JohnNord

Doesn’t make sense. I think we are ok at RB with Moss and Singletary and Brieda as insurance

You never know which one of those teams will suddenly improve or get hot. At this point though, I like the schedule given the Bills history of usually taking care of teams they should beat under McDermott

I’m not defending Gruden at all. Just pointing out the hypocrisy of the NFL not tolerating any more racist, sexist, or homophobic actions or language while hiring and promoting entertainers with an extensive backgrounds of using all those words plus more. I agree…

I think Daboll would be a great fit in Jacksonville and he’d likely get the job over Bienemy given how he developed a young QB.

Not sure how the NFL can justify any of the three performers given their lyrics, themes and content…but I’m sure they will Yes they will

I think Joe Brady might be the guy

They *should* be considering him, but hiring seems to go in trends based on what has been successful and I have a feeling that teams are going to want another young, Brandon Staley-like coach , as opposed to an older experienced hire. I do hope Frazier gets one more HC shot. He deserves it

You don’t think that NFL Films has audio of players using homophobic or Misogynistic, or racially insensitive insults thrown around on the playing field over the last decade so you? They would never… Meanwhile NFL hires Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eminem to perform at the halftime show. 3 men who made a career out of using sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, and transphobic language include saying the words Gruden is getting grilled for thousands of times in public . Oh yeah, Dr. Dre once slapped around a female reporter too.

Ok I missed that part. I was thinking this happened 10 years ago around the time of the Smith comments

Wasn’t Allen blitzed a few times during the first few series of the second half? I don’t think teams have abandoned blitzing him entirely as they have with Mahomes and Brady. But I can see the overall numbers declining

Man I am so sorry. It sounds like you have some great memories of watching Bills football with your dad. And damn, that MNF NE game was a fun one! There are some people in my family who have passed and I’ve thought about them a lot during this recent resurgence over the past year or so. Mostly aunts, uncles, and grandparents who I remember watching the team when I was little. We enjoyed the Super Bowl years together, and I’m hoping to share a few more successful seasons with my own family. Following the Bills has caused us some disappointment and heartbreak but also left with unbelievable memories with our loved ones and important people.

It’s a lot of hypocrisy. If this has happened last year, then that’s one thing. But this happened a decade when Gruden was in a completely different situation and our world was a much different place.

Everything that I’ve read said this was not the case. Terry had a fondness for Doug and never held the Rex hire against him. If anything, the hire was Terry’s and Russ Brandon who famously told him not to let Rex leave the building. Even with the embarrassing presser, I feel that Terry wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. I can guarantee you that the press conference was what made McDermott want a new PR person though. The question that we’ll probably never know is whether there was a plan to fire Whaley after the draft back in January when McDermott was hired or if it was a decision Terry arrived at later once McDermott took over and slowly started gaining influence. Whaley (along with Jim Monos) will contend that he felt blind sighted by the firing in May and at the time, had no idea it was coming. Though it’s possible he’s either covering to make himself better or he simply was too naive to see it coming

Can we put to bed the narrative that Aswan McDermott hasn’t defeated a team with a franchise QB?

Yeah so this is not true at all. Russ was around through McDermott’s first year and into 2018 through May. I believe he was in the draft room when the Bills took Allen. That’s over one season. The Bills had a GM and HC for years before McDermott and Russ still found a way to involve himself in football decisions. McDermott made sure this didn’t happen. As far as Whaley being a dead man walking, that wasn’t the case in January 2017. He allowed Doug to run the job search and he was involved in some football decisions at first. Terry liked Doug personally, I think he was hoping things would work out with Whaley and McDermott, but it became clear that he needed to go Not firing the GM was not “Billsy incompetence.” It was standard across the league for decades, though not all team subscribe to this procedure any more. If you are going to fire your GM, you usually wait until after the end of their “season” which is the draft. The reason being is, if you fire them before, you risk them leaking all the scouting info to other teams. Also scouting beings nearly a year before the actual draft (sometimes longer). A few months really isn’t a lot of time for a new GM to put together a new staff and scout players The reason being is,

I agree but he is always horrible ALWAYS. I was shocked reading a thread in here where several members posted that he was their favorite announcer. He always sucks

- Removed Russ Brandon from all football matters. When McDermott was hired Brandon was “promoted” to president of PSE overseeing the business side of the Bills and Sabres. But the move prevented him from getting involved in football decisions as he previously had in the past. - Removed Doug Whaley and Jim Monos and staff. Average at best as talent evaluators. Had no clue how to build a roster or long term vision. Also had no play at QB. These two needed to go. - Removed Scott Berchtold. PR person for 30 year or so and rumored to be the one of the famous “leaks” at OBD. Also he made move with several other coaching positions. I believe the trainer and strength and conditioning coach. Not only did he remove the underperforming co-workers from the positions, he filled the jobs with competent replacements who had the same vision as he did. Basically he gave himself a completely fresh start which is what Rex, Marrone and Gailey never did before him. Yep this was the rumor. Sean came to the interview with a giant binder outlining not only what he would do on the field but also with the culture of the organization. This is something that Rex and Marrone never did. Purely football guys. I believe that’s how he initially landed the job and his attention to detail and planning gained him a lot of trust quickly

This all depends who you believe. According to Whaley and Monos, Terry loved Mahomes and wanted to take him. They liked him too but McDermott claimed he didn’t want to send a message that the team was rebuilding with a rookie QB. So with the new coach wanting to punt and GM’s not being overly vocal, Terry kept him mouth shut. Monos, more so that Whaley, claimed he saw physical promise in Mahomes but there still were some question makes about how he’d transition into the NFL. The reality of the situation IMO was that Whaley and his staff were on his way out and this had been the plan for months, if not back in January when McDermott was hired. I think Terry was speaking to consultants like Bill Polian who advised him to wait to fire the scouting staff until after the draft to risk intel getting leaked to other teams. A franchise QB is a huge decision. I don’t think McDermott trusted the advice from Whaley/Monos and certainly not Terry. He also wasn’t confident enough to pick on his own. So he waited until he could get Beane and his scouts to advise him. It’s hard to fault his logic

This post is selling McDermott short. At worst, you can say he’s a “good” coach. Making the playoffs with the 2017 roster was pretty impressive on its own. Second, McDermott was a huge part of Josh’s success from his selection to hiring a new OC/QB coach to develop him. Third - I think McDermott has shown the ability to adapt which should be a given but isn’t always the coach for a HC. The only criticism that I think is fair about McDermott is whether he’s among the very best in the NFL by coaching a team into and winning the Super Bowl

The smartest thing McDermott did was get rid of the dysfunction at One Bills Drive when he first took over. Unlike Rex and Doug Marrone before him, I think he was smart enough to know that the issues at OBD went beyond what happened on the field. Not sure how an unproven rookie HC got that much power, probably the naivety of the Pegulas, but they definitely lucked out. Very Good coach…now he needs to prove he’s a great coach!

Nah not at all. By the way, she is pregnant.

A beat reporter covering the Bengals, tweeted out this picture of Brian Callahan revealing that the Bengals set is hip press conference in the hallway using a cheap looking push cart. One one hand, it’s not a huge deal but on the other this is a team that’s worth $2.3 billion and in the NFL perception is everything. So I think this was a stumble by Cincy’s PR team and it makes the team look like a poverty franchise. Still it did generate some funny responses The responses have been hilarious:

Maybe it’s PTSD from AFCCG but I don’t think the Bills have an answer for Mahomes, Hill, or Kelce. Chiefs 35 Bills 24

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This dude was a monster against Tennessee. In the backfield almost play. Not sure what he’s done outside of the game but for one game - he looked to be awesome