Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 4 hours ago, TroutDog said: Just out of curiosity, is there any thought that go into these OP’s? Not just this one, I’m speaking generally. This board has become very unwieldy. Impose a $25 fee for every thread initiated. If you get to 'page 3' without anyone calling out the OP or subject matter as stupid, you get your $25 back. Moderators are given striped referee jerseys and rule on the validity of threads. They also keep the $25 on threads ruled as 'unbecoming to such an august internet discussion forum as ours'. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I missed your post from 2 years ago pushing for him. Please bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I bet Frank Reich never would have cut the punter... 4 hours ago, TroutDog said: Just out of curiosity, is there any thought that go into these OP’s? Not just this one, I’m speaking generally. This board has become very unwieldy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 "I personally like McDermott but feel he is not the answer. To me the clock started ticking on him and General Manager Brandon Beane in the preseason of this year. You see personnel depart and do well (Chris Hogan) elsewhere." This part of the letter shows the stupidity of its writer. 1st off Hogan left when Ryan was the coach & Whaley was the GM, but the writer somehow blames it on McBean. 2nd, if a player goes from Tyrod Taylor to Tom Brady as his QB, odds are pretty good he's going to look like a better player playing with Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ It almost reminds me of another coach that took his team to the playoffs in his first year ... With a much worse QB ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ This is a very interesting take.... Problem is when McDermott was hired, Reich was not the commodity he was after winning the SB. I believe he was fired as OC in San Diego, and while respected, he was hardly considered a rising star fir a HC position. I always thought he was a quality coach and I know from experience he’s a great person. At least he was 20 years ago and I’m sure he still is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ If "offense is King" - then don't you need a good defense to defeat the other team's kingly offense in order to win the game? Someone needs to tell the Pats that having a defensive minded coach is a big mistake. Edited November 29, 2018 by hondo in seattle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ Like a previous post stated, it helps having Andrew Luck; time will tell! Me, sticking with McDermott in the long run! 21 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said: This is a very interesting take.... Problem is when McDermott was hired, Reich was not the commodity he was after winning the SB. I believe he was fired as OC in San Diego, and while respected, he was hardly considered a rising star fir a HC position. I always thought he was a quality coach and I know from experience he’s a great person. At least he was 20 years ago and I’m sure he still is Exactly great post! 21 minutes ago, MJS said: It almost reminds me of another coach that took his team to the playoffs in his first year ... With a much worse QB ... Another great post - but you are departing from the hate McDermott/Beane mind set on this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Frank Reich was interviewed by the Pegulas...I am sure they did their due diligence. Also, the pressure on Frank here would have been way too high...He is held in high regards here in OBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, ganesh said: He is held in high regards here in OBD. And high regards at TBD as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauleeeWalnuts Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 6 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ The Bills rarely do anything right and usually swing and miss....no sure why anyone is surprised by this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 6 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ Every time I see the Colts play it hurts my heart to see him on the sideline. Not fair. Ohh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I think Frank Reich would have been a fine choice for Terry Pegula to hire as head coach, but don't write off Sean McDermott just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpsredemption Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Mahomes is the mistake of the decade. Pairing him with Reich would have been lethal. Instead we have an old school coach with a hail Mary quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 7 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: The Eagles barely beat the Giants, now they are going to beat a good Texans team? They very well could.. The NFL is a strange league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, PaulieYayo said: The Bills rarely do anything right and usually swing and miss....no sure why anyone is surprised by this hindsight is 20-20...If Buffalo News had written this article 2 years ago at the time the Bills passed on Frank Reich, I would have given them credit. Anyways, the sample size for going 5-1 is too small to suddenly think that Reich is the next McVay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 hours ago, hondo in seattle said: If "offense is King" - then don't you need a good defense to defeat the other team's kingly offense in order to win the game? Someone needs to tell the Pats that having a defensive minded coach is a big mistake. Not really, you just need an offence that can keep up and score just as much, with a defence you hope can be good enough to get a stop or 2 during the game so you can take the lead. There isnt a defence in the league that is going to be able to shut down or stop the Rams, Saints, or KC offences. They may be able to slow them down a bit, but those teams are going to score points. You just have to hope your defence is good enough to slow them down while your offence can keep up. The Pat's biggest success came at a time when defences could still win you championships and they have a QB and offence that could score at will. They didnt need a top rated defence to win, and very few teams could beat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceman_16 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 8 hours ago, LTF said: Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year.... ....were you referring to McDermott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 8 hours ago, LTF said: Started the season 1-5 and now on a 5 game winning streak, with a 37-5 blowout of McDermott and the Bills included in that streak. The guy can coach. Why the Bills didn't bring this guy in to be their head coach is beyond me. Looking at their schedule it looks like he is heading to the playoffs in his first year and the Colts are going to be the team nobody wants to play. Great job Frank Reich. Hiring a defense minded coach in the new NFL where offense is King is the biggest mistake made so far by the Pegulas. https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/06/letter-bills-made-wrong-choice-by-not-hiring-frank-reich/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 9 hours ago, LTF said: Forget Mahomes. The big miss was not hiring Frank Reich as head coach. Knee-jerk reactions feel so good, don't they? But they also drastically raise your chances of being wrong. We don't know yet whether there has been a miss. In a couple of years we'll most likely finally have a clear picture of how good our present coach and QB are. At that point this discussion may or may not make any sense. I do like Reich. But any coach with Luck at QB is going in with a huge advantage. At some point it may make sense to have this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, apuszczalowski said: Not really, you just need an offence that can keep up and score just as much, with a defence you hope can be good enough to get a stop or 2 during the game so you can take the lead. There isnt a defence in the league that is going to be able to shut down or stop the Rams, Saints, or KC offences. They may be able to slow them down a bit, but those teams are going to score points. You just have to hope your defence is good enough to slow them down while your offence can keep up. The Pat's biggest success came at a time when defences could still win you championships and they have a QB and offence that could score at will. They didnt need a top rated defence to win, and very few teams could beat them Defences still absolutely make a difference. And nobody can stop those offences? That's just wrong on the face of it. The Saints? The Ravens held them to 24 and the Browns held them to 21. The Vikes held them to 30, seven of which came on a pick-six, so the offence only scored 23. The Rams? The Broncos held them to 23 points. And the Pack held them to 29, of which two came on a safety and three came on a field goal on a 27 yard drive that started on the Green Bay 40 and went to the Green Bay 13. KC? The Cardinals allowed 26 points, and one of the field goals came on a drive that started on the Cardinals 38 yard line and went 11 yards to the 27 before the field goal. Their final TD came on a 31 yard drive following a Rosen INT. The Broncos only allowed them 27 points, with the final TD happening with only 1:39 left in the game. These teams, like any offence, can be stopped. It's really hard to do, but it will get easier late in the year against the good teams in the cold. And you don't have to go back far to find defences winning Super Bowls. As a matter of fact, in the last five years, the Super Bowl winning defences were higher-ranked, on the average, than the offences of those same teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 How the hell is the ridiculous thread that makes no sense even 5 pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I don’t think so. While Reich has done a good job, he also has Andrew Luck who is seemingly healthy again. Besides, hiring Reich to coach the Bills would seem like clinging to the legacy of the ‘90s Bills. Just another move by Pegula to hire some relic of a bygone era from the franchise’s past. Regardless of one’s opinion of McDermott, it was a good idea to pass on Reich and look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdjr85 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Beli-cheat has always had Andy’s number. Beli cheat lol, yep thats the only reason they win year in and year out. i wonder why all these other teams and coaches arent doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPar_v2 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Alphadawg7 said: How the hell is the ridiculous thread that makes no sense even 5 pages? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 19 hours ago, row_33 said: you have indicted the AFC with your McD praise... If you hate our coach so much even though he's done a decent job thus far, maybe it's time to find another team. #troll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said: thank you frank for the greatest comeback back in the day but I'm good with McD so far. All he needs is the pipe. LOL Edited November 29, 2018 by Azucho98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Frank Reich hasn’t accomplished as much as McD, but we’ve somehow made the wrong choice? Priceless Bills nonsense hot take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsMafia13 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 18 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Yes, my suggestion of the other day stands. Change your screen name from 'LTF' to 'WTF'. As for your prediction, you wouldn't want to bet $5000 on it, would you? Since you're so confident in the Chiefs, ill bet you 5k with 10:1 odds. You probably know more about football so thats an easy 5 grand for you. Lemme know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Frank is the best and I actually root for the Colts now in neutral games. McD broke the drought so I'm giving him a mulligan for 2018, seems like he has things back on track. Maybe it took cutting ties with Peterman to get the urgency ramped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hey Mods... is there a way to prevent someone with the title "Probation" under their name from starting new threads? Asking for a friend...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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