Ann Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Oh boy Bills lament another near-miss after OT loss to Eagles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Like I said, there are some doozy coaches out there just waiting to be recycled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxx Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 45 minutes ago, Nouseforaname said: Ummm... I loved Frank Reich when he played for us. However, I don't want him here in a coaching capacity. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nouseforaname Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Foxx said: Ummm... I loved Frank Reich when he played for us. However, I don't want him here in a coaching capacity. So you're not Stan from North Tonawanda? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy In Pants Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I will be more comfortable with Sean McDermott when he shows me he is learning from mistakes. I don't expect him to be perfect. But, I also don't expect him to do the same shit loss after loss and say the same thing in every press conference. He can't possibly believe that the way he is managing these close games is the only way it is ever done? The same thing doomed Dorsey. The entire "It's bound to work, I know it" is useless in an ever changing game like football. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Unfortunately... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Clavin Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I'm becoming progressively disenamored with McD for his game-day decisions... ...but honestly, I won't be calling for his head until the officials unass their heads and fix their game-day decisions. How the &#%$ do you coach around garbage like an uncalled horse-collar tackle and resulting bullshit intentional grounding call? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninety-4 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Clavin said: I'm becoming progressively disenamored with McD for his game-day decisions... ...but honestly, I won't be calling for his head until the officials unass their heads and fix their game-day decisions. How the &#%$ do you coach around garbage like an uncalled horse-collar tackle and resulting bullshit intentional grounding call? Agree, and there were many other non-calls against the Eagles that we way out in the open. A few are the block in the back on a 2nd half kickoff and at least 2 PI non-calls that were obvious. Another was a holding call against Mitch Morse where the tackle went low and morse shoved him to the ground. No hold at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninety-4 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 It's fair to question why McD didn't replace Dabol with a much more experienced OC than Ken Dorsey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Foxx said: Unfortunately... Im growing increasingly frustrated with McDermott over the team’s inability to close out close games, but playing no true Scotsman with playoff wins is a bit much and saying the Baltimore win was meaningful but none of the others are is completely arbitrary. Either every playoff win is meaningful because that’s how you advance to the next round, or none of them except the Super Bowl are because anything less than a championship is a failure. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 More numbers ... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Foxx said: More numbers ... Has Air Raid never heard of Marvin Lewis? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawhammer Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Firing McDermott would be a big mistake. He's a good head coach and I don't put the disappointment of this season on him. He's made mistakes but the players aren't executing at critical times. Josh Allen is a phenomenal talent, I'll take him as my QB right now, but the friggin turnovers have become an automatic part of his game now. I'm not sure how it can be corrected but as I see it that's one of the team's biggest problems. I'm pretty sure he still leads the NFL in TDs so it's hard to pin the blame on him but even the 1 INT yesterday was a killer. After Philly converted it into a score and the lead, it just seemed like the Bills were swimming against the tide for the remainder of the game. One final thing, not sure if people are talking about it here, but 20 seconds is 20 seconds, as Buffalo should know more than any team. Don't you have to give Josh an opportunity there? I say yes. So I'll put that on McDermott. But I'm still keeping him the head coach for 2024, unless the team finishes on a 6-game losing streak, which I don't think is going to happen. The Bills still have a legitimate shot at the division so I won't be surprised if it all comes down to week 18 @MIA. I want to see that! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawhammer Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 By the way, Bill Belichick will be available as the new HC/GM for Buffalo in 2024. And trust me, you don't want that jackass anywhere near your team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 This is where I'm at 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Ann said: They may not even fire him at the season with the depleted defense due to injury and his doing double duty as DC. Oh, I'm more than confident all kinds of lame excuses will be made. We'll keep the band together, with Brady as OC and some meat puppet at DC that will ensure the anti-clutch defense will trot out there again. Non Miller will continue with his 0-fer trajectory, guys like Floyd will pull the ripcord and get out while the getting's good. We'll be another year older, another year slower and another year handicapped by the worst gameday coach in the AFC not named Staley. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirminThurman Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 20 hours ago, Foxx said: Florio's not wrong. Florio and I agree. I pointed this out a while back. I need to to an analysis of the number of games the JA has led the Bills to a lead in a game with 3:00 or less left, or in OT and the Bills blew it. At what point does this mess with a QB's head? JA is becoming known as a choker despite him leaving the field with the lead in most close games the Bills lose. Those should be 'gutsy late game heroics' for JA, not 'another Bills choke job'. 0-6 in OT? it's been ST and DEF that has blown these games, not JA and the offense. McDermott has plateaued. If I was the Raiders/ Cardinals/ Commanders/ Titans I'd welcome McDermott with open arms. He can bring a franchise back to respectability. He can not close the tight games. It's a clear pattern now. When you have a top 5 QB in his prime, you can not squander it and play 'not to lose'. At what point does JA stop putting his body on the line to take a late lead to see it pissed away???? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fansince88 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 1 hour ago, crawhammer said: Firing McDermott would be a big mistake. He's a good head coach and I don't put the disappointment of this season on him. He's made mistakes but the players aren't executing at critical times. Josh Allen is a phenomenal talent, I'll take him as my QB right now, but the friggin turnovers have become an automatic part of his game now. I'm not sure how it can be corrected but as I see it that's one of the team's biggest problems. I'm pretty sure he still leads the NFL in TDs so it's hard to pin the blame on him but even the 1 INT yesterday was a killer. After Philly converted it into a score and the lead, it just seemed like the Bills were swimming against the tide for the remainder of the game. One final thing, not sure if people are talking about it here, but 20 seconds is 20 seconds, as Buffalo should know more than any team. Don't you have to give Josh an opportunity there? I say yes. So I'll put that on McDermott. But I'm still keeping him the head coach for 2024, unless the team finishes on a 6-game losing streak, which I don't think is going to happen. The Bills still have a legitimate shot at the division so I won't be surprised if it all comes down to week 18 @MIA. I want to see that! Personally I thought this was one of our few losses this year 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirminThurman Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, The Guy In Pants said: I will be more comfortable with Sean McDermott when he shows me he is learning from mistakes. I don't expect him to be perfect. But, I also don't expect him to do the same shit loss after loss and say the same thing in every press conference. He can't possibly believe that the way he is managing these close games is the only way it is ever done? The same thing doomed Dorsey. The entire "It's bound to work, I know it" is useless in an ever changing game like football. McDermott's late game style would have worked 10-20 years ago. it doesn't now. McDermott is the anti-Staley. Staley is too aggressive, McDermott is a late game puss. What bothers me most is your superstar QB gets late game and OT leads, and McDermott pisses them away from ST and DEF miscues and weakness. McDermott can call a hell of a defense for 55 minutes and then goes limp in the last 5 minutes of a game, like the Viagra wears off. The entire last drive in regulation and again in OT the defense goes prevent. Then when the opponent is within in the Bills 30 they try to play regular again. The momentum has swung. Why give up the 20-40 yards, and momentum between that point? Play the same style of defense that got you to a late lead. Edited November 28, 2023 by SquirminThurman 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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