JohnNord

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

Not winning a SB isn’t exactly what I’d call a “cancer” but maybe that’s just me?!?!?!?

Tough decisions? You do realize that Brandon Beane can’t fire Sean McDermott, right? Even if he could I don’t think you can fire McDermott and not fire Beane as well

They haven’t done anything besides winning the highest percentage of games for an HC and GM in franchise history! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 There’s plenty of criticism to dish out, but let’s stay rooted in reality. They’ve never won a Super Bowl but don’t pretend the two men haven’t had a lot of success in Buffalo

FWIW the franchise QB wanted Brady in 2023. And also, Buffalo was one of the NFL’s top offense last year. So don’t act like Brady never had success. besides, unless you recycle a former OC, a lot of times you are hiring someone without any track record

A “cancer” that has the highest the winning percentage by an GM/HC in franchise history? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You went a little over the top there, friend. But you do have a good point. Ever since Diggs left, they’ve failed to surround Josh with enough talent at WR. They should have invested in WR last season. Instead we get Keon Coleman and a couple of mid-level free agents

Turnovers aren’t Brady fault but 13 points against a terrible defense is

It’s the same story in all 3 of the losses this season. Teams dare Buffalo’s WRs to beat them and they can’t do. Josh ends up pressing because no one is open and ends up turning the ball over in the red zone. The offense scored 20, 14, and 13 points respectively. That’s not going to win you many games in the NFL. To me, it’s an offensive problem and I think McDermott needs to look at firing Brady. It might come as early as next week. You can tell with his press conference he’s not happy with the offense

If you listen to the McDermott press conference you can tell he’s annoyed at the offense, Joe Brady and his WR room. He said the Bills should be able to move the ball downfield with Josh. he cited a reason for not being able to do so was because the receivers were covered. He also mentioned how many times they went 3 and out. The most fascinating part was when Jay Skurski (who asks some pretty tough questions) said that Beane believed this was a Super Bowl roster and asked McDermott if he believed that and he said “I love these players.” That’s not exactly a confirmation. All of this leads me to believe he’s not happy with the talent (WR) or the overall offense I think McDermott’s close to getting rid of him

It’s disappointing man… I felt like I got super kicked in the stomach throughout this entire game. We just have to take it week-by-week.

How dare you use logic…and not pure emotion!