JohnNord

With all due respect, the first part was a ridiculous question even by my standards. I swear that some Bills fans (and a few in the national media) are completely delusional when it comes to Beane and McDermott’s job status. Is a football coach who lives and breathes the sport (and who has a guaranteed $10M contract) going to walk away from his lifelong dream? Why? Because fans are mad he was one drive short of the Super Bowl. They aren’t going ANYWHERE. Yes there will be positional coaching turnover as there always is in the offseason. Coaches will move on and new ones will move in. The only “surprise” I might anticipate is Matt Smiley. He didn’t have a great season and last year wasn’t good either. I can see McDermott making a change

This is why I hated the approach last season of only drafting Coleman and not taking a shot at another in a good draft class

It just seems like Carter is going to be another rotational DL who comes in and doesn’t do very much. Solomon has the potential to be a good situational edge rusher but he is horrible against the run

This is it. Whenever losses happen fans want to find the low hanging fruit like coaching or Kincaid’s drop. But that always lacks a lot of nuance. The Bills needed to play one of their best games of the season and they didn’t. Lost in all of this is how good Mahomes, Reid and Spags are. Dan Orlavsky called his 4th and 5 blitz an “all time great call.” It’s not a matter of Josh making a mistake or Joe Brady getting out coached. It was an all-time great DC making a better call in a crucial moment.

This is where I stand and many of these decisions were made because the Bills were trying to reset their cap. Epinesa, Jones, and Rapp were re-signed to modest 2/3 year deals because they knew the system and their baseline average performance could be relied upon. Hamlin started because Mike Edwards sucked and Bishop was injured in camp. To his credit he held his own at times, but the defense was limited based on his ability. You could see that Babich was trying to make adjustments on the fly this season but it was almost like he was playing with fire. And yesterday you could see players really struggling

He doesn’t really have egg on his face for not drafting Worthy. If he’s guilty of anything it’s drafting Keon Coleman and passing on Ladd McConkey who looks to be the 3rd best WR in the entire draft. You aren’t wrong though. He needs to find elite talent That should have been the pick. Not Coleman

It sounds good on paper but I don’t think they need Reich. I think he would be best suited as “assistant head coach/pass game coordinator” but I don’t think they need him. I also think Reich is still being paid by Carolina to do nothing. Not sure he’s gonna give that up for an assistant with the Bills.

This is very true and that’s why I said it was a talent issue.

Of course, but to say that each are 33.3% responsible is foolish. I think by far the biggest problem is the lack of a pass rush. Your pass rush has to work with coverage and far too often this wasn’t the case. The Bills had to gamble with play calls they wouldn’t normally run to compensate which was a mixed bag. Let me ask you this - look up the Bills pressure rate and let me know which player on the defensive line consistently won their matchups?

The reason for this is a lack of pressure from the front 4 and linebackers easily fooled by misdirection (namely Dorian Williams). All season long they tried manufacturing pressure and many times it came at the expense of coverage. Like I said, this was a talent issue

He means Jerry Butler

Talent was a bigger problem than scheme. There was below average play at DT and S for most of the season along with a lack of a pass rush.

You should do what the kids do and start cheering for Mahomes

Pallbearers = Stefon Diggs, Ronnie Harmon, Stevie Johnson, Dalton Kincaid, Josh Reed, and Zay Jones

That’s where I’m at. It took me a while to get here. And I get it but the whole “just one before I die” is so overdramatic and stupid. Being a Bills fan is a hobby but it’s not our life’s work. It used to bother me that Buffalo has never won a Super Bowl but unless it happened within the decade (maybe less) I’m pretty sure it doesn’t feel like it matters. Let’s say we won the Super Bowl in 1991, losing the game last season does’t make the loss yesterday easier. That’s why I laugh at all these Dolphins and Jets who boast about championships that happened over 50 year ago. It means about as much as 65 and 66 AFL Championships.

The crazy part is Beane’s group has been better at drafting later than in rounds 1 and 2. They should just trade their 1st and 2nd rounders to acquire more 3rd, 4th, and 5th round draft picks. The returns have largely been more successful 🤣 Given the demands on the TE to block in the offense, LaPorta would be a better option. I think they were still trying to make Dorsey’s 21 personnel a reality and envisioned that Kincaid could be a big Cole Beasley. Now Kincaid isn’t a great fit in the offense and only sees the field sparingly.

The way I see it, there’s already so much in the world that can weigh on our mental health—things we can’t control. But out of all the problems someone could face, where does “my favorite team has never won a championship” really rank? In the grand scheme of things, it’s pretty insignificant. Sure, this loss hurts right now, but in a few weeks, maybe less, it will mean nothing. Unless you play for or work with the Bills, this loss shouldn’t have any real impact on your life.

I don’t like what Beane after the 2022 season. The Bills needed WR help, so he drafted Dalton Kincaid. Kincaid was horrible at blocking so he split time with Knox. The Bills now need multiple WR’s, so Beane signs another slot WR in Samuel and drafts Keon Coleman. None of these moves worked out so now what’s a top priority… WR

You do realize it’s just a game right?

He’s a better version of Tremaine Edmunds for his position. The Bills will want to keep him but they have their price. I don’t think they’ll give him the contract he’ll command on the open market

Hurts is pretty bad. I think the Bills would have a shot. KC is going to destroy Philly

So many Bills fans can’t see the forrest through the trees. The reason McDermott won’t get fired is because he WINS. He’s built a respected, winning and successful program in Buffalo that you can prove by just about every metric. Ultimately, he hasn’t been to a Super Bowl and with the exception of 2 teams, no other AFC team has either in the past 7 seasons. People want to pretend Reid and Dungy were just fired in some bold move because they couldn’t win a SB. Dungy lost in the WC round (2000) and missed the playoffs (2001) after making the NFCCG in 1999. He was fired in 2001. Reid stayed with Philly for nearly a decade after losing 4 straight NFCCG’s. He returned in 2008 and then was only fired after 2 seasons of no playoffs. So it would be unprecedented. The closest thing would be Denver firing John Fox after 3 12+ win seasons and a SB appearance. But Manning was on his last legs and they were going to blow up the team after 2015 anyway. Also they had a familiar replacement with HC experience in Gary Kubiak. To your point, McDermott won’t be fired because there isn’t an easy solution. But he’s also been a damn good coach

Fire Sean McDermott. Hire Mike McCarthy. This place 😒

Dungy also took a SB caliber team in Tampa and went 9-7 before getting fired.

The only thing that’s gonna get “humped” is this franchise once you blow everything up like you are suggesting. Sit back and let the pros do their job