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So... trading a 3rd round pick for Kelvin Benjamin and trading UP for Zay Jones don't count? If you're correct (You're not) that these are just temporary players holding down roster spots, then McDermott should be fired for wasting picks and not recognizing the value of draft capital. You are literally making an even better case for McD & BB to be removed.

McDermott personally identified and built just about the entire offense. The only holdovers are LeSean McCoy & Charles Clay. The QBs, the OCs (one already failed, one currently failing), 4 of the 5 starting OL, all of the WRs... McD picked all of them. The offense is HIS offense. This historically bad offense is the product of HIS management. Also, Mike Tolbert.

Yes, exactly! The Bills need to fire their current terrible, backwards "establish the line of scrimmage" coach and hire a smart, innovative coach to ignite the offense.

Go read my man Reed83HOF's post from a few minutes ago. BB just happens to be a defensive coach who realized how stupid it was to prioritize defense and the running game over a decade ago. He evolved and dictated where the league was going to go. It helped that he also had the best QB to ever play the game, too. But he didn't have Tommy hand off 30 times a game to "establish the line of scrimmage" -- he unleashed an innovative nuclear passing attack on the league. Pretty much aligns exactly with what I'm saying. You are really not very good at this. How many 20+ point blowout losses does McD have so far? You are really, really not very good at this.

I'm sure that has absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that the Bears fired their old-school "defensive-minded" head coach and then hired a bright, young, innovative offensive-minded coach. Thank you for making yet another very strong case for firing McDermott ASAP. I appreciate it. I wish I could give this post 2 trophies.

That's exactly the point of my original post. Thank you for agreeing with me. They may have $90M to spend, but every player they sign will cost them significantly more than any other team would have to spend. Free Agency is not going to be a solution to the Offensive problems. Also, the overpayment in terms of total dollars and contract length that the Bills will have to shell out to mediocre talent will only serve to put them in salary cap jail in a few years when these average players inevitably burst into flames. McDermott & Beane have already set this team back until 2023. The only hope they have is that Josh Allen turns into Peyton Roethlisbrady next season and is so good that he is able to overcome the abject offensive incompetence of the coaching staff.

Stop looking back at where we've been & start looking where we're headed. Did you watch the Rams & Saints? Are you watching the Pats & Packers? The running game is complementary to the passing game. It's a secondary feature for modern NFL offenses. Now, the Rams & Saints are statistically more "balanced" towards the run, but they are still capable of throwing for 400+ and 4 TDs when called upon.

You miss the point. The ENTIRE McD philosophy and approach was backwards and broken from the very start.

No, they really don't anymore. You have one-offs here and there, but continuous, sustained success is driven by stud QBs with innovative coaches who can light up the scoreboard.

You won't get any argument from me on that one. I am all aboard the "Draft Justin Herbert or Drew Lock" bus. Keep drafting QBs until you find one.

I don't claim to know who the up-and-coming offensive coordinators are or who the hot college prospects are. All I know is that the next Sean McVay is out there somewhere and that there are people at OBD who are paid a TON of money to go find out where that person is. I will humor you though with a previous post of mine which should provide further clarification on my position.

I don't, but they definitely got this one wrong. So there's really no other option except hoping they trip & fall into a good decision next time.

Exactly. Don't be the Browns. The Bills need to recognize that they have the wrong people with a completely backwards philosophy & vision in place currently. Those people need to be removed as soon as possible so that steps can be taken to point this team in the right direction. Don't be the Browns.

They are playing a completely different sport.

That's not entirely false, so I'll give you that. What exactly has McD & Beane done so far to give you hope that they can "play their cards right" and overhaul the worst professional football offense in recorded history in one offseason? Was it hiring Rick Dennison? Maybe it was hiring Brian Daboll after Dennison was fired. Was it the addition of Jordan Matthews? Maybe it was the trade for Kelvin Benjamin. How about signing Mike Tolbert to really give the offense a spark last year? I'm sure willingly going into the season with Nathan Peterman & Josh Allen at the most important position in professional sports really earned them some serious credibility with you. If we're being honest, it's building a modern team around a solid, MANLY defense and establishing the line of scrimmage in order to win every game 17-13 that shows that THESE GUYS know what they are doing, right? I'm saying it's irrelevant when used to support McD & Beane as an example of one of their "accomplishments".

If there isn't one available, then what?

Exactly. So the $90M in Free Cap defense for McD is kind of irrelevant, since it does not really give them any advantage. That's my point. It's been difficult in the past to sign guys and now the situation is even worse. Great. Couldn't care less about what Chubb & Johnson are doing. The Browns didn't acquire any other offensive player of note in Free Agency. That was my point. As an aside, "Chubb & Johnson" is a hilarious name for a fantasy team next year. You're welcome, and remember -- this website is FREE.

Big difference between trades and free agency. Best player the Browns signed was Carlos Hyde, who is no longer with the team.

So you don't think that the Bills will have any problem signing quality FAs?

It is a good idea when the person is terrible at the job. It is a GREAT idea when that person is constantly talking about "field position" and "establishing the line of scrimmage" and "the weather" after getting blown out regularly while fielding an offense that is securing a place in history as the worst ever.

I hear a lot of the #TeamProcess guys touting how much cap space McD & Beane created & will have available to them to "rebuild" the offense. Apparently that is supposed to serve as evidence that these guys know what they are doing. Do you McBeaners really think ANY free agent of any offensive worth will willingly come here for the going market rate? Do you have any idea just how much you're going to have to overpay to even get one of those guys to return your call? There is going to be a MASSIVE tax on Free Agent signings for the Bills during the next offseason. That $90M is going to go pretty quick on the marginal-to-mediocre talent that will inevitably sign here. Not to mention that they are only going to bring in guys that know their Scripture passages as well as they know their playbook, so the talent pool is limited to begin with. The intelligent & rational among us will soon realize that Free Agency might as well be seen as irrelevant moving forward. McD's ineptitude and arrogance has set this team back 5-8 years, at least.

They really suck as a professional sports team.

I'm glad Nagy & the Bears are running it up on these clowns.

Go watch the tape.

Allen has all that physical talent and hasn't been much better than the dumpster fire. However, after today I've decided that the problem is McDermott & Beane. No QB is going to succeed here until a new coaching staff is in place.