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….said one guy’s opinion. There are far too many unknowns to try to make this point, imo. Who is the replacement? We went to the playoffs without Josh, just a stop gap at QB. There is no way for us to know what some other universe might look like.

This week (so far) has been brutal in NJ. Temps around 100 and humid. I know a lot of people like summer, but I can't stand it. From a weather standpoint give me the fall and spring. Plus. the fall and spring offer the best times for sports. Football season and the NHL playoffs.

Nah It’s spot on…you can swap DT into this conversation seamlessly

For a defensive minded coach his defense doesn't show up in big moments. He is still a good coach but not a great one. He gets credit for turning the Bills around from a POS organization to a winning one. He also deserves his share of the blame for the playoff failures. If the Bills had Bill coaching them, they would have a Lombardi or two by now. Bill's record speaks for itself when he has had an elite level franchise QB. Plus, he is a much better DC than Sean. Allen with a strong defense would definitely bring a championship to WNY.

Correct pronunciation of his last name…. Yites

At least 75% posters on here don’t seem to get this. No Josh Allen = .500-.600 coaching record for McD

As those who have seen my posts over the decades, it is well known that right or wrong, I'm not fond of allocating our best draft resources to the secondary. That said, when Jairus Byrd came to town, he lit it up! He was picking off passes one after the other. I thought, "maybe I'm wrong. This guy is great!" Well, at a tailgate at RWS, I mentioned my views on Byrd to @BADOLBILZ. He told me that Byrd was good but far from great. He said that many of his picks were caused by lucky deflections and not to expect this kind of production. I confess to being just a bit skeptical (if not slightly depressed) lol. Well, while he was never a bad player imo, he was far from great. His production rapidly fell off and my reluctance to drafting secondary early was fully restored. 👍🏈

So I think it is easier for Head Coaches to demonstrate where they raise the needle when they don't have a superstar QB. I agree with you totally that Quarterbacks have more impact on wins and losses than coaches. It has always been thus in my time watching the sport. And when you have one of those top of the range elite guys.... it's just harder to see the coaching impact because the QB impact smacks you in the face first. There is also a natural fan bias towards seeing that impact on offense - QBX played better under Y coach than under Z coach ergo Y coach moved the needle. Whereas because defenses do not run through one guy in the same way team X playing better defense under coach Y than coach Z doesn't get the same attention because there are eleven constituent parts and more movement within them year to year than QBs who tend to stay on teams for longer once they are established starters. But it is legitimate for people to hold against McDermott that he has had rosters with Championship calibre talent and not brought home a Championship. And until he does that it will hold him back from being given the benefit of the doubt in the same way as say a Mike Tomlin who has basically been spinning his wheels for years now but has two Superbowl appearances and one Lombardi in his back catalogue. But he took over a dreadful culture. When he arrived it was the Rex Ryan madhouse and Doug Whaley's backroom manipulation. The 2017 roster was not a dumpster fire (though it was not quite as talented as the 2014-2016 rosters) but the locker room was. Only people who have had to do culture change realise how bleeping difficult it is.

Booth Lusteg, Bills kicker, missed four field goals in a game, including a 22 yarder to win the game with seconds left on the clock against the San Diego Chargers in War Memorial, on October 16, 1966. It ended a 17-17 tie, and was the first Bills game I attended.

These days lots of newly-hired HCs talk about "culture" and changing losing culture, but not many actually accomplish it in their first season. McDermott did so ... and he did it before he had an all-world QB. If the Jests draft Allen, Allen is just another first round QB bust. These stats prove that stats can be cherry-picked to seemingly prove anything. You should look at the regular season records, playoff records, and win-loss records in games without their future HOF QBs for all three coaches to have a valid comparison. ROTFLMAO. You obviously don't remember the Drought Era accurately. The Bills back then were marked by mediocrity. They had 3 or 4 seasons with really bad records, and 2 or so with 9-7 seasons, but mostly they managed to win 6-8 games. What they did was find new ways to miss the playoffs, including losing the final game of the 2004 season when they lost to the Stillers' backups at home.

Not really, he wasn’t my top choice by a long shot. He doesn’t seem to support the abundance agenda. I think if he wants to be successful, he will have to moderate.

Are you looking forward to the Mamdani administration ?

I’ll have to wait and see….I’m still waiting on some MeadDrone deliveries. The service level is slipping there….

Thanks, George.

That Tuel time was actually a real thing.

It was a figure of speech. If you are not familiar with such, it is defined thusly: A figure of speech is a creative use of language to generate an effect, enhance an expression, or evoke an emotion I used it in a manner that would highlight the lameness of your prior comment. It worked. What is your job description? Are you one that always stays within the confines of said description? Are you a “that’s not my job” sort?

Why would I be representing any country? Last time I checked my job description representing my country was not part of it.

I’m talking about consistently signing WRs like MVS, Shinault, Elijah Moore, Samuel etc that aren’t difference makers instead of acquiring one good starting WR. He did make the trade for Amari but that didn’t turn out either. Look at the weapons the Bears added last year for their rookie QB Williams.

I'd say he's between 5-10.

Agree with all this. I only really like hot weather when I'm on vacation. Working in the hot weather in London (a city built to keep you warm when it's cold) can be hell. Autumn is the best time of the year and the NFL regular season, especially up to about thanksgiving when every team is trying 100% and you have upsets every week is a big part of that for me.

Nah. He's right. You're wrong.

You are representing your country well. Impressive.