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I’m sure teams think about interviewing him, for about 13 seconds, and move on.

Beane went with Hope as a strategy, it didn’t work. He counted on Davis making the leap, something he had never done, McKenzie being a starter and to his credit he did bring in Crowder, but he’s been made of glass so it was a known risk. Essentially, he let go of two veterans, replaced them with 1 and hoped everyone could move into full time roles, under a new, inexperienced coordinator, though none had done it before, oh and threw in a 5th round rookie. Take a quick look at what was out there besides Diggs, the highest drafted player was Knox, a 3rd round pick, and you had McKenzie who was a scrap heap find, Davis a 4th rounder who never had been more than a #3, throw in glass man, then you have TD Jesus, another scrap heap find, and your rookie 5th round pick. That’s what Allen got to work with. Show me another team with so little, that actually wins. There were so many opportunities to add talent and they passed, it’s sickening. Instead of giving up a low 3rd round pick for a massively talented, albeit giant douchebag, in Toney, they let him go to KC and tried John Brown. C’mon man. Couldn’t afford to lose another replacement level RB or ST Lb in the draft I guess. Even Valdez-Scantling was a option to pursue over anybody we brought in for FA. Let’s just not talk about the draft where they decided CB was the priority in round 1, took a pass catching RB they didn’t regard as a starter (Beane’s words at the draft, not mine) in the second, took a LB that would have been at best a 6th round pick based on measurables and athletic ability, quite possibly a UDFA, in the 3rd, 4th gone to go up 2 spots for the CB in the first and THEN they took a flier on Shakir.. wow.

We would be on to a new coach and GM after another year of missing the playoffs. Allen has saved them both.

Beane’s misses have put him in the corner, he hit on a boom or bust gamble in Allen and got a good player in Edmunds, from there he’s really not landed a single impact player in the draft and the COUNTLESS misses in FA have really hindered the ability to go get help. The media hype going into this year was a bit over the top. Calling this “the most talented roster in the NFL” was a pathetic joke at best. I sat here at the beginning of the year and said, the WRs are Diggs and a lot of hope. Well there’s a reason that hope isn’t a strategy and we are looking at it. Davis didn’t step up to the 2 and everyone else suffered. McKenzie drastically regressed, Crowder went full Crowder and barely played, a 5th round rookie looked like one and ya had to go dumpster diving to try to save the season. Then you look at TE, over paid Knox (vs production anyway), let a good Vet walk and rolled with 2 guys that offered nothing. The OL, again, had to have cap for awful defensive signings so we got guys off the scrap heap again. If you aren’t a Bills home and want more than a team just competing for the playoffs, then you have to look at Beane and REALLY start to question him. Unless someone pops up from this draft and really takes off, this is another in a line of over drafted, under whelming players. I’m a Groot fan and aside from Allen, he’s the biggest impact Beane has added, in comparison to the rest of league, he’s an average-ish starter. The multiple whiffs on DEs and RBs is scary and for a guy thats supposed to be a defensive guru, I think it’s time he lets somebody take over the decisions on LBs, because that’s the weakest group of dog crap in the league behind the 2 starters, thankfully they don’t need a third, we’d still be 3 years out. Did you consider the Bengals were without 3 starters on their OL and the Bills still managed zero pressure and got embarrassed on their own field, only truly down one starter on the DL?

I understand your frustration with what he’s saying, but look at the reality, there’s virtually no cap room, you are picking, 28th (?) and you have glaring holes. What are you going to say? “All the free agents I signed were a bust, so they are taking up cap space and the draft hasn’t looked much better, I’m pretty much running a top 5 QB out there with bottom 1/3 talent around him and hoping for the best.”? Let’s get real, he’s got to cling to the fact they had 13 wins, and he has built in excuses, new OC, Miller got hurt, Hyde got hurt, White wasn’t quite himself, Hamlin scare, snow storms, didn’t catch the groove at the right time. He’s basically going to be Teflon this year, wish all you want, he’s not going anywhere, nor is the team. Ironically, the first thing he did was get rid of all of the big contracts Whaley had signed with under performers and suffered a year of dead cap hits, only to be right back to it 3 years later. Beane is MMMASSSSSSSIVLY over rated, take Allen out and watch this team fold like origami.

It’s been obvious there’s not a difference maker on the line for a long time. Miller was a help, but obviously, you rolled the dice on an older player on the decline and lost. Quite honestly, this team needs to have the whole D revamped and the assets moved to the offense. If you don’t support what’s making you great, you’re going to lose. I’d personally looked at: Edmunds walks (try to sign and trade, but I don’t see it happening) Oliver, try to trade to clear that cap hit. Worst case, don’t resign. Poyer, gone- old and injuries, love the guy, but gotta rip the band-aid off. Hyde is back this year, gone next. Benford to SS Elam has to be CB #1 or 2 depending on what happens to White. If Tre comes back, cool, if not, I’m not shocked. Tre… prove it year, may need to take a pay cut or a hike, can’t play like he did this year and get paid big money. If he can’t get his speed back up, he’s not going to make it. Must find LB depth and ideally a more impactful starter to play along side Milano. DL is going to have to be what it is, the rotation means there is no point in paying for big time players, unless Beane is going to make a shift in mindset.

McDermott is a classic example of a mid-tier coach who’s an outstanding builder of culture. He rallies the troops and creates a great environment. That said, he’s as good as the coaches around him and the talent of the players. He’s not a guy that I look at and say, “look at that guy’s career after Sean got him”. His system “works” at making DBs look better than they really are, but he also punishes those that want to show they are better, because it won’t fit his system. IF, he was willing to hand the reigns over to the coordinators fully and embrace change, he could be amazing. He’s not that guy. He’s cautious at base line and he’s going to lose offensive coaches because Allen is going to make them look good, so we will be stuck in a loop of a soft defense that will have to be carried by Allen’s O, which will have to be rebuilt every year he truly shines because the coordinator will be scooped up as a HC. It’s a vicious cycle, I’d rather end now. You are not going to win the AFC with the talent present, without being an offensive juggernaut, you won’t build that without losing the coordinator. If they system leaves with them, you’re screwed. So hire the offensive guru as the HC and maintain the system.

A DL rotation like this basically proves there’s no discernible difference in the players. It’s like Parcells said, “if you have 2, you don’t have one.” Basically, we don’t have a clear cut starter at any of the positions that commands being on the field. Rousseau and Miller should be getting the Lion’s share of reps as should Oliver and Jones if they are the players the homers proclaim them to be. Yet nobody stands out enough to warrant being on the field more than another. With all the draft and cash outlays on the DL, it should be dominant. The defense will be this way under McClappy and hence, he needs to be fired. He believes in an antiquated strategy that continues to be beaten in the big games. It’s his system and it’s a failure when it matters. Meanwhile, we have to revamp the entire offense, everytime Allen makes another coach look good and they go to another team. Your NEED to hire an offensive guru to run the team, so you don’t have to rework the very thing that makes the team good, every damn time there’s another coach poached.

What if we just fired McDermott and hired Reich?

They got their ass kicked, that’s for sure. They may have overestimated their own abilities and underestimated Philly. I can see that argument. Overall, it’s a flat out different league of talent.

I was just thinking, we have the modern Marv Lewis. Good enough to win in the regular season, useless when it counts, but “he’s a nice guy and a great leader” 🤮. Get me a winner.

They are starting guys off the Bills practice squad and made the playoffs. That’s not out coached, that’s the reality of a team that had no business being in the playoffs, but coaching got them there.

Absolutely agree his philosophy is less than ideal, he’s continually reached for needs. No great GM has ever said, “I took the best player available, that met the needs”. You take BPA period. There’s no time ever that somebody has said, sure we drafted a HOF player at X position, but it sure would have been nice to have an average player at the place of need. He got hung up on a pas catching RB, there’s a second wasted, wanted a cover LB, there’s a wasted 3rd rounder, not to mention panicking about DB and trading away and extra pick to get the consolation prize because he wasn’t willing to go get the guy he wanted for what was basically the same cost. This last draft was an absolute ***** show and honestly, most have gone the same way. He gets hung up on a need and won’t budge.

Nice to see some realist here today, this soft team isn’t a fit for Buffalo weather and can’t handle the big games. The McBeane era would have been over if they hadn’t got lucky on Allen. I hope the ownership can see it and starts looking around. There’s a reason all the teams left in the playoffs have offensive coaches and hire aggressive D coordinators. The Tampa 2 is dead, it should have been extinct when Dungy left and Tampa finally won the title.

I wish.

Shhhh the homers will be here to tell you he’s amazing in rounds 4-7 There’s somebody who gets it! Let’s not get started on all the picks this board would have made vs what Beane went for, sad part is, a bunch of drunk hacks would have made better picks.

McD brings this weak D philosophy, if this is what you want, keep him. You want aggression, he’s going to have to go.

The trenches have been dominated when it matters, it’s time to upgrade.

They had his name on the candidate list, apparently it just disappeared 0:13 later.

Yeah, looks like we really missed out, dude has been sick in the playoffs.

Nah Murray won’t be back till like game 8, he’s safe for a while. 😜 It will be interesting to see if they continue to blame coaches or if they admit their mistake.

I’m preparing to get the draft discussions started by 5pm Sunday.

This team needs weapons. TEs are cheaper than WRs, if they think they can use him as a slot WR who occasionally gets in the way of a DE on his way out to the flat, I’m in. Basically, make him a big Slot WR.

AJE should have a seat, he’s been completely taking himself out of multiple plays every game, worst yet, his stupidity leaves the edge wide open. I like the man, but the player is awful.

Loved seeing Elam man up Hill. He actually chucked him at the line without a 8 yard cushion, exactly what they needed to do. He needs to be on Chase too. He’s going to get lit up once in a while, but at least he has a fighters chance against a WR w speed.