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13 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
Found an old NFL article ranking them....
1.) Anthony Lynn
2.) Sean McVay
3.) Vance Joseph
4.) Kyle Shanahan
5.) Doug Marrone
6.) Sean McDermott - It's unfair to rank McDermott this low, but someone has to bring up the rear. McDermott is well respected throughout the NFL, but he has the fewest tangible assets and perhaps the most difficult job of the new coaches.
The Bills have high expectations and a flawed roster. The organization also has an entrenched GM in Doug Whaley who hasn't shown a great aptitude for finding talent. McDermott made his name as a defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers under a defensive-minded head coach in Ron Rivera, so it's difficult to tease out what his impact was. The Panthers' defense wasn't exactly a shutdown unit in his tenure, despite being well-coached. McDermott has been a defensive coordinator the last eight seasons between his time in Philadelphia and Carolina. Those defenses ranked in the top 10 in points allowed twice.
McDermott's offensive coordinator will be former Broncos OC Rick Dennison, a coach who was attached at the hip to Gary Kubiak for most of the last two decades. The Bills will likely be breaking in a new quarterback, one of many challenges for Dennison in the role. Perhaps McDermott and Dennison are NFL lifers who just needed this chance to show their value. They will have to be exceptional to excel in Buffalo, where they face an uphill task.
This showed that Rosenthal knew nothing about the Bills situation. At that point Whaley had been muted by the Pegulas. Hardly entrenched, as we soon found out as soon as the draft was done.
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14 hours ago, 947 said:
I hadn't thought about it, but the Panthers job is about as undesirable of an NFL head coaching gig as there's ever been in the league.
- #1 overall pick QB who is way undersized and utterly terrible as a rookie.
- No first round pick this year, plus other pick traded away.
- Not much talent anywhere on the roster. No FAs are coming there.
- The last head coach was fired a few games into his tenure.
Surely somebody will take it, but Damn.
Maybe David Culley has the itch to coach again.
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A Yinzer is someone stuck in a snow dift on I-79, usually on a Sunday morning.
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7 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:
I don’t disagree with most of this. But the bold is just comically wrong. Elam can easily be labeled a bust. You don’t draft a CB in the first round and expect him to be inactive every game and roasted when he is active. Elam is absolutely a bust.
He was inactive due to an undisclosed injury. If he had spent the whole season on IR, would you still be considering him a bust, or would you be willing to give him one more chance?
I'm in the wait & see corner. However, if Beane trades him in the offseason, then I can move him into the bust column. Otherwise, I'm willing to see what he does next year. No matter what, he is unlikely to open next season as a starter because Benford, Douglas and possibly Tre are ahead of him on the depth chart. I think if Tre is back at 100%, Elam will be gone, but that's a big if.
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8 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:
As much as we like many of the guys we have drafted, most of them just add to the depth of the team which is strong I might add. We need a couple legit home runs. A couple josh Allen's at different positions.
It's a lot harder hitting homeruns with playoff draft slots. The homeruns, on a % basis, are mostly top 10 picks. Remember when Cincy beat us last year & everyone was pointing to their draft pick homeruns Burrow & Chase who were top pick & top 5 pick.
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31 minutes ago, DCOrange said:
- Jonathan Gannon
- John Harbaugh
- Sean McDermott
- Matt Eberflus
- DeMeco Ryans
- Shane Steichen
- Bill Belichick
- Dennis Allen
- Robert Saleh
- Mike Tomlin
- Todd Bowles
Yep, I missed Gannon, but Steichen has always been offense. I thought Harbaugh was Special Teams, but since he was a defensive assistant at times and in his final year before getting the Ravens job, I'll concede that one too. So 2/3.
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I've gone on Rally Bus for 2 horse racing events:
Kentucky Derby from Indianapolis in 2014 & the Belmont Stakes from Manhattan in 2015.
As long as the trip is confirmed, you shouldn't have a problem. The trips went flawlessly, but I've never encountered bad weather so I don't know what they would do if the driving got tough.
I also booked an unconfirmed trip from San Francisco to Super Bowl 50 and they didn't get enough people & cancelled it before the game. We ended up driving to a rail station in Fremont where they had busses to the game & back for $20.
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1 hour ago, rusty shackleford said:
Oh, NFL coaches have stepped back alright…
I like baseball where the manager is in the same uniform as the players.
I'd like to see McDermott clapping on the sidelines in full uniform, shoulder pads included, and a helmet on.
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9 minutes ago, zow2 said:
I should have said "one of the last" lol. After Carroll, Vrabel, Staley, Hoodie?...it's getting to be a restricted club.
I counted 9, assuming Pierce gets the Raiders job and Belichick coaches next season somewhere. That's hardly a restricted club.
2 minutes ago, DCOrange said:There's still a lot of head coaches with defensive backgrounds and likely another 1 or 2 added to the list this offseason. It's currently 11 defense and 14 offense and seems like a near certainty Dan Quinn will be taking one of the vacancies.
Who are the 2 I missed?
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3 minutes ago, zow2 said:
Pete Carroll reportedly getting blown out at Seattle. They are moving on. McDermott will be the last of the defensive background head coaches.
Coach of the year candidate Demeco Ryans.
Robert Saleh, Mike Tomlin, Antonio Pierce, Matt Eberflus, Dennis Allen, Todd Bowles, and until notified otherwise BILL BELICHICK.
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30 minutes ago, Patrick Duffy said:
What makes you believe that?
Observing them together.
Here's a quote from a few years ago:
"What Mike did was he gave me a blueprint a little bit for what it looked like. He was such a role model for a lot of us, myself included, on campus as a younger player," McDermott said. "He was a fourth-year senior when I got there so he was a good example for me as well as many others. So to watch him go off and graduate and begin his coaching career and the way he did it and the way he climbed the ladder, I've always looked at him as kind of an older brother in the profession because of where we started."
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2 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
Ryan Fitzpatrick is a Harvard grad and extremely popular... just because someone is an Ivy League grad doesn't mean they have to be labeled as non relatable.
The difference is nobody would ever call Fitz a nerd. McDaniel is basically a grown-up Steve Urkel.
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Head coaches get fired and then come back a few years later as assistants with the team that fired them. This year former Broncos HC Vance Joseph rejoined the Broncos as D coordinator. Many years ago, Jim Ringo returned to the Bills as OC after previously serving as Bills head coach.
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My only concern is that Tomlin intimidates McDermott like a more successful older brother can do to his kid brother.
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5 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:
Never say never the Texans hired Lovie Smith out of the blue.
He was their defensive coordinator the year before.
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3 minutes ago, Mango said:
First, I don't think he gets this job.
But I do think there is some credence to a Fraizer-esque hire. The org needs some stability and they need to start stringing together some 10 plus win seasons. With Herbert they will want to make a trendy and booming hire. I get it. But Herbert is about to enter the 5th year of his career. but if Ben Johnson flops like some of their other hires they are toast. 3 x 10-7 seasons from a Fraizer-like hire, and then promote/get somebody else to get them over the top isn't the worst idea ever.I am a huge proponent that Gailey/Nix/Whaley were big parts of getting this team back on track. The Levy/Russ Brandon GM era's were an embarrassment.
The big question around some of the conservative/defensive hires will revolve around who their plan is at OC.Gailey/Nix/Whaley were horrible. I don't get the love for 33% Gailey. I'll never forget the time Chan punted from the opponent's 34 yard line.
Nix hit on a draft choice every now & made the great Jerry Hughes trade, but then was responsible for drafting EJ Manuel in the 1st round. Whaley had bad drafts, not one player in any of his 3 drafts (2014-16, I don't include the McDermott draft of 2017) got a 2nd contract. Whaley also doubled down with the bad trade to move up for Watkins. Take a look at the Whaley drafts-disgraceful!
The only part of them getting this team back on track was failing miserably in enough time to get shown the door before the 2018 draft. Those clowns would have probably drafted Josh Rosen.
2 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:Rooney Rule turns all the black assistant coaches into racial tokens. Happened with Anthony Lynn every season too.
They should be the first one to oppose this.
Bad example. Anthony Lynn got the Chargers job in 2017. I remember in 2017 there was talk of the Bills hiring Lynn as HC & I was totally against anyone who came here with Rex Ryan getting the job.
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I read his book last November & I highly recommend it.
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Chargers now asking permission to interview Gray.
Will someone please hire him as GM so we can get those draft picks.
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35 minutes ago, Doc said:
Gonna be interesting to see what the Dols do with Tua. He's got the 5th year tender at $23M for next year, but do they give him $50M/year or wait out the season and possibly see it rise even further?
Pay him the $23 million & play hardball on any extension before season 6. Do what Baltimore did with Lamar.
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7 hours ago, rusty shackleford said:
I heard the Red Carpet Inn is reasonable
They want $547 for Saturday night. However some cheap motels within 20 miles are available in the $100 range: https://www.expedia.com/Hotel-Search?adults=2&children=&destination=Buffalo%2C New York%2C United States of America&endDate=2024-01-14&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA1-6sBhAoEiwArqlGPiVtkNlD0yKaf3SR-O1dRCtmNDJNt7ijK3FKUNrGn5kD6BOfVjxXgRoCZ1AQAvD_BwE&latLong=&locale=en_US&lodging=MOTEL&mapBounds=&pwaDialog=®ionId=717&semcid=US.UB.GOOGLE.DT-c-EN.HOTEL&semdtl=a111798314940.b1151274446778.g1aud-2192524231654%3Akwd-581455592.e1c.m1CjwKCAiA1-6sBhAoEiwArqlGPiVtkNlD0yKaf3SR-O1dRCtmNDJNt7ijK3FKUNrGn5kD6BOfVjxXgRoCZ1AQAvD_BwE.r1.c1.j19004628.k1.d1662787870875.h1e.i1.l1.n1.o1.p1.q1.s1.t1.x1.f1.u1.v1.w1&siteid=1&sort=RECOMMENDED&startDate=2024-01-13&theme=&useRewards=false&userIntent=
One time I couldn't leave Albany until Saturday night & decided to bail out in Rochester. The only motel with rooms was the Red Carpet Inn. Worst motel room I've ever been in with the possible exception of the Fair Motel on Rt 17 in NJ about 15 miles from Met-Life.
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2 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:
I fully expect the Raiders to keep their interim GM and Head Coach. The interim GM is the guy Davis initially wanted to hire but second guessed himself. That said, Gray isn't necessarily the Rooney rule candidate because Champ Kelly the interim GM isnt white.
They changed the rule. Even if your interim GM or coach is a minority, they must interview a minority candidate from outside the organization. I didn't know that until someone recently explained why the Raiders couldn't just sign Pierce to a new contract until they interview a minority candidate from outside the organization.
Updated Rooney Rule:
Clubs must conduct an in-person interview with at least one external minority candidate for any GM or head coaching interview. Clubs must continue to consider multiple diverse candidates. Clubs must maintain complete records and provide them to the league upon the Commissioner's request.
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43 minutes ago, vtnatefootball11 said:
Who cares man it's front office personnel, not a coach! Let him interview away. And fingers crossed he gets it too, not only good for him and his family but that's is two extra 3rd round picks for the Bills!
I hope he gets it ASAP.
(Jim Rome listeners will understand) In Al Davis voice: Mark, this is your father, hire Terrance Gray!
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50 minutes ago, Shortchaz said:
Get BB McDaniels as an oc, replace him as gm, draft a qb, see what happens
If he drafts the right QB at 3, he'll be good again. If he drafts the wrong one at 3 like Trey Lance or Sam Darnold, he's toast. Look at the carnage from Carolina drafting Young over Stroud. GM & coach gone.
5 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:I imagine the OC position is Brady's to lose, depending how the Bills do in the play offs on that side of the ball. Wouldn't be surprised to see Rivera come in as DC, but that depends on whether McDermott wants to relinquish the role. I mean, isn't he supposed to just be a stop gap as a DC until Frasier makes a decision on whether to return? Not that I can see that happening now.
I don't believe it was Frazier's decision to leave, nor will he be able to decide to come back.
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3 minutes ago, djp14150 said:
Bellichrck ….I don’t view him as GOAT. he rode a QB. He also hasn’t had success off his coaching tree.
since he hasn’t succeeded post brady with QB. I expect them to draft a QB in the draft.
Most HOF coaches rode a QB to get there. To quote the old Dick Jauron song on WGR: With no quarterbackin' get those bags a packin'
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Are the Pats tanking?
in The Stadium Wall
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Called it