If Sean McDermott and Marv Levy switched era’s

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, MPL said:

Imagining Marv Levy wearing the glasses Sean McDermott was wearing last night...

[billsfan714]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

 

I will never understand why they didn't run Thurman more. He was dominant that day. At the very least the Giants would have been forced to put more men in the box to stop him and that would have helped Kelly open up the passing game. wa

Every time I watch the 4 falls of Buffalo, I realize why Frank Reich is not a great coach.   When he said its easy to say you should of thrown a left hook instead of a right(paraphrasing), when asked about not running more, I about blow a gasket.   Frank, they came out with 2 down lineman, its called reading a defense, you run against 2 down lineman.   Its football 101.

1 hour ago, RkFast said:

Probably a wash. McD's strengths and weaknesses and Marv's have A LOT of parallels. Both are good delegators & leaders of men and strong builders of 'team culture.' Both have implemented very strong overall team "programs." Both are so-so in-game managers. 

Totally agree, there wasnt a superbowl where Marv wasnt out coached in and I think McD against Parcells/Belichick, Gibbs, and Johnson would of been the same, McD is not on that level.  I certainly dont think a McD defense would of done any better against OJ Anderson and stopping the run thats for sure.

Edited yesterday at 08:14 PM by billsfan714

[The Jokeman]

30 minutes ago, Sweats said:

If the Bills of the 90's who had the best franchise roster on all facets of the ball couldn't win even one SB, how do we even possibly think that with the roster we have today, that we would ever win a SB?!?

 

..........serious question.

Because JA17 is a much better QB than Jim Kelly ever was.

[Mark Vader]

What if Sean McDermott switched eras with Chuck Knox?

[Sweats]

27 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Because JA17 is a much better QB than Jim Kelly ever was.

 

 

 

How much better without a supporting cast?..........JA is the best we've ever seen, but unless he can catch, run, play D and ST's all by himself, is a SB in his future?

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

McD’s rotational defensive line, Bruce would never have made it to even 125.

Marino would have broken the “bend don’t break” defense.

 

[The Jokeman]

23 minutes ago, Sweats said:

 

 

 

How much better without a supporting cast?..........JA is the best we've ever seen, but unless he can catch, run, play D and ST's all by himself, is a SB in his future?

I would expect so. Most NFL games are decided by a couple of plays so assume yes. As think eventually things will go the Bills way. Call it blind loyalty, false hope etc. but watching the NFL I know this team isn't as bad some make us out to be.

[Mark92]

3 hours ago, QB Bills said:

You give Allen the 90s roster and the Bills would never lose a game.

Different era, obviously.  Those defenders couldn't catch Allen, if they did though he would get hammered. 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

90's team would have been very good with McDermott because they had Thurman and Bruce and he probably would have kept Kelly from turning it over so much. Still would have been physically overmatched in the other 3 SuperBowls.

Levy with this team would probably be worse than McDermott.  He was a leader but not the tactical person needed in today's game. 

 

There I made a positive post about McDermott!

 

Here is a twist- give me Ted Marchibroda with this team! Allen or Cook would win 3 MVPs in a row and multiple SuperBowls!

Edited 23 hours ago by Ethan in Cleveland

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

53 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Here is a twist- give me Ted Marchibroda with this team! Allen or Cook would win 3 MVPs in a row and multiple SuperBowls!

Didn't you see Keaton's Batman in the Flash?!  You try to get Marchibroda, but the timeline alters in the past as well, and you end up with Kay Stephenson...or even worse, Hank Bullough! 

[T.E.]

The 90s players wouldn't have bought into any of the completely stale and clichéd Process stuff. Just from a public speaking and motivational standpoint, McDermott is a huge downgrade from Levy.

[vincec]

4 hours ago, Sweats said:

If the Bills of the 90's who had the best franchise roster on all facets of the ball couldn't win even one SB, how do we even possibly think that with the roster we have today, that we would ever win a SB?!?

 

..........serious question.

Because the current teams aren’t battling the 1992 or 1993 Cowboys. That was the pre salary cap era of super teams.

[SinceThe70s]

2 hours ago, T.E. said:

The 90s players wouldn't have bought into any of the completely stale and clichéd Process stuff. Just from a public speaking and motivational standpoint, McDermott is a huge downgrade from Levy.

 

This reminded me of a co-worker telling me prior to one of the SB losses to Dallas that the Jimmy Johnson led team would beat the Marv Levy led team. He openly mocked Marv's motivational capability.  Whether it was a factor or not he ended up being right. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

5 hours ago, Sweats said:

If the Bills of the 90's who had the best franchise roster on all facets of the ball couldn't win even one SB, how do we even possibly think that with the roster we have today, that we would ever win a SB?!?

 

..........serious question.

Bc everyone else is looking down the barrel of roster issues as well—back in the 90’s the teams we faced in the Super Bowl were stacked in every sense just as much as we were if not more? Parity today makes it easier to get to the playoffs despite serious roster problems…

[FitzShowUsYourTitz]

7 hours ago, MPL said:

Imagining Marv Levy wearing the glasses Sean McDermott was wearing last night...

[nedboy7]

Imagine if McD lost 4 SBs in a row.  Would he get Marv love? 

[billsbackto81]

7 hours ago, NewEra said:

Bruce may have finished with 250 sacks playing DE in a 4-3.  
 

McD would have him falling back in coverage. 😅

[Walking Tall]

Jim Kelly would have got into a wrestling match with McDermott on the sidelines.

[Jimmy Harris 69]

5 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

What if Sean McDermott switched eras with Chuck Knox?

They are one and the same. Knox lost three championship games as coach of the Rams and one in Buffalo. Successful coach, even great on many sundays, but he couldn’t get past the championship game. Much like our current situation. Knox never had a great quarterback on any of his teams. They played complementary football, along with “ground chuck”. McDermott on the other hand, has football’s best QB and wants him to play like Trent Dilfer. WTF is wrong with this picture? McD and Beane are not on the same page. Beane tries to get too cute with his drafts. 

[4th&long]

Levy was in 4 super bowls by now and can you imagine marv benching Thomas at critical points in the game?