If Missing the Playoffs Is What it Will Take for Change, Would You Welcome It?

[Chandler#81]

I wouldn’t go as far as untouchable, but I -and likely others, am suffering from ‘Seanitis’, a contempt-breeding familiarity condition. 
I’m sure everybody realizes neither would be unemployed long. 7 of 8 years in the playoffs and 5 straight Division titles carries a lot of weight in the League.

Both would be snapped up quickly if they desired to stay in the League, including some teams who’d fire their current HC/GM just to interview them. Personally, I don’t blame either one for our current predicament. With very rare exceptions, they acquire talented players with high character which is unusual these days.
 

We’re literally crippled by injuries and more players will likely follow in the coming weeks. There’s only so much ca$h to go around. But the infusion of good young talent -injury notwithstanding- are fine additions to the growth of the team. 
 

Theyve spoiled us is all.

[Marcus Aurelius]

One day I'll grow up and not let the poor play of the Bills affect my life.

But until then  ... 😓

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

The chiefs are 5-5 and we haven’t been to a Super Bowl in 32 years. If you want us to miss the playoffs delete your profile 

[Bob in STL]

On 11/21/2025 at 9:39 AM, Kirby Jackson said:

Just an NHL team and an NFL team come with infinitely different external pressures. If you were to tally how many times in a year the word Sabres is mentioned on national TV vs. Bills, the delta will be well into the thousands. Terry can screw up the Sabres and no one notices. The entire world sees and talks on the Bills regression. He can’t hide in plain sight with this. 
 

There is no denying that he has done a bad job with the Sabres. That’s like saying though that his $200k house is in rough shape. The focus will always be on the $1M home. When the $1M home in the nicest neighborhood starts to fall apart, people notice. 

Ok.  The NFL is a bigger deal than the NHL.   Just say it that way.   Still, more than a few people notice how bad the Sabres are run.  

 

But every NFL team runs it course, and every QB MVP fades away, and every good coach gets fired or moves on.   What Terry does after this Bills team fades away might be much more Sabre-like than you care to believe, and there is evidence of not only of bad decisions but outright neglect that are in play here.  

 

[uticaclub]

On 11/21/2025 at 1:45 PM, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

The chiefs are 5-5 and we haven’t been to a Super Bowl in 32 years. If you want us to miss the playoffs delete your profile 

No one wants to miss the playoffs, but it's obvious at this point that Beane & McDermott will NEVER build a Championship caliber roster.

[Lost]

1 minute ago, uticaclub said:

No one wants to miss the playoffs, but it's obvious at this point that Beane & McDermott will NEVER build a Championship caliber roster.

 

They're good at getting the band back together though 😂

 

Nothing spells championship like bringing back guys who already played here and weren't good enough, but are now 3 years older and slower.  

[Budkin]

Absolutely. And at this point the worst case is for us to squeak into the playoffs just to save these bozos jobs.

[Kirby Jackson]

28 minutes ago, Bob in STL said:

Ok.  The NFL is a bigger deal than the NHL.   Just say it that way.   Still, more than a few people notice how bad the Sabres are run.  

 

But every NFL team runs it course, and every QB MVP fades away, and every good coach gets fired or moves on.   What Terry does after this Bills team fades away might be much more Sabre-like than you care to believe, and there is evidence of not only of bad decisions but outright neglect that are in play here.  

 

Fair. Locally, people know about the disaster of the Sabres. The pressure though can only be so big when it’s Paul Hamilton and Marty Biron talking about them for an hour a day. It’s local and secondary. That was the point. There’s no denying that he has completely messed that up. Look at the LaFontaine situation.
 

We just don’t know what will happen here. Josh has covered for a lot of mistakes. Does Terry feel the urgency to win in Josh’s window? He should. Josh also has the power to end this. He has virtually equal power. If he goes to Terry and says he wants something different, he gets it. He’s at that stature that some reach. It’s the LeBron scenario. Maybe Terry doesn’t want to dump them but Josh can 100% make that happen. I don’t see him ever saying anything publicly but could certainly say that privately. 
 

Terry is facing more pressure in this situation than in any that he has faced. It’s a different pressure. It’s also a lot broader. We will see how he handles it but it’s not comparable to keeping Kevyn Adams.

[Aesop]

I voted No and for McD and Beane to stay.