Leslie Frazier "taking a year off from coaching" per Bills PR

[JimBob2232]

Crazy.  I’m not a “fire Frazier” guy.  But taking a year off makes no sense unless it’s illness related (and I REALLY hope it’s not).

 

maybe McDermott will take the duties for a year.  That’s probably best case unless you can go grab some hotshot college DC who is willing to gamble on themselves and take over a top defense for a year.   Would be a bold move - but I can see someone (a Joe Brady type on defense - whoever that is) taking a gamble. 

[stevestojan]

1 minute ago, appoo said:

I’m about out on this but the last thing I’ll say is that if you watch non-Bills football, then getting torched by Mahomes twice and Burrow for a half isn’t exactly evidence of poor defensive scheme or playcalling.  
 

Context and relativity matter a great deal here. I mean did non of you watch the Super Bowl?

I watched it. And the Bills weren’t in it. And part of that is because of Leslie. Watching other teams get burned by Mahomes won’t  ease the pain of watching Leslie line up his entire secondary 12 yards off the line on 3rd and short, in the playoffs. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

1 minute ago, Chaos said:

This team is broken.  Its fixable. But it is broken right now. 

There's been reports for a few years that this team is broken. They put on a good face to the public but there's been lots of smoke for a while. 

[Beast]

He had his moments. He frustrated Lamar Jackson. The defense rose to the occasion at KC last season. It feasted on lesser opponents.

 

Unfortunately when I think of Frazier, and even McDermott, 13 seconds is at the forefront of my memories.

Edited February 28, 2023 by Beast

[Success]

1 minute ago, 97bills said:

I hope not .. but that’s what I’m thinking 

 

Why do you hope Holcomb isn't DC?  Seems like he did a good job when he took over the Panthers' DC role...

 

[That's No Moon]

19 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Well, there you go people should be thrilled

I'm not upset. I'm tired of the paper tiger defense 

[sunshynman]

1 minute ago, Governor said:

Wouldn’t count on it.

That's what I was saying. Hence McD is staying.

[Franco_92]

5 minutes ago, nucci said:

The defense was excellent in the Ravens game. It was good in the Dolphins and Pats games. It was bad in the Bengals game, and horrific against two chiefs teams. The first chiefs loss had a lot to do with the DL issues that caused our defense to be gashed all year, they weren't a good unit that season. And a lot of players had deer in headlight moments that game. I don't really pin that one on coaching, that was a team learning what that big moment is like. 

 

But I'm happy to move on as well, I just think Bills fans take things far too extreme when they like or don't like something 

 

The histrionics on this board this offseason have been as unbearable as they are hyperbolic

[DapperCam]

I’m hoping for a Reid-Bieniemy situation where McDermott is the person actually running the defense.

[dancing_joker]

5 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

His contract was supposedly up, and this is the best way to announce he isnt coming back without putting any negative spin on it.

What Andy Reid did for Eric Bieniemy was respectable. What they’re doing for Frazier is laughable. 

[Ray Finkel]

1 minute ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

There's been reports for a few years that this team is broken. They put on a good face to the public but there's been lots of smoke for a while. 

No doubt.  Daboll was not coming back if he didn’t get head coaching job.

[WotAGuy]

I need to take a year off from this friggin team. 

[Governor]

Just now, sunshynman said:

That's what I was saying. Hence McD is staying.

Choice is clear for McD. Change the defense and scheme or be gone.

 

Its nice to see the process start.

[John from Riverside]

3 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

I watched it. And the Bills weren’t in it. And part of that is because of Leslie. Watching other teams get burned by Mahomes won’t  ease the pain of watching Leslie line up his entire secondary 12 yards off the line on 3rd and short, in the playoffs. 

7 yards off the line of scrimmage, but who’s counting

[What a Tuel]

3 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

There's been reports for a few years that this team is broken. They put on a good face to the public but there's been lots of smoke for a while. 

 

Where do I get the reports on what teams are broken? Who gets the inside track and decides they are broken? Give me a break.

[John from Riverside]

2 minutes ago, dancing_joker said:

What Andy Reid did for Eric Bieniemy was respectable. What they’re doing for Frazier is laughable. 

Explain please

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

I think he is very good at developing secondary players but is bad at calling games and makes worse decisions in the playoffs. 

[JMM]

Taking a year off... yea right. He's gone.  This was McDermott just letting him go in a nice way. Let's see how it goes.  

[The Jokeman]

Do we add Steve Wilks or hire from within? 

[SoCal Deek]

1 minute ago, John from Riverside said:

7 yards off the line of scrimmage, but who’s counting

You know the yellow line isn’t always accurate, right? 😉