McDermott answers why we stopped uptempo offense

[BIGFOOTspaceman]

2 minutes ago, Gunsgoodtime said:

We are getting extremely close to ""It's hard to win games in this league"

Gotta be humble and hungry 🙄 

[Toledo Bill]

The players are going to quit on this guy.

Unbelievable.

[Low Positive]

I think they sent McDermott out there and he had to cover for Dorsey because he’s getting one more week to turn it around. That’s the only way that these comments make sense. 

Just now, Toledo Bill said:

The players are going to quit on this guy.

Unbelievable.

They will if they lose on Monday night.

[strive_for_five_guy]

Just now, Toledo Bill said:

The players are going to quit on this guy.

Unbelievable.

End of the game, they show Josh and Burrow shaking hands, and Josh covers his mouth to say something.  If anyone has a photo, would be a great “caption this”. 

3 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

I think they sent McDermott out there and he had to cover for Dorsey because he’s getting one more week to turn it around. That’s the only way that these comments make sense. 

Maybe McD can call the offense and defense on gamedays?? 😂😂

[US Egg]

No doubt the kind of coach speak that inspires his players.

 

This should resonate well in the locker room.

[Mango]

27 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Make of this what you will.

 

 

Mods if this belongs in another thread, please feel free to merge it. I didn’t know where this exactly fits in.

I would have much preferred and likely  defended “The defense of as struggling after a few long drives in a row. We really wanted to give them some time to catch our breath, regroup, and come back out on the field fresh and strong”.

[CircleTheWagons99]

Back to being a joke of a team/org.

[Reed83HOF]

15 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

I’ve always been a huge McDermott fan… but I’m losing faith he can get us to the SB. 

you have 13 seconds to make that decision

[Mango]

24 minutes ago, jlgarsh said:

Fire him

Plot twist. McD is fired at the bye only for Ken Dorsey to be named “Emperor of Everything”. His first order of business is getting the Sabres another goalie. 

[Chaos]

28 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

I presume the next question was "Why?" Did he have an answer to that or will he have to get back to us?

The answer to why is "we are looking for ways to keep the DC from getting embarrassed. The defense couldn't get off the field, and we needed someone to do something to give the defense a rest. So we took the offense out of its rythym to rest the defense.  I did not consider at the time, that the team with the most points at the end of the game wins"

[Goin Breakdown]

Ok close the schools. McD is out of his mind and no one is safe. 

[saundena]

I believe continuity is essential for long term success, and while I've been on board with getting rid of our coordinators (Frasier, Dorsey 🙏), I've been patient with McDermott because I think he's a good coach.

 

But the more I read things like this; the more comfortable I'm getting sacking him at the end of the season.  I believe his skill set might be better suited to turning around dumpster fire teams and not for bringing a team from good to great.

 

Of course who do we replace him with?  It might take him a while, but maybe he's the next Andy Reid, Sean Peyton or Tony Dungy... All good coaches that it took many years to to win a SB.

 

If it is time for a change, then I hope we can find the right person to bring us to the promise land.  I also like Beane, but don't know how it would play out if Sean were to get canned.  Technically, they both report to TP and presumably McD could be fired while BB retained.

 

 

[Bill51390]

Definitely beginning to lose faith in this coaching staff. It seems the players are starting to feel the same way. 

[JaCrispy]

14 minutes ago, Success said:

It's starting to feel like this staff is in over its head.

 

 

Starting? 😉

[TheyCallMeAndy]

10 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

 

Does he just not have permission to fire his OC so he's wording his way around it? Because this doesn't exactly match up.

He has a very long history of not publicly throwing coaches under the bus. 
 

[Mark Vader]

13 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

This changes everything for me 

 

13 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

I retract my earlier prediction of wins.

 

Time to cut ties with Dorsey and McD.... my God.

 

 

22 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

This reminds me of Gailey’s “it was his turn” comment (ie an explanation that isn’t really an explanation).

 

11 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

 

Does he just not have permission to fire his OC so he's wording his way around it? Because this doesn't exactly match up.

 

11 minutes ago, Mailman said:

Im sorry, but how on Earth can players have confidence in him after this??

Watch out for @BIGFOOTspaceman! He might eyeroll you! 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

7 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

No doubt the kind of coach speak that inspires his players.

 

This should resonate well in the locker room.

He wasn’t talking to his players, he was talking to self obsessed journalists and dipshiet fans. 

[Buddy Hix]

This implosion will be epic…

[Mikie2times]

4 minutes ago, saundena said:

I believe continuity is essential for long term success, and while I've been on board with getting rid of our coordinators (Frasier, Dorsey 🙏), I've been patient with McDermott because I think he's a good coach.

 

But the more I read things like this; the more comfortable I'm getting sacking him at the end of the season.  I believe his skill set might be better suited to turning around dumpster fire teams and not for bringing a team from good to great.

 

Of course who do we replace him with?  It might take him a while, but maybe he's the next Andy Reid, Sean Peyton or Tony Dungy... All good coaches that it took many years to to win a SB.

 

If it is time for a change, then I hope we can find the right person to bring us to the promise land.  I also like Beane, but don't know how it would play out if Sean were to get canned.  Technically, they both report to TP and presumably McD could be fired while BB retained.

 

 

This is how I feel. People want to argue if he's a good or bad coach. Is Belichick really the best coach of all time? No. He's the best coach of all time at keeping a Super Bowl contender grounded and motivated. That's not his job anymore and it's not McD's job to turn around a bad team and establish a culture of winning. It's to win a Super Bowl. This doesn't invalidate what he did well here. He is a good coach. It's just time for us to move on. 

[Coach Tuesday]

Cool, cool.

 

How’d that go Sean?