Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 23 Posted January 23 5 hours ago, HurlyBurly51 said: Smiley and Washington out. Washington? He’s assistant head coach and the Bills just had one of their greatest sack years in history. 1 Quote
JerseyBills Posted January 23 Posted January 23 6 hours ago, Mikie2times said: Brady will be the OC. If we bring in or promote a DC they will have very little influence. I don’t expect anybody to even have the leash Frazier did again. McD is not about best man for the job, he’s about falling in line and doing things the way he wants. I personally loved his defense, injuries hurt but they started out blazing , hit a lull with Tre,DQ and Milano but got back with Dodson and Douglas stepping up. They played fast, aggressive, intense, always looking for turnovers. Ya i liked the D majority of the year, Bernard being out killed us 1 Quote
Gugny Posted January 23 Posted January 23 5 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Both units got worse after the moves were made so I'd say yeah they were the wrong ones And there was that pesky 7-game winning streak and rising from the dead to take the division. 1 1 Quote
Billzgobowlin Posted January 23 Posted January 23 6 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Realistically, I expect McD to move back to HC, promote Washington or Babich to DC, and probably hire Brady as OC. And Smiley stays on ST and gets a chance with a HC helping out. That is, imo, minimal changes on a staff that needs change but wont change much. I think Babich on D is probably the best move but lets be honest, McDerm did a fine job with this defense considering so many top players dropped. ST is something we definitely to look at. The unit regressed this year Quote
Coach Tuesday Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) You’ve got units where players clearly improved and developed and became better versions of themselves: linebackers on defense, running backs and tight ends and maybe the o-line on offense. Then you’ve got units where players obviously stagnated or got worse: d-line (except Oliver) on defense, wide receivers on offense. Then there are units with mixed results - secondary (no young safeties have developed, Elam has not developed), possibly QB. Lastly you’ve got units where, across the board, nearly everything and everyone underperformed: special teams. I would move on from Smiley, Washington and Henry, but McD might want to keep them around as weight to toss overboard if things start to go south next season. Edited January 23 by Coach Tuesday 1 Quote
njbuff Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) Who cares. As long as McDermott is still the HC, NOTHING changes. In other words… wash, rinse, repeat… the Bills will be bounced in the division round in the 2024 season, or worse. And they will find a new Billsy way to choke as well. We have seen this movie before. Bank on it. Edited January 23 by njbuff 1 1 1 1 Quote
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted January 23 Posted January 23 It’s never been this easy but signing Harbaugh would net us a Championship in 2 years. 1 Quote
stlbills13 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Special teams change and I could see an external defensive coordinator with McD still calling plays. Quote
Coach Tuesday Posted January 23 Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, njbuff said: Who cares. As long as McDermott is still the HC, NOTHING changes. In other words… wash, rinse, repeat… the Bills will be bounced in the division round in the 2024 season, or worse. And they will find a new Billsy way to choke as well. We have seen this movie before. Bank on it. Prozac works dude. Quote
GunnerBill Posted January 23 Posted January 23 9 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: You’ve got units where players clearly improved and developed and became better versions of themselves: linebackers on defense, running backs and tight ends and maybe the o-line on offense. Then you’ve got units where players obviously stagnated or got worse: d-line (except Oliver) on defense, wide receivers on offense. Then there are units with mixed results - secondary (no young safeties have developed, Elam has not developed), possibly QB. Lastly you’ve got units where, across the board, nearly everything and everyone underperformed: special teams. I would move on from Smiley, Washington and Henry, but McD might want to keep them around as weight to toss overboard if things start to go south next season. I am not that keen on Washington as a coach in general... wouldn't be sad to see him go.... but overall I think there has been some development of some guys on the Dline since he has been here - Ed and AJ obviously. I put a lot of the Dline failures on Beane as much as anyone. If he brings Jordan Phillips back again I am buying one of the pitchforks on sale around here at the moment.... Quote
Warriorspikes51 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 7 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said: Mike Vrabel would get this team over the top!! Overachieved with an average, at best, QB. Would look to build a team suitable for Buffalo weather. I became a fan of his when he out-Belichicked Bill Belichick and lead his team to a victory How about Belichick HC and Vrabel DC 2 2 Quote
4th&long Posted January 23 Posted January 23 They should be talking to Jim hairball. That is what I expect. If you had an average qb or any other position you would be trying to upgrade. Same goes for head coach. If some of these coaches were not on the open market then I can see sticking with who you have. But they need to find out if there is any interest with a few of these guys who are out there. Quote
Cash Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) ST: Agree with others on this thread - it would be a suprise if Smiley is back. Defense: McDermott needs a D-coordinator to free himself up for decision-making on game day. There's a lot of hands-on coaching work involved in coordinating a full defense, and that's work that someone besides McD should be doing. This seems like an internal promotion to me - agree with others that Babich or Washington are most likely. I don't think the scheme changes, so an outside hire is unlikely. But they'll backfill the position coach that gets promoted. Offense: The big question is: Brady or outside hire? And if it's Brady, what's his vision for our offense? He did the best he could with Dorsey's offense on the fly, but it was still Dorsey's offense. Likewise, who's out there who wants the job, and what's their vision for the offense? I have to think that it's a job people would want. You get to work with Josh Allen, and there's little downside. If we suck, McDermott will get the blame. If we get over the hump, you'll get the credit and likely land a head coach job somewhere. Depending on the stature of an external hire, this could be an interim OC possibility if McDermott were to be fired at some point. Edited January 23 by Cash Quote
Gregg Posted January 23 Posted January 23 LOL Rex. https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/sports/rex-ryan-would-not-be-shocked-if-bills-hire-bill-belichick 1 Quote
Warriorspikes51 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Just now, Gregg said: LOL Rex. https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/sports/rex-ryan-would-not-be-shocked-if-bills-hire-bill-belichick I would. I'd also like Harbaugh, but think he's less realistic 1 Quote
Gregg Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Just now, Warriorspikes51 said: I would. I'd also like Harbaugh, but think he's less realistic I would as well but I don't see Terry firing McDermott (yet). If next season is another disappointment, then I could see changes being made. Quote
PayDaBill$ Posted January 23 Posted January 23 6 hours ago, chongli said: It seems like the Bills always have lots of injuries. Is that the strength and conditioning coach's fault, or just luck? Will there be changes there? Want less injuries get younger in the DBF and get bigger LBs it’s not conditioning 1 Quote
ngbills Posted January 23 Posted January 23 At least special teams. They should at least do a full OC search. Hire a DC. They need to look long and hard. PHI is making a ton of changes and had a similar year to us. 1 Quote
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Special Teams Smiley gone Receivers coach Henry gone Babich gets promoted by title, McD stays involved on D but becomes more HC again. Interesting thought experiment. Is it more likely Pegula hires Belichick or fires McDermott? Quote
Murdox Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) I am curious to know whether anyone on the Bills coaching staff told Josh at the two-minute warning to focus on getting another first down BEFORE trying in the end zone. One more first down would have enabled the Bills to run down the clock (KC only had 2 timeouts left) before having to try the FG. I think Josh should have been looking FIRST at the underneath routes on that play where Diggs was open rather than the end zone. I'm always amazed at how often coaching staffs seem oblivious to clock management. Edited January 23 by Murdox 1 Quote
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