JohnNord

This guy was spot on the entire time about this situation. Always said the kick was a miscommunication:

It’s hard to say. Last month it was announced that Bobby Johnson was leaving. He wasn’t technically fired but his contract was expired. Considering that Farwell was also hired in 2019, it’s possible the same thing happened to him. Regardless, whatever happened in KC definitely had an affect on this decision There’s some key details we don’t know. Was Farwell just so disorganized that he couldn’t get the call to Bass in time? Did he simply not double-check with Bass and assumed he was going to kick short? Or did Bass simply fail to execute a short kick? So many questions we will likely never know

Depends what happened. I don’t think Bass went rogue. He didn’t know what the call was and it’s been speculated that Farwell couldn’t or didn’t get it to him for whatever reason. I think the coach is more accountable than the player in that situation

You can’t take that away from him. But that was such a weird season. That Jacksonville team was one that seemed to just get a lot breaks, carried by an awesome defense. All Blake Bortles had to do was not screw up and offenses like that often have a defined ceiling. They struggled to beat a weak Bills teams in the wildcard round and the proceeded to play two pretty good games after. It should be noted that Marrone would finish 12-36 after his appearance in the AFCGC

You know this story was planted by super agent Jimmy Sexton. Key role = offensive line coach/asst HC

Bill Belichick is the Richard Nixon of the NFL. Didn’t need to cheat but did anyway

Are we really going to revisit Deflategate? Who cares?

You are correct. It was hyperbole. If you can’t tell though, I feel very strongly he won’t be on the team

This entire message board is guesswork. We’ll see if Star is on this roster next year. Like I said, based on all the signs I’m thinking he won’t be. I’ll be sure to let you know this Spring

I know the last part here is in jest, but the Star signing was really bad. The Bills really overpaid for a DT and tried to say things like “well his impact doesn’t show up on the stat sheet.” Sorry but good DT’s show up on the field and on the stat sheet. One thing overlooked with the Star contract was the opportunity cost. He signed such a big contract that they really couldn’t walk away from him until year 4 of 5. In that time the top heavy contract restricted many moves they could have made both on the DL and otherwise. Overall Star was not very good and I look forward to the Bills going in a different direction this upcoming season at 1TDT

He wanted the job last season

Frazier didn’t interview in Houston this year. It really seems like Lovie got the job under dubious circumstances this season. If anyone has a lawsuit against the NFL for a racially discriminatory hiring practice - it should be Frazier. He has been the token interview on many occasions to “check boxes.”

It’s a little of “on the field” and “off the field.” This regime usually doesn’t throw players under the bus and the not-so-favorable comments about Star are telling. I think you are giving him a bit too much credit for his play on the field. People did think that Star’s absence was an issue in 2020 and then realized they were wrong as the Bills defense still got gashed on the group multiple times this season. Remember how his presence was going to allow Edmunds to be a monster this year against the run? It didn’t happen. In fact, the guy from Cover 1 is posting dozens and dozens of videos showing why the bad play of the DT’s (namely Star and Butler) were the reason why Edmunds was often ineffective against the run. There actually was not that big of a drop off between Star and Eli Ankou who the Bills just re-signed. As much as you are cheerleading for Star is not going to be in the roster this season. I can guarantee you that the Bills will cut him as they look to upgrade at DT. The answer to your question is “yes.” Remember how one of the big thing with McDermott was availability. He has moved on from productive because they were injury prone. Go back and watch McDermott answer questions about Star. He answers in one word responses, which ridiculously short even by McDermott terms. The Bills could not get out of the Star contract unscathed. They can this season. I am 100% confident that Star is not on the roster next season. Not surprised you are taking a contrarian approach with me though

If you read between the lines of what’s been said about him publicly, I don’t get the impression that the Bills hold a favorable opinion of him on the field. McDermott did not seem pleased that Star didn’t get vaxxed given his history last season. Also Beane said in his presser that after landing on the COVID list, Star was not the same player. These comments are hardly ringing endorsements. The Bills will certainly move on from him this season and 1TDT will likely be a position to add, especially if they can’t resign Phillips.

Florio floated out an interesting theory. He believes that Easterby always wanted to hire his friend Josh McCown. He couldn’t hire him last year so they hired Culley to set him up to fail. Thanks the the Flores lawsuit which named the Culley incident, they couldn’t hire McCown this year either. So Lovie, who was never a finalist, suddenly because a candidate. He thinks Lovie is set up to fail again like Culley to finally hire McCown https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/07/jack-easterby-continues-to-stay-a-step-ahead-of-everyone/

This is a done deal. Star is already gone. There is zero chance….zero chance…he’s on the roster in 2022

I think you are off base here. While I can’t defend the defense over the final :13, I think McDermott is a very good coach and definitely not overrated. It sounds like you’re looking for a scapegoat, because while he deserves criticism for this seasons game versus KC, Your examples really aren’t the best. The Bills lost against Houston because of Josh Allen. Period. He had a meltdown and we all know it. Josh lost that game. Second, a 9-0 lead in 1Q against the best offense in the NFL last season is hardly “blowing it.” The Bills were outmatched and slow on defense compared to Kansas City. Josh also struggled in the face of a bad performance from his OL. Coaching didn’t lose this game, it was a personnel issue.

Meh got into a night club brawl….

Having to chase Hill on that TD also probably is the reason they tied the game. I’m not sure if the Bills could keep KC out of the endzone. They still could have scored a TD leaving the Bills with less time to operate. The larger issue is the defense’s inability to make a crucial stop when they need to. I said the same thing and a moderator on this board called me “dumb” for pointing it out. SMH I’ve said this as well. When it mattered they struggled to literally get just one stop when they needed to in big game. We saw thing against Tennessee and Kansas City where they allowed scores on just about every drive towards the end of the game. Is it scheme or players? I think it’s a mix of both

Keep dreaming….Leslie is going nowhere

I think you are talking two very situations. Yes the Bills were out coached in every Super Bowl. However as you pointed out, Buffalo had the superior roster to NYG in SB25. The Giants defense was very good, but Buffalo had a pretty advantage and should have won the game. The play calling on offense was trash and Walt Corey out together a horrible game plan on defense. The Dallas teams were just more talented than Buffalo. Also well coached. It would have taken a perfect performance for the Bills to win either of those two Super Bowls. They pulled it off for one half in SB28

Thanks for adding nothing

Who’s saying that? I’m just wondering why he didn’t directly replace Ted I get the criticism of Levy and his staff though. I think from an X’s and O’s standpoint they left a lot to be desired and were outcoached in every Super Bowl

Replacing a successful OC is never easy but teams usually try to hire someone. For some reason Levy didn’t do that. He simply merged the position with Bresnahan the OL coach. It seemed like an odd decision

It’s hard to grade this draft because just about all of the picks were not expected to contribute. Rosseau and Brown surprisingly were good enough to earn time and both had their ups and downs. Boogie Basham had a reputation out of college as more of a pro ready player, so I think you can consider his rookie year someone what of a disappointment but again - small sample size. Next year will tell us a lot more. All three of these players should get a ton of playing time along with Tommy Doyle. This will tell us how good the draft is