JohnNord

- 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

We duh mafia

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

For real….Ashley is gorgeous

The fact that Payne and Heyward are up on the list after playing Cody Ford and John Feliciano is scary!

To me this kind of intel seems like some or bing overvalued among fans/media. How often do you see a team sign a player who was a former member of their upcoming opponent only to release them a week later? I don’t really feel like this is that big of an advantage.

There were a lot of people in the Buffalo media who watched the Texans game against Carolina and came away with the conclusion that Davis Mills wasn’t that bad of a QB, and that Houston wasn’t the dumpster fire of a team that many people believe. Joe Buscaglia, who I regard as one of the best on the Buffalo Beat was one of them. I also hear beat reporters from Houston saying that Culley would “take the reigns off” Mills against the Bills. Houston went from being regarded as a scrappy underdog team to a train wreck. Houston isn’t as bad as they played last Sunday, the Buffalo media has no idea how to scout opponents, or the Houston beat reporters are big homers

No I think Adam was speaking about Edlemen as a lock for the HOF

Damn…. Josh is a helluva leader

If you listened to the coverage before the Texans game, all of the Houston reporters were talking up Mills as being a smart QB and that Houston overall was not a bad football team. Once the Bills absolutely owned them, everyone said how bad of a team they are. I think the manner in which the Bills beat this team says a lot about the strength of the team.

Bummer…JG was always good a few drops when playing Miami

Big name…but there has to be a football reason why the released him…

Man, it’s crazy how the NFL works - the playoff game versus Houston seemingly was the turning point of his career. If he played well, it probably would be enough to catch onto a 53 roster - maybe even with the Bills. Instead he plays a very average game with a few drops and never catches on with an NFL roster again. I always liked Duke and hope he’d have this crazy redemption story.

I think you might be right. It has to be some kind of tick because he kept doing it. It’s not like the camera caught that embarrassing moment by once

I’m thinking that Brown and Jones are probably back by then - probably not at 100% but still starting. The Tennessee offense will be a great test for the Bills. They will need to show they can handle a physical run game, as well as a QB like Tannehill who can get outside of the pocket and make throws in chaos

How is it over? We are one injury away from Cody starting again

Yep you’re right. It’s a tradition for the Belichick men who make football the #1 priority. Most people are miserable working/playing for Belichick, but they have tolerated him because he’s been so successful over the past 20 years, knowing it’s a good stepping stone. Bill comes off as egotistical, unlikeable a**hole but I’ve heard he’s a different person outside of football and actually has a sense of humor. It seems pretty obvious Bill is grooming his son to be his successor. I can’t think of any linebacker coaches that are given playcalling duties.

The hilarity that will ensure when Belichick steps down and Kraft: 1. names Steve as head coach over Josh McDaniels 2. Names Josh McDaniels head coach over Steve Belichick 3. Hires neither McDaniels and Belichck and pissed off everyone

He just looks freaking bizarre.