Bob in STL

Flores is a better candidate than Lovie, actually there are several better candidates out there. At a minimum, Lovie brings experience and a calming presence to a franchise in turmoil.

Let’s admit we played many weak offenses but still, firing Frazier is not gonna happen. Blame for the 13 seconds situation has to be taken by the senior man and that is McDermott. Especially on the defensive side of the ball.

Nope. Not a fit.

Ted gets way too much credit for the K-Gun or being some kind of innovator. He was not. The No Huddle’s success was not about any great OC scheme that he invented. It was about having better talent on the field, getting favorable match ups, and not letting the defense substitute. These were the keys: 1. Kelly was excellent at reading defenses 2. Kent Hull could read defenses and make line calls and the O-line was big, strong and athletic. 3. Our skill players had a lot of speed and HoF talent creating mismatches, and Thurman was an extremely versatile weapon. Ted’s offfense quite often didn’t produce results, leading us to use no the huddle in catch up situations. The players realized that the no huddle was our best option and pushed for it. We replaced Ted with a position coach that covered two roles, not uncommon at the time. The had an offensive assistant coach, Elijah Pitts, who also covered the RB position. Ted himself coached the Bills QBs before he took the OC role. He has a career coaching record was 87–98–1 (.470) and 2–4 in the playoffs.

This happens literally every single season.

This is all a plot by Belichick to disrupt the Bills and Dolphins off season and to bring down the McDermott Culture. (sinister laugh)

I have hired hundreds of professionals in my 40 year career. My job in the real world is probably viewed differently than the NFL but candidates with slim chances are often granted interviews for some very good reasons. 1. The organization wants to know more about the candidate, maybe for future and/or possibly other positions. (Helps organization understand depth and skill sets in candidate pool). 2. The candidates get valuable experience on how to prepare and perform in these types of interviews in future. (helps candidates/ mentoring opportunities). Dorsey could have walked, interviewing as many good candidates as possible is not a bad thing. The Bills were smart to cast a wide net, even if they hired from within. They gained something from talking to the others. Joe Shoen needs to get control of his staff. This should not have leaked to Belichick, or anywhere else for that matter. Everyone interviewed should get consideration. This looks really bad on the Giants FO. Lots of questioning of the Rooney rule. The rule was needed, and probably is still needed. The problem could be more related to the amateurish actions carried out by the Giants FO and not the Rooney Rule.

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. This move is a good one. It gives continuity, but I suspect Dorsey will add wrinkles of his own, making us look less predictable next year. Josh has a great relationship with Dorsey too so that is a big plus on the communication side of it.

It was a joke. Commander-in-Chief is a civilian. Company commander is typically a Army Captain. Wing Commander's are typically an Air Force Lt Colonel. The Navy has officer ranks of Lt. Commander (04) and Commander (05). No?

Washington Commanders has a bias favoring The Navy over The Army that I find offensive. All the military ranks should be included and represented with equity. This isn’t fair.

Buffalo History Lesson: Dave Thomas, Promo The Robot, and Mr Beeper in the morning on Rocket Ship 7. Commander Tom Show with Dust-mop, and Matty the Mod were on after school. Erv, Rick, and Tom - Channel 7 News Team.

Why does Stafford deserve one over any other player?

There is no other choice, you can’t go back. Other Bills team have recovered from a devastating loss. The Bills are not going away because of 13 seconds.

The special teams captain, not the kicker, should’ve involved in the coaches decision. That player, or players, then relays it on the sideline to the others and AGAIN, on the field in the huddle. I played on kickoff teams. We know what the plan is BEFORE we trot onto the field. The kicker or punter warming up is fine, but he should know what to do before he gets on the field and this should be REAFFIRMED once again, on the field. If this didn’t happen then it is a massive PROCESS breakdown.

Lots of drama on this was the year. With Allen and this core group, the Bills need to win their division and win the conference 1 seed. Do that and we get to the SB.

I would like to know how McD didn’t help the offense? What do you have to suggest this?

Daboll and Frazier are OC’s?

He probably won't have to worry about having that experience again.

I was out on Friday with a former, now retired, St Louis Rams football executive. He said that McDermott has transformed Buffalo from a place that no players wanted to go to, to the exact opposite. He talked about the terrible reputation The Bills had among NFL coaches and players during the drought. So yes, lets fire him and take our chances again. Just look at all the losers that Pegula has hired for the Sabres and think twice about firing McD or Beane. Pegula got lucky with McDermott. Bills history has never seen us fire a good coach to hire a better one. It has never happened yet. McD and/or Frazier made bad decisions in the last 13 seconds, I agree with that. But firing him is just a ridiculous over-reaction. I will take the Pittsburgh Steelers model. Keep your coach, let him learn just like the players do, and let the stability of a well run organization keep you in contention.

Jerry has been a split second late all season. His has had a fine career as a Buffalo Bill, but his game has declined this season. .

I would not have if it wasn’t disguised as something else. Fun to watch - Josh vs Edmunds ? yeah. I should not have wasted that 13 seconds.

Oliver definitely came on. We could have used a sack or pressure on that dreaded 13 second final drive. Just needed one more player to make one more play. The defense is good but it lacks an impact player and that shows in big games against great talent.

A brand new “ I hate Edmunds” thread, disguised as “fun to watch” thread. Mods, can this be combined with the other Edmunds sucks threads.

Just look at how deep our DBs were playing on the 25 yard pass to Kelce on the play before their tying FG. Clearly, McD and Frazier were defending a Hail Mary long play instead of defending the crucial yards to a FG. It was one of the few plays that Mahomes didn’t have to scramble. Kelce was untouched at the line, and all alone to our 40. SOFT defense. What were the coaches thinking???

Although I think McDermott errored on the kickoff and in the defensive strategy at the end, I agree with your sentiments.