Kelly to Allen

In the 22 AFC championship KC was starting on defense Tent McDuffie Joshua Williams Jaylen Watson Leo Chenal Karlafiltis Bryan Cook 6 rookies starting

This Come playoff time Don't be afraid to start Elam Dorian Williams D. Carter Rotate Javon Solomon as situational pass rusher and move Epenesa/ Rousseau inside. Oliver needs to step up. Someone else said in another thread In passing situations Solomon Oliver/Epenesa Rousseau / Carter V. Miller/ Smoot We need speed and explosiveness Don't forget Daequan Hardy. He's also a great athlete that I wish was on the active roster and was rotating in. He looked awesome in the preseason and his speed / athletic ability jumped off the screen In order to win a super bowl obviously your QB has to be the reason. Secondarily you need blue chip athletes making a few plays

His explosive ability, speed and violence vs the run is desperately needed. Again why was he not starting vs KC in the playoffs last year. When he finally came in late we got some stops. So annoying

Nothing pissed me off more than watching KC play a bunch of rookies in the 22 AFC championship, play well and actually challenge Cincy, but watch Sean's soft zone scheme get absolutely shredded by a Cincy team with literal practice squad level olineman playing. Completely ridiculous

McDermott is the head coach. The responsibility is not complicated

100% The Elam narrative is bs. He's playing favorites for whatever reason and something else is going on Now I don't think it's anything nefarious, McDermott is a good person. At least from everything I know he seems like a very good person, highly respected. But something else is clearly going on with Elam. Maybe it's tackling, maybe it's his study habits, maybe there is something personal going on, whatever it is, has very little to do with " earning it" Same nonsense with Douglas starting vs KC last year in the playoffs limping around. Why wasn't Elam starting??? I haven't heard a single issue with Elam as far as character. So what is it? Douglas isn't bad but he's clearly lost a step this year. Again why isn't Elam even rotating in??? Why is KC in 22 playing all their rookies in the frickin AFC championship but Sean can't get his young defensive guys on the field. With a defense desperate for game changing speed and athletic ability

Again if McDermott has an " issue" with Elam, okay cool. You made a mistake. Release him or trade him in the off-season for whatever

Elam literally started vs Miami a month ago He started in the playoffs last year and had almost 2 int. He was hurt prior when he struggled vs the jags in London. That is why he went on ir Elam started and rotated in his rookie year. By the end of his rookie year he was our best CB and completely blanketed Tyreek Hill. It was extremely impressive All kinds of different media reported he was excellent in this years camp. They're not lying lol The Elam narrative is just bizzare Obviously something happened, it probably had something to do with butler and now here we go again.... Then cover 1 or other McDermott sycophants just make up stuff and pretend none of that happened. I don't know what is going on but if he's not starting Sunday then Elams agent needs to tell obd to release him. Then simply promote Hardy , sign a young CB to the ps and move on. He was our frickin 1st Rd pick. We all have eyes and understand he could've helped vs the rams. I don't get it People keep repeating stuff that makes zero sense. " He's in the doghouse" , " he's just not good" etc None of that is true. If he is in the doghouse, explain why? Because when he has played and is healthy he has been good. The eye test shows that, his pedigree shows that, his draft position supports that, and his pff grade proved that None of it makes sense

The combo of Elam, Bishop, Dorian Williams and maybe even using javon Solomon more would greatly increase the athletic ability and speed on defense. Obviously that's a simplistic statement and clearly experience matters, but one has to wonder after the rams game, and with McDermott saying today they need to have more self reflection, things can't just stay the same but not to overcorrect, I would hope it's asked in the meeting rooms with McDermott if those guys need to get more reps. I really hope Elam plays Sunday. At minimum I think it will help Over the next 4 weeks I would really like to see more Elam Bishop Cine Ingram Solomon Williams Ulofoshio Carter Hardy Speed and range matters and it was lacking big time vs the rams

Yes. I am obviously a bills fan and my father is a Lions fan. This is one of the best seasons I can remember and I hope this is the super bowl preview. It definitely feels like it.

Buffalo 34 Detroit 24 Allen 3 tds, 315 passing yds Kincaid 5 for 60 2 tds Oliver 1 sack 2 tfl

The experts picked the woody Johnson jets to win the division?

Use the same logic KC fans use about counting Allen's development years in 18 and parts of 19. ( This is the case with almost every QB in forever) If we're going to hold Allens rookie year against Allen, then do the same with Mahomes 😁😈 According to KC logic then mahomes wasn't good enough to start as a rookie....

Because we have almost everything set up for the 2 seed already. They can afford to rest guys or if Milano needs reps to shake off the rust etc. This is why I'm taking the rams game with a grain of salt Again it's a very weird head space to be in where the division is already won. The earliest in 15 years. Yeah the games mean something but they kinda don't

I want first team all pro this year from the AP. Allen getting a first team all pro and 2nd team all pro in 2020 is excellent for his first ballot Hof resume. He was pff 2nd team all pro last year. But I don't know if that is taken into consideration as legitimate accolades. Its noted in pro football reference so idk The super bowl MVP is in reality the biggest one

We have a fantastic roster. I don't understand why ppl keep saying this It's not perfect. But it's pretty damn good

Until mahomes is beat in the playoffs.... It honestly doesn't matter He can put up multiple meh years. If he's not losing nobody will care

It's absolutely absurd if we don't win a few with Allen. It's ridiculous

We'll see how far Detroit goes in the playoffs. It's a QB driven league. Also Detroit is in the NFC. It's an easier path I wish Allen could play Danny dimes and a mcaffrey to get to the Superbowl.... I agree with your concerns about McDermott

Because they've shown to be better in the regular season when they are mostly healthy If they are mostly healthy I have confidence they will hold their own. Not great but good enough. Similar to KC in 22 or the rams in 21 or buffalo in 1990. Obviously the 90 team didn't win the championship but you get my point I think the defense is enough to do their part in conjunction with a great offensive performance in the playoffs

I don't care what anyone says. More man covg with Elam would've been better. Not great but better.

This is silly. Of course they do lol. They care about the one seed.

Terry pegula doesn't want to fire him but if that happens in the playoffs ( I'll be shocked) the outcry and anger will be too much to ignore Look man, 6 punts in the past 4 elimination games Along with Allen having a higher TD % and lower TO % THAN MAHOMES since 2020 in the playoffs Along with McDermott literally flushing a probable Lombardi in 13 seconds. You can't be a defensive coach and your defense be a clown 🤡 car in the playoffs. Josh Allen has the second most tds in NFL playoff history for a QB in his first ten playoff games and all time low turnovers in the playoffs and we haven't even got to a super bowl That's unacceptable bro I like McDermott, I want him here a long time but dude. He's gotta pull his weight That defensive performance vs the rams was disgusting

I've dismissed it as an outlier. But there is a difference between losing like a regular close game. Maybe there is a couple turnovers And then there's losing to a level that is completely absurd and disturbing. The rams loss was that Again it was the greatest game I've ever seen Stafford play. Even rams fans were saying that. The third down passing was completely nuts. It was like the 7th best EPA ever for a QB Add in that teams were 245-0 scoring 6 tds with zero turnovers and we lost???? Yeah that's going to create 13 seconds PTSD and ppl are going to be upset. McDermott is a defensive HC. That stuff can't happen and it better not happen in the playoffs. The lions are not better than buffalo.

Yes. It may have been Staffords greatest game in his career. It was an absurdity on 3rd down. The d was not getting run over. It's an outlier. It happens