So we're firing McD, right?

[Steptide]

I'm not on the fire McDermott train yet, but I will say if they don't greatly improve the offensive players this off season (like better wide receivers) I'll definitely jump on that train. Allen is a beast, and they're handicapping him with the offensive weapons they're giving him. Harty and sherfield were absolute busts this season. Shakir and kinkaid were really the 2 bright spots. Who knows with Diggs. They need to invest heavily in the offense this off season 

[dma0034]

I'd take: Belichick, Harbaugh, Vrabel or Ben Johnson. Bills would probably have their pick outside of Harbaugh.

 

I think McDermott is a good coach but not a great one.

 

-I think the first time the Bills played the Chiefs in AFC Championship game he played scared. 

-I think he cost the Bills the game in 13 seconds. Shouldn't have kicked it out of the endzone but even if Frazier calls the defense you are the HC. You see the Bills are defending the sideline when the Chiefs realistically only had 2 plays and had 2 TOs. Bills should have had 1 player rushing and gone in a complete shell zone with the other 10 players.

-Bills defense was unable to stop the Bengals rushing attack

-Bills got exactly one stop against Mahomes. Bills got lucky with a fumble out of the endzone but you ultimately trust Bass to kick a 44 yard FG when he barely got the 30 yarder earlier. 

 

I saw the Dolphins put up a better fight on defense last week against the Chiefs. I saw Belichick with players off the street play well against the Bills. I'm tired of the injury excuse. I'm tired of wasting the years of the best player in Franchise history. This feels like Hasek with the Sabres. You have a freak player that can dominate but can't win because of the team and coach. I wouldn't be surprised if in a few years Allen requests a trade. 

 

[phypon]

24 minutes ago, boyst said:

There is one major story that I hope makes it out this week that will make everyone realize is a nail in the coffin for McDermott. It is not my place to share this but it will show everyone that McDermott is not the leader of this team that he needs to be.

Thanks for the heads up, appreciate it.  However, a thousand curses on your shoe laces because now I have to get band-aids for my F5 finger (yells at cloud)

[damj]

No, we're not.

 

To date, McDermott is another Marty Schottenheimer ..  great regular season; under performs in the playoffs.

 

I'm no McDermott fan, but there is no guarantee that if we fire him that the next HC is better. Get a better OC and better WRs 

[uticaclub]

11 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:

Yes McDermott made Bass 25% in the playoffs.   Think about that 25% has a kicker ever had a worse playoffs?

 

And still it's McDermott...God people.

Whose decision is it to keep Bass & still have confidence in him

[boyst]

1 minute ago, phypon said:

Thanks for the heads up, appreciate it.  However, a thousand curses on your shoe laces because now I have to get band-aids for my F5 finger (yells at cloud)

it won't make it out, unfortunately. our chicken shiz local media don't have the balls and national media doesn't care enough to dig into it.

[Fallser]

I'd be OK with it.  Time to see what Vrabel can do. 

[Brandon]

Should they? Probably.

 

Will they? No. 

[TheFunPolice]

2 minutes ago, boyst said:

it won't make it out, unfortunately. our chicken shiz local media don't have the balls and national media doesn't care enough to dig into it.

 

is Pegula aware of it? 

[Baba Booey]

Can't  do this year after year after year. Time for a change, he can't take us any farther!!!

[TheFunPolice]

Like I said before though, if "you can't fire the coach that gets you to the playoffs" then McDermott will be here for Allen's entire career. 

 

If (God forbid) Allen misses games and they miss the playoffs, well then you can't blame McDermott: Allen was out. 

 

So we go on and on with mediocrity.

 

I just wish our defense was nasty. Ravens defense is nasty. Ours, even at full strength, doesn't seem like that. They're good, but consistently come up short against top teams in the playoffs, and that's with Milano, White, and co. healthy. 

[MrEpsYtown]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

Like I said before though, if "you can't fire the coach that gets you to the playoffs" then McDermott will be here for Allen's entire career. 

 

If (God forbid) Allen misses games and they miss the playoffs, well then you can't blame McDermott: Allen was out. 

 

So we go on and on with mediocrity.

 

I just wish our defense was nasty. Ravens defense is nasty. Ours, even at full strength, doesn't seem like that. They're good, but consistently come up short against top teams in the playoffs, and that's with Milano, White, and co. healthy. 

 

I agree. Allen is the whole reason that they are in the playoffs. That's why I make the change. There is zero risk to making a coaching change as long as you have Josh.  

 

In terms of scheme, this is a bend but don't break defense, trying to keep you from making big plays. It's Dick Jauron zone stuff, which hasn't won a Super Bowl since Dungy's Colts. The last two zone dominant type teams to win a Super Bowl were the Seahawks and the 2017 Eagles led by Jim Schwartz. Those teams had dominant pass rushers and secondary guys. The Ravens are in your face, pressman, line stunts, and totally in your face. They somehow kept finding linemen who disrupt and have changed DCs multiple times and kept it going. 

 

 

 

[What a Tuel]

Josh Allen played a fantastic game, but he had the ball in his hands at the end and botched it as bad as Bass botched the field goal. 

 

This wasn't on the decimated defense who gave us an opportunity to win with two huge stops and put the ball in Josh's hands to end the game. 

 

The fire McDermott stuff is so dumb.

[boyst]

23 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

It’s up to you! 

It's not my place and would directly out my source, unfortunately. I simply cannot. 

23 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

 

is Pegula aware of it? 

I would imagine so. Can't believe he wouldn't know. 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

12 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:

Josh Allen played a fantastic game, but he had the ball in his hands at the end and botched it as bad as Bass botched the field goal. 

 

This wasn't on the decimated defense who gave us an opportunity to win with two huge stops and put the ball in Josh's hands to end the game. 

 

The fire McDermott stuff is so dumb.

Talk about dumb stuff! Jeez

[Preds]

Frankly, Mc D should have been fired after 13 seconds which was unforgivable IMO.  We've just been spinning wheels and repeating the same failures since.

[warrior9]

11 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:

Yes McDermott made Bass 25% in the playoffs.   Think about that 25% has a kicker ever had a worse playoffs?

 

And still it's McDermott...God people.

>9.5 yards per play.

5 third downs all game.

9 plays of 20 yards or more. 

a HORRENDOUS fake punt. 

 

 

Still not McDermott? God people

Edited January 22 by warrior9

[ngbills]

If not McD - They better fire the special teams coach. We need to hire an OC, Brady did an admiral job but he is not the answer. If they believe in him, give him nice title to keep him. Take a look at other coaches that are due for a change. But honestly I don’t know if things change without a change at the top. It’s the little things that make some teams good and others great. A new regime could be what gets you there.  

[McBean]

You want to get over the hump?

 

Fire McDermott and hire Vrabel today.

[TheFunPolice]

16 minutes ago, boyst said:

It's not my place and would directly out my source, unfortunately. I simply cannot. 

I would imagine so. Can't believe he wouldn't know. 

 

Well, IF the report of a mystery team being interested in Belichick but not having an opening is true maybe Pegula would do that.

 

To be clear, I would rather have Harbaugh but we're stuck right now. With Allen McDermott will always win enough games that "you can't fire the coach!"