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But Beane didn’t pick either one of them. Do we give McD credit for the 2017 draft? .

Can we trade a couple regular season wins for playoff wins?

As a 7th seed and scored 3 points. Oh and needed a miracle win by Cinci. But yeah, they did.

I don’t think anyone can honestly say that. We could win a Super Bowl this year. Really depends on how many picks Beane hits on this year.

Hope so!

Ahh. Lucky duck.

He didn’t have the talent on defense in Denver that he has in Miami. This is not ideal.

No way around it, this sucks. Fangio is an excellent DC. Better than Frazier IMO.

I just hope we have a quality backup option in case he doesnt make the jump that Beane seems to think he's going to make.

Offensive Line is the clear poll winner, which shows that even a bunch of fans can see the big problem. The odd thing is that Beane said protecting Josh was a priority last season and then proceeded to literally just sign an old castoff guard and nothing else. Does anyone here think McD & Co get into the playoffs without Josh Allen? Maybe they do - as the 7th seed. Now that I think about it, the Bills sans Allen are essentially the Dolphins.

The game is at 6pm so you would be doing those things in the dark.

Your argument is basically “Our coaches and GM can’t evaluate talent well enough to see the hidden gems in players, but don’t blame them”. The fact that Hodgins had 5 people in front of him when he was WR2 or WR3 quality is the literal point! Wow.

I respect your opinion but I just don’t think Hamlin had anything to do with it. They were flat long before Hamlin, and the we’re getting overpowered by Cinci in that first matchup before Hamlin went down.

I think the 9ers beat them. They kind of remind me of the 2020 Bills.

Two teams that were 9-8 made the AFC playoffs. You really don’t have to play all that well to make it. They didn’t play well the week before that either. Heck, they haven’t really played well since October. The Bills could go 17-0 in the regular season and I wouldn’t give two craps about that if it meant watching them lose in the playoffs again. There are no regular season championships.

I guess I don’t care about regular season record that much. The Rams we’re 12-5 and won the Super Bowl last season. We have been 13-3 for two of the last three seasons and have jack squat to show for it. The only season I care about now is the postseason. And we have not done well in the postseason. Think about all the coaches with good regular season records and no Super Bowls. I don’t want that to be us.

As horrible as they were, I don't think Kim's health or the Tops shooting or a hot game, nor a snow storm had anything to do with the team crapping the bed. I remain convinced that last season (2021) was our year. We were CLICKING in the playoffs like i've never seen before. And it was stolen by some of the worst end of game coaching I've ever seen.

Those 3 games are worth more than the 50 games. Belichick isnt considered the greatest coach of all time because he won a bunch of regular season games. Its those hands covered in diamond studded SB rings that did that.

Yeah that one still stings. There were people on this very forum that knew Creed was going to be a stud.

Yeah I think a lot of people are afraid of a new coach because they fear they might be worse than what we have now. They could be, but they also could be better. In addition to your examples of Dungy and Reid, the Patriots fired Pete Caroll who had a winning record and 3 playoff games with them... to hire Bill Belichick. The 49ers also fired a multiple NFCCG and SB coach... and now they have one of the brightest minds in the game today who has had them in 3 of the last 4 NFC Championship games.

I'm aware. We all know what happened. The point was that the leaders of the team did not have the foresight to see these things coming. That's, again, the point. The best NFL coaches and executives "see the future" so to speak. You don't get a lot of money because you see the obvious. You don't become a hall-of-fame GM or coach because you pick or keep players after they're already studs. You become the legend by being so good at your job that you know who to cut or trade when, and know it won't bite you in the butt. Why not? Did we try? We didn't cut him, his contract was just up. Did we try to sign him for a similar number? I don't know.

I'm not either. But its either scheme (coaching) or players. Those are the only two options. And both come down to McD/Beane, whether they don't have the right players, or the right scheme. Watching Cinci these last two playoff runs have been impressive. Their D is not as good as ours in the regular season, but come playoff time they just go wild. And the top-tier offenses (like KC and the Rams last year) don't seem to phase them.

I feel like "debacle" (even though its not technically the definition) gives the feeling of fluke or "wont happen again". But it does keep happening again. - The infamous Deshaun Watson non-sack that lost the Texans playoff game - 13 seconds - Playing 10 yards off WR's on 3rd and 4 and generally getting abused all game against Cinci. This is no longer a fluke or momentary lapse. This is a habit. This is a trend. This is the "norm" for playoff Bills defense I think a lot of us are tired of hearing about how well the Bills defense does in the regular season when they are just going to crap the bed in the playoffs. We have given up 27 or more points in 3 straight playoff games. We have given up at least 24 points in 5 of the last 7 playoff games. Its great that the defense performs well in the regular season but what does it matter if they consistently crap the bed in the deep playoffs? Frustrating. .

I just don't think firing Frazier will do anything. This is McD's defense. (Ask a Carolina fan)

Sorry but you're not going to twist my words and use this odd logic to get me into a debate. I never said he was a #2. Daboll signed Hodgins to his 53 man roster. We kept him on the PS. Daboll started Hodgins. We (even when activated) barely let him see the field. Daboll saw Hodgins as a #3. We saw him as a #5 or #6. And im not sure if you noticed, but with Kumerow on IR, Crowder on IR, and Davis limping with his ankle... we were just as thin at WR. I don't really know what to make of the Bills talent recognition and scouting in general right now. We have a good roster, but we also have an All-Pro Guard in Cleveland that was on our team, a starting WR in NY that was on our team, Hughes had a stellar year in Houston (9 sacks, 10 QB hits, 2 Forced Fumbles, 10 tackles for loss), we signed castoff O-linemen, and we let go of Beasley, Klein and Brown just to bring them right back mid-season.