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I wish there was an antidote for fans simply content with fun winning regular seasons, while we've now failed in 5 McDermott era playoffs.

Just do what Jeter did.

I agree. The nice guy personality with Josh needs to transition to a leader willing to critique and even "get in the face" of your players for lack of performance. Brady did it his whole career. And I've seen Mahomes do it too.

This question is easy. For the last 5+ years Brandon has had every opportunity to build a dominant OL around his superstar qb. But because his partner is a defensive HC, he's been influenced to lean toward somewhat failed defensive picks. And because Josh is so damn athletic and sometimes reckless, he and McD simply embrace that style.

We expect him to do it all. We expect him to be a superhero. We ask him to do things no Bills qb in history has done. He walks on the field against Cincy and before he can practically react it's 14-0. And let's not forget the waves of emotional events that led up to and culminated against the Bengals. Josh is hardly without blame. He has find ways to stay more emotionally balanced. He has to avoid "Zombie Josh" as many have accurately mentioned. Stefon and Josh have to rekindle their bro-mance and get back to work.

It's not for McD or Beane to deal with. Diggs' tantrum was directed 10 feet from Josh's face. These 2 need to work it out between them. And yes it's not the end of the world that Diggs is an OTA no show. But I think 99% of Bills fans consider these 2 our leaders. Leaders show up to voluntary workouts.

Doesn't celery have 0 calories?

Yes, either us or the NFC. F the Chiefs.

Smokeshow....good for you QB1.

He'll find a creative way for a 2 year deal. It will involve some more restructures. This is the WR2 we've been waiting for. Maybe he'll take less also?

Yeah he probably will. He'll probably win alot of regular season games only to struggle in the playoffs. 4 years is a trend, not an anomaly. And honestly I'm giving Josh much more credit for these wins than any brilliant game day strategies by McD. 13 seconds kind of validates that. It's just so damn hard to criticize him because of pulling this organization out of the drought. And all his success with the team culture. He's just not going to ever outscheme coaches in high leverage games. Levy had the same problem.

I'm only counting the bounced games. Yes Indy and last season's Mia. playoff games were also nailbiters where the D struggled late. The frustrating part in this narrative is we don't need the old Ravens or Bears D to win a SB. Just a defense that can get off the field. We couldn't get off the field in SB25. I agree. The clock starts this season. He gets 2 more years and then if we continue to get bounced, Terry will make a move. When is Dabs contract up??

What do analytics say about his 4th quarter coaching in the playoffs?

They should want a bright offensive mind to be HC. This league has stressed passing and offense for awhile now. So including Houston, KC twice and Cincy, we've defensively melted badly in these playoff games. That's on Sean.

I could care less about this list and ranking. Whether he's 10th, 15th or 20th is irelavant. Sean McDermott's legacy will come from his playoff performance. If he gets this team to a Lombardi, the Schottenheimer stigma will forever be off his back. He will be forever exaulted.

This is hardly a newsflash to Josh. I'm sure he’s well aware he’s been a little reckless on certain plays and he's hinted in several interviews that it's time to tone it down some. Usually when you're basically told to " do it all" you take risks. I blame the coaches and lack of support (OL, WR2, run game) as much as Josh. This is not all on him.

Yes I agree and there wasn't. Basically firing Farwell & Frazier reeks of scapegoating. If I could reverse roles and make Daboll our HC and McD our DC, this team would drastically improve.

This is an honest and accurate assessment. I like Sean as a person but his coaching abilities are mediocre. Most coaches get fired after an event like 13 seconds. I would prefer a long term offensive HC to work with Josh. JMHO

....till the lights go on....

The point is that all teams should dress 53 all season. You're paying for 53 players. Just an idiotic rule that serves no purpose toward advancing player safety.

"I'll give you :13 to stop laughing at my hat".

Damn, I've never seen him that fat....hope he sheds some in the summer.

Spot on. I wouldn't mind Ray replacing Boogie.

Yeah once Von exited last season the remaining cast of characters simply disappeared. After Milano, someone must step up as our #2 LB. No clue who that's going to be. We'll see if Gabe becomes "contract year" motivated?

Regarding safety, the dumbest NFL rule is not allowing all 53 to dress. Especially dealing with short rest Thursday games. Pure stupidity.