MJS

At least they had the decency of ripping each other's helmets off first. I never understand when players punch someone in the helmet. How dumb is that?

Let's hire an exorcist already.

Yep, it would screw us real bad if he retired.

That would not help us...

Nothing. And I never said it did.

And what's that have to do with my post?

Tons of teams still do it.

McDermott

Poyer and Hyde are not what they used to be. Benford is fine, but he was a 6th round pick for a reason.

True, to an extent. I just think he blitzes too many at once.

Peters is boom or bust. He's kind of risky.

People were wrong. They were projecting players like Gabe Davis into a #2 role. This team has holes. They are not loaded, and even if they were, injuries void that.

I know. Some of it is bad luck. Like, does Allen have a single dropped INT this year? Every. Single. Mistake turns into the worst possible scenario this year. He has to play perfect or it is a pick. It is crazy.

Same thought. McDermott seems to be a pretty good guy.

Ok, good to know. They certainly pointed it out a lot.

Frazier was great for the Bills... until he wasn't. It was time to move on, but he had some great years in Buffalo. Dorsey was a mistake, but it was a complicated one, especially since Allen was so vocally advocating for him. It was a risk that did not work. McDermott can and has made changes to the defensive scheme as a coordinator. I'm not sure what you mean. As a head coach? Not sure. But as a coordinator, he does a lot of good stuff with a tough injury situation.

The Bills aren't loaded. They have holes due to lack of talent and injury, especially on defense. But receiver is a problem on offense. Pegula holds McDermott accountable. He is the only one. And I MUCH prefer McDermott's aggressive defense to Frazier's passive defense. McDermott just needs to make some adjustments and rethink what he calls in certain situations. He might not be able to do that. We'll see. McDermott should be feeling the heat, but not for making the correct call on moving on from those coordinators.

Too risky for me. I guess I am more conservative.

Hate to say it, but Allen's bad INT really contributed. He played great for 99% of the game, and the one mistake he made was a back breaker. Besides that, officiating was really bad. Bass missing kicks. McDermott not being able to adjust well to the Eagles adjustments. And Gabe Davis not looking for the ball in an obvious situation where he should have been looking for the ball. And every time Sherfield came in for Diggs, it was a disaster. What was up with Diggs? Why did he need to leave the field so much?

You just need excellent coverage guys to blitz like that, and the secondary is so banged up.

I'm fine with blitzing, just not the all-out blitz he is so fond of. I mean, I like the aggressive mentality, but sometimes it is just dumb to do that. That all-out blitz against the Broncos was one of the key plays that lost the Bills the game. And now again against the Eagles.

Nice breakdown. I wish McDermott did not blitz so many guys all the time. I'm not against blitzing, but it is just so risky blitzing that many. Why not bring just one or two extra?

Firing Rick Dennison was the correct move. Firing the special teams coordinator was the right move. Moving on from Frazier was the right move. Firing Ken Dorsey was the right move. So far he is got all of those right. There were major improvements to each of those units after those coordinators left. Our special teams last year were one of the best in the league, but they have taken a step back this year, for some reason. I'd say the big mistake McDermott made was promoting Dorsey, but there was a lot playing into that, especially with how vocal Josh Allen was about it. Have any of the firings been a mistake? I don't get it. The fans called for those coordinators to be fired too, and when McDermott actually does it, fans complain about it?

It is an uphill battle. They literally can't lose another game, and that might not even be enough. There are a lot of depressed and angry fans. I get that. But the offense is finally alive. They were playing probably the best team in the league and took them to overtime, despite horribly one-sided officiating the entire game. One or two plays different and the Bills would have won it. That is what sucks so much.

It only looks fixed if you are trying to look for it. You'll find evidence because you want to find evidence, not because there actually is evidence. The league is not fixed. How could you get all 32 owners on board? Why would some owners agree to always have a sucky team and never win a superbowl? Now, are there individuals trying to cheat? You better believe it. And that can come from anywhere in the league.