DrDawkinstein

Agreed. I get that analytics said the punt was the best move. But let's be real. It was a 99.9% win chance with a punt and 99.2% win chance with the FG attempt, so we arent talking much difference. And as a McD game-decision critic, I would have absolutely bashed him for "playing not to lose" if he punted. Go for the kick, and if you miss, then play tough defense to end the game. And by god, he rushed 4 on the first Hail Mary attempt, and 5 on the last attempt. So credit where it is due for not going back tot hat rush-3 and give them all day BS. Can't knock the way he handled that. (But ask me about the Defensive and ST Time Outs in another thread... )

I believe Don Paul has been known to pop up in the comments too. 😆

They talked about that decision on the morning shows. The win probabilities for all three choices went: Punt: 99.9% win Go for it: 99.3% win Kick FG: 99.2% win So analytics says McD went for the lowest percentage chance, but they were all high percentage chances. I think if he punted there, a lot of us would be bashing him for "playing not to lose". One thing the morning show mentioned that wasnt factored as an option: Josh or Cook taking the snap and running straight back for 65 yards and take a safety. We did something similar in a high school game back when I was playing and it sealed a victory, but we were pinned back on our own 15-20yard line. If Josh/Cook makes it, it probably kills 20 seconds of clock and then you punt to KC with 5-10 seconds left still needing a TD. But if they somehow get tackled at like the 5 or 10 yard line it becomes the worst call in NFL history. Still an interesting option.

Oh I know, I was commenting on Moran's choice of words. Not sure what Bernard was doing. Seems like he was over-reacting and over-pursuing anyone that came through his zone and got spun around.

Fair enough, but then that leads to the next issue... alignment and why we continue to make simple alignment mistakes on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. That starts and ends with coaching, and the coaches need to do something about it. It isnt just one player in one phase. It's multiple players across all 3 phases, every game. Can't allow it. I wouldnt call it a Bosa Brain Fart. It looked and felt like a screen and he was playing it that way.

Get r dun! Would rather have Waddle or one of their Pass Rushers. I think we're ok with Bishop, Hancock, and Poyer

F&$% Them Picks, get it done. We dont hit on our 1st round picks anyways.

Trying my best to ignore this thread and not ruin my Victory Monday. But we gotta do SOMETHING... right?

I'll give some credit where due. I love that on the last 2 Hail Mary plays, the Bills rushed 4 on the first one, and rushed 5 on the last play! They didnt let Mahomes sit back there all comfy and find a spot to throw to. He had to move around and felt the pressure. Hopefully McD has finally learned how to defend Hail Marys. The BRUTAL time out usage and some other things, I'll save for another day to discuss. Enjoying Victory Monday!

As much as I joked on Poyer coming back, I do believe his presence back there has helped Bishop immensely. If nothing else than on pre-snap reads and knowing where to go. Poyer's play may be suspect in itself, but the amount Bishop has improved is worth 2 players.

The good news is, he already has over $155M in career earnings. And while I'm always supportive of players milking every dollar out of the NFL while they can, I'm also hoping that maybe he loves it here so much he gives us a home-team discount. Beane needs to get him re-signed.

My heart sank for a bit early in the game when Bosa made a big tackle in the backfield and came up wincing and in a lot of pain with his right arm. But dude played through it and stayed strong the rest of the game so hoping it isnt too bad. GREAT addition.

I am a fan of the Siragusa philosophy.

I was really surprised we didnt get a single roughing call the way AJ and Bosa were slamming and driving him into the ground. Loved every second of it.

Oh I hope so too, but I dont believe it. I think Ross wants McDaniel to pan out mainly because he recently signed him to an extension and doesnt want to have to pay him to not work for him. But the word around Miami all offseason was the only reason Grier got this one more year was so Ross could fire both at the same time and reset with a new HC and GM instead of always only replacing one or the other. But who knows if Ross is really that smart.

That's what the owner has to say. But neither McDaniel nor Tua will be part of the Dolphins next season. New GM will want his own coach, and they'll trade/cut Tua after June 1.

Indeed, but there are too many other good spots open to deal with that mess as a first time HC. Brady would be better off taking the Dolphins job. Especially since it sounds like, according to the LA Governor, they wont be handing out a big contract with big buyouts.

I'm fine with Rapp going out and Hancock getting more time. Been waiting for that since the draft. Not sure how I missed the Shaq Thompson news before today. Huge loss. Maybe insurmountable.

He's not even good at schemes since they made his pre-snap motion gimmick illegal in 2024. Trade whatver picks it takes to get Waddle I'd be surprised if he took that job given the political mess they are in. The folks currently making decisions for LSU just opened their robe to the world and showed what a mess any new HC will be walking into. The Gov & Board were supposed to be in the process of hiring a new school President. Instead, they've fired the HC and AD. And now have to hire all 3 major positions. It's a disaster in LA.

It's starting

I know for a fact myself and others do it. Maybe youre just paying too much attention to the wrong posters. Go Bills

I think a lot of you make a lot of this "hatred" up so you feel better. When folks critique McD there is almost never any "hatred". Most critiques are prefaced with what a great guy he is, what a great job he's done on culture and his ability to pull teams out of the basement. And then even with all that disclaiming and qualifying, pointing out any of his glaring flaws gets these over-emotional replies like we're trying to get the guy killed. I think there is obvious reasons McD apologists turn every critique into a discussion about the posters instead of addressing the actual issues with McD. The assumptions of complaints about a Super Bowl victory is one of the most egregious strawmen I've seen on this board.

Wrong again with this stuff. I'm about done with McD. He's had 9 years to show us exactly who he is, and I believe him. That said, if he wins a SB this year, put up his statue outside the new stadium next year and give him a lifetime contract. I dont care if we go 3-14 the next 3 years. A single championship means so much to this team, city, and fanbase. (Although, yes, I'd probably say Josh won in spite of him, but that's exactly what reality and all evidence has shown so far)

It wasnt just the Dolphins losing, but HOW they managed to botch every single aspect of every play, that made last night so entertaining. The play calls sucked, then the execution sucked in glorious fashion. And when they did pull off a decent play, there was some dumb penalty to negate it. The deep ball to Waddle called back because the RB slipped and fell and took a penalty, hilarious. The 4th down fade to no one, hilarious. The hail mary at the end of half that didnt even get thrown and ended in Tua turtling for a sack, hilarious. I needed this levity before going into this weekend not knowing which version of the Bills we're going to get on Sunday or if the team will even show up. Stephen Ross loves tanking. He'll ride this into the ground this year so his new GM/HC combo gets decent picks next year. Considering they are in WORSE cap situation than us, they're going to need every pick they can get.

Happy Birthday and thanks for the Stromboli!