The Big Lie we were fed that McDermott is a disciplined, prepared, hard worker

[Beck Water]

16 minutes ago, Mango said:

Just to clarify, I don't think Josh is lazy, I think that he could be better with some of his prep. I think there is a difference even if nuanced. Jamarcus Russel and Johnny Menzel were lazy and unfocused. That is certainly not Josh Allen.

 

I think that's probably a fair viewpoint.  It's one thing to not put in prep time (lazy).  It's another thing to make the most focused and best use of the time one puts in.  That's the old saw "practice does not make perfect, good practice (or the right practice) makes perfect"

 

I believe this is the first time since the start of Josh's rookie year that he doesn't have an "older and wiser" head in the QB room with him.  Kyle Allen is his buddy.  Shane Steichen is young.  It's not entirely out of the question that the preparation may not be as focused and sharp in the QB room this season.

 

 

[Gregg]

3 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said:

Are you inferring McDermott is the best Bills coach ever, and he will win us the Super Bowl? Sometimes analytics suck. I'll wait.

 

Right now, the best Bills coach in their history is Lou Saban. Back-to-back AFL championships. Before my time but he is the only coach to win it all for Buffalo. Of course, that could change if the Bills win the Lombardi someday.

[Stevie Ray]

20 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

The current board philosophy is members should start whatever threads they want within very broad guidelines, and how many people choose to respond will select which threads are worthy and stay on the front page, and which fall off

 

Personally, I think when the front page is littered with
"The Big Lie we were fed that McDermott is a disciplined, prepared, hard worker"

"Why is this team, and staff, so dumb?"

"Sean McDermott is a stupid coach"

"Fitzpatrick's veiled criticism of Dorsey?"

"The Official Fire Ken Dorsey Thread"

etc

 

it might be time for a bit of pruning because I think when there's too much idiocracy, it drives a number of contributing, smart posters to step out. 

 

But that's just my opinion, and it's not the current SOP.

I took a break from reading this board during the past 3 weeks. So glad i did. It was time well spent!

[Royale with Cheese]

The one thing I can think most of us agree on is McDermott looks stressed on the sidelines.  His eyes have been red the last few games and I'm pretty certain this guy doesn't smoke weed.  

 

I think he's doing a lot of second guessing right now...as is Dorsey.

 

But, I think yesterday was at least a good first step because the offense looked like it should and that is the most important.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

31 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

So if I'm not blindly defending him but totally disagreeing with your premise that he's undisciplined, not prepared, and not a hard worker, what does that make me? 😂 

In the majority I’d say haha 

[JerseyBills]

In his defense,  he has an incredible winning percentage after taking over a bottom 5 10 team. 

His D gave up 10 points through 56 mins before a stupid penalty , ridiculous catch gave them a chance last night

 

it's not easy to win in this league and McD wins way more than he loses. 

Edited October 27, 2023 by JerseyBills

[GoBills808]

2 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

The one thing I can think most of us agree on is McDermott looks stressed on the sidelines.  His eyes have been red the last few games and I'm pretty certain this guy doesn't smoke weed.  

 

I think he's doing a lot of second guessing right now...as is Dorsey.

 

But, I think yesterday was at least a good first step because the offense looked like it should and that is the most important.

I've never been impressed w his sideline demeanor tbh. Panicky is the term I use to describe it.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 hour ago, JerseyBills said:

In his defense,  he has an incredible winning percentage after taking over a bottom 5 10 team. 

His D gave up 10 points through 56 mins before a stupid penalty , ridiculous catch gave them a chance last night

 

it's not easy to win in this league 

I really don’t get this place a lot of the time…like all week we heard from people on here that the bucs are actually pretty good and we’re in trouble.  we win and control the game but things are just as bad as before because a bunch of bounces went their way?  

Edited October 27, 2023 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Aussie Joe]

2 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

His eyes have been red the last few games and I'm pretty certain this guy doesn't smoke weed.  

 

 

 

What makes you say that?

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, JerseyBills said:

In his defense,  he has an incredible winning percentage after taking over a bottom 5 10 team. 

His D gave up 10 points through 56 mins before a stupid penalty , ridiculous catch gave them a chance last night

 

it's not easy to win in this league and McD wins way more than he loses. 

 

He is an excellent regular season coach. He did change the culture of the franchise to a winning one. It's the playoff failures that are frustrating and disappointing.

[Joe Ferguson]

20 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:

You dont get to 67-38 in the NFL by being under-prepared.   Just stop it.

5 times he's been eliminated in the playoffs. 5 times Allen's years have been wasted 

[BillsPride12]

15 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said:

The Sheldon Family Cemetery is located between gates 6 and 7 at Highmark Stadium and there is a sign that explains the cemetery. There was a clip about it before the game on channel 7. They were the first family to settle in Orchard Park way back when.

I had always heard the mention of the ancient burial ground but never knew how legitimate it was or if it was just an old wise tale but I did the Bills stadium tour over the Summer and the last thing they showed us was the cemetery with the quick backstory so it was def interesting to see it in person and know that it's true. 

[BullBuchanan]

8 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

He's a top 10 coach, full stop, maybe at the tail end of top 5. 

 

Has it likely been easier for him because of Allen? Yes, absolutely. 

 

Is he the guy who can win it all? I don't see why not.  Maybe it's more likely for an offensive mind, but lots of great offensive coaches haven't won a superbowl.  

 

It can be a lot worse.  Hopefully he grows as a coach and improves.  There's lot of things that can be done better, but that's true of virtually every coach in the NFL. 

 

Absolutely insane take. Best case scenario he's near the bottom of the top 15. there are 10 coaches I would take over him without hesitation and a good handful more that have a clear edge.
 

When I look at coaches that are definitively worse than McD, it's a very short short list. There are a lot of first year head coaches that will probably end up better too.

[BufBills83]

1 minute ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I really don’t get this place a lot of the time…like all week we heard from people on here that the bucs are actually pretty good and we’re in trouble.  But we win and control the game but things are just as bad before because a bunch of bounces went their way?  

I hate reading this board right now, the takes are just totally out of wack.  The game was close because the last drive had incredibly unfortunately penalties in situations where (the facemask penalty) the play should have been blown dead, or, on the same drive, the TD AND the 2 pt conversion were deflected off of defenders into the arms of a receiver.  That isn't going to happen again.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

5 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

In his defense,  he has an incredible winning percentage after taking over a bottom 5 10 team. 

His D gave up 10 points through 56 mins before a stupid penalty , ridiculous catch gave them a chance last night

 

it's not easy to win in this league and McD wins way more than he loses. 

 

I thought the taron johnson illegal contact penalty that extended the drive prior to the phillips one was a really bad call.  4th and 10, no bearing on the play, TJ didn't push him off his spot and evans if anything was running into him.  

[wvbillsfan]

End of the game stuff is a little suspect to me. Still playing entirely too soft and giving teams a chance a couple times a year with that Hail Mary. 
 

Just entirely too easy without using any time. 
 

Id also like to see us continue to be aggressive late in games. The defense was playing well so if you’re punting because you trust your defense then by the same principle you go for it because you trust your defense. 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

24 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Blah blah blah...more nonsense excuses.

 

Care to tell me his winning percentage against teams that have been above .500?  I'll wait.

Care to tell me what head coach not named Andy has more nfl wins since 2017? 

[warrior9]

Yepp, 66-38 and 4 play off appearances in 5 years is a HUGE lie.

 

Do some of you people even think before you post? Can he get better? Yes, so can all coaches but you're insane if you think we were "fed a lie"

 

How did you feel about the "lies" for the 20 years before him? Get a grip 

[DasNootz]

I believe him to be a very hard worker.  The character flaw I see is that he's too loyal to "his guys" and gives them too long of a leash to figure things out.  

 

That said - if any one of about a dozen coinflip events yesterday didn't bounce TB's way, this game was a blowout.  For the first time in a month, they looked prepared and had an attacking game plan.  Now if they can just keep on the throttle for 4 quarters, we'd have a better record and this board would be a lot more tolerable.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Just now, warrior9 said:

Yepp, 66-38 and 4 play off appearances in 5 years is a HUGE lie.

 

Do some of you people even think before you post? Can he get better? Yes, so can all coaches but you're insane if you think we were "fed a lie"

 

How did you feel about the "lies" for the 20 years before him? Get a grip 

You can’t get much more of a lie than wrecks