As draft approaches, reminder that McD cost the Pats a 1st overall pick!

[JohnNord]

9 hours ago, Gunsgoodtime said:

He has also cost the Bills 6 Super Bowl appearances 

 
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[Thurman#1]

10 hours ago, Gunsgoodtime said:

He has also cost the Bills 6 Super Bowl appearances 

 

 

 

No, that would be the fact that in the first two years we in no way were a good enough roster due to what they inherited and the smart decision in the situation to rebuild, and after those first couple of years, it was the responsibility of the whole team.

 

McDermott gets his share of the blame, yeah, but so does everybody else.

[Dan Darragh]

Pats should have fired Mayo before the game instead of after, it would have helped them lose.

 

Or at halftime, a reverse-Vonte.

[DrDawkinstein]

18 hours ago, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

NFL could fix this.

Instead of giving the team with the worst record the 1st pick, give the team with the most wins after they have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Gives teams incentive to win, and teams incentive to beat them.

 

18 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

Or go to a lottery like the NBA and NHL have done. 

 

I appreciate the discussion and new ideas, but I hate these ideas for the NFL.

 

No system is going to be absolutely perfect, but I think the NFL has the best draft system/process for the type of league it is.

 

We already have great parity in the NFL. Especially compared to any other sports league. No need to make changes.

 

Tanking almost never works out because the current coaches and players don't want to lose and care too much about their jobs, which is a good thing. It backfired on the Dolphins, Texans, and now Pats. And even with it backfiring on the Texans, they still landed the better QB anyways.

 

The simple system the NFL has right now is the best for the NFL, imo.

[FireChans]

4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

 

I appreciate the discussion and new ideas, but I hate these ideas for the NFL.

 

No system is going to be absolutely perfect, but I think the NFL has the best draft system/process for the type of league it is.

 

We already have great parity in the NFL. Especially compared to any other sports league. No need to make changes.

 

Tanking almost never works out because the current coaches and players don't want to lose and care too much about their jobs, which is a good thing. It backfired on the Dolphins, Texans, and now Pats. And even with it backfiring on the Texans, they still landed the better QB anyways.

 

The simple system the NFL has right now is the best for the NFL, imo.

Yeah for everyone who wants a lotto system, they should look at the lineups half the NBA was trotting out for the last 6 weeks. Lottos fix nothing. I think Gonzaga could’ve beaten the squad the Raptors have been rolling out.

[DrDawkinstein]

24 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Yeah for everyone who wants a lotto system, they should look at the lineups half the NBA was trotting out for the last 6 weeks. Lottos fix nothing. I think Gonzaga could’ve beaten the squad the Raptors have been rolling out.

 

Yep, and in basketball, the whole team revolves around 1-2 stars. And their draft (and the NHL draft) doesnt go nearly as deep as the NFL's.

 

Just completely different animals.

[Logic]

I always think it's hilarious when tanking teams win a meaningless game or two and lose out on the top pick in the process.

The Jets were on a path to getting Trevor Lawrence who -- say what you want about him -- is definitely leaps and bounds better than Zach Wilson and at least still has hope of becoming a genuine franchise QB. But they just haaaad to win a meaningless game that year and lose out on the top pick. 

Instead of having a Trevor Lawrence and Garrett Wilson pairing to go with their good young defense, they had Zach Wilson, then Aaron Rodgers. Winning one meaningless late season game literally did them YEARS of damage.

Last year it was the Pats, who would surely love to pair Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter (or a boatload of draft picks) with Drake Maye. Now they may end up with an offensive or defensive tackle, who I'm sure will be fine players, but certainly not the potentially franchise altering players Hunter or Carter may be.

It's always funny. Every single time.

Edited yesterday at 05:37 PM by Logic

[chris heff]

17 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

Had nothing to do with McD.

 

all Mayo

Has Mayo gotten another job?

[JP51]

On 4/13/2025 at 2:09 PM, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

NFL could fix this.

Instead of giving the team with the worst record the 1st pick, give the team with the most wins after they have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Gives teams incentive to win, and teams incentive to beat them.

Not sure this is gonna fly, but a lottery system like NBA, NHL etc... that could be interesting. 

[Mr. WEO]

19 minutes ago, chris heff said:

Has Mayo gotten another job?

 

who would hire him?  he blew the first round pick for them.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Wait a minute...

 

Is this a pro McDermott thread ?

 

Its so hard to tell these days

[Buffalo716]

McDermott didn't cost them anything lol

 

The biggest mistake ever is fans and armchair GMS thinking players on the team care about draft position 

 

Dude if you're on the team that gets the first overall pick in the NFL draft.. and you're a fringe player on that team.. you're losing your career 

 

The smartest players are guys on bad teams who bust their asses week 14 through 17 trying to play good and put something on tape for another team 

 

 nobody is trying to be on the worst team in the league cuz your next stop is out of a job

[billsfan89]

2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

McDermott didn't cost them anything lol

 

The biggest mistake ever is fans and armchair GMS thinking players on the team care about draft position 

 

Dude if you're on the team that gets the first overall pick in the NFL draft.. and you're a fringe player on that team.. you're losing your career 

 

The smartest players are guys on bad teams who bust their asses week 14 through 17 trying to play good and put something on tape for another team 

 

 nobody is trying to be on the worst team in the league cuz your next stop is out of a job

 

Organizations tank, players don't tank. Players are always playing hard to get their next paycheck.

[Einstein]

9 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

McDermott didn't cost them anything lol 

 

- If you think we PUNTED from New Englands 35 yard line instead of kicking a field goal because McDermott thought it gave us a better chance to win…

 

- If you think McDermott took Trubisky out and put Mike White in because he wanted to save Trubisky for the playoffs…

 

- If you think we went to the most vanilla offense of all time (loved the decision to run shallow crossers on 3rd and long 😂) in the 4th quarter because we wanted to grab that victory…

 

Then I have oceanfront property in arkansas to sell you… cheap.

 

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The biggest mistake ever is fans and armchair GMS thinking players on the team care about draft position

 

Who mentioned players? Of course the players played hard. 

[Madbillsfan]

On 4/13/2025 at 11:57 AM, wppete said:

Jerod Mayo worst coach of all time. Kind of sucks they fired him, was hoping they would give him another year 😂. Why would they hire him as a HC with Zero experience an awful personality to lead men? Makes no sense. They got a good one now.

 

 

You didn’t see Ray Handley lol.