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This was my first thought. Not sure if we're trolling, but this kiiiiinda feels like "Bills are the new Patriots" wink and nod to the fans.

Yes, McDermott, the offensive mastermind is the reason our O-Line is better than ever and Josh is playing great. Not Joe Brady, not Brandon Beane, not the world class position coaches like Aaron Kromer, not the players themselves, the head coach and his zero years of experience coaching offense did this.

Two mins left in the half. Missed field goal on the 6 yard line. Lions drive starts at the 20?? What??

Clock Management Specialist, Rules Specialist, Challenge Specialist, Offensive Coordinator who calls all the plays, Defensive Coordinator who calls all the plays, end of game "dont F it up" specialist. If we get all of this right, McDermott will be in position to be an incredible Head Coach.

It's a huge development for the team. You can also tell his mechanics are right again. The kicks look pure and there's very little slice in either direction.

Aggregate statistics are for losers. The Bengals might be leading the NFL in passing, but they lost 16-10 to the Patriots. Scored 17 against the Giants, 17 against the Eagles, 21 against the Browns. Several games were a shootout against good teams... of which they lost nearly all of them. Those shootout games lend themselves to huge QB statistic games and passing game scripts, which equal sacks. Boom. There's your answer. A non-playoff team with great aggregate statistics.

I don’t know how anyone could blame the defensive coordinator for operating poorly out of a base Nickel, zone scheme that is clearly ineffective against elite offenses. How do you allow McDermott to wash away any guilt and pin it on the coordinator?

There are a lot of problems this Rams game. Josh is pressing. The Rams are making insane plays every third down. Rasul is getting cooked. Epenesa is getting cooked. The DL is invisible. Personally, this doesn’t make me love or hate McDermott. My issues are his performance in the playoffs, to which I’d just say: We’ll see.

When you give up a touchdown on every drive, you get the ball back a lot.

Hey, I did this pro bono. No more complaints from you!

It becomes clear when you look at the remaining schedules. Tough games in bold. Chargers at 7-3 remaining schedule: - Ravens - Falcons - Chiefs - Bucs - Broncos - Pats - Raiders Ravens at 7-4 remaining schedule: - Chargers - Eagles - Giants - Steelers - Texans - Browns Steelers at 8-2 remaining schedule: - Bengals - Browns - Eagles - Ravens - Chiefs - Bengals Chiefs are 10-1 and have a very easy remaining schedule. Chargers aint catching the Chiefs, so that puts them in Wild Card along with one of the Ravens and Steelers. Thankfully, both the Ravens and Steelers have a tough remaining schedule and play each other. If we're aiming for the 1 or 2 seed, we should all be rooting for the Chargers.

Wait a sec ... IS THIS YOU??? LOL

Worth noting, Hamlin is a Free Agent after this year. I'd love to see them upgrade the spot. FS is so cheap these days and you can get a nice one in Free Agency.

Wait, I thought Torrence stinks because he had a bad pre-season training camp?

This is true, but it's a Bye week and we're on a message board. It's ok to talk about future needs. My ideal scenario: Draft: Load up the defensive line early. Get a big 1-Tech to ultimately replace DaQuan Jones and play next to Ed and Dwayne Carter. If you can find one that also has some pass rush skills, that will cost your 1st or 2nd. Draft Defensive End with your other top pick. Give Groot a running mate to cycle in with Epenesa. Cut Miller while you can. In the later rounds, try to build better depth at DB and maybe OL. Free Agency: Re-sign Coop and/or another solid vet at WR. Players are dying to play with Josh and we can get value there. Grab a ball hawk FS. They are cheap and can have a huge impact. Consider depth at LG because you can never have enough good linemen and David Edwards's injury history scares me a little. Where do you spend the other money? Extensions. Take care of our young core. Groot, Benford, Bernard, whoever is willing to take a deal now at slight discount. Result: Potential monster D-Line and the best defense we've had in years. Better depth on Offense and a nice home grown core of young talent.