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I suspect you talk to people in the organization. I sense the same things. What’s missing now is fire, desperation, enthusiasm, and emotion. I feel like we got complacent after the AFCCG and were sort of waiting on the inevitable rematch with KC in the playoffs. Then we found ourselves 7-6 and turned it on before 13 seconds. Last year was a practical and emotional mess that culminated with the fury of a woman scorned. Now this year, it just seems . . . Vacant, and blank. Something big has to change. These guys need a jolt. They’ll probably win the next two, get smoked by Philly, wake up for KC and perhaps stumble in the playoffs or perhaps miss depending on whether we stub our toes in December and January. I really wonder about the mental approach of the QB. He’s the leader. We need him to be himself and have fire. He’s far from the problem, but his attitude sets the tone. It’s not like “zen Josh” is turning it over less than “sugar high Josh.” So maybe that’s part of it - have him get amped, cut it loose, and see who it brings along. And if we people who are stale and just want to go through the motions, then we thank them for their efforts, wish them well, and find someone who, in McD’s terms, is actually hungry.

No. They need to enjoy themselves a little bit. Been around one guy who is wound too tight for long enough. Get back to having fun and cutting it loose.

There is no plan. It’s whatever happens on the moment. Kind of like how a feral cat had no agenda and just does its thing. That’s our offense. also, the defense is playing like hot garbage. There’s a lot to like these days.

Everyone has to be themselves. Lean into what makes us who we are. That’s it in a nutshell. I appreciate trying to help extend Josh’s career, and some moderation in his out of pocket activity is good. But he’s a football player, not a QB, first. So let him run around and hit people and do his think. Let him play with emotion. Let’s go back to having fun. Because this robotic careful nonsense is not going to cut it. He, and we, will not win a Super Bowl with this style. So cut it loose and let the chips fall where they may and let’s go down swinging.

Canning Lindy wasn’t wrong. What happened afterwards was a disaster.

When the coach has no answers it’s time to find a new coach. Lindy Ruff hit the same spot before pegula put him out of his misery here.

It’s like a bad relationship that you want to last. We all know this iteration of the Bills is over. Maybe Dorsey is gone. Maybe it’s Dorsey and McD. Or maybe it’s them and Diggs and Allen, too. I gave them a pass last year because of the reported and unreported nonsense that occurred. But maybe that was too gentle. We just don’t have it. The only hope is that Allen goes on an out of his mind heater and we luck into something. But otherwise, this group ain’t it.

I’ve landed on coaching and staleness. I’m with you. What we have should be enough to get it done. But it’s not working. Too many bubbling comments from players questioning strategy and approach. The diggs frustration last year was real and warranted. McD always seems to find a way back. This way back might involve canning the offensive staff.

I never said that I thought trying to swap out McD for Daboll is a good idea. But it arguably has more merit than bringing in an unknown like Ben Johnson because Daboll is a little bit more of a known quantity, both in terms of his prior dealings here and his performance with the Giants (good and bad). Johnson, of course, has done some nice things with Goff. But Daboll did nice things with Allen. So who is to say that Johnson won't befall the same fate as Daboll as a HC?

Straight up on black Monday. Who says no? It’s a bit of an absurd idea, but an interesting thought exercise. McD is stale here, but a proven commodity. Daboll is fun, creative guy and we might need that breath of fresh air. Sure, it’s a reaction to a gut punch loss. But crazier things have happened and our staff right now ain’t it.

Based on the player comments about offensive approach, it wouldn’t shock me if Dorsey catches the boot tomorrow. If Josh signs off on it, then who knows …

No joy. No passion. No fun. Time to change the coach. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t. But that where this is headed.

And now we have another clue as to why Diggs was fed up with Allen over the winter.

Not in the least.

I wonder if the McD act is tired. Process this process that blah blah blah. Try not wasting a timeout on a pointless challenge, or getting beat in a Polaroid timeout, or winning a tight game in the fourth quarter. We’re a team of front runners who find ways to lose when it gets hairy. Sad but true.

The grounding call was a joke. I get that it probably cost us a FG and changed the course of the game, but we gotta make our own breaks, too.

Time will tell. Lots of stinkers right in a row. That stupid London trip screwed a lot of things up.

That’s where I’m at. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. Milano, oliver, Bernard, Rousseau, and Benford are back. Beyond that, anyone is fair game. This is going to sound like heresy here, but maybe it is that this is as far as our quarterback is going to take us. It’s fair to have the thought. He’s far from the problem. But perhaps we’ve seen the ceiling.

I’m wondering if this is as far as McD is going to take this group. We’re just not good enough. Defense has been OK, all things considered, I suppose. But it doesn’t win us any meaningful games. Offense takes too long to get into rhythm. And every game is starting to require all things to break our way, such that if there’s a blown call, or a moronic challenge that we lose, we just can’t overcome it.

It’s time.

I’m starting to wonder if this group can’t get it done. Down as I’ve felt during the Allen era.

Question 1 - hot hands, including and especially toe warmers. NE playoff game was best outdoor game I've ever had b/c of those things. I don't think heated vests are allowed. Question 2 - yes.

Beats me. Hence the malpractice.

Pretty sad for Elam that he’s not even mentioned here. What a bust.

Joke. Complete joke. Should have been there last week. Malpractice on the part of Giants brass to have DeVito dressed as the backup. They went into a game with a QB2 they didn’t trust to throw past the line of scrimmage. And it cost them the game, and potentially hurt us.