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Agree 100%. That's fair. I may be splitting hairs.

I don't see McD as an alpha. I see him as a high character guy that creates an nice team building environment. I see him as a calming influence and more passive than aggressive. Not a bad thing. An alpha has a really hard time letting others take control. He is known to let his coaches coach. Not sure if that's valid but many think he let Fraizer run much of the D. Not an alpha move at all. McD isn't new to coaching. An alpha would have taken control of the Bills defense years ago. I'd argue McD has shielded himself from much criticism. Look at 13 seconds as an example. He walked away from that unscathed. Alphas own their mistakes. The Bills team often lacks toughness. They have been know as being soft and or a finesse teams for years. A team follows the example of its coach. McD has some great qualities. He is a high character guy and a good team builder. He does have some alpha characterics but I would not characterize him as an alpha. He's no Bill Belicheck or Andy Reid. Those are clear alphas.

No he didn't. In fact if you listen to his comments at the combine he sounded like he was leaning towards not calling plays. Likely it will be an in house DC. McD has to have an out and a scape goat. Him calling plays will leave him out on an island likely without a boat.

Hope you are right. That's tje scenario I'm looking for. A dynamic offense and a step up defense when needed.

Probably did go to far. I agree.

McD defense has failed us fans for several playoff appearances. There is little to agrue about that. As to why can be debated. Gunner, make no mistake about it this is and always will be a McD defense. Fraizer was just a warm body executing McD plan and defense. His role was limited. He was a perfect incognito fall guy for McD. Surely, a smart guy like yourself can see that. At some point, changes need to be made. I'm at the point that McD D can't get it done when it counts. Let's try something different. Imho, there is little to lose.

He's better by a lot. Don't get caught up with that stat. That was a huge mistake. Poor coaching at its best.

They should have. Fangio is one of the best defensive minds out there. His defense is different than McD. It would require lots of changes. I welcome the changes.

Agree 100%. Great post. McD has run its course. It's time to move on. Would have loved to see Fangio come in here and completely revamp this defense.

Who hold McD accountable? You don't think he was primarily responsible for the 13 sec loss? How bout the game plan and adjustments vs Cinci? Ultimately, the coach had to bare some blame. It can't just be everyone around him. That's just unrealistic. Now more than ever, McD needs to step up and get the team over the hump. Enough of the excuses and blaming others.

Sure seems like this is a valid opinion. McD would have been crucified by other media markets like NY and Philly. The media is soft and Buffalo fans are way too nice. McD has had no accountability for his playoff blunders. A blunder so big that it will go down in the history books. Hoe hum..

I'd rather go in a direct direction. Of course defense is important. This is McD defense. It always has been and will continue to be. He's shown an inability to get it done. We can debate the reasons why. I'd rather allocate the Bills resources in the offense. You have a special QB. Get him protection and weapons. Give Allen the best chance to succeed and thrive. Clearly, the organization hasn't. I'd rather go down swinging with Allen than investing in a defense that fails to get it done year after year.

I agree. Just refer to the Super Bowl as a reference. Eagles a legit team on defense couldn't slow down a hobbled Mahomes and an Andy Reid led offense.

Did you see the offense against Cinci? They were basically a very healthy unit. The old saying is you are only as good as your last game. Beane has used this phrase several times. However, he failed to give that massage in his end of season presser. Hmmm...

Yes it matters. If Allen gets hurt you want a capable backup to hold down the fort until Allen returns. Who that guy is I couldn't tell you. Maybe it's Keenum.

Sounds like Thurman is playing arm chair QB here. Lots of excuses after the fact. Part of being a great team is having back ups step up. Take a look a the Cinci Oline for a fantastic example. Wondering why you didn't share these concerns prior to the Bengal game? Or were you thinking the Bilks would overcome their injuries and succeed? At this point, your optimism and excuses fall very short. Fact is the Bills got smoked at home. They were flat, unprepared, overmatched, and outcoached. Stick with the facts and stop intellectualing.

Fantastic post! Witty and painfully accurate. It won't resonate as popular here.

Bingo! I just don't understand the Bills defensive game plan. What in the world did they learn from the 9 min Monday night game? They seemingly did nothing different. That defensive game plan was doomed from the start. You can't tell me coach McD didn't have his hand on that game plan. It was a colossal failure in everyway. However, coaches have to create effective game plans to give their players the best chance to win. The exact opposite happened.

This post is pretty ridiculous. If course, I don't speak for the team. Not sure what planet you are living on? You don't think the goal of the Bills team the last two years wasn't going to the Super Bowl and winning it? Really? Surely, you can't be that foolish to perpetrate that position. Let me copy Beane's press conference comments after losing to KC. The infamous 13 second game. Beane was brutally honest about one thing. Just because you’re one game away from the Super Bowl, it doesn’t mean you are a “Super Bowl team.” While that might be pretty strong of a statement, there’s is no debating it: That is the truth. “I still think we need to be very honest with where we’re at. We’re still not a Super Bowl team. There’s one team happy at the end of the year. We made a great step last year and another step this year, but we still have to go further. The goal here is to win that game [the Super Bowl], and until we get in that game to compete for it, we can’t win it,”

I agree with you. Making the playoffs certainly bolsters the chances for the regime to remain. The percentage of a team making the playoffs is 59%. Couple that with a franchise QB named Allen. Making the playoffs is hardly a feat. Winning one playoff game isn't the goal. For whatever reason, the team had fallen short. I don't think it's unreasonable to scrutinize the coaching staff and general manager.

I think McD would go before Beane. It's really difficult to find quality GMs. The pool is much smaller than the coaching pool. I suspect when the times right both will be gone at the same time. Clean house if you will. I think you are giving McD way too much power.

Great post! Just not sure many share similar viewpoints. Seems like so many fans are satisfied with the regular wins and playoffs appearances. The bar seems to be low perhaps due to all the previous Bills losses and failures. Lots of fans seems to love McD because of his high character. The regular seasons wins, division titles, and playoff appearances seem to satisfy most fans. Perhaps the bar is set low again; when you compare him to the likes of Rex Ryan and Dick Jauron. The Bills can do much worse than McD. Change is often scary. Combine these two thoughts and the above mentioned. Hence, it's much easier to stay the course and hope McD can " pull the rabbit" out of the hat." We have a six year sample size of McD. However, I'd like to focus on the last two years. The team was absolutely positioned to make a Super Bowl run. Frankly, they didn't come close. The team was out coached and out maneuvered by a wide margin. Frankly, coaching had a lot to do with losing those playoff games. Not sure how the most optimistic fan or McD supporter can argue otherwise. I can see how many are willing to give McD another opportunity. Many have provided excuses for the team's failures. Many point out other coaches mistakes and lack of success before succeeding. Any Reid in Philly comes to mind. This season should be a make or break season for McD. Probably won't happen. The McD rhetoric is getting old because the results have fallen woefully short the last two years. When is enough enough?

Not sure why you think McD gets a free pass if the team continues to fail in the playoffs? I don't think he's untouchable. I think it's widely believed he blew the KC 13 second game. His team was flat and unprepared vs Cinci. There are some valid reasons to think about making coaching changes which includes him.

Both will be able to find jobs easily. They have a proven track record of rebuilding teams into playoff teams. Thus, I don't think their seats will ever be too hot. They know struggling teams will be calling. I'm seriously thinking it might be time to move on. I think the Bills organization needs some different people in charge. Change sometimes is needed. Only issue is capable replacements might be hard to find. I would think having Allen and Von would be a big selling point.