BuffaloRebound

This is the first time it feels like Beane and McDermott aren’t on the same page anymore.

I don’t really care. After some time to digest what happened on Sunday, I think the right plan is to focus on the offense. As bad as the defense was, we win if we put up 30 points. The offense was too disjointed a large part of the season and relied on Josh being super-human to score points.

Very important point about Chase not complaining. If we go to a more power run/short passing game, is Diggs gonna be alright with his numbers dropping?

I mean that’s a lot to ask. Elway needed Shanahan to show him the way. Elway is my favorite comp to Allen because there’s nothing on a football field those 2 couldn’t do. They could beat most teams just winging it, but need more structure to take the next step. Cincy was scheming up blitzes on almost every play. Could they have done that if we were pushing them around with a power run game? The Ravens were pounding it down their throats so much that they had to take Hendrickson off the field.

I think most of those misses are because the short pass is his 4th or 5th option and by then the pass rush is on him. How often does he miss when the ball is out of his hands quickly? The bigger question is whether there’s anybody on the current Bills coaching staff Josh respects enough to listen to because right now Josh is a wild stallion relying only on his immense talent. Somebody’s gotta reign him in and teach him how to play championship football.

This scheme/philosophy does the O-Line no favors. Could you imagine Josh playing for Shanahan? It wouldn’t even be fair. Get this man a power running game and stop asking him to be super-man on every damn play.

Leader of the year, yes. Coach of the year, no. Not after that debacle on Sunday. Can’t come out that unprepared for a home playoff game with everything on the line.

Mcdermott is a great leader but just got embarrassingly out-coached by Zach Taylor. I’d go Sirianni 1, Shanahan 2, Daboll 3. Not sure Jacksonville even makes the playoffs if they weren’t in a trash division.

This guy did a great job breaking everything down. Would love for somebody to do the same for the defense. I assume it would be even uglier. This is the type of loss that makes you question almost everything.

Find a running game and underneath passing game on offense. Get more physical/aggressive on defense.

Lashing out that Bengals had to suck to draft Burrow and Chase is not a good look. Get more aggressive with your draft picks then. You did it for Josh. You went after Diggs. Sitting back and drafting JAG’s ain’t gonna get you over the top.

I think Edmunds is gone. You don’t talk about how nice a guy is who you’re gonna give $20m a year to. Beane sounded disappointed in Oliver. He defended Dorsey pretty strongly. Barely talked about Frazier. Hines ain’t getting cut which means Singletary is probably gone. Defensive about Spencer Brown in a similar way he was about Dorsey.

Seriously. Hyde is good but if his injury is why we fell apart on Sunday, we need to build a stronger team.

As long as there’s been idiots, there’s been people trying to take advantage of them. Story old as time. Internet/Social media just made it easier.

We need Tre to return to form. I’d expect Miller to be effective next year. Tre needs to run with 4.3 speed guys. Miller has to beat 300 lb guys. Different timetable on effectiveness. Hyde returns. Milano is an All Pro. Elam looked good at end of season. Poyer at $7-8m per year or Edmunds at $13-14m. One or the other at that price. Bring back Shaq and let Phillips walk. All the other money and high draft picks need to be spent on O-Line and weapons for Josh.

Good luck with that.

This team is already dripping with JAGs. Adding more in free agency doesn’t move the needle at all.

Exactly. It’s almost negligent if you don’t push current money into future years. If I know my income is guaranteed to go up 6-7% every year (the TV contracts are locked in for the next 10 years) and I’m allowed to push some of my bills into the future interest free, I’d be a fool not to.

Not saying we won’t, but you can’t pay a guy $20m per year that doesn’t sack QB’s or create turnovers. Edmunds is the embodiment of The Frazier/Mcdermott defense. He’s a good player but the guys you pay big money to gotta be game changers.

I don’t hate the idea, but it’s gotta come with improvements on the O-line. I’d much rather sign Barkley than Edmunds.

Yikes. Damning but true.

Tre was targeted again all game. I don’t remember Burrow throwing at Elam at all.

I think part of it is drafting players for a stale non-aggressive defensive system, part lack of opportunity due to a quality roster, and part just missing on guys.

The defensive timeouts especially 2nd half ones are idiotic. I don’t see any other NFL team that does this. McDermott doesn’t seem like a guy who keeps his cool in big moments and that is a problem for an NFL head coach.

Beware. We got a lot of former pee wee football players and Edmunds family members on this forum that will explain Edmunds was doing his job getting pancaked there