In some ways, this is worse than the drought in my opinion

[Billsatlastin2018]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

No he didn’t.

To decide how much that is a ridiculous statement, let me point you to two earlier quotes:

 

“Dating back to 1972, NFL teams that have scored 4 touchdowns and committed 0 turnovers in a playoff game are 85-6. The Bills' last two playoff losses at Arrowhead are 2 of the 6. Just brutal.”

 

“We are so used to assuming our defense will suck in the key times of the biggest games, I just don’t think we realize how bad they are.     Here’s another stat a friend shared with me tonight:  the Chiefs scored their most points of their 19 games this season.  I don’t think any Bills fans are surprised.   “

EIGHTY FIVE - SIX! Capiche?That’s how bad these McD Defenses are! They can’t cover ANYBODY and they can’t Rush the QB! A total POS.

 

The reason for these terrible losses is them. Then there are the little things, like stone hands TEs not catching the ball, OCs making goofy choices, etc. Questionable HC prep. , etc. Not a guy going to the HOF.

[Einstein]

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Threw the ball to the Chiefs twice, dropped. Fumbled twice, we recovered.

 

Lol, so you’re counting things that didn’t hurt us, and half of them came on the FIRST DRIVE. Got it.

 

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

He was not running the tush push like he normally does.

 

Huh? Thats the same QB sneak we ran all year. He always pulls back and goes to the right. 

 

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

On one he literally goes backwards first.

 

Again - we have been doing that ALL YEAR. Do you guys not pay attention!? It is strategic.

 

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

The final 4th down he makes the wrong protection call vs Spags blitz.

 

Torrence just blocked no-one. That’s not on QB

 

 

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

 

On the same play misses Shakir wide open because of his wrong protection call.

 

No. Shakir would have been blasted. Posters already went over this. There 3 Chiefs waiting at the LOS to stop any Shakir run for the first.

 

See the 3 Chiefs guarding the first down line?

 

 

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

 

Mistakes in critical moments. Mahomes rarely makes them. Almost have to be perfect vs KC in the playoffs.

 

You’re just talking out of your ass.

[NoSaint]

13 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

No he didn’t.

 

Threw the ball to the Chiefs twice, dropped. Fumbled twice, we recovered. He was not running the tush push like he normally does. On one he literally goes backwards first. The final 4th down he makes the wrong protection call vs Spags blitz. On the same play misses Shakir wide open because of his wrong protection call.

 

Mistakes in critical moments. Mahomes rarely makes them. Almost have to be perfect vs KC in the playoffs.

mahomes had an actual turnover and that sack at the edge of fg range 

[TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th]

33 minutes ago, Einstein said:

- During the drought, we always had hope. The hope came from the idea that “Once we get our franchise QB, it will be our time”.

 

- Now that we have our franchise QB, and he is 7 years in, where should our hope come from? Hope that Spags gets a head-coaching job and leaves the Chiefs? Hope that our OC doesn’t run the same failing play five times? Hope that he doesn’t run the same 4th down beater that he has all  year? Hope that Beane finally starts nailing first round picks? Hope that he stops trading with our arch-nemesis and giving them players that will beat us in big games? Seriously - where should the hope come from?

 

 

You missed the most important point...."hope that the nfl doesn't rig the outcome in favor of the chiefs and Taylor swift"

 

That's what's most difficult to swallow. It doesn't matter what the bills do.  The nfl won't let them win. 

[henry jones]

Definitely not worse, but it definitely hurts more.  Though, having the same defensive issues year in, year out and doing little to fix it isn't much different than missing the playoffs year in, year out.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

1 minute ago, Einstein said:

 

Lol, so you’re counting things that didn’t hurt us, and half of them came on the FIRST DRIVE. Got it.

 

 

Huh? Thats the same QB sneak we ran all year. He always pulls back and goes to the right. 

 

 

Again - we have been doing that ALL YEAR. Do you guys not pay attention!? It is strategic.

 

 

Torrence just blocked no-one. That’s not on QB

 

 

 

No. Shakir would have been blasted. Posters already went over this. There 3 Chiefs waiting at the LOS to stop any Shakir run for the first.

 

See the 3 Chiefs guarding the first down line?

 

 

 

You’re just talking out of your ass.

Allen didn’t play great. And he admitted the wrong protection call.

 

He’s not better than Mahomes. We can argue this all day if you want. To beat Mahomes you can’t make mistakes. 

[theRalph]

15 minutes ago, WNYFAN1 said:

But hope of what!?

There is no more hope… You’re right. I used to enjoy the ***** playoffs. That ***** aged me last night. Yes the drought was better.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

6 minutes ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:

To decide how much that is a ridiculous statement, let me point you to two earlier quotes:

 

“Dating back to 1972, NFL teams that have scored 4 touchdowns and committed 0 turnovers in a playoff game are 85-6. The Bills' last two playoff losses at Arrowhead are 2 of the 6. Just brutal.”

 

“We are so used to assuming our defense will suck in the key times of the biggest games, I just don’t think we realize how bad they are.     Here’s another stat a friend shared with me tonight:  the Chiefs scored their most points of their 19 games this season.  I don’t think any Bills fans are surprised.   “

EIGHTY FIVE - SIX! Capiche?That’s how bad these McD Defenses are! They can’t cover ANYBODY and they can’t Rush the QB! A total POS.

 

The reason for these terrible losses is them. Then there are the little things, like stone hands TEs not catching the ball, OCs making goofy choices, etc. Questionable HC prep. , etc. Not a guy going to the HOF.

That stat is such crap lol. Getting ‘stopped’ on that 4th down is absolutely a turnover. Completely functionally the same as a fumble , a straight up stupid technicality is the only reason it applies 

[theRalph]

1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

He’s not better than Mahomes. We can argue this all day if you want. To beat Mahomes you can’t make mistakes. 

Absolutely correct. And for everyone saying how close we are… It’s like me saying I can get really close to the polar bears at the zoo in the underwater tunnel. Just as far away as could be

[Saint Doug]

To me, this is not only worse than the drought, but this 0-4 against the Chiefs is worse than our 0-4 Super Bowl record. Allen is much better than Kelly was, yet here we are wasting him away. 

[JerseyBills]

36 minutes ago, Einstein said:

- During the drought, we always had hope. The hope came from the idea that “Once we get our franchise QB, it will be our time”.

 

- Now that we have our franchise QB, and he is 7 years in, where should our hope come from? Hope that Spags gets a head-coaching job and leaves the Chiefs? Hope that our OC doesn’t run the same failing play five times? Hope that he doesn’t run the same 4th down beater that he has all  year? Hope that Beane finally starts nailing first round picks? Hope that he stops trading with our arch-nemesis and giving them players that will beat us in big games? Seriously - where should the hope come from?

 

- The goal is the Super Bowl. There are 30 failures every year. Some posters think the season was successful even without making it. My opinion on that doesn’t matter. Just look to Allen and McD. Did you see Josh Allen’s press conference? Do you think he thinks it was a successful season? Not a chance. He spoke all year about the goal. McD did too. I am a diehard Allen fan - watch almost everything he does. I have NEVER seen him that dejected. Ever. He barely spoke. The team knows the season was a failure. It doesn’t matter that we beat Miami in Week 3 or whatever.

 

- Some posters think we should be thankful for getting as far as we do and just enjoy the ride. I honestly respect those posters and that line of thinking. I WISH I could understand it. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I try, I can’t get there. If anything, getting closer to the SB but not making it is worse in my opinion. Yeah, the Bills have an opportunity every year to win 3 playoff games and get there … but if we never do it, we’ll the actual difference between the Jets and the Bills is simply a worse draft pick.

 

- How does one continue to get happy over the regular seasons triumphs, knowing that the postseason will bring yet another failure? Well, we typically turn to hope. But hope of what!?

It's a game of inches, literally.  I personally love our staff,  I'm extremely dejected and upset we didn't get to a much deserved SB and yes I had this talk with a Jet fan, at least you know your season is over, meanwhile we're taking these gut wrenching losses year after year.. SUCKS

[thenorthremembers]

No its not.   And its not even close. 

[Amorgus]

9 minutes ago, dgrochester55 said:

The drought was worse. At least the regular season is more enjoyable to watch.

 

The problem is that even if the Bills had executed better, the Chiefs were not going to lose. The 3rd and 4th down that Buffalo should have gotten a quarter earlier was flat out robbery and changed the tone of the game. I am convinced that if the drive goes better and the Bills become a threat to win again, that the refs are stepping in with a timely flag anyway.

 

I am tired of it all. The game isn't what it was and flat out feels like sports entertainment sometimes. If the Bills were not competitive every year witha top 3 qb, I may not even be watching at this point.

Not bothering to watch and letting yourself be emotionally kicked in the balls with a running start every year sounds like a correct option. At least I had more free time during the drought and one less thing to make me hate life. 

[JerseyBills]

14 minutes ago, NewEra said:

What gives me hope?  Josh Allen.  
 

when he retires- I think we’ll have won one because he’s that good.  At that point I don’t need hope anymore, I’ll  have already completed end game. Everything else is bonus.  

He's getting more than 1

[strive_for_five_guy]

19 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Just like 2021. And 2022. And 2023.

This is what I mean. We are always a play or two away.

 

What gives you hope that we will make that play?

Whether we ever win one or not with Josh, I’ll still take this over the drought years any day.  Yes, it hurts the day after losing to the Chiefs in the playoffs again, but there are many amazing moments from the season that brought lots of joy too.  The 90’s Bills lost four Super Bowls in a row and never won one.  Does that mean I wish they had just sucked all those years instead too?  No.  You enjoy the dance as much as you can, and Josh’s teams have brought a lot of joy in spite of the disappointment in the playoffs.

[Royale with Cheese]

No its not….not even close.  How can 17 years of nothing be better?

[Julio Hopkins]

28 minutes ago, Einstein said:

I’m sorry that you don’t know what you watched, but Allen played great.

 

- After the first drive, he was 68% for over 270 yards, 2 TD’s, 0 INT’s.

 

- He threw an absolute dot to Hollins for a long TD. And another dot to Hollins down the middle to setup another TD.

 

- His 4th down TD to Samuel was incredible. He had to pepper that ball through 2 layers of Chiefs. Wait until you see the All-22.

 

- He was routinely getting harassed because our line folded like a cheap chair, and he still stood in there.

 

- He made numerous audibles throughout the game that beat the Chiefs defensive.

Allen played GREAT. 

 

The throw that Kincaid dropped on the last drive was incredible too.  Allen did play great football yesterday.  On the other hand, the offensive line didn't play well and Brady had an overall poor game.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

17 minutes ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:

To decide how much that is a ridiculous statement, let me point you to two earlier quotes:

 

“Dating back to 1972, NFL teams that have scored 4 touchdowns and committed 0 turnovers in a playoff game are 85-6. The Bills' last two playoff losses at Arrowhead are 2 of the 6. Just brutal.”

 

“We are so used to assuming our defense will suck in the key times of the biggest games, I just don’t think we realize how bad they are.     Here’s another stat a friend shared with me tonight:  the Chiefs scored their most points of their 19 games this season.  I don’t think any Bills fans are surprised.   “

EIGHTY FIVE - SIX! Capiche?That’s how bad these McD Defenses are! They can’t cover ANYBODY and they can’t Rush the QB! A total POS.

 

The reason for these terrible losses is them. Then there are the little things, like stone hands TEs not catching the ball, OCs making goofy choices, etc. Questionable HC prep. , etc. Not a guy going to the HOF.

“Played great”

 

He did not play great. That is a false statement.

[Einstein]

3 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

 Yes, it hurts the day after losing to the Chiefs in the playoffs again, but there are many amazing moments from the season that brought lots of joy too. 

 

I envy your ability to continue caring about the regular season.

[Gigs]

Going to the AFC Championship is worse than the drought? Lmfao dude, get over it. This is not worse than the drought. 

 

I guess losing 4 straight Superbowls was just as bad as having 20 different starting QBs and people still thinking Trent Edward's would've been worth something sans concussion. What a worthless take