Mister Defense

Wow, that is very cool. So I obviously feel the same. And I cannot imagine anyone not accepting your very thoughtful and specific job retaining criteria for McDermott. I am sure after McDermott read your post 4 hours ago it made his day. Gives him Hope. A great start to an important weekend for him. So generous of you to allow him to coach here again next year, and maybe even for a second year!!, if the Bills win--and also meet your generous terms, criteria.

Wow, so you are super duper positive on so many aspects of the ravens and their team. And cannot think of almost anything positive to say, in comparison, to the Bills. Not an objective post in any way., though it is presented as such. It is as if you have not watched the Bills this year and lately, to write such a post. But I agree, if your super positive, glowing analysis of the ravens, and so many of their amazing players is accurate, the Bills are in trouble. And stand almost no chance. If I were you I would bet a heap of money on the ravens this week, and not just on their certain victory. If only the Bills had met some of their major challenges this year they might stand more of a chance against the superb superlative ravens...

Have been thinking the same thing lately--pay the guy, whatever it takes, and I think your number should work. Why give up what is already one of the best offenses in the league, and one of the best in history, and an all time great at quarterback, to take over a team with a dysfunctional foundation? Who knows how great this offense will become, as they have not really had a number one or two receiver this year and are breaking records anyway! Imagine what happens when they have great wideouts. And Brady needs more seasoning, has not been a coordinator very long, so will be less likely to be successful than if he waits a year or two and has more of the skills a head coach needs.

A Super Bowl victory and a slew of high draft picks to revamp the defensive line? Imagine all of that draft capital they may have this year? The Bills may finally be able to get the kind of game changing defensive lineman and tackle that McDermott, and this version of the Bills, have never had. The missing pieces to a potential dynasty. That would be great, hope the OP is accurate..

I think it is a pretty good comparison. The Chiefs humiliated the Bills on Monday night. The Bills, and their great offense, looked dead in the water from the outset. Then the Bills beat them up when it mattered most. It seems that if a team beats the Bills the Bills almost always then beat them if they play them again that season or next. Too lazy to do look it up myself, was wondering if that is accurate and how consistent they have been at doing this under McDermott? Marv seemed to be very good at beating teams that had previously beaten the Bills, like the playoff game you mention. I have been thinking of this the last few months, mainly related to the Ravens: how good are the Bills at beating teams in this situation?

Please let this happen.. Time has really passed this guy by as far as offensive philosophy is concerned. A ten year deal

Yikes. If the Bills' defense plays this well, or even close to this level, next week and beyond, the Bills will likely win the Super Bowl. Relax and enjoy the ride, as this is clearly, unequivocally, a superb football team, one of the top 2-3 in the league now, and getting better each week, peeking. This is a team that has passed almost every major test this year, including today's. Relax and enjoy the ride. But if they do lose next week, we know that you and some others are already readying the hate posts, hoping for the 'best'. While you may get what you want, I believe you are going to be just as disappointed next weekend as you are tonight..

Funny to see, that haters can hate no matter the circumstances, no matter the magnitude of the victory, and no matter the type of season the Bills have. But, I guess, good to see they still hold out hope that their dreams can come true! They are true to their convictions, that is for sure! Go Ravens?!? I guess that Bills fans should have empathy for them, on this, one of the worst days of the year for them. Poor things.

The more physical team, especially on the lines, will win. Nix and Payton are too good of a combo, so the Bill defense needs to disrupt their plans today. If the Bills are going to win it all, the D Line needs to take the next step today, no matter how well the offense plays. The D line needs to be consistently more productive now and going forward. Short passing game opens up the run and long passing game. Cooper and Coleman come alive, as the Bills take more steps forward as an offense today. Almost every game in which the other team's defense is put on a pedestal, the Bills' defense is the one that dominates. Bills 35, broncos 17

Always good to bring in competition and to possibly improve and save money. It seems like Sam Martin has had an excellent season, much better, more consistent than last year. I cannot think of almost any games this year when he has not come through with good kicks, including being very good at pinning teams deep on their side of the field. Also seems to fit in well with this team. Loved how Martin supported Bass in his hard times and then acting like a supportive dad when he started to turn it around. How does Martin rank in punter stats and ratings? Punts inside the 20? or other important stats?

You sum up some of his many fundamental weaknesses well. Add in: almost no apparent connection between the running and passing game, very poor use of motion, often for the sake of motion only. Etcetera etcetera. But I think that was his scheme; see bold above. I laughed when I heard that the Browns had made him the OC soon after I had said he may never get an opportunity to be an OC again. I then predicted on here, like last year with the Bills, that he would be fired by Thanksgiving, so I was off there in the timing. With proper training, and extensive supervision, dorsey could make a great sideline Gatorade boy.

But the worse thing was he never corrected this and his other faults, and that is why he is so disliked here--he seemed extremely lazy, careless. And yes, incompetent, as if he did not know a significant amount of what needed to know to even consider being an NFL OC. While his problems were being increasingly called out by some in the national media, like Mike Robinson and Dan O, it just got worse and worse.

Well, I want to also see Carter and Solomon do some great things. And Bishop. I almost keep forgetting the Bills may have some of the defensive players they need to take the next step next year (and in the playoffs?) Pass rushing, run stuffing line man and a new starting safety are their main needs. If some of these rookies can take the next step, then the Bills will be even better next year.

I agree with all of what you say above. He is not just bad, but incompetent, as if he literally does not know what he is doing as an OC. McDermott's biggest mistake as a head coach, and I think he would agree. But I replaced your 'college' with what I think is more accurate, in bold.

But like I said when he was the OC here--if the big obvious things are so glaringly bad, and often incompetent, just imagine what the 'smaller', detailed work of being a coach looked like behind the scenes, the things details that make an offense go. Like Josh Allen said after he was fired, "it had to be done", for a coach he had said he loved. Imagine how bad the things we did not see directly were, behind the scenes..