May Day 10

I dont know. It isnt my job to vet them. I want to hesitate to just blurt out known names. What I do want: An offensive oriented coach - that way you get a team offensive-oriented and you dont need to lose OCs every few years when your offense achieves what it should Innovative - someone out of the lines of what we see out of the "Shanahan tree". They can look at a unicorn like Josh Allen and essentially make him unstappable. Attention to detail - We cannot have these crazy shortcomings happen that we have beaten to death on the forum (we all know the list). Maybe have a special department that covers contingencies and every situation that may occur (and can tell them to not do things like challenge a 75/25 8 yard catch when timeouts are crucial) Process and Player-oriented - dont want a loudmouth bully. I like how our players feel valued here and it is something that has set the Bills ahead of a lot of peers. McDermott does seem to fit a good balance of being liked and respected by his players. Open to adaptation and change - the team and league will change over the years, may have to change styles or re-think strategies. NFL Experience - to some degree. Coaches right out of college often have difficulty adapting from being a king to dealing with mega-millionaire adult men Pegula (and Id assume Beane) should interview many candidates and score them in these categories.

This part is pretty irritating. He spends a lot of energy putting down 'callers' as if he isn't just a 'caller' himself. All he does is yell into the microphone. Last week it was putting people down 'fire the OC? OK, who are you going to bring in now? I thought so, good bye". Sal and Tasker are both unbearable during rough times. My favorite take of Tasker's last week was "this team is going to win a ton more games this season". Listen to Chris Brown as someone who can levy criticism at the team in a measured way and feel secure about himself. This is super irritating too. Its a straw man crutch he uses to put down any criticism of the team

I do not believe this is accurate, although it was my first reaction. It would make sense for McDermott to save that bullet for the end if he is in self preservation. I also don't think it was the players because 2 key non-offensive coaching functions were directly responsible for them losing the game (12 men and Cover 0). It was likely Pegula demanding something be done.

Absolutely not. Too many preventable meltdowns in close games... many of them in bizarre fashion. I have zero faith in McDermott or anyone he puts in his staff to keep things buttoned up. There are also legitimate questions that he butted heads with dabol's aggressive offense and is hell bent on trying to return to 1978 football

No gut punch. It's a shame this franchise seems to have squandered a 3 year super bowl window, but it has been clear for some time (maybe the last 19 games?) This team doesn't have it. I was not upset after the bengals playoff game. The better team won. Last night was the same bills as we have seen for months. No surprise. They had no business winning that game. Even if they won, it just keeps hope alive for another week and they could lose to wilson again. They are not beating the eagles, kc, chargers, cowboys, or miami. I am not disappointed because I have known for awhile the Bills are paper tigers That blitz? 12 men? Bad ST play? 4 turnovers? The bills deserve that loss. It's justice

We will see. This could be Pegula demanding something happen while watching his $258 Million quarterback withering on a vine in his prime. If thats the case, I could actually see a coaching change on black monday if this 'streak' continues.

You wonder if McDermott took him out to the woodshed.... or if this move was forced/pressured by ownership

Im glad I dont have to see the ultra closeup of his stupid dopey face every game in the pressbox anymore

Its about time. I was worried that McDermott was going to save this bullet to sacrifice to the angry gods at the end of the season. Let's go now!!!

Yeah, I get that. The Broncos are much better and '70 points!' is purposely misleading. But the Bills get a Broncos team at home on primetime... and look like.... that. 4 turnovers. They deserved to lose the game. It would have been a 'stolen win', same as against the Giants. This team is what they appear to be. It isnt very good and probably slots in in the 3rd quartile of the league.

I think there are 2 wins on the schedule. Maybe 3. I think 1-6 is much more likely than 5-2 They beat the Patriots and steal one vs one of the hard teams. The Jets game they have a decent chance to win too (like >40%) Thats it.

Miami beat that team by 50. If we are complaining that the Bills lost because the way someone's butt landed, then maybe the Bills failed.

I always wondered (and kind of dreaded) what the back end of 'the process' and 'family, faith, and football" would look like. In this league, to stay good, these franchises need to be ruthless and make hard decisions at certain points. The right players need to be identified and kept, but others need to be allowed to walk to pursue bigger contracts or get traded. Free draft picks for replacements. Everyone there from coaches on down are way too comfortable, and that probably includes the quarterback who has lost his way and my eyeballs say he seems to have lost fire and motivation. Everyone is fat and happy, getting older and brittle. The coach seems to be getting more and more rigid and stubborn, circling his wagons if you will. Our ownership will not make any meaningful changes. McDermott and Beane are teflon. I will say there might be only 1 win remaining on the schedule, and frustration and drama could bubble to the surface, and maybe that would force a coaching change. To be honest, as a Sabres fan, I do not really trust Pegula to make any decent hires.

Head coach is ceo out there. Meltdowns chronically happen here in close games. And that 2nd all out blitz on 3rd and long out of field goal range is indefensible

Can't wait to hear Sal explain this one away And for Tasker to tell us again that the bills are going to "win a ton more games this season"

Add this into his inprobable list of blown close games. It's comical at this point. He should show some honor and resign

That should be davis' last play as a bill. He doesn't want to compete. Get someone in there who does

Can davis be in the doghouse? If I never see him take another snap it's too soon

Fold it up

The start of the Superbowl was/is a pretty serious delineation (I mean the Browns and Lions traded championships for years prior to the Superbowl). The NFL Champions prior to that are recognized. Usually you talk in terms of a teams' Superbowl Championships. If the just say Championships and omit pre-merger days, then they are wrong and should be bopped. Jim Brown, Otto Graham, Bobby Layne, Frank Gifford, etc are all relevant and they all count. AFL Championships should not be viewed on the same plane as NFL Championships.

Harbaugh is interesting. Maybe he can come in with enough vigor to will the Bills to a championship in the first few years. He has a fairly quick shelf life it seems. It is a non-fit though. He is pretty much the opposite of who Terry Pegula wants working underneath him. I would kill for John Harbaugh to come in though. He is highly rated, but I think he is the most under-appreciated NFL coach.

That's why I think/said earlier in the thread, that the only way this happens, is if the lockerroom gets ugly and it percolates to public view. Local media doesn't matter. It would be a huge story in the national NFL media. Pegula has always been reluctant to make coaching/GM changes, but when his team(s) are getting crushed by the media, it gets embarrassing, and he is left with little choice, he pulls the plug.

I have said it before, but IMO the Bills should really consider a 'down year' to reset the cap. Probably rely on a lot of low-priced replacement level plugs. Even with that and Josh Allen (and a schedule that looks not that daunting as of now), they could probably challenge for the playoffs. Then in 2025 on, have money to spend in the right places and pay the right people. Right now we constantly have gobs of money on IR, and lots of old and slow (and aging) guys eating cap.

There is no way they fire Belichick mid season (and coming back from London nonetheless). If they do that, Kraft is a scumbag and deserves nothing but losing for the rest of his life.

yeah. Licata sounds awesome. Experience includes leading Timon to their all time worst records, and playing for UB. Nice.