Kirby Jackson

No doubt. He hasn’t done a good job (at all). He should have thrown to the backs all night last night. Lol, that holds especially true when you bet Cook 3+ receptions and 25+ yards. 🤣🤣

If he goes, Curt Cignetti is my guy. I’ve been a little lukewarm on the idea because he’s 64. I just keep going back to that swagger that he brings. His team believes that they are better than everyone. He is a winner with a winner’s mentality.

I’m not sure Josh is wired like that. The first step, imo would be holding their feet to the fire. Basically, calling shots in terms of players and coaches. I said it in another thread but he could go into LeBron territory. FWIW, I don’t think that would be a bad thing. He will demand change before he demands a trade IMO.

Fair. It’s a little chicken and egg to me. Was that his idea or was it his response to a garbage WR room?

Beane is a bigger problem but that’s like saying “getting run over by a bus is a bigger problem then getting run over by a car.” Both problems are massive. You and I are almost always in agreement regarding the Bills. The one area that we haven’t seen eye-to-eye on is the McDermott situation. You’ve been in year to year mode while I’ve been of the belief that each day with him the window shuts a little more. The defense is a disaster but even if they were good, it wouldn’t be enough to get to their goal IMO. Philosophically they play not to lose. They play to keep it tight, minimize mistakes and outlast teams. With the penalties, turnovers, etc that hasn’t worked over the last few weeks. Even if it did, that’s not how you should play with Josh (who hasn’t been playing well). You should be downhill, foot on the gas and trying to beat teams by 40. You should be forcing teams to keep up instead of trying to outlast them. That’s why he let’s bad teams hang around. Good teams can beat you that way as well. I can’t believe that I’m using this but the Bills need to “be a bully.” I’m not just talking about physicality. I’m talking about mentality. They need that swagger and edge. They need that killer instinct which has seemingly come and gone over the last 5 years on a few occasions. That’s driven by Josh but also by the culture that the HC brings. I need less “those guys get paid too” or “it’s hard to win in this league.” I need more “we were 2 scores better than that team. I’m not pleased that we escaped Miami and New Orleans with wins. I’m pissed off that we didn’t play to our standard.” That’s what he can control and is responsible for. The team should be judged by their standard not by the result. Miami and New Orleans are great examples. McDermott would say that was good because they won. I would say, it was bad because it set up for the next couple of games. The problems were there regardless of the result. In terms of Beane, we can point to a zillion different failures when it comes to the roster. Paying Rousseau and Bernard were bad decisions. They were at the time but people didn’t want to hear that. You don’t pay role players as core players. The draft has been a disaster. Beyond the players though, it’s his philosophy that fails. You should build from Josh out. You should build the “Greatest Show on Turf 2.0.” Give him all of the players. Try to make the defense functioning but NEVER at the expense of the offense. If the defense gets 4 stops a game, the Bills should never lose. Beane has taken the opposite approach, “Josh is so good it doesn’t matter who is around him. He will make them good. Keep investing on the DL and secondary. Overspend on role players and use all of your draft capital there (literally their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th last year).” The approach is completely wrong. It’s not “a different approach.” It is “the wrong approach.”

He certainly is “AN” issue. His play calling has been abysmal (especially in short yardage). With that being said, no, he isn’t “the biggest issue.” That is the lack of wide receivers. You can’t run an offense if guys can’t get open. Teams are currently sending rushers and leaving the CBs to blanket the trash he has to work with. The Bills are WAY too easy to defend and it’s not because of scheme. His hands are tied behind his back with the pass catchers he has to work with.

Come on in, water’s warm

They managed to bungle the most important draft since Josh. It was, arguably, the greatest WR draft in history. You just dealt your number 1 and had a glaring void at the top of the depth chart. You HAD to get it right. You could have went up aggressively for one of the big 3. You could have went up some for BTJ. You could have picked where you did or around where you did and taken: Worthy, Pearsall, Coleman, Legette, Polk, AD Mitchell or McConkey (or even some other guys). No matter what though, you HAD to be right. The Bills traded down TWICE and took Keon. They clearly weren’t convicted on any of the guys or they would have pulled the trigger. They took a guy with extreme limitations that would be overcoming math with his separation rates in college. It was a foolish pick even if it worked. The Bills HAD to pick a guy that would be good no matter what (Worthy or McConkey). They might not reach great but the Bills didn’t have the luxury to gamble. They needed a guy to be a contributor immediately. The IDEA of Keon was as flawed as the player.

Fire them both. It would not be difficult to have the amount of success that they’ve had once they got Josh. There are LOTS of guys that could win 11-13 games and a WC game. That’s not the goal or the standard anymore. If that’s your ceiling, which it has been, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. A Super Bowl title is the only thing that matters. Find someone to get it done.

Played a fantastic game!! Walker was the best player in a Bills uniform. He was great. 👏🏼👏🏼

Lol, I started a whole thread on it. You and I are pretty much aligned as to what we are doing.

Honestly, he’s better than the guys playing. He’s limited but at least is good when the play breaks down.

Thank you for owning it. There are still some guys playing the violin as the Titanic is taking on water. Getting on the lifeboat was, unfortunately, the right decision.

I voted yes. I also voted yes every year since 2021.

Maybe said differently, “what SHOULD change?” What would you change if you were in position to make these decisions?

I’m good with it (and I have been a Beane defender for a while).

There are people on here that SWEAR he is good or coming along or is better than Worthy or was a great pick or whatever. Lol, none of it is true. The guy is an absolute scrub who is pretty much unplayable. I’d rather play Gabe in that spot.

We have reached the bye week. The Bills are at 4-2 and by all accounts, playing bad football. A lot has gone wrong to start the year despite their record. What changes would you like to see during the bye week? The biggest issue on the team today is a lack of WRs. If the Bills are to win it’s because of Josh (who isn’t playing great). Teams now just send guys and leave the receivers in man. The Bills have the worst WRs in the NFL. I’d make a deal for Olave AND a deal for Meyers or Bourne. Those would be my perimeter receivers. I’d send out at least 1 WR in the deal. It doesn’t matter which one. Shakir will remain in the slot. The position group needs an overhaul not an upgrade. Coleman being a stiff hurt. They needed him to be really good (like 1200 and 8 TDs good). He’s not even playable at this point. Next, I’d fire Babich. This whole defense is 🗑️. I don’t have an easy fix there but anything is better. Rush Hairston back. He has to come back and play immediately. Any growing pains will just be regular plays for Tre at this point. Play Hancock over Rapp. Get the injured/suspended guys back. Sign Asante Samuel. All of that combined might make your defense have a pulse.

Have to make that play shaq!!

Ballgame

Let’s score quickly. Huge 8 minutes!

Again trying to be the smartest guys in the room. Fails again

No doubt but he philosophy isn’t rocket science. Atlanta attacks everyone but especially tonight. Their game plan is, “send more guys than they can block and man up on the perimeter.” They are taking their chances that the Bills can’t get open and burn them. So far, they’re 100% right.

Let me guess, it was a bunch of people telling you how Keon was about to break out?