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Josh Allen offers brutal response after Bills embarrassed in Miami\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a\u00a0Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/em><\/p>\n We spoke all last week of how the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0had to capitalize on their win over the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0by beating the\u00a0Miami Dolphins, but it appears the AFC East champs didn’t get the memo.<\/p>\n The 30-13 loss to the Dolphins, which saw Allen throw an interception along with having a fumble (James Cook, too), sees Buffalo fall further behind the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0in the AFC East standings as the offense continued its struggles.<\/p>\n Allen, per\u00a0Next Gen Stats, had 3.53 seconds to throw against Miami, the longest time to throw since 2018, as the receivers simply couldn’t get open.<\/p>\n And when assessing the loss, Allen, to begin his press conference, dropped the hammer.<\/p>\n “They came ready to play, they wanted it more than us,”\u00a0Allen said.<\/p>\n Wanted it more? A division game? That is nightmare fuel, folks.<\/p>\n After last week against the Chiefs, you would have said no, but after the Dolphins’ loss, you can easily say yes.<\/p>\n For whatever reason, whether it be scheme, the routes, or timing, Allen’s 3.53 seconds to throw means that his offensive line is protecting him, but being sacked three times shows that receivers aren’t doing their jobs and getting open.<\/p>\n It appeared all was well after last week, but perhaps that was an aberration for Buffalo, with the AFC East now drifting further away.<\/p>\n The Dolphins wanted it more than the Bills, and that is a damning statement from a team that is seen as a Super Bowl contender.<\/p>\n Did Buffalo expect to walk into Hard Rock Stadium and canter to a win?\u00a0Or was it beaten by a better team on the day?<\/p>\n For Bills Mafia, if the answer to either of these questions is yes, well, that isn’t great.<\/p>\n Accounting for the decline in\u00a0Bobby Wagner\u2019s performances has become a weekly problem for the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0this season, but trading for a long-time starting middle linebacker from the AFC would solve the issue.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the view of\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Seth Walder, who named\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0linchpin\u00a0Logan Wilson\u00a0as an ideal trade fit for the Commanders. Walder believes \u201cthe Commanders clearly need short-term help at linebacker, where Bobby Wagner\u2019s struggles in pass coverage have become common knowledge for opposing offenses. They also want to walk\u00a0Frankie Luvu\u00a0down more onto the edge, as they did against the Chiefs. Wilson is in the back half of his career, but he would immediately fill some of the snaps they need if this defense does execute a midseason turnaround.\u201d<\/p>\n The move would make some sense in light of Wagner\u2019s flaws, but the 35-year-old remains a key leader for the Commanders. A 10-time Pro Bowler and former Super Bowl champion with an immense pedigree and invaluable experience.<\/p>\n Wagner\u2019s CV and professional pride mean he might not warm to the idea of a snap share with Wilson. Interestingly though, the idea has merit, based on how successfully Washington used a similar strategy the last time the franchise claimed a Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n The flaws in Wagner\u2019s game are showing up most when he\u2019s\u00a0trying to defend the pass. Giving up 12.4 yards per completion and 9.1 per target,\u00a0per Pro Football Reference, underline Wagner\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n It\u2019s inevitable that a player in his 14th season would show signs of slowing down, but Wagner has become a liability for the Commanders. A painful example occurred against the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0in Week 8, when Wagner\u00a0was burned\u00a0by wide receiver\u00a0Rashee Rice\u00a0over the middle.<\/p>\n The play shows another issue for Wagner, one out of his control. He\u2019s been put into unfavorable matchups too often this season.<\/p>\n Wagner isn\u2019t going to stay with anybody in man coverage anymore, so the Commanders either need a change of scheme or personnel. A deal for Wilson would satisfy both shifts.<\/p>\n Engineering a trade for Wilson would at least give the Commanders somebody they could sub in ahead of Wagner in obvious passing situations. Wilson might even start ahead of the likely future Hall of Famer against teams defined more by the pass and defined by weaker running games.<\/p>\n It may sound like an unusual arrangement, but Washington used it during the triumphant 1991 season. Then it was Matt Millen as the grizzled veteran run-stuffer who got the nod against run-heavy teams like the\u00a0New York Giants, while Kurt Gouveia played on passing downs as a linebacker more adept on the blitz and in coverage.<\/p>\n Now is a good time to revive this trait from the past when the Commanders are set to don their\u00a0Super Bowl era uniforms\u00a0against Wagner\u2019s old team the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0in Week 8. Wilson has blitzed at least 38 times in four of the last six seasons, according to\u00a0Pro Football Reference, while he\u2019s also snatched 11 career interceptions.<\/p>\n The numbers are there to justify this deal, even though a calf injury has kept Wilson out of practice recently, per the\u00a0Cincinnati Enquirer\u2019s Pat Brennan. Getting a deal done by the deadline on Tuesday, November 4 would give the Commanders time to wait on Wilson\u2019s recovery and plan the parameters of his exact role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Josh Allen offers brutal response after Bills embarrassed in Miami\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a\u00a0Preferred Source by clicking here. 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