Why is McD not being talked about as coach of the year?

[foreboding]

I am hearing the talking heads puffing up his moves. Don't be surprised if he gets mentioned soon, if they keep it up.

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, nedboy7 said:

How many wins were you predicting before the season started. 

 

why would any sane person guess less than 11-12?  There's 6 in the division right off the bat.  The AFCE stinks.  Indy stinks, Tennessee stinks--all predictably bad.  KC is usually good for a regular season W.  that's 9 right there.

 

[HappyDays]

Much like MVP, coach of the year is ultimately an award about narratives. It is too difficult for a long-time head coach with expected success to win that narrative battle. Let's be honest, Belichick should have been coach of the year for two straight decades but that's not how it works.

 

I think for McDermott to have a shot we would have to go undefeated the rest of the way. Then the narrative would be that everyone predicted a downturn for the Bills but instead they had their best regular season ever under his leadership, and he would beat another candidate in Dan Campbell along the way. If that happens we are the #1 seed, Allen is unanimous MVP, and McDermott probably has good odds of getting coach of the year.

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, klos63 said:

Who says Allen is a draft bust? Seriously. I've never heard that. 

 

It was a thing. 

[Beck Water]

13 hours ago, Antonio said:

 

Its not like he benched Fields for a career backup, he benched him for a very good veteran in Wilson who even was considered the starter before his injury. 

 

The team was 4-2.  That projects out to an 11-6 season.

Wilson was a brilliant, HOF-trajectory QB once upon a time.  But last year, he was rocking a mighty 205 ypg.  Took 45 sacks, ANY/A of 6.  TL;DR it's been a couple years since Wilson has played like a very good QB.

 

So yeah, it was a controversial, somewhat ballsy move

[klos63]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

It was a thing. 

It was not. Ever. 

10 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

The team was 4-2.  That projects out to an 11-6 season.

Wilson was a brilliant, HOF-trajectory QB once upon a time.  But last year, he was rocking a mighty 205 ypg.  Took 45 sacks, ANY/A of 6.  TL;DR it's been a couple years since Wilson has played like a very good QB.

 

So yeah, it was a controversial, somewhat ballsy move

Not interested in the qb discussion,  just wanted to say that projections like that are useless. They don't mean anything. 

[Comebackkid]

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/buffalo-bills/news/sean-mcdermott-nfl-coach-year-buffalo-bills-kansas-city-chiefs-stefon-diggs/32e8f39636589bcd89f8f599

 

not sure why that wont show as a link but u can copy and paste.

for the most part it said

The Buffalo Bills are off to their best start through 11 games since 1992. They sit at 9-2 going into their bye week, and now own the tiebreaker over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC for the No. 1 seed should both teams finish with the same record. 

This wasn't supposed to be the year for the Bills, though, They said goodbye to the likes of Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde, Mitch Morse, Gabe Davis, and Stefon Diggs. They completely re-did their wide receivers room with Khalil Shakir being the only player at the position on the roster that was on the team in 2023. They have dealt with the vast majority of their star players being injured at one point or another. And yet, here they are. With that in mind, is it time for Sean McDermott to get some Coach of the Year consideration? Peter Schrager of Good Morning Football says it's time to give McDermott his well-earned praise.

[Kirby Jackson]

I have been a McDermott detractor for the last 4-5 years. With that being said, this is, by far, his best coaching job yet. He’s been really good all year. They’ve overcome a roster turnover, and injuries. The record is the best that it’s been in 30+ years. He absolutely belongs in the COY conversation.
 

I’m not sure where I’d have him but certainly top 5. I think, for me, Tomlin is 1. I don’t think that team is particularly talented, and, he made the controversial QB switch that worked. He deserves it. Campbell has been a popular name and he deserves consideration as well. His roster however is elite. He’s winning a lot but should with that talent. He’s in the mix. McDermott, Gannon, Payton and Jim Harbaugh would be the others for me. I’d have Tomlin 1 and the other group in whatever order you wanted. 

[FireChans]

10 hours ago, HappyDays said:

Much like MVP, coach of the year is ultimately an award about narratives. It is too difficult for a long-time head coach with expected success to win that narrative battle. Let's be honest, Belichick should have been coach of the year for two straight decades but that's not how it works.

 

I think for McDermott to have a shot we would have to go undefeated the rest of the way. Then the narrative would be that everyone predicted a downturn for the Bills but instead they had their best regular season ever under his leadership, and he would beat another candidate in Dan Campbell along the way. If that happens we are the #1 seed, Allen is unanimous MVP, and McDermott probably has good odds of getting coach of the year.

Funnily enough, narrative-wise, Josh Allen being MVP hurts McD’s chances for COTY.