JohnNord

Uh….I didn’t find this clip to be as nearly as profound as you did. It starts with Peter rambling and cutting himself off mid-sentence. The clip he referenced about the Bills odds was more positive than negative regarding their playoff chances and showed how might higher the odds had gotten over the past two weeks. King them completely contradicted himself by saying “The Bills are one of the best teams in the NFL…RIGHT NOW” and the mentioning they have an “upward climb?” Let me get this right…one the best teams playing against 5-9 and 3-11 team is an “upward climb?” Everyone wants to say he was slow to fire Dorsey but when I ask the proceeding question, no one has an answer - Explain when McDermott should have fired Ken Dorsey? I thought Denver was his first real opportunity to do and even then he took a lot of ***** for it. Now we see it was the right move. Not making the move earlier probably cost the Bills a few wins, but I think you need to give your OC (especially one that was so close to your franchise QB) opportunists to improve.

You make it sounds like it was a mistake to move on. They gave Harty a decent contract which clearly was a miss from a production standpoint. The difference is he doesn’t make the mental mistakes that McKenzie did. Sherrield was signed to the vet minimum - not sure where the “lot of money” comes from. He hasn’t had the receptions but has helped in the run game and special teams. Shakir will finish the year with stats close to what McKenzie had in 2022. He more than picked up the slack and again…doesn’t make the metal mistakes. Overall it was a good decision to move on from McKenzie.

You could also bite the bullet and pay the $5 for Peacock

Former Buffalo Bills “captain for a game” IK Enemkpali

If it were PED’s wouldn’t the discipline come from the league and not the team? Fighting or repeatedly breaking rules like showing up to practice seems like it would be a one game suspension. The fact they are suspended for the final 3 games of the season by the team is almost unprecedented.

Probably the best fit for him. I have a feeling he wants to go back to KC. Probably…he won’t see many snaps in Buffalo

Who is Taron’s biggest completion? Mike Hilton? He’s kind of in a league of his own, considering he’s basically playing linebacker

Miami just released JPP….coincidence?

100% the article was an editorial and Dunne went too hard on his take using personal anecdotes to add credibility to his opinion. As a result he’s known as the guy that wrote a “hit piece” and he’s currently hiding from the criticism on Twitter and commenting behind a paywall. It says a lot Ok that’s fine. But to your point, just because Dunne chose to include a positive quote does not absolve him like you are trying to do. But to your point, from everything he’s said publicly about McDermott and vice versa, I think the two have a good relationship.

The Bills wanted to upgrade from McKenzie which is why the signed Harty. The thought was that he could take a step forward and play WR3. They put a lot of confidence in him, and it didn’t really work out. Harty’s been a disappointment, yet his numbers are slightly better.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dunne has been in hiding but will occasionally respond politely to some of the criticism. He doesn’t seem to be reveling in the controversy.

Dunne did include a positive quote from Dirty but that doesn’t necessarily mean everything he said was positive. Dunne could have used the positive quote as red herring. Regardless, the Bills know what the ceiling of McKenzie is and I think they are looking for more from a WR5/WR6

People are making jumps that this was related to gambling or drug use - if this were the case the suspension would be coming from the league. My first guess is that these two got into some kind of fight but would that warrant a 3 game suspension in the middle of a playoff push? Hopefully we find out what happened here

IMO Miami is the target

Daaaaaaaaaa Bearce.

Meh, I just paid the $5.99 a month around Black Friday. It’s worth it to watch the game That’s what I’m doing… it’s only $3. It cost $8 to read the McDermott hit piece!.

What did he say. I just read the headline from Thadski Brown and it says he wouldn’t be ready.

Yes this is the logical move but Poona Ford’s absence on the 53 is a great mystery. Eric Washington said he wouldn’t “be ready” for the Chargers. Why? Who knows? All I know is that Poona took less money to come to Buffalo and the Bills signed him to a decent contract above the vet minimum. When he was active, his tape showed some good reps and some bad ones - even a few flashes. No different that Jordan Phillips or Tim Settle. You’d assume he’d be the next man up but I have a feeling Eli Ankou might get called up for this game

To be honest, I’m a little disappointing in the Rapp signing. There were hopes he could step in an potentially replace Hyde or Poyer next year. That ain’t happening. When did John Elway morph into half man-half horse?

This is where I’d lean. Both were the “hot” teams coming in and got absolutely beat down. Remember the narratives before all of these games: Miami dropped 70 points on Denver. Tyreek was going to break the single season receiving record (still might), the Dolphins offense was going to set the record for scoring. Tua was going to break the single season mark for TD’s and passing yards. The Bills defense limited them to 20 points Dallas was regarded as the 2nd best team in the NFL and ready to make a playoff run averaging 40 points per game and having the 5th best defense. They were bullied…essentially pounded into submission. I think performances like this are why you stick with McDermott as HC even if they don’t make the playoffs (pending they finish with 10 wins and don’t flame out). There’s been an incorrect and ignorant narrative here that McDermott is bad coach. These games prove he is not. I think we can’t dismiss how the inconsistent Ken Dorsey offense hurt the Bills in big games this season. I also feel that the Dallas game shows the ability of an OC to create a game plan that targets the weakness of a specific opponent. LOL don’t pretend these wins were the same as the NYG or TB game. Give McDermott credit 100%. I don’t think the game script on offense would be the same if Ken Dorsey was still OC

There’s no “if,” McDermott is staying

Right… and this goes back to Bill’s outdated philosophy and being totally clueless as GM. It was clear that Mac Jones wasn’t the type of QB that could elevate the offense and needed better playmakers at WR. So Bill lets their best WR Jakobi Meyers walk and overpays his replacement JuJu, re-signs an underwhelming Devante Parker, and low balls DeAndre Hopkins. He also signs Ezekiel Elliot to be his third down back. It’s bot a surprise they were worse this season

These are the rules for hiring the league created…in cases like Brady it really doesn’t make sense but I don’t think interviewing other candidates is a bad thing for Buffalo. For example, I know they looked at Ken Dorsey as OC back in 2017, before making him QB coach in 2019. I do feel bad for the candidates (minority or otherwise) because they put in a ton of work and energy for a job that is essentially not open. In cases like this, the Rooney rule fails.

Classic Belichick thinking he’s the smartest man in football. A blend of hubris and insecurity. Rather than realizing his preference of “smash mouth” football was outdated, he brought back old cronies to support him rather than hiring someone from outside the org with new ideas. Patricia and Joe as OC’s, was one of the final nails

He was better than he’s been in previous weeks. Still probably at best, he’s 50% of what he was last fall. But incremental progress is a win short term