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Here comes the great McDermott timeout

Just go after Taron Johnson if you are on offense. Everyone knows this.

Cue up the McDermott defensive meltdown

I was very confused as to what was going on with the clock there

Diggs has been down right bad the past several weeks. He has more drops in the last few games than he does as a Bill. Unreal.

Didn’t read article but I’ve already wanted him gone for a while now. Not shocking that he just isn’t that likeable. Your DC randomly quits and there were so many reports about him and Daboll not getting along.

It’s funny seeing all the negative responses to this take. Yes McDermott made many more obvious errors in this game and others as well. The truth is this was still the biggest momentum swing of the game as the Eagles looked dead in the water and after the moss their offense found a rhythm and boom TD and many more after that. I can see why people wouldn’t blame McDermott for this but I think the topic is still worth discussion. Bass already hit a 48 yarder when they were down. He’s about 60% around 50 yards. Conditions suck, the Eagles had 2 turnovers and 2 3 and outs prior to that. Crazy that people can’t even bring up the discussion of punting and pinning them at the 5 or 10. They could have faked going for it on 4th down if they get 5 yards they could then go for it or kick a closer fg. If not back up 5 yards get a little more room for your punter. Point is they could have tried burying the Eagles there. The Fg even if made wouldn’t have changed the nature of the game(didn’t make it a 3 possesion game). Crazy that people don’t see any potential value of getting a defensive stop getting the ball back and getting fresh downs to try and score with less time. The idea that you always kick the fg I think could be debatable.

Yup need a new coach

I haven’t been afraid, I literally just said I turned on him before we even made our first playoff game. This guy has always been a mediocre coach at best. I get why he hasn’t been fired yet but if the Bills don’t make the playoffs they should 100% be looking for a new coach. It almost does feel like he never will be able to make a correct decision because he’s not thinking clearly and has severe PTSD from all the bad decisions he’s already made. Also there’s a bit of luck involved and he clearly has 0 of it. Well he makes it pretty easy since he makes so many bad ones that contribute to losses. That’s been the constant theme throughout his tenure. Just horrible beats with inexplicable decisions.

McDermott is managing the car though.

He’s now 66% on 40 and out which is not good. Add in the other elements I’m talking about like crappy weather, a previous blocked kick and I’m not exactly super trustworthy of my kicker there to not give the home team momentum.

Wish he did.

True but the team was losing at that point and not up 10 and controlling the game. Again not always against kicking it, it just depends on what the game is calling for at that time. If we are that worried about the Eagles offense why not pin them deep or go for it if you feel like you need lots of points. Just the same thought on the Giants game too. Like yea I guess he could make it but you’re just giving the ball back to the Giants with more time and timeouts and not pinned deep. Sometimes you just don’t take the risk.

I think he would have gone for it if it wasn’t 4th and 10. Idk about whether not being that bad, and Bass has been struggling, and just had a field goal blocked. Idk why you trust Bass there instead of your defense who has shut down the Eagles to that point.

Again bass has been shaky on longer kicks. He already had a blocked kick and somehow you all had great confidence that he would make it? That’s crazy sounding to me. Also wasn’t a do or die time to kick one. The Eagles kicker has 0 pressure but that Bass miss led to the whole game changing from that point. Not really hindsight if I didn’t want to kick the fg. Just like I disagreed to kick the fg in the Giants game. Also I’ve disliked Mcdermott since the Colts snow game when he punted on 4th and 1 at the 36 in OT when the Bills needed to play for the win. It’s not just about being 100% aggressive all the time. It’s about knowing when to pick your spots and Mcdermott has never shown a good instinct for it.

No, think you’re missing my point. There are times when he needs to be more aggressive because he can hear all the criticism but there are times where this has led to him making bad decisions. He doesn’t have an internal compass on when and where to pick the correct spots on being aggressive. I know the Eagles made a 59 miracle fg. But without knowing that maybe it wasn’t a great idea to potentially give the Eagles good field position on a 50/50 kick that doesn’t really change the outcome of the game. By all means he should have been aggressive with 20 seconds and if we needed a 60 yarder then take it. In a weird way it’s like he doesn’t trust his offense still and doesn’t want empty possessions. Also if you keep playing good defense you make them punt get a first down or two and get in better range for a fg or potential touchdown.

I haven’t really seen this discussed anywhere today on the board or on the radio. The single decision I think that changed the nature of the game was McDermott deciding to kick a 48 yard fg in the second half after the Eagles had just gone 3 and out. The Bills already had 1 fg blocked and conditions weren’t great. It only puts them up 13 if it goes in but if he misses puts them in excellent field position and could give the Eagles some life. It was a 50/50 call on making it. Of course Bass misses it and the Eagles jump out and score a TD and the game was never the same. The Bills continued to moe the ball on offense after that but that possession gave the Eagles confidence and a new life. I was angry that McDermott didn’t actually just punt and pin them deep and make them earn it. The Eagles offense has been sputtering to that point and I would have continued to make it hard on them. I think McDermott honestly thought he was being aggressive which he thinks he needs to be. The way the game had been going until that point just didn’t call for it. It’s like he believes the offense needs points on all possessions or it’s a failure. I really wasn’t worried about not getting points there. It was at that moment that my stomached dropped and it was back to here we go again. I also brought up a similar decision in the Giants game when he decided to kick a long field goal late instead of running the ball 3 times and punting and making the Giants go the length of the field with no timeouts and under 60 seconds and was ridiculed by most posters then too. Making the 3 in the Giants game still made it a 1 possession game just like in this instance it’s still a 2 score game. The risk/reward just didn’t add up in either of these situations. No kicker is going to be perfect and I think probably one of the toughest positions to kick a field goal is when it’s a long field goal and you aren’t changing the possession # and potentially giving a big momentum swing to the other team if missed. No one is talking about this but this was the moment for me where it felt like the wheels that McDermott put into motion came off the track. McDermott really shows in almost all situations to have the worst instincts I’ve ever seen. I can think of dozens of times throughout his tenure where I’d basically do the opposite of whatever he is thinking of doing in terms of game/clock mgmt. He’s basically the inverse Cramer of NFL coaches.

I think Josh is a loyal company guy, it just sucks that he is so loyal to people that clearly don’t deserve it. If he does speak up he’s probably labeled a malcontent like Diggs by the media though. I’m in the camp that I’ve been on team Diggs the whole way and have wanted McDermott gone for a while now.

Have you seen our coach though? A learning year, is this a joke lol. What is McDermott learning, how to continually be outcoached and lose games that statistically he shouldn’t? He’s highlighting if anything that he isn’t the right guy for the job.

Funny because the one consistent thing since McDermott came here is finding ways to lose to matter who the players are and he’s had some talented rosters. If you think this is a 1 year thing you are seriously blind.

Could have been 3 timeouts if it wasn’t for his stupid defensive timeouts that never work. He gave up a first down after using it.

People who think McDermott is a top 5 coach because of wins are like the people who think Hurts is the MVP and best QB in the league because of team wins.

McDermott tried to lose the Tampa game too don’t forget.

Who freaking cares. We have wins because we have Josh Allen. This guy obviously couldn’t get it done after years of trying. There is 0 downside to firing him if you aren’t a loser.

I never thought he left!