The Buffalo Bills have been among the greatest teams in the NFL and a strong candidate for the Super Bowl every season since Josh Allen took over as starting quarterback. They simply haven’t emerged victorious yet. or attended one. Due to these two circumstances, the squad and head coach Sean McDermott have come under fire from the outside.
McDermott gave an explanation of his “narrow-minded” viewpoint this past weekend.
He continued by defending his quarterback in particular.
McDermott is right when he says that it is difficult to succeed in the NFL, particularly when one is a quarterback in a league that includes quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson. It’s also not a mark against anyone to lose a Super Bowl in a five-year span; these games are unique and uncommon.
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Teams who win several titles in a short period of time, like as the Chiefs under Mahomes and the New England Patriots under Tom Brady, are the exception rather than the rule. Additionally, they frequently ruin the NFL’s grading system for all other players.
Even still, it’s reasonable to question if the Bills have made the most of Allen’s window of opportunity. It goes beyond the team’s lack of Super Bowl experience, either as a participant or a winner. In the last two seasons, they have lost at home in the divisional round and have only attended one AFC Championship game (four years ago). among them one in which the Cincinnati Bengals utterly dominated.
The Bills are currently experiencing an annual cap constraint, which led to some significant changes this offseason, as Allen’s contract is eating up a significant amount of their salary cap space. It is very likely that they have already missed their best chance to win.
The Bills remain a fantastic team. Easily among the NFL’s greatest. However, they have just a few minor shortcomings that keep piling up and hindering them when playing against the few teams that are on par with them. They’ve made great progress. It does seem a little lackluster, though, since this core has only appeared in one AFC Championship game and hasn’t made it to the Super Bowl in the previous five years.
