Tyler Dunne story on McDermott - 3 parts, 25 interviews, one damning conclusion

[Roundybout]

6 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Me, trying to figure out if Josina Anderson’s cryptic tweet was about McDermott and this nuclear bomb of an article or Lamar Jackson mysteriously missing practice today with an illness designation (or literally anything else)

 

 

She sucks, just ignore her. 

[Einstein]

1 minute ago, dwight in philly said:

Again.. its just me.. dont care.. carry on 

It's fine not to care of course. I'm just saying, it's not just a reporter saying bad things.

 

It's a lot of former players and coaches.

And McD confirmed today that at least one big story from the story is true.

I find what was written very credible, even if not provable. 

[SectionC3]

Just now, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Not paying 8 dollars to read an article - you can buy books for that and it's a total hit piece.

 

The top thing is the 9/11 one.  

 

There's a thing about him being pissed about the WRs buying the coach a car and not wanting him to be friends with players.  When Brad pitt says in a movie you shouldn't be friends with the players because you need to be able to cut them - its a good point - but when mcdermott relays the same message, he's a tight ass.  

 

Something about him disliking cam newton and blaming him for ruining the panthers.  Not wrong IMO - Cam's a selfish dude and made that team about him.  Teams win, not players. 

 

 

McD is totally right about the friends part.  However, if he saw where Chad lived (think Paulie Walnuts) and compared that to his own home (think Tony Soprano), then maybe he would have been a little gentler about it. 

[Ray Stonada]

 

[Mikie2times]

I'm trying to understand what is more bizarre. A guy accidently landing on an example about 9/11 being good team work or a guy intentionally landing on 9/11 being a good example about team work. 

[Trogdor]

I should be shocked that so many people can just brush past the 9/11 speech being confirmed, but can't believe this is anything but a fabricated hit piece...but it is 2023. 

[QCity]

Sean McDermott has been ruled out due to CTE.

[Billschinatown]

Just now, Mikie2times said:

I'm trying to understand what is more bizarre. A guy accidently landing on an example about 9/11 being good team work or a guy intentionally landing on 9/11 being a good example about team work. 

It just makes me think the guy is low IQ and has a direct correlation to him masterminding 13 seconds. Thinking on his feet is not his strength. 

[SectionC3]

Just now, Ray Stonada said:

 

I don’t think one stupid anecdote is a fireable offense, and I firmly believe that part will blow over, but one has to be pretty exhausted/dumb/social moron to think using the work of the terrorists who conducted the 9/11 attacks as an aspirational or motivational device is a remotely acceptable thing.  

[Bangarang]

McD apologizing for the 9/11 comments kinda gives validity to the other claims made in the article. 
 

Man this is a terrible look for the team and might be the thing that forces Pegula’s hand at the end of the season, especially if we miss the playoffs. 
 

Somewhere right now Don Granato is relieved to see some of the spotlight is off of him and how bad the Sabres are. 

[Ray Stonada]

(Where the heck is @YoloinOhio when we need all the angles, plus a laconic but hilarious take on them?)

[BeastMaster]

1 hour ago, dave mcbride said:

The odd thing is that he's not wrong! It's genuinely amazing what they pulled off (through teamwork and careful, deliberate planning, TBH), although it was of course diabolical. What the Japanese pulled off between December 1941 and April 1942 was amazing too given the geographical scope and geopolitical complexity, but again the goals were bad. I guess the lesson is to never bring up well-conceived plans that succeed beyond all ambition if they're crafted by the bad guys. 

So amazing that it is very likely not true

[Ray Stonada]

Can't disagree with this:

 

"The coach’s “blame game” extends to players. Running back James Cook, who entered the Broncos loss with zero fumbles on 160 touches, was swiftly ushered into the coach’s doghouse after one fumble that was the result of an exceptional strip by the defender. Not a gaffe. Treating his starting running back like a 10th grade point guard who turns the ball over against a full-court press is the sort of Cro-Magnon coaching that’s become the norm in Orchard Park."

[yall]

8 minutes ago, QCity said:

 

 

It really is. I mean, I get what McD is trying to convey but this is pure Michael Scott.

When people bring up his record being good it's akin to everyone at Dunder Miflin being perplexed that the Scranton office turned a profit.

[BillsShredder83]

this is redic. look im ready to move on from mcd, but this whole 9/11 thing who caresssssssssssss

 

he misspoke while talking on the fly, and obv wasnt praising hijackers. yall have never said anything dumb while trying to make a point?

 

DONT SAY YOU HAVENT, BC I READ DUMB S*** ALL DAY ON HERE

 

fire him for the momentum cooling off. but to assasinate the mans character like this actually makes me sick

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

1 minute ago, Trogdor said:

Yes lol. That team ran almost 100% on Newton. Did he fade fast? Yes, but the run they had was him. McD might be one of the most overrated DCs in history. He put together one of the all time worst defenses in Philly and was mediocre at best in Carolina with a very good line and HoF MLB. 

 

To me he always came off as a really selfish player.  You can have them, but they shouldn't be the face of your franchise or your QB for that matter.  Not good for the locker room, the meetings etc.  

[Steptide]

Just now, Ray Stonada said:

Can't disagree with this:

 

"The coach’s “blame game” extends to players. Running back James Cook, who entered the Broncos loss with zero fumbles on 160 touches, was swiftly ushered into the coach’s doghouse after one fumble that was the result of an exceptional strip by the defender. Not a gaffe. Treating his starting running back like a 10th grade point guard who turns the ball over against a full-court press is the sort of Cro-Magnon coaching that’s become the norm in Orchard Park."

Or maybe cook fumbles or drops balls alot in practices and is warned he'll get benched if he does it in games. We don't know, we're not in the building 

[Mr. WEO]

For any posters still struggling with what's wrong with McD--his off the wall citation of the WTC terrorists as  paragons of teamwork and communication should convince even the most irrational homer that he is, intellectually, dull as a butter knife.

 

over and over--he's not smart en ought for this job.  

[SCBills]

For all the jokes I find hilarious about this situation, I will admit that this comes across as a pretty dirty hit piece and while I would love a new coach next year … I don’t think McDermott deserves all this.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

7 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Dude...

 

It's not just a reporter. It's 25 separate players and coaches saying this. 

It’s a clear hit piece. I hate this type of reporting.