DrDawkinstein
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7 hours ago, Einstein said:
what is your worst case scenario for our playoff matchups?
At this point its all pretty close imo. I have confidence in Josh and the boys no matter who we're playing. And I'm as equally doubtful against anyone knowing our coaches will botch it at some point. Broncos and Pats at home is about as good as it will get.
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6 minutes ago, Einstein said:
Youre describing the normal playoff scenario where we lose. Home in the second round to a team we lost to previously. And then facing the Chiefs, where we always lose.We're going to have to beat good teams to make and win the Super Bowl. Cant wait for a year where a meteor strikes and we're just left with us, the Browns, and the Jets.
Another chance for McD to get it done. Or not and prove a lot of us right. (I'd rather he just get it done, but...)
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10 hours ago, Einstein said:
It just launched and will be available the rest of the season (if it’s like past years).
Kinda hate the current prediction.
I'd take this.
Broncos 1st round, Patriots 2nd round, Chiefs at home 3rd round. Not too bad.
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1 hour ago, Augie said:
I have never wanted the Bills to win the Super Bowl more.
Same.
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2 minutes ago, stuvian said:
I still like McDermott and want to keep him on. I am, however, curious as to what Sean McVay will do when Stafford retires. I can't see him sitting through a rebuild.
He'll take a cushy broadcasting job that will pay him double what any coaching job would pay. He aint moving to Buffalo.
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7 minutes ago, Avisan said:
No. Ravens won the AFC with 13 wins, the Bills came in second at 11-6.
Veteran player messed up iirc and the Bills were out of timeouts to fix it.
The Bills turned the ball over 4 times, fam. That's what kept the game close.
Cant re-write history a couple years later hiding behind one stats screen, fam.
We all saw it, we all were here discussing it in real time. It was then, and forever will be, a coaching botch game.
It was a MAJOR tipping point for me as someone who was an ardent McDermott supporter to starting to see the flaws and becoming a McDermott skeptic. The memories of that night are still clear. There were plenty of questionable coaching calls against an inferior opponent.
1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:For everyone who wants McDermott fired, I have a follow up question.
Do you trust Terry Pegula to hire someone better?
He's the one who fired Russ, Rex, and Whaley and hired McDermott. His approach to the Bills is a complete 180 from how he handles the Sabres.
So, while I'm not 100% confident he'd make the right hire, I'm willing to risk it.-
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2 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
If 13 seconds didn’t happen you could make a case that 12 men was the low point of his tenure for him. If I have my years straight didn’t that cost them the bye and homefield?
Bad moment for sure.
I dont think that one cost us the playoff standing since it was the Dorsey year and we ended up 11-6, so plenty of bad losses that season to blame.
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21 minutes ago, Avisan said:
They lucked out crazily on a prayer ball against a zero blitz in a game where the Bills were at their offensive nadir under Dorsey. This is absurd. The Bills lost the turnover battle 4-1.
These are the numbers. Show me the "out-coached".
McDermott botched managing the game clock the last 2 drives of the game, then with the game on the line somehow had 12 men on the field for the FG the Broncos missed, giving them another chance from 5 yards closer, and they hit the winner. It was a poor showing from the coaches.
The numbers dont tell the story of in-game situations.
Look at that TOP difference even though we had bigger numbers. The Broncos controlled the game and kept it close against a far superior opponent. Thats coaching.
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9 minutes ago, Avisan said:
What is the obsession with Sean Payton? What has he done to demonstrate being a superior coach?
I swear some of y'all like a-holes strictly because they're a-holes, like it's somehow a character plus for you.
1. Won a Super Bowl already
2. Even when saddled with a hapless Russell Wilson and a crappy roster, out-manuevered and out-coached McDermott in 2023, leading the Broncos to a last second win over the Bills.
3. Has the Broncos winning and relevant again with a lesser roster and Bo frickin Nix at QB.
No one can say he is coasting on talent in Denver. That team is clearly being coached up while they beat the likes of the Eagles. While the Bills and Josh Allen are winning in spite of McDermott too many times, and are now losing as they show up unprepared, undisciplined, and unmotivated.
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4 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:
He's not wrong. In fact he is spot on. The Browns are a reminder to all of us that the so called experts are not so expert at all. I mean consider that the Browns:
* bailed on Mayfield when his performance issues were entirely injury related. Now the guy is a clear top 10 NFL QB.
* signed Watson
* drafted a QB in the 3rd & then in the 5th round with the 5th round QB being at the center of a media circus.
* traded Flacco, their only hope of winning games, to a division rival.
And that is just at the QB position.
Oh sure, the Browns are a dumpster fire, and will be as long as Jimmy Haslam is calling the shots. Pretty much any criticism anyone can say about the Browns is valid and correct.
1 hour ago, Simon said:Flacco repeatedly getting the ball out in 1.8 seconds would be my guess
Have 2 of the best WRs in the league. Call quick slants.
Also have coaches that identified Pittsburgh's trend to bracket WRs, and have a plan in place for when they do. They managed to have Flacco prepared for that situation in mere days (hours really), and he hits the big shot to Iosivas the one time they do it.
We have no WRs, no slants, and no one is prepared for what the opposing D does...
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Rough morning in Cleveland.
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"Josh is obviously rattled and having a bad game. Better pull our 2nd best player for the entire 4th quarter and squash our own running game. That should help the QB"
-Bills coaching, apparently.
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2 hours ago, Low Positive said:
I think they hired Mayo to tank a year, get cap space and picks, while a rookie QB took his licks. Now Vrabel, who was always the plan, steps in to use all that capital to immediately contend. They played everyone.
I dont think Kraft is that smart, but he does seem to be that lucky.
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5 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
Josh lost that rep pre-snap with a poor protection call and Joe Brady had nothing to with it. The Bills punt, and two plays later, Robinson is running 81 yards for the TD.
Is it not on Brady to have him prepared to read the Falcons defense and their tendencies correctly?
Yes, the bulk is on Josh, and maybe they did review it and Josh still made the mistake. But when I see so many players looking lost, including our MVP QB, some of that rolls to coaching and preparation.
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4 minutes ago, 97bills said:
The pats see the rest of the AFC , and are probably thinking why not us.
The Pats also have $55M in cap space compared to our $3M...
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5 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
I don't disagree with any of that. But a change of scheme again risks that again (and I don't think we have the core prime age personnel we had in that period).
We were horrible under Wandstadt though. And year 1 of Rex was horrible too. Year 2 they improved but not enough.
And I dont disagree with any of that! The only "good" thing we have going towards that is that the defense needs a complete overhaul and new players anyways, so we either rebuild it to this lame scheme or to a new scheme.
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2 minutes ago, Simon said:
At least we'll be defend something!
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9 minutes ago, Billl said:
Sure, but the team is 4-2. Is your view that the roster is so talented that a minimally competent coach would be enough to just roll their helmets onto the field and be 5-1 or 6-0? Take Philly’s roster from last season, for example, since they won a championship. QBs aside, how many players from the current Bills roster would have started on that team?
Cook, Brown, Dawkins, Shakir, and Benford are probably the best players on Buffalo’s roster. Do any of them start over Saquan, Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, AJ Brown/DeVonta Smith, or Slay/DeJean/Mitchell? Benford is the only one who would even have a chance, and even that is only a “maybe” given his play this season. Of the 21 starters, you could count on one hand those where the 2025 Bills would have an advantage.
Now that Eagles team might have had the best roster I’ve ever seen, but it still speaks to the talent gap that McDermott has to overcome in order to take the team from what it’s been to champions. (And that Eagles team also started out 4-2 with a loss at the Falcons.)
But we arent losing because we are so out-classed on talent. We're killing ourselves with dumb mistakes, lack of basic fundamentals, and bad game plan/play calling.
We just got our lunch eaten by the Patriots who are/should be considered a less talented team on paper, but they outclass us at coaching, and it showed.
Vrabel is spinning 4-13 straw into competing for the division. We're showing up unprepared, undisciplined, and uninspired.
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Let's be real, do we even have the cap space to make a single move?
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This is only going to lead to more frustration. We aint in the mix.
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2 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Man, he gives off some Marrone vibes. That is a great call. His track record of success is longer. That guy is such a winner but is he ever prickly. 🤣🤣
There’s so much smoke around him and Penn St. I’m not sure if that’s a positive or negative when it comes to Terry as the owner. It probably makes him more aware of him at least. I doubt he takes Penn State’s guy. For me, Cignetti probably checks the most boxes that I want in the next HC.For what it's worth I liked Marrone for most of his tenure here except forcing Hackett on the world. Would love to see what he wouldve done with a real QB on the roster with that Defense.
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It's still the middle of the work day and you are THIS high? I have 2.5 hours left before I can catch up, I'll be back then.
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19 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Totally reasonable. That would be my biggest hesitation but it’s not like he is 74. He could be here for the rest of Josh.
That’s probably right. It feels like such a perfect fit for both sides. As an Ohio State fan I do not want him there.
Would Pegula be willing to steal him from his precious Penn St?
Is Cignetti not Marrone 2.0?
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NYT playoff predictor is now available
in The Stadium Wall
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Chiefs are back and might not lose 3 more the rest of the way. Pats are on fire with Vrabel.
Could end up:
1. Colts
2. Chiefs
3. Pats
4. Steelers
5. Chargers
6. Bills
7. Broncos
This is way worse than the current/OP scenario