For all you McDermott haters, who would you want?

[BuffaloRebound]

Just now, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

We'll see how the rest of the season goes and who is available, but right now I think it would be pretty easy to just promote Joe Brady. 

Certainly not after tonight’s game.  I think you go after Shanahan or Mcvay in the off-season.  Shanahan aint winning a super bowl with purdy and Stafford is at the end.  If it takes a 1st rounder, so be it.  As for rest of this season, it’s mcdermott unless the wheels fall off which I could actually see happen.  This team hasnt played good football except for 5 minutes against the ravens and a half against the lowly Jets.  We look like a poorly coached team.  

[Walking Tall]

The Bills had a ridiculous amount of penalties in the first half. I’d blame that on coaching if it was a constant problem but it isn’t. Those penalties were on the players.

 

The Bills also lost the turnover battle for the first time in a billion years. Is that on the coaching staff? Of course not.

 

What did bother me about coaching tonight was the Bills constantly letting Maye roll right, out of the pocket, and shred them in the second half. They didn’t adjust.

 

What also bothered me about coaching was they got way too cute at times on offense. An end around with Knox…who hasn’t been a serious part of this offense for a month when you have a good drive going. Why?

 

2nd and 3 inside of the Patriots 10…they bring in Cook and run a complicated pass that draws an offensive PI and Allen throws an INT the next play. Why not just run Cook on the 2nd and 3? The game was up in the air at that point. Cook is more than a capable back. 
 

Punting at the Patriots 42…even if it is a 4th and 10. You have Josh damned Allen as your QB. Go for it!
 

Just so much blame to go around.

Edited 3 hours ago by Walking Tall

[gobills404]

I’m not even a McD hater but if the defense stinks it up in the playoffs again my vote would be for literally anyone else. He’s a good coach but at some point you have realize he’s not quite good enough to get us to the promise land.

Edited 3 hours ago by gobills404

[Uncle Stucky]

I’d take Mike Mularkey over McD right now. 

[H2o]

Just now, gobills404 said:

I’m not even a McD hater but if the defense stinks it up in the playoffs again my vote would be for literally anyone else. He’s a good coach but at some point you have realize he’s not quite good enough to get us to the promise land.

Marty Schottenheimer 2.0

[LifeLongBillsFan]

I will take any coach that isn’t beholden to Andy Reid 

[gobills404]

3 minutes ago, H2o said:

Marty Schottenheimer 2.0

He’s ever more Schottenheimer-ish than Schottenheimer himself.

[billybob71]

I'm just not sure they will fire McD if they come up short again, maybe if JA complains but that's not his nature to do so, or he would have to try to force his way out and get on a team like the Rams to win one. If the Bills keep falling short(hopefully not) and they don't try another coach I am gonna root for JA to go somewhere else, I am not a McD hater but I really would like to see JA win one, (preferably with the Bills obviously) but if he stays with Buffalo his whole career and they don't win one it would be tragic

[Buffalo716]

Again 

 

This is just going to show every single poster with a backbone versus every single one who's spineless 

 

And I'm being 1,000% serious 

 

First place in the NFL

[LifeLongBillsFan]

14 minutes ago, Uncle Stucky said:

I’d take Mike Mularkey over McD right now. 

Hell No!!!

[Bferra13]

Its one loss. Its not a big deal until it is. Not the time for this thread. Literally a subject to piss and moan. 

[SCBills]

5 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Again 

 

This is just going to show every single poster with a backbone versus every single one who's spineless 

 

And I'm being 1,000% serious 

 

First place in the NFL

We might have had the easiest schedule in the NFL so far. 
 

3 horrible teams, 1 miraculous comeback win against a good team before they fell apart and took an L at home to the first good team we’ve played since Week 1. 
 

Same issues present this year are the same issues they doom us against KC in the playoffs each year. 
 

If we were Philly or KC, sure.. benefit of the doubt.   Bills don’t deserve that and are being judged by the fanbase as to if this team can FINALLY help the best QB in the NFL, who would die on the field for this city, get to a Super Bowl.  
 

Early returns are not promising. 

[Buffalo716]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

We might have had the easiest schedule in the NFL so far. 
 

3 horrible teams, 1 miraculous comeback win against a good team before they fell apart and took an L at home to the first good team we’ve played since Week 1. 
 

Same issues present this year are the same issues they doom us against KC in the playoffs each year. 
 

If we were Philly or KC, sure.. benefit of the doubt.   Bills don’t deserve that and are being judged by the fanbase as to if this team can FINALLY help the best QB in the NFL, who would die on the field for this city, get to a Super Bowl.  
 

Early returns are not promising. 

The Patriots and the Ravens are not horrible teams 

 

Horrible is a 2 and 14 team 

 

This is the NFL it's literally any given Sunday have you guys never watched football before

 

4 and 1 and this place complains more than when we were 5 and 11.. sorry you guys are getting spoiled more than Patriots fans

Edited 2 hours ago by Buffalo716

[MasterStrategist]

55 minutes ago, 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?

To me its Beane.  As you said, no impact WR or DE.  CB is iffy too.  Max better be ready after the bye and reliable.  

 

Honestly the leeway Beane gets is suspect.

 

Found Josh. and 1 very good draft and some other real good picks (Spencer).

 

But FA and his misuse of the cap is a clown show.

 

Coaching isnt my concern, it's the talent we roll out on the field or lack thereof at certain premium positions.

[LEBills]

2 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

To me its Beane.  As you said, no impact WR or DE.  CB is iffy too.  Max better be ready after the bye and reliable.  

 

Honestly the leeway Beane gets is suspect.

 

Found Josh. and 1 very good draft and some other real good picks (Spencer).

 

But FA and his misuse of the cap is a clown show.

 

Coaching isnt my concern, it's the talent we roll out on the field or lack thereof at certain premium positions.

I do think it is a majority Beane and how he has managed and acquired talent for this team. But I do think coaching is a problem too. Our OL only improved once we got a good OL coach. I think better assistant coaches and DC would help… but in the playoffs talent wins out usually and so back to Beane needing to be better.

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

This is an honest question. If the Bills fire McDermott? Who would you hire to get the Bills over the hump and into the Superbowl? Not any coach currently coaching another team college or pro. Those coaches who are unemployed, who would you hire?

 

I would like to see McDermott give up the defense and hire a solid DC, I don't really know who's out there right now but I'm sure McDermott knows someone. He's not a great DC imo. I wouldn't necessarily call myself a "hater", I like his change of culture but now I think he needs help.  

[Governor]

McD proved last season that he will make adjustments to the D at the end of the season and through the playoffs but you’re not doing it with this secondary. The way it’s looking Poyer will be starting at some point, Hairston will be splitting time with White, Benford will be injured, Rapp is brutally slow. Were a few weeks away from Hamlin time.

 

Thats obviously not going to get it done. 
 

Im not so worried about our run defense right now. That will continue to improve.

[Mc1320]

Anyone who will replace McDermott’s rush 4 cover 7 philosophy which has not worked and will not work unless you have have Bruce Smith or Miles Garrett in their prime.  Hasn’t worked against the best offenses in the playoffs and failed tonight against an average at best NE team.

 

This team is extremely passive on both sides of the ball. Doesn’t blitz on 3rd/4th and long when they don’t have the pass rushers to get there and won’t attempt to throw the ball deep when they have the opportunity against a single high safety.

 

This excuse that every defense is playing two high safety against us every play which is why don’t throw deep is nonsense.  They had single high on more than one occasion tonight and never took a shot. 
 

when you talk about the most feared defenses in league it is Spags in KC and Brian Flores w/Minnesota, not McDermott or Babich.  

Beane can’t seem to draft difference makers at pass rusher or a wide receiver which will prevent team from winning the Super Bowl

[Governor]

13 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

I would like to see McDermott give up the defense and hire a solid DC, I don't really know who's out there right now but I'm sure McDermott knows someone. He's not a great DC imo. I wouldn't necessarily call myself a "hater", I like his change of culture but now I think he needs help.  

He already pretended to do that this season when he hired all of those specialists. That was intended to buy his scheme 1 more year. Everyone fell for it.

[Bermuda Triangle]

38 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

To me its Beane.  As you said, no impact WR or DE.  CB is iffy too.  Max better be ready after the bye and reliable.  

 

Honestly the leeway Beane gets is suspect.

 

Found Josh. and 1 very good draft and some other real good picks (Spencer).

 

But FA and his misuse of the cap is a clown show.

 

Coaching isnt my concern, it's the talent we roll out on the field or lack thereof at certain premium positions.

I’m not a huge McDermott fan, but given the choice to have to retain one of McDermott or Beane, I‘m keeping McDermott 10/10 times