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[QUOTE="shandeezy7, post: 2722500, member: 720"]
It was great to make the playoffs, but there was a lot of luck involved in that, including needing a miracle from Cincy. Our record improved by a mere two games from the dreadful Rex Ryan. It just so happened that 9-7 was able to get us in the playoffs in a down year for the AFC (only 2 other 9-7 teams made the playoffs in the AFC this decade).

I'm not going to bail on Beane and McDermott yet, but there have been enough issues to give me pause:

1.) Being woefully inept on the offensive line and doing nothing to shore it up this offseason. That's magnified doubly by the fact that they drafted a rookie QB who has to play and learn behind that line.
2.) Speaking of QB's, naming Peterman the starter in the middle of the playoff hunt on the road against a very tough defense was a borderline fireable offense. Naming him the starter at the beginning of this season when it's highly questionable if he should even be on the roster is laughable.
3.) The WR situation is an abomination and there does not appear to be a remedy in sight. Again, they have put their rookie QB in a bind with no line and no weapons.

All that being said, Beane and McDermott's futures are pretty much completely tied to Allen and what they do in free agency/the draft this offseason. I pray that the right moves are made, but much like my SU football fandom, I've seen this all play out one too many times before.
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