Billsfan1972

Yep I have been incredibly critical of the McD's defense first & foremost obsession since hired. I knew very little about him and actions speak louder then words. They completely dismantled the offense as soon as he arrived (actually very early in training camp) and made year one very little attempt to address it. Zay Jones was drafted year 1 & a bust by all accounts Year two they draft Allen & McD's offensive acumen decides Peterman is his man to start the year. Here are the drafts & while good on defense, woefully negligent & not good to start on Offense. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/draft.htm So please tell me what I have said that is factually incorrect and anything more then one person's opinion about the team he follows, watches every game and until this year has been pretty much .500 with an offense under McD that was 30th, 29th & 24th ranked? And again, the team was 24-24 the three years prior to McD & 25-23 in his three years. Yes I know cap hell & other comments to be posted...... I just look at the record.

BTW Bills have 6 drops this year & near the top (probably 5 vs. the Raiders) Here's an interesting table.... https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/advanced.htm Yes at the top in terms of drops & drop %, take a look at other stats like on target & bad throws and as bad as people purport Josh Allen to be (and he was not great), he was not nearly as terrible as many purported him to be. In 2018 Yes Buffalo was the worst (and Allen was injured). He has a lot of very good guests (not all sports related) and enjoy many of his other stations & podcasts. If you love movies, The Rewatchables is outstanding, especially when they do some trashy movies. Their GOT, Succession & Billions TV show recaps too were very good. Not all Bills all the time, which is probably why I don't care who the Bills draft, just that they perform to their draft pick (& hopefully much better).

He however did not practise what he preached. That Pittsburgh game (yes a win) embodied everything I loathed about the Bills offensive philosophy. Only the fact they were playing maybe the worst QB in the league saved them.

Someone get's it. It was very good, self-deprecating and owned up to being wrong.

Don't forget the Houston blow to Josh Allen's head in overtime, followed by Houston converting a third & 18...... There were a lot of plays, but then again the Bills did go into their famous post Halftime shell....

You guys are merciless. Does anyone not singing the platitudes of the Bills 24/7 do anything right? Sorry The Ringer is outstanding and this was a good article.

And that the Bills receivers continually dropped balls and never seemed to make a "difficult" catch..... Oh and an offensive philosophy predicated keep the opponent under 20, limit mistakes, time of possession and field position.

Sarcasm & Irony is a difficult concept to comprehend?

Was about to post too. Great article (lead story) and basically calls him a Unicorn and explains how once you've made your bed (opinion) you lie in it. As said didn't know Allen from Adam, but as the 7th pick I needed to believe in him as a Bills fan. That is why I wanted him rushed and to learn as mauch as quick as possible.

So McD told the Pegula's when hired that he will build a #1 defense, draft a project QB @ #7 year 2, bring him along really slow and turn the 24-24 record we had in 2014-16 to 25-23 with one of the worst offenses in the NFL, but come 2020 a Pandemic will hit the world & that QB we selected and babied for 2 years will be an MVP candidate and the Offense will be one of the most potent in the NFL. Is that what believe happened?

Again when McD is agressive & wins I will applaud him. Conservative McD, not so much.

Actually I'm giddy about the first 4 weeks. I'm very happy with McD & the coaching staff. Just saying I was so frustrated prior and wonder if it could have happened sooner. Waiting for the first person to say "THE PROCESS".....😜

Explain? I have an opinion..... Yep could be right or wrong. Many here do exactly what I do, write responses that fit their narrative. I say "the Bills offense & passing near the bottom since McD took over", which is a fact. You say "McD had no weapons and was a genious with what he had and a stout defense" I say "Josh Allen could be further ahead given some weapons and a coaching philosophy to score points" You say "McD protected Allen because he wasn't ready and see what's happened in 2020" And at least I am coming around on McD, but still think way too many here drank the McD Koolaid and were happy with one of the worst offenses in the NFL for 3 STRAIGHT SEASONS.... Bring it on......

Here we go again about McD is smarter then all the rest and that this was al;ways the plan and he's had it mapped out since Day 1...... I admit he is growing on me and doing some very good things, but I will not get off that regardless of two WC appearences, the team's record going into this year was 25-23 under him. I will also state that he has held Allen back and this could have been accelerated too. Look at how quick Burrows & Herbert are adapting and Josh to me was hamstrung to some extent years 1 & 2. Conversely we quickly could make a decision on Rosen & probably know where Mayfield stands and shortly too with Darnold, Murray & Jones..... Without Allen & if the Bills played Offense like they did in 2019, they are at best 2-2.

Took a while, and yep turning the corner on him and like many here trying to temper my excitement. Outside Oldmanfan and a few others, I'm wondering who else misses those 17-13 games and the offense going into "Prevent Offense" after halftime? It was that Pittsburgh game and Duck Hodges that really exasperated me last year, and hope those days are behind the Bills.

I liked him. He covered the Bills & they generally were at very best mediocre. He was on the right side of the Flutie/Johnson debate and he wrote about a team that generally was always in some form of disarray. He gave honest opinions & asked hard questions. I'd take him over Murf & Tasker and the other paid shills who only spout the Bills line....

Again I didn't know McD from Adam, but thought the offensive teardown in 2017 was unecessary, his conservative approach to that side of the ball and then his bad decision regarding Peterman cemented my views. I think too (and seeing Herbert & Burrow as prime examples this year) that they had Allen on way too short a leash (and hamstrung with a lack of talent). I am almost ready to forgive him......😜

Let's not get ahead of ourselves...... 🤣 I have just wanted to see an offense in the top 5 to get excited about. I want a QB and a team that is never out of it. Please don't bring up the Cowboys or Falcons. Yes I appreciate a great defense, but that is not why I watch football.

Yes hard to really comprehend and as I posted elsewhere The thing is after the past # of years & since McD was made HC, I have been derided because as a Bills fan we have been subjected to what at best was mediocrity (longest playoff drought prior to 2017) and for the most part very boring football, where the Offense in the last 20 years was never in the top 8 (one year at 9), seldom in the top half of the league & many years in the bottom 5. McD's 3 years has been 28, 30 & 23. Yep I appreciate defense, but I watch games for 31-27 games not 17-13. Those who liked the 2019 Sb (NE vs. LA) all the power to you, but just not fun. This year is fun, and hope it contiinues.

If this was 2019, McD would be designing a game plan to run time off the clock, plenty of runs, play field position and pray for a Duck Hodges performance by Mahomes & Wilson and to be close come the 4th Quarter. Thankfully it is 2020......🤣

Actually I think the others you mention have more rope too. Yesterday Mahomes through a few terrible passes & I do find myself thinking TBD and imagining the responses here on the gameday thread about how bad Allen is.......🤣 Nice to be on the other side (for now).

I'm not bothered, more so an observation in how the narrative has changed this year. Last year at TBD, I'd say maybe 30-40% would talk about Allen's "flaws" and yes I'd point out other Top-tier QB's & their bad passes and get the same response. Heck before this season most had him ranked 18-20 amongst NFL QB (nfl.com, sporting news, NBC & PFF #27).... Fun being on the other side for once.

2018 & 2019 I saw things in Allen & continually said he needed more opportunity, to set him free & the need for better receivers. Week after week I'd see other receivers & QB's make plays & catches and I would post here "Why do we seldom see even a somewhat difficult catch made or win a 50/50 battle, forget just the simple catch (i.e. drops)". Now we see them, but also what I see again & agaqin, but often drowned out here are bad passes other elite QB's make, but are non-chalantly written off or excused because of the QB. Yesterday I saw Mahomes throw some bad balls & we see the same from Rodgers, Wilson, Brees, Brady (2 pick sixes already)..... But they have cache so seldom is it brought up. Prior to 2020, every bad or so-so throw by Josh was deemed uncatchable or further evidence of his inaccuracy (again I note the NYJ pic-6 off Beasley week 1 2019 as a case in point). Nice this year that a different narrative is being written.

Sure Rogers nipped him last night so all is good @ PFF? Also they claimed this was the only game he did not have a turnover. He did not have one vs. Miami either.

The Browns are 3-1 with wins vs. Bengals, Washington & Dallas (not exactly a murderers row). Their one loss was badly to Baltimore. Next two weeks will be a little more difficult.