GunnerBill

I feel about the same as I did about the Bills. I do think there is some additional depth in the secondary and at receiver compared to a year ago and I am much more optimistic about this spring's offensive line work than I was about last spring's. That said this time last year I thought we might finally be in the 4 elite difference maker territory - Allen, Diggs, White and Von - which I have long argued is the minimum number that Superbowl winners typically have. Then White took ages to return and Von is a year older coming off another ACL. So call me less convinced by our top end talent than I was a year ago. And that is without talking about the age and injuries of their two stalwarts at safety and the hole at MLB. So I see the ledger as reasonably even. I also think the AFC generally and our division specifically looks, on paper, stronger. When I look through the AFC and try to cross out teams I think have zero playoff chances I only get as far as Houston and Vegas. For the Bills I think the route to the #1 seed is tougher and that means that ultimately the season comes down to can they be healthy, playing their best football, and get a break or two in January. If they do they can win the Superbowl. If not they won't.

Actually as I understand it Kevin Meganck is the lead day to day contract negotiator and capologist now. Jim stepped back a little 2 years ago. He is still around as an advisor but Meganck who was formerlly his assistant is now the principle guy.

Everything is something. Nothing is everything. I am just thankful they have got to some sort of resolution. We need Stef. I doubt this has an impact on the season.

If we had you'd have fired the coach? Did he turn the ball over in his own half mutliple times? Did he give Miami all those short fields?

Then you are wrong.

Arsenal generally around 4-6 weeks ahead but does differ team to tea.

Yea not normally until pretty close to the time. They do them in blocks, so the first 6 weeks of tv games are normally released in July, but then they don't normally do October and November until after the season has begun.

I think there are two legit criticisms of Dorsey last year: 1. Under utilisation of Dawson Knox (which they definitely tried to address down the stretch and that needs to continue in year 2); 2. Predictability, especially mid season. Our offense hummed early, partly because it was pretty simple, but teams caught on a bit and Dorsey seemed to struggle to adjust a bit. I think they found a way late in the year but it was a bit disjointed. I think they eventually managed to find a way to move the ball but it never felt as coherent. But I'd give him a 7/10 as a first year OC.

Becaus he sucks in coverage. He is a decent run player as a box safety but people don't pay a lot for that in free agency these days. He obviously wanted to hold his price and not just take whatever was on offer so he had to wait.

Belichick or John Harbaugh.

I listened to the interview. He lined up as he should then didn't make the adjustment that he should when the KC formation shifted.

He said he blew the coverage. Misread the formation, missed his key and played the wrong responsibility. And that is plausible when you watch it. But at the same time it was a smaller piece of a bigger failure. A coverage error by Levi on one of three plays they screwed up isn't the reason they lost. The tactics of how they chose to play were wrong.

Yea, I don't just disagree with that, I disagree with it most strongly.

Yea it was a bad example.

Agree. He isn't Lewis with the Bengals. He might be Schotty with the Chiefs, but we don't know that yet either.

It depends what you mean. I think this might be his last best chance to win a Superbowl. I say that because they have some key decisions to make after this season - the safeties obviously, can White still play at an elite level, if not can Elam or one of the other corners step up, is Dion worthy of a third contract, are they starting again at WR2, most of their Dline are old and / or out of contract. I think next year might be a bit of a roster re-set year and we will likely be less talented or more inexperienced at certain spots. And if McDermott fails twice more I'm not sure he gets a third go unless there are extenuating circumstances. Do I think Pegula could realistically fire him after this season? Not unless Allen is healthy and the Bills still manage to miss the playoffs, or there is a 13 seconds level coaching blunder.

This Diggs situation needs resolving quickly. It doesn't sound like Stef wants out or is hankering for a trade or anything like that at this stage but there is clearly some disconnect between him and someone in the organisation. They need to get it sorted asap. Stef needs to apologise for his behaviour after the playoff game and the team and its key players - McD, Beane, Josh, Dorsey - need to make sure Stef feels the love and that he is all in.

Other than Knox (who was inconsistent and dropped balls the first two years but has been very effective and underused by Allen and the OC the last two years)... and the receiving corps and OL in 2020 (Diggs, Gabe, Brown, Beas and the best OL of Josh's career albeit in empty stadiums) I don't particularly disagree. But my point was NEVER about McDermott or Beane. It was about Frank Reich. What we disagree on is whether Frank Reich is a good football coach. And I say a man who bangs the table for his GM to use draft capital on Wentz and a washed up Matt Ryan in this era of NFL football isn't a guy who really gets where the league is going. I wasn't particularly impressed with his work as a Head Coach, his teams regularly lost games to teams they were more talented than that cost them in the final standings. I just wouldn't hire him. Even if the Bills had a vacancy I wouldn't hire him.

Actually I said at the time Wentz would suck. His final year of film in Philly was so freaking bad.

I am not because I never said anything defending either McDermott or Peterman. That was ALL you projecting. I said I would not want Frank Reich as Head Coach of the Bills. A man who pounded the table for a dreadful QB and encouraged his GM to sign two other washed out vets - giving up valuable draft picks in the process - rather than taking serious stock of where the team is and putting the organisational focus on securing a long term answer to the position. It wouldn't matter who was the Bills coach, or who was the Bills QB.... a man who takes that approach to team building in 2023 is not a guy I'd want as my Head Coach.

No that is your incorrect interpretation.

Nope. I am not implicitly doing anything.

I am not defending the Peterman choice. I said before he was drafted or had anything to do with the Bills that he sucked. Agree he is one of the worst in history. But playing Peterman a few games is different to banging the table and trading serious assets for Carson ***** Wentz.

Reich deliberately chose Carson Wentz - the worst QB in football - over all other options.

They were NOT shredded against the Dolphins. They gave up one drive of over 30 yards.