JohnNord

You are completely right from a logic standpoint but I get it. All sports super fans develop this really mindset where you think the entire world and your own personal happiness hinges on the result of game. I’m in this group and I can tell by the thread titles and responses here - you all are too. I’ve been wondering how I personally got myself wrapped up this so bad, where a loss could drastically affect my mood for a day or two. It’s pretty crazy. I think Bills fans are not different than other sports franchises who have been relatively unsuccessful the past 2 decades or who have never won a world championship. You are happy to see success but want to see the team capitalize on the ultimate goal because it could be a “once in a lifetime” event (again that sounds ridiculous…but you know) So every thing intensifies. You think that this might be the team’s best or only chance to win a championship. Also there’s someone fans of these kind of teams do to almost protect themselves. The second the ride is a little bumpy, everyone thinks the worst case scenario as a way to protect themselves from getting disappointed. You always think the other shoe is going to drop and the team is “cursed” if they don’t win. Whether you are position or negative going into the game, a loss is going to suck regardless. So why not just try to be positive? much easier said than done.

Right after we hire Ben Johnson to be QB Coach….

It’s so weird considering he’s been caught on camera in college and then at least two times against the Bills. The league should be on the lookout for this

Good point. When Kenny Pickett was running Matt Canada’s offense there was no fear of passing and defense stacked the box. You routinely saw Najee Harris get stuffed for 2 yard gains each time.

It’s also very hard to beat a team three times in a year. I’d still probably pull for Miami. They just have such terrible injury luck. They’ll get back Mostert and Waddle which will help but neither will be 100%. Hill likely is not 100% either. Then there’s a defense who will be missing 4-5 starters, and a key utility player in Van Ginkel. It’s not impossible to get a win at Arrowhead but if they do, they then have to travel to play Baltimore after a bye week. I just think it will be an incredibly path and if they can make it into the AFCCG, they easily could run out of steam.

Ugh that’s what 90% of people who read the article took away. The majority of the article was negative toward McDermott including several personal insults. They don’t call the series “The Tyler Dunne Hit Piece” for nothing

The problem was that Dunne attempted to paint a narrative that McDermott was a dictator who ran a toxic environment that payers and coaches were unhappy with. That too was proven to be untrue.

Really the articles ended up hurting Dunne. I’m sure he got a little bump in subscribers but is also solidified him as the “hit piece” guy. Last week both Pat McAfee and Mike Florio said the “Tyler Dunne hit piece.” In the end, McDermott came out looking better He’s the hot piece guy

The lack of confidence among some in their fan base is surprising. Tua was the MVP four weeks ago, now he’s a fraud. McDaniel went from offensive genius to getting fired! How McDaniel built the entire offense around Tyreek is special. He’s one of the best offensive minds in my opinions. Is he a great game day coach? It too early to tell, but he’s made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons in his first two season so he’s earned more time. I think Tua is very limited as a QB. He’s proven to be above average but he needs a lot of things going to well to be successful. Miami is in a tough spot as far as a new contract. They might be hopeful the takes a Daniel Jones contract which pays him well but not in the top 5 QB salaries. They aren’t keeping Fields. Most have them taking Caleb Williams. Also they are keeping Matt Eberfluss as HC so… good luck with the astute team

“Vegas fired coach” 🤣🤣🤣

My problem was that people were blaming EVERYTHING on McDermott and calling him Dick Jauron with Josh Allen. He’s a very defensive coach and seems to be growing as a HC as well.

This was an ugly game but man it was such a big win. If the Bills lose, they play Miami again with Waddle and Mostert missing Rasul Douglas and Tyrel Dodson. Also they likely will be missing Gabe Davis too. IMO I think Miami would have a good shot at winning the rematch. Now the Bills need to focus on beating the Steelers

He was for it on 4th down 3 times and I agreed with all of them.

It’s impossible not to. Unless McDermott plays to jam up the cellular service and wi-fi at Hard Rock Stadium, they’ll already know

The sad part is people were saying the last thing about Eli last year. Steph and Gabe both beat him a number but Josh couldn’t get the ball to them, so Eli got the last laugh and got to pretend he played a good game.

That’s why Im shocked Waddle is listed as questionable. I can’t see any way he plays on Sunday but it sounds like they are optimistic. The fact Hill returned so quickly is amazing though his numbers seem to have plateaued so maybe it’s a factor since Tenn. so maybe it’s still a factor

I mean, this is hardly a surprise. Outside of Diggs which receivers really separate? I’m almost certain Beane addresses this in R1 this season. The good news is that Dalton Kincaid does a really good job getting open. Josh just needs to look his way a bit more than he has. I think next season is going to be a big year

This article does a better job than I could: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-2-what-rushing-over-expected-tells-us-about-rb-prop-bets#:~:text=This is where rushing yards,is at defending the run. Basically a weighted stat like the EPA, so it takes into account the context such as a 6 yard run on 3rd and 20 etc….

We’ll see. It’s not just his 3.0 YPC this season. He was among one of the lowest starting RB’s in the RYOE metric. He’s a name player on the decline. Won’t be in the league for much longer

Kind of seems like a waste of a roster spot for a player who doesn’t play special teams. He’s not all that good

You are negative as hell

Meltdown? They lost to the #2 and #3 seeds in consecutive years. Not really egregious losses

He’s right guys, check the Bills record under McDermott in December. It checks out Starts with the QB…

Beane did a good job accumulating draft picks and I believe he’ll use these to trade up. There’s to be a lot of holes on defense especially in the secondary and d-line. My fear is that they go heavy on defense and ignore the WR position or fill it with “value” FA’s. The position needs an upgrade and the Bills have to start thinking of life after Diggs in a season or two

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