TheFunPolice

IMO that is 100% his approach to the game. It's not totally crazy, because you're in the playoffs every year and then anything can happen. Imagine KC drops the 13 seconds pass or a DL gets home or there's a holding call or someone tips the ball. Stuff like that happens all the time in football, so you make them do it all over and over and eventually that will happen. Such is the theory, I think.

They're solid but not elite, in my opinion anyway. Should be interesting for sure.

I don't think McDermott is trying to "protect his defense" so much as he has a certain philosophy that, if adhered to strictly, will usually result in a win. There's a lot of bad football being played every week. Anyone who watches games around the league sees that. So the strategy works most of the time. Add in a talent like Allen and it works even more of the time. But against an elite opponent, who doesn't throw the costly int and can stay disciplined enough all game to take the small stuff it often does not work.

It's the scheme. No matter who comes in the results look almost identical. Especially against a good or great QB. Sit back, nothing big down field, let the other offense eventually make a mistake. The thing is, it works a lot of the time. Unless you play a great QB or well coached team that doesn't make the mistake.

I'm sorry but Atlanta does not impress me We better win by 10+ That's a team that will play McDermott ball: throw INT or make other costly errors that compound. His defense is built for teams like Atlanta

On one hand you can't blame him On the other hand he's a defensive HC and his defense cannot stop good teams.

Chiefs won tomorrow and they're one game behind us. Jags would be tied with us with a W

Allen will never have a HC other than McDermott in Buffalo

I just wish we could do Belichicks take the one guy away thing on D Take Diggs away. If whoever else gets 160 yards to beat us,fine but it won't be him. Instead the guy is wide open seemingly every play

He gets Allen's entire career.

If Allen isn't amazing the team loses.

Everyone saying Oliver would mean pressure... Oliver is a good player who can dominate at times but we've been complaining about lack of pressure for years

None of our DL can finish a sack it seems

We let a tremendous opportunity to take a stranglehold on the #1 seed slip by tonight with crap play, turnovers and lack of ability to finish plays.

Lol I cannot ever remember a kicker missing a big kick against us

Our only shot is their kicker missing. Not impossible but nobody ever misses against us

This defense is embarrassing

They cannot get this guy on the ground

Huge stop in D! Now we need 7!

Nice drive! Now we need a stop

Marrone the OL coach? Obviously

Tirico is feeling it tonight He's even getting into the HS highlights

Beautiful drive after the Milano catch and run!

Flags are getting annoying

Kincaid looks like a beast this season! WTF was that play?!