Did "The McDermott Problem" Backfire? Or Work to Perfection.

[theRalph]

Tyler Dunne is a Bills fan. Did his 20,000 word screed just cement the Bills tighter than any team in the league? 

[strive_for_five_guy]

Tyler Done playing 4D chess.

[JerseyBills]

Still hate the dude regardless 

[Marcus Aurelius]

14 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Tyler Done playing 4D chess.

Fascinating  ...

[hondo in seattle]

Listening to the players yell out "We got your back, coach!" makes me think Dunne helped the team more than hurt it.

 

Players have professional pride as well as hefty paychecks.  I know they try hard every game.  But they don't all play full out every minute of every game.  

 

In a close game, the difference between 98% effort and 99% effort can be meaningful.

 

 

 

[Einstein]

50 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

Listening to the players yell out "We got your back, coach!" makes me think Dunne helped the team more than hurt it

 

Agreed.

 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

They have beaten KC before. They have 4 games left.

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, theRalph said:

Tyler Dunne is a Bills fan.

 

Could fool me.

 

I think first and foremost, Tyler Dunne is a businessman trying to make a living as an enterpreneur selling subscriptions to his blog

I think he acted in his interests as a businessman first and foremost

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, hondo in seattle said:

Listening to the players yell out "We got your back, coach!" makes me think Dunne helped the team more than hurt it.

 

Players have professional pride as well as hefty paychecks.  I know they try hard every game.  But they don't all play full out every minute of every game.  

 

In a close game, the difference between 98% effort and 99% effort can be meaningful.

 

 

 

To me, Von was a perfect example of this yesterday.  We all know he’s not back to form yet, and has a recent personal incident too.  But when the game was on the line, he was as impactful as we’ve seen all season.  Cook’s inspired play another good example.

[Buffalo Boy]

16 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Could fool me.

 

I think first and foremost, Tyler Dunne is a businessman trying to make a living as an enterpreneur selling subscriptions to his blog

I think he acted in his interests as a businessman first and foremost

Capitalism at its finest and worst at the same time.

[Livinginthepast]

One of the first things I thought about yesterday was whether this might act as a catalyst. A kind of "nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills" for the 2020s. But we've seen this movie before. They've had 2 players only meetings, they fired their useless OC, They had a player almost die on the field. Theyve seen star players experience devastating injuries. Is this article really going to be the ACTUAL catalyst for this team to figure itself out and win a SB?? 

[Scott7975]

I said before the game that I don't think the article would make a difference either way.  I still think that.  This team played hard all season. Not always the greatest results but it wasn't from lack of effort.  Good to see the team express standing by their coach none the less.

[strive_for_five_guy]

15 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

I said before the game that I don't think the article would make a difference either way.  I still think that.  This team played hard all season. Not always the greatest results but it wasn't from lack of effort.  Good to see the team express standing by their coach none the less.

Maybe the biggest difference it will make is in McD’s leadership approach altogether?  I think many noticed he was actually smiling on the sidelines yesterday more than ever before.  As intense as he can be, maybe he’ll take this feedback in positive way and grow from it as a leader.

[billsfan89]

21 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:

One of the first things I thought about yesterday was whether this might act as a catalyst. A kind of "nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills" for the 2020s. But we've seen this movie before. They've had 2 players only meetings, they fired their useless OC, They had a player almost die on the field. Theyve seen star players experience devastating injuries. Is this article really going to be the ACTUAL catalyst for this team to figure itself out and win a SB?? 

The NFL is odd, the strangest things end up giving teams that little extra edge. Going to see how well the Bills really “circle” against the Cowboys. Best the Boys at home and you have a chance to make the playoffs where anything can happen.

[Coach Tuesday]

McDermott might really benefit from that hit-piece.  It's basically a published personnel review (albeit a negatively-biased one) spelling out for McD the specific flaws he needs to work on to repair his relationships with his players and fellow staff members, and directing him to loosen up his approach during gameday.   If McD is truly interested in self-correction and self-improvement (and Pegula is willing to be patient with him), the article is kind of a gift.

 

And honestly, as much as the article rang true to me and as much as I don't love McDermott, it was totally over the line and unfair to him.  He's got serious flaws but he's not a bad person and he truly wants to be great and help his team win.  Dunne went totally overboard.  I hope it does become a positive for McD, that would be beautiful irony.

[BobD]

Look, you can write anything you want, this is America. But let's be honest, I am sure you can find any number of players, coaches that are not with the Bills anymore to say bad things about McDermott since they are not with the team any more and most likely were cut, let go or fired. I agree with Wayne Arnold, Dunn is trying to get attention for his subscription blog. Is McDermott, perfect, of course not. But he has changed the culture, brought a winning attitude and players now want to come here and actually stay here. Those who are pushing for a new head coach, be careful what you ask for. Remember the days of Gregg Williams, Mike Mularkey, Dick Jauron, Chan Gailey, Doug Marrone and Rex Ryan! How many NFL coaches get fired every year? Would I like to see his defenses finish close games better, absolutely. I also hope the article helps him to do some self reflection and continue to evolve. HIs locker room yelling out "We got your back, Coach" is quite telling! GO BILLS. 

[Goin Breakdown]

4 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

Listening to the players yell out "We got your back, coach!" makes me think Dunne helped the team more than hurt it.

 

Players have professional pride as well as hefty paychecks.  I know they try hard every game.  But they don't all play full out every minute of every game.  

 

In a close game, the difference between 98% effort and 99% effort can be meaningful.

 

 

 

You'd have to be so finely tuned into your body to know what the difference is between 98 and 99% effort. Maybe because I'm fat(ish) and suck at most of what I do, I just can't wrap my head around those close percentages. Speak to me in quarters lol. 

[Bills Bud]

Terrorism support and domestic violence shouldn’t bring a team together. Sean and Von still need to go or winning this season is tainted 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

5 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Tyler Done playing 4D chess.

Tyler,

 

Thank you for your continued help.

 

Sincerely,

 

Sean

[JerseyBills]

4 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

Could fool me.

 

I think first and foremost, Tyler Dunne is a businessman trying to make a living as an enterpreneur selling subscriptions to his blog

I think he acted in his interests as a businessman first and foremost

One thing is certain- Dunne is 1 ugly mfer