GunnerBill

I agree a Cincy - Bills game comes down to a shootout because neither D is any good. But I give the Bills a strong coaching advantage.

I think most of the people wanting Denver are looking at it in that McDermott has a pretty good record vs rookie QBs. Even the couple of times he has lost to them it was the New England wind game where Jones threw 3 passes and the loss in Jax to Lawrence where we didn't give up a touchdown.

Yea I have to say "Josh is holding the ball a ton" is not a thought I've had this year.

They were given up because the O and STs kept throwing up over themselves.

Taylor is safe now IMO. The Bengals don't wanna pay him off. It'd have had to be bad for them to do that. And 9-8 isn't bad enough.

Fair enough if I confused what you said with someone else I apologise.

You have said we have got good players on defense. I think in some areas, sure. In others, no.

Who is conducting these interviews? They were briefing "GM first, no matter what" two weeks ago. Suppose Rivera is a Rooney Rule qualifier. So that could be part of it.

I am not sure that is my conclusion. I'm really not. I don't think the underlying scheme and approach are the problem. I don't think it is being coached well enough, called well enough or executed well enough this year. I disagree with you on how talented the defense is. I think we have some spots where we are good enough and others where we are not.

First of all Sean doesn't run the draft. Second of all Elam was their guy all along. Third of all Hall went like a full round before Cook so whether they wanted him is not really that relevant (and they got the better player in any event). Bullard is the guy who went just before Bishop. I can imagine he was of interest, but he has mainly been playing nickel for Green Bay.

They did. But I never said that was my gold standard. Where did you get that from? I just corrected an incorrect statement.

I think the second sentence is definitely true.

He had a bad drive. The defense sucked all 2nd half. That game was not on Lamar.

Chiefs are resting everyone. Take it from me. They want no piece of the Bengals in the post season. Andy might start himself at Quarterback. I'd make the Bills favourites but not by much. It would be a very losable game. Both defenses are struggling big time so it would likely be a shootout.

It would have to be a very terrible blunder for him to get canned this year I think. I'm not sure I see it. Not saying he should be safe if he makes a poor coaching decision, but I think he would be unless it genuinely was like very terrible. Agree to calm the narrative around him down he needs to at least get to the AFCCG. If he does that and loses there to KC or Baltimore there would still be criticism but it would be considerably less vociferous.

The only game where I'd say Lamar was a big part of the reason for their loss was Pittsburgh. Most of Baltimore's losses this year are on the defense.

Possibly. He just does so many things, he can play on coverage teams, he returns kicks, he can pass protect, he can be a receiving back (and win downfield not just check downs) and in a pinch he is a serviceable runner. I wonder if a bad team with a few cap $$s to throw about and a young QB they are trying to prop up might find him enticing as a #2.

I disagree with that. I think Josh is the MVP but Lamar is legit #2 to me. He's had an incredible year and is an incredible player.

Has to in what sense? To limit the criticism? For you personally to be satisfied? Or to keep his job?

I want Denver. I think it will be Denver. But Miami are still in this thing.

I eyerolled the post you are quoting because the guy he was responding to wasn't saying they were perfectly satisfied with Sean or even that they wanted Sean to stay. They might do, I don't know, but that was not what they were saying. They were just saying he is nowhere no matter what happens in these playoffs. So it did not justify the response it got.

I'm sure they want him, but do they want him if it's more than vet minimum?

You don't think Damar puts effort in?

I wonder if the Bills will be able to keep him. I'm sure they'd love him back on another vet minimum type deal, but he might have other options this year and want to wait until FA opens.

It's two. The AFC Championship game too. Josh wasn't dreadful that day, I wouldn't call it a bad game as such, he was okay but he was clearly out-Quarterbacked by Mahomes so I also don't think you can say he had us in a position to win. The other two defeats to Kansas City, absolutely he has and he hasn't had enough help around him - from defense, skill players and coaching.