CommonCents Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 Did this really happen or you guys BS me? Holy smokes.
VW82 Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, RyanC883 said: Fraser was benched? MCD's D looked okay today. And the D was much better in the 2nd half without Davis. Perhaps Davis was told he wouldn't be starting the 2nd half, and he threw a temper tantrum--even though he had an okay-good 1st half. He had his play calling duties revoked by the HC. What would you call it? D looked better because McD is a solid DC and our offense finally showed a little life on the TD drive early in the 3rd which gave them hope. Either way, it's not a good look when your coach has to do that. The fact he made that change coupled with the Peterman backfire so early in the season suggests there might be issues with his decision making when it comes to who to trust. Davis quitting is ridiculous and shows they probably didn't do their homework on the guy. Edited September 16, 2018 by VW82 1
Boatdrinks Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Fadingpain said: McD just said he pulled himself out of the game. "Was he injured?" McD: "No." End of questioning from the brilliant WNY press corps. What else needed to be asked ? Seriously, have you ever heard McDermott answer a question about anything of a sensitive nature? His answers aren’t worth printing. 1
K-9 Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 Literally never heard of this in over 50 years of football fandom. Obviously, Davis needs to be shown the door, officially. And I want Allen, not Kyle or Lorax or another aging vet in a "leadership role, nor any coach, to get up in front of that room and let everyone know in no uncertain terms that, for good or ill, this is our team. And if you don't want to be on our team, then get the F out of here right now and quit wasting everyone else's time. Gotta come from Josh Allen. It's never too early to make the team his. 2 4
blacklabel Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) The calls to fire McBeane continue as if they're frickin' fortune tellers and could see into the future that Vontae Davis wouldn't quit on them. He was signed on a one-year deal to see if he could get back to his earlier form and more likely, to provide a veteran presence in the DB room. Last week he was a healthy scratch and was upset about it. My guess, he missed some major assignments or just flat out played poorly and was told someone else would be taking his place in the second half. He disagreed, got PO'ed and quit. Yeah it's weird but it's clear that the guy didn't have it anymore and I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been cut sometime during the season anyway. Keep crying for constant house cleanings and you'll ensure that this team never becomes a contender. It takes time. It's a complete rebuild. 2018 is about building a young foundation for this team, giving them a season's worth of experience. They're eating dead cap because of deals made by former regimes. For years they've done these "soft rebuilds" or a "reset/recharge" and it kept them stuck in mediocrity. At a certain point, you gotta tear it all down and start over. And you can't fix it all in one season. If you wanna make an omelette, you gotta break a few eggs. Edited September 17, 2018 by blacklabel 3
RyanC883 Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, SouthNYfan said: McD flat out said he took over defensive playcalling after halftime. That means that he basically told Frazier "go make paper airplanes, I'm handling this" Davis also did not have a "okay-good 1st half" well good then. The second half was much better defensively. Perhaps Davis was upset that Frazier had the play calling duties yanked. Didn't Davis force a fumble in the 1st half? And the TD on him was a perfectly thrown ball by Rivers.
dollars 2 donuts Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, DC Tom said: No, it's not necessarily. RMPL. Thank you, Tom. I honestly didn't know that.
Drunken Pygmy Goat Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said: Forced a tackle? The player fell down. Read it again
Warcodered Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Acantha said: His teammates I think would of been far more willing to accept this after the game. 3
Tcali Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: just never came out for the 2nd half. Not injured per Bills... i respect him for that 1
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Acantha said: Really? you had this kind of deep thought in the middle of a football game? Really. 1
Freddie's Dead Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Acantha said: Classy quote. Let's see if he's classy enough to give back the money he stole, kitty quitter. 1
RyanC883 Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, VW82 said: He had his play calling duties revoked by the HC. What would you call it? D looked better because McD is a solid DC and our offense finally showed a little life on the TD drive early in the 3rd which gave them hope. Either way, it's not a good look when your coach has to do that. The fact he made that change coupled with the Peterman backfire so early in the season suggests there might be issues with his decision making when it comes to who to trust. Davis quitting is ridiculous and shows they probably didn't do their homework on the guy. Your throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall hoping something sticks. Peterman played MUCH better in preseason than Allen. He started game 1. When it was clear that he is a preseason/practice player, he switched to Allen. That's called GOOD decision making. The D was better in the second half because McD took-over play calling. Good, that's leadership, and the D was better as a result. Davis quitting has nothing to do with this. Read Davis' twitter. Also, Bean, not McD got Davis. And Davis was terrible in preseason and perhaps told he wasn't starting the 2nd half. The anti-McD narrative is hilarious. This is a rebuilding year. 2
Warcodered Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 This is also good news I guess since this seems like the situation DCTom was talking about.
ColoradoBills Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 1 minute ago, joesixpack said: Really? you had this kind of deep thought in the middle of a football game? Really. His agent had the wrote for him by the time he got home. 1 2
RyanC883 Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Warcodered said: His teammates I think would of been far more willing to accept this after the game. exactly. Just pull yourself out of the game and say Bush or whoever is outplaying me today.
BeginnersMind Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 Well Vince Davis’s retirement worked. Bills only gave up 3 points in the team’s two quarters post retirement. In 6 quarters with him starting, they gave up 65. Addition by subtraction. 1
DC Tom Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Acantha said: Yeah, it's pretty easy to say "coach, I can't go anymore," be benched, and retire tomorrow, and not look like a complete schmuck.
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