For all you McDermott haters, who would you want? (Now a poll)

[Billsfanatic8989]

I can't even rib my Patriots fan friend because I have no comeback. 

 

Me: Patriots won't win the division title nor make the postseason this year. You got a ways to go.

 

Him: I watched my team win six SB titles. Get back to me when your team wins one. Better yet, get back to me when your team stops wasting Josh Allen and can actually get to a SB. The Patriots will be in a SB before the Bills are. 

 

I had nothing left to say lol. I can't brag about winning division titles and Allen being elite. It doesn't matter to a fan of a team where winning a title is the only measure of success. 

 

Point being, the Bills have really wasted being in a weak division with an elite QB. How much better will Allen be in his 30's. What will be different about McDermott? The QB play has been very good to great in the postseason. The DC's have changed. Yet, the defense regularly gets abused by elite QB's. There is one constant.

 

 

 

 

[L Ron Burgundy]

9 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

He's taken his team to a Super Bowl 50% of the time lol

 

 

Yeah I've no clue on the validity.  Seems wrong to me but the perception is out there.

[Cotton Fitzsimmons]

On 10/9/2025 at 11:13 PM, Brand J said:

We need to find our version of Bills Parcells. 

Bills Parcells and Buffalo Bill Cowher would have definitely hoisted the Lombardi here by now, gents!

[Augie]

For the 40%+ who say trade for Sean McVay, what exactly makes you think they would give him away for some draft picks? 

 

For the 20 people so far who opted for Gruden, he’d be right up there with Rex in terms of the LAST guy I’d want. I had enough personal experience with that little fella with the GIANT ego that I’d put my Bills fandom on hold. 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 10/5/2025 at 11:49 PM, ClemsonBills said:

I’d trade a draft pick for Sean McVay. Might be a great exit plan after stafford retires

I keep forgetting you can trade for coaches 

[L Ron Burgundy]

6 hours ago, Augie said:

For the 40%+ who say trade for Sean McVay, what exactly makes you think they would give him away for some draft picks? 

 

For the 20 people so far who opted for Gruden, he’d be right up there with Rex in terms of the LAST guy I’d want. I had enough personal experience with that little fella with the GIANT ego that I’d put my Bills fandom on hold. 

This is all in fun.  We haven't a clue who's available.  Mcvay I think has a chance to win a sb with this roster so I voted for him but I highly doubt he's an option.   

 

I'm just REALLY concerned we've got a coach simply not good enough to win the big game.  If we don't get one with Allen it'd be the biggest shame in sports.  All because we're holding onto an above average coach?  No thanks.  He broke the curse, great on the resume.  Can't win a superbowl you gotta go.  

[harryS]

On 10/9/2025 at 11:17 AM, Boo Radley Boston said:

Ben won a Super Bowl and lost a Super Bowl with Tomlin. In fact, the Super Bowl that Tomlin won was with Bill Cowhers team.

 

Bens career was squandered. He was good enough to win more that 1 Super Bowl under Tomlin. Tomlin had Ben, Levon Bell, Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith all in their prime and screwed it up.

 

I hope that Allen does not wind up like Marino or Rivers.

 

Roethlisberger won 2 rings.  One was against the Seahawks and one was against the Cardinals.

 

I agree that even if Mahomes is QB1 like Tom Brady was, QB2 and QB3 should still be able to get a ring or two like Manning and Roethlisberger did.

 

That's why it's frustrating that Josh is winning 0 with McBeane.

 

The really sad thing is that Allen might actually be this generation's QB1 and will be shutout by McBeane.

[finn]

16 hours ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

I can't even rib my Patriots fan friend because I have no comeback. 

 

Me: Patriots won't win the division title nor make the postseason this year. You got a ways to go.

 

Him: I watched my team win six SB titles. Get back to me when your team wins one. Better yet, get back to me when your team stops wasting Josh Allen and can actually get to a SB. The Patriots will be in a SB before the Bills are. 

 

I had nothing left to say lol. I can't brag about winning division titles and Allen being elite. It doesn't matter to a fan of a team where winning a title is the only measure of success. 

 

Point being, the Bills have really wasted being in a weak division with an elite QB. How much better will Allen be in his 30's. What will be different about McDermott? The QB play has been very good to great in the postseason. The DC's have changed. Yet, the defense regularly gets abused by elite QB's. There is one constant.

 

 

 

 

Consider how all of us will feel if the Bills lose for a FIFTH time against KC in the playoffs. Will the McDermott apologists continue making excuses for him? It was injuries, it was the refs, it was the cheerleaders. When will it dawn on people that he is a brake on this team, and may have cost them one or more Super Bowls? Six losses? Seven? The entire Allen era? 

 

Even if they go all the way, it doesn't necessarily mean McDermott didn't hold them back all these years, and that he will continue holding them back if he's retained. The difference between the Chiefs and the Bills does not equate to 4-0 or even 4-1.

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

16 minutes ago, finn said:

Consider how all of us will feel if the Bills lose for a FIFTH time against KC in the playoffs. Will the McDermott apologists continue making excuses for him? It was injuries, it was the refs, it was the cheerleaders. When will it dawn on people that he is a brake on this team, and may have cost them one or more Super Bowls? Six losses? Seven? The entire Allen era? 

 

Even if they go all the way, it doesn't necessarily mean McDermott didn't hold them back all these years, and that he will continue holding them back if he's retained. The difference between the Chiefs and the Bills does not equate to 4-0 or even 4-1.

It's no secret a lot of Bills fans have a limiting mindset from all the years of losing and the 4 super bowl losses. With this good of a QB the expectation is multiple super bowls not just one. McDermott has already, IMO, cost the team multiple super bowls. He's not going to change and even if they do win one, it will be despite him. 

[buffblue]

I like how 22 people have voted for Jon Gruden so far. I'd prefer Bill Cowher myself....in 2005

[HerdMenatlity1]

On 10/5/2025 at 11:53 PM, SCBills said:

I want to know who is more to blame for the CONSTANT recurring issues this team has year to year that ultimately holds us back. 
 

-Lack of pass rush

 

-Lack of outside WR talent

 

-Injury issues plaguing the Defense

 

Those two issues constantly hold us back and every year they’re not fixed. 
 

So who is responsible for the asset allocation?  Is Beane drafting to his coaches who want to be a heavy run team with WR’s who can block and a Defense that has penetrating smaller players?

 

Or is it both of them?  This team has serious holes right now due to the Hairston injury, years of misses on the DL and absolute disinterest in truly addressing the WR room. 
 

As currently constructed, this team has very serious flaws.  They’ve been visible since Week 1 and due to an easy schedule start, were masked until tonight. 
 

McDermott doesn’t seem like he can get us across the line but Beane also has very serious blind spots/weaknesses that continue to hurt this team … but is he drafting to what McDermott and his coaches want?

Who taught you how to count to two? I counted three issues listed. Couldn’t get past this part and take you seriously. And a one, and a two and a three.