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I hear ya, @dcinmuncie. I personally thought that when McDaniels reneged on the Colts his shots at HC were up. But what do either of us know, because he got serious looks from Cleveland and then hired by Vegas. So he seems to have the "golden key" as a sales dude. I suspect you're correct that OC is where he should stay, but I don't know I can say that I understand what governs who does or does not get shots.

Patriots fan, are you? Give Maye his propers. He's leading the league in like - everything right now. He also has the advantage of working with a good veteran OC who has enough pieces around him. Decent OL, two canny vet WR and a solid TE. A lot of reliance on the run game in terms of attempts, if not in terms of yards. And, the Patriots have a solid D. Vrabel may be a meathead, but he's a very good coach and traditionally gets the best out of his teams. There's a long history of players who look amazing and for one or another reason don't last. I remember when we were hearing "show me another QB who is playing better than Mac Jones right now". Belichick ruined him with his Matt Patricia experiment, but I digress. "He's better than Josh already right now" is hyperbole. There's a Josh McDaniel cycle just like there's a Ryan Fitzpatrick cycle: 1) look great as Patriots OC 2) get hired as HC 3) fail 4) rehired as Patriots OC, look great McDaniel has an ego. We'll see how long he works great with Meathead. I think 5-7 years is a stretch.

I think it's very simple. Someone, believe it was Emmanuel Ocho, said that teams have to believe they can win. And in order to believe you can win, teams have to have enough "freakazoids" on the team, guys who can just change the course of the game. He said sometimes a team goes out there and they can "just feel it" that they don't have enough exceptional players to win vs the other team's exceptional players Now remember, we're talking perception here. We're talking belief. Through much of the season with all the injuries, the Bills haven't had enough guys who can do their job, let alone exceptional guys, especially on D. They have guys out of place, not doing their job. Best player on IR; looked like Hoecht would be a needed injection of umph, takes the field and promptly goes on IR. A rotating body and fender shop. Who are the defensive Freakazoids? Against the Steelers, Benford stepped up and said "Me!" but that's not enough.

Did anyone else see that interview clip with Stevie Johnson? I can't find it now (if anyone knows where it is, lmk please) The gist of it is he said what he sees from the outside looking in, is that Josh needs to learn to be "an #######". "It's not a bad thing". He clearly meant it in the sense of calling people out and telling them off. Huh?

I am thinking about this. I believe I have an appropriate analogy. There is actually honesty in Facebook. Stay with me here. I recently purchased a Buon Appetito Pan de Queso Cheesecake at a Casey's (Convenience/Gas/EV charge) in Southern MO. I had been intrigued since I saw an review: "This might be the most Underrated Snack Sold at Casey"s" "Best Snack You've Never Tried". The company's webside describes it as "A cheesecake-inspired bread with a creamy cheese flavor. Perfect with a drizzle of honey for added sweetness". So I bought one and split it. Of course, leopards don't change their spots and Ol' Beck here had to Read the Ingredients. It contained "Natural Cheese Flavor" as the #10 ingredient, after Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Food Starch, and Invert Sugar. Cheddar Cheese was #11. So yeah, there is actually honesty in Facebook, in approximately the same quantity as there is Cheese in Buon Appetito Pan de Queso Cheesecake. (It wasn't awful, decent flavor and texture but very sweet and not at all cheesy. Once was enough).

You can not cut an injured player. For a young guy, the team can reach an "injury settlement" where they pay him for the number of weeks his injury should take to heal then cut him. The player's inducement to accept this is to possibly find another team, even a practice squad, where he can compete for a spot and get paid in full. But for a veteran who doesn't have "split" language in his contract and who doesn't want to kick around the league on practice squad there is no inducement.

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I still remember Sherman talking on some podcast about the first time he tackled Josh Allen. Said he saw Allen lower his shoulder, and he was thinking "Oh, you're the QB and you're gonna lower your shoulder.........Next thing I know, I'm on the ground, I see them little blinks" You Party Animal You!

He's got a hammy, he DNP all week and was designated "OUT" yesterday.

The "late to meetings" doesn't seem to be alleged. Coleman acknowledges it, team acknowledges it (seems to be some question about late vs so late, the meeting was over before he arrived) I doubted he'd get out of the doghouse without a full week of high-effort practice. As for your opinion, my own eyeballs can see he was half-assing routes and he doesn't seem to be very QB friendly when Allen breaks the pocket. Why that is, can't tell you - absent inside info, your guess is as good as another. I do think if Davis and Shavers have a good game, Coleman is going to find himself playing "left bench" for a while.

It's not the (now proven) report that he would be inactive again tonight that I question. I agree, there are a lot of people who might have that info and share it. It's all the stuff about how "The Bills think Keon Coleman “has not grown as a person” His reaction to being a scratch VS The Bucs was not take over well, and he apparently believed “it was just one meeting, what’s the big deal.” The Bills obviously did not like that. This is all per an NFL Credentialed source I will not name." First of all WTF is an "NFL Credentialed Source"? A team credentialed member of the press? It doesn't say a Bills coach or staff member or player. So how do they know what the Bills think? Dion and McDermott have gone on record saying that he got the message and understood it couldn't happen going forward. Coleman has said he understands it can't keep happening. Now it's possible that's all Smoke and Mirrors. Or it's possible that this @Billsreport account is taking what's factual (Coleman benched again) and fluffing it up. Me, I think it was an abnormal week with walkthroughs and light (if any) practices, and part of what the Bills likely want to see is what kind of effort Coleman puts out during a normal week of practice. They want to see him walk the walk, not just talk the talk. How do you know he's not taking it too well?

We know Erik and the Cover1 crew actually interview players and watch film with them on the regular, so we know they have connections. I (at least) don't know what connections the person(s) behind the X account @billsreport - whether he or she talks to players on the regular, knows guys, knows a guy who knows a guy etc.

That's very clear. The question is whether, once the player is past his 3 free elevations, he is subject to waivers and MUST go to a new team if offered.

I'm pretty sure that practice squad guys are still FA, and have the choice to say "Yes" or "Nope, I'm good" to a waiver claim. It's just that the difference between a practice squad game check and a vet minimum game check is significant enough that most guys want to be signed to a 53 man roster, either where they are now, or where they're offered. TL;DR Bills can always have a gentleman's agreement with Gabe that if someone offers him, he'll give them the chance to match it.

That was an interesting clip