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I think it is entirely fair to speculate that McD felt he himself was the team’s best option at D coordinator. He had been successful in that roll before and, as a person with a lot of self confidence, that belief is natural. However, I wonder at the possibility that the true nexus for McD’s decision to take on defensive play calling was something a little more base. It is not unusual to miss some of the ‘grunt work’ as one progresses to higher level positions. That ‘grunt work’ can seem more pure, more fun. I wonder if McD feels he has lost a bit of the enjoyment he may have once known in earlier coaching gigs. This may all simply be a bid to recapture a bit of that mojo. The dual role for McD may be too much for him from the team’s perspective, but it could also be just right from his own point of view. From my point of view, it’s a gamble. Even so, I tend to like people that gamble on themselves.

Yes. Not his job. He is an entertainer. He is not a journalist, reporter, or investigator.

It is not Tasker’s job to be objective or critical of the team. For any reporter that has a genuine critique of the Bills’ organization at any level, good luck maintaining your access to the best sources.

You may not need new eye glasses. Try setting down grandpa’s ol’ cough medicine first.

Simple minds seldom differ.

Is this ticket sale only for the Bills’ game? Are other London games included? Trying to find any reason to hold out hope.

Position 377,546 in queue. Ooof.

I don’t get this. I never once heard anyone in the Bills organization say that Leslie was coming back. Is this coming from another source? A post on these boards?

So glad we have an abundance of obnoxious non-sheep posters ‘keeping it real’. What crap will they try to stick to the wall next time?

I don’t believe either of your examples will end up winning a Lombardi with their new teams. Has any former Super Bowl winning coach won a championship with a new team? I can’t think of any. Retreads.

Smart money is on McD over any retread that would take his stead. The idea that anyone else could waltz in tomorrow and win the big one is, to me, pure fantasy.

No. All of these comparisons… McD is like Marty… McD is like Doug… They are all flawed from the outset. This is an attempt to simplify a concept to such a degree that it loses all meaning.

My feeling is that the Bills will win fewer regular season games in 2023 than they did in 2022. However, I think the 2023 team has a legitimate shot at performing better in the playoffs than the 2022 team. My reasoning is that the AFC as a whole is better this year than last, but that the other “top” teams (KC and CIN) are not necessarily any better off this year than last.

Marv Levy was still 11-8 in the playoffs despite never winning the big one. That’s a lot of winning playoff ball.

I wish there were an antidote for fans who want change for the sake of change. These are typically the same folks that worship at the feet of Andy Reid despite having “failed” 9 times in Philadelphia and 5 more times in KC BEFORE finally winning one. Yes, his name is Andy Reid and he was fired from Philadelphia after making the playoffs, but not winning the Super Bowl, 9 times in 13 seasons. He then took KC to the playoffs five more times and failed to win the Super Bowl before they finally won it on his sixth try.

It is a matter of expectation versus outcome. It is unreasonable to treat the expectations and outcomes of a first round pick as being equal to those of a sixth round pick. GMs are not immune to criticism for failing on late round picks. It is because the expectation for those picks is so small, that a failure receives lessened criticism and a large success receives greater praise. The expectation of success for a 6th round pick is, in my opinion, so small that a complete failure would not warrant the label of “bust”.

Obligatory: 6th round picks can’t be considered busts.

Need an additional category for fewer than 35 TDs.

All great points.

Dorsey and Shula overlapped at the panthers from 2013-2017. Olsen: 2013 - #1 in targets 2014 - #2 in targets 2015 - #1 in targets 2016 - #1 in targets 2017 - injured in Week 2 (against the Bills no less) He went onto IR for much do that season. I understand that Olsen was into his prime at that time, but part of the equation was knowing how to use him. I voted for Davis, but this poll is not outrageous. With both Dorsey and Shula on this Bills offensive staff, there is a path for Kincaid targets. It is exactly why this could end up being a really good first round pick.

I went with Davis, but there is certainly a path for Kincaid. The 2015 Panthers leading target getter was, by a pretty wide margin, Greg Olsen (124 targets vs the runner up, Ginn Jr at 97). I don’t recall if they had Olsen in the Y (like Knox) or the F (presumably like Kincaid).

Are you referring to the original post? If so, I think you should read it again. The original post says nothing about Dallas wanting to take Kincaid.

Concert replay AND commercial!

The gamble on Dorsey to incorporate a player like Kincaid may be a good one. https://twitter.com/erikjturner/status/1652295065191022597?s=46&t=nBNWGpzYcB5-vfXBbBK7Jg

Definitely