The mighty Bills from Buffalo will take the AFC this year.
For two decades I watched people say the Patriots window was closed, that their time was dwindling, that it was all over… seemingly every time those predictions happened, the Patriots went and won another Super Bowl.
A lot of doom talk simply because we lost to the Bengals in the playoffs. Let us not forget that the Bills watched their brother DIE on the field just a few weeks prior. Their heart was simply not in it. If it had been, the Bills would have captured the AFC last year.
The Bills have won 2 of their last 3 in Arrowhead and they’re ready to make it 3 of the last 4.
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
If the Bills lose to the Broncos - which I don't think they do - it will be because their defense once again gets exposed as not having what it takes in the playoffs.
Schematically, there are some things they do that are dynamite against mediocre and bad QBs that just drop in effectiveness against elite teams in the playoffs.
And if that's the case, I don't see any way McDermott survives the fall-out. They'd have to move on, wouldn't they?
That could be good or bad, depending on who they'd hire. I suspect there would be a push to elevate Joe Brady. He could be an awesome or awful HC.
I couldn't see them going after another defensive coach, but would they chase Ben Johnson - and would he have interest?
If the Bills fired McDermott that would mean their owner Terry Pegula would lead the coaching search.
And Terry Pegula knows ZERO about football. He hired McDermott because he liked the sound of his name and that he was a wrestler. [Reply]
There’s no chance McDermott would get fired if it’s the kind of game it would need to be for a Broncos win, which is one in which turnovers do them in and they lose 23-20 or something like that. I don’t think the defense will just get shredded for 38 points so he’ll be safe. It would be chalked up to him over achieving in the regular season with a depleted roster and getting unlucky at the wrong time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I dunno. If I'm a Bills fan, I'm hesitant to pull the chute on McDumbass. I mean they could go back to the Dick Jauron days. It's the wrong move. But it would be tough to overcome, where they've been.
If they lose to Denver, you fire McDermott.
You may not want to, but you don't have a choice. He can't come back from that. Not with 13 seconds on his playoff resume as well.
But they ain't losing to Denver. I'd lay 8+ points for Buffalo were I a betting man. I just think we're pretty amped up about Denver smoking a pile of backups given that they'd lost to Cincy and the Chargers the previous two weeks and have exactly one win against a playoff team on their entire schedule this year (no, the Backup Chiefs aren't a playoff team. They're just borrowing a playoff team's laundry).
The Broncos should be out of this one early in the 3rd, IMO. They may score late to make it a single digit loss, but I'd be surprised if they have the ball with a chance to even tie the score, let alone take the lead, at any point in the 2nd half. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
If they lose to Denver, you fire McDermott.
You may not want to, but you don't have a choice. He can't come back from that. Not with 13 seconds on his playoff resume as well.
But they ain't losing to Denver. I'd lay 8+ points for Buffalo were I a betting man. I just think we're pretty amped up about Denver smoking a pile of backups given that they'd lost to Cincy and the Chargers the previous two weeks and have exactly one win against a playoff team on their entire schedule this year (no, the Backup Chiefs aren't a playoff team. They're just borrowing a playoff team's laundry).
The Broncos should be out of this one early in the 3rd, IMO. They may score late to make it a single digit loss, but I'd be surprised if they have the ball with a chance to even tie the score, let alone take the lead, at any point in the 2nd half.
I agree. But I think it's a hard sell given where they were and where they are now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I agree. But I think it's a hard sell given where they were and where they are now.
It would take Chiefs front office sized balls like the ones we had to move on from Alex after a 12-4 season or to trade Hall of Fame WR Tyreek Hill to reload on picks.
At the moment, I haven’t seen a lot of front offices with that type of gumption, which honestly might be what gives us the edge in February. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
If they lose to Denver, you fire McDermott.
You may not want to, but you don't have a choice. He can't come back from that. Not with 13 seconds on his playoff resume as well.
But they ain't losing to Denver. I'd lay 8+ points for Buffalo were I a betting man. I just think we're pretty amped up about Denver smoking a pile of backups given that they'd lost to Cincy and the Chargers the previous two weeks and have exactly one win against a playoff team on their entire schedule this year (no, the Backup Chiefs aren't a playoff team. They're just borrowing a playoff team's laundry).
The Broncos should be out of this one early in the 3rd, IMO. They may score late to make it a single digit loss, but I'd be surprised if they have the ball with a chance to even tie the score, let alone take the lead, at any point in the 2nd half.
This. While Denver is better than most of us thought they would be this year, they are still not in the same class as Buffalo. I just can't imagine the Bills losing to them, especially in Buffalo without something major happening (such as an Allen injury). I honestly think Buffalo wins and it won't be particularly close. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
It would take Chiefs front office sized balls like the ones we had to move on from Alex after a 12-4 season or to trade Hall of Fame WR Tyreek Hill to reload on picks.
At the moment, I haven’t seen a lot of front offices with that type of gumption, which honestly might be what gives us the edge in February.
They dont have Patrick Mahomes...that makes everything easier and for management to look like geniuses. [Reply]
