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Not a model for humanity, but a great example of a pro ballplayer who played and played extremely well in a time of personal grief. Anyone who holds any of these guys up as some model of humanity is very misguided.

Thats you, but everyone is different. Look at Favre. We’re human yes, but not all the same.

Amazing. A lack of aggression / risk taking or just dumb luck ? Lack of talent? The disparity is huge.

How many of those fans are there? Probably not a ton - certainly not on this board. How does one show discontent? To whom ? Fans want to see them win a Championship. Badly.

He can still only cover one WR at any given time

With his next team ? No way anyone could possibly say that. Who’s the QB? These things matter a LOT. Just ask Andy.

The moniker of the game is rendered somewhat moot because the NFL changed the playoff parameters. Did it take one win to get there or 2 ? I haven’t looked into the history, but calling a 2 seed a wildcard is just a completely new ballgame.

As I said, I don’t love the comparison. There may not be a great one out there at the moment. We’ll see what happens. I also don’t put McD in the same tier on defense as Reid is with offense. Obviously Reid is currently light years past McDermott in terms of legacy. I don’t care that it was during a pandemic at all.

College football is not nearly as level a talent pool as the NFL, so I can’t say it’s apples to apples thing to look at the college playoff. I get the point about quality of competition, but that’s not always as simple as seeding. Would you prefer to face what would have been an 8 seed Cincinnati team and Joe Burrow, or a 5 seed Steelers team with Russell Wilson? Most NFL fans and observers would also agree that having an actual bye week ( not just resting some players in a week 18 game) in the playoffs is a huge deal. Because of this difference , there may not be a perfect comp for what McDermott has done so far. His playoff losses ( barring 2019) have been to what most consider the 2 other elite QBs in the AFC. His defenses have been deserving of criticism for sure.

I don’t love the comparison, but the fact that the two seed was traditionally granted a bye week deserves some consideration here. The Bills have had the 2 seed 3 times ( this season a fourth) under McD. Playing an extra playoff game does matter and wasn’t a requirement in the past.

This is a better comp, but I’m not sure it’s a perfect one for McD. He’s got a superior QB to McNabb in Josh Allen. Sean’s situation may be unique. He could end up more of a Tony Dungy.

Fwiw lower bowl seats are going for fairly low prices on resale sites. That could mean a younger and loud/ rowdy crowd. It could also mean a sizable number of Broncos fans in house.

I still believe Allen will win MVP by a solid margin.

Well there’s certainly pressure, as there should be. It comes with expectations, even if this year wasn’t projected to be a great one for the Bills. When you have a superstar at QB, the bar should be high. I don’t care what Aaron Quinn has to say about it, though. He’s entitled to his opinion, but that’s about it. We can’t even say what was / would be a failure and what wouldn’t as we don’t know what hat happened or how. It’s not unreasonable to say that anything less than an AFC title game appearance is an underachievement. Regardless of preseason expectations, the Bills have earned the 2 seed. They will play at home for at least two games if they advance. They should reach the title game and play for the right to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. Thanks Dick ! How can we ever forget the Jauronisms ?

Correct. Context is important here. Did Big Ben ever defeat Brady to reach a Super Bowl ? I don’t believe he did. Could be wrong, but I don’t remember him doing so. Good luck brings opportunity. Bad luck can bite you in the A$$

Sure, but that game was only close due to Bills turnovers.

I think Greggo did that once, or was it Jauron ?

Nope

Home dog not a terrible play.

Yeah , they’re a team in the playoffs and our next opponent. No walks in the park come playoff time.

I don’t believe all 50 are AP anymore. They’ve mixed in some sports talk and tv reporters such as Aditiwhatever, Orlovsky and Kimes. Still a lot of sportswriters but not all.

Eh, no.

Gibbs is going nuts

But I am glad they did . Man is that guy a pain in the a$! for an offense.

Darnold’s placement has been off - consistently.