Dr. Who

Yes, well, they've had going on fifteen years now to rise to the heights of mediocrity. The eighth seed is like Mt. Everest to that bunch. They are bad. At their best, they offer the barest glimmers of hope, which they consistently dash with an execrable and embarrassing performance like tonight. And the chucklehead owner does nothing. He, and the team, are a disgrace.

Nice win tonight. Ellis looking solid. Young guys contributing. I'm a little bit hopeful. Wonder what you could get in return for UPL and Power.

Thanks. This is somewhat more hopeful than I had supposed. I had surmised that McDermott took over calling the D, and that was the main engine of any discernible improvement. It would be encouraging if development of the younger players is also part of that. They still have to limit the explosive running plays. They're making a fella like Tucker appear to be an all pro.

Are these coaching issues? Can we make technical adjustments and suddenly be a more effective defense? Some of the defensive problems persist across the years with different personnel, so I had wondered if it was a scheme issue. I recollect you have insight, so I'd appreciate it if you could briefly explain why it is not a scheme issue.

I mean, they must be heartbroken over the result in Denver. This is all just cope.

You seem to still have a high opinion of McDermott. I like him, but I am not sold on his scheme. Is it fundamentally a scheme problem (outdated and figured out) or personnel? I'd like to see larger DTs and bigger LBs, but that won't happen in this scheme. Evidently the decision has been made to sacrifice stopping the run to supposedly stop the pass, but you can't have teams consistently gashing you for very long runs.

Gutsy win for the Sabres. Don't get to say that very often.

Gotta hand it to ya, Brandon. You've got the magic touch.

Get over yourself. Some of us have been waiting over fifty years for a Super Bowl victory. The Josh Allen window is finite, and the current regime is wasting it.

Regression towards the mean was always likely. Then you need a competent WR room, but the defense needed fixing, so lots of folks were happy to put that on the back burner.

The GM built a bad WR room. The OC does dim things. The head coach is an enabler. The owner is not bright and makes bad decisions. We were gifted Josh Allen and they are finding a way to Philip Rivers him.

That ought to be a fireable offense. Likely isn't.

I agree, although that's not the offense they should want.

Should have traded for Achane.

It would still be Terry Pegula making the decision. That's a sobering thought, because he's not good at it. It's true there would be lots of solid folks wanting the job.