Kirby Jackson

Fun fact: went to the last ATL game with @boyst and we sat like 3 rows in front of Chris Tucker. We talked $**t to him the whole game. 🤣🤣

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So we are a quarter ish of the way. There are rumors of the Falcons on a Monday Night but don’t know when.

So we know Ravens, Dolphins and Steelers? Is that all that we know for sure?

We are excited for sure. It’s early but everything is on track.

Yeah, I’m happy with the draw. The only issue is that I’m expecting my first child 12/3. Lol, doubt she lets me slide to Pittsburgh for a few days.

Got one: Bills at Steelers 11/30 4:25 PM

I’m a little young for that. I have some faint, faint memories of the last couple years of the Bisons there.

I haven’t felt myself getting overly nostalgic lately. Over the last 10-12 years I’ve been trying to catch the Bills on the road more. After seeing so many other stadiums, that are so much nicer, I am excited about what’s next. The current stadium is a dump comparatively. I enjoy the tailgating, my seats, the crowd, etc… but the new stadium will be such an upgrade. We really won’t be taking any of that away, just giving us a much nicer place to experience it in.

I guess that’s where I’d be fine. If you said we could win at least a playoff game every year for 5 years or win a Super Bowl and lose in the WC round twice, I take the Super Bowl 10 times out of 10. I 100% believe Payton would have gotten 1 with Allen. They might have racked up offensive production like the Greatest Show on Turf. If they won a Super Bowl and lost in the WC round to Mason Rudolph the following year, so be it. I’m not concerned about the floor with a healthy Josh. I’m only thinking about the ceiling.

Sean Payton won a Super Bowl. Without the worst call in NFL History (not hyperbole) he likely wins a 2nd. He took an average to bad Denver team to the playoffs. He’s a phenomenal coach. The Bills floor with Josh Allen, in this division, is a home playoff game IMO. If Payton had been Josh Allen’s coach this entire time they have AT LEAST 1 Super Bowl IMO. They potentially have like 3. That’s obviously opinion but he and Josh Allen would be every bit of what Mahomes and Reid is.

For me, the draft transforms teams. I’m also a college football guy. 2 years ago the Commanders picked 2. 10 months later they were playing for the NFC Championship. It’s the ultimate game of poker. There are so many moving pieces, and so much drama. The draft is one of my favorite sporting events of the year. Every single team gets better on the same weekend. They all don’t get better to the same degree but every team gets better.

Traveling to a Bills game is a religious experience. There are so many parties and events. If you want to do nothing but be around Bills fans from the time you get there until the time you leave, you can. If you don’t want to see anyone until kickoff, you can do that too. I strongly suggest hitting the party the day before. It’s really crowded but fun to see the fans takeover a city. I wouldn’t plan to stay all night because it’s nearly impossible to eat and you wait forever for drinks but a cool experience nonetheless.

That’s why I suggested it taking place between FA and the draft. We are talking about 3 games for each team that would be drawn. We already know who the home team will be so you can clear that in advance. I don’t think it’ll mess anything up. The games this year that would be “drawn” would be NFCE opponent at home, AFCW opponent at home and AFCS opponent on the road.

The schedule release is the most overhyped & boring NFL “event” of the year. It’s weird too because the draft, 2 weeks earlier, might be the most interesting and exciting. 🤷🏻‍♂️ We know the opponents and no matter how hard they want you to care about the order, I really don’t. I look and book flights for the road game(s) that I want to go to. Refundable flights and refundable hotels booked in case things change. Otherwise I’m just like whatever. I think it would be super interesting if we didn’t know the crossover opponents in advance. You could do a draw for all non-division crossover games. That would be amazing. Instead of playing the team that finished in the same spot as you in their division, you’d pull those names out to match them up. That would be another NFL event that could generate a ton of revenue. If, at some point between FA and the draft, you had a draw for those opponents it would get huge ratings. My $.02

Perfectly said. If this team is going to win a Super Bowl it’s going to be because of Josh Allen not because they upgraded the DL rotation. That will help but the wins come from Josh Allen, not McDermott or his defense. While I agree that the defense needed to be upgraded, I don’t think it’s as important as loading up for Josh. If given the choice of a rotational 1T or a WR that can take the top off the defense and/or separate, I’m choosing the WR. Now, I’m fine with Hairston and even Sanders to start. They will both compete for, or win, starting spots. Those were the 2 spots available. Addressing the 2 deep on the DL before arming Josh is why Beane took heat (and didn’t like it). I like Jackson as a player and think he helps. Walker has a high ceiling and low floor. If he hits his ceiling he will be worth it. Strong and Hancock are competing with Dane/Ingram and Cam Lewis. Competition for those guys should have come WAY after a guy to get down the field. Hawes is Lee Smith. I see the vision for him and get it. It’s still a less important role. Beating a dead horse here but arming Josh is priority 1,2,3,4, and 5. He’s why you win. He’s why you’ve won for years. Everyone else is a product of being on his team. Don’t make him cover weaknesses with his greatness. Allow other playmakers to make him even greater. That’s the recipe IMO. We have 5 straight division titles and haven’t gotten to the ceiling and have tried everything but loading up for him. Yes, they traded for Diggs but ignored the rest of the room to where they were signing Beasley and Brown off the street. That’s the philosophy of Beane and, as @GunnerBill has pointed out, Hurney and Gettleman.

I do agree on last year and that’s why I’ve been more forgiving this offseason. They would have needed things to go perfectly last year to win it. I thought it was his best coaching job.

I’d be betting on improvement. I’d just assume lose in the WC as the Divisional round or AFC Championship. If that’s the floor, which I think it is, there is no risk. McDermott has had 5 or 6 straight teams that were Super Bowl caliber. If (insert NFL coaches name here) was the HC over the last 5 years what would have happened? IMO, it wouldn’t have been much worse and potentially better. With Josh Allen, in this division, you’re pretty much guaranteed a home playoff game. That means you have a chance. To be clear, I understand why they’ve keep him every year. He’s the best that they’ve had in a long time (maybe ever). I’m just saying that I wouldn’t have because I think they need to capitalize on Allen’s prime. It’s more of, “if it hasn’t worked try something else.” I wanted Sean Payton a few years ago. It’s not so much about the “who” though and more about trying something else with Josh still in his 20’s.

I guess that this is also where some of the divide is. I think the floor for this team is a division title and WC loss. If you or I was coaching they’d be 10-7 or 11-6 and win the AFCE. So, IMO, pretty much every single guy coaching anywhere in the NFL could accomplish that with Josh Allen and this roster. So for me, I don’t think “the bottom falling out” is possible. I’d probably hand the reigns to Joe Brady but could be talked into lots of different people.

The irony is Reid was there a long time and never won (with good teams and a top 10 QB). He left and they won twice. In his second stop, he won 3 times. Maybe that’s McDermott? Belichick didn’t win at his first stop either. Let’s just say, last season’s result, repeats itself over and over and over. How many more KC playoff losses 32-29 would you accept? For me, I would have already been done. If this happens 8 more times, good? 5? 1? 0? I guess this is where the divide is for some. The results are good. They aren’t good enough. I wouldn’t continue letting years of Josh Allen’s prime tick off without a title (or change). I think that the Ravens should be in the same boat. The difference is Harbaugh has won one and they haven’t ended each year the same way. What about the years that they had the number 1 defense? When should he be accountable? That’s what I am asking. If you don’t think it should be on the table, that’s fine. I’d ask, why? I think that you should win at least a Super Bowl with Josh Allen. The results vs. KC don’t give me much confidence that he can do it.

I guess, for me, just because he has been terrible at hiring coaches/gms, doesn’t mean he should settle. I think with Josh Allen, the floor is the AFC East Title. Rich Kotite would win the division every year with this group. For me, the ceiling is a Super Bowl Title and the floor is a home loss in the WC round. It’s been that way for 5 years. They haven’t hit the floor but are also still steps from the ceiling.

For sure, there were multiple factors. It’s such a great example though for where the Bills are now. It’s kind of weird that @Mister Defense disliked the post instead of responding. What in there is controversial? Allen has been historically good in the playoffs and McDermott historically bad vs. KC. That’s not really debatable. If he’s against the notion that McDermott belongs on the hot seat, defend that position. I’m of the belief that dozens of coaches could have accomplished what he has over the last 5 seasons with those exact rosters. @GunnerBill are you still all in on McDermott? We are often in agreement but we couldn’t feel more differently about him. If, the Bills go 13-4 or 14-3, lose to KC in the AFC Championship, 35-32, will you be okay running it back? I’ve asked this before, “at what point is enough, enough for you?” For me, I don’t believe he’s accomplished much more than others would with prime Josh Allen. Where is your line?

Why are we lumping in McDermott and Josh? They are pretty much at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their performances in the biggest moments. Allen has been historically good in the playoffs and McDermott’s defenses have been historically bad. Allen will be here no matter what for the forseeable future. I’ve been screaming to make a change at HC since 13 seconds. I thought last year was McDermott’s best coaching job but the fact remains he hasn’t been any good vs. KC in the playoffs. McDermott is a great guy to take a team in disarray and stabilize them. I have never believed, and have been proven correct so far, that he can take a very good team to the top. At some point, someone else has to be calling the shots. Dwayne Casey was the coach of the year and got fired. The Raptors went on to win the title. Lots of people could win a playoff game or 2 with Josh Allen at QB. To this point McDermott is more Schottenheimer or Marvin Lewis than Belichick or Reid. They cannot continue wasting Josh Allen’s prime if they don’t get it done again. I don’t care that they win 11 or 13 games. They should. Go win a Super Bowl.

They won’t be interested in Rodgers. Carr wasn’t going to play this year anyways. The Saints are going to roll with the rookie. If he sucks, they’ll add the native son.

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