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[GoBills808]

Just now, SCBills said:

He called Brandon Beane “King Beane”

on his podcast.  Dude straight up acted like he was taking this personally.  
 

That whole Bills Squad reaction episode was insane. 

cover1 guys were equally miffed

 

and why not...they spent the entire 2025 parroting it, might as well go down w the ship

 

 

[K-9]

2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

This sounds like damage control lmao

 

Beane is so personable he literally went toe to toe with radio hosts for a criticism that is valid 

 

Lmao this is the definition of desperate.. beane paid that dude 10k to write this 

 

That's what my sources say

 

FYI guys this is me ribbing because I'm sure most of this website is not happy with BB either lol

Not to defend Beane, but regarding that interview on WGR, was he supposed to agree with Jeremy White and Joe D that the current receivers on the team sucked? What kind of message does that send to players that have invested their hard work in this organization? Beane certainly could have handled himself better for sure and he should have couched his responses in a more professional manner, but he has an obligation to the players, whether they suck or not, not to embarrass them in the media. 

[Mikey152]

10 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

cover1 guys were equally miffed

 

and why not...they spent the entire 2025 parroting it, might as well go down w the ship

 

 

At the end of the day, that’s it. In the last couple of years we went from “best roster in the NFL” with a coach holding us back to Josh Allen and a bunch of scrubs that McDermott willed to victory.

 

Most of the roster is the same or better. 
 

sometimes I think people wanted Josh to win an MVP so bad, they oversold how bad the rest of the team was to make his case last season because his stats weren’t as good as Lamar.  It’s sad, because all you really had to do was watch the game.

6 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Not to defend Beane, but regarding that interview on WGR, was he supposed to agree with Jeremy White and Joe D that the current receivers on the team sucked? What kind of message does that send to players that have invested their hard work in this organization? Beane certainly could have handled himself better for sure and he should have couched his responses in a more professional manner, but he has an obligation to the players, whether they suck or not, not to embarrass them in the media. 

That’s what shocks me…why on earth would a Bills GM go on the radio and badmouth his roster?  The fact that McDermott allegedly did is just gross. If the coach doesn’t believe in his guys, that’s a major red flag

[NewEra]

8 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Probably a combination.. I was lower after the loss honestly 

 

The firing of McDermott just made me go down a bad rabbit hole of negativity 

I hear ya.  I feel similarly.  Since the regular season ended and all the firings began.  I’ve been thinking “no way we fire McDermott in this HC market”.  When we did, i felt like Tyson punched me in the gut as I was still reeling from the game on Saturday.  First thought was, if we had beaten Denver this wouldn’t have happened.  We should have beaten Denver.  So many abnormal things happened and we lost.  And McDermott paid with his job.  

 

That said, his D gave up 33 to Bo Nix in another season ending defeat and that may never change, so his separation is warranted.  Current feeling:  if we don’t end up Cignetti (we can dream) or Kubiak, I think we probably made a big mistake firing McD.  I was good with firing him as long as we upgraded.  I’m not confidant if any of these other guys are upgrades and we could end up worse.  
 

I’d really like to know how this will effect the locker room and the players feelings about this organization.  Beane is the guy that has drafted and paid them…so hopefully they love him.  He’s a personable guy.  

[Rousseauisnoschmo]

People want to turn this into some kind of episode of the Kardashians. 33 points per playoff loss is all I need to know. Allen's career is probably at the halfway point. Time to give someone else a shot.

[ALLinALLEN]

23 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Not to defend Beane, but regarding that interview on WGR, was he supposed to agree with Jeremy White and Joe D that the current receivers on the team sucked? What kind of message does that send to players that have invested their hard work in this organization? Beane certainly could have handled himself better for sure and he should have couched his responses in a more professional manner, but he has an obligation to the players, whether they suck or not, not to embarrass them in the media. 

There's an incredibly easy way to both defend your team and not ruffle any feathers - all 31 other GM's know this (and sometimes F it up too). He doubled down on McAfee the day after, so he wanted it to be known. It wasn't "Saving face" or "defending the team"...this is/was how he feels.

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

He did trade a 1st rd pick for a WR six years ago and drafted one in the 2nd rd two years ago …

 

And how did those moves work out?

[ChrisWatson#21]

1 hour ago, Rousseauisnoschmo said:

People want to turn this into some kind of episode of the Kardashians. 33 points per playoff loss is all I need to know. Allen's career is probably at the halfway point. Time to give someone else a shot.

The way he got beat up this year I’d argue we are well into the third quarter of his peak years.  

[Freak-O]

5 hours ago, Mikey152 said:

https://www.golongtd.com/p/the-mcdermott-problem-part-i-blame

 

You all should read it now, a few years later. I found this particularly reassuring, for example:

 

“No wonder the team’s general manager, Brandon Beane, is cited as a force of good behind the scenes. Everyone who criticizes the head coach makes a point to paint Beane as the ultimate contrast and says the GM puts out more fires than anyone knows. Beane, conversely, is described as extremely personable. Coaches and players alike feel comfortable going to Beane with issues, which is rare considering general managers, by nature, should be cold and calculated. After all, GMs are the ones literally releasing players in their office.  

If there’s something Beane cannot tell a player, he’ll flatly say so. But he’s authentic. People sing his praises throughout the organization. 

“Beane is my favorite person on Planet Earth,” said one employee on the business side. “He is truly the best person in sports I’ve ever met in my whole life.”

Quoting Brandon Beane in this article seems a little unnecessary. 😄

[Dan Darragh]

I've been writing this here for years, but of course he writes it a lot better. 

 

Most know exactly when the McDermott Era broke: Jan. 22, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium.

 

Adversity reveals character in any field. Not only did McDermott insult the public by writing off 13 Seconds as an “execution” error. He never owned the defeat privately. He allowed it to linger, and that’s the danger with any trauma. There’s no way for anyone involved to move on unless it’s dealt with head-on. Unless the guilty party takes accountability. McDermott, as Go Long detailed, was the culprit. Yet when his decision to kick a touchback and his defense doomed Buffalo against the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, there was zero accountability. To delusional proportions. One assistant coach remembers McDermott saying in the locker room that the offense scored too fast and left the Chiefs too much time. 

 

“It was such a ludicrous statement,” the coach said, “that it didn’t move the needle.”

 

The next day, McDermott continued to point the finger. “You guys need to get away,” the assistant recalled the boss saying. “Recharge, reflect, and figure out what you can do better to avoid that happening again.” With that, he walked out of the room.

[davefan66]

7 hours ago, Brand J said:

There’s a TON of McDermott support today. I’ve seen people on social media say they canceled season tickets. Others called it a “black eye,” and more wanted to rehire him. Trying to think if I’m living in a crazy dream. The 3rd and 11 quote is right. You have one job, McDermott. Do not let the Broncos convert those 11 yards, yet the player who caught the pass didn’t have a defender within 5 yards of him. That’s not lack of talent, that’s a coaching error. The wrong defensive call was made. I could’ve lived with a player getting beat for those 11 yards, but to have a guy wide open? It was a microcosm of McD’s time here and the firing was just. 

 

That 3rd and 11 play wasn’t just last Saturday. It has been a multitude of games we suffered through that play.

 

How many times did we need a stop and the opposing team hits the open hole 12-15 yards downfield, usually on the left side. So many times I thought my DVR was on repeat.  For a defensive guy to not fix that over many years is unconscionable.

 

I honestly hope Beane is the right guy going forward.
 

I guess my issue with firing McD is the unknown.  What happens next? We can’t afford to make a mistake and go years without actually getting better.  Beane had to have a guy he wants. And that guy knows. 
 

 

 

Edited January 21 by davefan66

[Kelly to Allen]

5 hours ago, GoBills808 said:

cover1 guys were equally miffed

 

and why not...they spent the entire 2025 parroting it, might as well go down w the ship

 

 

Cover 1 has been pretty insufferable about Sean's firing. Almost propaganda level nonsense 

[Bill from NYC]

8 hours ago, Mikey152 said:

https://www.golongtd.com/p/the-mcdermott-problem-part-i-blame

 

You all should read it now, a few years later. I found this particularly reassuring, for example:

 

“No wonder the team’s general manager, Brandon Beane, is cited as a force of good behind the scenes. Everyone who criticizes the head coach makes a point to paint Beane as the ultimate contrast and says the GM puts out more fires than anyone knows. Beane, conversely, is described as extremely personable. Coaches and players alike feel comfortable going to Beane with issues, which is rare considering general managers, by nature, should be cold and calculated. After all, GMs are the ones literally releasing players in their office.  

If there’s something Beane cannot tell a player, he’ll flatly say so. But he’s authentic. People sing his praises throughout the organization. 

“Beane is my favorite person on Planet Earth,” said one employee on the business side. “He is truly the best person in sports I’ve ever met in my whole life.”

Well, McDermott must love Beane because HE hired him.

[atlbillsfan1975]

6 hours ago, SCBills said:

He called Brandon Beane “King Beane”

on his podcast.  Dude straight up acted like he was taking this personally.  
 

That whole Bills Squad reaction episode was insane. 

Agreed. Marino also stated Josh wasn’t happy about it, and eluded to the fact he knows something we don’t. I think Joe has a relationship with Kromer, wonder if Joe is getting some info there. Either way, the reaction was out of character. Joe seems to be doing what a lot of people have done over the past 48 hours and whitewash over all the McD blunders. That article hits the nail on the head “tight coaches cause players to play tight”. McD continually turtled up in big moments. It appeared it was spreading to Josh. 

[YoloinOhio]

6 hours ago, SCBills said:

He called Brandon Beane “King Beane”

on his podcast.  Dude straight up acted like he was taking this personally.  
 

That whole Bills Squad reaction episode was insane. 

I don’t know if it’s because he’s a draft “guru” so he’s extra critical of. Beane or what but his tweets were unprofessional.  Or maybe it’s because he was a jerk to his buddy Jeremy. 

[Captain Murica]

35 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I don’t know if it’s because he’s a draft “guru” so he’s extra critical of. Beane or what but his tweets were unprofessional.  Or maybe it’s because he was a jerk to his buddy Jeremy. 

It’s probably the latter. 

[BRH]

7 hours ago, Mikey152 said:

What position does Keon Coleman play?

 

Left Out

[Puckman5]

4 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

I've been writing this here for years, but of course he writes it a lot better. 

 

Most know exactly when the McDermott Era broke: Jan. 22, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium.

 

Adversity reveals character in any field. Not only did McDermott insult the public by writing off 13 Seconds as an “execution” error. He never owned the defeat privately. He allowed it to linger, and that’s the danger with any trauma. There’s no way for anyone involved to move on unless it’s dealt with head-on. Unless the guilty party takes accountability. McDermott, as Go Long detailed, was the culprit. Yet when his decision to kick a touchback and his defense doomed Buffalo against the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, there was zero accountability. To delusional proportions. One assistant coach remembers McDermott saying in the locker room that the offense scored too fast and left the Chiefs too much time. 

 

“It was such a ludicrous statement,” the coach said, “that it didn’t move the needle.”

 

The next day, McDermott continued to point the finger. “You guys need to get away,” the assistant recalled the boss saying. “Recharge, reflect, and figure out what you can do better to avoid that happening again.” With that, he walked out of the room.

This exactly.  The man never took accountability.  In his mind, his defensive philosophy and decision making were never part of the problem. That's why we had the pleasure of watching the same shortcomings every year since.  Why fix what your mind won't allow you to think is broken.  Josh owned his part this year, but the head coach never could.  I don't know how you move forward with him and expect a better result.  

[NewEra]

8 hours ago, K-9 said:

Not to defend Beane, but regarding that interview on WGR, was he supposed to agree with Jeremy White and Joe D that the current receivers on the team sucked? What kind of message does that send to players that have invested their hard work in this organization? Beane certainly could have handled himself better for sure and he should have couched his responses in a more professional manner, but he has an obligation to the players, whether they suck or not, not to embarrass them in the media. 

He wasn’t supposed to agree with them, but he didn’t have to handle it the way he did

[Walking Tall]

10 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Dunne has a NEW piece up. Here are some excerpts...

 

 

 

This needs to be distributed to talking heads everywhere.