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McDermott's decisions arguably cost us 1-2 games per year. But there's no guarantee we would have won those games anyway if he makes the hindsight decision. Also, we beat both the Chiefs and Lions and still have a shot at having the most wins in a season in Bills history. I was certainly not expecting to be this good this season.

When I took my son to an MLS playoff game between the New York Red Bulls (a New Jersey team) vs NYCFC at Citi Field, the NYCFC fans started a chant "GOOOO...BACK...TO...NEW...JERRRRSEEEEY" in the style of Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes. Excuse my ignorance because I don't live in the area and only catch 1-2 games in Buffalo per year...and it's never the jets game. But do we do this? And if not, can you please start it tomorrow. It was hilarious at the Red Bulls game.

I preferred Sean's more aggressive style as it lead to more sacks. But outside of that stat, Leslie had better DVOA. Sean’s D folded in key moments against the Eagles, Bucs, Broncos, Pats, Giants, Chiefs. And 2 of those losses were partially the result of a mistimed blitz. There were significant injuries on D in both 2023 and 2022. Defensive DVOA 2023 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 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 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

I think I understand better now. You fundamentally disagree with Sean's defensive philosophy regardless of coordinator. Sean blew :13 when he took over play calling but with a top ranked D it shouldn't have been that close anyway. It's hard to compare the 2022 season in the playoffs because of the near-death of Damar – sucked the life out of the whole squad. 10 points on O vs Bengals isn't going to cut it with all the D injuries we had.

How'd they do in the playoffs? That's all that matters. 2021 = Sean's :13 blunder. 2022 = Sean's rookie OC put up 10 points vs Bengals.

You spelled Sean wrong. Defense was ranked #1 and #2 in 2021 and 2022 under Leslie.

We should bring in that guy who has a history of running #1 ranked defenses. What's his name again... oh right... Leslie Frazier.

In 2022, Leslie Frazier’s #2 ranked D went 13-3 missing the following players. Micah Hyde - 15 games Tre White - 11 games Von Miller - 8 Games Christian Benford - 7 games Damar Hamlin - 5 games Jordan Phillips - 4 games Jordan Poyer - 4 Games Gregory Rousseau - 3 Games Tremain Edmunds - 2 Games Ed Oliver - 2 Games Daquan Jones - 1 Game (Bengals Playoff!) Boogie Basham - 1 Game Dane Jackson - 1 Game Last year, Sean’s D folded in key moments against the Eagles, Bucs, Broncos, Pats, Giants, Chiefs. And 2 of those losses were partially the result of a mistimed blitz.

It was always the Pats fans for me more than the Pats themselves. Now Chiefs fans are getting on my nerves.

Imagine Dan Marino in today's game. Even more of a statue than Jimbo but lightning fast arm and accuracy.

I can't tell if you're intentionally downplaying what those changes were or if you genuinely don't know. I do. And it's not hard to see why Leslie "walked." Sometimes the circumstances make the decision for you. Like I said, calculated steps.

This isn’t about you—it’s about Leslie and the systemic issues in the NFL. Minority coaches have historically been underrepresented, even though most players are black, and this has been a hot topic in the league recently. Firing Leslie Frazier, who led the #1 defense, would create a PR nightmare because it highlights the NFL's history of sidelining black coaches. It would be a bad look for the league, which is why it was reported that he 'walked away.' Sorry to hear you’ve been fired so many times, if you were the #1 person in the world at what you did, you too would have every reason to be upset.

Sean wanted Leslie out. And took calculated steps to ensure that result. So maybe not fired, but certainly forced out. The only reason he wasn't fired is because you cannot fire a Black DC with the #1 ranked defense in 2022. PR nightmare. "Walking away" was a nice story though.

It's crazy that the Bills had the #1 and #2 ranked D in 2021 and 2022, and when the Bills O only scored 10 measly points vs the Bengals in the playoffs, Leslie got fired and Dorsey kept his job. This isn't always ranked as high as Sean's other mind boggling blunders like :13, but it should be.

Everyone roasted Leslie when his D was working with 4th and 5th safeties. Sean gets a pass? Thought he was the DB whisperer. Statistically, Sean's D was not as good as Leslie's. This version might even be worse.

Because I asked ChatGPT to predict the score and it picked the Lions.

And he's the only coach on that list that regularly blows 1-2 regular season games with bad coaching. See Rams and Texans.

Yep, went from having the #1 D under Leslie to this hot garbage.

I thought you were going to say you were a Rob Johnson guy over Doug Flutie.

2 out of 3 of our losses this year were the result of Sean’s bad decision making. If we won those games, we’d be control of the first seed and our own destiny. Yet, some people are just happy to make the playoffs every year. Last year, Sean’s D folded in key moments against the Eagles, Bucs, Broncos, Pats, Giants, Chiefs. And 2 of those losses were partially the result of a mistimed blitz. These may not seem as egregious as Sean’s boneheaded :13 blunder and his handing of the OC job to a rookie coach that wasted 1.5 years, but it’s still costing the team significantly. Anything short of getting to the Super Bowl this year with Josh Allen playing possibly his best ever football is a total fail on Sean’s part.

So you're saying our D did worse under Sean than Leslie and Bobby. Got it.

I jokingly promised my 9yo son I would get this tattoo and now he's holding me to it. If it weren't for Sean blowing it the last 3 years, I might already have that ink.

Sorry to hear this, I enjoyed reading his posts.

I have found little evidence that the word police is trying to cancel crazy, insane, certifiable, loony, nuts, cra-cra. Or at least it's not catching on anytime soon. In fact, it's so acceptable, advertisers are still willing to stigmatize the mentally ill for profit even in 2024. Pizza hut is literally running an ad right now that makes light of someone "being crazy" and seeing things, ie schizophrenia. A while back Volkswagen ran an ad called "jumper" where a man who was contemplating suicide decided not to jump because he found out the new VW was under 17k. I recommend anyone who thinks this is just political correctness/overthinking spend a day at a halfway house with people who suffer from severe mental illness. It's about as funny as kids with cancer. This ^

I have a Korean friend who used to joke that racists are so dumb, they can't even get their racism right.