Terry will only ruin things trying to replace Beane/McDermott. Look at the Sabres. Terry destroyed that team to the point that no good players, coaches, or Front Office will go there. Everyone here in Bills Land needs to admit that Terry got lucky with the Bills and his chances of hiring better people are close to ZERO. Thank you for your service and best wishes to you.

I agree that the end arounds when you need 1 yard are bad calls. Would like to see a few Allen runs that are planned run pass options. Seems like we stropped doing that.

I don't think its true. He substitutes Cook a lot. When Cook get a slot of carries people complain that he isn't going hold up for playoffs. When Cook is not out there for a big play they complain about that.

Allen does not have enough talent around him. He has Cook, Shakir and Kincaid. The rest is mediocre stuff. The defense needs impact players at every level but especially in the secondary. Take a rest, get back to work, and keep the faith.

The problem with moving on is that you have Terry Pegula making the change and bringing in the new guys. Terry is a nice guy but he got lucky and struck gold with McDermott and Bean. With the Sabres he can't find good hockey management and its going on 15 long and painful years, an NHL record for poor performance with no playoffs.