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I flew out for the Patriots game and on the day after, had WGR on listening to Sal. There was a caller asking why the Buffalo media wasn't asking the hard questions and holding the team accountable. Sal went bonkers and was blaming the caller for asking a stupid question. That question doesn't look so stupid now. I think Sal's reaction mirrors the attitude of much of the media in Buffalo. In the drought days there were Negative Nancy beat reporters and commentators like Sully but now you have the opposite problem. Many homers that can't see the clear and obvious problems with the team, or just refuse to question it because the team has won the division and made the playoffs for many years. Dion is the perfect example of a really nice guy who is talented... but no longer hungry on a weekly basis. His play has very clearly slipped over the last several years and it's time to draft a replacement LT that can see Allen through the rest of his career in Buffalo. I think 2026 needs to be a cut bait year - dump the horrible contracts, eat the dead cap space, and gear up for 2027. Get a new GM and offensive-minded head coach in here who can build the offense around Josh and Cook and assemble a modern defense. Avoid the quick, fragile players at positions like LB and DL, and draft durable workhorses who will be available from week to week. Assemble the speed at safety and corner.

This game feels like every game we play against Houston and Jacksonville... we hang in there but can't find a way to get it done.

What the hell is going on injury-wise? Turf?

I think CBS gets it since NBC had the game in Buffalo. I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets a 4:25 slot.

It is absolutely 100% on coaching. We've seen this a lot from McD coached teams - they step up when they absolutely have to and have a tendency to lay eggs against bad teams (like Urban Meyer's Jags). I would hope the Miami game has jolted the team sufficiently to avoid doing this, but I really need to see consistency from week-to-week before I buy the argument that the team has turned the corner.

This is not going to be a popular take, but I agree with you that Dion has regressed this season, especially with respect to penalties. The officials have been calling '73' out a lot more often on false starts and holds than in the past, and they haven't exactly been phantom calls, either.

Exactly - 2 FGs or a TD and a missed PAT. 5 is kind of useless to be up by.

why not go for 2 there?

This season's over. I hate to say it, but they're gonna be going for a wild card at best. Sean has to go. The team just looks so poorly coached at this point.

That penalty right there is textbook for what's wrong with the coaching on this team.

They finally find the RB on third down... long time coming.

There is a time and a place for this. June is a great time and Buffalo is a great place. Smack dab in the middle of the season is a terrible time to do it.

See... you should have gotten Lasik! 😄

Dalton Kincaid is the x-factor - I think he's the guy that steps up in this situation, particularly if the middle of the field is an option and McD hasn't yet burned the timeouts on defense. I also would like to see Cook involved more in the passing game in these situations as a checkdown rather than Allen default to running. I just don't trust Coleman to make a play in these situations. Oddly Dawson Knox, for all the times early in the game that he has hands of stone, often steps up late in the game.

I'm in Kauai this week. Every other time I have been here, if I watch the game at Kalapaki Joe's, they lose. If I watch it in the hotel room, they win. You can be sure I decided to watch it at the hotel room... and it paid dividends!