WeckMonster

Yep. Have been through many of these and they often lead to reducing talent in organizations. As a generalization… High performers who feel good about their prospects outside often take the severance and find a new job quickly. Then often return with a promotion once their required time away passes. Low performers who don’t feel great about their prospects outside do not take the severance.

I hate the Bengals, think their ownership is bush league... but I actually don't think this is a terrible decision. Go all in on impact players and hope you draft / find cheap vets to fill the gaps. Think of all the lesser-impact players Beane spends $ on. I'd rather have Higgins than Roussea + Ogonjubi. I'd rather have Chase than Shakir + Palmer + Hoecht + Bosa. Out of those guys Shakir is the only one above average. The rest are JAGs that you can pick up anywhere. Hope our signings are better than I'm expecting and I eat my words...

This drives me INSANE. The safeties are literally so far back that WRs catch 25 yard passes 5 yards in front of our safeties. And this is with our CBs giving a cushion. I just don't understand the need to be THAT conservative. It's like playing 9 on 11 most plays.

Insanely terrible calls. That’s how you coach blocking. Along with Rapp, the refs had it in their mind that something must’ve happened as opposed to calling what they saw. Which is amateur behavior. The rule book basically allows for holding or PI flags on every play. That’s the point of having competent refs… know the difference.

Your overall point is right on. Those illegal formations are called on the Tackle but it's b/c a WR or TE lined up wrong.

Losing at home to 1-5 TN with a backup QB when you’ve recovered a fumble in their territory cannot happen without fireable coaching by our staff. It’s completely incoherent on offense and complete lack of adjustment in defense.

McD values reliability. He probably views Bishop’s blown coverage as a big reason they lost to Houston. But how do you get better without playing? He should put Bishop in 10 snaps/game and have him do what he’s good at… man coverage on TE/RB, Blitz. And add snaps each game. cant use a 2nd rounder and still have Hamlin playing all the snaps.

Diggs contract was going to age like milk as he’s already started to decline. We’re basically even in 2024 and will be in a better place 2025 and beyond (assuming we can get a #1 WR in 25, Shakir/Coleman improve, etc)

We’ve run a lot of 6 OL instead of 2 TE. Assume the thinking is they’re not going to throw to Knox anyway so might as well maximize blocking.

Kickers are so good now I’m confident there are league min salary dudes off the street better than Bass. It destroys team morale to trot out someone who everyone knows has zero business being on the team. “Everyone needs to compete and meet a standard… except Bass”. That doesn’t fly.

Article from 2023 below. Your anecdotes are the exceptions, not the rule. Quote: The lack of continuity extends to offensive coordinators because 46 of the 69 head coaches hired have come from that side of the ball. In the last five years, it’s 25 of 37, so essentially two of every three coaches hired have an offensive background. In the last four cycles, it was 21 of 30.

Successful Offensive Coordinators become Head Coaches. So McDermott will always have either a subpar Offense, or be hiring a new OC with a new system, etc. There's basically no scenario where McDermott will be able to have a Championship window with OC continuity. Chiefs won't have that problem. Their D's been great but nobody's hiring Spagnolo as HC. So D stays strong. And with Reid and Mahomes continuity you can get away with injuries, cutting stars, journeyman lineman, 6th round running backs, etc. That extends championship windows. Just look at McDermott's defensive continuity. Every year, catastrophic injuries are managed b/c Beane can get the exact profile McDermott wants to plug and play UDFAs, etc and get by.

Offensive head coach. Hit on draft picks. Avoided bad contracts. Bills have a DC as head coach. wasted high picks on Basham, Elam, Epanesa, etc. Bad contracts for Von, Knox, Bass, etc. Diggs debacle. We are where we are. Can’t throw good $ after bad chasing above avg this year.

What did you want them to say? “This is a bad roster. We hope to get some positive surprises and a couple lucky breaks, but that’s what it would take to be a threat.”

9 men defending the play. 2 participating in an entirely different game near the goal line for a reason only understood by McDermott So when every yard counts and giving up 5 yards basically equals a loss…. You want to play 9 on 11? Gotta go cover zero. Force a bad throw, maybe get a sack or pick