DrDawkinstein
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32 minutes ago, Bob in STL said:
True. So you take the better football player, the one with the best chance of helping, that was/is McConkey.
The move wasnt to take McConky. It was either trade whatever you need to in order to move UP and draft BTJ, or stay put and draft Worthy who at least gives you a downfield threat.
If you really wanted to take BPA and best true football player at #33 overall, that would have been Cooper DeJean.
12 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:Or you go up for one of the guys that really solves your problem - BTJ for example.
Yep
And while BTJ has shown to have his own "effort issues" he at least has the talent and ability to make up for the bad attitude. Plus, I dont think we see those issues in a different situation outside of Jax. jmo
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Just now, CincyBillsFan said:
Did you actually read those sources? My point has been that Allen did not push Bean to draft Coleman. At most Allen approved of the decision and then welcomed Coleman to the Bills. There is nothing in those sources indicating anything more then this.
From what I can tell, Beane and staff narrowed it down to the few WRs they liked first and foremost, and then casually asked Allen for any input on who he may like or prefer.
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36 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:
maybe its just me but I didn't get the sense that anyone said coleman isn't trying. I am not even sure where this is coming from other than him being the fan whipping boy at the moment.
I mean, there are plenty of posts all over the socials showing him half-assing it down the field. So it's pretty much undeniable.
Then McD didnt stick up for him at all, and instead said it's "fair to ask". That is about as under-the-bus as it gets with McD.
Josh's dead pan response of "he got one", paired with all the film of Josh not even looking his way when he was in single man coverage is about as bad as it gets out of our QB as well.
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If the Pats beat the Chiefs in the playoffs this year, I'm dropping a zubaz colored toaster in my bathtub.
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11 hours ago, uticaclub said:
We are going to have to root for the Pats to beat KC in the AFC Championship so they don't go 4 times in a row
Why? Let them have the title. Holding on to "4 Times SB Losers" is not a flex. Good riddance.
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10 minutes ago, CirclnWagons said:
Just finished listening to the OBL Monday recap. I understand that Chris and Steve don’t speak directly for the organization but I think they have a pretty good pulse on the situation and hearing them go on for 10 mins about how fans should feel lucky that the team has made the playoffs for the past few seasons pretty sums up the suspicions I had about the entire organization. “Playoff caliber” mindset is resulting in being completely content getting that one or two post season opportunities and packing it in. I must admit, after the drought, I too was so happy just getting the opportunity to play in the post season that I overlooked several glaring issues with the program. Now, we’re simply waisting a once in a generation under center while Beane waxes poetic about not “mortgaging our future.” If a playoff berth is good enough, why play the game?
It was very concerning and a huge red flag for me when I saw some clips from the Field House earlier this year and they still had "Playoff Caliber" painted everywhere. I was surprised and disappointed they hadnt made the move to "Championship Caliber".
Gotta keep striving to move forward, raise the levels. What worked to get us this far wont work to get us to the next step.
But no. Same ol, same ol.
And now "Playoff Caliber" is even at risk.
21 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:How about Oliver?
His cap hit this year is $11M. For his production when healthy, he's worth that. He produces far more than anyone else I named in the previous post.
But we could definitely add Milano to that list.
Now next year, when Ed's number jumps to $24M, different story...
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Just now, Steptide said:
I don't think people didn't want him, it's that they didn't want the bills to over pay him. I think the contract he got is entirely fair and glad we were able to lock him up
Cook wouldnt be over paid even if we gave him exactly what he asked for on social media.
Samuel is over paid. Knox is over paid. DJones is over paid. Heck, Shakir is over paid in comparison.
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As much as I dislike Brian Kelly, with the way the Governor and folks handled this, I hope he goes after every penny he's owed
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2 minutes ago, HOUSE said:
This is crazy, we need speed at corner
You're in luck. We're only one injury away from someone starting a thread about "Could Hardman help out on Defense? Hear me out"
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19 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
The Packers lost at home to the Panthers the week after we rolled them. The Falcons got rolled by these same Dolphins, but at home. The Bengals gave up 38 points to the Jets in a home loss and Joe Burrow being out had nothing to do with it. The Rams lost to Mac Jones and the 49ers at home. The Jags just choked a 29-10 lead going into the 4th quarter by giving up 26 points to the Texans. That was this week. The Lions lost at home to the Vikings and JJ McCarthy. I know we live in a Bills bubble, but this has really evolved into an "any given Sunday" league where no team is safe. That being said, this Sunday sucked really bad and was the third-worst regular-season loss of the McDermott/Allen era.
Yes, teams lose. Half of them lose every Sunday. That's not the point.
Rams loss (wasnt this week) was 26-23 OT loss against a division rival. The Lions lost at home to the Vikes 27-24. Not a blow out. I can handle a close, hard fought loss against a division opponent. Both the 9ers and Vikings are talented playoff teams.
Packers lost 16-13, and it was 7-6 at the half, again, close, hard fought game.
None of the games you mention were blow outs where the clearly better team just failed to show up across all 3 phases against a weak and feeble division rival.
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1 minute ago, GerstAusGosheim said:
True, but when he doesn't have a Josh Allen to bail him out, he'll be gone in 20 minutes.
As much as I want McD gone, this just isnt true.
He's very good at lifting a bottom team into being competitive and winning and finding a playoff spot again. He would be a great hire for Vegas, Carolina, Giants, Arizona, etc.
It's the next level where he struggles. The leap from Playoff Caliber to Championship Caliber.
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4 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
But you could do this with every team that is not actively winning Super Bowls. I imagine that no loss hurts all that much if you're a Chiefs or Pats fan, but I wouldn't know.
Maybe. Not sure how many of them have so many games that are total team let-downs so directly attributable to botched coaching/lack of coaching.
The Cowboys laying an egg against the Packers comes to mind. And McCarthy isnt there anymore.
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1 minute ago, Low Positive said:
I actually think the AFC Championship Game in January 2021 in KC was the worst loss. We were a hot, young team riding a wave and came out like we expected to lose. The second was the AFC CG last year. In both cases, we were a win from the Super Bowl. All other losses, including 13 seconds, pale in comparison.
Need a whole separate thread for worst playoff losses.
Which is telling...
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6 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Have you noticed the awesome success Belichick is having at UNC?
As much as i dont want Belichick, the Bills and NOT the UNC of the NFL. More like if Bill took over Alabama or UGA.
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6 minutes ago, boyst said:
what?! i wanna see that...???
Not surprising. It's in all these coaches and players best interests to be buddies instead of adversaries. Never know when you are going to need a job from whom.
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2 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
Fair but I think almost any OC could have shined with that talent and they did (Kiffin, Sark, the Maryland coach). Like you have to be brain dead not to light it up as a Bama OC.
wasnt Tua also like the number 1 recruit? The best thing on Daboll’s resume is developing Allen. It’s pretty mid otherwise.
Bama was a ground/pound with game manager QB and play defense school. That's how they won Saban's first few Nattys.
Until halftime of the UGA game when Daboll talked him into handing the reins to Daboll/Tua, and they opened it up a high powered passing game, and the rest is history.
None of the stuff Kiffin, Sark, etc did happens without Daboll pushing Saban into passing, and then pulling it off.
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9 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
I fully credit Daboll for helping make Allen the player he has become. But he is such an overrated coach. He has basically only been a a good offensive coach with Allen (too be fair, he has done a good job with Dart). Hurts became a much better player after he left him. So did Jones. He also seems to a lot to deal with . He was 20-40 so his firing is well warranted and he was given a longer leash than most coaches get with that record.
I know the popular take it to hate Brady now. But fun fact, the Bills scored more points with Brady than any season with Daboll. And that was with prime Diggs (top 10 wr) and crazy Cole (might be the best wr on this roster), oh yeah, he helped Allen win a MVP.
but if he wants to come back to tell Allen jokes and that helps, sure. Bring that chubby guy back.
What year is where we think Belichick is still an option teams are going to consider? He has been on a downward spiral for the last 5 years and has a psycho “girlfriend “ that makes decisions for him.
I will bet you a lot of money he never gets another coaching job again,
To the bold, you're missing the piece where he MADE Tua into a college star and completely changed Saban's outlook on how to run an offense. 👍
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5 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:
I would love the Stefanski pickup tbh…I think philosophy wise he fits and he’ll just bring in better versions of things we like to do. then if at midseason you’re middling you could fire mcd even and let him take over. Probably couldn’t even do that now if you wanted to
And exactly why McD would never make the hire.
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8 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:
Agree on the OC part. Often need to go back two years as a lot of times a coach who just gets fired decides to take a year off first and get a better feel for hist options first. Would other teams consider him for HC position, etc.
DC, think Kowtow is too strong of a word. The situation in Buffalo is the same as found in most teams. Andy Reid wasn't going to get Ben Johnson to be his next OC either if he were available. Is it really uncommon in the league for the HC to have his coordinators run a scheme he likes in particular from whichever side of the ball he comes from.
Not uncommon, but far more common on the offensive side. From what I can remember, most defensive HCs transition into a true HC role and give the DCs way more flexibility than what we've seen out of McD.
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Just now, SoonerBillsFan said:
I think Dabol is the same as Wade Phillips, great coordinator, but noy meant to be HC
Exactly what we've been saying about McD tho too
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2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:
So they bring back Daboll...🤔
One game in, consensus: "We're saved!"
Five games in: "Daboll in the booth!"
Seven games in: "Who hired this psycho?!"
As long as he doesnt clap, I'm ok.
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6 minutes ago, boyst said:
Belichick as HC, Daboll as OC
Oof, I'd take just about anything over McD, but I cant get on board with Belichick anymore. I dont think that gets us over the Vrabel hump.
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1 minute ago, zow2 said:
Fire Brady immediately, like 5 minutes ago...and bring Dabs back to be the OC. He will get Josh back on track.
Just now, SectionC3 said:McSchottenheimer might not have a choice of Josh puts his foot down.
It's a waste to do it this year. Too many different players since Daboll was here to be able to pick up a new, complicated system. Plus, I'm sure Daboll is fine enjoying getting paid to take the rest of the year off.
Need to can McD and then try to bring him in next year.
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I'd welcome him back as OC under our new HC
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Coaches are heavily implying that Coleman isn’t trying on the field
in The Stadium Wall
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I'm guessing that was dictated by Miami being a team who is selling and Jacksonville was actually acquiring WRs at the deadline. Jags havent given up on the season like Miami. Otherwise, we'd be in on BTJ.