Buddy Hix

I thought the presser went as well as could be expected. I liked his answer about losing the locker room and hoping he had gained enough trust not to, as that is one of my biggest concerns. Overall the feeling of another failing regime is still lingering but at this point all we can do is hope McD and this team learn from their mistakes and things improve.

I disagree. This isn't a case where the QB was bad, the QB put on the worst performance the merged NFL has ever seen. Peterman responded to pressure by closing his eyes and throwing the ball up for grabs off his back foot. It was like watching a JV high school QB. The Chargers talked about the pre-season game film showing Peterman struggling with pressure. How come McD didn't realize over 6 months what the Chargers picked up on in a few film sessions? If anybody is being disingenuous I think it is you and your attempts to justify or downplay a decision that, given the circumstances, will go down as one of the worst in franchise history. And for a franchise mired in one of the worst playoff droughts in league history (maybe the worst, too lazy to check), that is saying something.

Sadly, I think the Bills are one of the 3 worst in the NFL (Browns, 49ers), but the 5 wins won't result in a top 5 draft pick.

It's not as simple as saying, "he played a rookie QB for a half." The Bills were in a playoff spot, the Bills have the longest playoff drought in pro sports, the performance of said rookie was the worst performance ever by a QB. The decision was ridiculed nationally before the game, and after the game the coverage has been rightfully brutal...the Bills instantly reverted to the laughing stock of pro sports. And the decision will become a footnote, as I expect McD to become. This team has quit on this coach after 10 games, maybe McD can bring in all new players and succeed but I wouldn't bet on it. Again, how can you have any faith in a coach who misread the situation so severely? Peterman's performance should be raising red flags about McD's ability to gauge anything related to football....and I haven't even discussed his historically bad D, which is supposed to be his strong suit. McD is here for the foreseeable future, so I hope he is capable of turning things around. But when you consider all the evidence (team quitting, worst D I have ever seen, thinking Peterman is even an option), I just don't see it. We shall see...

#8 - McD has lost the locker room. Look no further than the effort and results from the last three weeks. How can anybody trust the process or believe in this coach? This coach is supposed to be a defensive guy, and the D is the worst it has ever been...in the history of the franchise. We were just in this position, a new coach that has no clue how to stop the tailspin, and the realization that we still another regime away from even having the chance at success. Except this time we can't fire McD, so we can't even move on to having a chance for another 2-3 years. Add in the 2-3 years it will take the next regime and....I just need a drink.

The Peterman decision is worse...I can't believe anything could be worse but somehow we managed it.

I agree, there is no way the Pegulas can even contemplate a switch. But the damage of that Peterman decision has the potential to cast a shadow over everything McD does from here on out. I just can't see how the locker room isn't lost after such a huge mistake by a rookie head coach, especially coming off three straight embarrassments. I guess we can just sit back and see how this plays out over the next 2 seasons, but personally, what I witnessed yesterday was shocking and very worrisome.

Because Peterman has no business on an NFL field, and the fallout from that decision had been severe and threatens to undermine McD's coaching tenure. How can the team have faith in anything McD says now? How can the Pegulas feel good about giving so much power to a guy who misjudged a players readiness and talent so badly?

The roster moves you listed are hard to argue with, I don't have an issue with those moves. But the hair on fire reactions are due to the inept coaching. The D is god awful, the O scheme is laughable and the decision to start Peterman is one of the biggest missteps I can think of for any head coach. So you have some good roster moves and pathetic coaching, when is it alright to panic or write McD off?

I appreciate the point you are making but think it misses the mark in this situation. Peterman is so bad that you can't equate throwing him in there to going for it on 4th and 2. After seeing how completely inept and unprepared Peterman is the equivalent scenario would be going for it on 4th and 50 from your own goal line in a game that you are winning. The result of that decision is epic...the Bills regain their standing as the joke of all pro sports, our 1st year head coach undoubtedly lost the team, Peterman is probably ruined and the fan base is disgusted. If McD thought Peterman was prepared for an NFL start, what does that say about the man who has been given more power than any coach in recent memory? Let me answer that....he is clueless. Same old Bills.

Not his first choice but Dennison and his ancient philosophies that didn't fit the personnel were still hired.

Unfortunately McD will get another season, maybe two, based solely on the perception factor. But McD lost the locker room this week, and most of the fan base too. This misstep is so huge that I don't see him ever recovering, and I am not trying to be dramatic. Benching a respected leader and QB who has you in a playoff spot for a rookie that comes out with the worst performance EVER (in the merged league) is a fireable offense.

The Bills can't fire McD and Beane...they would look like more of a joke than they already do, which at this point is pretty !@#$ing hard to do. But 10 games into the tenure and I already have seen all I need to....these guys are in way over their heads. The D is pathetic, and that is supposed to be McD's strong suit. Hiring Dennison to run a WCO with his stupid zone blocking scheme should be a fireable offense.

The coaching staff is pathetic... How could the coaches expect a different result with that brutal O-line? I tried to get behind the move but it just made no sense to me with this team still fighting for a playoff spot. If there were a few hold outs on this team that hadn't quit on McD, I think it is safe to say they have seen the light.

Peterman playing the "God" card... Well let me play the Zeppelin card, "crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good."

"Gotta push through it"

Schopp mentioned it in passing...but he said it was the worst QB performance since the merger, for all QBs...not just rookies. That is crazy to think about, and has to worry everybody with respect to McD's thought process.

Who cares? BTW, Schopp just said that statistically Peterman's performance is the worst QB performance since the merger. Think about that.

Your wife is wayyyy nicer than mine. All I hear is, "why don't you spend your time fixing (insert any item here) instead of wasting it on those losers?"

I thought last game was rock bottom... Leaving the stadium early in the 3rd quarter with thousands of other depressed fans after that 5-2 start was a pretty low moment. This game is worse. This game has me questioning McD and the entire regime. I think the new boss is the same as the old boss... Which means another 2-3 years of garbage before we get to try again.

As if this couldn't be worse....Richard Sherman is roasting McD on twitter, Richard &^&%^%& Sherman.

I need a Gordon TD here....

I feel bad for Peterman....McD is a moron and hung this kid out to dry.

81-17 in the last 6 quarters....