Bill from NYC

I was smoking with the boys upstairs When I heard about the whole affair I said, "Whoa, no William and Mary won't do Well, I did not think the girl could be so cruel And I'm never going back to my old school

I voted yes but I cannot and will not try to justify this vote.

It is haunted, and I am living proof. In 1996, the Bills were headed to Pittsburgh for a playoff game. I read in the paper that Bruce Smith was listed as doubtful due to the "flu." I was beyond furious. I called him everything but a child of God. Flu? I can't express how much of a wimp I considered him to be. We lost, and Bruce was just so great we may have won with him in there. Who knows? Well, a week or two later I was driving home and was freezing on not the coldest day. i was so cold put on the heater full blast. Walking from my drivway to the house I was shivering, and had the worst flu of my lifetime. I lost 14 pounds in a week, and was hallucinating yellow and red cartoons on my bedroom wall. On the 4th day I was able to eat half pice of toast with no butter and a few sips of black tea. I realized that I would more than likely live. That same flu today would surely kill me and I am the first on line for flu shots. My point? I was just so angry at Bruce for not playing. I wanted him to go to Pittsburgh and play professional football with that flu in 20 degree weather, and it turned out that making it from my bed to the bathroom was barely if at all possible. I guarantee that others on this board remember that game. Bruce wound up in the hospital as I recall. Well, karma came around to haunt me for my judgemental rant lol.

As usual, your post is on point. What I don't understand was why the Bills drafted Elam at all, let alone traded up for him. The focus should have been on providing Josh with protection and weapons, NOT a cornerback. The very next pick after Elam (#24) was Tyler Smith, an all pro guard who Dallas rewarded with a four year contract which contains 81 million dollars guaranteed. I'm sure he would have been a benefit to both the passing and running game. And this type of idiocy is not at alll new to the Bills. In 2008 we drafted Leodis McKelvin at #11 in round one. LT Ryan Clady went at #12, and Branden Albert (who was very good at both G and OT) went at #15. This, and our OL sucked at the time. If we simply had to go defense in 2022, George Karlaftis went at #30. They might have been able to trade down and take him. Wan'Dale Robinson was the 11th pick in round two. He isn't great, but is he better than anyone we have? I don't know, but he is doing rather well with a however promising rookie, and assorted stumblebums throwing to him. His production would undoubtably be better with Josh. Let me readily admit that it is easy to look back at these scenarios in retrospect. I am not saying that I would be a competent GM (although you probably would LOL) . The thing is, Beane's salary is undisclosed and McDermott is said to be making between 8 and 11 million per season, and their priorities are NOT getting protection and receivers for Josh. Nope, they want DTs and cornerbacks. This is what they are getting paid to do. Sorry to rant, but this situation is really beyond my ability to comprehand.

Yes of course. We should mortgage the future for more defensive players. McDermott doesn't focus enough on offense, and why should he? After all, our receivers are world class and our OL is young. Josh getting help should be an afterthought.

Don't leave false illusion behind Don't cry, I ain't changin' my mind So find another fool like before 'Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believin' Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving I am the eye in the sky Looking at you I can read your mind I am the maker of rules Dealing with fools I can cheat you blind

The wheel is turning and you can't slow down, You can't let go and you can't hold on, You can't go back and you can't stand still, If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will. Won't you try just a little bit harder, Couldn't you try just a little bit more? Won't you try just a little bit harder, Couldn't you try just a little bit more?

Yes, that is the problem. We need to draft more cornerbacks and undersized defensive tackles.Screw the wr position!!! Our wideouts are future all pros. All of them.

I would fire McDermott before I had my morning coffee.

Because you and I've been in love too long To worry 'bout tomorrow Here's a place where we both belong I know you're the only woman that I'm dreamin' of You're the only woman that I really love

Have a blessed day NG!!!

I really think that it can. We continue to draft our way downhill with McDermott pulling the strings.

If they fire him this morning I will be fine with it.

I agree with some of the good things that you said about McDermott, but they really do need to get rid of him either now, or at the end of the season. If he is in town for the free agency period and the draft, we are destined for the same dumb decisions to be made. Also, I know he is under contract but at some point, Josh might ask for a trade. Tell me, how do you think Josh felt while watching the 2025 draft and seeing him draft defensive players with the first FIVE picks? It is that simple.

Yeah and the coach isn't at all concerned about giving Josh weapons. If he was, Josh would have better wrs.

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?

Bills 34 Bucs 27

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.