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3 hours ago, May Day 10 said:
End of the year presser with beans and McDermott drinking game words/phrases:
"Don't want to make excuses but..."
"Injuries"
"Evaluate"
"Disappointed"
"Process"
"Learn from our mistakes"
"Blue collar"
Can't forget the newest McD aphorism - "complementary football." Whatever that is.
As to firing McD...I can't see Terry eating 2 years of McD's salary. Perhaps if there was significant media focus, but Buffalo doesn't have that.
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1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Yep but also basically admitting he’s not part of the weekly offensive install which is shocking, especially for a game of that magnitude. What I think actually happened was that someone decided that the Bengals’ DC is too clever and prepared (aka a better coach) to run the same offensive concepts they ran the previous game so they tried to catch the Bengals off guard with a different set of concepts.
They are morons.
It is shocking and shows little regard for how much offense wins games now, especially with a very good QB.
Looking back, I don't think McD has really embraced being the Head Coach in a classic sense. He came into the job still showing preference for defense and doesn't seem like he acclimated to overseeing both defense and offense. And that was reinforced when he took on the DC function, although I'm sure there are assistants.
In a way, it reminds me somewhat of Gailey playing HC and OC while abdicating defense to his DC. He had no answers when inevitably those defenses stunk because he wasn't a part of that game-prep much. And he never cared to get deep into that side of the ball.
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6 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:
He looks like late-stage Big Ben out there trying to figure things out amid a collapsing pocket.
I think @BADOLBILZ pointed out years ago when Antonio Brown was throwing fits (before he went really cuckoo) that he had issues with Roethlisberger's prep entering the season. Brown was working out hard to be ready and didn't see it from the QB.
The Diggs flare-up in June seems like that. Josh isn't prepared like a top-end NFL QB should be with justification that he doesn't need as much prep because teams play him different than other QB's. Not ideal.
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1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:
That playcall in that situation just broke me. That was it for me with Dorsey and I will never change my mind.
Had the same reaction...and if memory serves they've thrown a deep ball or two to Harty in previous games. Hasn't worked because dude's lost a step and isn't getting separation. Amazing coaches haven't seen this into mid-season.
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Buffalo's mid-season funks typically start around week 5-7 and last for about 6-8 weeks. Happened in 2020, 2021, 2022, and in the middle of it this year.
Issue that needs discussion is why a playoff-level team, especially one with so many veterans, can't prevent that sort of slump. We're getting closer to figuring it out, and it's a combination of Josh, McD, personnel decisions (GM/HC), and the OC. They have to look in the mirror and be honest that some elements of this team are not right and haven't been for a few seasons.
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Just need a few more defensive players and play complementary football.
Or could just try to feature a better coordinated offense.
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9 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:
I used to say pass rusher was the clear 2nd most important position to QB..........but in the last 6 seasons in particular WR has really closed the gap in terms of importance and a proven indicator of deep playoff advancement.
And having a really good WR2 has proven to be a pretty easy ask.....it's not like only a handful of teams has them.......even teams with loaded DL like Philly and SF have them.
If you are going to be as DL-centric as the Bills want to be you REALLY gotta' be able to at least develop some of your own reserve DL who can play that you didn't have to spend a 1st or 2nd round pick or free agent contract in.
I like Beane and think he can improve.....and is improving gradually. But they aren't a GREAT team because Beane and McD are only GOOD at their jobs. If one or the other were great at what they do they'd have won a SB in the past 3 seasons. Overall, since day 1 McD has been the better of the two and I think has less ceiling left. So Beane really needs to get in that Howie Roseman category of GM and doesn't have a lot of excuse not to with all the rope Terry Pegula has given him.
McBeane's philosophy/scheme keeps running into cap management, notably a reluctance to draft DTs and develop them the past few years. It's clear they would rather pay UFA rates to keep that group deep. If that's an attempt to mitigate injuries, so be it, but so would having mid-20's aged guys with an added benefit of offering some cap relief from featuring 3-4 UFA's making 2M+ per every year.
Still, it's that way at DE, LB and DB's: veterans on second/later contracts or high(er) drafted players. I don't see guys on their first contract aside from Bernard or Benford who I don't think were the plan until a player could not be fit in cap-wise (Edmunds) or for performance/injury issues (Elam, White).
I question the need to feature a veteran defense every season, primarily because building out a roster this way has limited upside particularly when the playoffs come around. Another 2 DT's fulfills McBeane's philosophy, but it hurts when you don't have a veritable second/third receiving option for Josh in games you might need to score more points and the defense isn't working as well.
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18 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:
I disagree that they have "plenty" of weapons. They are middling wrt weapons offensively and other contenders have some of the best skill talent in the league so they are out-gunned in that regard. They do have a QB in Josh Allen who can play like the best QB in the league for stretches and make huge plays with his mobility so they will have to lean on that and hope he gets them to the playoffs and gets red hot there.
KC looked pedestrian last week, but you've noted that PHI, SF, CIN, and MIA took QB's who were young/perhaps more limited than Allen and surrounded them with excellent skilled talent. Helped to get Eagles to a SB last season where they went up against another team with a great QB and high-end skill players.
Not sure where it comes why they keep investing in RB's as though that's the missing ingredient to their offense. I think it primarily offers, especially with Murray and Fournette, reducing the risk of turnovers and short-yardage options not named Josh.
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2 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:
Step back the Chiefs have scored 20, 17, 19 and 9 against the Lions, Jags and Broncos twice and added Mecole "butter fingers" Hedman at WR. But I know we should work on scoring more than stopping the opposition cuz that worked in 13 seconds game.
Chiefs andhave 3 SB appearances and 2 wins. They get the benefit of the doubt.
Bills keep faltering in the playoffs with McD's roster.
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Just now, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
So, nothing but empty complaining. Hope you enjoyed your break
Predictable that, you can't refute an argument but fall back on asking questions that can't be answered as some sort of dunk.
Ain't got the chops to make your own points.
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Just now, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
Still waiting on your recommendation
I'm waiting for you to not fight other people's battles. Besides, break time is over.
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4 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:
And how many starters on offense have we lost to injury this season? Bad take.
Zoom out for a second. Defense is surrendering 17 points per through half the season with their HC moonlighting as DC and those injuries. That's about what their scoring defense was in 2022 and 2021.
If you're scoring 20, 14, 25, and 24 against the likes of Jacksonville, the Giants, New England, and Tampa Bay I'd say something's wrong. 4 game spells aren't a drop in the bucket.
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2 minutes ago, Process said:
Please name the offensive player that got traded that you wish the Bills would have made a move for.
How do you know there weren't any receivers available? That a third wouldn't have been enough to secure them?
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Amazing how this HC and GM spin the personnel wheel and more often than not wind up with slower RB's and zone CB's.
Team's averaging 21 points over their last 4 and the personnel solution is Fournette and another zone CB. Even if Douglas plays well, offense is pushed to the background again.
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4 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Right but a coach can help his team get looser or tighter, depending on what is needed.
There's tension for sure and some is the pressure to win it all. At the same time, McD isn't a calming influence and that's what is needed now.
Players take on the personality of their leader(s) and both sides of the ball have either McD or Dorsey running it. Neither are whom I would consider able to reduce the tension.
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1 hour ago, 17islongenough said:
The "biggest" move they made was for Kelvin Benjamin
How far has McBeane's pro personnel groups evaluations come since 2017 in both talent and contract value? Not far.
41 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:Darwin Walker? 👀
Off-season trade in 2007. Refused to report when Buffalo refused to re-negotiate his contract.
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3 hours ago, John from Riverside said:
I’m just glad they’re starting to use shakur I was worried that they were not going to be able to find a way to use him and he was going to get away
We need these later round picks to pan out now that we’re paying a franchise quarterback
2pac did get away, is alive, and gone full Machiavelli now.
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3 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Sunday, after they scored the go-ahead TD.
Fire is not the issue. It’s putting in the work to be great.
Starting to see this across professional sports with later Millennials and Zoomers. Or maybe that's me being an elitist Gen X'er.
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If we see Ken Dorsey is taking the rest of the year off, you’ll know it was McD. Not fired mind you, just taking a break from coaching.
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24 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:
Chess to McBeane’s checkers once again
FIFY.
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Going to go out on a limb and pre-emptively blame injuries for Thursday's game. Especially on defense that clearly are insurmountable.
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3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
Dont forget starting his career in 2017 under the tutelage of... Rick Dennison.
Now that would have been some complementary football!
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13 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Hopefully I can get this in before this thread gets buried.
Bills had their backup 1T and 3T today, and the guys backing them up are a practice squad player and a guy who had been inactive.
The lack of NT was detrimental to the DL, you could see it start when Jones went out but losing Oliver was the kiss of death. Poor DTs + small LBers results in what we saw today. I love our small LBers too, but this defensive performance was predictable.
All the talk of the offense, but Bills MUST bring in a legitimate NT by the trade deadline.
You couldn't name the starting DT's for any 40 front team in the league. No one could, but yet it's the catastrophic issue that led to this loss. Right.
10 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:The DT depth is awful and the Puna Ford gamble did NOT pay off.
If you're gonna reference the guy, at least spell his name correctly. And no, it wasn't a gamble. Dude's on 1 year 2.25M deal.
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3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
My point was the the concept of sharing revenue already existed and to some degree had been agreed to before Rozelle.
It's OK to take the L sometimes WEO. I promise you it won't hurt.
I’m scared to fire McDermott.
in The Stadium Wall
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Sabres were horrible over all of those years. Bills have become perennial playoff participants.
Maybe in a big market with a media asking questions a HC is fired who doesn't make the jump from playoffs to championship level. Not Buffalo. Media tip-toes around issues and doesn't demand accountability. There used to be media types who did, but they're either gone now or don't have the forum anymore.
The local media does matter, but would agree if it elevated to the national level it could prompt the owner to act. I still don't see local media making a stink over the HC's off-season and in-game decisions.
Besides, TPegs' MO has always been to give their coaches what they say they need...until they don't give them it anymore. In that way, he's somewhat mercurial like his predecessor.
Thing everyone is missing here is that the Bills are making money. And, TPegs is on the hook for the remainder of the stadium costs. Eating salary is probably not on his list of things to do in the interest of being more competitive. This is a business after all.