They blew their best opportunity and rightful next step in their playoff progression. Worst part is they had a mostly healthy and ascending team at playoff time and were just that close to hosting the AFC championship. The sentiment in the original tweet is justified and valid. It’ll be incredibly difficult to gain another opportunity like that especially with the Chiefs likely to be #1 seed again this year.
I think that’s mostly true. (It’s not ageism.) Also:
5. Be underachieving with overall quality talent
6. Most recently failed with a notably young and notably offensive-oriented head coach
I do think it requires multiple check boxes to receive Josina’s “strong consideration.”
Bills have no one to "step up." It's not like Epenesa and Basham are suddenly going to become consistently useful players. The onus lies with the coaches as this will be a collective, schematic effort.
Bucs felt on the brink of collapse. But in a division so close (bad), they’re suddenly on the brink of a playoff run. NFL fortunes hang by threads of just a few plays.
And so does your puffy ranking!
1. Eagles
2. Cowboys
3. Vikings
4. Bills
5. Chiefs
6. Bengals
7. 49ers
8. Dolphins
9. Ravens
10. Jets
11. Commanders
12. Giants
13. Seahawks
14. Titans
15. Bucs
16. Chargers
17. Raiders
18. Patriots
19. Lions
20. Steelers
21. Packers
22. Browns
23. Falcons
24. Saints
25. Panthers
26. Cardinals
27. Colts
28. Jaguars
29. Bears
30. Rams
31. Broncos
32. Texans
But Allen isn’t aside. He has nearly identical rushing yards to Singletary. He’s been the leading rusher in half their games. And the Bills don’t have a RB with a 100-yard game.
The stat is due to Allen.
That number seems high. Jets are real. They’re young, fiery, and ultra competitive. Bills have to control the lines of scrimmage to allow their skill positions to exploit the youth and bravado. Dawkins’s availability is crucial.
Bills -3.5