Phil The Thrill

Not what I’m talking about. I’m saying that after this year there are a lot of players that Jacksonville will need to part with part with to get under the cap. I don’t see this team making it back to the AFC Championship game again until they revamp the roster - maybe even get a new coach or GM. Also didnt the much maligned Bills team of last year come pretty close to beating this “accomplished” team in the playoffs?

Agreed but watch the video that I originally posted. Doug is actually kind of funny and he’s joking around with reporters. We never saw this in Buffalo

No way....just thought Doug came off really well in the presser

Why does Caldwell get a pass though? 1.) He hitched his wagon to Blake Bortles which included drafting him high, sticking by his selection, resigning him to an extension, and passing up other opportunities to draft a QB. 2.) His management of the salary cap put the team in a bad position to address their true needs on offense (QB, OL, WR). They are very heavy on defense thanks to the huge contracts they gave out, including Dareus. Because of that, they’ll be $15M over the cap and will need to start breaking up a great defense. 3.) He’s missed on very high draft picks like Dante Fowler and decided to draft a RB at #4, passing up other needs. Also take a look look at the team’s record since Caldwell has been GM. Sorry but I don’t see why he gets a pass. ... or it’s just how you’re reading it

Watching him in this press conference joke around with reporters at a time when he’s on the hot seat is pretty crazy. In Buffalo he seemed so grumpy and pissed off to have to answer questions. He even did his famous eye roll at Joe B once. He just seems a like a more likeable and fun loving guy, which is surprising because his team massively disappointed this season

I will bet you anything that these two see year 5 of their contracts. Terry wasn’t going to give McDermott that much power only to get rid of him midway through his deal. Both guys are getting all 5 years. From there, the jury is out.

SMH at some of the comments like this one

Drew Brees is hardly the GOAT

Theres a difference with each teams “misfortunes.” Read above. Also this thread Hardy is gloating, but pointing out there likely will be some changes with some former Bills

So you see Jacksonville paying out this salary to Dareus, when they clearly have an out for 2019. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/marcell-dareus-7718/ Also, when your team is “built” for the Super Bowl and doesn’t make the playoffs someone’s getting fired. People just know that Terry is giving both of these guys their full five years.

Part of his problem was cap management. He gave up big contracts on defense the previous year and with adding Marcell’s phat deal, he didn’t have the cap space to go after any of the top FA quarterbacks. Also Jacksonville was drafting too far down to get one of the top QB’s this year (outside of Lamar). His hand was essentially forced with Bortles, though I guess he could have tried to work a trade. Again though, he didn’t have the money to take on a QB contract.

Douggie shows a lot of charisma here despite the fact that his team is 3-7. Here he joked around with the press. Say what hat you will, but this Doug Marrone seems like a different guy that was coaching in Buffalo: https://www.jaguars.com/video/marrone-that-s-what-happens-when-you-re-losing

Way to take things out of context.McDermott and Marrone are in different situations as you’ll read above. When ownership expects your team to contend for a Super Bowl and you are 3-7 in Week 11, that’s certainly an offense worth firing.

Do they even stay at hotels for home games? You would think that most players would arrive at the stadium since they are local

Jacksonville is a team some very foolish pundits (Adam Schien) and even some foolish NFL fans picked as a Super Bowl contender before the year began. Douglas Marrone was suddenly hailed as a “great coach” and Nathaniel Hackett was an “innovative” offensive coordinator. Many Bills fans drooled for Marrone and even said he was a better coach than McDermott. Fans also drooled for Marcel Dareus who has been a non-factor this season, despite earning a top dollar contract for a DT. Well in Week 11, both teams have a 3-7 record and are huge huge huge underdogs to make the playoffs. The difference is, Buffalo was expected to take a step back. Jacksonville was expected to content for a championship. So if the Bills find a way to win on Sunday, who do you think takes the blame for a team that was to content for the Super Bowl drafting near a Top 10 picks. There are several candidate that have connections to Buffalo: 1. David Caldwell - the Buffalo born Jags GM that drafted many talented defenders but also had a few high profile flops. His biggest being drafting Blake Bortles and re-signing him to a deal which likely keeps him on the team for atleast one more year. Caldwell also cut the cord on another former high pick flop in Dante Fowler. The former #3 pick was traded for a 3rd and 5th rounder. Not exactly a great return. Also, aside from Bortles, you can argue that Caldwell did a poor job upgrading a weak offense this past offseason. Fournette has proven to be somewhat disappointing in his 2nd year running behind a much maligned offensive line. He also let his two best WR’s leave town and replaced them with marginal starters like Donte Moncrief. (I understand Caldwell is not a former Bill, but included him given his connection to Buffalo, NY) 2. Doug Marrone - St. Doug can’t work miracles. His teams offense has sucked this season but that was to be expected. What was bot expected was how Doug’s defense has sucked. The same people who said how great of a head coach Doug was, are awfully quiet this year. IMO athletes a chance Doug takes the heat for the abymismal performance this year. 3. Nate Hackett - Nate has worked exclusively for Marrone for about a decade, yet his offense has been disgusting. He’s trying his best to disguise a bad QB by running an antiquated offense - even by Bills standards. The series of running plays late in the game vs Pittsburgh was disgusting and should put the nail in his firing. But will St. Doug fire the man who has run his offense for a decade? Probably not. 4. Marcell Dareus - He doesn’t deserve to be a scapegoat but he can’t be sitting pretty. His numbers are not very impressive and Jacksonville’s rush defense has been fairly weak. To make matters worse, Marcel was in the news again about a lawsuit involving alleged sexual assault, which probably didn’t make old Mr. Coughlin too happy and could potentially result in a suspension in 2019. Jacksonville has a chance to get out of his bloated contract after the season and could free up some money to address their OL. I would be shocked if he’s on the Jags next year. How many of the 4 do you expect to see with the Jags next year? IMO all could very easily be gone

Hes a slightly above average starting DT, that was paid like an All-Pro. Good move getting rid of that contract #. I hope Jacksonville enjoyed their run to the AFC Championship game. That’s about as far as they’ll go

I am convinced....Jalen is a slow adult: I think Allen is trash," Ramsey said in the story. "I don't care what nobody say. He's trash. And it's gonna show, too. That's a stupid draft pick to me. We play them this year, and I'm excited as hell. I hope he's their starting quarterback. He played at Wyoming. Every time they played a big school -- like, they played Iowa State, which is not a big school in my opinion because I went to Florida State, and he threw five interceptions, and they lost by a couple touchdowns or something like that. He never beat a big school. "If you look at his games against big schools, it was always hella interceptions, hella turnovers. It's like: 'Yo, if you're this good, why couldn't you do better?' He fits that mold, he's a big, tall quarterback. Big arm, supposedly. I don't see it, personally." English....do you speak it?

Slow down? Yes but that still meaning giving up around 20-30 points.

When was Vic critical? I never read, saw, or heard anythjnfanything

But you gotta admit...his pompous rant was pretty entertaining Right but Rex was in the same situation then, that Bowles is in now. At least according to area, Bowles knows he’s getting fired

Maybe you forgot how AJ getting owned by 3rd string defenses in the preseason? If you are going to fault Beane, it should be for not having a better plan once AJ and then Peterman weren’t going to work out. But the trade of AJ was actually a good move

I would love for this to happen . Nate is a good guy. I don’t think he gets signed this year, though I do see the Bills signing him to the PS once he cleans waivers

This is a tremendous video! Rex goes on the attack to rip the Jets for their loss to the Bills. He said no one was playing with passion and they left their “jock” on the field. He says that Todd Bowles is getting fired at the end of the season - and he knows it. Also he alludes to Mike McCagnin Getting axed as well. He says they were supposed to rebuild in 2016, but never did. He also believes that Darnold is not developing or improving week-to-week. This is Rant is exactly why Rex is perfect for segments like this on ESPN. This was classic and very entertaining. Of course, I am also sure that old Rex would love to coach NYJ again. Not gonna happen.

I’ll say it again. Read Tim Graham’s article. The Bills put him in situations where he was guaranteed to fail. Much like drafting EJ in the 1st round, the Bills never should have given Peterman this many chances

Saints will lose in the playoffs again