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Uhm, no. Reid made the AFC Championship game in year 3, 4, 5, and 6. And went to the Super Bowl in year 6. By the same point in his career that McDermott is in now, Reid had been in 3 more championship games and a Super Bowl. I must admit. I laughed when I saw that @Augie liked your post that was filled with factual errors. Shows that some posters don’t want facts - they simply want their feelings and opinions validated.

The difference is that Reid had already been to 5 Championship games and a Super Bowl by that point. BIG difference between that and McDermott. One was a lot closer to the goal than the other.

McDermott is the longest tenured coach without a Super Bowl appearance. Why do you think that is? Why aren’t there a litany of head coaches, with more years of service, that lack a Super Bowl appearance? After allC owners understand that the goal is hard, right? The answer isn't complicated. Other franchises tend to let go of their head coach after a certain period of not meeting the ultimate objective.

This is laughable. The worlds leading executives are arrogant silver tongues who languish every opportunity to spew their connections and wealth upon others. Most people know the obvious ones, such as Elon Musk and Martin Shkreli, but they’re all (more or less) like this. Once you reach a certain level, you’re no longer purchasing more cars, homes, art, and jets for yourself - but rather as a d measuring contest among other top executives. What the post above shows is that Augie is not well connected and does not know many people in high positions. The humble are the few and far between.

What you’re describing is tiered progress. While I would not regard these milestones as “success”, I can understand why a fan would want to categorize it that way.

This is a strawman. No one is arguing that coaches should be fired for not winning a Super Bowl in any given year. But what if they go the better part of the decade, with a top 5 QB, and never even MAKE the Super Bowl? What about then?

Every teams wins games during a season. You should be more specific. How do you define success in the NFL?

How do you define success in the NFL?

Correct. And that is NOT the same thing as saying "every team but KC sucks". Only the Chiefs were successful in reaching their goal. No other team received the Lombardi trophy. No other team added to their rings. No other team was sucessful in reaching their goal. That is not myopic - its factual.

And yet he still went to 3 AFC Championship games and a Super Bowl in his first 7 seasons during that point in time you mention. If Reid could accomplish that while being one of the worst game-day coaches you have ever seen ... how poorly does that reflect on McDermott?

No one said every team but the Super Bowl victor "sucks". What was said is that success is measured by the goal you are aiming for. Sure, when you turn posts into strawmen.

Those plates are lame compared to my McDermott clapping plate.

Amen.

This is where I fundamentally disagree. I do not agree that there is a large amount of risk in moving on to a different coach. With Josh Allen, we could make the playoffs with Rex Ryan as our coach.

That is the simple reality of the NFL. There is only one goal - To win a Super Bowl. Equating a team's success to a string of regular-season victories, even though they consistently falter during the playoffs, is similar to commending a team for perpetually failing to achieve the NFL's singular, paramount objective.

I have no idea why they extended them when they still had several years left (it serves no purpose) but there is no shortage of NFL coaches fired after getting an extension. Ron Rivera, John Fox, Del Rio, Gus Bradley, Marvin Lewis, Jeff Fisher…. etc all fired within a year or two of receive an extension. I agree with this.

If they’re a top 5 combo then they routinely underperform their own capabilities by flailing in the round of 8.

But, why? Didn't they have several years of contract left? Doesn’t really matter I guess. Many coaches have been fired after signing extensions.

And that terrible throw by Allen on the TD.

Agreed. @SoCal Deek how uncommon is it for a team/organization to physically begin building a stadium before releasing more than 3 half-ass renderings?

I think they may carry more than 6, not knowing how Hamlin returns. Benford may be a S/CB hybrid.

Barring injury, this is pretty simple. There is very little room for surprise. Tre, Elam, Taron, Dane, Benford, Siran, and Cam. Austin is an intriguing prospect but he was also one of the last picks in the draft. Not sure a team that wasn’t willing to spend a 7th round pick on him would be poach him to an active roster (which is what would have to happen if he was taken from our practice squad) before ever seeing action. I guess he could choose to sign to another PS before signing our offer but why?

I guess we will probably never know for certain. Benford came off of IR only a week before the playoffs. That’s why he wasn’t playing. He hadn’t seen any meaningful action in 6 weeks and needed time to acclimate. This staff especially has a long-standing tradition of slow walking guys back from injury. But I do agree that Elam played well in the playoffs.

Agreed. His playoff performances were quite good.

I hear you. But I think part of the reason the staff didn’t give Elam more playing time is because of his poor play. For example, Elam played 80% of the defensive snaps in the first 6 games. Then his usage went down. As if the coaches said “we have seen enough”. And it’s not a rookie thing. Because Benford, another rookie, was played more (when healthy).