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Yup.....saw them live during the game myself and on the All 22. There were 2 plays I can think of off the top of my head that I actually yelled out loud at the tv asking what the heck he was doing. Literally jogged off the line and didn't do anything when Allen was looking for someone to throw to. Just dogged it. Now, granted, sometimes it's tough to tell whether he's jogging or at full speed because there isn't much of a difference, but he's a LAZY route runner. When Steve Smith calls him out for not having that DAWG in him, he's absolutely right. He's out there like it's an entitlement rather than being out there as an alpha demanding greatness. He was embarrassing yesterday and has been most of the season...... But hey, congrats on beating a 5th string CB for a TD. At least you found someone you could actually compete against on the field with the same level of talent you have.

I don't think people believe he will magically make the WRs better. But what I do believe is that despite his flaws in some areas, one of his strengths was scheming guys wide open at times. This is something that we have rarely seen since he left. You don't necessarily need the most talented guys if you use play design to free them up. Obviously, you can't do it on every play, but when's the last time you just saw one of our WRs just wide open for a walk in TD or 40 yard gain? Everything the offense does under Brady is so difficult. It's like pulling teeth at times to move the ball and I think the main reason for this is that Brady doesn't necessarily have a "scheme" or "game plan". He has plays that he calls. He has his 1st down plays, his 2nd down plays, his 3rd down plays, and 4th down plays. He has his short yardage plays, his intermediate plays, and deep shots (maybe.....we haven't really seen them). And he just calls the plays as the game script tells him to. There is no "calling this play now so it sets something up on the next series or later in the game". It's like he's playing Madden and just poking through his playbook rather than creating a plan. It seems like all week when he is looking at an opponent, he is thinking about what 50 plays he has on his play sheet have the best chance at success against the opponent rather than identifying weaknesses and scheming up concepts to take advantage of a certain match up or matchups. I mean, look at the Dolphins' game yesterday. With all of their injuries, all of their backups playing. Did you see any play designed to take advantage of a specific match up or player? No. It was the same generic plays we see week in and week out. When you don't necessarily develop a game plan for your specific opponent in a given week, all of a sudden you become easy for a defense to game plan for because all they have to do is chart your plays, come up with the answers to those plays, and call the right defenses against those plays in the game. There are no wrinkles or special schemes you have to come up with to hide a glaring weakness because he never attacks specific weaknesses. He calls plays in generality rather than game/injury/individual match up specifics if that makes sense.

The fact that he even came out and said this is a little bit shocking in some ways. Obviously, they are starting to feel the temperature rising amongst the fan base and he feels the need to get out ahead of it because if he doesn't, it's going to be something asked and talked about every week. I mean, depending on how things go, if they don't get better, he'll be continued to be asked about it anyway, but I think he hopes that this will put it to bed. However, there is a big part of me that views this as not shocking whatsoever. McDermott is very protective of his spot and reputation. And the longer he is here without a Super Bowl win, the harder it will be to quiet the critics. I almost feel like he said this in order to lay the groundwork so-to-speak to point at the next "Fall Guy". Whether he wants to admit it or not, we all know he's taken the play calling away from Babich and is calling plays himself now. There's 1 "Fall Guy". And now, he's coming out and giving the dreaded vote of confidence to Brady setting up "Fall Guy #2" just in case things don't get better. I am not sure this season ever gets totally back on the rails, unfortunately. I just think there are too many holes on the team, too many injuries to key players, and just overall scheme issues on both sides of the ball. I still think we make the Playoffs, but as it stands right now, I am pessimistic about our chances at a deep run. And, if we do miss or go out early, there is going to be a lot of finger pointing and this is McDermott's way of pointing the first of those fingers...... Hopefully I'm wrong and they get their crap together, though. I hate wasting years of Allen's prime.

See, this is the thing. On the outside, there is a lot of reasons to believe the Bills should be interested in anything that could possibly help us. However, there is more at play here than just trying to help the offense out of their funk. Let's look at this from McDermott's POV. They didn't have the best of relationship while he was here. There was at the time a lot of people blaming the defense for holding this team back and letting down the offense. Well, who's defense is it? McDermott's. Who was calling plays on offense? Daboll. So, there were a ton of people at that time that wanted to dump McDermott and hire Daboll as HC. So.....what happens if McDermott did bring Daboll back and all of a sudden the passing offense becomes really good again and the defense continues to get gashed the rest of the year? What's everyone saying at the end of the year? Of course, McDermott is the problem! So, you have to ask yourself why McDermott, who obviously doesn't want to give up his job or give anyone anyone reason to believe someone could be better at getting this team to where it wants to go, would ever consider bringing in someone who some would perceive as a potential replacement for him. It will never happen even if it was the right thing to do.

Waddle made him a better CB today. You always have to take the good with the bad. Sure, he got beat long on 1, but if you look at that play, from the second he was beaten, he never gave up, actually closed the gap, but where he went wrong was when he just started flailing away. I think that rep will teach him a lot. That said, he won a number of reps against Waddle today as well. Overall, for a kid playing in his 3rd game, his first start with real playing time, I thought he looked pretty good. Yup.....he got beat. Happens to the best of them. But he kept competing and looked good more often than not. He's going to be CB1 sooner rather than later if you ask me. Lots of tools and you can tell he loves to compete. One of the few bright spots out of a terrible game otherwise.

I would bet my house on both of them staying....... Now, could I see Brady or Babich go? Absolutely. If the season goes sideways, or even if we end up making the Playoffs and are out in the first round, I could see either or both of these guys going, but not Beane or McDermott. That said, I would not be surprised if both Brady and Babich are back as well.

I'm not saying this to be mean. I'm not saying this because I don't agree with you. Why bother with a post like this at this point? If you think there's even a remote chance that either McDermott or Beane is going to be let go after this season, after 5 consecutive AFC East Championships, 2 AFC Championship game appearances including 1 last season, and with us heading into a BRAND NEW stadium that they have both been around for the entire design and construction of, you're crazy. There is no chance, even if we lose out, that either of those guys are fired this year. Again, I'm not saying this to be mean or that I don't agree that there should be some conversation about it. It's just never going to happen this season, or probably even next to be honest with you.

Normally, I am not one to want some condescending questions from the media, but the arrogance of the coaching staff, Beane, and the entire organization really warrants it. The first question for Brady tomorrow should absolutely be "Did you feel the need to pass the ball yesterday"?

Oliver is fine. Groot is a mild overpay. Benford is a mild overpay after the way he looks this season. But Bernard, Bass, Knox, Samuel and a few others are definite overpays.

It's up there. Team was not focused and ready to play. He set the tone himself by not going for it on 4th and a foot on the first drive after picking off Tua. But he has a history of these types of bad losses, so it's no surprise when they happen.

McDummy getting schooled by a lame-duck coach is poetic......

Hindsight is 20/20, but I think I would have kicked it deep there, tried to get the 3 and out with decent field position, and saved the onside kick for later. Regardless, it was never happening.

This announcing an onside kick is so stupid......

Not holding my breath.....

Yes it was underthrown. Yes it was tipped. Real WRs still make that play.