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This is true. The extension doesn’t preclude Pegula from firing McD at any time. The extension is a show of faith that serves to show Pegula has his back no matter what the media might report otherwise. But if Pegula can up and fire him at any time anyway, then why all the consternation from so many posters? Because he hasn’t fired him already? I’m sorry, but you just don’t fire coaches coming off 13-3 seasons with career .640 winning percentages.

Dead horse? We have had one exchange on the idea that a new staff would immediately improve and win a SB. But ok.

I have every idea that a new staff would experience regression. Unless, of course, you can cite an historical reference to a new coaching staff immediately improving upon a 13-3 record from the previous season and winning a SB. I suspect you’d be hard pressed to do so as coaches coming off a 13-3 record the previous season and .650 winning percentage over the last five are rarely, if ever, fired in the first place. That said, Pegula can still choose to fire McD anytime over the next five years, regardless.

Another idea put forth in this thread that I don’t understand is that “there was no reason to do so.” News flash: Terry Pegula doesn’t need a reason, although I’m sure he has them.

Zerovoltz and zero influence on anything the Bills will so.

Yeah, great QBs are part and parcel to great coaching success. The vast majority of league history bears that out and it will never change. So fire McDermott, hire a new coach and staff and, VOILA! Instant SB champs immediately? I fully understand questioning McD as there is legitimate reason to do so, but I also realize ANY new staff that comes in will experience a regression. And the same fans that wanted McD gone will go even more ape sh*t than they do now.

Do you think the Pegulas and the rest of the organization don’t have that expectation as well? Should they just fire a coach with the third best record over the last five years and expect the new coach to immediately win it all? An initial regression is more likely. You and others think McBeane can’t get us there and that’s understandable, but Pegula choosing to reward them for establishing a winning tradition after years of misery is also every bit as understandable.

The Navy essentially said this in every article. They were 100% correct in waiting for confirmation.

This is what having the 3rd best record over the last five seasons deserves. I don’t understand how anyone can’t understand that.

Per the bold, this is so true. There have been so many catastrophic events where we are spellbound by the potential tragedy while simultaneously rooting for another triumph of human ingenuity to rescue the victims. Whether it’s Chilean minors stuck below ground or a Thai boys soccer team trapped in a flooded cave or four young children surviving 40 days in the Amazonian jungle after a plane crash, the world collectively yearns for successful outcomes. There is something special about that shared humanity and the pride we can all share in those successes. But it makes the losses that much more tragic, too.

It’s my go to every time I see Dunkirk Don is mentioned in a thread. He is legend.

The Navy heard the implosion when it occurred. Sad. Wall Street Journal article: https://apple.news/AA1VfoiWiQQ-NXwOmmxMQ9w

When it comes to investigating crimes by college students on or near college campuses and depending on the seriousness of the offense, it is quite common for local police authorities to request schools to refrain from their own investigations until their (the police) investigation is completed. There are good reasons for this, not the least of which is the sheer experience and expertise of local police vs. that of college campus law enforcement enforcement entities.

Before I answer, I’ll need to know if your wife has had her IQ tested.

Jim was in the office all that week lending his advice to the process and hammering out details. Much like he was on the Miller deal last year.

Because a star player on offense (TT) didn’t say another star on the offense (JK) was the weak link on offense after the accused weak link (Kelly) threw the starting RT (Ballard) under the buss by saying his RT’s suckitude led to an injury he sustained (while in the act of throwing a TD pass, btw). The fact that Thurman saw fit to call Kelly out during his weekly TV show exacerbated the situation by a factor of 10. The Diggs situation can’t hold a candle to that.

More like Einstein out here compensating.

Your poor, fragile ego is really fraying at the edges. Perhaps you should have taken an EQ test rather than that IQ test. Might have served you better.

That depends entirely on whether or not the wise man is a douche nozzle who enjoys pointing out just how foolish the fools are while doing so.

I’m curious, when you were going thru your formative prodigy years, were you always this insecure?

Prodigy.

Yeah, but is he a lawyer?