DrDawkinstein

Then why fire the HC week 5? Woody Johnson has no idea what he's doing.

I think he was in it up until the Raiders made it clear they wanted to offload the entire contract and were unwilling to eat any cash in the deal. Which could have been the first and only phone call.

Yep, he's been a big issue on every team he's played for since high school.

Tomlin has a knack for getting the most out of headcase WRs before they flame out. Pickens would be absolutely crazy under McDermott.

And Bills fans think Diggs was a selfish, diva headcase?!?!? Wait til you get a load of Pickens. He'll be run out of Buffalo before Thanksgiving.

Wide Receiver seemed to be the one strong point on the Jets last night. Classic Jets.

If he hasnt learned it by now, with the multitude of examples he's failed in, then he's never going to. The dude just doesnt know how to coach situational football. He has no feel for the game or understanding of what is going on.

Yes, this is the "I'm going to call into WGR and suggest trading Cook for Adams" vibe I've been looking forward to seeing today. Classic Mafia.

They were my objective preseason pick for the SB, but it's tough sledding in the AFC. But yes, they are a very good team with a very good coach.

No thank you No thank you

WOO HOOO!! How did you get him back? Someone find him? You find him in a shelter? Or did the goofball just show back up like "what?"?

Agreed, and loved seeing the old school Atlanta Falcons unis a couple weeks ago.

For perspective, $9M to keep him, $11M to cut him and move on. So a $2M hit. Keeping him next year and waiting until 2026 would be $9.7M to keep and $3.5M to cut. I'd be fine with cutting him next year and taking the additional $2M hit, especially if we draft a couple of WRs, considering pretty much our entire WR corp would be on rookie deals. But we're also going to need to pay Shakir soon too.

You joke, but just like when the hapless Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens, the Maple Ducks would win a Super Bowl within a matter of years.

That's right. Saying Mack Hollins was the best WR is like saying "That's my hottest cousin"

I think Sunday was nothing more than trying to show off and impress his ex. Just like when we rolled into LA for the 2021 opener, and Allen attacked the Rams with reckless abandon to show that it should have been the Bills in the Super Bowl after 13 seconds. The difference is, that time it worked. Whether through more luck, or more skill (at WR), or likely some of both. From what I saw Sunday (and unfortunately rewatched last night on NFLN) Allen went in trying to prove something. Trying to show off. Trying to show he can make magic happen with his arm-arrogance. Trying to prove he doesnt need a #1 WR. But it wasnt clicking. The hero ball on the last possession while the coaches were yelling for a 1st down pretty much proves this.

3rd and Long has been McD's kryptonite since he has been here, regardless of roster. My friends and I have a running joke about "3rd and 18". It's pretty much a given the opponent will pick it up.

So we suck on 1st down, and we suck on 3rd down. I think I see a problem.

Oh, I thought this was about a different type of house for adults....

While I agree with all of this, and it was a bad game for Josh (who seemed to be trying too hard to impress his ex), I think there is an underlying problem that comes back to McDermott. Josh is not great with situational football, and he doesnt have a HC who is a master of situational football to teach him and get him under control. Where as both Mahomes and Reid are excellent at it and make far fewer mistakes in that realm, which is really what puts them over the top. While it was Josh's mistake in the moment, it is also a failure in coaching for him to not completely understand why he needs to hit the open short route for a number of reasons.

Yes, with Marcus Mariota and Ryan Tannehill. But he has successfully transitioned from "promoted Coordinator" to a True Head Coach and knows his situational football as a Belichick disciple. I get folks wanting to bring in the idea of Bill Belichick, but he is too old at this point. Vrabel is the next best thing we can get.

Vrabel. Plus, I would take a chance on any of the hot OCs. We've already hit our ceiling with McD. If we dont take a chance, we'll waste the 2nd half of Josh's career too. edit: I'll also add that I guarantee back in Jan 2017, after we fired Rex, you didnt even know who Sean McDermott was. And certainly would not have named him the successor. So who knows who else is out there.

True. Those teams being perennial basement dwellers like the Jets, Raiders, and Panthers. He miiiiiiight be able to pull off landing in Philly if they fire Siriani, but he isnt going to get them over the hump either. Especially in that division with Dallas and now Washington. And really, that is his sweet spot. As I keep saying "Sean McDermott is the type of coach that will take a 4-13 team to the Wild Card, and also take a 13-4 team to the Wild Card" Actually, now that I type it, a return to Carolina as a HC who rights that ship would probably be the best thing for him.

What else can he do tho? Play the snaps for them? Who did he miss out on for the DL with those picks? Only one I can really think of with the benefit of hindsight is he should have gone Jeffrey Simmons over Ed in 2019. That entire draft is an exercise in hindsight. Could have gone 1. Simmons 2. AJ Brown/DK Metcalf 3. Terry McLaurin 3b. Maxx Crosby, but easy to do that now. Looking back at the 2021 draft, Rousseau looks to be the best DL taken across at least the first 3 rounds, maybe whole draft. And he did bring in an all-pro and future HoFer in Von, who was playing well up until the Detroit injury. Point is, he's buying the ingredients we need. Up to the coaches and players to cook.