What is so encouraging

[nosejob]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

A stud DT will do wonders for our D.

We need one stud FA and Grant from Michigan.  1st 4 picks DL and secondary.

[Pete]

1 minute ago, nosejob said:

We need one stud FA and Grant from Michigan.  1st 4 picks DL and secondary.

We need a #1 WR too, maybe more if Cooper leaves

[Buffalo03]

27 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

Since the 2019 season the Chiefs have only had the one seed half the time. Ravens x2 and Titans x1. Bills have to sneak in their at least once and get the one seed. 

Yes, I'm not just referring to the Chiefs. I was referring to the Chiefs this year. Other than last year, I'm pretty sure every team in the one seed has won 13 games a season. That's hard to do every year. Even the Chiefs only won 11 games in the regular season last year and got the 3

29 minutes ago, nosejob said:

I'm excited for it being the priority this offseason. We should be unbeatable from here on out.

If not for the end of game " strategy" ....twice, we absolutely would have had the one seed.

Which end of game strategy are you referring to?

[ganesh]

1 hour ago, Fleezoid said:

 

As was mentioned by Turk, the defense was not the priority last offseason, but it was the previous 2 or 3 years. What's been gnawing at me the last several weeks is; if the Bills don't do it this year, something is wrong with the player personnel, coaching or the process. Maybe all 3. The roster has been built the last few years to fill gaps and get the kind of guys this coach and GM want. And...they're as healthy as they've ever been in the playoffs. If it doesn't happen this year, something isn't working! They've got their guys and they're mostly healthy. This should not be the team sitting in the locker room eating Snickers bars. 

The biggest problem with the assembly of the defensive players - No one is standing out.  One would expect  Oliver and  Rosseau to be stars in this league...They haven't done that....Milano - the only recognized super star by the league has been injured pretty much the past 1 1/2 seasons.  

 

Now I don't know why these players have not reached the stardom...is it because of who they are or the coaching is not that good...

[MJS]

Hasn't the superbowl window closed already?

[Fleezoid]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Hasn't the superbowl window closed already?

 

We'll know tomorrow.

[ColoradoBills]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Hasn't the superbowl window closed already?

 

Sometimes you don't want an open window.

 

[Nihilarian]

Just think, Brandon Beane built this team up from drafting in the latter rounds each year. He traded up to the #7 spot to draft Josh Allen*...masterfully! 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 06:02 PM by Nihilarian

[CincyBillsFan]

3 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

Bills are in the AFC Title game with

 

1) 2024's  10th youngest roster and

2) after managing past the league's 3rd largest dead cap hit ($75m, of which $70m becomes available for 2025) 

 

What this tells me, assuming JA17 keeps rolling and no major rash of key IR injuries is that: 

 

McBeanes in all likelihood will have this franchise right back here next season, regardless of what happens tomorrow. 

 

We are blesssed to finally have this franchise in the hands of these two guys.  

 

Go Bills

Don't let the ankle biters get you down.  This needed to be pointed out prior to the AFC Championship game not before.

[ProcessTruster]

6 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

Don't let the ankle biters get you down.  This needed to be pointed out prior to the AFC Championship game not before.

Yep.  Get the facts out there b4 the "fire them all" crew emerges if it turns out they can't buy their $11.99 SB tee shirts this year.  

[mannc]

2 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

But that’s what happened when you are up against a franchise with a HOF coach, GM, QB, DT, TE and maybe more. 
 

The Bills have one (1) HOF player. The supporting players and admin are excellent but not HOF quality. 

It’s not all about the stars.  The Bengals have a Hall of Fame QB, the best 1-2 WR combo in the league, and an All-Pro defensive end…and they’ve missed the playoffs two years in a row.

[nosejob]

4 hours ago, Buffalo03 said:

Yes, I'm not just referring to the Chiefs. I was referring to the Chiefs this year. Other than last year, I'm pretty sure every team in the one seed has won 13 games a season. That's hard to do every year. Even the Chiefs only won 11 games in the regular season last year and got the 3

Which end of game strategy are you referring to?

Houston and the Rams.

2 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

Yep.  Get the facts out there b4 the "fire them all" crew emerges if it turns out they can't buy their $11.99 SB tee shirts this year.  

I am gonna be pumped to see what they do with this defense in the off season!

[Buffalo03]

5 minutes ago, nosejob said:

Houston and the Rams.

I am gonna be pumped to see what they do with this defense in the off season!

And we still won 13 games and would have been 14 had we needed the NE game to end the year. We still could have had 14 wins and still not got the 1 seed. What does that tell you? It's hard to get

[Big Turk]

6 hours ago, nosejob said:

I'm excited for it being the priority this offseason. We should be unbeatable from here on out.

If not for the end of game " strategy" ....twice, we absolutely would have had the one seed.

 

They had a top 5 defense many of the years...it just never performed that way when it mattered in the playoffs, that is the issue. Will it happen again tomorrow? I hope not.

[Comebackkid]

4 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Sometimes you don't want an open window.

 

thats this forum if we lose tomorrow.

[1st&ten]

6 hours ago, Low Positive said:

I see your point, but the Bills have two HoF players. One is just not playing at a HoF level this late in his career. 

Your right but Von made a heck of a play last week. Hopefully he'll have some of his old juice tomorrow.

[ProcessTruster]

1 hour ago, nosejob said:

Houston and the Rams.

I am gonna be pumped to see what they do with this defense in the off season!

The Bills roster will undoubtedly be improved next year.  No question about it. 

 

Beane's hands were tied last year; not so this year.  

6 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

But that’s what happened when you are up against a franchise with a HOF coach, GM, QB, DT, TE and maybe more. 
 

The Bills have one (1) HOF player. The supporting players and admin are excellent but not HOF quality. 

From scrimmage, not much to pick between the two teams.   Turnovers, penalties (mistakes in general) and the clock will determine who wins IMO. 

[ProcessTruster]

5 hours ago, Fleezoid said:

 

We'll know tomorrow.

gonna be open for years.   see OP

[Turbo44]

10 picks in the 2025 draft too, including 3 on the first 2 rounds. We’ll worry about this later ….

[Augie]

7 hours ago, nosejob said:

We need one stud FA and Grant from Michigan.  1st 4 picks DL and secondary.

 

Isn’t it awesome that we are heading into the AFCCG and we are talking draft just for fun? 

 

I remember this picking up closer to Halloween out of desperation! 

 

Enjoy today people!