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2 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:
Can you be more specific about all of his mistakes? You are acting as though his game management skills have been horrible. I’ve seen a few instances of less than stellar clock management, but otherwise I think he has done a pretty decent job. What, specifically, is making you think he is doing such a terrible job?
That OT punt was controversial, but ended up being the right decision and we won the game.
I don't think he's doing a terrible job, I want to make that clear.
And the mistakes in my opinion are 3 main things. Being too conservative at times, clock management, and burning timeouts.
I don't have to give you too many examples about conservative as I'm sure you know a few good instances at the top of your head. ( kicking field goal inside 1 yard line against ATL, punt last week of course) those are just a couple right off the bat.
Clock management is bad on to many occasions. Like when they have the lead in the 4th and they snap it with 15 seconds left on the Play clock. At the end of the half I find it bad for the most part. Except last game as it worked out brilliant.
And the burning of timeouts. He called 2 last week on the Colts final drive because he wanted to see the Colts line up. You just can't do that. If that two point conversation stands, you need to have those timeouts you used. All year he has done that with his timeouts.
That's just my opinion, feel free to disagree of course.
I just think he really has to improve on those 3 main things if the Bills are ever going to be a Superbowl contender one day
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Just now, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
did you call him an idiot?
call for his head?
no
that's what I find stupid.
I have no problem with your opinion although comparing a rookie HC in the nfl to a kid flipping burgers at mickey Ds is not a very good comparison in my opinion.
Its an extreme comparison, but the same principles are there. They are employees and mistakes are going to happen the first few weeks as they are learning on the job. But those same mistakes shouldn't happen week in and week out for over 3 months
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11 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
bold: who's kissing his ass?
you quoted me and I responded. I never called you stupid, you have a bad conscience?
what is stupid is those who are not willing to accept a first year coach and his mistakes. if this was year 3 then I would even be calling for his head. since he's not I can give him a chance to become a better coach. sitting at 7-6 and still in the hunt with a very thin at talent roster is not bad, in fact it's pretty good and he has been a big part of that regardless of the bad calls.
bitching and moaning about it as many are doing is doing just that, bitching and moaning.
I never once said you called me stupid. I said if my opinion of what I just said above falls under the definition of stupid for you, then so be it. Meaning I have no idea if you think what I said falls under your original post about "stupid" and "bitching and moaning".
And I never once said anyone is kissing his arse (well I can probably name a few posters), but I'm saying I'm not going to look the other way and say everything is ok when he makes glaring mistakes just because he is a first year head coach... For one, clock management and burning timeouts like they are useless.... He hasn't learned a thing since week 1 about that. 13 weeks later its inexcusable not to adjust, whether its your first year or 15th year.
If a regular guy at a job, say working at Mcdonalds does a glaring mistake the first few weeks, I'm sure people will give him the benefit of the doubt. But if he does it 3 months later and does those same mistakes, it really is inexcusable and that's a problem. You can't just say, "Well he is only 3-5 months in so it's ok to mess up the same thing over and over again". Do you not agree with that?
And once again I am not calling for his firing or calling him an idiot. But there are a lot of things he does that are extremely weird
4 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:Fair enough, but is McCoach not aloud just a little bit of leniency given that he is essentially learning on the job? I think he should be aloud that. Just as you are aloud to be critical of his shortcomings.
I agree to a certain degree. But it is week 13 now. If he made these mistakes the first 4 weeks I would understand. But it seems like he isn't adjusting and he makes these same mistakes time and time again. Like clock management, and burning timeouts for very little reason
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10 hours ago, Bubba Gump said:
Good take. I just watched the presser again, because I couldn't hear the first question. Now that I have re-played it I got to hear it.
Reporter: Do you think this game is a result of you looking forward to next week's game?
BB: No...(long pause)...Give me a break
BB is very arrogant and is a jerk but he has answered losses like that his whole career.
Remember 3 years ago after the loss to K.C? I believe he said "We are on to Cincinnati" after every question
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15 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
critique is one thing, I believe you know the difference. calling him an idiot and chastising him is another. not saying you have but since you felt the need to quote me then hopefully you know the difference?
I have an opinion on him so far and there are more negatives than positives.
I am not saying fire him or anything like that but I do think he needs to improve on a lot of areas going into next year.
So if my opinion falls under your definition of stupid then so be it. But I'm definitely not going to give him excuses or kiss his arse just because he's a first year head coach
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1 hour ago, xRUSHx said:
When you have your 3rd string QB in the game when it's a blizzard out you play field position and rely heavy on the D to get the ball back. I agree with what he did, it paid off and we won. IMO it is exactly what Levy would have done.
You understand that they had to go a much longer field with the 3rd string quarterback after getting the ball back, right?
1 hour ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:seriously, you people bitching and moaning about a first year coach is STUPID but considering the sources that are doing so is not surprising.
keep whining, you all are real good at it.
We are not aloud to critique a coach just because he's in his first year?
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Overall I'm dissapointed with him but definitely not saying fire him or anything like that.
Yes they are 7 and 6 but let's be honest, the bills could easily be at 4 and 9 or 5 and 8 if it weren't for a few very fortunate breaks throughout the year.
I think his preparation is pretty descent but his game time decisions are just mind boggling to me. Starting with his clock management, then to how conservative he usually plays things. Also don't like how he traded a lot of talent for draft picks.
Like I said, not saying fire him as that would be dumb but I really hope he improves on those last points I brought up next year. Because those game time decisions aren't good enough in my books
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8 hours ago, Shaw66 said:
I have to admit I'm thoroughly confused on the tie-breakers. I just started looking at the standings, and what the networks have been showing apparently is wrong. Right now the Bills apparently are in the #6 spot, so they have the tie-breakers on the Ravens and the Chargers. Head to head, which they obviously lose to the Chargers, doesn't count in a 3-way tie. Chargers lose out because their conference win-loss is worse than Bills and Ravens. That might not hold after three more weeks.
When I step back and look at all this, I find it all very weird. We've all watched the Bills this season, and as exciting as the first several weeks were, I don't there are many Bills fans who think the Bills are a good team today. Maybe they're better than we think - maybe their defense is back to being good (three good games in a row - Chiefs, Pats and Colts), but I'm not feeling it. And yet here we are about how legitimate a shot they have at the playoffs. Playoffs? This team? In disarray at the most important position, no receivers, mediocre to horrible pass protection. Playoffs?
Ya I agree with that.
Before the year I thought they were a 5 win team. Somehow they find themselves right in the middle of a playoff race
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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:
I haven't seen that percentage but I could believe it's true. But that's not so far off from 50/50. I just want us to assume we need to win our last 3 games, and in that world a tie against the Colts is totally fine. People are saying a tie is the same as a loss, but in the world where we need to win our last 3 games no matter what a tie is the same as a win. Only a loss is a loss. I don't know which world we're in yet.
As a fan I don't think we are winning that game. But I'm assuming we need to. I'm not exactly optimistic about our playoff chances, this whole year to me is just a test and preparation for the future.
I guess from a fans perspective, I'm mad he didn't go for it because I'm assuming the bills have 0 chance against the Pats. So tie against the Colts and lose against the Pats, the season is done.
I understand the coach can't mark losses on the calendar, but he should also know it's almost an impossible task to win those last 3 games, especially given the tough schedule ahead. That's where I think he mis calculated the decision to play"not to lose".
9 and 7 gives you a descent shot so you can maybe afford to lose one more game. 8-7-1 gives you no shot
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1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:
Where does it say this?
My understanding is that there's only a 14 or 16% chance that they make it, and they only have 6 losses now.
I looked and in 5 of the last 10 years NO team at 9-7 made the playoffs as a wildcard. In the other team one of the 9-7 teams made it. So I don't see how the Bills could possibly have a 60% chance of getting in. Right now they're behind in the tie breakers to two teams that also could finish 9-7, so I don't see how they could be 60%. The Bills need a lot of help if they're getting in at 9-7.
I heard it on wgr today. They definitely would need some help
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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:
This is where we disagree. I don't think we can afford to lose another game either way. I doubt McDermott thought about it this hard, but when I look at tiebreakers and the records of the other wildcard contenders I just don't see a path in at 9-7. But 9-6-1, absolutely.
Apparently if they finish 9 and 7 they have a 60 percent chance to get in. But yes I know what you're saying.
Honestly answer this though. Do you actually think the bills are going to go in New England and win? From a fans perspective, not a coaches perspective
Just now, Shaw66 said:Their season depended on winning the last 4 games already. Or winning 3 and tying 1. They couldn't afford a loss yesterday.
9 and 7 gives them a 60 percent chance to get in as of now
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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:
Do you really think this question should have played into McDermott's thinking? I think that is as gutless as it gets.
All this over a decision in a game we won!! It went exactly the way he wanted it to except we let the Colts get one 1st down. He made the decision expecting a 3 and out. So the decision didn't go exactly as planned and we still won. No one is changing their mind on this but don't pretend it's as clear cut as you think.
I think going into this game he had to know it was a must win, absolutely.
You can't bank your season on winning the last 3 games, especially with two road games and one against the defending champs.
Its a very clear cut decision to go for it in my opinion. And it actually didn't go exactly the way he planned it. He planned not to lose the game. It was better than he even expected
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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:
Come on you know this isn't how the NFL works. We beat the Falcons in Atlanta. The Jets scored more points on us than the Patriots. I could go on forever.
When was the last time the Bills won in Foxboro? Not counting the 2014 game where the Pats pulled their starters at the half
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5 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
At the end of the season you make the playoffs if you have enough wins compared to losses. No one asks who your wins were against or who you losses were to. You make the playoffs on your record.
I'm sorry if a tie would have hurt your feelings; I want a coach who's trying to preserve the Bills chances to make the playoffs.
Lol what in God's name makes you think they would win in New England if they can't even beat the Colts at home?
A tie barely preserves anything. 3 percent chance if they tie. If he's happy with that then he is a loser coach. You have to win that game yesterday against a terrible team. No if, ands, or buts
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2 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
Instead you want a coach content to risk a loss because they'd rather let other teams control our destiny in hypothetical tiebreaker scenarios? I want the coach who knows 9-6-1 is much more likely to get us in than 9-7. We can't lose another game, that was true before the Colts game started.
No, yesterday's game is an absolute must win. That should have been their only mindset.
You know if the Bills tied, they would have a 3 percent chance of getting into the playoffs right? That's about a 1 and 33 chance.
You are content with those odds? Might as well be 0 percent .
A win put their odds I believe at over 30 percent?
If he's content with 3 percent odds then that is honestly just sad. They needed to win that game yesterday
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3 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
This just isn't true. The only result that killed the season was a loss. You really want a coach who assumes a loss to New England?? Guys like that don't make it in the NFL, they post on message boards.
I want a coach who isn't content with a tie to a bottom feeder...
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Just now, NoSaint said:
Walking in yesterday, he should’ve had it a must win game and it should’ve factored into every decision accordingly. You can’t coach that game not to lose.
Exactly.
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2 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
The crazy thing is fans think punting on 4th and 1 is a fireable offense regardless of the result, but if the head coach had already resigned himself to losing one of our remaining games that would be considered smart coaching. The thinking here is so backwards. You don't plan your game strategy around future losses, that's just stupid.
Out of curiosity, why shouldn't he factor in that game at New England? That absolutely should have factored into his decision. You cannot tie 3-9 teams and expect to get into the playoffs. He should have went all in for that win yesterday and a tie shouldn't have even been an option
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1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said:
He said SLOWLY catching up. It's a process. A decades long process.
Not buying that for a minute. No disrespect to you or the original poster.
NE is still a juggernaut of a team
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Just now, Bubba Gump said:
No way we sweep Miami like all the talking heads are saying. If we go 2-1 it will be because we beat NE and split with Miami. Teams are slowly catching up with Belichicks systems.
?? After 5 super bowls and a 10-2 record this year, teams are now catching up to his systems?...
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Anyone still think we are sweeping Miami?
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2 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said:
The last thing McDermott wanted to do was to give the ball to the Colts at the 42 with 4:00 left. No chance of a safety there and even if you get a three and out you more than likely won't get the ball back with better starting field position than the 20-25 yard line. I doubt McDermott thought the O was capable of going that far in two minutes.
Granted, the offense went nearly that far to win it thanks to Thompson's catch but I don't think McDermott thought the Colts were going to get all the way to the 31 yard line after the punt.
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Maybe he had too much faith in his defense.
Ya he definitely was banking on that 3 and out, but never got it.
To me I think it's more of a risk to punt. If Colts pick up 2 first downs, the bills season is basically over . (Barring a miracle win at New England)
I don't know. I don't like it on so many levels but at the end of the day I guess they won so I promise I'll stop my bitching within the next day or two lol
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1 minute ago, Just Jack said:
Jimmy garalappo threw more than Brady that game though. They may have started with their main guys, but I believe they pulled lots of them after the first or second quarter
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Just now, Wayne Arnold said:
My guess is he thought Schmidt could put the ball inside the 5 considering the ball was plugging in the snow all day. Then from there the defense could get a sack or a turnover. At the very least a three and out and maybe a special teams play could get them into immediate FG range.
Ya I hear your point, but that would literally be a best case scenario outside of a turnover.
I'm sure if the bills got the ball back at their own 40 after he punted there, he would have signed up for that. Which would again, meaning a longer field for his awful offence
Bills 3-0 or 0-3 ?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Thought it would be 1-2 before watching last nights game, but thinking 0-3 now