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F Detroit, Eminems a lil B Not that hard

I feel McD's system is becoming outdated and his expertise on defense and not offense hurts the continuity of the offense (because our OC will leave in 2-3 max). It leaves us in a bad position, forced into a defense that is no longer ideal and unable to develop the offense even further. Imagine if we would have been able to iterate on our offense for the last 6 years because our HC is the brains of it? It's a huge advantage. One that a dynasty like KC is currently enjoying. If you want a defensive centered HC he better be flexible and scheme agnostic like Bill Belichick, but that just isn't McD. He's married to this system, it's who he is and most are married to one way, but not ideal with a HOF QB and system that is no longer optimal. Further his style of play puts our identity at conflict. On one hand we want to have this ball control, power offense, on the other, our defense is built to not be able to stop what we want to be. Well, the Ravens are it and on both sides. So what I won't take is "we lost to a GREAT Ravens team". It's put up or shut up time for him. It's his system which puts us at a perceived disadvantage in this game and it's not like it's a new concept that running and stopping the run wins championships. This is no longer a league where you can just play two deep and not get killed so the question is are we adapting? I don't think we are or we will. Now if he had some playoff success, ice in his veins, or if he was an extreme motivator then great. At least it's a fether in the cap to justify what ADDED value he brings. But he is none of those things. He's introverted and wound tight and borderline awkward in his post game speeches. It is entirely possible a coach like this can be so methodical he would be a great option for a rebuilding team. It's just as possible he is not a great option for one that is trying be lose and to win a Super Bowl. I actually feel like we could play well tomorrow. I have felt it all week to be honest. The disrespect to our team has been thick. He can change the narrative a considerable amount with a solid showing tomorrow so we will see.

Sad thing is nobody remembers any of it eventually

This or he's like a father to him, depending on some opinions around here.

2019 Allen took off. I give him some credit, but to look at this like it doesn’t work without him just not accurate. It doesn’t work with Allen. What McD gives us is replaceable.

You act like you haven’t heard about Ben Johnson or hell, even Joe Brady. Hire an offensive mind and you don’t need to lose your offensive mind every 2 years. Then the death grip McD has on this defense would open to a highly qualified coordinator. Eagles were one of the worst defenses in football last year. They made it a focus, hired Vic Fangio, and are one of the best units in football this year. Sort of sick of this notion that we should be a ball control, TOP offense, while we build a defense that designed in the complete opposite mold. It doesn’t make sense to build one side with that vision and then expose your defense to the vulnerability you’re trying to take advantage of on offense. It’s an identity issue, but that’s what McD knows, so that’s who we will be. This would be the most appealing destination of any opening in years.

We won what would be the league average with the QB play we have, certainly in division we have been in. Thats the point, and if you remember all division winners as far back as even two years ago, thats what it means. Sure it’s been a very enjoyable period to be a Bills fan, and you give that credit to McD and not Allen?

Since 2010, teams with a QB that finishes the year at a 70 QBR or better are 582-208 with a 73.67% winning %. Between 65-70 rating, 475-288 for 62.25%. Allen has 3 years above 70 and no years below 65. THIS IS WHAT BLOWS MY MIND Why do people feel without McD we all of sudden perform signifgantly worse than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ (which he has been for 4 years) Why do people feel McD has performed signifgantly better than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ since he has been here? The data pretty clearly says with Allen we should be winning 60%-70% of the games we play. Common sense tells us we should be winning 60-70% of the games we play. Winning 60-70% of the games you play gets you a home wild card game. We have gotten a home wild game. What additional success has McD brought to this team that people are so fiercely loyal over protecting or so scared of losing? We need a coach that won't just be "not the problem" but rather becomes "part of the solution". He has a chance to add a new chapter in this story Sunday, but to see so many on here basically like meh, doesn't matter Sunday. It's rather hilarious. At least research your fears more, they're unfounded.

I think public execution isn’t strong enough

We allowed 19 unanswered points in 15 minutes to blow a 16-0 lead. In 2020 we allowed a geriatric Phillip Rivers over 400 yards and needed the final drive to decide the outcome. Then we let the Skyler Thompson led Dolphins have a 2nd half lead before winning by three. What in these games gives you the impression a prime Deshawn Watson wouldn’t have sent us home? More hilarious, that it’s so obvious it wouldn’t happen you just remove the game from this conversation?

Says nobody with a hall of fame QB

Actually you can rush a QB on that spot. Just like you can jam a WR with 13 seconds left. The actual strategy tends to matter the higher up you get.

If we lose this game we will be 0-7 against 1-4 seeds and 0-3 at home. This will be across 5 separate teams. No excuses besides ones that are empty. I don’t imagine any coach in NFL history has compiled a worse record in this spot. If you have one by all means let us know.

and it would be vs 3 separate teams with 3 home games. Which would sort of debunk the whole it's just KC deal.

Thank you. This is a really big game. As fans you just don't get a lot of these. I really want this one. I'm sure everybody feels that way. I would love to be able to come back and praise McD Sunday or Monday. The last Ravens home playoff win was so exciting and just a great memory. We really seemed to be trending up at that moment. As we experienced with the Super bowls, when you consistently fall short at the same part of the mountain it can really start to feel like you will never go higher and eventually it just starts to become part of the noise you deal with. You get labeled as a choker or not being able to get it done when it counts. We don't want that rep and that is coming if we lose this one and probably rightfully so. That's when actual pressure will be on him, on Allen, etc. We have watched this unfold already.

I don't see us parting with McD even if Lamar rides out of town dropping a 50 spot on us. But like you said, so many fear this instant demise if we parted ways. Meanwhile since 2010, teams with a QB that finishes the year at a 70 QBR or better are 582-208 with a 73.67% winning %. Between 65-70, 475-288 for 62.25%. Allen has 3 years above 70 and no years below 65. With Allen, vs this AFC east level of play, the floor is division winners. That will remain the floor until somebody in our division shows a pulse. Even at that point we have a built in advantage that is so significant we would likely stumble into a wild card win more often than not. I just don't see any logic in this notion that we will just fall off a cliff without McD. Josh holds this team together creates it's floor more than McD does.

If we go to 0-7 against seeds 1-4 0-6 with Allen That 0-6 includes KC, HOU, CIN, BAL with 3 of them being home games? Again, are we really crazy if that makes us upset?

2020: 3rd best DVOA in football, lost to a worse DVOA 2021: 2nd best DVOA in football, lost to a worse DVOA 2022: 1st best DVOA in football, lost to a worse DVOA 2023: 3rd best DVOA in football, lost to a worse DVOA We played home games the last two years in the playoffs when we lost because we performed better in the regular season than the teams we have eventually lost to. We have beat KC in the regular season 4 consecutive times, we have never beat them in the postseason. I know your logic seems sound and all, but just not following

You think we have proven that we are as good a postseason team as we are a regular season team?

Texans loss I care about, Jags not so much. Also worth noting that half of them have occurred at home as favorites. At some point we need to show our regular season performance is capable of translating to the postseason.

Bills win: Buffalo claps it's way to KC Bills lose: Bat lady pregnant with 4th child

It was a good game to put on that regular season mantle. Which for us is the only mantle we have in the house. I really want this one, so I hope the defense can give us a chance.

We are 0-6 against seeds 1-4 under McD Lets not pretend people who questions his ability to lead us to a Super Bowl are wildly irrational.

Give me an argument that doesn't involve the regular season for him to be the guy. He has a chance to do that with a strong defensive showing.

The flaw I see in this method is it treats every team equally as far as the desire they have to play and extend draft picks. Some teams stock more via Free Agency, some teams have had a lot of turnover leaving the teams un-loyal to draft picks. Then in a case like the Bills, more loyalty to draft picks than perhaps any team in football between our tenure and our approach. Does that mean we have the most talent or it's been the best approach? Not necessarily. Not to mention the trickle down AV from Josh Allen to the rest of the offensive players with how this method is used. I would at least like to see average AV per player in addition with the total to help offset some of the concepts I'm talking about and give more perspective.