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Allen is mid-career. He has put up record numbers in many regards. His PRODUCTION has been top 3 for a couple of years. The maturation has happened. Bills fans should hope for an be happy if he maintains the current level of production. Many many championships have been won with QBs producing far below Allen's level. The burden is squarely on the coaches to figure out how to close the deal. If the teams championship hopes are limited to Allen being more productive, then our chances are slim and none.

That’s a good add. What years did he do that?

The correct question is coach / qb combo. With rare exception since the 70s the answer is four years or less

People think of me correctly as skeptical of McDermott. I have also posted numerous times that we should expect he is being given a ten year window to succeed On the other hand most coaches in the nfl who are fired are fired with time left on their contracts. In summary management is happy with making the playoffs as the goal. And if that continues McDermott will get a fill Dan Reeves style 9 or 10 years if the Bills make the playoffs I the team implodes and goes backwards, the contract probably does not factor into a retention decision.

No, I picked the only examples I could find. I did not find that Belichek did that for 3 of his many coaching seasons. I assume he stopped doing it because he thought there were better options though. He can certainly be included as an example, but I am not sure it demontrates that this relatively novel concept is consistent with success.

How have you factored in the player(s) to be acquired in your calculation?

14/32 teams make the playoffs. The second season is what really matters. The Bills "drought" is an anomaly that is meaningless statistically. but people keep pointing to it that any changes will likely result in another drought.

If the Bills defense got the expected results from the team with the highest payroll and the biggest draft investment in defense, along with a defensive guru for coach then things would have been fine. Its not that the Bills focused too much on defense. The problem is the piss poor ROI the Bills have had on defense. The Bills have had a very good ROI on offense.

What is your point? That Bellichek is not considered the greatest coach of all time? or something else?

They play the games for a reason. The Bills have the best QB, so I have to give them the edge as the best team too. But if Sahlen or McDaniel pass McDermott this year, it really makes me wonder what trajectory people would see for a post 2023 McDermott led Bills.

Greatest of coach of all time did ok, in the rare few times he called the plays. His teams managed to win super bowls with other DCs too.

MItch Morse may not be nosey. Ben Volin is almost certainly nosey. Nosey people tend to know more gossip than people who are not nosey. Completely reasonable for a reporter to know something some players don't know.

When did Belichek call defensive plays as head coach?

he is using about a reasonable chunk of salaray cap.

The only ones I could find. But there might be others.

What is the bash? Please explain.

What do Wade Phillips, Lovie Smith, Rex Ryan and Sean McDermott all have in common? These are four NFL head coaches who also decided to be defensive play callers.

Feel better about the offense. I think the improvements on the line and Kincaid are meaningful improvements. Worse on the defense. Last year we started with a fully healthy Von Miller, Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer, and an expecation that Tre White could come back to form. Now all four of those players are a year older and a question mark coming into the season. Feel neutral on coaching. McDermott's weaknesses as a coach are game day management. Its not clear to me how taking on double duty has HC and DC is going to help him improve his game day performances. In reality it means t the five games Edmunds missed since 2019 are not enough for a meaningful statistical comparsion.

I expect Kincaid to be the offensive rookie of the year

We need the coaching staff to extend their comfort zone. http://www.sportpsychologytoday.com/youth-sports-psychology/playing-beyond-your-comfort-zone/#:~:text=A comfort zone based on how you expect,to avoid making mistakes and protect your lead.

I didn't know who Sean McVay was (other than John McVay's grandson), Nick Sirianis or Zac Taylor were before they became head coaches. All have had more playoff success than McDermott. I doubt you knew who any of those guys were. I doubt you were banging the drum to hire Sean McDermott. So can we all agree to not pretend we know the universe of potential head coaches, and are also certain none could be better than McDermott?

They are not random facts. They are results of the collective decisions of GMs and Owners for generations. HC's are relieved based on results. McDermott's results have gotten him as far as HCs get in the NFL without getting to the next step. Its history.

Its not me. It is virtually every owner and GM in the history of the NFL. Marvin Lewis and Jeff Fishers long careers are viewed as failures by their teams in hindsight. Its a simple fact, McDermott is the longest tenured coach in the NFL currently not to appear in a Super Bowl. And he does not have the "no franchise QB excuse". Historically it doesn't last. Another season or two, and it becomes an historic outlier. You are so wrong. Allen is far better than Kelly and Moon, and ranks much higher among his peers than either every did. Don't clown people with nonsense.

The simplest thing for fans is Mr. McDermott leads the team to a super bowl win this year. I think we all hope for this. If McDermott had the same exact record with Tyrod Taylor as QB, we would all be demanding his enshrinment in Canton, and furious with Beane for not getting a better QB. Allen is the level of QB coaches are expected to win Super Bowls with. He is already second, behind only Dan Marino, as the best QB not to win a Super Bowl. This is why McDermott should be viewed as on the hot seat.

It seems many many people think the coaching choices are limited to McDermott, Rex Ryan and Dick Jauron. If McDermott is replaced, the next coach could do worse. But there is no actual reason to assume that.