Kelly to Allen

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

At the end of the day McDermott just doesn't have any excuses to be terrible on his side of the ball in the playoffs. Even if a couple guys get banged up and you need to play young guys etc. KC had a couple injuries in the secondary vs Cincinnati in the afc championship and literally had all rookies in the secondary playing if I'm not mistaken. They still were solid ( not great) and held the Bengals to 20 points. Like I don't need McDermott to be great on defense. Just don't be a horror show. Don't give up ten frickin yds per play. Don't be afraid to play a couple young guys with more athletic ability if a vet is banged up. Elam and Williams should've played vs KC in the playoffs last year Again, I feel like my expectations are completely reasonable. 20-24 pts given up on defense. Force them to punt more than once lol. McDermott cannot be so bad on defense that he only forces 6 punts in the past 4 elimination games. That's completely absurd We have enough key backups where he doesn't have the injury excuses

I mean they were really good vs the dolphins in week 2. Really good vs KC. Really good vs the cards in the second half Really good vs the 49ers with Purdy. I agree that the defense is not great. It's a good defense. You can win a super bowl with that

If the defense has a game in the playoffs like they did vs the rams, it's going to be very very tough for me or anyone to justify keeping McDermott. The amount of anger and frustration will be too much to keep him. At that point he is destroying Allen's legacy and enough is enough. All we're asking for is adequate level defense in the playoffs. Like can you hold the other team to 24 pts... Can you not allow 10 yards per play??? So no argument from me if that happens. I do think he's going to pull through in the playoffs and the defense will be solid

Yeah that one stings. Obviously getting Benford offset it. So if Elam can be a good number 2, I'll be happy I personally think McDuffie is the best CB in the NFL. I love his game

The biggest reason I'm more confident about the rams game? We won the game 42-37 if you don't count the punt block. And we lost time of possession. We had the ball for 21 minutes and won 42-37 ( offense against offense) That's completely insane. The 21 rams got blown out by the cards and then blew the cards out in the playoffs The 90 bills got blown out by Miami. Then blew Miami out twice basically.

KC has meh ots. Their interior is blue chip Lots of guys were injured vs the ravens. But I'll grant you the ravens. The rams avg 3.3 ypc. It was maybe Staffords top 3 all time performance on 3rd down along with ridiculous catches. You're taking maybe Staffords best game ever ( it may have been) and using it as a data point of a trend rather than a outlier... But I understand your concerns. The bills are not without a few concerns. But every contender has that No they didn't... 3.3 ypc vs the rams Injured vs the ravens The colts had one big run. Taylor was shut down in the second half. We were also up 30-13 with 3 min left and we were playing with some backups Dolphins game a month ago, I'll agree. The Cardinals had 3 points on offense in the second half. Murray had like 70 total yds in the second half. A kick return put them back in it ... We went on a 31-3 run in the cards game after they were up 17-3. Plus it was opening day. Opening day is always weird usually

Watch the all 22

It's not a 100% guarantee of anything. But it's much more likely if Allen plays to his level, we'll be fine. It's such a slim chance to repeat a 13 seconds issue. That's why it's null and void. We don't need " everything to break right" It absolutely is a high percentage that the bills win the super bowl based on the competition, us having Allen and all the data points like dvoa, point differential, and being healthy We disagree on how good the bills are. I think they're a great team. You think they're good.

If you watch the all 22 he was awesome. But I'm concerned a little that he has disappeared for large parts of this year. I'm almost certain he was dealing with an injury earlier in the year. I don't agree with that at all