Bills promote Eric Washington to assistant head coach

[teef]

anger!

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Is this for real??

It’s real sarcasm 😜 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Boycott the Bills.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

2 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

I heard it's actually Assistant TO the Head Coach

[Saxum]

1 hour ago, BullBuchanan said:

Working for McDermott seems like a pretty sweet gig. Once you're in, you're in - Except for that safeties coach I guess.

 

Tell that to all of the other coaches he fired.

[Dan Darragh]

Assistant Head Coach on the defensive side but no Defensive Coordinator?

[JMM]

This is pretty obvious. McDermott will be the DC this year while he will have a big role as his understudy. The plan is he will be the DC next year.

[TBBills Fan]

do we get a comp pick for the promotion?

[GunnerBill]

3 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Odd move. Usually this is done to protect them from leaving for a coordinator job somewhere else. I beleive the assistant HC title means Bills can block interviews for DC. He doesn't seem like a guy that would be on anyone's list for a DC job but who knows. 

 

I don't think that's right.

[billieve420]

Don't believe McDermott calling plays on defense will be long term situation. So will be interesting to see who ends up getting promoted and gets defensive coordinator job which will most likely be in house hire.

[maddenboy]

3 hours ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Basically if McD is unable to coach a game - Wash takes the headset as the HC for the game.  

this

 

maybe McD has some lingering health problem and this is a just-in-case move.

 

Maybe he learned during covid to always carry a spare

 

And its probably best for chain-of-command for there to be no in-fighting among players or other coaches, if and when its necesary to pull over and put the donut on.

 

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because its less likely that they needed to do this to keep him from bolting to another team.  seems like the season for hiring assistant coaches has passed.   Not that i've studied it or anything

 

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by maddenboy

[HurlyBurly51]

Oh boy, McD setting him up to be his next scapegoat.😜

[Einstein]

3 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Second in the NFL last year giving up 17.9 points/game despite being decimated by injuries (including in the playoffs). But you feel free to be you. 

 

Funny. They fired the defensive coordinator responsible for that unit.

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

Funny. They fired the defensive coordinator responsible for that unit.

 

You know that not to be true or accurate. 

 

It’s obviously more complicated than that. But I thought you would appreciate the Super Bowl or Bust mentality. 

[Buckets]

4 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Is this for real??

I don't get it, we went to the super bowl 4 times under Marve Leavy but I can't remember anyone calling for him to be fired or run out of town.

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, Buckets said:

I don't get it, we went to the super bowl 4 times under Marve Leavy but I can't remember anyone calling for him to be fired or run out of town.

 

Marv should be glad his time was before the internet made so many people lose their minds. Lots of message board tough guys who don’t know as much as they think they know.  There are things we need to do better, but this tear it down and start over stuff is crazy right now. 

[PBF81]

5 hours ago, MWK said:

Should be fired instead for the consistent underperformance and lack of development. This promotion just goes to show you what being friends with McDermott can do for you.

 

Dorsey (top Offensive guy):  Coached with McD in Carolina 

Washington (top Defensive guy after McD):  Coached under McD in Carolina 

Al Holcomb (Senior D Asst.):  Coached under McD in Carolina 

Mike Shula (Senior O Asst.):  Coached with McD in Carolina 

 

All the top coaches.  What are the odds that those were all the best choices to get their respective jobs done, particularly collectively.  LOL  

 

Strangely, our playoff results aren't much different.  Imagine that.  

 

No nepotism or anything going on here.  

 

 

[The Wiz]

2 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Assistant Head Coach on the defensive side but no Defensive Coordinator?

That position is currently being held for Frasier when he comes back next year.  obviously. 🙄

[PBF81]

4 hours ago, Augie said:

Second in the NFL last year giving up 17.9 points/game despite being decimated by injuries (including in the playoffs).   

 

What's interesting is that it went from 17.4 before Miller's injury, to 17.4 after Miller's injury, discounting the Detroit game.  

 

Strangely, that increased by 11 points in the playoffs while allowing 31 to a team that started a QB that will be incredibly lucky to ever start another NFL game.  

 

 

4 hours ago, BullBuchanan said:

Promoting a guy who's in charge of the unit with maybe the worst ROI in the entire league. Despite 4 top 60 picks, including a top 10, numerous high end FA signings, and a league high expenditure, DL continues to be a weakness of this team that needs constant addressing.

Washington should have been fired a long time ago. Working for McDermott seems like a pretty sweet gig. Once you're in, you're in - Except for that safeties coach I guess.

 

Come on, you're not playing this properly.  Clearly he was the best option out there.  McD's an expert, we're not, and we can't understand things like what you just said.  McD knows.  

 

At the end of the season if it doesn't work out, we'll find someone else that's clearly the best choice.  Who else haven't we plugged-n-played that coached with McD in Carolina?  Whomever that is, he's next in line as the best option.  

 

 

[somnus00]

I'm confused. Will someone just tell me who I'm supposed to be mad at?