HIT BY SPIKES Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I always attempt to show some restraint not to over react to just one game negatively or positively however the pattern is pretty obvious now. 13 seconds Bengals Play-offs' earlier this year Last night (name to follow) We find ways to lose. I appreciate to the fans who have lived through the dark ages post-Jimbo have an admiration for this current Bills regime for getting us back into the play-offs on a regular basis, securing a true franchise QB and bringing Buffalo Proud back to the Buffalo Bills fandom. I get that. "Saviours" may be too highly a label to bestow upon this regime given Terry Pegula already took that title for first buying the Buffalo Sabres and then the Buffalo Bills and securing their futures in Buffalo. I also get that. However: (1) Does Sean McDermott have what it takes to win the biggest games? (2) Sean McDermott is said to be a defensive minded coach and has been there for a number of years banging the table for an one sided investment of high draft picks, salary cap and free agency pursuits into the defensive side of the ball yet our defence and special teams continue to collapse in pivotal times of key games. Why? (3) Is Beane's inability to build an average NFL OL to give our franchise QB an extra 1/4 second to scan the field before making a decision to pass, run or throw the ball away or to allow us to run the ball successfully when we have a 10 point lead a fundamental obstacle to this regimes ability to finally deliver us a Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Championship? (4) Do you still TRUST THE PROCESSTM? 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Honestly, no. If Allen grows up, I do think we're talented enough to win a Super Bowl despite McDermott/Dorsey, but having a Defensive HC was always going to be an issue in terms of long term stability in a passing league where every other top QB has a year in/year out stable Offensive mind leading the team. 7 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I think we have a very good FO. I am unsure about the HC I have no issues with the Ownership 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airseven Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 This regime is on the fade out. The roster will need an overhaul after this season and hopefully Beane and McDermott won’t be making those decisions. 2 2 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngbills Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 It feels more and more like the process means - take care of my guys, be good enough to keep our jobs, create a family / faith filled environment and less about winning and not accepting anything less. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullBuchanan Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I haven't "trusted the process" since I first heard it. It was the most opaque, catch-all blanket for anything and everything that was wrong at the time. It may have been the dumbest thing I ever heard a coach say. It's become clear now that "The Process" isn't the solution, it's the problem. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, MAJBobby said: I think we have a very good FO. I am unsure about the HC I have no issues with the Ownership I think you need to go read the trotted thread about your 3rd point. it’s kind of concerning if true. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airseven Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just now, ngbills said: It feels more and more like the process means - take care of my guys, Good point. This regime absolutely prioritizes trust and familiarity to a fault. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Now can someone Finally define "The Process" seeing we want to keep talking about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Airseven said: This regime is on the fade out. The roster will need an overhaul after this season and hopefully Beane and McDermott won’t be making those decisions. If the season goes bad this needs to happen but I don’t think it does 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Hated that quote from the first time I heard it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Yeah this team isn't going to win because of McD, but rather despite him. The league has figured out Allen. The league has figured out that the Bills statistically dominant D can be run against and always gets soft in crunch time Beane has largely refused to address the OL (maybe a little better this year? wouldnt know from last night) but keeps spending high draft picks on gimmick players and stockpiling middling D linemen McD is an old skool defensive minded coach playing checkers and everyone else is creating 4D chess offenses. Long story short, yeah they might backdoor into the playoffs this year but unless Allen gets his head strait 8-9 wins is probably the ceiling, and we're right back to the middle draft slot trap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just now, CountDorkula said: I think you need to go read the trotted thread about your 3rd point. it’s kind of concerning if true. Yeah I read it. And yeah if true it is a bad quote. When I look at ownership I look at four things. Will they spend for players Will they spend for coaches and staff will they spend on facilities Are they liquid to manipulate the cap, but stay out of the football decisions I think this ownership group does all that. Now the out of that area, and you know being a good Human, yeah if that quote is legit Terry is a POS with that quote and thought process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 No reason not to at this point. We lost 3 games last year by a total of 8 points. We fizzled in the postseason - but there were some extraordinary circumstances at play that didn't relate to the process. I'm not going to overreact to 1 game, the 1st game of the 2023 season. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 To be fair I don't even think McDermott uses that quote anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I'm not really certain what the "process" is anymore. We have gone through 5 different coordinators (3 OC, 1 DC, 1 ST) and the high point is still getting blown out in the AFC Championship Game 3 years ago. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just now, zevo said: If the season goes bad this needs to happen but I don’t think it does Well, if that quote from Terry is true, there will be big big changes. Although, Jerry Jones has been a known scumbag for years, and he is still the owner of one of the most storied sports franchises. Unfortunately, money runs the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Airseven said: This regime is on the fade out. The roster will need an overhaul after this season and hopefully Beane and McDermott won’t be making those decisions. What would Veach/Reid do after this season, given our cap situation, regardless of how it ends? I'd guess that they would cut Morse, Tre and Poyer, while letting Hyde and Davis walk. Sign a RT and then draft a WR2 early and go young on Defense. What will we do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Einstein said: I'm not really certain what the "process" is anymore. We have gone through 5 different coordinators (3 OC, 1 DC, 1 ST) and the high point is still getting blown out in the AFC Championship Game 3 years ago. The process is McD blaming the coordinators for his own stupidity Just now, SCBills said: What would Veach/Reid do after this season, given our cap situation, regardless of how it ends? I'd guess that they would cut Morse, Tre and Poyer, while letting Hyde and Davis walk. Sign a RT and then draft a WR2 early and go young on Defense. What will we do? resign the oldest players to the biggest contracts then draft 4 high motor undersized DEs rest of draft is for defensive backfield 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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