What is your unpopular Bills opinion?

[nedboy7]

  On 2/26/2024 at 10:59 PM, BarleyNY said:

Just heard McDermott reiterate that “Only one team gets to lift the Lombardi trophy.” and that “31 teams go home disappointed every season.” In addition to McDermott having said this multiple times already I’ve heard Beane say something similar this offseason. My unpopular opinion is that I hate hearing the leaders of the team say crap like this. It gives everyone an excuse for failure every season. Oh well, there’s 31 of us. <shrug> No big deal. I wonder how he’d have responded to Bass if, after missing the game tying kick, he said something like that?

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Just wondering what you’d like to hear?  We lost cause we are losers who clearly can’t coach?  And then cry like a B word and ask the fans forgiveness?  

[CNYfan]

Josh fails to see or misses with poor throws guys running wide open down the field.  This happens regularly, and if you are at the games you see it.  

[BarleyNY]

  On 2/29/2024 at 11:00 PM, nedboy7 said:

Just wondering what you’d like to hear?  We lost cause we are losers who clearly can’t coach?  And then cry like a B word and ask the fans forgiveness?  

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It’s sad that you think that’s the alternative. Blaming “bad luck” is a loser’s mentality. How many of his players get to use bad luck as an excuse for their failures? If the answer isn’t zero, then that’s a problem. Using it himself is ridiculous. A good leader has to focus his team on what they can control. In general Id expect someone in his position to give a general indication of where he and the team need to improve and what he was going to do to make that happen. 

Edited March 1, 2024 by BarleyNY

[nedboy7]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:48 AM, BarleyNY said:

 

It’s sad that you think that’s the alternative. Blaming “bad luck” is a loser’s mentality. How many of his players get to use bad luck as an excuse for their failures? If the answer isn’t zero, then that’s a problem. Using it himself is ridiculous. A good leader has to focus his team on what they can control. In general Id expect someone in his position to give a general indication of where he and the team need to improve and what he was going to do to make that happen. 

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I didn’t read his comments and come away w the notion he was blaming bad  luck.  Perhaps I don’t know the entirety of his comments. It’s a good thing to remind fans that 31 teams fail to reach the ultimate goal.  To me the real loser mentality is to see the team as a bunch of losers cause they didn’t win the SB. That’s real loser mentality and there is a lot of it on here.  This is not about your comment btw.  I just really wonder what he should say?  Perhaps something like he needs to make better in game adjustments?  You want him to own the failures of the team?  Cause he is somewhat lacking in that department at times. 

[GunnerBill]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:48 AM, BarleyNY said:

 

It’s sad that you think that’s the alternative. Blaming “bad luck” is a loser’s mentality. How many of his players get to use bad luck as an excuse for their failures? If the answer isn’t zero, then that’s a problem. Using it himself is ridiculous. A good leader has to focus his team on what they can control. In general Id expect someone in his position to give a general indication of where he and the team need to improve and what he was going to do to make that happen. 

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I mean he also said he expects to win a Superbowl. So you have to consider what he said in the round. 

[amprov56]

  On 2/29/2024 at 10:17 PM, Augie said:

 

…..and he looks kinda sad on the Wegmans bags. Has anybody checked on him?     😋

 

What more do you want to know? 

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And....

[BarleyNY]

  On 3/1/2024 at 11:39 AM, GunnerBill said:

 

I mean he also said he expects to win a Superbowl. So you have to consider what he said in the round. 

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You can’t be serious. Every other team’s HC says the same thing - and I don’t see any of them laying the fault of their failures to improve toward that end at the feet of bad luck. Again, is that an excuse he’d ever accept from a player or coordinator?

 

Let’s be clear on the point. McDermott has not improved. His playoff record against 5-7 seeds is 5-0 but against 1-4 seeds it’s 0-6. All but one of those games (a loss against Jax) was with Josh Allen at QB. Allen wasn’t a top 3 QB his second season, but he has been since. Yet the Bills haven’t beat a single team capable of winning a championship in the playoffs. That’s not bad luck and I cringe at people when the parrot that load of BS and give McDermott yet another pass. 

[GunnerBill]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:04 PM, BarleyNY said:

You can’t be serious. Every other team’s HC says the same thing - and I don’t see any of them laying the fault of their failures to improve toward that end at the feet of bad luck. Again, is that an excuse he’d ever accept from a player or coordinator?

 

Let’s be clear on the point. McDermott has not improved. His playoff record against 5-7 seeds is 5-0 but against 1-4 seeds it’s 0-6. All but one of those games (a loss against Jax) was with Josh Allen at QB. Allen wasn’t a top 3 QB his second season, but he has been since. Yet the Bills haven’t beat a single team capable of winning a championship in the playoffs. That’s not bad luck and I cringe at people when the parrot that load of BS and give McDermott yet another pass. 

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Every other Head Coach at some point has said 31 teams end the season disappointed. It is an ultimate NFL cliche. 

[BarleyNY]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:13 PM, GunnerBill said:

 

Every other Head Coach at some point has said 31 teams end the season disappointed. It is an ultimate NFL cliche. 

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They do? I’ve certainly heard it before but do t remember hearing it from HCs much. Certainly not as much as I’m hearing it from McDermott this off-season. Do those HCs also accept “bad luck” as an excuse from their players or assistants when they fail?

[GunnerBill]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:28 PM, BarleyNY said:

They do? 

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Yes. 

[BarleyNY]

  On 3/1/2024 at 1:53 PM, GunnerBill said:

 

Yes. 

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I just must be missing that. And the other question?

Edited March 1, 2024 by BarleyNY

[GunnerBill]

  On 3/1/2024 at 2:50 PM, BarleyNY said:

I just must be missing that. And the other question?

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I don't know. Nor do I know if McDermott does that. 

Edited March 1, 2024 by GunnerBill