Sean McDermott - Bills

Probably a harsh enough firing. They have been really banged up and they have no WR1 due to the failings of the front office.

McDermott is a good coach and will probably get another HC position rather than have to revert back to being a Coordinator

 

Pro bowl don't tell everything but this is still awful

 

McDermott hired Beane in 2017.
Gutless ownership switched allegiance.

 

No one is winning SB in Buffalo because it is cursed by spirit of dead Seneca Indians Chiefs. Marv Levy couldn't do it in four tries with Jim Kelly. No one else has reached 4 SB consecutively. They did it and all they got was wide left.

 

My thing is, if McDermott can't get to the show with Allen, what is he gonna do with our all-star QB crew?

 

I agree with Mina Kimes that McDermott was less the issue, and the front office's failure to draft or acquire enough talent in free agency was more the problem.

I think in addition to losing again in the playoffs, the rebuilt Patriots are now challenging the Bills for dominance in that division, with a younger QB, which put some fear in that front office.

They are running out of time with Allen; there is pressure to win now, and the Patriots getting back to contention amplifies everything.

Should have fired the GM.

 

If the interception that was actually a catch and down by contact was called correctly then McDermott would be coaching in the AFC championship game this Sunday. I haven't seen one analyst on ESPN or Fox Sports think that it was the correct call.

 

I don't think that team did not believe in McDermott and the coaching staff. It was a tight competitive tough team with McDermott.
I like that he is hungry for the SB. Came up short with Carolina too. He is not satisfied.

 

That play before halftime and the inability to replace Diggs with a legit #1WR.

Also, this teams star players turn the ball over way too much.

 

The post you replied to said the previous 6 playoff games.

That is true for at least picks.

He does have 3 fumbles in 2 games this year (recovered 1...lost 2).

He had 3 fumbles (recovered all 3) in 2024.

He also had a fumble in 2023 that was not recovered by the Bills. Not sure if it was their 1st or 2nd game in the playoffs that year. If it was the 1st playoff game that year, it wouldn't be in the last 6 games. I'd give the previous post the benefit of the doubt here and say it was outside of their (kind of cherry picked) 6 game sample.

In total for the playoffs, Allen has played in 17 games. He has a total of 18 turnovers. My guess is that this isn't all that bad (1.06 turnovers / playoff game). He also has 29 TDs + 9 rushing TDs (2.24 TDs/playoff game).

• 17 fumbles. 6 fumbles recovered (so 11 lost).
• 7 picks.

For context. Ben played 23 playoff games. He threw 28 INTS and lost 5 fumbles (1.43 turnovers / playoff game). And 36 TDs + 3 rushing TDs (1.70/playoff game).

• 8 fumbles. 3 recovered (5 lost)
• 28 picks

Allen still hasn't hit his decline (Ben was worse at the end of his career). But he has significantly fewer turnovers / playoff game and more TDs / playoff game than Ben ended with. My guess is that Allen will end up getting worse as he ages (like Ben did).

But I think it's also true that Ben turned the ball over in the playoffs more than the other HoF QBs in his peer group. And at least re INT% (which I've looked at before), his increase between the regular season and playoffs is higher than his peers.

Ben certainly deserves to be a 1st ballot HoF QB. But he was Jekyll and Hyde in the playoffs.

 

He is definitely responsible for the lack of talent that surrounds Josh Allen. Especially at the WR position.

 

This too.. how was that not a catch?

Sports betting is ruining the game. I bet Vegas made a ton of money on the Bills loss.

The fact they were so quick to move on from the replay was telling. Tie ball always goes to the offense.. at least it used to.

 

FWIW, I think it's good not to spend on WRs when you're already spending on QBs (otherwise you become Cincy).

But they needed to draft better re: pass catchers.

 

If that's a catch, you might as well never play defense.

4 hands on the ball. The guy who comes up with it should get possession.

The guy who lets go of the ball shouldn't get to keep it.

I think that the PI calls in OT were BS. Especially since they didn't call the egregious PI in the endzone against Denver at the end of the game...although they did give Buffalo a free one in OT before the two they called.

Ball PIs that weren't called were worse (I think much worse) than the one they did call to put them in FG range. The one after that was pretty bad too. But I think the game was already over at that point.

 

The Bronco DB wrestled the ball away from Cooks after he was already down by contact. The play was over as soon as Cooks hit the ground with full control of the ball. The Bills should have been lining up for an easy FG to end the game instead of the Broncos getting the ball.

 

It was 100% his fault they lost to KC a few years ago. When you have a lead with 14 seconds to go, blowing that lead is on the coaches, not the players. All he had to do was play it safe and the Bills win. He got complacent thinking the game was over and KC pounced.

Relying on your QB to be superman to win every game isn't a recipe for success in the playoffs.

 

If my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle.

 

Yeah McDermott stupidly had the kicker kick the ball through the endzone and took no time off the clock. A squib kick would have taken around 6 or 7 seconds off the clock.

 

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but sometimes the NFL doesn't help itself with its inexplicable decision-making, which really makes them look bad since they are in bed with the gambling industry.

I think it is more the 'protect the shield' mentality and try not admit wrong as much as possible, especially when it comes to officiating, an area they have stubbornly refused to change from part-time to full-time.

The spice must flow, and sometimes that means covering over egregious calls.

 

Not anymore.