Chaos

Reasons for optimism: Bills have the most gifted QB in the NFL Reasons for pessimism: Coaching staff has never figured out how to win a playoff game past the divisional round. Hyde, Miller, Poyer, White all likely have their best seasons in the past. Reasons for neutraility: Rest of Roster: Some good, some bad, in summary NFL Average.

25 years from now, there is some reason to discuss the Bills under Sean McDermott during the week break between the championship games, and the Super Bowl. What do you think headlines this NATIONAL TV discussion. (This assumes there is still a nation, TVs, the NFL, and the Super Bowl. all of which is questionalble)

At this point it is far and away the most memorable things about either Frazier or McDermotts career. Life is not fair.

People seem to be overthinking the "perennial contender" concept. With a 14 team playoffs, the Bills are perenial contenders as long as Josh Allen is the QB, and he is healthy. You put him on any of about 24 rosters in the league and about the same number of coaches, and it would be shocking if his team didn't make the playoffs. Similarly, you put a Derek Carr clone on the Bills with this exact same roster, and the exact same coaching staff, and no one would expect them to make the playoffs this year (Frankly, many would see them as battling to stay out of the AFC east basement with the patriots). Josh Allen having Dan Marino's career results would be horribly disappointing. Beane needs to figure out how to get Allen to the Super Bowl.

why do the results stay the same year after year then?

Ah, so you are the USA.

Also America in 1823, 1923, 1953, 1973 and all the other years leading up to 2023. This is how life works.

yes.

Those are not the only comments from the coaches.

Listening to Nyheim Hines on XM radio NFL channel today was very encouraging. He was asked about whether or not Josh Allen should be running less. And his response was perfect. (paraphrasing here). Hines said : Its the job of the coaches and the rest of the offense to protect Allen and play better, so there is no reason for him to run. The correct response and far more on point the McDermotts and Beanes off-season whining on this subject.

Your criticisms of Sirani were dim. That was the point of my reply.

His playoff results aren't top 10. They just are not.

definitely better to have a process than a conference championship.

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Poor Kincaid, going from first round best TE prospect in college football to JAG without ever playing a snap in the NFL

I heard (from the voices in my head) that McDermott is in discussions to have Dhop join the Bills and convert to CB. Could this be true?

genius

They haven’t managed the salary cap nearly as well as the chiefs.

Head coaches don’t last long in the nfl without winning championships. There is only recenct events to consider What makes you think he is better than McDaniel or Saleh. To me all three seem to be similarly competent

Some people think making the playoffs each season makes you a good coach no matter what. To me the team has underperformed it potential. So I am in the “ so far he is mediocre “ camp

Bills had a long streak of having Among the worst coaches in the league. McDermott is consistently generating top 8 team results with a consensus top 3 QB. These are the facts, and they are not in dispute. Whether this means McDermott is a good , mediocre or bad coach is open to quite a few interpretations

Or maybe the risk taking pats off massively and that is why we are a top 3 offense with only two top tier players in Allen and Diggs

The three big variables on this team are Von Miller, Tre White and Micah Hyde. All of them have the potential to have all-pro 2023 seasons. Any or all of them could completely wash out. If all three of them perform at NFL average levels, then we best hope the offense is scoring 40 points a game. If they all play at past peak form, no one will even be aware that we have weak linebacking corp, and the Bills become the team to beat in the entire AFC.

Fandom loyalty tests are crucial. It certainly is more important that fans stay loyal to a team, than say the players. I have been a life long Bills fan. If Josh Allen were to leave the team, I don't know if I would become a fan of his new team, or if he would be an arch enemy. But I suspect many fans, especially those who have only been a fan during the free agent era, follow their favorite players to new teams.