JohnNord

While I don’t think Doug’s criticisms were unwarranted, I do agree that it’s easy to criticize when your watching the AFC Championship on CBS and not competing in it.

This is completely untrue. Manuel has nowhere near the athleticism, smarts, leadership or attributes that Allen did. Not comparable Or you could play man-to-man and get burned for a 71 yard completion

I’m officially off the Edmunds train. He is just not very good. I’m tired of people using his age as an excuse. It’s becoming a tired cop out. So many rookies have come into the NFL at 21 or 22 and made a bigger impact. If I’m Beane, I don’t pick up the option and make him earn a second deal.

I don’t like these moves.

The thing is, they did try to blitz and they switched to man as well. The results were actually worse than when they played zone. They basically tried everything but nothing worked. IMO the problems start with the defensive line and Edmunds.

Sal explained this. If you miss on jam which often happens it’s impossible to recover given the speed of their receivers. That’s why they tried to keep everything in front of them

He did try though. Look what happened on the goal when Kelcie was wide open and every time they blitzed Mahomes. It’s getting to the point where if you want get pressure with your front 4, Mahomes is going to destroy the defense

The problem isn’t Frazier as much as it is a front 4 that doesn’t generate pressure and a MLB in Edmunds that isn’t physical and is easily fooled by fakes. If anytime the only pressure the Bills have gotten this year has been manufactured by blitzes or stunts / that’s all Frazier Besides if the issue is scheme, nothing will change - its McDermott’s defense. The problem is the Bills DL and LB’s....not Frazier

Missed this one - what did he defend when he was there?

But what gets tweeted is his “morale” quote.

Whaley and Monos hired McDermott. 4 months later McDermott fired them 🤣

They haven’t been employed by an NFL franchise since they were ousted by McDermott

The whole “morale” quote is somewhat taken out of context because moments later he admitted it was a mistake and that he would like to go for it at the end of the half. Of course, that never gets reported

Like I said, he didn’t say anything that most fans haven’t. I think the resentment is there from fans because he was a pretty bad GM

yep this is true and that’s why people are annoyed. Kind of like the guy who gets fired trying to tell you how to do your job

This clip has generated a lot of interesting discussion. Whaley echoes what a lot of fans have said about McDermott. But because of past stint as GM, it’s pissed off a lot of fans. I’ll say this... I’ve listed to some of these podcasts and Doug isn’t really bitter. If anything he takes the high road and goes out of his way not to say anything critical. I feel that he doesn’t want to burn any bridges to get back to the NFL. I get why Bills fans are pissed though

I think there were a few issues, first off the OL was beaten badly especially in the middle of the line. Made it hard to escape pressure. The second part is that there aren’t fast dump offs that Josh can make. I think Beane and company need to find more speed at RB and TE where Josh can dump the ball and make teams pay.

DVOA disagrees

We needed a good laugh. This is easily the funniest thing I’ve read since Saturday

This is weak as hell especially when LaFluer might have made an equally egregious call by kicking a FG

It would have made the game closer for sure. The thing is Josh and the offense was struggling throughout. The fact that we might bypass a FG doesn’t guarantee that the Bills score a TD. I hated the fact that the Bills didn’t try - especially at the end of the half, but the offense wasn’t clicking. I don’t think it would matter because the Bills defense just could do nothing against Mahomes and the offense

I’m not really in favor of giving a significant contract to a FA running back. I don’t think Brandon Beane is either. I do think the Bills need a RB with more speed that can help in the passing game

I feel by the end of the 3rd season you should have a good idea whether your draft picks fit into the team’s future. Last year, we weren’t 100% certain on Josh. I remember thinking that by the end of year 3, we had to know whether Josh was the franchise QB. If we weren’t sure, chances are he is not. The same can’t be said about Edmunds. He’s had a few nice plays but has struggled for most of the year. We don’t know if the issue is his DL or if he’s just not cut out of be a MLB in a 4-3. To me, he’s in Shaq Lawson territory but the difference is the same administration drafted him. My impression is that Edmunds is not good enough. Not physical enough in the run game and not a enough of a difference maker versus the pass. The Bills really need to take a close look at him. Oliver has flashed more than Edmunds IMO. He also has 1 less year. By the end of next year we should know where we stand with Oliver.

Like most facets of the game, redzone offense was disappointing

Mahomes with Turf Toe CHE on pitch count Bell OUT Watkins likely OUT I wouldn’t say that any of these injuries are a difference maker but I think it is a small advantage for the Bills. Hopefully they can take care of business today.