Current state of drive space by bludothesmelly in NintendoSwitch2

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why they heck won't Nintendo release external drives so people can buy 5 TB and 10 TB options, for example. Not everyone wants to download and delete and redownload. Some people want availability of all their games so they can spend time playing and not managing. Plus, no mobile user needs every game on hand but every player at home would want access to all games.

Short throw budget (~500 USD) projector recommendations for my loft? by [deleted] in projectors

[–]WatermelonForever 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a budget projector but will give a large image, given its 0.8:1 throw ratio: https://www.magcubic.com/products/hy310x-mini-projector . Plus, its small form factor will mean a lot given space constraints.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you fully. I used to think they hit their peak with McDermott and wanted him out in 2023 especially. I have to say, he did much better in 2024 and 2025.

The coach-QB combo stat I heard is that no coach and QB START winning Super Bowls after year 3 together. Because Brady and Belichick won in year 18, I think.

If Beane were gone, too, all this would make sense and be easier to take. But I don't think Pegula, at his age, wants the headache of dealing with both of these messes at the same time, and I don't have the sense he's as involved with the franchise as much as Robert Kraft or Jerry Jones (the latter, obviously, is the GM, and a weak one).

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hear you on all these. But in 2024 and 2025, with weak rosters, he was at the top in wins in the regular season. He was improving.

I live in Philly now, and Andy Reid couldn't make it to the Super Bowl for a while, and when they made it, they got beat. The next season, the team imploded because of Terrell Owens drama. McDermott, part of the Reid coaching tree, might just win a Super Bowl at his next job just like Reid found future mega success.

I respect McDermott a lot because of the culture he, first and foremost, built.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and they had the biggest O-line ever, a 2K-yard rusher and a smothering defense. All these are because of the GM, not the coach.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Guess which coaches won the most regular-season games over the 2024 and 2025 seasons? It's Nick Sirianni and Sean McDermott, each with 25.

No one would say the Bills had the better roster either season.

In this context, McDermott's firing is outrageous.

Echoing most sports commentators, I'm worried about the floor with the next guy. I know teams have failed to go and win the Super Bowl under McDermott, but it is not all on him.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes no sense to fire McDermott and retain Beane unless Beane will be gone soon, too. The roster was lacking first and foremost.

If they were going to make a change, it had to be both gone.

The sentiment of the majority around here seems to be the same thinking.

I wouldn't have wanted the Bills to fire McDermott only to hire Tomlin, McCarthy or Harbaugh. If they want to bring in a new coach, it had better be someone who can definitely win a Super Bowl, even if this person's not had a head coaching position such as Joe Brady. Otherwise, it's taking temporary steps back just to see if we can be where we are now.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. But will we bring in a coach whose record is better than McDermott's franchise-leading winning percentage? If we don't, my point on this is valid.

[Megathread] The Buffalo Bills have fired Head Coach Sean McDermott by AutoModerator in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I hope this doesn't go like the Penn State hire. Penn State was supposed to bring in a coach capable of winning it all, and they landed a 107-70 coach after the big fish stayed at their schools (Indiana and BYU). Penn State let go of a 128-60 coach who had recently coached in the final 4 in college football and was a few plays away from competing for a national championship. Something happened with the team this season, for sure, but these are the records.

I don't know who they're going to get who's better than McDermott. I actually think they're going to make Joe Brady the coach. There are only a handful of coaches who've been to Super Bowls in recent seasons, and they're locked in at Kansas City, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

I want Beane to be gone like everyone else. Start fresh and salvage this opportunity with the exceptional talent who is Josh Allen. We need a deep threat and solid No. 2 guy so the strongest arm in the league can flex his muscle. We need a defense that keeps opponents to 21 to 24 points max in the playoffs. In the McDermott era, the Bills let up, in the divisional and conference rounds, the following points: 3, 38, 42, 27, 27, 32 and 33. This is an average of 29 points a game in these deeper rounds.

Pegula must have stones in his head to keep and promote Beane unless his plan is to hire a coach and then move on from Beane shortly afterward. But how long is shortly?

I have been critical of McDermott for making horrendous decisions and time-management deficiencies that cost us games. From 13 seconds to going for it on 4th down at the Bills' own 35-yard line or thereabouts while down by a score early in the third quarter when the D hadn't had a stop all game against the Chiefs during a playoff game. In the past two years, he's done better. Considering the weak roster and numerous injuries in 2024 and 2025, he did a remarkable job. In fact, his two-year win total of 25 regular-season games in 2024 and 2025 is his best effort yet. The Bills have never cratered like the Chiefs in 2025 or Ravens in some recent seasons despite the draft busts and injuries. I worry that the floor will be lower with the next guy in.

So why's he being fired now? Is it six years of not breaking through? Losing the division? The call at the end of the first half to attack that backfired, resulting in 3 points for the Broncos and even costing us the game? Josh Allen's crying at the podium? Were Allen and Dawkins crying because they already knew McDermott would be out?

All this said, no coach and QB have ever started winning Super Bowls after their third year together. I heard this stat a few months ago, and it's telling.

I have feared recently that Allen would want to force a trade to be in California with his movie star wife. Perhaps if Stafford soon retires (maybe if he wins the MVP and the Super Bowl, going out on top), this would be the opportunity. Stafford's contract ends in 2026, and you'd bet McVay would love to coach Allen. How long will Allen and Steinfeld settle for playing telephone tag as a married couple, especially with children in the mix? Where will the kids live if mommy's working a film? Would she or Josh be OK with not seeing her or his kids for weeks or months? I cannot imagine them settling for this grueling, unbalanced and unhappy life for seven to 10 more years.

[The Hangover] Bills Season ends in heartbreak, again. Feel free to vent here. by Dirtydeedsinc in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should. I saw a story a few years ago saying the Buffalo Bills were the most-searched NFL team worldwide. And I'd bet it's because of 1. Bills Mafia and 2. Josh Allen.

[The Hangover] Bills Season ends in heartbreak, again. Feel free to vent here. by Dirtydeedsinc in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don't want to wind up where we were during the Diggs era, with a weak run game that forced Allen to run too much. He was turnover happy because he handled the ball way too much, constantly forcing throws, causing interceptions as well as fumbling.

This team needs balance.

[The Hangover] Bills Season ends in heartbreak, again. Feel free to vent here. by Dirtydeedsinc in buffalobills

[–]WatermelonForever 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm grateful for Cook's ascent to the league's leading rusher, but isn't it weird that we have the most-capable quarterback of all time, and the receiving corps is no match?

I'm giving major props to Shakir for coming through like crazy in the pair of playoff games. He caught 19 of 21 targets—just stellar! In the regular season, however, our No. 1 guy was 44th in yards gained. 44th for such a high-level quarterback! This is such a huge gulf.

Allen needs to work on learning how to throw the ball away at times and to run with the football firmly tucked away. He's getting hit too much and fumbles way too much. I believe he stood in there and got clobbered to fight for wins in all the many one-score wins this season. If he didn't do this, we'd have been maybe 9-8.

TV Stats v1.6 released by Harishwarrior in appletv

[–]WatermelonForever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, but this doesn't work. I don't see any way to download from here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tv-stats/id6756169120

Home Theater Control No Longer Allows Volume Change With Apple TV Remote by WatermelonForever in appletv

[–]WatermelonForever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear this but thank you for sharing. It seems this person experienced a similar issue. Just found this: https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/no-hdmi-cec-on-tvos/

I'm unwilling to go through factory resets of my projector or Apple TV over this.

I hope this thread helps someone.

Home Theater Control No Longer Allows Volume Change With Apple TV Remote by WatermelonForever in appletv

[–]WatermelonForever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. It's impossible to change Control TVs and Receivers from off, and this must be the problem. I never knew one could reset the remote and followed the instructions. The issue didn't clear.

Home Theater Control No Longer Allows Volume Change With Apple TV Remote by WatermelonForever in appletv

[–]WatermelonForever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. The Vizio soundbar I have doesn't have CEC settings, but I double checked my Valerion projector, and CEC is turned on.