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.
There is a ranch on chicken wings guy on the Buffalo Bills’ roster, but don’t blame the messenger—in fact, don’t even blame the starting right tackle.
This summer, Spencer Brown, an offensive lineman with the Bills, spoke about his chicken wing preferences on his podcast with Eric Wood, another former Buffalo O-lineman. During his conversation on “Centered on Buffalo,” Brown acknowledged that he is a ranch man.
Along with a number of other intriguing details about himself, Brown also mentioned certain pre-game customs. The entire conversation is available.
