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I agree the management of those 13 seconds was bad, but my point is there were a lot of spots IMO that were bad that could have changed the outcome of the game too. I'm glad you brought these up, I think McD has made progressions and will learn from this. I'd be 100% fine with Frazier leaving.

He punched his pregnant future wife in the stomach.

It means opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one. It means there must be a reason he hasn't had an NFL opportunity in a long time, nor has he ever held tenure during a very successful team, outside of being with the Patriots for a year in 2014. It means he's a personality, or clickbaiter. He alongside a mob of people are only focusing on those 13 seconds because that's sexy to do. In reality, when the Bills, the Chiefs, or any opponent we face next year reviews the tape on us, they're going to review the other 59 minutes versus those 13 seconds. The takes that focus on those 13 seconds trying to quantify McD as a "choke" artist, like Jerry's, are insulting your intelligence because a similar scenario happened in 2018 with Belichick, considered the smartest and most evil mind in football, yet the main differentiator is NE won the coin toss in OT. You didn't see media outrage questioning Reid's ability, because Reid has been around a lot longer and he's a fat lovable coach who likes to make chocolate cake analogies. McD is a 5th year HC, is more quiet, Tim Tebow type personality, so he's not as likable. Lombardi worked with the Patriots for a short time. He's always critical of the Bills, just like Jerry has built his name on it. The reality is, the Bills lost not only because of 13 seconds in the game, they lost because Tyreek Hill outran our entire defense that flipped the momentum, Kelce had enough experience to read and communicate a seam, we called offensive plays that didn't play to our strengths in the 1st half, we didn't try to expose KC's best cover man being out, and we lost a coin toss. 5 or more other factors could have won us the game too.

I think it's a bit far fetched to say that based on a 3 second differential, really splitting hairs at that point, different matchup, and even in that matchup, the Chiefs lost, so that example is bad because it came down to a flip of the coin that went NE's way. Were Chiefs fans saying that was the worst thing in their history? There were 59 other minutes in the game people are dismissing that could have affected and avoided the last 13 seconds. Truly. All of this focus on McD and the last 13 seconds is just to keep sports talk radio in the area alive. Truly.

The same Michael Lombardi who can't get a job in the NFL now?

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10024910-steelers-rumors-juju-smith-schuster-has-interest-in-joining-chiefs-in-free-agency

Or help you make better decisions, yes! Same for me, I think he's good, not great, but I think he's making progress and realistically don't see the Pegulas really needing to make a move for the next few years unless he starts regressing. He's gotten more confident and better at game-day situations, but he's still a 5th year HC when you compare him to Reid, Belichick, and others.

Speaking of pizza, Eric Moulds ordered a pizza before the Senior Bowl right before he was drafted by the Bills. I think it worked out well for him so what's wrong with them using 2 timeouts to order a pizza? There's a million roads to success.

You know that commercial ESPN had 20 years ago with the clay figures of Bills fans overreacting to a lead change before the game is over and then letting their hopes up? That commercial was true then as it is now, especially those overreacting and overanalyzing 13 seconds of a game that had 59 other minutes. Where was this when our oh great leader OC Daboll spent a week game planning for the Jaguars yet could only coordinate two field goals?

Looking forward to all of the: "tHaT's DiFfErEnT! 🤪 " replies to this

The same people losing their minds about this loss are the same ones who thought we had the game won even though 13 seconds were left. Have they learned nothing over the last few decades? Now they want to over analyze 13 seconds and dismiss the other 59 minutes.

I would say the game is played over 60 minutes, not 13 seconds. Reality is the lead changed a dozen times in the last two minutes. But it's the typical irrational Bills fans that are making it worse, it's the same contingent that wanted RJ over Flutie without any real substance.

"At times" - I love it! I would have fired Daboll after only putting up 6 points with Josh Allen as his QB against the Jags, he's literally sucked everywhere he's gone and has only benefitted from either being around Allen or Nick Saban's 5-star automatic National Championship printing machine. He's 18-46 as an NFL OC before he started working with Allen. Whichever team gets him will receive a good foist.

100%! Also, I get Allen wants Dorsey, I'd like to see an actual offensive expert work with Josh. Someone like Kubiak.

it amazes me how much credibility Daboll gets without accountability

So you're a choke artist if you: broke the playoff drought led us to the playoffs before Allen arrived has taken us to the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years has made the playoffs 4 out of his first 5 years as an NFL HC has a record in his first 5 years almost identical to Reid's first 5 years in Philly (Reid 51-29)(McDermott 49-32) has a record in his first 5 years almost identical to Reid's first 5 years in KC (Reid 53-27)(McDermott 49-32) has a record in his first 5 years almost identical to Belichick's first 5 years in NE (Belichick 53-27)(McDermott 49-32) is pretty even in KC matchups the last 5 years helped find a franchise quarterback helped develop that franchise quarterback put the people in places around that franchise quarterback to develop into one of the NFL's best players has helped assemble one of the most high powered offenses in the NFL has helped assemble a consistent #1 defense in the NFL has turned the team into one of the toughest in the league has us setup to compete for Super Bowls for the next several years like wuuuuttttttt?

It's always nice to see someone show their emotions.

The contingency of Bills fans who think Payton will come to Buffalo are the same who thought we had the game won with 13 seconds left even with all the lead changes in the last two minutes. He's got Dallas, Dak, lower taxes, and no snow in Dallas.

I bet you thought a sweet potato would will us to victory too.

Clearly we should hire Kelce as HC.

maybe the Bills curse is delusional fans who believe things like McDermott isn't a winner and sweet potatoes will will us to victory, I dunno. Highly doubt Jerry will write about that though.

It's funny most Bills fans will say Allen is arguably the best player in the league now, saying he does the most with the least, yet whine and overanalyze 13 seconds of a game where KC had more talent, and think the head coach should be fired.

No other fan base is more misguided due to sports talk radio drivel than Buffalo.

I think this is just sensationalism from Jerry, he's not entirely wrong, but he is exaggerating. Details do matter. Play calling in the first half after the first drive? That's on Daboll, McD is his boss, so I get it. But if we're calling the first half like we do in the 2nd, it's a different ball game. And I understand the urgency of winning now. But the reality is there are many pieces to this puzzle. The realist in me knows, as you all do, McD isn't going anywhere for at least the next two seasons, likely even longer, whether you like it or not. So can he fine tune a few pieces this offseason? Especially in the killer mentality department? I think he can. Details do matter, Leslie Frazier is the DC and played the sidelines while KC had 3 timeouts. The real key, is if McD can make that next step. It's hard for me to say he can't. Jerry has also been blaming Poyer and Hyde, which again I think is a stretch.

I used to like Jerry, I try to be a realist, then for whatever reason, it seems like he went all in on embellishing this sensational counter personality. It's not cute nor real, I think his best days of writing are far behind him. Just wanted to say that in case he reads this.