foreboding Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Sean clarifies his comments, discuss the win, a nice little article. Enjoy. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/27/mmqb-week-16-patriots-push-bills-better-sean-mcdermott 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Always good to be respectful as a player or coach to other players and coaches. because your always one bad season or decision away from those people being your teammate or boss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 "And, of course, there was the now-ridiculous-sounding idea that the loss had broken the Bills. Looking at it now, that was probably always ridiculous, given that the Bills have been really good in four of five years under McDermott and Beane, and the one downturn came with Josh Allen as a rookie in 2018, which was also the year the team ripped off financial Band-Aids put on by the previous regime to keep the roster together. With that track record, there’s real proof that these Bills have staying power." You think?? It takes being proven wrong for the media to magically get a sense of the bigger picture. We need to have one big intervention meeting in order to rid the media of its addiction to weekly hot takes. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: "And, of course, there was the now-ridiculous-sounding idea that the loss had broken the Bills. Looking at it now, that was probably always ridiculous, given that the Bills have been really good in four of five years under McDermott and Beane, and the one downturn came with Josh Allen as a rookie in 2018, which was also the year the team ripped off financial Band-Aids put on by the previous regime to keep the roster together. With that track record, there’s real proof that these Bills have staying power." You think?? It takes being proven wrong for the media to magically get a sense of the bigger picture. We need to have one big intervention meeting in order to rid the media of its addiction to weekly hot takes. Or get rid of the media altogether. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, ToGoGo said: Or get rid of the media altogether. It's not the media's issue. It's the personality hot take commentators that drive clicks that is the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: It's not the media's issue. It's the personality hot take commentators that drive clicks that is the problem. Then let's get rid of whoever hires these hot take commentators. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_002! Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: "And, of course, there was the now-ridiculous-sounding idea that the loss had broken the Bills. Looking at it now, that was probably always ridiculous, given that the Bills have been really good in four of five years under McDermott and Beane, and the one downturn came with Josh Allen as a rookie in 2018, which was also the year the team ripped off financial Band-Aids put on by the previous regime to keep the roster together. With that track record, there’s real proof that these Bills have staying power." You think?? It takes being proven wrong for the media to magically get a sense of the bigger picture. We need to have one big intervention meeting in order to rid the media of its addiction to weekly hot takes. Fans do the same thing though, the difference is. That's the media's job. They have to create stories. Edited December 28, 2021 by Ghost_002! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 What did McDermott say after the first game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I hope Sean carries this energy all the way to the SB!! Meaning the aggressive nature, putting his playmakers on the field. Would like to see him give the refs a little more “business” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 God help Belichick if the Bills improve their OL. He'll never win another division again. And he knows it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ProcessAccepted said: It's not the media's issue. It's the personality hot take commentators that drive clicks that is the problem. I think modern journalism - especially in sports - has been more about hot takes and personalities to drive ratings, clicks and downloads. The job of a traditional sports writer has evolved more into what a columnist traditionally did, not only cover the event and tell stories but also interject their opinion into the storytelling. IMO the driver of this is the metrics used to evaluate online content. Specific work can now be quantified and obviously you’ll get more engagement with an extreme opinion than a more moderate one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, foreboding said: Sean clarifies his comments, discuss the win, a nice little article. Enjoy. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/27/mmqb-week-16-patriots-push-bills-better-sean-mcdermott There is actually a tremendous amount of respect between Belichick and McDermott. According to former Bills Assistant GM Jim Monos, when the Bills signed McDermott Belichick called up the Pegulas and told them what a good hire they made. I do think that Belichick has been the measuring stick among NFL coaches. It probably was annoying for McDermott to play NE tough only to come up short. But the Fairburn’s “Belichick is in McDermott’s head” narrative was such bullsnit. Especially coming off a season where he swept NE 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 35 minutes ago, JohnNord said: I think modern journalism - especially in sports - has been more about hot takes and personalities to drive ratings, clicks and downloads. The job of a traditional sports writer has evolved more into what a columnist traditionally did, not only cover the event and tell stories but also interject their opinion into the storytelling. IMO the driver of this is the metrics used to evaluate online content. Specific work can now be quantified and obviously you’ll get more engagement with an extreme opinion than a more moderate one. Agreed but I just wanted to give kudos to the non hot take folks that still are out there and not bundle them in with the Nick Wrights of the world. There is a difference between the sports journalists and the Skip Bayless types. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: A lot of the criticism was worthy after that loss. That it “broke the Bills” was a stretch(and honestly never even heard any media outlet say that)…. But the conservative game plan offensively when your QB demonstrated he could throw in those conditions was frustrating and cost them the game…. McD went with a much more aggressive approach to this game and it paid off big time. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/07/bill-belichick-new-england-patriots-broke-buffalo-bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 hours ago, ToGoGo said: Then let's get rid of whoever hires these hot take commentators. It's really simple. If we doing give them viewership or clicks, they'll be gone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Suffering Fan Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ProcessAccepted said: Agreed but I just wanted to give kudos to the non hot take folks that still are out there and not bundle them in with the Nick Wrights of the world. There is a difference between the sports journalists and the Skip Bayless types. Unfortunately, the biggest difference is that the Skip Bayless and Stephen A types make millions of dollars more....which is why they exist. I agree with your point, of course. I'm with you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedGame Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Ripping on media is such a lame, cowardly activity. Lump a bunch of people into one bucket, criticize the group as a whole, complain about them when they’re not around to defend themselves, and when you’re surrounded by a bunch of people who agree with you so you’ve got the soothing comfort of safety in numbers and a friendly audience. I mean…do as you’d like, I guess. I just don’t get why people need a boogeyman in their lives. Best way to get Jerry Sullivan or Peter King to go away if you don’t like their views is to quit reading them. Losing an audience is the fastest way to the pink slip lane for an opinion writer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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