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So you say, but we'll never know. We do know that there are seven head coaching jobs available (which is not surprising) and one GM job available, and with how relatively fast head coaching positions are generally filled, it wouldn't be surprising at all for Sean McDermott to get hired. That's just the nature of the beast. If there were seven GM jobs available and Beane just magically got the axe, he would likely be hired as well. He has done a good job as GM over his tenure, and I think that's pretty much indisputable. McDermott has done a good job as a head coach. I think that's pretty much indisputable as well. Trying to blame one or the other more or less for the Bills lack of getting to the championship is not cut-and-dried. I think most of it falls on the players choking and lack of execution. Just the way I see it.

You see, y'all are saying this, but they basically had equal power on personnel decisions. McDermott was the one coaching and couldn't get it done. I don't know why that's so difficult for people to deal with. And it's not like they didn't have enough to win the Super Bowl (for several years), McDermott just couldn't get it done. I agree that Allen had a bad game. Fumbling the ball and giving away three points was bad, but they probably should've just taken a knee anyway (which speaks squarely to coaching).

He did not have it by himself, lost control through the process of completing the catch, was not down and the play was not over. The play was reviewed by replay assist and confirmed. Just deal with it. There's really nothing to see here.

McDermott "simping" is even worse.

Beane gave McDermott enough firepower to win the Superbowl for several years, including this one, and McDermott did not get it done. Blaming Beane is just wrong. Moreover, there was a more lateral structure in the management from what Albert Breer said. McDermott had huge influence into personnel acquisitions and moves. Not to mention other questions regarding game and clock management through the years. He just didn't get it done. As opposed to trying to malign Brandon Beane, you need to be blaming the players for screwing the pooch (Josh included).

What showed him clearly down and possessing the ball without the DB's arms in there? He was still rolling and did not have clear possession, which is what allowed McMillan to snatch it in the first place. It was not the exact same scenario. It was not identical. Adams had full control. He survived the ground and even made a football move to go upfield. Anyone saying the two are identical is not being intellectually honest. The NFL referee could've explained the situation, and should have, but they followed the rule. Receivers have to survive the ground, and can't lose control.

The Bills call was the right call. Cooks was not a runner, he was a receiver who has to complete the process of the catch until the play is over. Him catching the ball and his knee being down does not apply. He did not survive the ground, much less the defensive back. That's just the fact of the matter.

I'd be shocked to be honest. This isn't how you build a team within the context of our situation. I don't see us in win-now mode as much as build-now mode.

I understand letting sites make their money, but after being assaulted by pop-ups that makes sites largely unusable, I began using Brave browser and never really looked back. I literally haven't seen any ad on this site for years.

The choke jobs by far. Just think for a minute. They went to four consecutive Super Bowls and lost...every time. Think about what that does to a franchise's psyche and soul.

They've certainly had some key injuries, which are ingrained within the real and/or perceived success or failure of the team.

I would hardly call two years a trend, especially knowing they dynamics of football, but if that's what you want to go with, then fine. I will caution you that there are other metrics that can be better indicators, or at least provide more context to a "trend" than points allowed.

I was low-key shocked when we made the trade to move up, but had to accept it like everyone us. I wasn't for it though. I just value draft capital too much, and I certainly wouldn't have traded my main receiver away to make it work. What we should've done is toon our medicine and waited to move up in the next draft---if necessary---and taken the guy that played in our backyard. We wouldn't have had to move up to one to do that. This is not hindsight either.

Still not terrible. Ebbs and flows, man. They're offense has always been perceived that way. It's nothing new. Their two biggest, problems, in my mind, has been a lack of a WR1/2 most years and Pat Mahomes. They absolutely can address the first, but will just have to deal with the second. Ironically, I think that KC has that same issue. Buffalo may not have to deal with Mahomes next season either (at least not at his best), so it will be important for the new coach to hit the ground running. Newly promoted Brandon Beane has his work cut out for him.

I know that you didn't necessarily mean it like that, but wouldn't it be something if they hired The Hoodie?

It depends on who they hire. It wouldn't be the first time another HC has come in and gotten a team over the hump. But, yeah, most owners are only going to wait so long to make a change they're getting similar results year after year with championship-caliber rosters, especially if they perceive the pressure of a closing window.

I don't get while some of y'all are saying this. Every roster goes through its ebb and flows. The Bills, at least in my mind, were a receiver away this season. Now why Beane/McDermott never felt the need to move up and get a receiver in the draft, I don't know, but you can't do everything. They're overall defense has been ranked fairly highly for the last five years, and their offense has been top five for that same period. Beane has been a good GM, arguably just as good as McDermott has been as coach. They've certainly had Championship contending rosters. It sucks, but the HC is generally the fall guy in those types of situations.

Pittsburgh prefers young up-and-comers. If I were betting right now, I'd say Jesse Minter gets the gig.

You want to get closer than that. I can't blame Caleb too much, but he has to get some amount of criticism for the throw. I will blame Ben Johnson, as Jason Garrett said, you have to be more methodical in your play calling in that situation. Big chunks were too risky. In general, I think that Ben Johnson was too aggressive at times. He and Williams are still trying to figure things out.

The defense has been fairly good through his tenure. This year, the run defense slipped to 28 for whatever reasons, but they had the number one pass defense in the NFL, and overall 7th defense. I am too lazy to research the specifics, but generally their run defense faltered due to injury, aging players and contracts (business decisions and not being able to keep everyone). I have read that McDermott chose a kind of bend-don't-break philosophy and rely more on his elite pass defense this year.

You guys really need to stop it with "the officiating," if anything it was the players not getting it done. I would take McDermott over Evero any day of the week.

Moore is getting destroyed in the media. He made an error, and what Caleb Williams said makes sense. I hate it for Moore, but this will be part of his story forever. “I had DJ going up over top of all of it. Just miscommunication between him and I,” Williams told reporters after the game. “Tried to flatten him off under the safety and he kept it vertical from what I saw in the moment.” https://atozsports.com/nfl/chicago-bears-news/dj-moore-miscommunication-against-rams-could-have-lasting-implications-bears-future-trade/ Even more here https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2026/01/19/bears-dj-moore-interception-reaction/88249659007/

Stroud generally looks terrible. Perhaps this will stop people from jumping to conclusions prematurely.

Cotchery absolutely caught it.

Oh, yeah, it would be bad, but I like Rivers is what I'm saying.