Bills Fire McDermott

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Smart move, I feel like McDermott became the weak link in the playoffs and they may lose Joe Brady, so this may be a means to keep Brady and hope they can get over the hump next year
 

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There’s always 5 or 6 head coaching openings at the end of a season, but this season there have been what, 10? And I can’t remember a time when so many playoff coaches have been fired or “stepped down.” And it sounds like Matt LaFleur was almost shown the door.
 

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Never getting to the SB with the best QB in the league. I doubt he would even sniff 6 wins a season with the Cards and a below average QB while trying to compete in the NFC west.
Josh Allen isnt as good as Mahomes. He's a QB that scores rushing touchdowns, he's not a god. Having him on the roster doesnt mean you're owed a superbowl win.

Frankly the Bills never lost a playoff game where they had the better roster. Its miracle they even made the playoffs in 2024 with 75 million in dead cap and dogwater talent across the team. That year had "retool year" all over it, instead they somehow beat the Ravens and made it to the championship game.

The only year they had a Superbowl caliber roster was 2021, and they lost to Mahomes with prime Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce.
 

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Josh Allen isnt as good as Mahomes. He's a QB that scores rushing touchdowns, he's not a god. Having him on the roster doesnt mean you're owed a superbowl win.

Frankly the Bills never lost a playoff game where they had the better roster. Its miracle they even made the playoffs in 2024 with 75 million in dead cap and dogwater talent across the team. That year had "retool year" all over it, instead they somehow beat the Ravens and made it to the championship game.

The only year they had a Superbowl caliber roster was 2021, and they lost to Mahomes with prime Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce.
I’ve always thought of Josh Allen as Brett Favre without Mike Holmgren. Definitely a superstar but capable of making the most cartoonish mistakes possible. I’m looking at Mike McDaniels as OC to take some pressure off him to do everything.
 

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I wonder if Mike Tomlin might reconsider taking a year off to work with Josh Allen and a job only 3 hours away from where he already is.
 

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I'll take his 98-50 record over the next nine years. Wouldn't it be great to "need" to fire your HC because he's 8-8 in the playoffs over that 9 year period? And if the catch (I believe it was) was called a catch and down by contact he would be in the NFC championship game...
 

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The pressure to WIN the Super Bowl & instant success has never been higher!!! It’s real.

Funny I told the wife major change would come to the Bills since they once again didn’t get to the SB, but didn’t expect this would happen this soon.

That dumb gamble right before the half that Allen fumbled probably cost him his job
I mean..he's gotten what? Seven chances? The Bills are a good team that, to be honest, aren't a real Super Bowl contender with McDermott.
 

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I mean..he's gotten what? Seven chances? The Bills are a good team that, to be honest, aren't a real Super Bowl contender with McDermott.
Yes could be but he did keep them relevant even though they had injuries/cut costs by getting rid vets
 

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That’s 10 openings this off season! Insane! And insane competition for the Cards.
That’s my thing. The Bills have had a chance to watch the number of teams searching for head coaches over the past few weeks.. and still decide to fire their coach. Maybe they have a guy in mind already. Crazy.
 

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And it sounds like Matt LaFleur was almost shown the door.
I think this is media created noise that never happened. You don’t go from being almost shown the door to getting a multi year extension. “We kind of don’t like you and we don’t really have the confidence in you but yet we’re gonna give you a multi year extension anyways at the cost of millions.”

Not!
 

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Can a mod fix the title please?

(Apostrophe Catastrophe.)
 

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I think this is media created noise that never happened. You don’t go from being almost shown the door to getting a multi year extension. “We kind of don’t like you and we don’t really have the confidence in you but yet we’re gonna give you a multi year extension anyways at the cost of millions.”

Not!
Bidwill did it with KM

Just saying...
 
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