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“Regular Season Hall of Fame Coach” 😂

Conclusion: Even the best defenses go bye-bye in the playoffs. Offense wins championships.

It was a tip of the hat. My response was essentially echoing a post I had received from Augie about an hour earlier. He admonished me with phrases such as "you do you" and "don't embarrass yourself". Consequently, my remark, "then good for you" and "don't expect us all to be as gullible", was a gentler restatement of his words. It's important to track the flow of discussions to fully comprehend the dynamics of the exchanges happening here. Unfortunately, my posts often go over peoples heads. Thank you. I often enjoy the posts of people whom I disagree with as well. Variety is a spice and I don't prefer bland food, conversations, or anything else for that matter. .

Those 7-10 Jets beat us.

The reverse power rankings WGR does is very informal. Just a few guys arguing over positions. Its even worse that they have Baltimore so high.

You make a good point. But it does substantially dwindle the talent pool when you primarily hire those you’ve already worked with.

No, they are demonstrably correct. In your opinion, they are not irrefutably correct. By no definition are they are in conflict. I am not just *now* saying that. I have been saying that for months. The AFFCG is the bare minimum this year. The baseline. I would have fired him already. He has been in the last 2 AFFCG and a Super Bowl. His leash is much longer. He won a SB a few years ago. His leash is much longer. I would have fired him already. He has won 2 of the last 4 SB’s.

If you buy the excuse the Bills gave (Frazier desiring to take a year off) then good for you, but don’t expect us all to be as gullible.

Perhaps if I speak frat-bro you’ll better understand. Let’s say you and your buddy are trying to get laid at a party. That’s the goal. He gets to 3rd base and you barely get a kiss. Neither of you reached your goal but your buddy was far more successful than you. McDermott got the kiss. Reid got to 3rd base (pre-Mahomes). Yes. Three Championship games, and a Super Bowl appearance, if I remember correctly.

There is no contradiction. The only goal is to win a Super Bowl. That does not mean that only the Super Bowl winner has a good coach. I don’t know how you came to the conclusion that I was making that argument. You mentioned that Reid is analogous to Dungy pre-franchise QB. And I pointed out that Reid, even before Mahomes, was far more successful than Dungy was prior to Manning. So the comparison was invalid. And Philly was right to fire Reid.

Funny. They fired the defensive coordinator responsible for that unit.

This depends on your definition of good results. The only goal of an NFL season is to win the Super Bowl. Not to win regular season games, not to lose in the divisional round, not to build a culture. Winning a Super Bowl... or bust. That's it. Not the same. Reid was a good coach pre-Mahomes. He had been to NUMEROUS championship games, and a Super Bowl. And with a worse QB than Allen. Dungy, like McDermott, was the king of divisional round or worse. The fact that he only got to 1 Super Bowl with Peyton freaking Manning is one of the most damning aspects of Dungy's career. And the fact that Gruden won Dungy's team a Super Bowl the year after Dungy was fired, puts the nail in Dungy's coaching coffin.

I don't really care, since it's just a title. However, I do find it odd that they would promote someone, even ceremoniously, while his unit underperforms yearly.

Yes Peyton Manning dragged him to a ring.

John Fox is a great example but hardly the only example. There is also Tony Dungy, who coached the Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001 and led them to the playoffs in four of his six seasons, but was unable to guide them to the Super Bowl and was fired. Jon Gruden took over the team and won a Super Bowl.

Bengals have Lou Anarumo. His in-game defensive adjustments are the stuff of legends.

Learn more here. They all lost.

Fantastic example. John Fox is a nearly perfect comparison.

Homer Excuses Book Volume IV Pg. 208 "If the subject of the Bengals' patchwork offensive line in their demolition of the Bills during the 2023 playoffs arises, tactfully segue to the hardship defense. Remind them of Kim's medical crisis from 8 months prior, the sorrowful Hamlin event 3 weeks before, and as a last resort, sheepishly mention the Tops tragedy. So on and so forth.”

Then the question becomes: Why was Andy Reid unable to teach McNabb or Smith the nuances of the game well enough to win a Super Bowl? Why was Belichick not able to teach Bledsoe or Kosar the nuances of the game well enough to win a Super Bowl? It’s the QB.

I believe this.

Boston's press corps doesn't treat their role with more gravitas. What you're noticing is they are able to operate without fear of the Patriots. Their location in a larger city brimming with a variety of professional sports teams, owned by different entities, circumvents any single-team dominance. In contrast, PSE wields exclusive power over Buffalo's journalism scene. For example, they have the authority to withdraw the radio contract with WGR should their coverage become too critical, and it was reported that they got multiple reporters at The Buffalo News fired. PSE has even imposed a two-week ban on a reporter for providing overly detailed information such as depth charts and player sets during training camp. On one occasion, McDermott even verbally attacked a reporter for publicizing unflattering information before a practice. There was a poster on this forum that said this happened another time as well (with another reporter), but that it only leaked once. Therefore, Buffalo's media finds itself living in the shadow of PSE, given its unique status as the city's sole major sports organization. This is true. Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner! The vast number of posters who do not understand this concept is mindboggling.

That's clearly nonsense. The players know the problem. They just aren't talking and are coached on how to dismiss and or mislead reporters and the public. Again, this is nonsense. Buffalo media is owned by PSE and would never release the information they have. Sal Cappaccio has literally admitted to this in the past. And Muki Hawkins (another reporter) said he knew the problem as well, but wasn't going to publish it. Ah, yes.

I follow Florio pretty avidly and I don't ever recall Florio doing that. I believe the poster is mistaken.

Discerning the critical contributor between a quarterback and a coach isn't as complex as it may seem. Consider Belichick's experience - he spent half a decade as a head coach without significant success until Brady joined his team, leading him to multiple Super Bowl victories. Similarly, Reid had a coaching career spanning two separate decades, with two separate teams, before Mahomes came onboard and won him two Super Bowls. Bill Walsh's was fortunate in that his first year as a head coach was Joe Montanas first year as a player. However, Montana proved who the real winner was when he won a Super Bowl with George Seifert after Walsh retired. It's the QB. It is always the QB. That's not to say that coaches are unimportant. Where the head coach comes into play is in the minutiae of decision making during critical plays and playoff games.