Chaos

I think 10-3 does not feel particulary good, is because we can all see that offense has not progressed even a tiny bit from last year. It was good last year. And it is good this year. But it is the same: we have one of the games best 3 QBs, a top five WR, a bad online and a bunch of Jags at all of the other skill conditions. This is is a result of not using much draft capital or salary cap on offense for a number of years. The Bills have the largest salary cap investment in the defense of any team in the NFL, and the injuries have made it something less than the best defense in the NFL despite the investment. The Bills formula is different than the formula's used by the high powered Chiefs and Bengals offenses. These are the team with the other two top QB. Those teams have done all they can to surround their QBs with an excellent line and high end skill players. Its not clear the Bills formula is better. It is based on Josh being meaningfully better than Burrows and Mahomes. Its a tough order to fill, but Josh is incredible and he may pull it off.

would rather watch Brady and Purdy. little interest in geno smith and sam darnold

"who often play like their field looks"

Please reread the original post. This time do it with what the kids call "reading comprehension". The post clearly says it is not a measure of who is the best coach.

Lafleur seemed to have better success than McCarthy had been having. I am not sure to another posters point that makes Lafluer "one of the worst coaches in the league"

The other poster misses the point of the thread. A playoff loss is magnitudes better than not making the playoffs. 18 teams miss the playoffs. 6 teams end with their season with a loss in the wild card round. 4 teams end with a loss in the divisional round. 2 teams end a season with a loss in the championship games. 1 ends with a loss in the super bowl. 1 wins the super bowl. According to the posters 0-4 logic, it would seem the 18 teams who missed the playoffs had a better coaching year than the team than lost in the championship game or lost in the super bowl. The measure of success in the thread is who gets the furthest down the road.

Miller is 7 months younger than Hughes. Unusual youth movement.

So you have no proof he is a bad coach.

When the Bills win the Super Bowl this year, McDermott moves into the top 5.

Brady won three super bowls before he was 28. All of his years were pretty good.

Lafleur has only been there since 2019. He went 13-3, 13-3, 13-4 and made the championship game twice. Did Aaron Rodgers best years really start in 2019 when he was 36?

I am not sure there is a ton to be gleaned. Its not an analysis of how good a coach it. It may be worth noting that 3 of the top 4 had Hall of Fame QBs on the roster for much of their success. Sean McVays run is remarkable compared to all others, when you consider the QBs he has had to work with.

Whats your proof? One bad season? Or something else?

From my personal perspective, I like watching the Bills play every week of the season. During the four year Super Bowl run, I got to watch the Bills play every week. This was more important to me than winning the Super Bowl (would like to win one though some day). I was curious which coaches (with their current teams) where the most successful at extending their teams seasons. Please note, this is not an assessement of which coach is "best". Vince Lombardi was the same quality coach in Washington as he was in Green Bay, just less successful. It is just an objective measure of success. The first thing that startled me was that the NFL currently has 12 rookie coaches. NFL owners/gms are not a patient group. In terms of extending the season, a bye is the same as a playoff game for this measure. I was surprised to realize that Matt Lafleur is the most successful by this measure without actually getting to the Super Bowl. It also appears that the Steelers are by far the most patient ownership.

To win a championship, you have to win a bunch of games in a row against playoff teams. At that point the first 17 games don't count. Hopefully at some point we can win 3 or 4 of those in a row.

Josh Allen is much closer to perfect than you.

fair point. Imagine a world were we traded for Davante Adams instead of signing Von Miller.

Allen played like a top 10 QB while injured. Last week he returned to top 2 form. If Dorsey gets it together this week, Allen will be the offensive player of the week.

Josh legitimately has a chance to be the GOAT. Beane just needs to get the right folks around him.

Each time we get in the #1 seed position or close to it, we fail. I am not talking about crushing a ***** Steelers team in week 3. I am talking beat a good team you should best when something meaningful is on the line and you are in first place.

There is no circumstance where the rams pass on mayfield. It’s just silly to think they did it out of spite.

This game is a great sports psychology study. The Bills should bear the Jets at home fairly easily. In the past several years the Bills have struggled being front runners. A win in this game is evidence they have overcome this psychological block.

Rams needed a QB. Who available was better than Mayfield?

2018,2019,2020,2021,2022. You are correct year five.

Imagine an alternative universe where we signed davante adams rather than Von Miller