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McDermott called the D during 13 seconds.

I swear y'all got amnesia or something. Sean called the D during the 13 second debacle. Right after he overruled the squibb kick. Unless he wins the Super Bowl, that game is his legacy.

Because Sean is not HIM. He overruled the squibb kick Heath Farwell called. Then, took over the defense from Leslie in the final :13 seconds and completely blew it. That was our best chance in 30 years.

The NFL is fully in bed with gambling now. So while they are playing along during preseason games to make it look like they genuinely care about player safety, it will have to be a Damar type situation for them to cancel a regular season game.

This guy should not be forgiven but definitely forgotten. He's a terrible human being who doesn't deserve to be treated like a celebrity. He should be on the NFL blackball list.

I think people are underestimating the leadership lost when Daboll and Leslie exited. That's a significant turnover in guys leading the offensive and defensive meeting rooms. Not saying the other guys can't step up, but sometimes consistency matters.

Vote now and brag later.

The Bills & NFL legal machine have been executing a step-by-step plan from day one. First, fire the safeties coach quickly and publicly (something Sean rarely does) to legally distance the Bills from Damar’s coach. Let’s not forget this coach was highly praised for developing Taron Johnson as the nickels coach and was dealing with 4th string safties and and underperforming Dline that wasn’t helping. Next, publicly show support for Damar and make it clear that if he’s medically cleared, he’s still part of the team. Then, sign Taylor Rapp and resign Dean Marlow pushing Damar further down the depth chart. Then they cut him. Numbers game. Or bury him deep on the practice squad with no intention of calling him up ever. If he dies in a game, it would significantly damage the Bills, the NFL, and the future of youth football. The lawsuits would be never-ending. That’s what I think, anyway.

Jamie Mueller changed his number from 39 to 41.

I worked with the designer who designed this uniform, and when he asked for my honest feedback, I told him I did not like them at all. I also sent him a screen shot of TBD discussion which I don't think he appreciated because everyone was trashing it.

He's not getting in. Poor guy keeps getting his hopes up, and crushed.

The Bills always make Chris want to SHOUT. Small market team gets small market media talent.

No, it took Patrick Mahomes. The greatest QB of this generation – which McNabb wasn't. This whole...don't give up on Sean, just look at Andy line of thinking, is stupid. It's Patrick Mahomes, the guy Sean gave to Andy. If that doesn't happen, Andy is still just old Andy.

Best way for Josh to gain leverage would be to win the Super Bowl.

I bought a Peterman jersey right before the 5-INT game. But at least I wasn't a Rob Johnson supporter. Now THAT would be really embarrassing.

Digg's is sending a message about Sean McDermott. Sean isn't handling well.

Exactly my thought. When you’re a team that’s already cursed (Wide Right, Music City Miracle, 17-year-drought, 13 seconds, Damar Hamlin) this acts to reverse the curse. Go Bills.

It wasn't pretty, that's for sure. O played worse than D.

It's been a discussed million times on this board that the special teams coordinator and LBs coach were quietly jettisoned after KC13. Yet, Leslie seems to continuously get all the blame. Additionally, it's Sean's defense and he was standing right there for 13 seconds and could have at any moment changed the D. So why didn't he? Bills were never going to beat Cinci with the O scoring 10 points. Easily justifiable? Meh. It should also be no surprise to anyone that Sean is loading up on D players because he will justifiably be on the hot seat if we don't win the Super Bowl this season.

Nah, the Bills just didn't want the backlash for firing a very successful black coach. They did him no favors.

You spelled Political wrong. Can't fire a black DC with a top 10 D in 2023. He was pushed out and it was spun as Leslie "taking a year off" to make it sound like his decision.

Bizarre for sure, that's why the Bills official story doesn't add up. The best explanation I've heard is that he got fired/pushed out when Sean told him he was taking over the play calling. "Taking a year off" was the legal compromise since the Bills couldn't exactly fire a Black DC with a consistent top 5 D. They'd get roasted. I don't make the rules, that's life in 2023. 13 seconds has also been discussed to death. The Special Teams coordinator was quietly let go and LBs coach quietly "retired." Sean clearly identified who was to blame with these moves. Anyone who wants to blame Leslie should blame Sean too because it's his scheme and he was standing right there. Could have changed anything he wanted.

Sean clearly felt 13 seconds was the final straw for the Special Teams Coordinator (who failed to squibb) and LBs Coach (out of position) because they secretly left/retired and we didn't know about it until 3 months later. But apparently, that's not enough evidence for most that Sean didn't think Leslie was at fault. Otherwise, if you still feel strongly that 13 seconds should have been the final straw for Leslie, you must include Sean. It's Sean's system, he heard the call, was standing right there, saw the scheme, and chose not to change it, which he had every right and chance to do. Same with the Bengals cover zero scheme everyone brings up when the biggest issue with the team that day was clearly the O. If you told Bills fans ahead of the game that the the Bills D kept the Bengals O to 27, we'd all assume we won that game. Instead, 10 points.

I respect this take a lot and agree with the personnel note. But also think it has more to do with the times and public perception. You simply can't fire a black DC with a perpetually top 10 defense in 2023. I don't make the rules. Like it or not. The Bills would have been crucified for it. So they took the strategic approach and forced him out with the "taking a year off" approach. I believe there were 5 open DC jobs this year. He would have easily landed one of them.

Yep, this is exactly what happened. It's 2023 and you cannot fire a black DC with a consistent top 10 defense. So the Bills forced him out with a stealth move instead. Whether Sean intentionally waited until there were no available DC jobs left or it just took the legal department and PR machine too long to get their ducks in a row is unclear. But it was horribly handled and Leslie deserved better.