Special K Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago 23 hours ago, gobills404 said: Kincaid lined up next to Brown. This some Mahomes/Kelce type stuff 3 hours ago, Big Blitz said: Funny enough, it looks like the play in the clip might be the play where he hurts his oblique. Looks like he took a knee to the side at the end of the play, and took a minute to get up afterwards. Quote
Thurman#1 Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago On 10/8/2025 at 8:51 PM, finn said: I'm not sure what to make of Brady. Is he holding back, maybe at McDermott's request, playing conservative ball to take the win? Or is this all he can do with the best quarterback in the league, a terrific line (and line coach) and running back, and the best tight-end trio in the league--against bottom-half teams? Maybe Babich is struggling because of a dearth of talent to work with, but you can't say the same of Brady. My growing sense is that he's just a guy who happened to be around when McDermott needed someone to take over. I credit him for turning things around, and I'm not giving up on him yet, but he's been dealt pocket aces and so far this year he's playing like he has 5-7 off. We're third in points and third in yardage. Nobody is holding back on this offense. Quote
Thurman#1 Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 8 hours ago, finn said: Fair point. I'm not saying McDermott is a bad coach, just that the excellent win percentage people point to as evidence of his prowess is dubious given the quarterback he's been bestowed. It's like saying "Look at all the championships Scottie Pippen won! He's obviously one of the best players of all time." You can say this about all of the great coaches in history. You can't win consistently without a good QB. On the other hand, coaches who've lost with very good QBs aren't all that difficult to find. Look at how Denver did under Wade Phillips with Elway. Compare Russell Wilson's results under anyone but Carroll. Philip Rivers never put up big win percentages consistently and it wasn't because he wasn't a great QB. Matt Ryan was up and down under different regimes. Dan Fricking Marino was on teams that were very inconsistent about win percentages. McDermott's consistency and win percentages aren't all on Josh, though he certainly Allen has a large part in it. It was pointed out above that he made the playoffs with Tyrod at the beginning of a rebuild. That was terrific coaching. Edited 6 hours ago by Thurman#1 Quote
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) On 10/8/2025 at 7:51 AM, finn said: I'm not sure what to make of Brady. Is he holding back, maybe at McDermott's request, playing conservative ball to take the win? Or is this all he can do with the best quarterback in the league, a terrific line (and line coach) and running back, and the best tight-end trio in the league--against bottom-half teams? Maybe Babich is struggling because of a dearth of talent to work with, but you can't say the same of Brady. My growing sense is that he's just a guy who happened to be around when McDermott needed someone to take over. I credit him for turning things around, and I'm not giving up on him yet, but he's been dealt pocket aces and so far this year he's playing like he has 5-7 off. Pats dline kinda had their way with our oline which was a lot of the problem in this last one tbh…I think we’re getting a little over reactionary to that. When the oline plays as well as what you described the bills are pretty much unstoppable Edited 5 hours ago by Generic_Bills_Fan Quote
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