BillsFan1 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Go for it from the 35 on 4th down Go for it from the 50 on 4th down From the 35. Trust Bass. Field Goal Try From the 50 Trust Your D, Pin Pittsburgh Deep, Instead his decisions gave Pittsburgh good/great field position twice. Why? He knows as well as anyone the significance field position and momentum plays, If Bass makes the kick, that is a huge boost for the Bills. Punt from the 50 and play D. Pittsburgh is not KC on offense. Even with McDermott's field position gifts, the Bills D only gave up 16 points. Good enough to win. If he coaches better, and plays field position, they most likely give up less. Too much Coaching to be a hero. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel City Mafia Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Analytics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I think McD & Daboll are in the top tier of coaches in the NFL. But people have off days. I think if you asked them, they'd say today was an off day. They were terrible today. Almost inexplicable. Like Allen, they'll be back. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan1 Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Not today. Football is a field position game. McDermott's poor decision making helped hang the L on the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 How about playing man with inferior corners against those WRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, BillsFan1 said: Go for it from the 35 on 4th down Go for it from the 50 on 4th down From the 35. Trust Bass. Field Goal Try From the 50 Trust Your D, Pin Pittsburgh Deep, Instead his decisions gave Pittsburgh good/great field position twice. Why? He knows as well as anyone the significance field position and momentum plays, If Bass makes the kick, that is a huge boost for the Bills. Punt from the 50 and play D. Pittsburgh is not KC on offense. Even with McDermott's field position gifts, the Bills D only gave up 16 points. Good enough to win. If he coaches better, and plays field position, they most likely give up less. Too much Coaching to be a hero. No problem with decisions to go for it, both his assistants struggled with play calling . The 4th down call where Josh throws it back was a huge stinker and Frazier again like in the game against KC played too conservative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Niagara Dude said: No problem with decisions to go for it, both his assistants struggled with play calling . The 4th down call where Josh throws it back was a huge stinker and Frazier again like in the game against KC played too conservative Disagree on Leslie. Thought his playcalling was good. Didn't like McDermott's decisions today for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I’m letting Bass kick anything inside 55 yds. Wind dependent…. But 4th & 8, to throw the ball 30 yards down the field? I’d say better odds kicking the FG!!!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I don't fault McDermott going for it if this were last year and we were rolling. This year, with a retooled OL, Dawkins struggling, Josh clearly not in a rhythm, it seemed very off. Did the big contract Allen got include "go for it" veto power? He always want to go for it, and I love that about him. But we need a coach to override with experience. It was as if we were trying to gamble on last year's credit. And we ate the losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 50 minutes ago, BillsFan1 said: Go for it from the 35 on 4th down Go for it from the 50 on 4th down From the 35. Trust Bass. Field Goal Try From the 50 Trust Your D, Pin Pittsburgh Deep, Instead his decisions gave Pittsburgh good/great field position twice. Why? He knows as well as anyone the significance field position and momentum plays, If Bass makes the kick, that is a huge boost for the Bills. Punt from the 50 and play D. Pittsburgh is not KC on offense. Even with McDermott's field position gifts, the Bills D only gave up 16 points. Good enough to win. If he coaches better, and plays field position, they most likely give up less. Too much Coaching to be a hero. He stinks FIRE HIS ARSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, BillsFan1 said: Go for it from the 35 on 4th down Go for it from the 50 on 4th down From the 35. Trust Bass. Field Goal Try From the 50 Trust Your D, Pin Pittsburgh Deep, Instead his decisions gave Pittsburgh good/great field position twice. Why? He knows as well as anyone the significance field position and momentum plays, If Bass makes the kick, that is a huge boost for the Bills. Punt from the 50 and play D. Pittsburgh is not KC on offense. Even with McDermott's field position gifts, the Bills D only gave up 16 points. Good enough to win. If he coaches better, and plays field position, they most likely give up less. Too much Coaching to be a hero. Even with all of this a blocked punt for a TD was the difference in the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, Steel City Mafia said: Analytics Then ***** Analytics 1 minute ago, Azucho98 said: Even with all of this a blocked punt for a TD was the difference in the game. True Dat. But if we had more points on the board and made the Steelers drive down a long field, maybe the blocked punt TD is not the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Outcoached by…Mike Tomlin. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 58 minutes ago, BillsFan1 said: Go for it from the 35 on 4th down Go for it from the 50 on 4th down From the 35. Trust Bass. Field Goal Try From the 50 Trust Your D, Pin Pittsburgh Deep, Instead his decisions gave Pittsburgh good/great field position twice. Why? He knows as well as anyone the significance field position and momentum plays, If Bass makes the kick, that is a huge boost for the Bills. Punt from the 50 and play D. Pittsburgh is not KC on offense. Even with McDermott's field position gifts, the Bills D only gave up 16 points. Good enough to win. If he coaches better, and plays field position, they most likely give up less. Too much Coaching to be a hero. Don’t think we can mention decision making without mentioning the playcall of the pitch back to Singletary on 4th and 1. Yes, probably that was Daboll’s call, but it was so bizarre I just heard a commentator saying “that play looked good on the board in July, not on the field in September”. I can’t say they’re wrong. 4 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: Outcoached by…Mike Tomlin. Not sure what your intended point is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, ScottLaw said: Meh. They did this plenty last season and it worked. I’ll say it again, the Bills lost because Josh Allen, Daboll and the offense were *****…. That falls on McD as well. You can say it again and again. But that won't make it true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Steel City Mafia said: Analytics No way did analytics tell him to not go for it on 4th and short and then go for it on 4th and 8. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Anybody defending Sean McDermott after today’s bs performance is just a homer at this point. Guy was gutless in the AFC Title game, and it carried over to Game 1 today. I’ve said all off season I wanted to see Josh perform with fans in the stands. So far, epic failure. He fkn sucked today. His missed throws are the reason we lost. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 McD had a poor game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgg716 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 We don’t ever need to play scared again. Mcd finally learned last year not to, and now it backfires once, and people want Jauron ball, stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Bills Fan reactions: 2019: 4th and 3 @ midfield - Punt "McD is too conservative playing Jauron ball. Needs to to for it" 2021: 4th and 3 @ midfield- Goes for it "McD is a horrible game manager. Clearly should have punted" 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤷🏻♂️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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