A View from Enemy Lines

Wow. It's amazing this Josh Allen that lost to the Dolphins, and the Falcons this year, and hasn't ever been to the SB has this many people thinking his is a football God. LoL.

 

Blame the Front Office and Coaching Staff.


Without Josh Allen?! Buffalo's record is very, very different.

 

Really, How many SBs.
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I guess The Genius Andy Reid doesn't look so good without a awesome Qb. LoL
I wish You people would judge everything fairly.

 

So again, to recap;


A Franchise Quarterback gives a team the best possible chance to even get to that destination. The fact of the matter is, since 2019, the Buffalo Bills have been one of the NFLs Best Teams. At least a good 75% of that is thanks to Josh Allen. Buffalo hasn't missed the playoffs since 2019 either.


As for getting to the Super Bowl?! Guess who Andy Reid has?! Patrick Mahomes. Guess what Patrick Mahomes is?! A Franchise QB. That said, Mahomes has had one major aspect that Josh Allen still doesn't; a plethora of great Offensive Talent around him. Josh Allen has never had a Tyreek Hill (even at that time, Stefon Diggs wasn't close), a Kareem Hunt. Nabbing a player like Travis Kelce is easier said than done no less.


Dalton Kinkaid, Khalil Shakir, Gabe Davis and Dawson Knox since 2023. That is, more or less, what Allen has been using.


To say that Josh Allen can carry Buffalo to the Super Bowl all by himself is completely disingenuous towards how Modern NFL Roster Building is and short sighted no less.

 

... Lions fan breakdown on their defensive breakdowns:

"unconscionable alignment that would probably get you fired or punched in the face"...LOL

 

The Bills have a terrible coaching staff and a roster that is no better than the Saints. But they do have Superman at QB that keeps them winning 12-14 games every year. He's kind of like Paul Skenes for the Pirates, Skenes gives up one run and strikes out 12 batters but they lose 1-0.

 

Their RB James Cook is a top 10 RB, their receivers are very average though.

 

I believe their OL, and Rb cook is very good, but I agree with most of what you wrote.

 

I was just having that thought about Reid

 

AFCN is the worst division in the league this year. Harbaugh and Tomlin are co poster boys for mediocrity. Although, at least harbaugh has 3 postseason wins in the last 9 years compared to Tomlin's 0. They both need to be helped along to go pursue their lives passion.

 

I'll give you in AFC not league

NFCS without a doubt

 

From the Ravens board thread title "Metcalf Suspended".... some of them seem better Steelers fans than some of yinz.

Enjoy!

• "He should have been ejected from the game. I doubt this moves the needle any sorry to say."

• "Steelers ain't losing to the Browns."

• "Unlike our team the Steelers have a coach who actually always has his team prepared. I am not even a Tomlin fan and I think there are many better coaches in the NFL but unlike the horse**** stories we always hear fans of Harbaugh spew about having his team prepared Tomlin actually seems to do that."

• "I think Pitt can beat the Browns without throwing a single pass"

• "I still don’t get how going over and punching a fan only gets you 2 games that’s insane"

• "Tomlin is not a top-level coach, he can't win a playoff game without having Ben R at his prime. BUT he is a leader. His players go out and play hard for four quarters for him. They respect him and don't dare crossing him. None of this has been true in Baltimore since Billick left."

 

Remember when it was the best for years

 

Hell we just had 3 teams in the playoffs 2 years ago.

 

AGREED...and hasn't been for over a decade. Maybe I should join the Mike Tomlin excuse parade. Do we really have this many mentally ill people on this board? Seek help, please, for your own safety and those around you.

Tomlin stinks, has stunk and will continue to stink as our head coach.
We won't contend, ever again, with Tomlin.
The list of excuses offered over the past 10+ years on this board would outsize a White pages and Yellow pages combined phone book.

There are far too many that do not want the Steelers to be good, yet call themselves fans. You do realize this is a sport and that winning is what matters and to know your not part of that before the first game is played is...agonizing.

If you don't want Tomlin gone at this point, there is little help for you, but I blame the "participation trophy" movement starting in the 90s that molded a generation of fans perfectly fine with having no hope, year after year after year. As long as we suit up...we've won. Oh, yay, cool, we're...here.

 

No quit in Harbaugh

 

Not according to their fans:

• "This season can't end soon enough. This team is full of choke artists hyping up a defense that gives up lead after lead. Just stop and clean house"
• "He won a Super Bowl during the Obama administration. We should never fire him. LoL"
• "It's always been something with this team though. In 2012 we just caught lightning in a bottle with Flacco playing like Joe Montana and the D suddenly realizing they didn't have to stink. But this team's collective IQ and attention to detail has always sucked under John. Plus his personnel decisions have also always been frustrating
• "How many times has this team fumbled in big moments? Where is the coaching helping to stop and prevent that?? THAT is why we blame
  coaching. Otherwise you get what we are seeing, which is the same stupid mistakes and lack of focus week after week. Fumbled the game against Cincy away and here we are a couple weeks later the same exact thing. THAT IS COACHING."
• "We all know that John will come out and have his yearly end of season press conference all peachy like all is right with the world. Meanwhile we as fans would have been on pins and needles waiting to get word that he has been fired. We will be in denial after black Monday when we dont get word..."

 

LIGAF what fans say about their coach

 

Some pregame chatter from Ravens fans:

• "This is a classic Tomlin team. They are disciplined and do not take unnecessary risks on offense. They are happy to kick FGs and to punt the ball and put their defense on the field. The Ravens probably cannot win this game if they are -2 or more in turnovers. Also, the offense is going to move the ball between the 20's, but they cannot miss opportunities in the red zone with drops, fumbles, and bad play calling, which has happened a lot this season."

• "gonna lose ... just know it ... last second heart-breaker ... refs screw us ... Flowers fumbles ... Lamar gets hurt ... Lee Evans drops the game winner ... Miraculous Extension ... Etc."

• "I hope they prove me wrong but I just don't see us playing mistake-free and maintaining our poise when faced with adversity. Lamar yes, everyone else no. And even if we are to overcome our loser DNA, refball will be there to keep their foot on our necks like last time at home."

• "We better make it. Realistically, when comparing these rosters there is a substantial talent gap in favor of the Ravens. If we lose, it will most likely be as a result of untimely turnovers, inadequate IQ in situational football and / or poor coaching decisions. Which brings us back to what our "legacy" has been since 2015. In other words, we'll be having the same conversations in the off season about the coaching staff and EDC. Frankly, I'm sick of it, as I'm sure many of you are."
• "It’s a big game, a HUGE game. Lamar will be our QB. Therefore, we will lose"

 

Hey @Bubbahotep.


Gonna have to update us on this tomorrow when you get to it!

 

Yes, all of the above. The rats are a worse coached and poorly disciplined team than the steelers. But they still had a shot to win at the buzzer. Cue their kicker, Tyler Loop, the newly most hated man in Baltimoron. Lol.

 

There is a poster on this board that said something about "apathy". Welp, that's what the Ravens board looks like;

Enjoy!

• Choking is in this teams DNA. It’s undeniable. You can set your watch to it in high stakes playoff moments. Is it Harbaugh’s fault? You can’t blame him for things like a missed kick or Andrews fumbling/dropping passes but he is responsible for being incapable of getting this team out of this cycle of competing just enough to have some self inflicted screw up cost us the win. A lot of people are not Nick wright fans but he nailed it in the preseason - why do people nationally keep hyping up this Ravens team when they’ve shown they constantly come up small when it matters most?

• That game was the embodiment of garbage coaching failures and eric drafting/offseason failure. Fire them all the ****ing hell! Nobody job should be safe.

• I’ve been attending 6-8 games a year. With a 700 mile round trip. I’m sick of the choking. The idiotic coaching.
  The underachieving. The inability to hold a load. The stupid decisions. Harbaugh has sucked the fun out of being a Ravens fan. Like you, I don’t want to see that confused bewildered look on the sideline again. I’ve wanted that choker gone since Tenn steamrolled our #1 seed team.

• If Harbaugh stays, I'm taking a break from the Ravens and the NFL. In my defense, I've been waiting for him to leave since 2017. It's been too long; I don't want to see his stupid face anymore

• The defense was awful. I'd cut Roquan today. He only tackled his teammates; he just waved to all the opponents. Hamilton's injury crippled the defense. The line was abused by Hayward.

• How many blown leads is it now? One hundred and sixty eight. Or it at least feels that way. Honestly I have lost count and forgotten or purged so many bad memories caused by John Harbaugh.

• I want a defense that knows HOW TO FREAKIN' TACKLE. Jesus Effing Christmas I am sick of watching opposing ball carriers slip through eight different Ravens defenders one after another, play after play.

• The only thing I will say… it’s ****ing alarming we can’t beat the Steelers when they have a 42 year old washed QB and we have a franchise QB. ..like wtf is going to happen when they finally find their franchise QB? How do we beat these guys?

• It's like finally watch someone you love breathe their last breath after a battle with terminal illness. There's a feeling of relief that the suffering is finally over. [oof, ain't that morbid-Bubba]

Let's hope they keep their GM!!