Norcalbillsfan

Absolutely, but its still on the gm to hire people to evaluate talent and make the ultimate decision on draft picks and signings. Watching hard knocks over the years you can tell the coaches have say, but at the end it 100% on the gm to make the pick or signing, they are putting thier name on that decision. Beane cant make a bad pick like elam and say "well mcD liked him so i picked him" its still on beane. With some FA signings im sure the coaches have alot more say especially if they coached that player (Thompson), but the buck always stops at the gm.

Not to mention at a time when the bills were nearing the gap with the chiefs, a guy named creed Humphries who every draft analyst thought for sure was going to the bills, beane takes boogie. And gives the already SB caliber chiefs a top 5 center on a rookie deal. And the bills light that pick on fire. You let the chiefs jump you and take mcduffie, and we get Elam. You TRADE with chiefs and they get worthy, we get keon. While your issue at wr was seperation you take keon who has ZERO seperation in college and leave ladd on the board. I've been pounding the table for years now, the problem isnt mcD. He isn't an elite coach but hes a good enough coach thats been given a team full of jags outside of allen and maybe 3 other great players. Other than the 13 second debacle, the bills haven't had coaching issues its been a talent acquisition issue.

I was at the saints game 7 rows up, after josh had that big run, he looked at the bills sideline and screamed "let's ***** go" but I noticed it wasn't his normal celebration yell, it was more of an angry "do something" yell at his team. I cant remember josh doing that before, it made me wonder how he feels about his team so far this year.

I also think the issue is josh wants keon to be a thing so bad. People forget he told beane he liked keon and wanted him in the draft. I won't say the book is written but josh has given him a ton of back shoulder and red zone jump balls, what keon is supposed to be elite at and it hasn't produced much at all.

As long as im allowed to talk about the bills drafting boogie over Humphries pick being the best thing to happen to the chiefs since drafting mahomes.

Lol olave isn't getting a 1st in fantasy. But yes olave can 100% get a late 1st from a SB hopeful team like the Bills or chiefs (if he continues to stay healthy).

A bills first round is essentially a late 1st, probably not enough to get a young talented receiver like olave (many articles including espn saying it will take a first). Granted health is an issue but he was an elite talent out of college thats had bad qb play.

Finally, we are having this conversation

Respectfully disagree, I know its annoying we all grab pitch forks every time we lose. And I kniw josh did not play well no doubt. But when you have 3 different game analysts comment on the lack of seperation live during the game without watching the all 22, theres a probably a problem. Its been a talked about problem for awhile, but when a TE and the former chargers wr3 go down and it derails your passing offense with a generational qb, you should ask talent acquisition questions.

But those resources given to mcD, none of them are chris jones or mcduffie, not even close. Again im not advocating that mcD is 100% not to blame at all, im saying maybe we should ask talent acquisition questions before we fire a "good not elite" nfl coach while keeping a gm that might hang his hat on 3-4 picks and signings in the allen era? Josh, brown,cook, diggs, and benford? And then count the misses in the allen era. Unfortunately the saints are functional, otherwise I would trade a 1st and more for olave

A team that had little talent outside of josh and cook, has a couple injuries and it makes you realize that josh is throwing to wr3s and practice squad players. You lose Kincaid and josh palmer (chargers wr3) and your offense is derailed and has ZERO seperation.

He hasn't played great, but hes proven to be elite. And you have an elite qb throwing desperation balls to shavers... a guy that doesn't make most practice squads.. what does that tell you about the talent josh has to throw too

Zero seperation, and has never big boyed any defender. Hes a wr4 that makes 1 to 2 plays a game, thats on beane

THANK YOU, McD isn't an elite coach, but hes a good to possibly great coach with an elite qb. That combination has proven to win SBs. The lack of talent given to josh other than diggs is abysmal. People want to point pitch forks and McD, but look at where the talent acquisition comes from..

Not saying mcD is amazing, im saying mahomes has had the best wr and best TE and one of the best DT in football on his team with a great offensive play caller and continously adding talent . What has josh allen got? Diggs? And a bunch of wr3s? And TE that gets hurt?