Mike R

These were questionable signings for the money without the suspensions. These are rotational part time players with no history of exceptional play. Now they each miss the first 6 games? Even if the Bills had a lot of cap space and money to throw around it would be dumb. But the Bills are up against the cap and are over paying players that are suspended. Beane has lost his mind. Huge waste of money on a tight budget when you have holes to fill and your own players to re sign.

You nailed it. The loose coverage off the LOS is what allows Mahomes and other good qb’s to complete quick easy passes and negates the pass rush. It’s maddening to watch the Bills third and long plays on defense.

I love James Cook. But the Bills shouldn’t pay him 15 mil. a year. He has one more year on his rookie contract. Either keep him for one more year or trade him. The Bills use running backs like defensive lineman. They rotate in and out. I thought Cook should have played a lot more against the Chiefs. The Bills have 2 good back up running backs and this years draft is supposedly loaded with good backs. As much as I like Cook, the Bills could trade him and try to land Myles Garret. If they keep him and pay him he needs to be the featured back and play most of the game. He’s not even our third down back and Ray Davis is very good. Josh and the offense can get by with out him. The defense needs help bad. With a tight budget and other needs I would not pay top dollar for a running back.

Not only did the Eagles d line dominate and get pressure on Mahomes they played much tighter defense in coverage. Part of the Bills problem is the loose coverage that gives the qb a chance to make quick easy throws to wide open receivers before the d line even gets close to them. The Bills have a problem on defense.

This. Our defensive philosophy of playing so far off the receivers negates the pass rush. Good qb’s just dump the ball off quick for easy completions to wide open receivers. McD’s defense is predicated on playing back, keeping everything in front of you and making the tackle forcing you to play mistake free football the length of the field. Eventually there is a penalty, dropped pass, or a fumble or interception. It works against bad teams in the regular season. Doesn’t work too good against good teams in the playoffs. You have to mix in some blitzing and tight coverage or no pass rusher is getting to the qb. McD’s defense in the playoffs is horrible. If that’s what we continue to play then at least provide Josh with weapons to score 40 points a game because that’s what it’s going to take in the playoffs with this defense.

McD still ran the most conservative prevent defense in history and allowed the Chiefs to easily march down the field unopposed for the tying fg. It was the most conservative scared playcalling ever and cost the Bills the game. I’ll never forgive him for it as Josh was the most dialed in qb and was playing out of his mind. Shameful waste of a golden opportunity to win the Super Bowl. I’ll never forgive him for it. Although he has improved and become much more aggressive than he used to be, he still reverts to this defense in critical tense situations during games. I am also tired of playing good defense on first and second down only to play way off the ball and give up third and long, over and over and over again. I’m not sure he can ever get them to the big game with conservative play calling on defense with the game on the line.

“Upper body injury”

The Colts have a very good o line and a good running back. The Bills seem to have no answer for that. I watched the Colts o line dominate a good Pittsburgh defense. I think we lose to the Chiefs and 49ers but beat Seattle. 49ers and Chiefs both have good defenses and offenses and are more physical.

I’ve said the same for years. Play your best players. The rotating d line has not worked and is a waste of money. Year after year the d line lets them down in the playoffs. It’s never resulted in “fresh legs” or less injuries. It’s the same with the running backs. Every time a running gets warmed and starts to make plays they get benched. It does attract free agent d lineman though. They get paid millions to play part time.

5’-10” and 205 lbs. No way he is 205.

There is a lot of turnover and new players this year that have to step up and replace the vets we lost. there might be some growing pains but the Bills needed to get younger and faster and did. With Josh the Bills can win any game. Just need the defense to stop crumbling in big moments. Stop giving up third and long on a regular basis. The coaching and game management need to improve in big games. We need Rousseau and Von and Oliver to wreak havoc on the d line to help the new safeties and create some turnovers.

The Bills at least need a semi competent qb who can hold the fort down and protect the ball if Josh has to miss a few games. They have been very lucky that Josh is so durable. A Tyrod Taylor type who can go .500 playing a conservative game that lets your defense give you a chance. None of the back up qb’s the Bills have had behind Allen give them any chance to win a game and Trubisky looks awful. There has to be someone available that is better.

Growing up in wny, none of my family were Bills fans. I loved playing sports and the season when OJ broke the rushing record is when I became hooked. I was only about 9 years old but remember every morning walking to school I would run like OJ avoiding cracks in the sidewalk and juking left and right. I do admit I lost interest during the Hank Bullough era. (I think that’s his name). The Bills were horrible. But as soon as they became competitive again, I was a die hard fan since. Its a curse I have passed onto my kids and my wife. I just want them to win one Super Bowl. Unfortunately I think they blew that chance with 13 seconds. They should have beaten the Giants in their first Super Bowl appearance. They were clearly the better team and got completely out coached. They partied too hard and were unprepared. McDermott is a good coach but he will never win it all. For some reason he completely falls apart in the playoffs and goes into panic mode. Nothing good ever happens when he calls a time out. But I still love the Bills and Josh Allen and watch every game. I just have to temper my expectations because they find the most Billsy ways possible to lose the big games in the most heartbreaking fashion.

I agree. They need big fast receivers. The top pick should be the best receiver available period. They are stuck with Diggs for 2 more years and his production really fell off at the end of the year. He was a no show against KC. He is still good but I’m not a fan of his head games, yelling at Josh last year, silent all offseason, not talking to the press after bad games, cryptic tweets. At the beginning of the year he was yelling and carrying on after every catch and getting in defenders faces. He easily could have been called for taunting. Emotionally, he seems a child and his ridiculous fashion clothes are annoying. Second half of the season he didn’t seem all in. He repeatedly takes himself out of games even on third downs and was not as emotionally charged up. Maybe he had an injury we don’t know about but he wasn’t getting separation like he usually does.

Maybe 2 big fast wide receivers on rookie contracts. No matter who McD gets on defense they fold in the big games. Get Josh all the weapons they can and let him go nuts.