DrDawkinstein

He coached a Ryan Tannehill lead team to the #1 seed and Divisional round multiple years. There is much more to it than just W/L record. McD's looks great, mostly because he has Josh. Give Josh to a guy who can take Tannehill to the #1 seed, and who has out-Belichicked Belichick with situational football on multiple occasions, and see how it goes. What was Vrabel/McD's head-to-head record for the times they faced each other?

Vrabel. He is the anti-McD. Always has his teams playing as the bully, and is a master of situational football.

Ok, I understand you will have an excuse ready for every situation presented and nothing is McDermott's fault. Got it. You said the step backwards would be not handling injuries well and losing before we play the Chiefs. We've already dont that with McD. When we get bounced from the playoffs next year and waste yet another year of Prime Josh, you'll at least have exactly what you wanted with the safe decision.

ok, the 2022 season which was still lead by McD, and the loss to the Bengals that occurred on Jan 22, 2023.

Oh so you mean a step back in time to 2023.

What is the step backwards really look like? Given the state of the division and us having a Josh, we own the AFC East for the next 3 years. Playoffs is the absolute floor. So the step back will be?... Exiting the playoffs on bad coaching?

My counter would be that at least on Offense we have Josh who can raise the level of WR play, and offense wasnt the problem most of this season (30+ points being the norm). On defense, everything starts and stops with the DL and pass rush, and we have zero pass rush at the moment. Having a pass rush would have helped immensely in covering for Rapp and Benford being out. Not allowing time for WRs to get deep, or plays to develop.

I'll let you know when I start the collection for the billboard

Yeah but not because of us.

Interestingly enough, last year was the one and only year McD was the assigned DC. Maybe it's Babich that is having the DE crash inside. I'd assume so a spy or looped could come around that open left side. But no one is. I'd think, even if it was Babich, McD and his defensive mind would correct that. For what it's worth, a lot of teams rotate DL, and when McD was in Carolina he greatly reduced the rotation once they got 4 producing studs on the DL. Maybe he's been waiting for that to happen?

Well, nothing we say on this fan message board matters or affects anything really. We dont need to be thinking realistically since message board chatter isnt reality.

Someone pointed out in another thread, maybe even last night, Groot crashing inside numerous times and taking himself out of the play, and letting the QB get out around the right side. I saw it last night as well. But I also saw the same exact thing against Baltimore, Denver, and throughout the season. And not just Groot, whoever we had in at LDE. The fact it has been going on all year, and by multiple players at that position, tells me a lot of our DE/DL problem is due to scheme and design.

Agreed in general, but that doesnt mean the fans cant discuss it or want it.

I'm not comparing the teams or situation. I'm comparing what the fans knew at the time since the question keeps getting pushed back on us "Well who do you replace him with?" as if that is a trump card that ends the debate. We (us civilians) arent privy to that information. But we all can see a change is needed. The same we could in 2016.

I now he wont right now. Even tho he should have in 2021. And probably should right now. McD will get at least 1 more year, and I understand that. It's the safe move. It's also the weak move that will waste yet another year of Prime Josh Allen, and we'll be right back in this type of thread same time next year. How many more years of this should McD get in your opinion? 0-4 now. We wait until he's 0-6?

Who is this mysterious young DC/first-time-HC who will come in and end the 20 year drought with Tyrod Taylor as QB his first year? No one out there can do that. See, anyone can make that argument.

I'll say the same thing I've said in the other threads... Link your posts calling for McDermott in 2016. No one knew about McDermott, but we all knew Rex had to go. Naming the replacement isnt on us fans.

No it isnt. We dont have that information. The information we all have is what we have seen with the current staff. And it needs to change. The rest is on Terry. Unless you want to link your posts from 2016 calling for McDermott.

You obviously missed my point. You and I have no clue who the Bills would/should hire, and it isnt up to fans to have the perfect candidate available in order to want a change. Terry used a consulting firm to find McDermott. He needs to get them back on the line. The professionals with all the information will handle that part, just like they did before. ANY top candidate would want to coach in Buffalo. We arent the Jets or Browns or Panthers. Demanding a name from some amateurs doesnt change the fact that we need to get a new Head Coach.

I'm pissed we missed out on making the change last year and nabbing Vrabel. I'm almost to the point where I want to just promote Brady to HC. Wonder if that could be the move after next season...

This is not a reason to keep McD. Most folks who make the "But who will replace him?" argument had NO IDEA who Sean McDermott was the day we fired Rex.

I'm somewhere in between "Change is low risk, most NFL caliber coaches will win the weak" and "Team has gone stale, coach is good, but we need a change". It's our division for at least the next 3 years. McD can't get over the hump. He's a very good coach that will get another job quickly, and have some success there (most likely getting a basement dweller back into a Wild Card spot). But he isnt getting it done here, against the Chiefs in the playoffs. 0-4 now. With at least 2 of those being directly on coaching. How many more tries does he get? Let Beane reload this year with the better cap situation and then...?

But it does seem like something Jordan Phillips might do.

That fine is over 80% of his game check. Hope that cheap shot was worth it!

The employee abuse is well documented. As is his abuse of the fans... And more abuse of his fans. Even elderly grandmas arent safe... https://deadspin.com/the-washington-redskins-will-sue-your-grandmother-into-5352121/ As is his abuse of his neighbors and national parks... https://deadspin.com/dan-snyder-killed-some-trees-and-a-park-ranger-paid-th-1494113337/