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He also played his worst game of the year against KC in an empty stadium - another so-so game vs NE too. He seemed to play his best game in stadiums with more than 6,700 like Miami and SF (Arizona) abs Denver. I think he’ll be ok

Haha if you watch him then, he’s definitely more robotic. I think he’s come a long way since.

It’s fair to want to see consistency and a larger sample size. If Josh can do this, then the Bills are going to be a good team for years to come!

It’s almost 4 years to the day that the Bills announced the hiring on Carolina Panthers DC Sean McDermott. It’s crazy to think that he’s probably the most successful Bills coach over his first 4 seasons. What was your initial reaction then to his hiring? I was close to an all-time frustration level with the Bills - specifically with Rex Ryan and Doug Whaley. I wanted them both fired and for Terry to start a clean. Actually, I wanted the Pegulas to hire Bill Polian as President to hire his own GM and Coach. I thought the Pegulas were clueless and that they needed an experienced executive like to Polian to turn the franchise around. Foolish thinking. As for the McDermott hiring, I was pretty indifferent. I didn’t really know much about him from Carolina other than the fact they had a great defense the year that they went to the Super Bowl. I also knew from the Rex experiment that sometimes hiring a retread coach is not always the best option. At the time in 2015, I thought the Rex hire was a great move. Little did I know.... So I guess I was sightly cautiously optimistic but was taking a “wait and see” approach. I felt that the team would suck in 2017 but that a tank year would give them a shot at drafting a legit franchise QB which was what they needed. I knew that if they found a legit franchise QB it would solve all of their problems and you can argue that’s kind of what happened, though McDermott’s coaching and defense helped a ton as well

True.... but then again they also got smoked 31-13 by a high powered offense on the road in Arrowhead the week after they beat the Texans. The also struggled with a 1-15 team last week in a game they had to win. I wouldn’t take too much from instances these loses in the past, the same way we shouldn’t take too much from even more distant victories. 0-0 in the playoffs. Nothing before matters

1 game at a time

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In a way I kind of do. If the Bills are lucky enough to to make it to the Super Bowl, conquering the QB who has been nearly unbeatable over the past 2 years would be perfect. On the other hand that Tampa Bay team is LOADED with talent. I don’t think they are playing anywhere as good as they can. Either way...we’re a long way from the Super Bowl. I just hope the Bills get past Indy first

Not at all.... he probably has the least charisma of any coach in the NFL. He’d be a terrible studio host. It won’t happen and he likely has no interest Football is his life. He started studying plays with his father about 6 decades ago and has been involved coaching for most of his adult life. I can’t see him leaving for another team. What I am almost certain will happen, is that he coaches for a year or two and then retires so one of his sons can take over. IMO I think he’s hoping to one have one last run on his own and then to retire on top with his sons carrying on his legacy. Unfortunately he won’t have Tom Brady

I hope so. I keep thinking about the Baltimore vs. Tennessee game from last year and how everyone expected Lamar to own TEN. It turned out to be a huge upset . Just hope that doesn’t happen this time around

If this was 2019, I would be concerned because it seemed like Daboll consistently found a way to get WR’s open. This year, I think Josh has taken some pretty big steps on his own. I don’t see Josh’s improvement as only being a bi-product of Daboll’s offense in the way that Sean McVay was responsible for improving Jared Goff. I think Josh took a lot of those steps on his own. With that being said, I’m not sure if we’ll see Josh duplicate the numbers this season in 2021. But I also don’t see major regression either. As far as OC, it will be an interesting choice. You have internal candidates like Ken Dorsey or Chad Hall who probably would be good. But McDermott might also get a lot of interest from coaches that want a chance to work with Allen, Diggs, Beasley, etc...

Yep. I think they wanted that to happen in the off-season but AJ wasn’t at that point. They ended up keeping Murphy as insurance

I think he works at Tops

YES! I thought about this last week when the 2004 game versus Pittsburgh’s B-Team resurfaced. Where was the 7th wildcard spot then? Or in 2014 when the defense was on a roll?

Reporters in Miami actually said the same thing about not having the “it” factor.

If you ask Miami fans, Chan is refusing to call plays to Tua’s stengths

The difference is the readiness of the QB’s. Allen was an inexperienced project QB from a small college football program who never faced top-notch competition. Tua comes from the biggest college football program in the world and was thought of to be “pro ready.” The ceiling for Tua is nowhere near as high as Josh’s was. Bad comparison

For the first time ever as a Bills fan in January, I'm not even thinking about the offseason

Yeah I think he definitely will get better. I don't think he'll ever be the kind of QB Miami fans expect

Everyone one thinks their struggling QB will break out like Josh Allen

Agreed and it's pretty cool to get that kinds of respect as an opponent

I like these questions and feel it’s an interesting idea. IMO I’m not sure whether Reich was really ready to be a HC in 2015. He had one year experience as an OC in San Diego under Mike McCoy who likely had a big say in the offense/playcalling. That team finished 9-7. I think Reich learned a lot about being a HC from working Doug Pederson in Philly. So the Reich you got in 2015 was probably different from the one Indy hired in 2018. Still it’s hard to say because of the QB position. We have no idea what Reich/Whaley would do at QB. I’m guessing they probably don’t bring in Tyrod who Rex advocated for. Does Reich try to resurrect EJ Manuel, roll with Matt Cassell, or try to sign or draft another QB? If it’s the former, I see Reich lasting about as long as Rex did. Also we have no clue who would be the QB under the Reich-led Bills

Tim Graham Is very close to the Kelly family. I’m not 100% certain but pretty sure that he said Elway took a flier on drafting Chad with the last pick in the draft as a favor to Jim Kelly. Of course he ends up getting arrested and released after working his way up to QB2. I thought that Graham said the Bills were discouraged from brining Chad to the Bills because he needed to be away from Buffalo where he often found himself in trouble

He also seems like the innovative offensive coordinator to unlock the true downfield passing potential of Tua, that Miami has been looking for! He worked wonders with Kyle Orton, Blake Bortles and Gardiner Minshew

That has got to be Marrone’s last HC opportunity right?