Can a McD team be tough enough?

[JGMcD2]

2 hours ago, uticaclub said:

Am I? 

Considering you credited Skylar Thompson with 31 points - yeah, you are.

 

One TD came on a Zach Sieler fumble recovery of Josh Allen. You didn’t account for the other two Allen turnovers, or the punt return that gave Miami 3 of their 5 scoring drives starting in Buffalo territory. Not even mentioning the Tyler Bass illegal kick, which spotted them the ball at the Miami 40 and set up another field goal after just a 38-yard drive.

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Did they win?  That's all that matters.

I cite a .650 winning percentage. You cite 4 road playoff losses.

I point out how close the games were. You say only winning matters.

 

Methinks this isn’t your strong suit.

[Matt_In_NH]

1 hour ago, uticaclub said:

Also, 69th overall....nice

He’s has the 5th the highest winning % of non-championship coaches. Being behind George Allen, Jim Harbaugh, Matt LaFluer & Kevin O'Connell.

69th overall what?

[Matt_In_NH]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

He does that by having #17.  

1 hour ago, Toledo Bill said:

No, by having Josh Allen.

 

It is undeniable that Josh has a tremendous impact but it takes more than that.   You cannot have consistent playoff winning teams like the Bills do solely with a great QB.  Look at the Bengals, they have not even made the playoffs the last two years.   He has built a culture, that is not something easy to do.   To say he is just a passenger on Josh Allen's bus is utterly ridiculous.   It takes a great QB and a great coach to win like they have the last 5 years.

[Mikie2times]

1 hour ago, JGMcD2 said:

Considering you credited Skylar Thompson with 31 points - yeah, you are.

 

One TD came on a Zach Sieler fumble recovery of Josh Allen. You didn’t account for the other two Allen turnovers, or the punt return that gave Miami 3 of their 5 scoring drives starting in Buffalo territory. Not even mentioning the Tyler Bass illegal kick, which spotted them the ball at the Miami 40 and set up another field goal after just a 38-yard drive.

I cite a .650 winning percentage. You cite 4 road playoff losses.

I point out how close the games were. You say only winning matters.

 

Methinks this isn’t your strong suit.

Josh Allen in the AFC east without as much as a back up QB and we still champion regular season success. It will never get old. 

[uticaclub]

31 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

69th overall what?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_head_coaches

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yea I don't know where the "not tough" stuff comes from. 

 

There is a distinct lack of physicality on the DL, for certain. They get pushed around far more than they ought to.

 

 

[T master]

3 hours ago, BigDingus said:

 

Primarily due to 17. 

 

The defense has been the weak point the past few years. Crazy that "offensive-minded" Andy Reid has found a way to make his defense a strength, while "defensive-minded" McDermott has gone backwards. 

Well first off you have to look at who Reid as as his D coordinator one of if not the most aggressive D coordinators in the entire league in Spags and as far as experience goes Spags has been in football for 44 yrs McD has been in football for 26 yrs .

 

Spags failed as a HC & IMHO McD has flourished as a HC even though there are those here that say he's not a good HC just look at his win loss record and that despite what the "Experts" Here think will about sum it up .

[Matt_In_NH]

13 hours ago, uticaclub said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_head_coaches

You point to a wikipedia page that lists coaches based on championships.  This is a very Nancy way of evaluating McDermott.  You could just say he is part of the 0.0001% of the worlds population to never lead a team to a SB championship.  You truly believe the likes of Brian Billick, Jimmy Conzeman , Buddy Parker, Joe Stydahar ( I could go on an on with this list) were better and are even relevant to have conversations to compare them?  There are like 10 guys from the roaring 20's, LOL! 

[BillsVet]

19 hours ago, elroy16 said:

I'm always surprised Beane doesn't get more heat for the failures in the playoffs. When you look at who's rotating and playing a lot of snaps in the playoffs, it's not a huge surprise the D struggles against good teams. Austin Johnson, Jordan Phillips, AJ Klien, Elam (I can't believe they didn't try Ingram), Dodson, Linval Joseph, etc. 

 

Most people really don't see or know how a GM contributes because it's done largely behind closed doors.     

 

Those same people will see McD's in-game decisions and player performance and focus on those elements...but what is it that got them there during the regular season?  It's Beane and McD's decisions to their philosophy, their schemes, and the players who they select.  That's all the off-season/behind closed-doors stuff.

 

2025 is going to be an interesting season for this reason.  Either their plan works or it doesn't.  No more room to double down because hey did that this past off-season.