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Gut feeling...how would we have fared against Philly?
JohnNord replied to Billsfanatic8989's topic in The Stadium Wall
Hurts is pretty bad. I think the Bills would have a shot. KC is going to destroy Philly -
Why moving on from McDermott is tough due to logistics
JohnNord replied to iccrewman112's topic in The Stadium Wall
So many Bills fans can’t see the forrest through the trees. The reason McDermott won’t get fired is because he WINS. He’s built a respected, winning and successful program in Buffalo that you can prove by just about every metric. Ultimately, he hasn’t been to a Super Bowl and with the exception of 2 teams, no other AFC team has either in the past 7 seasons. People want to pretend Reid and Dungy were just fired in some bold move because they couldn’t win a SB. Dungy lost in the WC round (2000) and missed the playoffs (2001) after making the NFCCG in 1999. He was fired in 2001. Reid stayed with Philly for nearly a decade after losing 4 straight NFCCG’s. He returned in 2008 and then was only fired after 2 seasons of no playoffs. So it would be unprecedented. The closest thing would be Denver firing John Fox after 3 12+ win seasons and a SB appearance. But Manning was on his last legs and they were going to blow up the team after 2015 anyway. Also they had a familiar replacement with HC experience in Gary Kubiak. To your point, McDermott won’t be fired because there isn’t an easy solution. But he’s also been a damn good coach -
Fire Sean McDermott. Hire Mike McCarthy. This place 😒
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Dungy also took a SB caliber team in Tampa and went 9-7 before getting fired.
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This is where I’m at. The overall roster was flawed from a talent standpoint. It’s not like this was a “Super Bowl or Bust” team. The Bills prepared fans for a reset and that was because they knew they wouldn’t be able to upgrade as many needs as they had. I kind of felt that the lack of talent was on display today and it definitely caught up with them
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compare Sean’s postseason record to Marty. No contest
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They lost 3 games. are you expecting 17-0?
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That’s my point…. Everyone loses to Kansas City except three games. It’s not just McDermott.
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He didn’t play his best game for sure. Then again, he did score 29 points on one of the better defenses in the NFL. I don’t think he deserves as much blame as you want to give him, but yeah it was not his best performance
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I don’t entirely agree but this topic helps adds nuance to the scapegoat conversations that want to pin everything on the HC. Could coaching have been better? Absolutely. But you are correct, players have to step as well. Out of everyone on defense the one person that did was probably Ed Oliver or Jordan Phillips. That’s it. Is some of that on coaching and not putting them in position to be successful? Yes. But there’s also players just getting beat.
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everyone falls short to Kansas City. Philadelphia is going to fall short in 2 weeks
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you are missing a lot of details. Tampa Bay fired Tony Dungy after an underachieving season that saw his team go 9-7 Philadelphia fired Reid after going 8-8 and 4-12. They didn’t fire either coach after reading the AFCCG
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Anyone else here going through "The Calmness?"
JohnNord replied to We'reWalking's topic in The Stadium Wall
I’m still nervous. Only because I keep thinking of a Bills loss with Mahomes and Kelce laughing and smiling while they run off the field. I so don’t want that happen again. I’m also cognizant how hard it is to get to an have to an AFC Championship. I think NE and KC have made winning a Super Bowl look so much easier than it is in reality. It took Buffalo 26 years to get back to one. Miami hasn’t seen one in 3 decades, the Jets are going on 2. I think after the 2021 loss to KC, we all figured “they’ll be back” but it still took 3 off seasons. So this is just a massive opportunity right now for Buffalo and I so hope they can survive and advance. Either way - it our team. -
Meanwhile, over at Chiefs Planet....Keeping it classy
JohnNord replied to Peace Frog's topic in The Stadium Wall
Ok you’re right. They will lose 66-0 -
Meanwhile, over at Chiefs Planet....Keeping it classy
JohnNord replied to Peace Frog's topic in The Stadium Wall
Bishop is better than Johnson was last month. We’ll be ok. -
Dalton Kincaid- why so underwhelming this season?
JohnNord replied to Pete's topic in The Stadium Wall
Year 3 is going to be huge for Kincaid. I think it’s fair to say that he’s been inconsistent over his first two seasons. There were a few games last season where they’d feed him the ball to move the sticks. Also a few other times when they’d feed could stretch the field with him working on a LB or safety. This season, he’s had injury issues but the he’s such a bad blocker that it limits his total snaps. Also you’d think Buffalo would be smart to run 12 personnel to take advantage of Knox and Kincaid but it hasn’t really worked well. -
Belichick believes Kelce is the Chiefs offense
JohnNord replied to PoundingDog's topic in The Stadium Wall
The hope was that Kincaid would be the next Kelce. As a route runner, he might have a chance. He has all the physical tools and an understanding of finding spots in zone. The problem is that he’s such a bad blocker they have to split his time with Knox. It does make you wonder if Sam LaPorta would have been a better fit for the offense. The selling point of Kincaid was his potential which we hopefully haven’t see yet. -
Meanwhile, over at Chiefs Planet....Keeping it classy
JohnNord replied to Peace Frog's topic in The Stadium Wall
IMO they seem nervous and threatened. I couldn’t believe the amount of rejoicing when it was announced Taylor Rapp was out. Just win baby -
This is 100% true. Reid was trying to save his own ass after getting eliminated in the wildcard 2 years in a row. I’m sure there’s some vindication given the fact that Castillo as DC was an ill-advised train wreck which was the beginning of the end for Reid in Philly. But that’s life in the NFL when you underperform.
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AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs
JohnNord replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
Annoying on the field because he’s always open! Annoying off the field because he’s cocky and obnoxious. Also not into all the Swiftie love. It got so annoying last season -
AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs
JohnNord replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
He’s annoying as hell on the field and off! But he always speaks highly of Josh. I’ll give him that -
AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs
JohnNord replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
That was the season when things started to go sideways with Diggs. He suddenly stopping doing media midway through the season and seemingly exploded this game. Soooooo stupid…. I guess he forgot he WANTED to go to KC to play with Mahomes