Austin Gayle
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He's like, we got to move on from McDermott.
And I wonder how much Josh Allen was involved in the decision when Steve Bishotti, the owner of the Ravens, was asked about that.
He said he got his opinion from Lamar Jackson, but he had no power in the decision.
I wonder where that power-opinion split was with Josh Allen.
I'm sure we'll get more reporting.
And I think if there is one clear ding in the McDermott resume and something that I think is a credit to maybe why you do move on...
is when you look at, there are 13 teams since 2019 that have had at least 50 opponent drives in the playoffs.
So 13 teams that have faced offenses of 50 drives or more.
Of those teams, where do you think McDermott ranked in success rate allowed, EPA per drive allowed, and points per drive allowed?
11th or worse in all three metrics.
And like, yeah, that's some of that small sample size and all that stuff.
But I do think there is real numbers backing the fact that the defenses did not have success in the postseason.
Like what you're saying, they didn't have this trump card against these really good offenses that make the postseason in the AFC, the Mahomes, the Burrows, the Jacksons, or whatever it was.
And I think that you want
Maybe there is an upgrade at defensive schemer in this class.
Is it Jesse Minter?
Jeff Halfley just went to the Dolphins, so it won't be him.
Is it Vance Joseph?
Is it Robert Sala?
Like these are some of the names.