DrDawkinstein

Cute, but vastly different coaches and situations.

No because he already has a SB win and a well documented 13 year track record of great coaching and Head Coaching decisions. And he helped steer his team to a 13-4 record, a #1 seed, and playing consistent football.

First, my original statement was "heck, bring in Vrabel at this point". Meaning, even tho he isnt what we're looking for, he'd still be better than McD. So dont get mistaken that Vrabel is even close to my top choice or prototypical HC. My only point is: Vrabel isnt even a perfect answer but still better than McD. Second, yes, you'd love to bring in an Offensive mastermind to take Josh to all new levels, and so we dont have constant OC turnover. But I dont see a candidate out there that fits that role. Maybe one of the hot OCs like Johnson or Slowick, but there isn't enough tape on those guys to believe they'd be the answer. Maybe Johnson since Detroit is still in it and their O is actually functioning in the playoffs. To me, and IMO, McD's biggest weakness is situational football as a HC. He doesnt have the knowledge/experience/brain to know the right move to make when it comes down to in-game strategy. Vrabel has that in spades. I'd rather have a true HC mastermind than just a glorified OC-made-HC.

He is 1000x better at situational football decisions coming from years of studying under the master of situational football. He already used Belichick's dark magic against him a couple times with some of those "stretching the rules" situations to win games. Situational Football is McD's biggest weakness. He isnt "just a DC". He's on overall Head Coach, who hires coordinators and then assumes his position of overseeing the entire team, not just Defense. Lastly, it seems we need less of a decent human being and more of an ass-kicking football player to set the tone for this team.

SHOULD we? Yes. Heck, bring in Vrabel at this point. WILL Terry nut-up and pull the trigger? Absolutely not. We're stuck with this for at least another year.

With this draft class, get one in the 1st and one in the 4th/5th and we are set for a while.

No chance. And I would have said that before yesterday's game as well (which I also fully expected to go exactly as it did). Between injuries and lack of a real coaching staff (DC as interim HC, QB coach as interim OC), we were never going deep in the playoffs. The description of "win and be #2 seed, lose and go home" was very appropriate for this team. And while we ended up in that #2 spot, it was an inaccurate ranking for who we really were. As evidenced by letting the #7 Steelers all the way back into the game last week. Ravens are pretty much completely healthy. They have a full coaching staff, and one of the best as it is. It's their year.

I wonder if the Bills will have extra security around the site on Sunday. The team has to be aware, right? I dont think I've seen it mentioned on any official social media. Rightfully so, they dont need the lawsuit.

That's cool and all, until you look around at the candidates out there and find out Brady is one of the top options as it is. There's been such a rush to push Offensive coaches up the ladder and make them HCs that we're to the point most of the proven talent is gone and already in HC or OC jobs.

Building a team to beat another team is one of the dumbest moves a GM can make. By the time you are built, that team and the game in general, has already shifted to something else and you are left behind. Just build the best F$#&in team of a$$-kicking football players and be the team everyone else needs to build to beat. Beane has already done his job and put together a talented roster. Now lets see what the coach does when the going gets tough.

Fill the Pit with Bildos?

Is getting cut to $3M better than getting cut to $0M?

We'll disagree on the example. Would you say our Special Teams is well coached and playing up to expectations?

Trying to hire Rivera is a fireable offense.

So rare, but it happens to us. Classic.

I agree that it has improved since the bye, but special teams are still a mess. Letting the Pats open with a kickoff return TD in week 17 is just ridiculous. We're trying to be a playoff/Super Bowl team. We need more/better coaches, not this barebones staff. Terry has the money to bring it in, McD has to let go of the vine on one or the other.

They need to either hire a DC so Sean can go back to his real job, or he can choose to stay at DC and let Terry hire a Head Coach. There is a reason that the Offense and Special Teams units come out flat every game and the Defense is the only unit that is fired up and ready to play. 2/3s of the team are missing a Head Coach.

I get that you are saying having the lead first helps. But what about having the lead last? How do the numbers play out on that?

So... a Head Coach?

EBAUMS WORLD?!?! What is this, 2002?!?!!

It's not the Mafia she needs to worry about!

I'd love to see McD win the coaching battles of situational football decisions against Reid and Harbaugh (and Shanahan or whoever). We havent seen much improvement in that area even if the last 6 weeks. But fingers crossed that we see some steps in the right direction since it's that type of thing that determines wins in the playoffs. If he wins a Super Bowl he can do whatever he wants and I'll never question him again.

A big fat NO to Rivera. We need youth and energy. I lean towards Bobby Babich.

I thought he they were talking about Taylor Rapp and I was wondering how many fans he accidentally injured!