JohnNord

If you’ve seen Edmunds blitz or take on blockers you know why this is not a good idea. He would suck

Cody Ford or Jon Feliciano? Who would you rather have at guard? Both a bad at pass protection. Ford is better at run blocking. I might actually take Ford over Feliciano

But let me guess…it’s only because McDermott beats up on bad teams right?

He dropped a big pass and was given the McKenzie treatment but think he still has a roster spot

I don’t know. Belichick does deserve credit for the way he tried to counter high-scoring offenses and smaller defenses in the NFL. He actually tried this last year with Cam Newton and failed badly because he didn’t have the talent. As far as Mac Jones, he definitely has played well this season - but they have surrounded with with a very good OL and running game and haven’t asked him to do very much. It’s hard to know what to expect from him in the future. Does he get better? Stay the same? Or decline? We’ve seen examples of all three scenarios over the years with rookie QBs

This is the annoying thing about coverage of the Patriots. They start as a team with major questions. In the span of six weeks, they go from mediocre team to Super Bowl contender. Belichick goes from being the coach carried by Tom Brady to the genius who “zigged when everyone else zagged.” Mac Jones goes from being regarded as a rookie QB with a high ceiling to the second coming of Tom Brady. The 2021 Patriots are suddenly the 2001 Patriots . Now after two losses, they are back to a mediocre team again. If the Patriots somehow win a playoff game, I’m sure the 2001 Super Bowl hype will begin again. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen agains the Bills

There’s a post titled “The McDermott Era Should End” that was quite popular for a few weeks

MANY people here wanted McDermott gone and blamed him for everything wrong with the team

I actually think Pederson is the right coach for the job. Hackett would be a train wreck and was actually fired as OC years earlier under Marrone. The one interesting candidate is Leftwhich IMO

There is actually a tremendous amount of respect between Belichick and McDermott. According to former Bills Assistant GM Jim Monos, when the Bills signed McDermott Belichick called up the Pegulas and told them what a good hire they made. I do think that Belichick has been the measuring stick among NFL coaches. It probably was annoying for McDermott to play NE tough only to come up short. But the Fairburn’s “Belichick is in McDermott’s head” narrative was such bullsnit. Especially coming off a season where he swept NE

The toughest one would be Houston over Tennessee. I could see actually see Cleveland beating Cincy

I think modern journalism - especially in sports - has been more about hot takes and personalities to drive ratings, clicks and downloads. The job of a traditional sports writer has evolved more into what a columnist traditionally did, not only cover the event and tell stories but also interject their opinion into the storytelling. IMO the driver of this is the metrics used to evaluate online content. Specific work can now be quantified and obviously you’ll get more engagement with an extreme opinion than a more moderate one.

Haha ok… I thought you were Matt Fairburn for a second

How so? They handled his team pretty well yesterday

He didn’t need to, he just told him to shut the F up while everyone in the locker room laughed at Sully. It was great

Sully is kind of like a dinosaur but he understands that his job is to get people talking one way or another. He’s not different than a Colin Cowherd or Skip Bayless or Stephen A. Smith. He says stupid ***** to get people talking

He’s not vaccinated which is a huge risk but at least he’s trying to wear a mask and distance himself. Still a major risk: https://horseshoeheroes.com/2021/09/02/colts-carson-wentz-unvaccinated-reveals-why/amp/

This isn’t new. I’ve listened to the Buffalo Beat podcast for a few years and he started saying this during the 2019 season. I’ve never quite understood it. It sounds like something your friend would say while watching the game - not the headline to a nationally read publication.

Jordan Poyer apparently ran off the field saying “Where’s Jerry Sullivan at,” promoting Sullly to respond: Turns out he was right. Bruce was not up for Sully’s questioning and he responds with this hilarious blistering of Sully. Just know there’s a few curse words below:

Fairburn is a good writer but this was the dumbest conclusion he came to based on nothing more than his opinion and his dislike for McDermott for their incident in the past

I’m all for it but next year the Bills are tight against the cap and can save money by cutting Beasley, which they could use to re-sign McKenzie and maybe another player.

This is a game losers play. You can also say, well Sanders dropped a TD in the endzone he probably would have caught in other years. Or Daryl William wouldn’t have been called for the penalty that took the first Knox off the board. The problem is….it DIDN’T happen.

The dumbest statement Matthew Fairburn has ever made.

Where’s my “fire McDermott because he can’t beat winning coaches” truthers at?

I’m suffering from recency bias so I’ll go with NE. But the run against Dallas was absolutely huge and I think the win helped give the Bills confidence to make the playoffs and have a breakout year the next season.