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I thought it was only a matter of time before Beane is re-signed. What do you mean?

You don't get to set the signature win criteria because "experts" picked Pittsburgh. Buffalo didn't even win convincingly given the 7 point margin of victory. They played against a QB who will probably never start another meaningful regular season game. I'll contend that McD's biggest win in nearly 3.5 seasons is the Atlanta away game in 2017. Or, the Dallas Thanksgiving game. That's logical.

McDermott is 0-6 career versus Belichick so I'm not assuming they'll win until they do. The way Buffalo has played these past 3 games - against 2 likely playoff teams and 1 who'll draft top 5 - demonstrates they're not yet ready for primetime. I'm amazed people didn't know entering the season how tough their schedule was. And that's with NE taking a step down along. Buffalo is trending down right now.

Give McDermott a call and tell him to change a defensive philosophy he's had for years. Maybe a zebra can change their spots while we're at it.

McD does not, as a rule, bring the blitz in the scheme and Frazier's calls mirror that. If you see more blitzing, it's because the front 4 is not generating necessary pressure. And the reason McD demands the front 4 get pressure is so that he can force throws into the Cover-4, Cover-3, or Cover-2. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/it-all-starts-with-the-front-four-for-sean-mcdermott-and-leslie-frazier/article_0526c65a-eece-11ea-820d-a7be0097eaed.html McD would not have hired Frazier if their defensive philosophy differed on this point so dramatically.

Not every team is fortunate to trade with the dumpster fire Minnesota has become.

McD blitzing more is him admitting the front 4 cannot get significant pressure. McD’s scheme needs front 4 to get pressure so QBs throw into his coverage. McD doesn’t have the horses to run his scheme after 4 off-seasons. And every one of those DL was signed in UFA, drafted, or extended by McBeane. Personnel evaluation showing some very weak points when it cannot support the HC’s scheme.

Uninspiring. Expected more after 2 uninspiring losses. This sort of performance will not win against the AFC’s elite.

Maybe add “practically” to the thread title. Q. Williams has made no such official request.

Not all injuries are the same and some affect players given their position. Like, a WR dealing with torn wrist ligaments compared to a linebacker. Or, a right handed QB dealing with a right shoulder injury.

Some key players, we're going to find out, are dealing with injuries that aren't listed. JA for example.

As long as Beane and McD aren't making the picks.

But...the "process!" Gotta trust it!

McD will never run a primarily M2M scheme. Why, I don't know. Or why he is incapable of running other schemes that his precious one that clearly doesn't work.

Players age, bad personnel decisions, McD's simple defense, teams watch film on it, etc, etc, etc...

That's an improvement?

Don't forget Ohio State product Tim Anderson. He was the first, IIRC, lunch pail DL.

Perhaps this is a case of the OL coach trying to coach up the players, who aren't talented enough to get the job done. Reminds me of Mouse McNally circa 2007 when he had almost nothing, outside of Jason Peters. Then again, I would expect that an OL made up of a a guy who just got a huge extension (Dawkins), a 2nd round pick (Ford), a high priced UFA center (Morse), and experienced veterans (Winters, D. Williams) to show better than this. It's a small sample of plays, but given how they cannot run the ball, probably representative of their issues with technique. Allen's improving and their pass blocking has been fairly good. But they can't afford to become one-dimensional without a threat running the ball. If I were Singletary I'd be ticked they are allowing plays to get blown up like that.

I love the new posters who talk about how fans need to be patient. They’re quick to pronounce 4th round picks as “monsters” and how losses to the teams Buffalo needs to play down the road is no big deal. The “process” has a lot to prove. McD’s in-game and game-planning decisions are being rightly scrutinized. It’s overdue in the timeline of roster makeovers that this team win against the AFC’s elite at home.

Perhaps McD will move one DL from his 10 man rotation over to play guard. On second thought, he probably needs an 11th DL. Because you can never have enough high motor slightly replacement level DL.

Sorry to remind you of that very low point in Bills history. I about fell out of my chair when I heard RW negotiated it. Here's to better days at OBD.

6 games into McD's 4th season and we're talking about trades to address glaring weaknesses? This, after losing back to back games to teams better than Buffalo right now? If we're talking trades, the question points to the HC and GM who have totally overhauled this roster save about 2 players. Why is a trade so necessary? Did they not acquire their guys in the past 4 off-seasons? Did they not implement their plan, er, "process." Talking about the front office generally is over the head of some fans, but in terms of strategy they've followed McD's course. We're not one player away and that's evident. Is McD's "process" showing its ceiling? I guess we're going to find out, but I expect nothing less (barring something catastrophic) than a playoff win this year. They gotta go with what they got and McD needs to start earning that extension, which was probably a bit premature. They shouldn't need trades now that McD has everything he needed. For the record, Mike Vrabel is in his 3rd season, has an AFC Championship appearance under his belt and Tennessee remains undefeated.

McD sets the strategy and it requires a 7-8 man rotation DL. And 4 years into the "process" that's brought multiple questionable contracts. Star, Murphy, and Klein immediately come to mind. There are exceptions, but McD loves his high-motor type players who aren't the most skilled. And that shows up against top competition where he struggles to win. Maybe it all works out. Maybe McD's plan is flawed and topping out. Or, perhaps Josh carries this team and McD lets him.

Won an off-season award ostensibly for conditioning. Not sure what happened, but not a good look for the front office to go form a 3 year contract extension to releasing him 7 months in. Someone in the beer industry is starting at LG? I knew Buffalo needed help at guard, but not that much.

Celebrating the punter in the NFL is like praising the person who deploys smoke to obscure a retreat in combat. It's a loss, only by how much.