Jerome007

McD can still save his job: lead the team to the playoffs. Anything but that and he should go. Thing is, before that happens, Bills have to have a clear idea of a few available candidates to replace him! Too many people just want to fire the guy, without thinking of the next step(s). BTW the team played hard still, so the "lost the locker room" narrative crap has got to go. But he is the opposite of clutch.

I thought the same yesterday and was shocked at myself. Imagine if the QB coach got OC in the middle of the season and then HC! It would like conniving, backstabbing stuff. As with player signings, drafts, tardes, whatever, it depends on WHO is out there and available. Most fans act like if their team is the only one, and great candidates are just waiting on some magcial Santa shelf, to be picked up by our GM. There are 32 competing teams, and not that many great HC to go around. McD has been the opposite of clutch in crunch time, but even if I too hitch for his firing, it depends on who replaces him! As HC, and as DC.

First, .that deserves a fine, at best, not like he clocked him. Second, it was just a brotherly shove, legal in Philly. Nothing to see here.

While it can , rarely, make sense, not here. Not when they have to rush to make a 59 yarder in the rain! Don't give them time to settle down. WTF! Not rocket science here.

I keep seeing this repeated on here... but is it just a parroted narrative or actual truth? Even if Diggs would be "mentally out", he has still played hard and he delivers. His drops have been rare, hence why they stand out. He's not the problem on the field! Sometimes I do wonder about his attitude as well though...

You look at the OL and DL play, JA17's stats, time of possession, even the turnover battle...yet they lose. It makes no damn sense! The trenches have been won by the Bills for a few games. I sure hope they go 6 of 6 or 5 of 6 and make the playoffs, cayuse otherwise, what a waste! At least there's good talent all around. Poyer and Hyde, which were one of the Bills' strength, are getting suspect. Father Time sucks. Bills get weaker at some spots but stronger at others. Though usually, when your OL and DL dominate, you win!

He has tons of qualities and coached a great game for 3 quartes but then the Eagles adjusted.. .and he didn't have a response of his own, Just went soft coverage, with the occasional blitz. The worst to me was giving a huge cushion on 3rd & 4 in OT. It was so obvious I'm sure tons of people saw it, and Hurst certainly did. Poyer and Hyde have gone from awesome to good. There' not that bad at all, but far off from where they used to be. It sucks for them, sucks for us all. They are much slower but they still communicate well and there are little miscues overall nor big plays by opposing WRs. Their legs just don't follow their knowledge anymore. I don't agree with the "Superbowl window is closing" but that's what happens when you squander opportunities. Players go and some just get hit by Father Time.

It' a thing of beauty. When they talked of banning it, I was WHAT?? That OLine is something else. Even at the goaline, all of the linemen are in the endzone! Joseph will have some a fun challenge if it happens. If the Bills have time, why not put 7 DL for that play? Just for giggles. They probably won't have time but it'd be great to see.

It IS crazy. And he doesn't run as much as say a Lamar Jackson.

Yep. That's why I added that last part. Supposedly, he likes screens. We'll see. Other ways to run then straight down the pipe. But Brady was fired as OC from Carolina because he didn't call enough running plays. Likely what cost Dorsey his job, and what we criticized Dabbol for...

He better want to run the damn ball! Yesterday it was OBVIOUS. But not all teams will be easy to run on like the Broncos.

Posting those JA17 celebrations, you are so right. I hope that somehow Josh gets to see this. Get back to having fun and playing like a maniac.

Good post OP. He still has fire IMO, but nothing like he used to have. Josh has been quite aloof to Joe Brady sitting besides him during games. Now the same Joe Brady is OC... We'll see how that goes.

Peyton Manning: 539 TDs; 251 INTs Favre is a more extreme example, but here's one of the most cerebral QB ever, with a ratio near Josh's. And another HOF and SB winner. Look, we ALL want Josh to have less turnovers! But your point that he is not elite simply doesn't stand. Period. He is flawed but the 2021 and 2022 Josh was elite. Most had him as the #2 QB in the league. What's your point, trade him for draft picks? As for Josh not winning any yet. Marino never did. Elway did at the very end. Peyton has 1 as a great QB, and 1 being a manager QB with a great defense. Stop the tearing down. Firing and trading everyone will not lead to success!

I REALLY thought the Bills would have the #1 offense this year. The two new guards alone would make a huge improvement. Josh with time is still crazy good! Great even. And I thought Harty would be the "secret surprise" signing, that his deep pass threat would open up the field, and combined with Cook and Kincaid underneath, it would make this offense unstoppable. Sooooo disappointing. The D has been decimated with injuries. Not the offense.

You talk like if the Bills "simply" have to draft a stud WR, and Evans is just there for the taking. You know there are 32 teams in the NFL vying for top talent, and a salary cap? Of course if they somewhat draft a star WR and Evans replaced Davis, if would be better! You thin Beane wouldn't do t hat if he could?

Feel free to root for another team

Bret Favre: 508 TD; 336 INT. HOF. Superbowl winner. Stop with the madness. Josh has TO issues, for sure, yet he remains elite and the guy you build the team around This year he has regressed but so many factors could play into that.

Oh sure. Diggs, who is still playing at the top level is "too old. At 29. But bring in 30 yo Evans as savior? WTH. Who has been the better receiver between the two these last 5 years?

Hey, I know it's all gloom and doom right now. But yes a W against the Jets would help, and the season is NOT over. Even if players can't stand each other right now or the coaches, winning solves everything. Well, almost everything. I'm in the group that think McD has been a good coach but is not elite, has not that extra gear that can have the team win the SuperBowl. But you finish the year with him. If it all crumbles, he's gone. As of today, he can use Dorsey as a scapegoat to save his skin. If the season tanks, he can't. And if the Bills do make the playoffs, then coaches will have deserved their stay. Fans always want to tear it all down. Hell, some want to trade Diggs and some, Josh, for "1st round picks". WTH. Firing and trading are only good if you get something better in exchange!

It's crazy. We all get it if a player isn't as good as he was, but the EFFORT man, wow. Even in his lone tackle in the game he somewhat hesitated at first and could have done a few yards earlier.

To be fair, the Dolphins game this year was amazing. McD and Dorsey had their best games in scheming and playcalling, by far. Even McDaniel was in awe. Why did it drop a cliff after that I have no idea!

What? Talk about hyperbole. He had worse games, even this year (Jets). But he seems... lost a bit. Yet he has that fire. For all the talk on "inconsistency" on offense, and they are right, NO team scores every drive! Well the Bills didt against the Cheats and the Dolphins did it to the Broncos this year but those are rare games. It was on Dorsey. You can't fault him for the fumbles and INTs and dropped passes! Seriously, on its own, he didn't call that bad a game. But the Broncos were against the run all year, and when the Bills ran, it worked, so why stop it?? I just don't get it

I sure think so too, but many NFL OCs are on the sidelines. I wonder what's the overall % of each.

They got him to stuff the run, and he stuffed Burrows while at it ha ha. I expected to see more of him later on. The whole DL looked like a juggernaut in the first 5 games. WTH happened? It seems they all have little nagging injuries that diminish their play. Rousseau and Floyd aren't scaring anyone of late, and certainly not Von. AJ still seems to put decent pressure. I'd use him more till the others heal up. Oliver seems like Davis: big game or invisible. Philips used to be good, not he gets tossed around, I don't get it. Hopefully Joseph creates chaos. McD never blitzed so much... and it's not even getting pressure! Something is going on. Bernard, Milano, White gone. It's all real bad, but it has little to do with the DL pressure.