MJS

That is not proving anything. Getting to 9-8 and losing a game in the playoffs does not vault you to the #1 seed.

I am not going to project the Jags, of all teams, to become a great team. They have to prove it to me, just like the Bills had to prove it when they were a laughing stock organization coming out of the drought. Like I said, I'll believe it when I see it. I'm not saying they will fail, but I just need to see it from them. Last year could have easily been a fluke. Teams go on good runs and then regress to the mean all the time.

I'll believe it when I see it. The Jags are an average team until proven otherwise. They went 9-8 last year and that's great for them, but it is a huge leap to get to 13+ wins and get the 1 seed.

This helmet concept has been floating around for a long time, similar to yours: https://images.app.goo.gl/c1DSZ2Vu1dHkWGNE9 Not a big fan, personally. I think the white helmets look better. I would not mind a 90's throwback of the red helmet, though.

Only in your mind.

Well, the Bills HAVE beaten the Chiefs multiple times in the regular season. And they've won plenty of playoff games. It is so plain that the Chargers are a huge step below the Bills. Anyone should be able to admit that. The Bills have had far more success. They are not similar.

On one hand the McDermott critics claim that the success of the team is all on Allen's shoulders, that coaching isn't why the team has been so successful, and then on the other hand they claim that coaching is THE reason why we can't win in the playoffs. I don't think they can have it both ways. Either coaching is a big part of the game and and it isn't just about the QB, or it is on the players for why we can't get over the hump in the playoffs. Coaching is only important to them when they want to blame someone, but meaningless when they want to recognize success.

That isn't true. There are 23 head coaches who have been in the playoffs as head coaches. Sean McDermott is 15th in win percentage among them at 0.444. If you want to just look at their current teams, there are 21 head coaches who have made the playoffs with their current teams. Sean McDermott is ranked 13th in playoff win percentage out of those 21. You omitted the 5 head coaches who have appeared in the playoffs but not won a playoff game, either on purpose to try to make McDermott look worse, or by accident.

No, he could not win in the playoffs. McDermott can. It is completely different.

McDermott hasn't had even one down year unless you want to count Allen's rookie season.

You should do an analysis of coaches who are fired after consecutive 10+ win seasons, winning the division, winning playoff games, and having top 10 ranked offenses and defenses. I bet the list is pretty small. Not making a superbowl is not what will get a coach fired. Having subpar seasons will get you fired, such as missing the playoffs multiple times, or not being able to win a playoff game after a bunch of tries, or having losing seasons. Getting to the playoffs and winning playoff games after winning the division and having excellent regular season records is just not going to get you fired, usually.

Great. I hope they stay for a lot longer. I like both of them.

That's not the conclusion.

Actually, he said that you have games where the offense has to overcome bad defense, and where defense has to overcome bad offense. You need to have both, according to the OP.

I mean, they would be open to trading any player "under the right circumstances". If KC wanted to trade us Pat Mahomes and 10 first round picks for Josh Allen, I'm sure we'd do it.

People are getting bent out if shape about this? Man, these fans... McDermott can't buy a new coffee machine without getting criticism.

Ok. That's what I was wondering. It's not the best, but at least it has history.

Agreed. That was my criticism as well. Does that version of the lion have some type of history with the team, perhaps? That combo looks bad to me. I do not like the gray uniforms with that helmet.

Ok. You are just making it clear you don't know how it works.

They already have a good running back. I don't know why they would do this.

The language is in the original contract.

I was too late. I was going to say "He wants back on the Chiefs!" He is one of the bad ones for sure. He should be in jail.

I'm going to my couch to watch it on TV, baby!

That's not how restructuring works. They didn't need to give him a reason or give him a crap load more money. They accelerated his salary, converting it into a bonus which gives him all the money upfront and allows them to spread his contract out, lowering his cap hit. Players like it because it gives them their money sooner. Teams like it because it gives them cap flexibility. Owners have to write big checks, though. They don't sit down and negotiate anything. Diggs didn't do the Bills a favor by agreeing to restructure. It is a win-win for the player and the team. It is already expected to happen when these contracts are signed.

Well, this is a philosophical discussion about who deserves the most credit for winning. Obviously, the QB is a big piece of that. Everyone knows it is the most important position. Behind every great coach there was a great QB, and behind every great QB there was a great coach. It is hard to know where that line is drawn. For you, you lean very hard on the QB, and that has merit. I'm probably not as far as you are, because I still think coaches deserve a lot of credit too. Getting your team to a .500 record is pretty good if you don't have a good QB. McDermott took the Bills to the playoffs his first season without a good QB. You can discount that for whatever reasons you want, but he did it, and he was a big reason why it happened. I think it is clear he is a good coach. Is he a great coach? I don't know. That remains to be seen. To be considered great he would need to win a superbowl. That is what he is lacking. And he has to go through KC, who has a great coach, and a bunch of other good coaches too. That's what is difficult. He has to be better than good to get it done. But I think he can get there. You might not. We'll see who wsd right eventually. He deserves criticism, but not to the level a lot of fans take it, in my opinion.