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The 2017 NFL draft was all McDermott.. So Tre Day, Dion Dawkins and Matt Milano were all his choices.. Whaley was pretty much a glorified scout at that time and McDermott was the matter de facto GM.. Think McDermott clearly understands defense at a far greater level than Beane.. So I think as far as our defensive acquisitions goes, McD is caesar.. Also guys like Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer etc were all McD choices .. As far as offense goes, I think Beane is responsible for Josh Allen, Cole Beasley, John Brown, Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Mitch Morse, Daryl Williams, Cody Ford and Jon Feliciano.. So I think it really depends on the player.. I think these two respect each other greatly and it’s a concerted effort however..

YeAHhhh.. I know wut u be sayin’.. nom mEaN?

A lot of it is rules.

Yeah, he’s brilliant. I think Tomlin and McD are similar coaches.

If you want to be a passing team, by all means, let’s be a passing team. Probably the right way to go, but you still need to be good at situational running. Some situations you absolutely have to run.

I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a Bills junkie.. I care maybe more than I should but football is a great way to escape the matrix for 2-3 hours on Sunday.

How do you stop 85?

Can @Sherlock Holmes sit in the corner and watch?

I’d argue that Drew Bledsoe is the best name on the list... Could’ve got 4-5 years out of him perhaps if he was under Daboll and staff.. Obviously nowhere near as talented as Josh but he was a pretty good QB through most of his career.. Tailed off while in Buffalo, probably because this organization at the time was a black hole.

I think Brown will be back.. I think there’s an outside chance we draft a WR high, albeit a small chance I assume.. If anybody is replaced, I’d reckon that it’d be Andre Roberts.. We’ll probably go EDGE RD1.. After that I think we could take a speed WR/return man in RDs 2-4.. Don’t believe that you should outright release John Brown.. Think you should bring someone along behind him.. Andre Roberts is 33 and would logically be the next WR we should replace.. If you could replace Andre Roberts with a WR who could also push John Brown, it’d be a great situation for us..

I wouldn’t say I have 100% confidence in Bass yet, but I would say that I’m pleased with his progression..

I have a good feeling about this game.

Not only may some other team may poach one, but we may find that Daboll brings Schoen or Gaines with him wherever he goes..

I understand the Ike love and I appreciate this thread. Ryan Bates is also criminally underrated as well..

The thing that confuses me the most about our OL is.. Dawkins, Morse, Williams and Boettger, Feliciano, Bates and Ford to a lesser degree are all serviceable linemen.. We have quite the logjam.. Pass protection is good but run blocking is inadequate.. I’m curious as to what McD does this offseason to resolve this issue..

They’ve beat a few good teams (Ravensx2, Titans, Browns) but yes... by n large they’ve had a really easy schedule.. lost to the Redskins .. very beatable despite what the record says.. I expect the Bills to off them..

I think you put him right back in against the Steelers..

Colts would make sense for Wentz.. I’m not sure how all the linguistics will play out but I could see that.. Would be the best fit for him..

I think Daboll would covet the Chargers gig more than any other.. Herbert in my mind has top 5 QB in the NFL potential.. I think if Mike McCarthy is a one and done in Dallas, that may be a good spot for Daboll as well.. But the Lions, Bengals, Falcons, Jets and Texans? Yikes.. Better off waiting for a good organization to come calling..

I’d rather see Anthony Lynn brought in as OC/running game coordinator and potentially keep Dorsey as our QB coach/passing game coordinator.. Chad Hall WR coach should be retained if possible as should Bobby Johnson OL coach.. Think collectively between Lynn, Dorsey and Allen we’d be cooking on offense..

If Anthony Lynn gets fired in LA, I’d love to potentially bring him back as our OC if our staff gets gutted.. He may not be a HC but he has always established a darn good running game and he did real good with Herbert. Wouldn’t have to worry about other teams poaching him as he is not HC material. A running game behind Allen is a scary thought..

Look at Wentz.

I think McDermott has huge potential.. but he can simply no longer be a DC.. He has to have a great understanding of offense as well to be successful long-term.

The same person who hired Rick Dennison.

Is if Daboll gets a head coaching gig somewhere else and McDermott doesn’t fill the cupboards after Daboll leaves.. It’s looking more n more like Daboll will be gone this offseason.. And Sean McDermott being the defensive minded coach that he is will be charged with the task of finding a new OC and offensive staff.. This will likely determine if coach McD will be here for 5 more years or if he’ll be gone in two.. Will McD embellish the job of being a HC, or will he prove to simply be a glorified DC? Obviously you’d like to see him grow into the role of HC the way Bill Belichick did in New England and master both sides of the ball.. But will McDermott have the knowledge and insight to replace our offensive staff next year in the event that our coaching staff gets gutted? Will he be able to keep the system the same for Josh? Will he hire the next Brian Daboll? Or will he hire the next Rick Dennison? This could very well determine the length of Sean McDermott’s stay in Buffalo..