McDermott says a Lombardi is "not a matter of if, just a matter of when"

[Cray51]

5 hours ago, GoBills808 said:

Allen's cap hit has never been above $18.6M prior to this coming season

 

they have absolutely failed in putting the pieces together on offense

Correct, but you don’t add a talent on offense with term when you know you have Allen with differed years already happening.

 

said differently, you don’t sign a WR for 5 years at top market deal last off-season knowing you have Allen already on a mega deal along with Diggs.

 

Kincaid was our young piece to add last year, and I expect them to add another this year 

[GoBills808]

2 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

Correct, but you don’t add a talent on offense with term when you know you have Allen with differed years already happening.

 

said differently, you don’t sign a WR for 5 years at top market deal last off-season knowing you have Allen already on a mega deal along with Diggs.

 

Kincaid was our young piece to add last year, and I expect them to add another this year 

That's a problem of their own making

 

They found the money for Miller and went cheap on Sherfield/Harty plus a slew of questionable 'well he's our guy and he earned it' deals

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

And the reason the sabres exist is to win multiple cups … Yada yada yada

[PBF81]

McD first has to prove that he can even beat the top seeds in the playoffs.  He hasn't even crossed that bridge yet.  He's already given one away gift-wrapped to our arch nemesis in '21 and hasn't even sniffed another.  

 

Until that pattern is broken the odds are greater that he continues to give them away.  

 

 

Edited February 28 by PBF81

[BufBills83]

On 2/26/2024 at 8:13 AM, TheyCallMeAndy said:

This will turn into a McD bash thread, but I have no issues with his answers. Felt like something other than coach talk. 

 

I actually really liked the "a Lombardi isn't a matter of if, it's a matter of when" line.  It made him sound confident and that he isn't just sulking around because of another loss.

[BufBills83]

On 2/26/2024 at 6:30 PM, Turk71 said:

McD doesn't 'own' the past and that's the problem. He doesn't own up to anything....ever

He makes mistakes that he never 'owns'....in fact he makes sure to deflect blame onto someone else.

That's a terrible trait for a leader 

 

He says almost every press conference "it starts with me."

[Slack_in_MA]

11 minutes ago, BufBills83 said:

 

He says almost every press conference "it starts with me."

As Paul Simon once sang, "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest".

[BarleyNY]

On 2/26/2024 at 8:14 AM, SoCal Deek said:

What I read in McDs comments is that he is out of ideas. Feels to me like his strategy is to go another season hoping our opponent screws up at our time of need. 

No. He’s out of other people to blame. He’d already fired all of his coordinators prior, so now all he has left is to blame it on bad luck. The alternative would be to actually take real accountability himself.

[SirAndrew]

We’ll see, but thanks for jinxing us McD.

[Cray51]

17 hours ago, GoBills808 said:

That's a problem of their own making

 

They found the money for Miller and went cheap on Sherfield/Harty plus a slew of questionable 'well he's our guy and he earned it' deals

They did find money for Miller, but that was a lauded move to try to put the team over the top after they lost to the Chiefs 42-36.  The thought was he could be a piece to take us over the top, and Davis would develop into a #2 next to Diggs.  Miller is an unfortunate result, but I dont blame them for taking that chance at that time.  I dont think they have made many concerning deals over the past 3 years.

 

What "well he is our guy and he earned it" deals have they had?  Knox?  He is a top 10 TE even with his catching problems, and that deal was made before we brought in Kincaid.  Milano?  Worth it.  White?  Injuries, but when healthy has played incredibly well.  Oliver?  Worth it.  We let Edmunds go, and that has shown to be a great move.

 

You can't expect a GM to operate to perfection.  They have a hole a WR2 because no team in the league is perfect.  We will see if they can address it via the draft, and move onto the other areas that have become weaknesses (Safety, D-End).

[Watching since 1964]

5 hours ago, BufBills83 said:

 

He says almost every press conference "it starts with me."

That’s Seanspeak for ‘execution’…

 

😀

[BillsfaninCT]

the script disagrees.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

On 2/27/2024 at 9:48 AM, Cray51 said:

Per the bolded, Allen's not on a rookie contract either like Purdy and Tua are.  You dont get a top 5 qb + top RB + Top WR all being paid top $$$.  And for the Eagles, Hurts is a very average QB, and his contract is nothing close to Allens.

 

The Bills also were never as bad as Cincy was when they drafted Burrow and Chase in b2b years top 5.  Add in Higgins, there is your talent.  Boyd is a Beasley/brown level talent.  And he will be gone.

 

They have put SOME talent around Allen, but the reality is Allen takes up space as he is a top 2 QB in the league.  We pay for the right to have him and it shows in other ways.

 

And if you do you very likely have a trash defense.  Or a trash offensive line, thus negating a lot of that talent.  

[Lionel Hutz]

McDermott is delusional. He really believes he’s a defensive genius. 

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

On 2/26/2024 at 8:03 AM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Stop giving Allen weapons chosen so low in the draft. Get him another Quality WR or two.  Then hit on draft picks for the DL instead of drafting guys that turn out to be JAGs.  That is what's left you can do.

 

That isn't really his job though.  Why are you criticizing the coach for decisions made by the GM?

[BarleyNY]

Just now, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

That isn't really his job though.  Why are you criticizing the coach for decisions made by the GM?

Who has the final say in those decisions is still an open question. I think it’s McDermott, but the Bills won’t divulge the information. My reasoning is that McDermott was not only hired first, but waited until after Beane’s contract ran out with Carolina (post draft) rather than hire him immediately. At the time a promotion to a position with final control over the roster would have kept Carolina from blocking Beane from interviewing. (Rules have since changed.)

[PBF81]

9 hours ago, BufBills83 said:

 

I actually really liked the "a Lombardi isn't a matter of if, it's a matter of when" line.  It made him sound confident and that he isn't just sulking around because of another loss.

 

Has anyone ever gotten the impression that he lacks confidence?

 

If anything, it seems like the opposite.  

 

 

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

Who has the final say in those decisions is still an open question. I think it’s McDermott, but the Bills won’t divulge the information. My reasoning is that McDermott was not only hired first, but waited until after Beane’s contract ran out with Carolina (post draft) rather than hire him immediately. At the time a promotion to a position with final control over the roster would have kept Carolina from blocking Beane from interviewing. (Rules have since changed.)

 

Theoretically McDermott does. This is his show. He has more power than Beane. But he also has ultimate trust in Beane and doesn't meddle in the personnel decisions any more than your standard HC per sources I have. The coaching staff do evaluate and grade targets prior to the draft and the scouts take that into account but the decision maker on draft night is Brandon Beane. He makes the personnel decisions. Is there a decision he has wanted to make that McD has vetoed? I can't say definitely not, but the person I spoke to says his trust level in Beane is very high and he broadly trusts him to get on with running personnel.

[BarleyNY]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Theoretically McDermott does. This is his show. He has more power than Beane. But he also has ultimate trust in Beane and doesn't meddle in the personnel decisions any more than your standard HC per sources I have. The coaching staff do evaluate and grade targets prior to the draft and the scouts take that into account but the decision maker on draft night is Brandon Beane. He makes the personnel decisions. Is there a decision he has wanted to make that McD has vetoed? I can't say definitely not, but the person I spoke to says his trust level in Beane is very high and he broadly trusts him to get on with running personnel.

Thanks for the info. It does seem like Beane been shopping with McDermott’s list. That fits with it being his show. 

[GunnerBill]

5 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

Thanks for the info. It does seem like Beane been shopping with McDermott’s list. That fits with it being his show. 

 

They are very aligned. But I posted the numbers the other week I think by and large Beane's draft priorities reflect a man who learned his trade under Harney and Gettleman in Carolina. They relentlessly picked DLine and linebackers early, only took three receivers in the first 3 rounds over the course of a decade and until Ekwonu hadn't taken a first round OL in nearly 20 years. So I think some of it is the influence of coaching... but some of it is just this is who Beane is and how he believes in building a team.