Another foolish move by Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott should not be justified by the team’s victory on the road in Week 6.
McDermott’s poor performance at the end of the half has already cost the team dearly in the most significant ways, and “13 seconds” will continue to haunt them until they win their first Super Bowl. The number of errors made during that fiasco, starting with the kickoff and continuing into the “no sidelines” defensive approach, doesn’t need to be reiterated.
The issue is that McDermott frequently reminds the Bills Mafia about the disaster in Kansas City, particularly during Monday Night Football games. Buffalo lost to Denver last year because of the “12 men on the field” incident. Aaron Rodgers’ Hail Mary this past Monday provided the New York Jets a boost of energy before they entered the locker room.
One would think that McDermott would have learned from the Hail Murray, but in a desperate situation, the Bills defense once more put zero pressure on the quarterback.
Amazingly, Allen Lazard pulled in a prayer from Rodgers, and the Bills rushed two guys on the play. Two!
Rodgers, of course, took advantage of the situation by slowly dancing about while his receivers were moving toward the touchdown zone. McDermott stated that rather than being in a Hail Mary prevent, the Bills will attempt to take away the sidelines with eight seconds left.
The Jets snapped the ball from their own 48-yard line, so keep that in mind. McDermott chose to leave Buffalo open to the home run even though a quick 20-yard gainer down the sideline would just set up a lengthy field goal attempt.
The head coach of the Bills called a defensive timeout before the end-of-half situation, which is the most frustrating aspect of the entire situation. In order to defend the play the Jets decided to run, he called his squad off the field and sent them back out in a bad position.
Even though McDermott consistently maximizes the talent on his defenses, he is just as incompetent in high-pressure, late-game situations. The Bills might not win a Super Bowl under his leadership if he doesn’t get better.
The NFL chooses the punishment for the player who struck Josh Allen.
Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, will face the Kansas City Chiefs less than twenty-four hours from now. One of the season’s most anticipated games will take place on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park between the two top AFC teams. Chris Jones, a defensive lineman for the Chiefs, presents Allen with a formidable obstacle.
“He’s a game wrecker, one of the best, if not the best, interior D lineman in the game right now,” Allen stated. “They’re flying all over the field when you combine that with some of their linebackers and DBs. We will have a lot on our plate. We simply want to have a nice practice week and head up there on Sunday of next week because it’s a really good unit that we’re about to face.”
Although Jones is his target this weekend, he was focused on another defensive lineman last weekend. When defensive lineman Dayo Odeyingbo attempted to punch the ball free from Allen during last weekend’s 30–20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts, it made headlines.
However, the former Vanderbilt second-round pick struck Allen’s head rather than the ball. Until the action ended, the defensive end struck Allen in the head and torso several times.
Odeyingbo was not penalized for the play during the game, which is interesting. However, Bills beat reporter Ryan Talbot claims that after reviewing the footage, the NFL decided to impose a stiff $10,919 fine on the Colts defensive tackle.
Players have attempted to punch the ball loose before and will continue to do so. To improve his talents and become a little more accurate in order to find the football and avoid punch to pocketbook, Odeyingbo might want to take a boxing class or two.
