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Here is some salient text from Jim's conclusion: Allen didn’t play his best football game, and neither did the Bills’ offense. The Chiefs overpowered the Bills’ offensive line at times while Allen felt the pressure of needing to do more. There were also numerous times in which Chiefs players appeared to benefit from officiating calls and no-calls. The offensive game plan by Brady was solid – but early in the game, Allen didn’t take what the defense gave him. He pressed. He reached. He tried to make plays rather than reading and reacting and taking the completions that were available to him. Admiringly, Allen has transformed himself into an MVP-level player, and in doing so, he changed the way he plays the game.... The evidence tells me that Allen and the Bills franchise will one day bring the Lombardi Trophy to Buffalo. Returning and developing this team, with these coaches, is the very best beginning to that end.

Hey, in this age of AI "content" it's nice to read something with a real human drawing a parallel a computer would never make: Someone once asked George Carlin what it felt like to do cocaine. His response was succinct: “It makes you feel like doing more cocaine.” That’s what being a sports fan is like. Brilliant. F*** the machines, f*** the Chiefs.

Those were awesome and I literally laughed out loud! Thanks!

This definitely hurts more than not making the playoffs — that's a ***** feeling but you never get your hopes up too much so the failures don't cut as deep.

I think his records will get him into the HOF — even without a championship. Rivers didn't rewrite the record book like Allen is doing. But it pains me to say it that I think Allen is a tick less clutch than Mahomes. To be clear, I think Allen is great but I think Mahomes is more consistently just a hair greater in the playoffs. Flame away...

Yes, many of us wanted BTJ. None of us are pro scouts but he had the size and speed and (in his 2023 year) the college production. I bet the 2025 3rd rounder we used for Cooper would've gotten us close to where we needed to be for BTJ. Would anyone take Coleman and Cooper (given his age and salary) over 5 years of BTJ? Why are fans drinking beer making better picks than pro scouts and a GM?

Never gonna happen, especially as he just signed on with a college team but I wouldn't be against it if he got a good O coordinator. We've seen all there is to see with MdD vs Reid in the playoffs.

"Choke" is perhaps too strong (as others have said) but far, far from the best Josh we've seen. Mahomes was better and more clutch.

I think McDermott is a good but not great coach. He's a defensive specialist but our defense cannot stop our greatest adversary in the playoffs. Is drafting and FA partly to blame — meaning we don't have enough talent? Sure, but I don't buy for a second that Beane drafts players and signs FAs without Sean's input and direction. We probably have seen more of Josh's prime years than we will see going forward. I don't know who the replacement should be but I have little faith that McDermott can beat Reid in the playoffs.

I'm not saying Worthy is great or will be but I think at this point, YES, I would trade him for Coleman. He turns those short swing passes and screens into consistent 8-yard gains. That's big. His outside speed is just too fast. I hope he doesn't turn into more but he may. Coleman is not consistently offering anything substantial. I suppose that could change next year but I fear KC is out-drafting us with WRs and D lineman. I hope I'm wrong but tonight when it mattered — the 2025 AFCC — Worthy had a greater impact by a considerable margin.

What's additionally troubling is that Knox is a $14,568,000 cap hit in 2025 with only ($2,404,000) in savings if we cut him ($16,972,000 dead money). So we have two TEs whom we've invested a lot of draft capital and money into and neither is dominant. Both flash and have very good moments but neither has been consistently top tier. I hope Kincaid steps up in year 3. Like most people, I thought he would turn into something special by the end of this year and he hasn't. The good news is overall our offense had out-performed expectations. So it's unusual that our two tight ends have underperformed. Maybe teams are not worried about our boundary guys and keying in more on the middle and short passes and that's why our TEs are not doing great.

Good to see Bills fans treated him with class. I hate hearing stories about fans dumping beer on or fighting with opposing fans. Great to see he sees our home-game experience as the best he's encountered in the league.

I think the ball control aspect helps us be multiple and harder to defend on O. Given our win total and franchise records for points and TDs this year — despite not having an elite receiver — I'd say it's working.

I will not be ashamed of this team and organization if we lose Sunday. But I will still be heartbroken.

(Did a Search and did not find and thought it deserved its own space. Mods, please merge with another thread if you think that's where it belongs.) Just read an article about the exchange between Lamar and Josh after the game. After Josh Allen ended the game with a kneel down, the Bills quarterback made a beeline for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. As the two embraced, the quarterbacks could be seen exchanging messages. Nothing was caught on camera, but Jackson shared what he told the Bills quarterback following the win. Jackson’s message? Go win. “Great players recognize greatness,” Jackson told the media following the Ravens’ loss. “We both recognized each other, you know? But I told him, ‘Man, go get something, go win something, man. MVP, Super Bowl, do something. I want him to be successful.” I know we're supposed to hate the Ravens but my respect for Lamar, which was already quite high for his playing ability, shot up after reading this. Was it just optics and done to look good? Maybe, but I doubt it. After the monumental weight of a huge playoff loss, MVP-caliber players are emotional and say what they're feeling, I would strongly suspect. https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2025/01/ravens-lamar-jackson-has-two-word-message-for-bills-josh-allen-following-divisional-round.html

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Indeed. A fruit basket full of ripe loserfruit.

What's Anderson's charity?

Texans D impressive so far. Do they have the guys behind Collins to catch balls though?

24-20 Bills My guess is both Ds play tighter and give up fewer points than expected.

Lots of us thought Dawkins was out of shape based on his off-season vids, but he's a great example of a guy who doesn't look athletic who is. Great game and season. Hope he and the line can keep it up for three more weeks.

Very glad to see KC is just 22nd overall at just 53.85%. But I think those bastards step it up in the playoffs. Hope not but they play their best this time of the year.

Nobody circles the Bills practice facility like Eli Ankou.

Or how a guy paying alimony looks at an ex-wife who just might get married to a new guy.

Thanks. I had the game in the background on a laptop so I didn't follow much of it and missed that.