Bills!Win! Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Freddie's Dead said: We really miss McKittrick on offense. For as much ***** as he got here, we haven't replaced his offensive production (especially first downs) and Sharty has been at best a push as a PR. But the McKittrick hate runs deep at TBD. I expects lots of eye rolls, dislikes, and disagrees to this post, but I don't care. We wasted lots of cap space on Sharty and Sherfield and got little to nothing in return. maybe we can make a yearly tradition of signing former WRs at the end of the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Freddie's Dead said: We really miss McKittrick on offense. For as much ***** as he got here, we haven't replaced his offensive production (especially first downs) and Sharty has been at best a push as a PR. But the McKittrick hate runs deep at TBD. I expects lots of eye rolls, dislikes, and disagrees to this post, but I don't care. We wasted lots of cap space on Sharty and Sherfield and got little to nothing in return. As a pass catcher he struggled but I always appreciated his gadget plays. We don't run anything like that anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Scott7975 said: Obviously the problem is McKenzie is no longer here. He is the guy that brought fun. No more karaoke during practice for these guys. That and Josh doesn't even do the handshakes anymore Coach McDermott provides plenty of fun time for all the players. In fact there is a whole process sub-culture just for fun. (Soon the Bills will even have a process sub-culture for offense). No coach in NFL history has ever been more easy going or jovial. The don't need no McKenzies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 hours ago, The Wiz said: If you think those comments are weird you should have heard him talk on WGR right before his press conference. I really haven't had a problem with McD and some of the things he says but this was kind of a "this is my team and you need to do it my way" kind of comment and it really made me lose faith in him. He was asked about the Cook benching after the fumble and basically said that he hadn't earned his trust the same as someone that might have been with the team for a longer period of time. I'm assuming this is a direct "trust" comparison between benching Cook and not benching Davis after he had an INT go off of his hands. So a guy who fumbled twice in 27 games gets less trust than a 58% catch percentage receiver. Got it. That comment on Cook was so old school that it was painful to listen to. McD uses his RBs as whipping boys. McD has to do a serious self assessment because he has made his share of boneheaded decisions as a HC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nitro said: That comment on Cook was so old school that it was painful to listen to. McD uses his RBs as whipping boys. McD has to do a serious self assessment because he has made his share of boneheaded decisions as a HC. This is not true at all. Every coaching decision has been correct. Every problem the last six seasons is one of execution. Please pay better attention to the McDermott pressers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Since1981 said: Is this true? If so, holy crap Please correct your post. What you claim is a quote from me is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since1981 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 “Low positive” “the process” “low positive” a month ago. WTH was that and where’d it come from to Josh? ”trust the process” never really understood this. Belacheat, Andy can pull it off. But what part of McCappy proved his process worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, Since1981 said: “Low positive” “the process” “low positive” a month ago. WTH was that and where’d it come from to Josh? ”trust the process” never really understood this. Belacheat, Andy can pull it off. But what part of McCappy proved his process worked? Coming to the longest drought in north American professional sports and making the playoffs and turning a toxic culture around seems to show some of the process worked ... Longest drought in north American professional sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein's Dog Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, Nitro said: That comment on Cook was so old school that it was painful to listen to. McD uses his RBs as whipping boys. McD has to do a serious self assessment because he has made his share of boneheaded decisions as a HC. Except McD was right. Cook was not trustworthy. When put back in Cook, while running hard, was loose on ball security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Mango said: I am very curious what McD's thoughts are on this. Sean mentioned a personal thing with Josh, won't describe it further. I really think Josh is missing his ex Brittany. I don't think you stay together with someone for that long (since high school) if you don't have a strong connection with them. He screwed up. He let his little head do the thinking. And he is feeling the loss. That thousand-yard stare he has on the sidelines? I'll bet it's this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Sean mentioned a personal thing with Josh, won't describe it further. I really think Josh is missing his ex Brittany. I don't think you stay together with someone for that long (since high school) if you don't have a strong connection with them. He screwed up. He let his little head do the thinking. And he is feeling the loss. That thousand-yard stare he has on the sidelines? I'll bet it's this. Except many men have gotten second chances and many women let men come back If Josh was off because Brittany and only that ... How hard is it to call her , see her, apologize and make amends? Especially with people you've known for 15 years ? Answer : not hard ... Josh could make amends if he wanted ... He chose Edited November 18, 2023 by Buffalo716 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Greg Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Shaw66 said: I don't agree that we know that for McDermott. I think there are people who do know, most importantly Beane and Terry Pegula. They know what the relationship is like, and I'd expect that Mr. Pegula will be thinking a lot about it for the next few months. He may do his thinking on his own, he may do it with Beane, but he'll be thinking. But he might very well simply say to himself, "I trust Sean. I decided to go on a journey with Sean, and I'm on it." Oh for sure Pegula may do that… it’s my biggest fear. If he keeps on with McD for another year, things may really bottom out. But I won’t be surprised if he does keep him there for $ and because he just likes him personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Mango said: For all the talk about Dorsey's X's and O's I think your point was likely his biggest flaw. A huge part of coaching isn't just telling people the right things to do, it is getting them to do those things, finding the right words, to get the desired results. In fact, most coaches in the NFL are likely pretty comparable when it comes to x's and o's, but the difference between good to great is communicating that, and providing the proper environment/structure around it. Like a bunch of former QB's have said "guys are open, you have to make a play". Some of that is on the individual and some is on the coach. Whatever Dorsey was saying, nobody was hearing. It was time to move on because of that more so than any play call. I posted this in another thread, but it's super related to Dorsey's leadership position. It's clear that Dorsey is NOT A LEADER OF MEN. Watched Joe Brady's press conference. He is a hell of a lot more articulate than Dorsey. I couldn't believe how INARTICULATE Dorsey was! Stammering, stuttering, evading, incoherent guy when speaking. Either he wasn't aware, or he did not care about his poor public speaking. It seems a JOKE now that he was being considered for head-coaching gigs last year. How can a guy like that, who can barely speak, barely answer a question, be the face of a franchise? Not to mention, if he can't communicate in a down-to-earth way to the press, how well is he going to communicate with his players? I know it does not directly correlate, but it's a reasonable question to ask. Communication skills are communication skills. Dorsey, judging by his press conferences, had PATHETIC communication skills "Yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah no, no yeah," over and over again. What a weird verbal tic. Why speak that way when performing public speaking engagements? It's part of your job (even if it's not the most important one." You should still try to get better at it. Brady at least speaks confidently and commandingly. It may not translate into results. But at least you can listen to him speak without cringing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, HappyDays said: Wow that is unhinged. Cook hadn't fumbled since his very first snap in his very first game. We lost two drives because of Murray's mistakes - on one drive he dropped a pass with only one man to beat in front of him, and then on another drive he got tracked down and tackled by a freaking nose tackle. McDermott is floundering IMO. The big mistake in all of this was choosing Dorsey in the first place. Who lets a 26 year QB choose his own offensive coordinator? That's ridiculous. "We want Josh to be happy and comfortable." Again, ridiculous. Pick the best coach. Dorsey was not the best guy available to coach the 11 guys on offense. Edited November 18, 2023 by MarkKelso'sHelmet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Except many men have gotten second chances and many women let men come back If Josh was off because Brittany and only that ... How hard is it to call her , see her, apologize and make amends? Especially with people you've known for 15 years ? Answer : not hard ... Josh could make amends if he wanted ... He chose Extremely. You don't know where things stand with her. Josh might have crossed the line that broke her faith in him. A bridge burned too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, MarkKelso'sHelmet said: I posted this in another thread, but it's super related to Dorsey's leadership position. It's clear that Dorsey is NOT A LEADER OF MEN. Watched Joe Brady's press conference. He is a hell of a lot more articulate than Dorsey. I couldn't believe how INARTICULATE Dorsey was! Stammering, stuttering, evading, incoherent guy when speaking. Either he wasn't aware, or he did not care about his poor public speaking. It seems a JOKE now that he was being considered for head-coaching gigs last year. How can a guy like that, who can barely speak, barely answer a question, be the face of a franchise? Not to mention, if he can't communicate in a down-to-earth way to the press, how well is he going to communicate with his players? I know it does not directly correlate, but it's a reasonable question to ask. Communication skills are communication skills. Dorsey, judging by his press conferences, had PATHETIC communication skills "Yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah no, no yeah," over and over again. What a weird verbal tic. Why speak that way when performing public speaking engagements? It's part of your job (even if it's not the most important one." You should still try to get better at it. Brady at least speaks confidently and commandingly. It may not translate into results. But at least you can listen to him speak without cringing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Extremely. You don't know where things stand with her. Josh might have crossed the line that broke her faith in him. A bridge burned too far. I've had family members who got divorced and remarried 20 years later to the same spouse True love can always rekindle Edited November 18, 2023 by Buffalo716 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 40 minutes ago, DC Greg said: Oh for sure Pegula may do that… it’s my biggest fear. If he keeps on with McD for another year, things may really bottom out. But I won’t be surprised if he does keep him there for $ and because he just likes him personally. Oh, if Terry P. keeps McDermott for 24, I think he's keeping him for multiple years after. If he's guided by belief in Sean and by belief in continuity as organization principle, keeping him next is deciding you're in with the next run. And, yes, as you say, that belief in Sean would almost certainly mean Pegula likes him personally. It would be interesting to know what up-and-coming offensive assistant coaches think about the Bills OC position. If you would like to have a future that follows the standard ladder - Assistant, Position Coach, Coordinator, Head Coach, would Buffalo be attractive? Or do assistants around the league already think that the environment is poisoned, and the coordinator position there won't be a good stepping stone? When Sean McDermott goes to the market to hire the next OC, will the best candidates submit their resumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I've had family members who got divorced and remarried 20 years later to the same spouse True love can always rekindle Not every story ends in forgiveness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Since1981 said: “Low positive” “the process” “low positive” a month ago. WTH was that and where’d it come from to Josh? ”trust the process” never really understood this. Belacheat, Andy can pull it off. But what part of McCappy proved his process worked? "low positive" vs "high fructose" I'd rather have "high fructose" Josh. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Williams Available Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 30 minutes ago, MarkKelso'sHelmet said: The big mistake in all of this was choosing Dorsey in the first place. Who lets a 26 year QB choose his own offensive coordinator? That's ridiculous. "We want Josh to be happy and comfortable." Again, ridiculous. Pick the best coach. Dorsey was not the best guy available to coach the 11 guys on offense. Because Daboll wanted him McD did too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Seems like fair comments, Josh is the catalyst for the offense. Hopefully, Brady will spark something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Araiza Curse said: Not really that weird. The honeymoon phase is over. McD tried giving Allen a longer leash and it wasn’t working out. So now McD is trying to light a fire under him to take things more seriously. Josh is likely tired of winning games all by himself only to have them taken away by McD in the 4th quarter due to awful conservative coaching decisions. No one in the league consistently blows leads quite like McD. Edited November 18, 2023 by Governor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, MarkKelso'sHelmet said: I posted this in another thread, but it's super related to Dorsey's leadership position. It's clear that Dorsey is NOT A LEADER OF MEN. Watched Joe Brady's press conference. He is a hell of a lot more articulate than Dorsey. I couldn't believe how INARTICULATE Dorsey was! Stammering, stuttering, evading, incoherent guy when speaking. Either he wasn't aware, or he did not care about his poor public speaking. It seems a JOKE now that he was being considered for head-coaching gigs last year. How can a guy like that, who can barely speak, barely answer a question, be the face of a franchise? Not to mention, if he can't communicate in a down-to-earth way to the press, how well is he going to communicate with his players? I know it does not directly correlate, but it's a reasonable question to ask. Communication skills are communication skills. Dorsey, judging by his press conferences, had PATHETIC communication skills "Yeah, no, yeah, no, yeah no, no yeah," over and over again. What a weird verbal tic. Why speak that way when performing public speaking engagements? It's part of your job (even if it's not the most important one." You should still try to get better at it. Brady at least speaks confidently and commandingly. It may not translate into results. But at least you can listen to him speak without cringing This raises another interesting question. I haven't seen Brady, but I agree with your observations of Dorsey. In some post today, I said Dorsey seemed like he was trying to solve a puzzle, rather than a guy who feels like beating the DC on the other sideline is the most important thing in the world, and doing it is second only to beating a guy on the field. Dorsey's whole style, including his oral presentation, never gave me the feeling that he was the guy to lead men into battle. The other interesting question is this: If what we're talking about is real, why hadn't Beane and McDermott figured out that he wasn't a leader before they promoted him? That was a serious mistake. Was it because Josh wanted him? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 She took his dog! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBFL Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Bob Jones said: I don't care who the OC is, or how "bad" your team is, if you're making $40 mil A YEAR (6 months, really), and you're playing a game, and you're not happy just to go out there and play, you need professional, mental help. Money doesn’t surpercede pressure and expectations from other people let alone yourself. Can be overwhelmed and “out of it” with any amount of monetary value you're being paid… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Shaw66 said: This raises another interesting question. I haven't seen Brady, but I agree with your observations of Dorsey. In some post today, I said Dorsey seemed like he was trying to solve a puzzle, rather than a guy who feels like beating the DC on the other sideline is the most important thing in the world, and doing it is second only to beating a guy on the field. Dorsey's whole style, including his oral presentation, never gave me the feeling that he was the guy to lead men into battle. The other interesting question is this: If what we're talking about is real, why hadn't Beane and McDermott figured out that he wasn't a leader before they promoted him? That was a serious mistake. Was it because Josh wanted him? McDermott and Beane worked with him in Carolina and here so he pry had a good feel for his leadership skills. If there were any complaints among the players about him they kept it in house. I find it hard to believe he was promoted just because Josh "wanted him" as there was a lot of national reporting that he was a sought out candidate for offensive coordinator vacancies across the league after the 2020 season. To me the writing was on the wall for him to take over for Daboll whenever he got a head coaching gig when he was given the extra title of "passing game coordinator" along with qb's coach in 2021. I imagine he's going to get more opportunities as an offensive coordinator elsewhere in the future given he coordinated a top five offense for most of his tenure. Hell, Brian Daboll was offensive coordinators for three NFL teams before he came here and his resume was nothing to write home about. Edited November 18, 2023 by Doc Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 hours ago, HappyDays said: The other thing with KC that is just so frustrating is they have invested a lot into their defense lately, BUT it's actually paid off. I mean Mahomes led his offense to ZERO points in an entire half against Miami. And they won the game! That's straight up insane. 17 points against the Jaguars. And they won! KC has made excellent moves. Gotta give them credit. - They drafted Trey Smith. Bills took Rachad Wildgoose several picks before that. - They drafted Creed Humphrey, who is now the best C in the league. Bills took Carlos Basham two slots before that. - They moved ahead of us and drafted McDuffie. We drafted Elam. They also made protecting their QB a goal of utmost priority. - They signed Joe Thuney, a very good G, to an $80M deal in Free Agency. - They signed Jawaan Taylor in free agency to an $80M deal. - They signed Donovan Smith in free agency to a $9M deal. Beane has some golden nuggets too, with the great signing of Leonard Floyd and McGovern has played well. But we also have some pretty low return-on-investment signings too, with Hardy, and Sherfield and Ford and Von, etc. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 11 hours ago, SWATeam said: I mean it's not that weird, it's what we've all been seeing with Josh. He's just not the same guy right now. The thing that strikes me is McD being so forthcoming with how little he usually says about anything. The other day somebody posted something about comments McD made about a coordinator being in the booth vs on the field. Does that mean Brady is going to be down on the field? what the he11 does Shula do? Why not have one in the booth and one on the field? Maybe that was part of the leadership comments about Dorsey. Was he using Brady & Shula enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee75 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Sean mentioned a personal thing with Josh, won't describe it further. I really think Josh is missing his ex Brittany. I don't think you stay together with someone for that long (since high school) if you don't have a strong connection with them. He screwed up. He let his little head do the thinking. And he is feeling the loss. That thousand-yard stare he has on the sidelines? I'll bet it's this. As someone who tries not to get into this stuff about his personal life, I really don't think this is the case. I have heard they have broken up numerous times, and that he wanted her out and she didn't want to go.If he really wanted her back, I have a feeling he could have her back. He seems pretty happy with Hailee Steinfeld, and their relationship is a lot more lowkey. My old employer and former co-worker did a dinner for them a couple weeks ago. Maybe the drama of the whole situation with Brittany bothers him, but who knows. I don't think he is missing her and is quite happy with Steinfeld, even though it's a big change in his life. Edited November 18, 2023 by Aimee75 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Einstein said: KC has made excellent moves. Gotta give them credit. - They drafted Trey Smith. Bills took Rachad Wildgoose several picks before that. - They drafted Creed Humphrey, who is now the best C in the league. Bills took Carlos Basham two slots before that. - They moved ahead of us and drafted McDuffie. We drafted Elam. They also made protecting their QB a goal of utmost priority. - They signed Joe Thuney, a very good G, to an $80M deal in Free Agency. - They signed Jawaan Taylor in free agency to an $80M deal. - They signed Donovan Smith in free agency to a $9M deal. Beane has some golden nuggets too, with the great signing of Leonard Floyd and McGovern has played well. But we also have some pretty low return-on-investment signings too, with Hardy, and Sherfield and Ford and Von, etc. Other than the top pick last year (which can still pan out ) Beane's draft classes have been top notch. Torrence, Kincaid, Cook, Bernard, Sahkir, Benford and Arriaza. When they draft by strict position they suck but when it's BPA they have done real well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazinBill Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Shaw66 said: This raises another interesting question. I haven't seen Brady, but I agree with your observations of Dorsey. In some post today, I said Dorsey seemed like he was trying to solve a puzzle, rather than a guy who feels like beating the DC on the other sideline is the most important thing in the world, and doing it is second only to beating a guy on the field. Dorsey's whole style, including his oral presentation, never gave me the feeling that he was the guy to lead men into battle. The other interesting question is this: If what we're talking about is real, why hadn't Beane and McDermott figured out that he wasn't a leader before they promoted him? That was a serious mistake. Was it because Josh wanted him? Neve really mattered to me that we had a defensive head coach, especially with how he turned the franchise around. But I can say it's very clear to me that both Beane and McDermott struggle to properly analyze offensive talent. The biggest concern I had was after Kincaid was drafted Dorsey flat up said he wasn't sure how he would use him.- I'm sorry what? Chalked it up to deflecting - now though it wasn't that at all. And to your point how the hell did it take this long being around him to make a decision - the constant umms when he spoke drive me insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Einstein said: KC has made excellent moves. Gotta give them credit. - They drafted Trey Smith. Bills took Rachad Wildgoose several picks before that. - They drafted Creed Humphrey, who is now the best C in the league. Bills took Carlos Basham two slots before that. - They moved ahead of us and drafted McDuffie. We drafted Elam. They also made protecting their QB a goal of utmost priority. - They signed Joe Thuney, a very good G, to an $80M deal in Free Agency. - They signed Jawaan Taylor in free agency to an $80M deal. - They signed Donovan Smith in free agency to a $9M deal. Beane has some golden nuggets too, with the great signing of Leonard Floyd and McGovern has played well. But we also have some pretty low return-on-investment signings too, with Hardy, and Sherfield and Ford and Von, etc. Jawaan Taylor sucks and was a horrific overpay. They also drafted a horror show of WR talent. Defense has been great. Eagles will beat them comfortably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jones Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Bob Jones said: I don't care who the OC is, or how "bad" your team is, if you're making $40 mil A YEAR (6 months, really), and you're playing a game, and you're not happy just to go out there and play, you need professional, mental help. 18 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Wall Street execs and stockbrokers are just as susceptible to these kind of mental issues as someone "playing a game", so enough with that... a job is a job, no matter if it's trading or throwing a football in a professional league. People get on bad streaks, go into bad funks, etc, etc... it's called LIFE. Yes, comparing other folks who are high earners, and who literally can buy happiness, is a good take. 🙄 How about the tens of millions of Americans who dread going in to work every day, live paycheck to paycheck, but have to put on a happy face to please their customers? How about when the latter folks have a parent or other close relative who gets cancer, and then on top of their crappy job, they have to deal with that too? How about when their son or daughter gets in trouble with the law, or gets pregnant unexpectedly, or gets a serious illness? How about when they lose their job and have no way to pay their bills? How about when the high cost of inflation and the spiraling high cost of their rent means they can’t make ends meet? You think that Josh Allen’s situation….not getting along with his coaches or even other players, or relationship issues with his Hollywood girlfriend….is comparable to the above folks!? If you told those folks, “if we pay you $43 million for 6 months a year work, you think you could be happy and content to go in to work every day” that they’d be able to get happy and content at work!? And mind you, MANY jobs in this country are stressful, and physically & mentally taxing, MUCH MORE SO than playing football. And of course most people work all year long, not just half the year. Yes, everybody has “life issues.” What I’m saying is that Josh’s life issues are very minor in the big picture, and if he can’t be thankful and happy to get out there and play, obviously he’s got issues, and needs help. The things that some of y’all post up in this forum are just mind numbing. And to all the people who reacted negatively to my post, you too need to really think about this. Hope y’all have a great weekend, and GO BILLS! I hope they destroy the Jets and go on a 7-0 run. ANYTHING is possible. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Governor said: No one in the league consistently blows leads quite like McD. Brandon Staley, LA Chargers says "Hold my beer!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Since Daboll left, Josh has been different. He still had a good year last year, but the relationship he had with Dabs went well beyond X's and O's. I would say that Dabs was almost like a 2nd father figure to him. They were that close and talked about all kinds of things. You take such an influential person out of Josh's circle and he hasn't adjusted well. Then you take into account the changes in his personal life. Yes, he may have outgrown his HS sweetheart. Or, maybe he just wanted to throw his pole in different waters. Who knows. But, all of this could be having an effect on him as well. I know we like to think all of these guys are just machines who can play a game regardless of everything going on around them, but they're human beings with the same struggles as everyone else internally. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp566 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 27 year old making a quarter of a billion dollars and he needs to be coddled. They’ve paid him, signed his friends to ridiculous contracts (see Dawson Knox), brought in his golf buddy to back him up (Kyle Allen), and have defended him at every turn. It’s time for the star quarterback to grow up. Stop sulking and be a leader and a motivator. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Johnnyp566 said: 27 year old making a quarter of a billion dollars and he needs to be coddled. They’ve paid him, signed his friends to ridiculous contracts (see Dawson Knox), brought in his golf buddy to back him up (Kyle Allen), and have defended him at every turn. It’s time for the star quarterback to grow up. Stop sulking and be a leader and a motivator. Can you tell us how you really feel though? Let’s not hold back here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKBillFan Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Johnnyp566 said: 27 year old making a quarter of a billion dollars and he needs to be coddled. They’ve paid him, signed his friends to ridiculous contracts (see Dawson Knox), brought in his golf buddy to back him up (Kyle Allen), and have defended him at every turn. It’s time for the star quarterback to grow up. Stop sulking and be a leader and a motivator. Don't you think, if it was as simple as telling Josh to grow up, they would have already done that and it would have worked? The number of people dismissing Josh's mental health - which, in fairness, may or may not be the issue - just because their sports team has lost a few games. Maybe the phrase "grow up" should be revisited and reconsidered. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Einstein said: KC has made excellent moves. Gotta give them credit. - They drafted Trey Smith. Bills took Rachad Wildgoose several picks before that. - They drafted Creed Humphrey, who is now the best C in the league. Bills took Carlos Basham two slots before that. - They moved ahead of us and drafted McDuffie. We drafted Elam. They also made protecting their QB a goal of utmost priority. - They signed Joe Thuney, a very good G, to an $80M deal in Free Agency. - They signed Jawaan Taylor in free agency to an $80M deal. - They signed Donovan Smith in free agency to a $9M deal. Beane has some golden nuggets too, with the great signing of Leonard Floyd and McGovern has played well. But we also have some pretty low return-on-investment signings too, with Hardy, and Sherfield and Ford and Von, etc. I know it's sacrilegious to say it, but Beane hasn't drafted that well. 9 hours ago, Shaw66 said: This raises another interesting question. I haven't seen Brady, but I agree with your observations of Dorsey. In some post today, I said Dorsey seemed like he was trying to solve a puzzle, rather than a guy who feels like beating the DC on the other sideline is the most important thing in the world, and doing it is second only to beating a guy on the field. Dorsey's whole style, including his oral presentation, never gave me the feeling that he was the guy to lead men into battle. The other interesting question is this: If what we're talking about is real, why hadn't Beane and McDermott figured out that he wasn't a leader before they promoted him? That was a serious mistake. Was it because Josh wanted him? It makes you wonder shaw. One thing I kept hearing with dabol is taking plays out Josh didn't like. Why? You are limiting your offense if you can't use the full playbook. You also become predictable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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