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ROTFLMAO. When did you start following the Bills? 2013? In 2012, the Bills lost to the Jests 48-28, to the Pats 52-28, to 49ers 45-3, and to the Seahawks 50-17. In 2011, the Bills lost to the Cowboys 44-7, the Fish 35-8, the Chargers 37-10, and to the Pats 49-21. In 2010, the Bills lost to the Packers, 34-7, the Jests 38-14, the Vikings 38-10, the Pats 34-3, and Jets 38-7. I could go on ...

You obviously don't like hearing opinions that don't agree with your own because you created a poll intended to solicit anti-Beane/McDermott responses by providing 2 anti-Beane/McDermott responses and 2 totally unrealistic alternative choices that discouraged responses to your anti-Beane/McDermott choices. That's the ultimate in a useless poll. Exactly. While coaching is frequently a difference maker in today's NFL, there's a limit to how much good/great coaching can make up for a lack of talent. That the Bills lack OL talent has really been exposed this past season, and especially in the playoffs. How much the Bills missed Von Miller on the defensive line was exposed in the playoffs, too. It was clear to me even before the first Cinci game that the Bills couldn't run with the Bengals and Chiefs just based on talent, some of it because of injury, possibly because of lack of experience, but a lot of it because some of the linemen, especially on offense, just aren't good enough. An improved OL will improve the offense far more (and more quickly) than just about any other change.

No, I don't feel this way at all. You can make Frazier a scapegoat for the Bills playoff failures if it floats your boat but I'll wait to see how Beane and McDermott respond to the playoff loss over the off season. Last season, the Bucs blew out the Eagles in the wild card round. This season, the Eagles are in the Super Bowl after man-handling their playoff opponents because of a series of roster changes, some big ones and others seemingly minor ones, made before and during this past season.

Of all the crappy polls ever posted on this MB, this one has got to be one of the very worst. The OP might have tried to have at least one realistic alternative choice. My "gut feeling" is that the poll deserves at least five thumbs down ...

Didn't feel it in Jamestown.

When I and a few others advocated drafting interior OL in the first round last off-season, we were dismissed as fools and lectured ad nauseum about how guards and centers didn't have enough "value" to be drafted in the first round. That's despite the fact that numerous teams have found All Pro guards and centers late in the first round. My guess is that many of those who didn't think interior OLers were worth even a late first round draft pick have changed their views. I wanted the Bills to draft interior OL in the first round last year because there were several prospects. I'm not up on any of the draft prospects this season yet, so I'm not going to necessarily say that the Bills should take a center or guard in the first round, but I certainly think that the Bills should be able to find a good prospect in the first three rounds -- and I'd like to see them draft 2 or 3 OLers in 2022 plus bring in several UDFA rookie prospects. Investment in the OL is the surest way for the Bills to climb back into serious contention for a Super Bowl.

I think that his nomination stems from his foundation which he started while he was in college -- before he was even drafted.

I've always had au jus-like gravy on beef on weck, going back to when I was a teenager in the 1960s living in Black Rock. My guess is that beef on weck has been around so long that individual families developed their own recipes for it. It seems to be like cucidati -- Italian fig cookies -- or German potato salad: every family has its own "authentic" recipe that contains the same main ingredients but variations in the minor ones. Restaurant owners or their cooks/chefs would versions that they liked best and called that version "authentic", too. PS: To prevent lumpy gravy, you have to dissolve cornstarch in cold water at the ratio 1 to 1 before adding it to the gravy. Putting it directly into hot liquid will create lumps. You can also use flour as a thickener without lumps if you cook it with butter to make a roux. Been there, done both.

If you had any doubts about the truth of the old adage, "coaching matters", 2022 has to change your mind. Brian Daboll with the Giants Doug Pedersen with the Jags Dan Campbell with the Lions Pete Carroll with the Seahawks Not only did all four of these HCs turn their teams around with 3 of them making the playoffs and 2 of them winning a playoff game, but all of them resurrected the careers of their starting QBs. Sean McDermott has kept his team winning despite some significant injuries on defense plus a series of events that could have been derailed many teams. Kyle Shanahan has kept his team winning despite losing two starting QBs. Andy Reid has kept his team winning despite the departure of Tyreek Hill, which was supposed to be KC's fatal flaw. Nick Siriani has managed to keep his team atop the NFC despite losing hisnstarting QB for nearly month at the end of the season. I voted for Daboll, mostly because of how Daniel Jones has blossomed under his tutelage, but I will have no complaints for any of the above winning it. I think Daboll and Pedersen are the most likely to win simply because their teams -- and their QBs -- have already exceeded expectations by so much, but a Super Bowl win could very well give the honor to McDermott, Shanahan, Reid or Siriani.

Shakir was a fifth rounder from Boise State, not a first rounder from Georgia or LSU. Fans who expected him to have instant success in the NFL were unrealistic. He was drafted for his potential ... and he seems to be developing that potential.

ROTFLMAO. What in the history of the Jests in the last half century suggests that a) they will find "their QB" any time soon and b) they will be better at dealing with the forces that prevent dynasties better than teams like the Chiefs, Steelers or Bills?

Everything is better with Dijon. I lose the eggs and add Dijon and dill pickles in my macaroni/pasta salad. Tuna is optional. Marie's refrigerated bleu cheese dressing is better than I could make, and it's way easier.

Exactly. The Bills don't need 2 #1 WRs. They need a more consistent #2 WR, whom they can acquire via FA or draft. I agree that improving the OL is the best way to improve the offense. Allen is good enough to lift his receivers, but he can't do that if he's on his back. Resigning/extending Edmunds and Oliver would be money well spent to help keep the defense better than simply "mediocre".

Were you living under a rock between 2001 and 2016? It sure beats the crap out of managing only 2 winning seasons between 2001 and 2016 while missing the playoffs for 16 straight seasons. I totally agree. I'm happy to eat crow on Beane, McDermott, and especially Allen every single week of the season and into the playoffs. Whaley was always under Russ Brandon's thumb, and was forced to work within Brandon's philosophy of maximizing profits at the expense of wins, which is why the Bills almost always chose to let their best young players walk in FA or chose to trade them away for a fraction of their worth rather than pay them.

I've noticed that good teams seem to "get lucky" a lot more than poor ones while poor teams are "haunted" by "bad luck". IMO, it's simply a case of good teams making their own luck by making more plays when they need to while poor teams come up short too often.

Tua, Bridgewater, whoever the QB was today ... I'll take any of them plus Hill and Waddle being coached by McDaniel over playing against Belichick with that NE defense. Coaching matters even more in the playoffs than in the regular season, and McDaniel just hasn't shown he's a particularly good coach. If the Jests had had Mike White at QB today, they would have rolled the Carp.

This is one of the few times I will be rooting for the Raiders.

Edwards got hit a lot because the Bills had a very crappy OL and he wasn't particularly mobile. It may be that the accumulation of hits that he took all over his body, not just a particular one that caused a concussion, made him gun-shy.

Maybe the "something wrong" was playing for Dick Jauron. A lot of Bills players during his regime seemed to play just like Edwards ... so afraid of making a mistake that they made an even worse mistake. Jauron didn't like players who cared too much about winning; he liked players who embraced his philosophy of playing not to lose by too much. IMO, Edwards checked down the ball rather than try to make a first down -- or my word, a TD -- because of his fear of throwing INTs ... and Jauron approved tof hat, which is why Jauron kept Edwards as his starting QB no matter how unproductive he was on the field.

Aren't there supposed to be observers watching plays to see if a player hit his head?

I think you are dead-on with this take. The combination of the new offensive scheme and talent plus playing a string of crappy teams made them look significantly better than they actually were on both sides of the ball. Now that opponents have film on Miami, they don't look nearly as good as they did. That includes the coaching. They seem to have at least a better than average running game that they tend to completely abandon too quickly when defenses stiffen up.

I agree. In order to expand, the NFL has to identify metros that are large enough to support a franchise, at least one viable would be owner/ownership group willing to ante up the initial cost of joining the NFL, and a cooperative state/local government willing to contribute to building an NFL stadium. IMO, US metros that meet all three of these conditions have been pretty much maximized. I can think of only three large metros currently without teams that can meet the population criteria: Saint Louis, San Antonio, and San Diego. That leaves foreign cities, which is why there's the emphasis on games outside of the US. I think that the NFL is working on cultivating foreign fandom in anticipation of expansion into Mexico (maybe with the 3 US cities I mentioned above) plus into Europe in the decade or two.

Hahahaha!!!! INTs on 3 straight possessions to give the game to the Packers. That's surely impressive ... NOT!

Surprise Christmas present thanks to the Pack!!!!!