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That’s why I think KC will tag him. For the picks. Detroit is a good spot. Their secondary needs help.

This is such a great point! I agree completely about the commercials. They’re getting out of hand. Can you imagine how many more are on the way this offseason? If Taylor Swifts ends up in a commercial with the Chiefs I might puke. Fudge. As for the discussion topics I think because KC is our main obstacle any Bills discussion of being successful will involve them. So be it. If the first page ever gets filled with all KC threads I’ll be on the picket line with you protesting.

I hear ya. Not just here but also every football show seemingly leads with KC headlines. We just have to come to term with KC being a dynasty now. Personally, I try to leave the emotions out of it. They’re at the top and deserve the respect. You can’t beat your opponent if you don’t respect and learn from them. Just my view.

Huh. You realized this is the first year Spags has a top defense for KC right? It’s because of them drafting and developing players like Snead. Spags system didn’t produce him. His ability (along with McDuffie’s) locking up opponents’ receivers is what enabled Spags pressure packages to work so effectively. I hope another team ponies up for his services. Because if he’s back with KC next season expect their defense to keep being one of the best. I mean it’s not unwarranted right? They’ve been the most successful team the last 5-6 years. Winning 3 Championships while not being cap strapped. Drafting and developing players to turnover roster after roster without skipping a beat. That’s admirable. They’ve been better than everyone else at doing that. With a copy cat league like the NFL other teams will try to emulate as they should.

Curious as to why you feel he wouldn’t be a difference maker for other teams? He has proven to be a top corner the last couple of years.

So either KC keeps Snead this upcoming season or gets a 1st round pick in a trade? That’s some bs Superbowl Champion problem right there. Rich stays rich.

Especially for those donuts.

You lost me at ‘wins two’ superbowls. Couldn’t stop laughing.

Exactly! If they had played our starters like the previous two playoff games things would’ve turned out differently…oh wait.

The issue with criticisms is it’s never Allen. He’s self aware and knows he needs to be better. It’s the fans, and particularly fans on this board. They act like he IS above being criticized.

Not surprised at all. Bills and the media were talking so much about how it’s Mahomes first playoff game on the road. How Bills finally got KC to go to their house. How this is it. They’re finally going to get over the hump against KC. Fans on social media were confident Bills would win because it’s at OP and KC was vulnerable. KC was fired up and wanted to prove a point. And they did. Balt was smart and didn’t talk trash before their game. KC handled it like a business trip and moved on.

This all sounds eerily similar to Allen’s ‘never been more focused on football’ from last offseason. Maybe after the Bills get knocked out of the divisional round next season Beane can release a ‘our future has never been brighter’ statement to complete the trio.

No mentioned of Allen? What a hater.

This is the offseason so expect a monthly, if not weekly, dose.

Sure why not. Overpaying for a punter would be the least concern of all the bad overpriced contracts. At least he’s reliable.

In the multiverse somewhere Allen is debated as challenging Brady for goat status while Mahomes is racking up CY Young awards in MLB.

Another KC thread? SMH 🤦

Disagree. The only two organizations with regrets are Chicago and SF. Chicago for taking Trubiski. While Kyle Shanahan, alleged qb guru, couldn’t even identified talent. Imagine if he had taken Mahomes there. SF would be KC.

Both teams won that trade. Mahomes wasn’t even projected as 1st round talent until late in the draft process. Credit KC for seeing something no one else did.

You won’t get too many Bills fans to agree to this. Because if this is the case (and it is) that would mean Mahomes is the difference in Reid’s career turnaround. We can’t have that around here because it would diminish our qb in a mental gymnastic kind of way. So the majority here will say it’s all Reid for Mahomes’ success. Allen would’ve gotten 6 rings (yes this has been posted here) if he’s with KC. The truth is Reid was viewed as a coach that couldn’t win the big one. A coach that didn’t know how to manage the clock late in games. A coach that was nowhere near best of all time status. It is also true that he’s a great offensive coach and can get the best out of his players. He has gotten the best out of Mahomes. Would Mahomes be as successful if he didn’t ended up with KC? I’d say not 3 SB out of 5 years successful but definitely would have a ring by now no matter where he landed. Mahomes is that special. No matter how good a coach is he can’t turn anyone into what Mahomes is currently. That has to be from the player. That’s not a slight on Allen at all. He is also special. I don’t get why some people have a problem with greatness when it isn’t from a Bill. But whatever. Let’s beat them one of these years dammit!

Townsend wants to be paid. KC will save a few millions with this move.

100%. I’d be surprised if they didn’t discussed this stuff on that final drive. But ultimately Allen has the trigger. If you haven’t seen the video of Brady talking to Allen about the merits of taking the easy plays go check it out. Allen’s expression on that video shows he doesn’t buy into that way of playing the game. We can only hope that his offseason would be spent partly dissecting and improving on this stuff.

The conclusion is both of them need to improve in their respective areas for this team to win a superbowl.

Ok let’s go with that. He could’ve given himself a better throw to connect. The only pressure was from Chris Jones. Let’s say he stepped up and connected. TD with almost 2 minutes left and 2 TO for KC. Do you think we’re winning that game seeing KC’s run through the playoffs? That’s what I’m saying about making decisions that give your team the best chance of winning. Take the short. Pick up the first. KC would be forced to use their timeouts. Then use your heroics for the TD with little time left. You’re guaranteed a tie at worst. That’s the game awareness that great QBs need to be concerned with.

100% this! It’s not like McD is an all world coach but he is a good coach. The reason the Bills have not been more successful is not solely on him. The roster needs to get younger. That would help with injuries issues. Also a part of the equation that 90% of people on here won’t acknowledge is Allen needs to be better. We see Mahomes run to pick up a first in the most pressured situations time and time. Or toss a short conversion when the game is on the line to win the game. Now correlate that to all the times we see Allen do similar things and in most people’s minds it’s ’Allen can do all that. Probably better. So why can’t we win a superbowl? Must be the coach’ The problem is when pressure is at its most Allen still needs improvement doing the mundane. It’s the mental aspect of the game that most refuse to see his shortcomings. On that last drive against KC he fumbled trying to fight for extra yards instead of going down. Just because a 4th round rookie db tried to scoop it instead of jumping on it people just forget it happened. Then of course later in the drive making the wrong choice to throw to the endzone. Even with that throw he could’ve slid a little to the right or up in the pocket and gotten a clean throw. These are the things that makes Allen a step behind Mahomes. The little things that wouldn’t matter who the coach is. I hope Allen would spend the offseason evaluating and improving this part of his game.