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Or maybe the coaching sucks. He was the best nickel in the league 2 years ago when Leslie was here.

They'll steal a game from the Eagles or Chiefs and lose 3 more to teams we all counted as wins before the season started. Defense is a mess.

Yep, and that lead to 13 seconds. Total disaster. Fast forward to Sean calling the D for a whole year... it folded in key moments against the Eagles, Bucs, Broncos, Pats, Giants, Chiefs. And 2 of those losses were partially the result of a mistimed zero blitz.

If you took this poll after 13 seconds, there would have been 20% in favor of firing him. And that 20% would have been right.

Had Sean fired his rookie OC who only put up 10 points against the Bengals in the playoffs, instead of pushing out his #1-ranked DC (whose side was rocked after Hamlin incident and was starting multiple backups), the last couple seasons might have ended very differently.

Or you get 30k fans at the stadium to chant "Fire McDermott!"

A.J. Klein, anyone?

Cam Newton hit the wall hard at 32 and literally could not play QB anymore. We may have a very small window left and Sean is wasting it. I really hope I eat these words in February.

The DVOA numbers are a bit different. Yes, Leslie had our D ranked 1 and 2. Then dropped to 12 with Sean, 11 with Bobby. And this year to date it's really falling off...22. Need to improve immediately. Defensive DVOA 2025 (BOBBY) Record: 4-1 Defensive DVOA Rank: (through 5 games) 22 Vs. Pass Rank: 14 Vs. Rush Rank: 30 Defensive DVOA 2024 (BOBBY) Record: 13-4 Defensive DVOA Rank: 11 Vs. Pass Rank: 14 Vs. Rush Rank: 8 Defensive DVOA 2023 (SEAN) Record: 11-6 Defensive DVOA Rank: 12 Vs. Pass Rank: 12 Vs. Rush Rank: 17 Schedule Rank: 28 Points Ave Per Game: 18.7 (Rank 4) Yards Ave Per Game: 310.9 (Rank 😎 INTs: 18 Fumble Recoveries: 11 Sacks: 54 Defensive DVOA 2022 (LESLIE) Record: 13-3 Defensive DVOA Rank: 2 Vs. Pass Rank: 2 Vs. Rush Rank: 3 Schedule Rank: 14 Points Ave Per Game: 19.1 (Rank 4) Yards Ave Per Game: 319.4 (Rank 7) INTs: 17 Fumble Recoveries: 10 Sacks: 40 Defensive DVOA 2021 (LESLIE) Record: 11-6 Defensive DVOA Rank: 1 Vs. Pass Rank: 1 Vs. Rush Rank: 1 Schedule Rank: 31 Points Ave Per Game: 18.3 (Rank 1) Yards Ave Per Game: 289.2 (Rank 1) INTs: 19 Fumble Recoveries: 11 Sacks: 42

Firing McDermott could send the Bills spiraling back down into the abyss? .... with the league's MVP at QB? The drought really broke some of you. There is ZERO chance Sean admits he's failed as the team's defensive mind and brings in someone new.

Preseason mistake in week 5.

Josh Allen is the MVP of the entire league and has been playing at that level for 4 years. A better question might be: What does Sean bring to the table that would make you think any half-decent coach couldn’t do at least as well? Is it his stellar D? Nope. In-game decision making? Nope. Commitment to getting a generational QB talent top weapons? Nope. This fanbase needs to get over its Sean loyalty for ending the draught. That was 8 years ago.

Yes, I think we still could, but not because of him.

GunnerBill’s original comment about Dorsey as the OC: My reply in which I quoted GunnerBill’s line above about Dorsey as the OC: @SoTier Your gotcha post, starring you as the only guy who didn’t get it. You misread the thread, misattributed my context, and then confidently accused me of being incompetent. lol

10 points vs Cinci in the playoffs. And still kept his job!