Billsfan1972

4th down.... I can't believe people think there were points to be had. It was a bad call on 4th down.

Kincaid was just minimally open and seemed no one else was running a route and then Allen rolled right away from Kincaid. Just didn't look like a good play. As for Davis he needs to make the right read. Simple as that.

The first interception was on Davis. Sorry week 18, you need to be on the same page. Allen threw it perfectly to where the receiver needed to be, and where a big bodied physical receiver should catch the ball, as he was looking for Davis right from the snap and Davis did what he seems to do too much, make absolutely the wrong read. The second was 4th down and actually netted the Bills 17 yards. Was a lousy call too btw.

If Cook catches a simple pass, it is 14-14 at the half. As said the one big mistake was missing that Diggs pass. Now if only they converted that 4th down play and got to kneel from there.

It's really simple, if you are a Josh fan (and I'm the biggest), you see those two interceptions as at worst a fourth down heave he had to make on a badly designed play and Gabe, being Gabe and again not being aware and making the right play. A great strip sack, which was unfortunate, but happens (and again bad line play). Add to that Cook dropping an easy TD. The one I am disappointed in was an easy TD to Diggs and a bad overthrow (this is shades of Josh year 1 & 2). If you are the national media, you love to crusify Josh.

I watch football, never played organized football, but when I saw the play the first thing I thought "where's the Bills receiver, Allen threw it to the spot they were supposed to be?". Then of course the replay confirmed it was Gabe. It is a blitz and it is the receivers job to know where to be and be ready for it. It was a perfect pass where Gabe should have been. A large physical receiver and a pass where only they can catch it. At worst an incompletion. Aren't these the plays that are practised over & over? I have a name for gabe "Wrong Page" Davis.🙄

Maybe, but regardless they are in the playoffs and McDermott fans are partying in the street. There were plenty of chances to stumble and a few games were way too tight. Some good down the stretch, some so so..... There is no one on this site who doesn't want the Bills to win the Superbowl, but there are concerns no doubt too. If the weather is as bad as predicted Sunday, that really will be a tough watch and I hope not a repeat of the New England 2021 game.

Yea I put a lot of stock in preseason. Where stars like Nathan Peterman make a names for themselves.

Don't forget Lamar was injured late in the 3rd in the playoff game too. It was a very shaky game. The Bills have played two great playoff games in this run. One vs. NE (the perfect game) and then the 13 second game (for 59:47 of it at least).... The worry Sunday is not Pitt, it's the elements, which frankly favours Pitt. We've seen what the Bills can do this year. Yes 11-6, but it was shaky at best. As we've all been saying.... All will be forgiven with four more wins.😜

Worse HC's???? Since you are an expert name them and explain what you see in McD that makes him so good? Again the in game decisions and late game defense has been atrocious. Lost to Mac Jones and outcoached on defense not just the last drive, but all game long.

I've been invested in this thread, but enough is enough. The people who support McD feel it necessary to attack Dunne. Dunne wrote an exhaustive piece, that true may not portray McD in the best light, but to question the content and attack him I don't get (personally feels it is out of the MAGA playbook to me). Not a single thing has been refuted. As I said me & 95% of Bills fans had no idea who McD was when hired and all we wanted was the Bills to win. Sorry that I decided half way through year one that I was not buying the "Process" and felt there was too many religious references that I had issues with. On the field, yep I too admit a very strong bias to the offensive side and think McD has done everything he can to neuter it. I too think he has not maximized Josh Allen over the years and this year's issues on offense are attributed to him. And let's not get into the game day decisions. 12 men is 100% all on him. Yes the Bills would have escaped with the win and be 7-5. He did not take accountability as he too did not with 13 seconds. That is not a leader imo.

No.....

Do you think 95% of football fans who are not Buffalo Bills fans know anything about McDermott or how this organization is run? Outside the Bills, what do I know in any detail about other coaches? Very little. I do not live & die and neither do fans. What the knowledgeable football fan knows (and not talking casual), is that the Bills have underachieved and went from one of the SB favourites to their season that could be sunk come Sunday. The only other team approaching that ineptitude this year (and they have no fans and have had minimal playoff success) is the LA Chargers. Casual fans all know Josh Allen and they are wondering why they are 6-6. This article was needed and is a national story and yep a lot of us here simply are happy to see additional context provided.

All he cares about is defense??? Wow I'm gobsmacked.😜

Why wouldn't it be McDermott has been singing the praises of what a great defense it has been all year while throwing the offense under the bus.

If you think they are trying to win for McD and because all this came out, you're wrong. They just want to win was all I was saying. You don't think Diggs wants 150 yards receiving, Allen 350 yards passing and that the D doesn't want 2 ints and 5 sacks?

While we all think easily should have been 2-3 minimum, I'm just going with 12 men and the Bills would be 7-5

No we won't. The Bills will be out there trying to win. Now if they go down 20 and turtle, that's another story.😜🤣 Did you post this so you can come back Monday and say "I told you so" What actually would be funny and apropo is if everything goes right and somehow they do win a game that comes down to the final defensive side of the ball.

Behind paywall, but just googled and ESPN has Sherfield quoted (7 catches 53 yards on the season). I guess that counts as Offense. BTW I am sure 100% will say they are behind him, because they do want to win tomorrow. That is what the team should say and do.

Well Hyde supports him!!!! Yes interesting that not one player on offense has said anything. Diggs has been in a snit all season and I haven't read a single post in those threads, but how many there "Blamed McD"? Again if there is no playoffs sure we'll hear a lot more, but I said from day one that Dorsey I'm 100% sure had to do things on O McD's way and that was an issue.

I think probably you should back away from the keyboard because you are becoming more and more unhinged. Every single person wanted the Bills to win a Super Bowl when McDermott was hired.. 99% of us still want that. I have no idea what you are reading into any post to think otherwise. The article for the most part just puts into print what many of us have been voicing for a while and some stories that none of us had heard before.

Again melodramatic????? Like 90% of fans, I had absolutely no idea who McD was when hired and frankly didn't care (unless stories came out of him being a wife beater, a criminal, low character.....). You see I'm just a fan who watches on Sunday (and am here way too much). Do I care about the combines & the draft? Very little. I disappear when the season is over and return when the Bills have played their first game and will give opinions when I think I have something to add (or get off my chest). As said midway through year one, McD started to rub me the wrong way. I did not like the term "Process", I don't like when religion creeps into coaching and is brought up and then he started Peterman. I had already seen the offense disappear and yep I attributed it to McD. I have been lambasted for saying that I think Allen should have been fast-tracked and the fact the Bills went 48 games without a 300 yard passing game showed how little McD understood about where football is (and is going) and something no other coach would/could do. 2017-2019 the Bills did fine in one score games and it was basically a byproduct of the offense being held back (playing not to lose and no chance of ever coming back). Remember 2021 and all the close losses and a 7-6 record after losing to TB? Five of the losses was <7 points. Just rambling, but yup never was a fan of McD and boy do I wish he proved me wrong (as do 98% of the people here).

I should be the first in line cheering, but read my posts & the Bills winning the SB is all I want. No fan wants the Bills to lose. As I've said win 9 in a row McD and you'll be more then welcomed back with open arms and while we will complain at blunders during the year, few will call for your head in 2024. What the article did was confirm what many of us have thought. Quit being so melodramatic.

I listened to the King interview and yes it was melodramatic. Within the interview was McD's apology and guess what? It was as some others said, not sincere & more "I got caught, so better apologize and cover my a$$". And then using not once, but twice "I lost someone Very close". If you did, then you of all people should understand how wrong to use it as motivation in a speech to your team. We are on a merry-go-round. This year there is no doubt at all his coaching has held the team back. The late game meltdowns are one thing, but again my main concern is what he has done with the offense and how he affected Josh Allen. Him shouting at Allen after an interception as opposed to having a conversation says a lot about him. As not a fan I saw it as McD upset his defense is back on the field. Would really bothered me is just how much influence he has had on the offense this year and game planning that side of the ball.

Even if they won just one game (pick Jets, Denver, NE or Philly all lost in the last two minutes or OT), never mind Jax or Cincy & the Bills are in much better shape.