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13 minutes ago, Process said:
This whole article just feels dirty and pathetic.
The 9/11 comments were unbelievably stupid. It's hard to believe someone can be that dumb. But you can tell from McDermotts press conference today he was remorseful. I believe him when he said he apologized after it happened.
It happened years ago. I see zero need for it to be made public now, zero need for this article at all.
McDermott needs to be fired. We all know that from what we see in the field. This article was completely unnecessary and a pathetic plea for attention.
A week ago The Athletic claimed his job was safe.
Now go out and win nine straight
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11 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
This is SPORTS journalism. It means absolutely nothing and its main purpose is acting as another marketing arm for whatever league they are covering.
This isnt uncovering corruption in the government, or unsafe working conditions at a corporation.
IMO, the fact he referred to 9/11 terrorists like that AT ALL is eye-opening, and tells me a lot as to what kind of speaker, motivator, and leader he is (or isnt).
Sure, it's from 4 years ago. Sure, he apologized shortly thereafter (as if that does anything in the players' eyes). But the fact his brain went there and his mouth said it is all I need to know.
Well i heard too that Hiitler had some well organized strategies.
And don't forget how well prepared the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbour.
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18 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
If the Bills lose on Sunday in KC, the team will fracture and start chirping in public and on social media. Then McDermott will be fired and Diggs will probably have to be traded. No quality coaching candidate will want to coach here because it’s an organization in free fall. Dunne gets the ultimate revenge for his homie Doug Whaley and probably a bunch of new subscribers. The fact that the Buffalo Bills will be a tire fire for a decade is a small price to pay. BTW, if Doug Whaley is so great, why has no NFL team hired him? Answer that one.
How about some will be thrilled he's gone and excited about unleashing Allen and the offense?
Oh and maybe less 2 minute (or 13 second) brain cramps?
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33 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:
"I brought everybody together and said this was the goal, this was the intent, and I apologize if anyone whatsoever felt a certain type of way coming out of that meeting," McDermott said. "If anyone misinterpreted or didn't understand my message, I apologize. I didn't do a good enough job of communicating clearly the intent of my message. That was about the importance of communication and that everyone needs to be on the same page, ironically enough. So that was important to me then and still is now......13 seconds was also my fault"
And 12 men on the field...?
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27 minutes ago, Process said:
Terrible look for McDermott but Dunne is the biggest loser in all of this. Tries to make a career for himself by tearing another man down and attempting to get him fired.
Loser!
Talk about deflecting. About time this came out.
Same with people defending the 9/11 analogy. Who would use (or think it was smart) 9/11 terrorists in a positive light?
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2 hours ago, JMM said:
I am now on the record that I feel we should move on from McDermott, but I tend to agree, this is a hit piece.
Regardless sadly way overdue!!!!😜
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7 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
But now he’s magically staying out of Joe Brady’s offense?
Just 2 games...... Things worked (yet still lost one).
The collar wasn't tight vs. NYJ and they didn't do a thing the last 20 minutes of the game.
BTW The Eagles gave up 6 straight TD's vs. SF.
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Here's McD's comment about not going/staying up-tempo vs. Cincy (and comments, since Reddit). Yes hit view on reddit.
If you don't think he had a say on Dorsey's Offense......
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9 minutes ago, PBF81 said:
It stands to reason that's what McD means when he says "complimentary football."
It's likely his way of saying that the offense supports the defense, in a nutshell.
It's also corroborates Dunne's conclusions.
This is all going to come out over time. We'll see. It almost always does. And Dorsey's not going to sit still in interviews and continue to take the heat for McD when his future employment is on the line and McD wasn't loyal to him.
Why do you think that McDimwit endorsed Dorsey? Likely because he toed the "complimentary football" line. It's going to be very interesting to see what happens with Brady, particularly now that the vast majority of fans want McD gone and the vast majority of the media back that notion. We tend to play well for a few games with a renewed energy, as in the past two games with Brady. Brady's going to have his hands full with the Chiefs' D on Sunday, which has yet not allowed more than 21 offensive points this season at home, and that only once, 17 once after that, and 14 twice tops otherwise.
McD's effectively run out of people to blame and his own flaws are now being fully exposed.
He's doing quite the job of making the most out of the rope that he's provided himself with.
It's a little surprising how quickly and decisively he got to this point, but the outcome was easily predictable.
I swear McD trotted out "complementary football" after an up-tempo offense scored too quick vs. Cincy, and the defense promptly allowed another 75 yard TD drive and then came out slowed the tempo and went three & out the next two drives.
Did not a reporter ask "why they didn't keep their foot on the gas" and McD referenced "Complementary Football"?
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26 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:
This is one of those articles that ultimately does absolutely nothing to move the needle for anyone.
Those that don't like McDermott will take the majority of this as fact because it "proves" their own thoughts and provides them a piece of that oh so comforting "echo chamber"
Those that like McDermott will be quick to brush it off as gossip from players/coaches who have clashed with McDermott or feel they have been wronged and have an axe to grind.
Whatever..... what I read and I do agree with the article, but is undeniable is that he has never explained 13 seconds, taken accountability and allowed 12 men to be on the field and lost the Denver game.
And yes he has thrown the offense under the bus multiple times this year and then proceeded to back over them all the while praising his defense.
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1 minute ago, Roundybout said:
A lot of these quotes do sound like sources who were fired and are still jaded.
Like the sources that say there is "No way he is fired" are his "friends" and need him to keep their jobs?
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6 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:
Posters like me have been taking flak from this board for years when we criticized McDermott.
Our only hope is just like Manning, Allen overcomes his moron HC. Dungy was a terrible coach that lucked into a top 4 QB of all time and still almost managed to never win a SuperBowl. He should be in the Hall of Shame not the HOF.
Let's hope Pegula looks back and sees what Tampa did to win a SuperBowl after years of Dungy failures.
Look at the bright side...... We're taking less flak now.....🤣😉
The real sad part is we all want the Bills to overcome McD and win the SB this year. Reading just the introduction, I'm now wavering on that.
No wonder I feel miserable.
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10 minutes ago, Arkady Renko said:
We say that but he brings up Brady and lets Brady have Allen run more.
We have seen all of two games. Let's hope that McD saw "some" light. Sunday will tell us more.
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31 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:
I did too, and I strongly disagree. Even though they lost those 4 SBs, my opinion is that that era of being a fan was WAY BETTER than the "trust the process" excrement we've had to deal with over the past 6 years. We trusted Kelly & crew (and the defense) to pull out wins, and more often than not, they did. This current team (and coaches) has *potential* for sure, but they're just not consistent or reliable. Beating a dead horse here, but a new era is needed, and it starts with getting rid of McDermott. 😉
Those year's were great as I don't remember screaming at the TV about decisions and always thought the offense or defense would do something special.
Disappointing was "Wide Right" as there was no way the Bills should have lost and I still blame it on that was the year there was only a one week break prior to the SB and the Bills were woefully prepared (like flying to London Thursday night to play Jax). The next three years they really were underdogs to Dallas & Washington & played bad.
Then came the late 90's and the prior playoff teams. No one thought they were good enough to win it all, but there were playoffs, until Ralph Wilson decided Rob Johnson should start the playoff game (heck maybe we need the spirit of Ralph talking to Terry about McD😜🤣). It was then too that Chuck Dickerson riled up the fanbase with his criticisms of Flutie.
29 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:I found the 2021 season to be fun but frustrating. 13 seconds ruined it. Last season started great but after the GB game things became increasingly stressful and all the mishaps, the Hamlin near tragedy and the horrible injuries combined with the Bengals complete domination in the playoffs burned me out totally. I told myself that I wouldn't get sucked in again this year and would keep a handle on investing too much in the Bills this season (LOL who was I kidding). This season has been extremely frustrating due to the coaching incompetence in all areas. I tell myself not to get too hyped for the KC game but there's always a part of me that retains that hope that somehow we will get a break on the bad karma and luck of the last 3 years and finally achieve some redemption!
2021 was the year we really first saw McD's situational awareness and bad game decisions. The Bills were 7-6 and of course lost every close game and finally figured it out until 13 seconds. I canceled my annual SB party I was so upset.
This year was supposed to be fun, the playoffs assured and then we'd start worrying about how McD would screw it up, however it is barely December, the playoffs in jeopardy and the issues have McD's fingerprints all over them.
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1 minute ago, Thurman#1 said:
To repeat, I said top 5, not top 7.
And that absolutely is the point. So many on here whine on and on about the criticism and the lack of respect and the hatred and on and on.
Most of that is nonsense. He's ranked top 5 everywhere. He gets a ton of respect. And of course he gets criticism. He's an NFL quarterback. It's part of the deal.
I think one had him 7th and almost all behind Burrow, who can too make mistakes and seldom criticized like Allen is. Heck Mahomes has too thrown some awful ints, but that's okay.
The thread was Greenberg showing (fake?) disdain that the question was the O/U on Allen Turnovers, as opposed to maybe O/U Combined TD's or 300 yards passing.
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4 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:
Does he really not get the credit? Or is that just the paranoia of Bills fans?
Are there a lot of lists out there of the top five QBs that don't have Allen in there?
I googled "Top 10 QB list 2023". I later wanted some more recent ones so I re-adjusted for recency. Out of the first ten I opened how many would you guess had Allen outside of the top five?
That would be zero.
https://www.nfl.com/news/top-10-quarterbacks-entering-the-2023-nfl-season
https://www.insider.com/nfl-2023-season-starting-quarterbacks-ranked-complete-list-2023-9
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-qb-index-week-10-2023-nfl-season
They're right to point out the INTs. It's part of who he is. Pretty much all of them also point out his running, which is also part of who he is. It really would be better if he threw less. At least two games and arguably three, Allen was a large part of why we lost, and I'm sure he'd agree 100% with that. He also won us some games, no question. But inconsistency is held against QBs, and for good reason.
He doesn't get a lot of hate, he just doesn't. But yeah, they do throw his weaknesses in with the rest of his traits.
So what???? No one is going to not have him in their top 7 and that is not the point.
It is the criticism that is heaped on him that is often unwarrented.
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First a late bye week and you look at the wreck the AFC is right now and you shake your head and think 1-2 wins more and pretty much the playoffs guaranteed if the Bills go 3-2 and what appears not to be a terrible path to get the SB.
Instead it is beat KC and got 3-1 down the stretch and have things go their way.
What a waste of a season otherwise.
1 minute ago, Scott7975 said:I wouldn't say I am burned out but I am definitely not feeling the excitement of the last few years. Every team pretty much loses a stinker to a team they shouldn't but the Bills have lost way too many of those this year.
I am still cheering my team every week but its more like cool... its gameday... go bills. Meh. Years past I'd be looking forward to this stuff all week and taking in every piece of content I could all week. Having meal preps, getting in my Bills wear and being pumped. Not so much anymore. Now I just casually watch on my computer on one side of my super ultra wide with this site open on the other. Grab a snack. Sit in my jammies.
Probably if we have the same O of the last two weeks and we manage to beat KC and Dallas I'll get back involved a bit more but, I need to see it.
And if they lose this week I'll probably be apoplectic.
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1 hour ago, Marlton Bills said:
My point is it’s easy to get a new coach…I don’t think it’s easy to get a better coach. Despite McDermott’s short comings, he’s the best coach we’ve had since Marv Levy.
Again why? The Bills drafted JA and even then it took him until the third year to figure out what he had & this year has hindered him in many way from what I see.
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25 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:
Yet how many coaches get fired and run clown show football operations?
You're significantly undervaluing McDs strengths
Remind me of them again????
Are you going to trot out Culture or Process????
I won't even go back to 13 seconds and the error after error on his watch that was committed to allow KC to tie the game.
All I have to do is say he had 12 men on the field vs. Denver knowing on second down they were not trying for anymore yards..... How much more do you need to know?
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46 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
I'm surprised Mahomes is that close to him.
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2 hours ago, Utah John said:
So the lesson McDermott learned from that Colts game is that he made the right call by punting on 4th and 1. After all, the Bills got the ball back and scored to win the game.
The problem with that lesson is that most games aren't snow games, and usually defenses are a lot more tired than offenses are. So usually if you get the ball late in the game your chances of scoring are much better than at other times. Usually, in the situation with the Colts game, the opponent will take your punt and keep the ball the rest of the game.
Actually now that my memory was jogged, I remember too afterwards Indy's punter got off a great punt that had the Bills back at their 35 yard line or so, meaning they lost 25 yards and in the exchange and it took a miraculous catch on third down on a long pass to get them into fg range (no given in the snow).
McD did everything wrong and somehow they pulled it out when Andy Dalton vaulted them into the playoffs.
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16 minutes ago, BobChalmers said:
Huh - I'm 60 years old and this game - and the way a miracle catch by a journeyman WR saved the season and covered McD's ass for a brutal choke job on his part - was the first thing I think of when I think of his gameday failings. 13s in KC too, obviously, but the Snow game hosting Indy was really inescapable in how bad McD could be.
60 too and remember screaming at my TV at the stupidity of that punt.
As stupid as McD was for starting Peterman, at that time little did I know his ineptitude when it came to game day decisions. This was a portent of things to come.
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1 hour ago, Charles Romes said:
Whatever McDermott tries is wrong. He is normally too lax in crunch time and it blows up in his face. When he tries to be aggressive it also blows up in his face. Vikings in ‘22 going for 7 when up by 10. Deep shots v the Jets week 1 with the lead, all out blitz to try to close out the broncos results in game-losing PI.
Not necessarily the wrong decisions, however the play call. Sure call a blitz, but how is the defender so flatfooted and no situational awareness (that's not on the coaching)?
I remember the Vikings call, but it was a lousy play call (and was an int too returned some 40 yards). That was the play where you have a trick play, up-tempo snap, or funky alignment so the defense is guessing.
Against the Jets, why was it deep pass after deep pass.
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13 hours ago, DBilz2500 said:
He is what he is-a good culture builder, a solid defensive coordinator and a bad gameday coach especially in tight games.
Are we so sure?????
Tyler Dunne story on McDermott - 3 parts, 25 interviews, one damning conclusion
in The Stadium Wall
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No the team deserves it, not McD.....
And after the obvious PI (set up thanks to a first down run), McD's vaunted D, when a stop was needed, allowed a TD.