Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 6:43 PM, eball said: Oh, just you wait until he forgets to preserve a timeout to use in the 4th quarter. All hell will break loose! Expand We get it you don't like negativity. Some people take a critical look at players/coaches. Don't take it personally. 3
JohnC Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 3:01 PM, BillsFan4 said: https://theathletic.com/999287/2019/05/29/the-culture-starts-with-sean-how-the-coachs-voracious-learning-habits-are-rubbing-off-on-the-bills/ Excellent article on the Athletic (Sub. required, sorry I tried to share as much as we are allowed to here). One of the the things I love the most about McD is that he’s always trying to learn and grow as a coach+leader. Ill be anxious to to see how McDermott and new Sabres coach Ralph Krueger get along. They both share a lot of similarities and I’ll be very surprised if they don’t use each other as resources. Hopefully both buffalo teams have their long term coaches! Expand The owners made a mistake when they hired Rex. The owners made a good decision when they fired the huckster. And then the owners made a terrific decision when they hired the wrestling coach. The owners are learning, growing and evolving as owners. The same cycle of learning and evolving with their ownership of the hockey team is occurring . They deserve credit. 2
mushypeaches Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 6:16 PM, Alphadawg7 said: Then you missed a lot of good football Expand That's humorous. So you would characterize the 2nd halves of the Ravens, Chargers, Packers, Bears, Colts, and Patriots games as "good football", highly entertaining, enjoyable, and rewarding for Bills fans? Pretty confident that 99 out of 100 Bills fans are on the other end of that spectrum...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 6:11 PM, LABILLBACKER said: My expectations for this year are a little tempered since we all knew Josh would take a little longer to develop. This will be Allen's first full season. I would be very satisfied with 8-9 wins after a 6 win season. As others have so eloquently said, "baby steps". 2020 is when we start the AFCE dominance (barring a shutdown). Expand Its wild that this doesn't get mentioned more. I have to believe the Pegulas are on board with this plan. I say this in all sincerity: people saying there is any scenario this staff gets fired after next year, regardless of the outcome, just haven't been paying attention. On 5/29/2019 at 7:02 PM, mushypeaches said: That's humorous. So you would characterize the 2nd halves of the Ravens, Chargers, Packers, Bears, Colts, and Patriots games as "good football", highly entertaining, enjoyable, and rewarding for Bills fans? Pretty confident that 99 out of 100 Bills fans are on the other end of that spectrum... Expand Football is football, and the season is short. A lot of strong opinions for a guy that doesn't watch that much Bills football. 1 2
eball Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 6:57 PM, Chemical said: We get it you don't like repetitive, senseless negativity. Some people take a critical look at players/coaches. Don't take it personally. Expand Corrected for accuracy. And I don't. I'm having a lot of fun with this. You should try it!
Alphadawg7 Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:02 PM, mushypeaches said: That's humorous. So you would characterize the 2nd halves of the Ravens, Chargers, Packers, Bears, Colts, and Patriots games as "good football", highly entertaining, enjoyable, and rewarding for Bills fans? Pretty confident that 99 out of 100 Bills fans are on the other end of that spectrum... Expand So let me get this straight...you claim to have turned these games off at half time and therefore didn’t watch the second half and now you want to debate the merits of something you didn’t watch? lmao. Classic TSW. 2 3 1 2
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:15 PM, Alphadawg7 said: So let me get this straight...you claim to have turned these games off at half time and therefore didn’t watch the second half and now you want to debate the merits of something you didn’t watch? lmao. Classic TSW. Expand Well actually ... halftime of the Ravens game it was 50 deg and still raining , I left the stadium at the half On TV .. I give them at least 5 minutes of the 4th to show me something / a spark / hope, otherwise I will change the channel The other aspect to this is .... (not me 100%) All the stats garnered don't seem to count because it is Garbage Time.
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:07 PM, eball said: Corrected for accuracy. And I don't. I'm having a lot of fun with this. You should try it! Expand Glad you’re having fun while adding nothing to the conversation.
Heitz Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 4:20 PM, oldmanfan said: Do you honestly think he's not also focused on those things? Come on now. Expand On 5/29/2019 at 4:27 PM, Shaw66 said: I'm really confident the Bills are going to be great precisely because McDermott cares about all of this stuff. He is perpetually about getting better at everything. I don't think we have to worry that he's missing something. He isn't forgetting about tight-end play, he isn't forgetting about changing offenses, he isn't forgetting about game preparation. He isn't forgetting about anything. That's the whole point. Expand But I did not specially read that he's doing those things in the few choice quotes on the first page, therefore it's not happening... ? On 5/29/2019 at 6:16 PM, Alphadawg7 said: Then you missed a lot of good football Expand Do fans really turn off Bills games at halftime? I almost always watch till the end - there are only so many games, might as well watch what you can! 2 1
mjt328 Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 Sean McDermott gets a lot of criticism on this board. But here are the facts: In his first year, the Bills were almost universally expected to finish as one of the NFL's worst teams. From the media to their own fanbase. And once Brandon Beane started purging the roster in the preseason (Sammy Watkins, Ronald Darby) the word "tanking" started circulating around. Yet the Bills ended up finishing 9-7 and breaking their streak of playoff-less seasons. Last year, the roster deconstruction finally completed. We had a rookies playing all over the roster, including at Quarterback. The Bills were among the favorites to be picking #1 in the draft, and I couldn't count how many predictions had us winning 3 or less games. We ended up winning twice as many games, and looked very competitive every week during the final stretch of the season. McDermott has clearly made some mistakes - most notably the Nathan Peterman debacle. But when all is considered, he has FAR EXCEEDED all Win/Loss expectations, considering the talent at his disposal. Now Beane has finished his roster tear-down, and is moving into the rebuild phase. Going into Year 3, we have stronger talent and players who have bought into the system. I think opinions on McDermott will start turning around now that he's got something to work with. 8 1
eball Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:37 PM, Chemical said: Glad you’re having fun while adding nothing to the conversation. Expand Much like the negative nincompoops who keep poo-pooing any optimistic viewpoints! See, this IS fun! 2 1
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:51 PM, eball said: Much like the negative nincompoops who keep poo-pooing any optimistic viewpoints! See, this IS fun! Expand Nah. You’re more negative that anyone. You started this thread by trying to call out another poster. 4
Forward Progress Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:47 PM, Heitz said: Do fans really turn off Bills games at halftime? I almost always watch till the end - there are only so many games, might as well watch what you can! Expand I watch until the bitter end every time. There haven't been many years in the past 20 years where wins and losses affected anything more than our draft position, so I've been pretty calm on Sunday's watching more for team/player development than wins and losses. This year feels different as we are focused on competing for a playoff spot so every game will have more intensity for me. I'm already pumped for Week 1 against the Jets which is a game that has significant playoff implications. The Jets have a tough start to the season and we are the early winnable match for them. A Bill's win could trigger an early meltdown in Gotham. The Bills schedule finishes much tougher than it begins, so we need to pile up wins early in the season. 1 1 1
eball Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:57 PM, Chemical said: Nah. You’re more negative that anyone. You started this thread by trying to call out another poster. making a joke. Expand Lighten up, Francis. 2 3
Commsvet11 Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 7:51 PM, eball said: Much like the negative nincompoops who keep poo-pooing any optimistic viewpoints! See, this IS fun! Expand Enjoy the off-season, and I’m sincere about that, it’s most fun many fans will have this year.
The Bills Blog Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 This is weird for me. Was he not good the first year? For Hauschka to use the term "night and day" is strange and leads to questions.
Freddie's Dead Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 Let's hope this voraciousness translates to much better replay challenge, clock, and gameday management. 1
stony Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 10:44 PM, Freddie's Dead said: Let's hope this voraciousness translates to much better replay challenge, clock, and gameday management. Expand Not a knock on McD, but I doubt it. There's plenty of smart coaches who fudge all of the above. Groupthink still dominates the head coaching ranks.
Freddie's Dead Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 12:34 AM, stony said: Not a knock on McD, but I doubt it. There's plenty of smart coaches who fudge all of the above. Groupthink still dominates the head coaching ranks. Expand You're largely correct, but I just never see these types of errors from Belicheat. Yet another reason we're perennial punching bags for the Cheats in the AFC Least. 1
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