JohnNord

7 targets 2 catches 21 yards i think Gabe gets the call up and out performs him

Someone from the media should ask him about Daboll. McDermott’s response will be telling. He could say, “no, Joe Brady is our OC and I trust that he’ll get things figured out.” Or he could say “I don’t really want to get into that right now” or “no I haven’t thought about that yet.” if he says something closer to the latter I think there’s a chance Daboll returns. Hopefully someone words their question intentionally

It’s not the OL. Josh is not getting rid of the football - likely because his receivers aren’t open and when they are he doesn’t trust them. Josh was pressured 17 times yesterday. His average time to throw was as high as it’s been since 2018. He’s either not seeing answers or he doesn’t have answers

Would not want to see that

Because if an owner held every coach “accountable” for not winning a Super Bowl, the turnover rate would 90% ever season. Beane and McDermott have been very successful in Buffalo. Ultimately they never made it to the SB. That’s the same case for every team since 2018, with the exception of one season.

It’s being reported by beat reporters that they made up and are on good terms

There’s a good reason for this. Teams cover the outside receivers M2M. The middle my the field gets constricted when teams stack the box. Part of the decisions are dictated by offensive personnel aka the WR’s on this team are really holding this team back and Brady isn’t creative enough to overcome

They dont have the talent to beat defenses down the field

That’s exactly what he says he wanted to do, and why he’s frustrated with Joe Brady: "Um, but it can't just be one one phase of your offense. It's got to be two working, you know, in concert with one another. So, you guys know I say this quite a bit. It starts up front with the with the line of scrimmage, controlling the line of scrimmage early, and it that sets up other things. So, that's that's what I look at first is are we controlling the line of scrimmage, and then how does that set up our passing game? So, no, they go hand in hand."

The really didn’t get smoked in pass pro. Josh had the most time to throw as he’s had since 2018

This is a little misleading. This was his exact quote: ”"Um, but it can't just be one one phase of your offense. It's got to be two working, you know, in concert with one another. So, you guys know I say this quite a bit. It starts up front with the with the line of scrimmage, controlling the line of scrimmage early, and it that sets up other things. So, that's that's what I look at first is are we controlling the line of scrimmage, and then how does that set up our passing game? So, no, they go hand in hand." (7:42-8:04) he later said: Well, it is because it's an important part of our offense. It's we've got we've got a great quarterback and you want to be able to move the ball two dimensionally and um you know, we should be able to move the ball with Josh through the air. How exactly is this incorrect? You need a balanced offense to compete in the postseason. The last three Super Bowl winners have proven this. You need a team that wins in the trenches. Also if you listened to the rest of the press conference he was very frustrated at how the Bills struggled to pass the football. It didn’t exactly sound like someone who wants to ground and pound and NOT pass the ball as you are projecting here

This take isn’t correct. Don’t get me wrong, the loss to Miami was disgusting but considering that Buffalo took down Kansas City last week, I’m pretty sure it’s not a true indication of their team. They just played like crap. I’ve also never believed that the Bills need home field advantage. They just have to get hot at the right time and yes, it’s still a long season

If he turns his head around he might be able to knock it down

Flawed and they suffered some bad injuries on defense

They have 2 more seasons on their contracts until 2027. They’ll almost certainly get another shot next season.

Ok this makes sense. I just think it’s more likely that Beane and McDermott will be given another chance to reload next season, than it is someone else will be given a chance to rebuild.

That’s somewhat revisionist history. They signed Samuel to a 3-year deal and couldn’t get out of his contract. It’s not like they just could have cut him and re-signed Hollins

Those aren’t rebuilds. All of those teams kept the same HC and GM in place. You’re talking about firing a coach and GM. That’s a true rebuild. find me an example in NFL history where that happened? I’ll wait it wasn’t a rebuild. The Chiefs didn’t fire their coach or GM

Yes you are very much unaware! McDermott was hired first. In his contract he reported to Terry - not the GM, because Whaley was a lame duck. When Beane was hired, it was announced that both men reported to Terry Pegula and it continued to stay that way through their extensions. That’s why Beane CAN’T fire McDermott unless he takes a page out of Littlefinger’s playbook from Game of Thrones 🤣 You’re wrong here, bro. Beane doesn’t have the power to him. Only Terry

So you think you can win games averaging 15 points a game? Most teams will lose that game

Yes! This is a big problem… But I think it’s mainly Josh who’s doing the pressing, largely because he knows how bad the WR’s are

“Game script” is a good word to use here. They very much are reliant on a game script and they shouldn’t be with Josh as the QB

I’m not saying they’re immune to criticism, but to pretend they haven’t “won anything” or that they are a “cancer” is a massive emotional overreaction. As far as your complaints about defense, it hasn’t been great, but in the three losses this season the Bills have scored 20, 14, and 13 points with multiple turnovers on each game (several in the red zone). How many games are you going to win with that output?

Ok well, I was responding to the person who called them a “cancer,” and just pointing out that it was ridiculous

That’s how I see it. I don’t see how you can fire Beane without McDermott and vice versa. There’s players on this defense scheme that were just signed to long term contracts. That means you’re looking at a roster overhaul which could take 2-3 years - IF it takes place at all. Josh is 33 years-old by then. You don’t tear it down until it’s necessary