Bill from NYC

Sure. He doesn't prioritize defense, Beane does. Gotcha. 🤨 Exactly. McDermott set this in motion when he traded away the Mahomes pick for a cornerback and never looked back.

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McDermott is also living off of the Josh Allen pick. After he traded away the Mahomes pick to draft a cornerback, let's take a brief look at some of what took place after this idiotic move. In 2018, we of course drafted Josh. The next four picks were defensive players. He did draft wrs in rounds 6 and 7. In 2019, NO wr was drafted. In 2020 the trade was made for Diggs, and added a wr in round 6. In 2021, they drafted a wr in round 5. In 2022, they drafted a wr in round 4. In 2023, another wr in round 4. In 2024, they drafted Coleman in round 2 (after trading down). In 2025, Their first 5 picks were defenive players. They did however draft a wr with pick #240 in round 7. We can blame Beame as we choose but McDermott deserves some of, if not the bulk of the blame for not dedicating enough resources to the wr position, despite having a generational QB. There really is no excuse imo. We still look to be on our way to the playoffs this season and might go far, but I cannot find an excuse for not concentrating more on getting our great QB the weapons he could use to win more football games. https://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/teams/bills

The following is a question, NOT a statement: Do you see it as a possibility that Coleman does not want to play in Buffalo? The kid is from Louisiana. He signed to play for Michigan St., and left to play at Florida State. If he hates playing in the cold, he wouldn't be the first. Like many wrs his personality seems to be a bit flamboyant, and this doesn't bother me at all. I am just wondering if he likes being here.

You may be correct but McDermott, not Beane was the defensive coach. Beane wasn't in Buffalo when McDermott traded the Mahomes pick to KC and drafted a cornerback. I think that McDermott's influence on draft day is evident. I for one would rather see McDermott leave town than Beane. At least Beane convinced Josh to sign to stay with the Bills, and he could have gone almost anywhere he wanted. This would includes states with much lower state tax. jmo.

Perhaps, but maybe he knows more than we do about the situation, right?

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Do you absolve McDermott and throw all the blame om Beane?

I agree with and appreciate your post, but I think that McDermott is at least as guilty as Beane in neglecting the WR position. McDermott has at the very least an equal say in the draft, and I think more than equal. Also, the paltry numbers our receivers produce is with an MVP QB. Could you only begin to imagine what ther numbers would look like with average or below average QBs? Posters on this board were complaining about the lack of talent at the wr position for a long time, yet the obvious was lost on McDermott. The primary focus of Bills management should be to provide Josh with weapons and more talent and depth at OL. Will McDermott do this? I sure hope so but there is no reason to expect that he will. We are very lucky that Josh signed that extension. I'm sure that he is more frustrated than we are.

Thanks for a great post. I only disagree wrt Reid getting fired. The man is great, and was very good with Alex Smith, let alone Mahomes. McDermott is not close to being in his class imo.

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Receivers, no doubt. Whenever there is a lack of talent on a team, many fans love to blame the scheme. I heard this all through the entire drought, especially about the OL. Now we have talented blockers and suddenly the OL is good. It isn't a coincidence. It makes many fans feel better and more hopeful to blame the scheme instead of the players. The truth is that our QB is first rate and our wrs are second rate. McDermott cares mostly about defensive tackles and cornerbacks. This has been staring at us in the face since his arrival.

You don't think that she AND the kid consume alcohol, right?

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