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It's so weird...Jackson looks like he is literally "right there" but for some reason doesn't get his head around or hands up to break up the play. Receivers are not getting "wide open" against him (that I have noticed) unless it is a pick play.

What the entire Bills organization went through over the past two weeks -- only two practices, snowstorm, moving a game, and then playing twice in five days -- has been significantly under-appreciated. What they accomplished was remarkable...it's one of several reasons I felt compelled to start the "coaching criticism" thread over the weekend.

Pretty sure I did.

Nope, it wasn’t. If you care about facts, I had already made my decision to give up season tickets when Rex was the coach. I had held them for 27 years, 24+ of them in North Carolina. Through the entire drought. There were many reasons why keeping the tickets made no sense, and watching the s-h-i-t-s-h-o-w with Rex Ryan was the proverbial last straw. I did more than most of you knuckleheads…I actually wrote a letter to the Pegulas telling them I was dropping my tickets and why. This was before Rex was fired. I didn’t “protest” the McD hiring or anything of the sort. But you go on blustering.

Not. What. Happened. But I know facts don’t concern you.

Of course not. It is insanity to make statements like “we’ll never win a SB with McD” and “Pegula needs to start looking for a new coach.” Both have been bandied about regularly on this forum. I also continue to ask the question of what McD has done or not done to evoke such rabid criticism. People say “no halftime adjustments” but that is both a cop-out and obviously not true. The adjustments just haven’t been working as well lately — likely for a number of reasons, most of which we as casual fans are not privy to. Give me specifics if you are going to criticize. Show me how the players are giving up, or obviously out of position, or making boatloads of mental mistakes — all of which would point directly to coaching.

No, this thread was started to bring ridiculous criticism of coaching to the forefront. You have your own agenda, obviously.

Way to miss the point. How has coaching let the Bills down?

I know, I know, it’s a message board and not everyone has to agree about everything. Debate and discussion are good. It just seems to me that the coaching of this team is being questioned at an insane level. The Bills are 8-3 and within 11 points of being undefeated. Every starter on defense has missed time; they have not played ONE game with their presumed starting secondary intact. Allen has a bum elbow. They got a total of TWO full practices in over the past two weeks and yet won two games in five days. They beat the Rams on the road (before we knew the Rams would stink). They crushed the Titans. They won at Baltimore in a gritty way. They won at KC. What the hell do people think McD should have been doing that he has not? I still hear “well, he’s not a good gameday coach.” Really? He is ranked as one of the best 4th down decision makers in the league. His time management has been stellar, saving timeouts for use at the ends of halves where the Bills have been excellent. Should he be calling plays? Is it Dorsey everyone is really upset about? Well, Dorse is also learning on the job, and maybe I’m naive but I think it has been hard to gameplan the past two weeks with only two practices. And yet, the offense is still putting up yards and points at very high levels. The last couple of weeks the running game has showed up as well. Summing up — I don’t get it. At all. And as far as I know, not one of you is in the locker room or on the practice field with this team. My conclusion is that there are a lot of keyboard warriors with way too much time on their hands who expect 14-point wins weekly. I would love to hear, specifically, what decisions some believe McD has made or not made that are responsible for the “predicament” we find ourselves in (tied for 1st). I’m going to continue to enjoy this ride, knowing my team is one of the best in the league and still has every opportunity to bring home the ultimate prize. I’m thrilled McD is our HC and Beane is our GM. Go Bills! 17 and 3, BABY!!!!

Dude we just found that out with the s-h-I-t-storm they had to deal with over the past two weeks. When will people stop questioning the heart and desire of this team?

Chao is a Fanduel-paid betting line influencer. His "diagnosis" of Allen was borderline unethical.

Ok, so you admit you didn’t even watch it, yet stumbled in here to post that all of his speeches are the same? You do realize there is no requirement that you post in a thread, right?

Really? The first game after Josh’s elbow injury, when many pontificated he wouldn’t even play, means “nothing?” You don’t think perhaps a few of those throws were off due to the injury and lack of practice time?

F**k all of the video docs diagnosing injuries. I’ll wait for the real thing.

Amazing throw at the most crucial moment. #winner

Unless his name is Steve Young?

100 freaking percent, yes.

Nice.

Get that motherf**king logical s-h-i-t out of here, man. There are hands to wring and knees to jerk!

I see dead people.

Hey, if there’s an opportunity to troll @ScottLaw I’d be a fool not to take it.

I didn't say they were "great" or couldn't be improved at WR...I've been on the OBJ bandwagon from the get-go, and pre-draft I wanted them to draft a WR early. The discussion this revolves around was whether it was wise for Beane to invest so heavily in the DL instead of going after WR talent...and does anyone still think the DL investment was a bad idea?

Every team in the AFC East views the Bills as their Super Bowl. Miami did it. The Jets did it. We are bringing out the best in those teams, and need to be sharp to get the wins.

If Morse is healthy (big question mark right now) then the offense “should” put up 40 on the Lions. The question is how many injured defenders do the Bills get back. Would love to see White make his debut, but just Elam and Edmunds would be fine with me.

It speaks VOLUMES to the truth behind the “culture” talk.