Personally, this Ravens matchup is my "McDermott Game."

[Shortchaz]

Wants to turn the offense into power running because defenses have adjusted to pass first style, yet plays nickel defense 100% of snaps. 

[GaryPinC]

15 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

And even a bigger idiot if anyone thinks that if they fire McD, someone is going to come in a do a better job.  Over the past 5 years combined, the Bills have won the 2nd most games behind the Chiefs 66 to 61.  If you exclude the top 5 teams on the list, from that point down, the next 5 to 10 teams would need to take their 6 year combined wins against Bills 5 year totals to catch him and after about #15 on the list would take 7 seasons.  Over the past 5 season the Bills are also first in TD's, yards, yards per game, opposing points and points per game (those 2 surprised me a bit)  2nd in first downs and 3rd down percent and a disappointing 4th place in fourth  down %, a whole 1.1% behind the leader.

 

When you look at numbers like that there is so little room for improvement, the likelihood is very very low.  I get the argument too, that you can't keep doing the same thing and expect different results, but the counter to that is, If you're going to change something expecting to get better, you need a well laid out plan what's going to change so you get better.   And in selecting NFL coaches there really isn't a plan, it's just getting lucky with the right person.  If there was a plan many teams would have figured it out and succeeded already.  Picking an NFL that will succeed is not much better than the equivalent of playing roulette and hoping you hit on your number.

 

There was an article in the Athletic the other day discussing how:  Teams should also realize that hiring offensive coordinators as head coaches is not critical or even important for making sure your offense and your team contends at the highest levels.  and gave 5 examples of winning HC who never called offensive plays John Harbaugh, McD, Campbell, Bowles, and Quinn and then gave some examples of hoe name coaches to hire who never worked out for various reasons

 

You may be onto something about those complaining about picking the wrong Josh

First off, let me say I don't want McDermott fired at the end of the season.  He's earned at least one more year.

 

He simply needs to show more of the continuous improvement he preaches. He is the head coach 8 years in.  He needs to tweak the details to get us over the hump.

 

13 seconds was completely his fault.  He took two timeouts to control that situation and failed with the prevent.

He's improved since then, but then you have Allen's failed goal line scramble in the Rams game this year.

 

He's got to know better, and plan better in that situation.   It's these little details that make a difference in the playoffs.   He needs to have the pressure on him to grow in this way.  We only have so many years with Josh.

 

Regarding a change, you can look to the Cleveland Cavaliers who made the tough decision to fire their coach last year (who went to Detroit) and keep the roster intact.  Their new coach has taken them to a higher level and old coach has really improved Detroit.  Both coaches are being mentioned for coach of the year.

If you make the right change it can work.

 

One thing's for sure with me.  I don't want to watch this team remain futile in the playoffs.   What if Marv had fired Walt Corey after the Washington superbowl and brought in a strong, established replacement?

Edited Saturday at 02:47 PM by GaryPinC

[ganesh]

15 hours ago, folz said:

 

 

 

 

 

Some of you guys act like we get blown out of the playoffs every year. Or that Sean screws up every game with horrible decisions, etc. Outsie of 13 seconds, where are all of these major screw-ups?

 

We have a 6-6 playoff record. A perfect playoff game. One of the greatest playoff games in history (regardlesss of the outcome). A win against Lamar, Harbaugh, and the Ravens. Despite our even record, we are still +38 points in playoff point differential under McD. Four of the six losses were one score games. Two of the losses were in Overtime. We have not been a bad playoff team by any means under Sean...we have just lost some heartbreakers (which happens to every coach, btw).

 

 

That is the exact problem...McDermott not being able to elevate and win those close Divisional round games...Made bad mistakes year after year...The play calling last year in the last 4 minutes was horrendous...that was on him.    The defense gave a 4th quarter TD in a tight game....that is on him. 

[JP51]

21 minutes ago, GaryPinC said:

First off, let me say I don't want McDermott fired at the end of the season.  He's earned at least one more year.

 

He simply needs to show more of the continuous improvement he preaches. He is the head coach 8 years in.  He needs to tweak the details to get us over the hump.

 

13 seconds was completely his fault.  He took two timeouts to control that situation and failed with the prevent.

He's improved since then, but then you have Allen's failed goal line scramble in the Rams game this year.

 

He's got to know better, and plan better in that situation.   It's these little details that make a difference in the playoffs.   He needs to have the pressure on him to grow in this way.  We only have so many years with Josh.

 

Regarding a change, you can look to the Cleveland Cavaliers who made the tough decision to fire their coach last year (who went to Detroit) and keep the roster intact.  Their new coach has taken them to a higher level and old coach has really improved Detroit.  Both coaches are being mentioned for coach of the year.

If you make the right change it can work.

 

One thing's for sure with me.  I don't want to watch this team remain futile in the playoffs.   What if Marv had fired Walt Corey after the Washington superbowl and brought in a strong, established replacement?

Walt Corey omg you just brought back ptsd... he was horrific. 

[Lost]

2 hours ago, colin said:

i don't get the controversy here.  mcd as a head coach has had spectacular regular season success and very poor playoff success.  we've won every home game vs a low seeded team in the first round, and beat the ravens in 2021 at home in a windstorm.  that's basically what is expected after a strong regular season, which gives you the playoff entry and the home game to start.  our record vs top seed teams and in the divisional round is awful.  what's more noteworthy is that our playoff failures have come on the back of terrible defensive performances, and a good bit of our success have come in spite of bad d.  that's mcd's calling card and that's where the resources have been pushed.

 

now, history is being written all the time.  we have a game tomorrow that has the potential to rewrite mcdermots bio.  if the bills can handle the big bad nasty ravens he gets his team to the conference chip game after getting revenge on a great team who smoked us in the regular season.  if we go out and beat kc in kc or even houston in buffalo (really good story lines on both of those games) and make the chip, he proves to the world and himself he can run w the big dogs.  if he wins the bowl (which barring catastrophic injuries is much easier to do at that point than get to the bowl from where we are) he's enshrined himself as an all time coach.

 

i think some people don't want to admit the big stakes games still mean winner takes all.  that's how nfl football works.  you need to win it all at least once to get counted.  mcd has not shown the ability to do that, and he's not improved on what his failings were in prior years, so people here don't have confidence he can win the chip.  well, he's got his team where they need to be this year, so he can go out and get it done and make us admit we were wrong.  everyone who were riding for mcd will be proven quite right.

 

As of now, clearly he's not delivered.  im an on record mcd detractor, and i don't think he has what it takes to win a chip.  I do have to admit, this team right now is super balanced on O, allen is a monster with a run game to boot, and the d while being hot cheeks for much of the regular season showed some improve at times and for the playoffs has one game where they were monsters.

 

the same way the nfl is all or nothing, i think mcd's future is all or nothing.  he's gonna win it this year (or at least come close to) or as mikie says it's 4 consecutive divisional losses, 3 in a row at home, to 3 different teams.  That's a total mirror image of the 90s bills, except they lost 4 consecutive games to 3 different teams in the super bowl.  imagine if 3 of those super bowls were at home and we lost them, would that make you say those bills teams had the coach they needed?

 

that 90s team was second best in the biggest game of the year 4 times in a row, if we drop this one we will be second best in the most exciting game of the year 3 wins away from the chip.  mcd has some real high stakes tomorrow.

 

 

 A lot of chip references here.   

 

 

Thanks, now I'm hungry..

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

Against this Ravens offense, 26 points or less would be a win for McDermott's defense. 23 or less would be a massive win. Bills should win the game if either happens. 20 or less would be a dominant defensive performance. That's a difference of only 6 points but it makes a world of difference in win probability. 

[Mikie2times]

52 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

Equally silly is pretending all .500 records are the same. It's idiocy.

 

Again, you have to go way the hell out of your way into Wackytown to suggest that the 2017 Jax game and the 2019 Houston game should be held against McDermott.

 

Is there anyone here - anyone at all - who thinks that if the 2017 Jags or the 2019 Texans played any of the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 or for that matter the 2024 Bills either of them wins? Of course not. We lost those games because they rebuilt and hadn't yet put together the team we know today.

We allowed 19 unanswered points in 15 minutes to blow a 16-0 lead. In 2020 we allowed a geriatric Phillip Rivers over 400 yards and needed the final drive to decide the outcome. Then we let the Skyler Thompson led Dolphins have a 2nd half lead before winning by three. What in these games gives you the impression a prime Deshawn Watson wouldn’t have sent us home? More hilarious, that it’s so obvious it wouldn’t happen you just remove the game from this conversation? 

Edited Saturday at 03:22 PM by Mikie2times

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

17 hours ago, appoo said:

Y'all get frustrated at HOF dudes doing HOF *****  against a Bills D that's mostly injured, and project those frustrations on to McDermott.

 

IMAGINE TRYING TO DEFEND JOSH ALLEN ON A HEATER!! WITH ANY DEFENSE.

 

I wish more of you watched more sports. This is like claiming wins is a QB stat, or that Jim Kelly ISNT a HOF QB because he never won a SB.  So much of winning a SB comes down to luck, health and who's HOF player is going bonkers.  

 

The best team in NFL history lost the SB because a good but nor great QB delievered a ***** Helmet catch to a WR who's the eptiome of a replacement level guy in this league.

 

But y'all keep wanting to blame Mcdermott for getting his team in the position to beat elite teams, and then having luck and injuries and HOF players doing HOF things go against him

weve already proven this. McDermott is already proven. Done and dusted. Period. 

 

I like it but this is a hard truth pill to swallow.

 

Bills have been 1b to the Chiefs 1a for 5 straight seasons now and so far have nothing to show for it. Not even a 1 seed that even more important than the bye week IMO, gives the most favorable division round match up. Chiefs went through the gauntlet last year on the road beating the Bills and then the Ravens to advance. But I feel like that that was the first and only time they went through that tough of a road. In 2021, with the 2 seed they had to go through the Bills and Bengals and couldn't make it to the Super Bowl with that draw.

 

If we keep kicking on the door we will eventually break in. Odds are we will at least. But here we are five years later and still waiting. Is this the year? And if not this year, when? How many chances do we need? 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

17 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

 

I don't see us parting with McD even if Lamar rides out of town dropping a 50 spot on us. But like you said, so many fear this instant demise if we parted ways.

 

Meanwhile since 2010, teams with a QB that finishes the year at a 70 QBR or better are 582-208 with a 73.67% winning %. Between 65-70, 475-288 for 62.25%. Allen has 3 years above 70 and no years below 65. With Allen, vs this AFC east level of play, the floor is division winners. That will remain the floor until somebody in our division shows a pulse. Even at that point we have a built in advantage that is so significant we would likely stumble into a wild card win more often than not.  I just don't see any logic in this notion that we will just fall off a cliff without McD. Josh holds this team together creates it's floor more than McD does. 

 

 

 

And if we go by our primary school rounding rules, Allen really has four seasons at 70+ QBR. He was 69.6 in 2023 which is closer to 70 QBR than 69 QBR.

 

Of the "big four" QB's, Allen and Mahomes are the only four QB's with four seasons of 70+ QBR. Jackson has two such seasons and Burrow earned his first such season this year. 

 

 

[machine gun kelly]

I don’t care at all if the Bills win by 1 pt. In the last second of the game or overtime, as long as we win!  Who cares?  McD is the winningest coach in Bills history by percentage including I believe Marv. .640.  Can you guys just give it a break?  That’s in 65 years.

 

That just tells me no matter what McD does, the few naysayers will never accept he’s turned this team around.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

13 hours ago, CaseyatBat said:

At some point Allen needs to beat a good QB in the playoffs.
 

I understand McDermott criticisms for sure, but Allen makes a lot of money, it’s time to simply outscore a good QB in the playoffs that’s not Mason Rudolph or Mac Jones 

 

Jim Kelly beat the likes of Elway, Marino, Montana, etc in the playoffs just sayin

 

 

 

 

 

2021 season - Allen left the field with 13 seconds left and a 3 point lead against the Chiefs. He threw two TD's and converted a two point conversion in the final two minutes of regulation. And then never saw the ball again. 

 

2023 season- Allen led the Bills offense to 24 points in regulation against a Chiefs defense considered to be playing as one of the best in the league. That postseason the Dolphins, Ravens and 49ers offenses scored 7, 10 and 19 points respectively in regulation against the same Chiefs defense. Bills defense gave up 27 points to the Chiefs offense in regulation. Dolphins, Ravens and 49ers defenses only gave up 26, 17 and 19 points in regulation to the much maligned Chiefs offense that year. 

[HomeskillitMoorman]

2 hours ago, GaryPinC said:

First off, let me say I don't want McDermott fired at the end of the season.  He's earned at least one more year.

 

He simply needs to show more of the continuous improvement he preaches. He is the head coach 8 years in.  He needs to tweak the details to get us over the hump.

 

13 seconds was completely his fault.  He took two timeouts to control that situation and failed with the prevent.

He's improved since then, but then you have Allen's failed goal line scramble in the Rams game this year.

 

He's got to know better, and plan better in that situation.   It's these little details that make a difference in the playoffs.   He needs to have the pressure on him to grow in this way.  We only have so many years with Josh.

 

Regarding a change, you can look to the Cleveland Cavaliers who made the tough decision to fire their coach last year (who went to Detroit) and keep the roster intact.  Their new coach has taken them to a higher level and old coach has really improved Detroit.  Both coaches are being mentioned for coach of the year.

If you make the right change it can work.

 

One thing's for sure with me.  I don't want to watch this team remain futile in the playoffs.   What if Marv had fired Walt Corey after the Washington superbowl and brought in a strong, established replacement?

 

But if we lose again and it's 4 straight Divisional exits....what continuous improvement is he showing?

[ProcessTruster]

4 hours ago, colin said:

i don't get the controversy here.  mcd as a head coach has had spectacular regular season success and very poor playoff success.  we've won every home game vs a low seeded team in the first round, and beat the ravens in 2021 at home in a windstorm.  that's basically what is expected after a strong regular season, which gives you the playoff entry and the home game to start.  our record vs top seed teams and in the divisional round is awful.  what's more noteworthy is that our playoff failures have come on the back of terrible defensive performances, and a good bit of our success have come in spite of bad d.  that's mcd's calling card and that's where the resources have been pushed.

 

now, history is being written all the time.  we have a game tomorrow that has the potential to rewrite mcdermots bio.  if the bills can handle the big bad nasty ravens he gets his team to the conference chip game after getting revenge on a great team who smoked us in the regular season.  if we go out and beat kc in kc or even houston in buffalo (really good story lines on both of those games) and make the chip, he proves to the world and himself he can run w the big dogs.  if he wins the bowl (which barring catastrophic injuries is much easier to do at that point than get to the bowl from where we are) he's enshrined himself as an all time coach.

 

i think some people don't want to admit the big stakes games still mean winner takes all.  that's how nfl football works.  you need to win it all at least once to get counted.  mcd has not shown the ability to do that, and he's not improved on what his failings were in prior years, so people here don't have confidence he can win the chip.  well, he's got his team where they need to be this year, so he can go out and get it done and make us admit we were wrong.  everyone who were riding for mcd will be proven quite right.

 

As of now, clearly he's not delivered.  im an on record mcd detractor, and i don't think he has what it takes to win a chip.  I do have to admit, this team right now is super balanced on O, allen is a monster with a run game to boot, and the d while being hot cheeks for much of the regular season showed some improve at times and for the playoffs has one game where they were monsters.

 

the same way the nfl is all or nothing, i think mcd's future is all or nothing.  he's gonna win it this year (or at least come close to) or as mikie says it's 4 consecutive divisional losses, 3 in a row at home, to 3 different teams.  That's a total mirror image of the 90s bills, except they lost 4 consecutive games to 3 different teams in the super bowl.  imagine if 3 of those super bowls were at home and we lost them, would that make you say those bills teams had the coach they needed?

 

that 90s team was second best in the biggest game of the year 4 times in a row, if we drop this one we will be second best in the most exciting game of the year 3 wins away from the chip.  mcd has some real high stakes tomorrow.

the NFL is not "all or nothing". 

 

Don't let the media put your fandom in that box.  

 

The media decided a while back that NFL W/L records and Divisional titles, plus now College Conference titles in all sports are all meaningless and for nought, and all that matters is the almighty tournaments,  bc that's where the ad dollar revenue is the greatest, so that where the emphasis has gone.   

 

And fans have bought in and now grade their team on whether they won the tournament or not, black or white, one or zero.  Sorry,but to put your fandom in that little box is pretty f ing sad.  

 

McBeanes and the organization have taken a pretty tough roster position and cobbled together yet another great, dominant season, way beyond what anyone thought possible in August.   Basically crushed every team they played.   

 

But no, the media has shaped your perception that all that matters is the SB and that it is "all or nothing".   After all the joy that this team has brought to the fanbase this season, we're going to let the media drive us to judge their entire year on a couple year end tournament games?   Against teams we've already beaten in some cases?  Really?   Not me.  McBeanes have been killing it for the past 100+ games.   After 20 years of suck, I am hanging onto that and running with it.  Screw the tournament hype. 

 

 

 

 

[CaseyatBat]

1 hour ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

2021 season - Allen left the field with 13 seconds left and a 3 point lead against the Chiefs. He threw two TD's and converted a two point conversion in the final two minutes of regulation. And then never saw the ball again. 

 

2023 season- Allen led the Bills offense to 24 points in regulation against a Chiefs defense considered to be playing as one of the best in the league. That postseason the Dolphins, Ravens and 49ers offenses scored 7, 10 and 19 points respectively in regulation against the same Chiefs defense. Bills defense gave up 27 points to the Chiefs offense in regulation. Dolphins, Ravens and 49ers defenses only gave up 26, 17 and 19 points in regulation to the much maligned Chiefs offense that year. 

yeah I know I was around for both of those losses but thanks for the recap

[HomeskillitMoorman]

7 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:

He's go

 

 

Wildly irrational, no.

 

Pretty unreasonable, yes.

 

It's essentially the Chiefs. We haven't been able to get past them. In McDermott's first three years he hadn't gotten a good team together yet. Nor had Josh really become Josh yet. The Sugar Rush Josh who fell apart against the Texans wasn't the Josh Allen we know. Nor was the Tyrod Taylor team in Year one in any way a team anyone would suspect would beat a good team in the playoffs.

 

After that, when we had a real competitive team, it's the Chiefs. 

 

You can say what about the Bengals, and if you want to count that also, it's not unfair. But the whole team had a horrible off day, something that  has never really happened otherwise in the playoffs. Saw today's Buffalo Plus episode and they mentioned this, that that day in the locker room they saw a team that was absolutely exhausted, that their tank was empty, and that they've never seen anything like it. It was the year of Hamlin's death, Knox's brother's death and all the rest of it. The players themselves said the same thing in the locker room, that they simply didn't have any juice.

 

If you want to count that, I guess go ahead.

 

But basically, it's the Chiefs.

 

Adding in the games in his first three years when we simply did not have a team that anyone thought should be seriously competitive is not reasonable in evaluating McDermott.

 

 

 

 

He'll be back the next couple of years, win or lose. Which is as it should be. Unless he loses the locker room or something like that.

 

 

 

I don't think most people care about the Jags or Texans games...even though McD was awful in those games. We don't have to talk about those. 

 

Losing this game would still put us at 4 straight Divisional exits with a generational QB, the best we've ever had, and at worst a top 3 player in the NFL. That's a huge disappointment. 

 

I don't know what your point is with "basically it's the Chiefs". Is the expectation for McD to not get over that hump? Josh gave it to him on a silver platter in the 13 seconds game and he still choked it away. 

 

If your gold standard is the Divisional Round or to just get to the Chiefs and lose....that's probably the real dividing line here between the people that would want McD to stay vs people who want for the Bills to hold a higher standard with an all-time QB. 

[HomeskillitMoorman]

5 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

the NFL is not "all or nothing". 

 

Don't let the media put your fandom in that box.  

 

The media decided a while back that NFL W/L records and Divisional titles, plus now College Conference titles in all sports are all meaningless and for nought, and all that matters is the almighty tournaments,  bc that's where the ad dollar revenue is the greatest, so that where the emphasis has gone.   

 

And fans have bought in and now grade their team on whether they won the tournament or not, black or white, one or zero.  Sorry,but to put your fandom in that little box is pretty f ing sad.  

 

McBeanes and the organization have taken a pretty tough roster position and cobbled together yet another great, dominant season, way beyond what anyone thought possible in August.   Basically crushed every team they played.   

 

But no, the media has shaped your perception that all that matters is the SB and that it is "all or nothing".   After all the joy that this team has brought to the fanbase this season, we're going to let the media drive us to judge their entire year on a couple year end tournament games?   Against teams we've already beaten in some cases?  Really?   Not me.  McBeanes have been killing it for the past 100+ games.   After 20 years of suck, I am hanging onto that and running with it.  Screw the tournament hype. 

 

 

 

 

 

You are literally the one trying to keep everything in the little box by what you're saying. Your implication here is that there is no standard for how far this team goes to judge anyone by. What if we're 6 more years in and have 10 straight Divisional Round exits? That doesn't matter because we're "killing it" in the regular season? 

 

There's context to everything. McD's side of the ball and his game management has been awful on the biggest stages repeatedly. The goal whether you like it or not is to win championships. But that also doesn't mean it's "all or nothing"....the expectation and standard has never been that we win a Super Bowl every single year. But if the same things keep happening over and over and we have a coach who keeps showing he can't get this team over the hump...then yeah it's time to move forward with someone who possibly can. The 20 years of suck does not play into what's happening and where we are right now. 

 

And this whole thing about people saying this is a "transition year" or as you said that McBeane had to work through a tough roster position...who do you think put themselves in that tough position with some of the decisions that were made the last few years? And there are no transition or rebuild years with a generational QB, you're always in the mix if you have one. 

 

There is a middle ground...the extremes would be the people that expect a championship every year and then your side that thinks there should be no expectations whatsoever. 

[Mikie2times]

7 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

the NFL is not "all or nothing". 

 

Don't let the media put your fandom in that box.  

 

The media decided a while back that NFL W/L records and Divisional titles, plus now College Conference titles in all sports are all meaningless and for nought, and all that matters is the almighty tournaments,  bc that's where the ad dollar revenue is the greatest, so that where the emphasis has gone.   

 

And fans have bought in and now grade their team on whether they won the tournament or not, black or white, one or zero.  Sorry,but to put your fandom in that little box is pretty f ing sad.  

 

McBeanes and the organization have taken a pretty tough roster position and cobbled together yet another great, dominant season, way beyond what anyone thought possible in August.   Basically crushed every team they played.   

 

But no, the media has shaped your perception that all that matters is the SB and that it is "all or nothing".   After all the joy that this team has brought to the fanbase this season, we're going to let the media drive us to judge their entire year on a couple year end tournament games?   Against teams we've already beaten in some cases?  Really?   Not me.  McBeanes have been killing it for the past 100+ games.   After 20 years of suck, I am hanging onto that and running with it.  Screw the tournament hype. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since 2010, teams with a QB that finishes the year at a 70 QBR or better are 582-208 with a 73.67% winning %.

 

Between 65-70 rating, 475-288 for 62.25%.

 

Allen has 3 years above 70 and no years below 65. 

 

THIS IS WHAT BLOWS MY MIND

 

Why do people feel without McD we all of sudden perform signifgantly worse than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ (which he has been for 4 years)

 

Why do people feel McD has performed signifgantly better than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ since he has been here?

 

The data pretty clearly says with Allen we should be winning 60%-70% of the games we play. Common sense tells us we should be winning 60-70% of the games we play. Winning 60-70% of the games you play gets you a home wild card game. We have gotten a home wild game.

 

What additional success has McD brought to this team that people are so fiercely loyal over protecting or so scared of losing? We need a coach that won't just be "not the problem" but rather becomes "part of the solution".  He has a chance to add a new chapter in this story Sunday, but to see so many on here basically like meh, doesn't matter Sunday. It's rather hilarious. At least research your fears more, they're unfounded.  

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

20 hours ago, eball said:

McDermott is 6-6 in the playoffs (6-5 with Josh).  In the playoffs you’re always playing another playoff team (duh), so an above-.500 record can’t (or shouldn’t) be considered “bad.”

 

We all want to reach the next level.  A lot has to go right to get there.  Our head coach is not the problem.

 

His defense has been. 13 seconds, trucked by Cincinnati, beaten down in the afccg.

 

 

[ProcessTruster]

9 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:

 

 

 

Since 2010, teams with a QB that finishes the year at a 70 QBR or better are 582-208 with a 73.67% winning %.

 

Between 65-70 rating, 475-288 for 62.25%.

 

Allen has 3 years above 70 and no years below 65. 

 

THIS IS WHAT BLOWS MY MIND

 

Why do people feel without McD we all of sudden perform signifgantly worse than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ (which he has been for 4 years)

 

Why do people feel McD has performed signifgantly better than the AVERAGE performance when you have a player at a 65+ QBR or 70+ since he has been here?

 

The data pretty clearly says with Allen we should be winning 60%-70% of the games we play. Common sense tells us we should be winning 60-70% of the games we play. Winning 60-70% of the games you play gets you a home wild card game. We have gotten a home wild game.

 

What additional success has McD brought to this team that people are so fiercely loyal over protecting or so scared of losing? We need a coach that won't just be "not the problem" but rather becomes "part of the solution".  He has a chance to add a new chapter in this story Sunday, but to see so many on here basically like meh, doesn't matter Sunday. It's rather hilarious. At least research your fears more, they're unfounded.  

 

McBeanes have won 70% of their games over the past 5+ years, so yep they have performed to Josh's QBR.   Success.  Not sure what your point is. 

 

F the tournament, to me that's another 3 or 4 games, BFD.   The problem is they are big publicity nationally televised games, and the networks (and therefore the league) need to pump them up as the be all end all of the NFL calendar to max out the viewership, ad money, which fills the league coffers and makes the whole thing go.  National games are what advertisers pay for.   All the tournament games are national games.   This is why the college football conference tournament and bowl game traditions were trashed in favor of a big nationally televised generic "playoff" tournament.   The B Ball "final 4" started it all years ago.   there's more $$ in it.  

 

 

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36 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said:

 

But if we lose again and it's 4 straight Divisional exits....what continuous improvement is he showing?

Creativity when things aren't working, making rapid adjustments,  not just at the half.  Exploiting what is working before leaning on what you think should work.  Stunts, delayed blitzes if our D-line isn't effective,  staying aggressive on offense late to maintain possession, no prevent D too early.  Coaching in the moment and two steps ahead for smart clock management.  No problems with the wrong number of men on the field for special teams.  Our defense prepared and lined up in time for hurry up offense.

 

Baltimore is a great team and victory cannot be presumed because it's going to take some luck.  In short our coaches need to keep pushing for momentum and putting our players in good positions to make plays.  I can absolve McD if Baltimore just happens to make enough plays to win when our guys were in position to stop them.

 

I don't want to hear "we'll learn from this" if we lose.  There's nothing to be learned 8 years in that shouldn't have already.