I have a feeling this thread is going to be bumped in the playoffs.
LoRax is a gamer and was absolutely DOMINANT against the Jags in our last playoff appearance. I expect the same this year, especially after a week of rest.
I think McD can “evolve” to being more aggressive when he is confident he has the horses.
Right now, I’d say this is how he thinks we can win. The formula is good D and limited mistakes, winning close games- until we see more from the offense. When we have a real offense hopefully the philosophy changes.
I hate this line of thinking. Teams outsmart themselves when playing the Pats*, trying to be cute,
Just play your game and beat them. Don't build them up to be something special where you need to pull out all the stops to win.
Bills did underachieve, and did have talent, as so many have pointed out as McD “gutting the roster.”
And since, he has only ended the 17 year playoff drought by securing two playoff berths in three years. Success by any measure.
This isn’t necessarily accurate. We could go name for name down those rosters and the talent would match up favorably with most of the league.
They underperformed, which is why the coaching position was open, and were also ravaged by injury- as they always seem to be.
I generally agree, but bringing it out also leads to those damn "half the distance to the goal" penalties. Which seem to happen all the time on returns, and those really back you up.
Without looking at his stats, in my mind it doesn’t seem like Willis really had that long of a prime in the league. He kind of burst onto the scene and then Bowman really surpassed him and he dealt with a lot of injuries. That’s how I remember it.
I'm not one of the pessimistic "realists."
Just pointing out how one could become that way based on basically the entire history of this franchise. It's a defense mechanism. Personally, I let myself remain hopeful as I can deal with the potential disappointment .