McDermott not in Top 10 of NFL coaches per PFF.

[GoBills808]

I bet their next story is going to be how FG% decreases w distance

[Mat68]

My Stefanski rant.  Stefanski doesn't get nearly enough blame for dropping Mayfield in the trash for playing through a shoulder injury.  Putting all the blame on Baker for the lack of success that season opened the door for the Watson debacle.  How he is able to look like the savior while also creating the problem is disgusting to me.   Baker has played as a top 5 qb for the past two seasons.  Stefanski ran him off.  He needs to wear that but he is some how a sympathetic figure.  

[uticaclub]

34 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Who, exactly, has determined that Beane completely busted on the 2024 FA and draft class? Can we wait until they have played some football  first before determining this? That seems like the prudent approach to me, but you feel free to be you. 

Last years class, not this year. It’s factual that none of the free agents or draft picks made in 2024 had an impact on the field last year. 

[SoTier]

12 hours ago, BillsFooteball said:

Well the suspense is killing me! Who is #32 and the only coach in the NFL you rank McDermott ahead of?! 

 

Andy Reid, of course.

[Buffalo Boy]

15 hours ago, SoTier said:

Sammy Sunshine strikes again.

[stuvian]

I would put McDermott after Shanahan. If Sirianni wins another one in Philly it will be interesting to see how much credit he gets. 

[folz]

5 hours ago, uticaclub said:

Last years class, not this year. It’s factual that none of the free agents or draft picks made in 2024 had an impact on the field last year. 

 

Some of you guys act like this is fantasy football. It is much more complicated for real teams and there is always context. Do you not remember that because of the Stefon Diggs trade and because we kicked the can down the road a bit to try and keep the team together over the previous few years (because we were close), the Bills were 41 million over the cap at the start of the 2024 offseason? How many great players did you expect the Bills to bring in under those circumstances? Everyone knew it was going to be a tight year without the ability to add any big names or whatever (while having to release/trade some mainstay players as well). The Bills decided to take the hit of the Diggs trade all last year, which severely strapped them in 2024 (but made things easier in 2025). Yet, they still won 13 games and made it to the AFC Championship in what was supposed to be a down/rebuild year because of lack of funds and aging veterans. 

 

So, yes, 2024 does not appear to have been a great offseason, but there is a reason for it. Plus, I would say that Mack Hollins, Keon (before the injury), Curtis Samuel (at the end of the year), Amari Cooper (sporadically), D. Carter (was coming on before his injury), and Ray Davis (631 yards and 6 TDs) were all contributors. And I think you could safely say that at least Hollins and Davis made an impact. They had 11 TDs combined last season (and did much more than just scoring).

 

Many teams can't maintain success through the inevitable reset year(s), but the Bills did. Almost seems like Beane and McD should get praise for that, not derision.

 

Edited 25 minutes ago by folz