DC Greg

Don’t worry guys. I think we’ll see some of that patented Sean McDermott leadership where he gets his guys together on the sideline and calms everybody down. He’ll pull the team together and exude confidence that will get them to settle down.

I can’t believe there are people who think this is a well coached team lol

Excellent block. Doing what every o line coach ever has been teaching. Unbelievable.

the amount of coaching malpractice across the board is wild. Hamlin shouldn’t be on the roster, yet McD just keeps trotting him out there. Then all of the absolute worst game management decisions almost weekly. It’s hard to be this bad as a head coach.

Life, death, and Sean McDermott mismanaging the end of halves. When will enough be enough? This guy is JV.

And here comes Dion Dawkins to weigh in on Twitter

Unfortunately not. Pegula is a space cadet and will be content to watch McD spin his wheels and never sniff a championship.

The D figured it out today? If not for some incredible hero plays from TB and a bunch of mistakes from Stroud and the Texans in the second half, they would have boat raced the Bills just like the Ravens did. Those safeties back there are an unbelievable liability in both run support and the pass game. I don’t know how they can keep trotting Hamlin out there after today. I understand it was Bishop’s first game but holy hell… that may have been the worst safety play I’ve ever seen in the NFL. Just standing around not coming up to try to make a tackle, missing badly the few times they did, and they STILL got beat over the top. If you’re just going to stand 25 yards deep presnap, how do you still get it thrown over your head? Wild. They are going to get exposed all season long unless something changes. The book is out on them. I’m sure TJ coming back will help mask it but there are going to be more rough games with them ahead.

I used to feel like “anything can happen”, and yes there’s still the chance that Josh can go on an absolute tear while the other teams make critical mistakes and a bunch of lucky bounces go the Bills way, but I feel like that’s such a long shot. Even when Josh has played some of the best football games ever from the QB position, McDermott still found a way to bungle it. The guy is just outclassed SO badly by the better coaches, I can’t really see him getting lucky enough not to F it up vs disciplined, prepared, confident teams/coaches. It feels like a pipe dream with such a boob at the helm.

I’m confident they’ll win the division again. And yeah, it’s nice making it to the playoffs and being generally competitive. Unfortunately that’s where the ceiling seems to be with McDermott at the helm. Even when Josh plays superhuman, there is no way to run the playoff gauntlet vs. good teams without winning close games with smart game plans and in-game coaching. And McDermott has proved beyond any doubt at this point of his career that he will freeze and fail in those critical moments both in getting his team ready and to make smart game management decisions. It’s who he is, and he is not changing. In addition to that, the Bills have trotted out a parade of coordinators who have also failed because they are working under his system, culture, and leadership. The problem is the guy at the top. So yeah, it’s nice to have a world class quarterback, but it’s hard knowing in your gut that another divisional round loss is most likely the peak.

Add this to the mix to all the other aforementioned incompetence and coaching failures

Fire Sean McDermott immediately. This cannot continue. He cannot handle game management whatsoever.

Brady having an absolutely awful game

Just pointing out that there are different narratives out there around his conservatism vs. aggression in different situations. He’s definitely aggressive in going for it on 4th, I agree with that. And I love it. I am personally highly critical of a different aspect of his offensive game management late in games though when the Bills have a lead, which is a different thing. He had a tendency to try to sit on small leads and run clock with run plays rather than allowing the normal offense to run, putting it in Josh’s hands and letting him throw for the dagger to ice games. Saw it again vs AZ, so I don’t think he’s going to change on that particular game management philosophy unfortunately.

I think he made a good effort on it. But again, I’ve seen NFL refs throw that flag many, many times at the end of games in that exact situation. His hands were on the receiver before the ball got there and he never turned around. Flag easily could have been thrown. the point was, just keep running the normal offense on the final drive to not be in a situation where it can come down to some flag happy ref. Give josh a chance ice the game himself instead of calling 8 runs in a row or however many it was. Yeah some worked on that last drive, but you can also pass and keep trying to play aggressive. They’ve been burned so many times with that “let’s just run” offense when they have a lead and less than 5 min left. Would really like to see McD just trust josh to keep playing offense to go for the two score lead in those situations.

Last play 4th down on Dortch. Ingram had hands all over him and never turned around. I’m glad they didn’t call it but we’ve all seen the refs throw that flag a million times. Maybe not “should have been called” but rather “refs call that PI all the time”

I think most of the comments on the scared mentality is directed at his decision to try and sit on the lead by running the ball every play on the last offensive drive rather than letting josh have a shot to throw for the dagger. IMO, he’s the best closer we have. Not take 3 and let the defense try to close it out. I’m glad it worked out, but if Kyler finds a wide open Harrison or that PI gets called that probably should have, they lose.

Awesome comeback. Josh is still amazing and we have some great offensive weapons. McDermott is still so shaky as a head coach. Trying to sit on that 3 point lead at the end just running every time. Bass could have missed the kick, that easily could have been PI on the last play to set them up for the win… I don’t understand why he still has this scared mentality on offense at the end of games with Josh Allen as his QB. It’s ok to throw and go for the throat. Let your best player get his shot to ice the game instead of always trying to put it on the defense who has failed so many times over the years in those situations.

thanks! NFLbite has always been the old pirate streaming standby option, but the streams are not always reliable. I’ll look into that group too. I’d much rather watch at a bar, but that may be tough from the looks of it.

Hey all - I’ll be catching the first game of the year across the pond in Madrid. Has anyone been here before to catch a game? I can Google some NFL bars, but if anyone has a recommendation from personal experience, I’d sure appreciate it. Vamos Bills!

I got beat to Kincaid, Shakir, and Samuel by just a pick or two each round I was going to take them. Very frustrating. It wasn't even the fellow Bills fans in the league either!

Let Josh be whoever Josh wants to be as himself and as a leader of the team. If there are other "CEO qualities" that are needed, that's up to the coaching staff to fill them in. Don't mess with Josh's game or his head... he does enough already. Just let him be his best self.

My bullsheet senses are tingling.

Sure why not

I’m sure the cost of the bridge will be obscenely inflated too like pro sports stadiums, but choose a structure that’s more similar for a better comparison. Skyscrapers in Manhattan cost less. This requires less material and infrastructure than that, and it’s not being built in Manhattan. The cost is higher than it should be because it’s subsidized by tax dollars. The trend now is for the whole stadium to be paid by taxpayers. Buffalo is lucky they at least got the Pegulas to pay part of it.