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The defense had already stepped up to shut down 3 straight drives. They did it again in the opening drive of overtime. Expecting a perfect shutout in the 2nd half vs. a starting-caliber QB in a Sean Payton offense isn't reasonable. The offense dug themselves out of their hole admirably but they weren't able to seal it despite two opportunities to do so.

It's really amusing to me that people can (correctly) point out the talent issues at DL, LB, and Safety depth but also assume that someone else will just waltz in and suddenly solve all of our problems by being "more aggressive". Nevermind that we generally have no pass rush with just our front four. Nevermind that top QBs are often top QBs in large part due to their ability to burn the blitz. Nevermind that our DBs often get toasted when asked to hold up in man coverage. We just need to be "more aggressive"!

Joe Brady's stint as Panthers OC was not particularly positive and he took a downgrade to join the Bills' staff. TBD whether his head coaching record gets viewed as a positive.

TBF this is more aligned with Einstein's point, considering Patricia is an NFL washout and Smith has a very mixed NFL record

Not how it works-- Assistant HC title doesn't change the calculus under current league rules

You're the second person that's said this as if it's somehow a defense of Daboll. Sounds like building an O-line was a better call than running Jones out of town.

"Daboll ran his competent QB out of town because the Giants had a crappy offensive line" is really not a great defense of Daboll

That part isn't true either, the Bills have had several sacks in playoff losses. The "problem" is that they were due to blitzes etc. and our front 4 routinely struggle to get home to the QB.

Broke his leg in the week 12 loss to KC, went out with the Achilles in week 14 FYI. Was on pace for ~32 total TDs, which would have put him tied for 7th.

Their starting QB that was having a top 10 season prior to breaking his leg went down in week 13 and they were literally starting Phillip Rivers off of the couch. If anything, how much the Colts sucked after Jones went out reinforces the point.

Beane brought it up of his own accord. They didn't ask him about the WR room, they had been discussing it prior to the interview.

Daboll is a hotheaded clown whose track record outside of Josh Allen is abysmal. The greatest indictment of Daboll is the season Danny Dimes had for Indianapolis this past year. No thanks.

Buddy... It's insane to NOT try to score points with 16s left in the half in an elimination game. That's time for 1-2 deep shots and a FG/hail Mary attemp. You need to be able to trust your franchise QB to throw the ball away or go down if the play isn't there. If you're being honest with yourself, you know that if his hypothetical explanation for kneeling the ball was "I was worried Allen would fumble the ball" then you would have criticized him endlessly for being gutless.

This is just absurd. You cannot simultaneously complain about failing to make stops due to safe zone play and failing to make stops due to aggressive blitzing from a philosophical standpoint. Outcome of a play does not determine the quality of a playcall from a schematic standpoint.

No-- you're trusting that your pressure gets home. Dane Jackson has the experience and technique to keep up for 2-2.5 seconds. He lacks the talent to hold up beyond that. You cannot simultaneously bash McDermott for not making a stop with safe zones and bash him for dialing up pressure to force a rushed throw, which is exactly what's going on.