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7 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:
He's go
Wildly irrational, no.
Pretty unreasonable, yes.
It's essentially the Chiefs. We haven't been able to get past them. In McDermott's first three years he hadn't gotten a good team together yet. Nor had Josh really become Josh yet. The Sugar Rush Josh who fell apart against the Texans wasn't the Josh Allen we know. Nor was the Tyrod Taylor team in Year one in any way a team anyone would suspect would beat a good team in the playoffs.
After that, when we had a real competitive team, it's the Chiefs.
You can say what about the Bengals, and if you want to count that also, it's not unfair. But the whole team had a horrible off day, something that has never really happened otherwise in the playoffs. Saw today's Buffalo Plus episode and they mentioned this, that that day in the locker room they saw a team that was absolutely exhausted, that their tank was empty, and that they've never seen anything like it. It was the year of Hamlin's death, Knox's brother's death and all the rest of it. The players themselves said the same thing in the locker room, that they simply didn't have any juice.
If you want to count that, I guess go ahead.
But basically, it's the Chiefs.
Adding in the games in his first three years when we simply did not have a team that anyone thought should be seriously competitive is not reasonable in evaluating McDermott.
He'll be back the next couple of years, win or lose. Which is as it should be. Unless he loses the locker room or something like that.
I don't think most people care about the Jags or Texans games...even though McD was awful in those games. We don't have to talk about those.
Losing this game would still put us at 4 straight Divisional exits with a generational QB, the best we've ever had, and at worst a top 3 player in the NFL. That's a huge disappointment.
I don't know what your point is with "basically it's the Chiefs". Is the expectation for McD to not get over that hump? Josh gave it to him on a silver platter in the 13 seconds game and he still choked it away.
If your gold standard is the Divisional Round or to just get to the Chiefs and lose....that's probably the real dividing line here between the people that would want McD to stay vs people who want for the Bills to hold a higher standard with an all-time QB.
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2 hours ago, GaryPinC said:
First off, let me say I don't want McDermott fired at the end of the season. He's earned at least one more year.
He simply needs to show more of the continuous improvement he preaches. He is the head coach 8 years in. He needs to tweak the details to get us over the hump.
13 seconds was completely his fault. He took two timeouts to control that situation and failed with the prevent.
He's improved since then, but then you have Allen's failed goal line scramble in the Rams game this year.
He's got to know better, and plan better in that situation. It's these little details that make a difference in the playoffs. He needs to have the pressure on him to grow in this way. We only have so many years with Josh.
Regarding a change, you can look to the Cleveland Cavaliers who made the tough decision to fire their coach last year (who went to Detroit) and keep the roster intact. Their new coach has taken them to a higher level and old coach has really improved Detroit. Both coaches are being mentioned for coach of the year.
If you make the right change it can work.
One thing's for sure with me. I don't want to watch this team remain futile in the playoffs. What if Marv had fired Walt Corey after the Washington superbowl and brought in a strong, established replacement?
But if we lose again and it's 4 straight Divisional exits....what continuous improvement is he showing?
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4 hours ago, Governor said:
Would Andy Reid still be the Chief’s coach if their offense was the reason why they lost every year?
This…so much this. Reid is a positive force for his side of the ball, especially in the playoffs while McD has been totally detrimental with his.-
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The mental gymnastics that are needed to define what could be 4 straight Divisional exits for a coach with Josh Allen as your QB as an undeniable success that you're being gaslit as an "idiot" if you disagree with is kind of impressive.
Keeping it simple...4 straight years of only reaching the Divisional Round with a generational QB that might be the best player in all of football would be almost objectively a massive failure.
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1 hour ago, Mr. Wonderful said:
No idea who will win. Let's not pile on McDermott if the Bills lose however. He's done an amazing job this year no matter the outcome.
4 straight Divisional losses with a generational QB would deserve quite a bit of piling on.
But I'll say we take it 27-23 with Josh wearing the cape and controlling TOP
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The one comparison is I don't really expect much of an adjustment to be made defensively unfortunately. I think Josh will have to wear the cape but don't think he'll have a game like the Bengals one that's really his only postseason clunker.
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9 hours ago, Augie said:
Colin Cowherd said today that McD is a better coach now than he was 3 years ago. I believe that is accurate, despite the people here who have made up their minds that he is the problem. Believe it or not, people can and should get better at what they do with more experience. He hasn’t gotten over the hump YET, but I like a guy who is in the mix and is improving.
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I think we'll see in this next test if he's gotten any better. I personally don't think he has, he hasn't improved at all as a game manager and is tight with making decisions late in games as we saw against teams like the Rams and Texans where he had no idea what to do.
If we have a 4th straight Divisional exit with our generational QB...I'm not sure what the argument is that he's gotten better when we'll have literally just been stagnant for the last 4 years and peaked in 2020.
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45 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:
It's interesting to me that players seem to have a higher opinion of McD and the coaching staff than fans do. The camaraderie they talk about, the preparation, the unity, the resilience... it all comes from the coaches.
The players also loved Dick Jauron
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Josh is probably going to have to wear the cape in this one
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8 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:
This was a super obvious one 😂. It is hard to tell at times though. The last sentence was something like ‘how dare mcd give up 7 points’ in the op haha
I think anyone that read the whole op and didn’t just jump in based on the title would’ve known
It's not really satirical though because he's obviously using this sarcasm as a basis to defend McD's overall body of work in the postseason...which is objectively not very pretty
20 hours ago, RoscoeParrish said:
The narrative is his defense is horrific in playoff games.
Was today not a playoff game?
Can we only criticize McD when his defense plays poorly? Then make excuses and rationalize the weakness of the opponent when his defense plays well?
That narrative is 100% true.Let me ask you this...do you think McD's side of the ball and game management in the postseason overall has been a strength for this team?
18 hours ago, Buffalo Ballin said:Today's playoff win vs. Denver Broncs is not the game to criticize McDermott.
We allowed 7 points. Only 1 TD. In a playoff game. That's great. I mean, most of it is Josh Allen, James Cook, our O-line, and Brady controlling the ball on offense to make our defense look good, but whatever.
Tony Romo TRIED to unravel our nerves during the game when Broncs scored that TD bomb early in the game. Didn't work because that score was way too early. We had a long way to go, remember? There is still 4 Quarters to play.
We blew out the Broncs. In a playoff game; pure domination. Josh Allen didn't commit any turnovers and he had great game management. He's poised. He's calm. Those are GREAT signs of a Champion. He didn't show that in prior seasons.
Let's see next weekend vs. Ravens. In OUR HOUSE. On our field. We got demolished by the Ravens earlier in the season. The odds of the Ravens dominating us AGAIN are extremely low.
That's where we can see if McDermott can keep his stupid decisions in check.
- We cannot let Ravens score first and Derrick Henry run crazy. 3 defenders should be hitting Derrick Henry every time he touches the ball.
- Josh Allen, James Cook, O-line, Kincaid, Shakir, Knox, and Amari Cooper have to eat the clock on offense.
- Minimize penalties
I would disagree with the bolded part about Josh in "prior seasons". He's largely been fantastic in the playoffs, the Cincy game really being the only total clunker. Coaching and defense have been the biggest reasons why we haven't had success in January. I mean if you didn't see calm and poise in the 13 seconds game I'm not sure what to tell you.
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1 hour ago, Freddie's Dead said:
HC then, HC now....
Yeah I would probably buy that as a roster we're more balanced and built for this...but our biggest problem still remains. It's possible it can be overcome but it's obviously still there.
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17 hours ago, DapperCam said:
Looking forward to them adding an 8th playoff team and removing the bye. The first seed gets way too big of an advantage right now.
You know we’ll get the 1 seed the very first year they do that too-
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For a coach whose defense has been horrific in every single big postseason game against any good QB and who literally blew the 13 seconds game himself and can't get out of the Divisional Round with a top 3 player in the NFL...beating Bo Nix is the flex?
OK.
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Not sure how smart it is to keep Allen in and let him take more punishment with the game being over
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Wow that's actually a competent interview
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35 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:
It's going to be Belichick.
Florio just posted a story about a guy with ties to Freddie Kitchens (who is on the UNC staff, served as interim HC and is supposed to be Belichick's OC there) being hired on the defensive side of the ball at UNC.
That's a clue, according to Florio, that Belichick is planning to leave and Kitchens will be HC at UNC and the college will have $10 million extra.
I think it makes sense.
I remember Fat Freddie at Mama
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California and Florida have some similar issues where people are having a hard time getting their homes insured because they're in these fire and hurricane territories. That's gotta be really scary too.
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I mean this would be hilarious if he backed out and went to Vegas instead
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1 hour ago, boyst said:
StubHub allows sales of sports and concerts up to 1 hour after the event has begun. I've used this to get fire sale prices for various things. $35 4th row seats to Fleetwood Mac but I missed the opening song.
Yeah if you wait until really close you can sometimes get amazing deals. A friend and I went to one of our playoff games in KC and got tix like 10 minutes before start and they were great seats like 10 rows up close to the 40 yard for like $150 each.
Unfortunately that was the 13 seconds game though.
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I’m pretty concerned with Bass going into what we’re about to
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4 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
Obviously if there’s only 1 time for Hyde I hope it’s him. I really want to see the guy at least get a toe on the field in a season that might be the one. If we finally finish one…let’s give the guy his roses here and get In a game. Even if it’s mostly for appearances
For sure, this is the biggest one I'm hoping for. Also, great username.
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On 1/3/2025 at 8:15 AM, Alphadawg7 said:
Jon Gruden is also a serious candidate for the Jets and multiple teams. He’s gonna be back this year or next.
I agree he'll get a job but I'm not worried about him. I don't think he's anything special.
On 1/3/2025 at 8:17 AM, mushypeaches said:Come on man - nobody is hiring Jon Gruden. I've read nothing in any of the prominent sites that even mentions him, let alone "serious candidate"
That being said, he is perfect for the Jets, and I would gladly eat my words if they hired him
I think he will. His podcast is popular and people usually let things go with time. As the great Ari Gold once said...the only thing people love more than when a celebrity tears themselves down is a comeback story.
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It would be cool to watch if we had any fun backup QB’s
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They're obviously not hiring Rivera.
But Woody loves Rex...I honestly wouldn't take that off the table of being a realistic hire
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Personally, this Ravens matchup is my "McDermott Game."
in The Stadium Wall
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You are literally the one trying to keep everything in the little box by what you're saying. Your implication here is that there is no standard for how far this team goes to judge anyone by. What if we're 6 more years in and have 10 straight Divisional Round exits? That doesn't matter because we're "killing it" in the regular season?
There's context to everything. McD's side of the ball and his game management has been awful on the biggest stages repeatedly. The goal whether you like it or not is to win championships. But that also doesn't mean it's "all or nothing"....the expectation and standard has never been that we win a Super Bowl every single year. But if the same things keep happening over and over and we have a coach who keeps showing he can't get this team over the hump...then yeah it's time to move forward with someone who possibly can. The 20 years of suck does not play into what's happening and where we are right now.
And this whole thing about people saying this is a "transition year" or as you said that McBeane had to work through a tough roster position...who do you think put themselves in that tough position with some of the decisions that were made the last few years? And there are no transition or rebuild years with a generational QB, you're always in the mix if you have one.
There is a middle ground...the extremes would be the people that expect a championship every year and then your side that thinks there should be no expectations whatsoever.