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It's a playoff game. Who wants it more, who wins the trenches will have a big say.

I’d have to read it all to offer an opinion. But the red box point that this guy makes is misguided.

Yeah thanks for that I'm reading it differently 'empowered the QB to handle free rushers' is shorthand for 'lacks a reliable scheme that marries questionable talent at wideout and the ability to generate options under pressure via route concepts+pass pro' Or simply 'lazy' if you prefer

Welp a bad loss which highlights a lack of talent at WR hopefully gets that fixed for good. I guess the only thing I would say is with Josh I always want a shot because if he is hot for four games anything is possible.

No, nothing at all to apologize for. The thing is, they are super comfortable, but they look just fine in multiple solid colors. (If my wife likes something, she will often get them for me in every color.) I went from PT to my mother’s nursing home to visit, and a guy there is usually wearing “pants” much like mine, but his are covered in Snoopy and Charlie Brown images. You can be comfy without looking like a slob, but some people are just more comfortable looking like slobs. I guess maybe they like to project that IDGAF image? It’s different times, and I’ve learned to lower my expectations. It seems to be a never ending process. The dry cleaner. They exist for exactly such things.

Beane has been consistent about having a shot every year and always being able to takes cracks at it. With Josh not getting younger no way they bleed a year to get healthy. I don't disagree with your premise at all as too many bad FAs contracts have hurt the talent roster, but I just don't see it happening with Beane. I could see Beane saying the offense is very fixable by basically getting a top WR & drafting a guy with a new OC. So maybe not full pain year as much as pay the premium you need to make the offense a non issue, get the offense humming consistently and you can take that pain on the defense like you said while drafting to hopefully keep rebuilding that side.

Ties are nasty. Who cleans a tie! https://advancestudy.org/do-doctors-wear-ties/ Ties are germ vector: "...The primary concern driving the decline in tie-wearing among doctors is hygiene. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ties can harbor significant amounts of bacteria, including potentially harmful pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff). ..."

And quit being so damn predictable

Lol, does it matter though, they're most likely one and done

The reason you use mesh is it sets open window reads and they're all really rapid. So you know - this guy uncovers first, then this guy, then finally that guy - and this guy over here is the hot. But if none of them uncover in rhythm (because the opponent knows you're running mesh) - they know once you move off read 1, you don't have time to go back to read 1, so i no longer have to cover him, then you end up with these busted plays where no one is open. There's plenty of ways to beat man coverage beyond mesh or rub routes. The challenge with the construction of these plays is always going to be proper diagnosis of coverage, identifying when players will uncover, and knowing when you have to get the ball out. Plus route running will help, but it's more of an issue of timing. When you run a timing based offense the ball goes to the same place at the same time. If you're running double moves to shake tight man coverage, that takes more time regardless of how fast you are. Part of the challenge buffalo is running into on a lot of scramble drills also reflects on the route's they're running. They run too close together so buying time doesn't create space since there will be multiple defenders in the area of bunched receivers. End of the day - if they're getting home with 4 THAT consistently, you have to change your approach.

Steelers have the 27th ranked defense in yards allowed and the 20th ranked scoring defense. This isn’t the Texans we are facing, we should be able to move the ball on them.

Here is mine (mind you my thoughts are we need a reset... we need to get rid of bad contracts that pay A- money to C plus or minus players this means we hurt next year.... take cap hits... etc... because the mediocrity after you get by Allen and Cook is palpable... Offense QB: Josh RB: Cook & Davis WR1: ? EVERY WR Position needs an upgrade... Samuel is a joke, Palmer can go for the money we are paying him as well as Coleman... Slot: Shakir WR2: WR3: WR4: G Davis TE1: Kincaid TE2: Hawes (Knox cut for cap) Offensive Line: Returns in full unless they make moves for cap (may need to look at SVP as a replacement for McGovern.) Defense LDE: Groot (unless we can move him in a trade) too much money here for too little production DT: Oliver DT: Walker RDE: ? (crickets) WB: Bernard can go for the kind of money he is being paid MLB: ? SLB: ? (Maybe Dorian Williams but I think they know they need a lot of a talent added even with him in the fold) CB1: Benford CB2: Hairston NCB: You all may kill me for this... but we need another CB... lets see how Benford does here in place of Johnson who must go. FS: Bishop SS

Seriously. How many players are out there and that is the call being made? It’s like the Bills only have the contact info for ex bills.

Lindsey Halligan. 🤣

Considering we got Sanders playing DE, some kind of DE reinforcement is needed

Agreed. I think McD will be hiring a vet DC who has new ideas to help overhaul the team to a 4-3 Hybrid. The hard thing with this defense is it has been so banged up, had new pieces left and right that it is hard to know if it is the player not performing in T Johnson/Bernard's case which they certainly have... BUT is it also the sum of the parts just being such a mess they are being left out to dry.

From the article we are discussing: "On the sack front, the Bills have empowered Allen to handle free rushers instead of leaning on intricate protection schemes to do the job, according to coaches familiar with Buffalo. ... Allen can make defenders miss and break away from their grasp as well as just about any quarterback. He can also play freer without directing more of his energy and preparation toward setting protections." He puts it on himself.

I get why people feel sorry about all this and feel sad and lose hope. Just disappointed in the lack of resilience.

You know what Brady’s scheme will be. Bubble screens and runs up the middle where the ball is handed off 5 yards behind the LoS. There’s zero pressure on this coaching staff so I don’t see them changing anything that their pure genius came up with

BB & McD…”Josh…we are so sorry.“

Get a 17 pounder, drink early in the day to take the edge off. Tell them fatties at the table there’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s all about discipline and self-moderation. Supplement the turkey and trimmins with scrambled eggs for those who feel the need to engorge themselves on your dime. Tell em eggs are cheap, like $&@$ing Planet $&#*ing Fitness. I’m just spitballing here for now, let me work through it a bit. My gift to you.

It's from 2023. It was retweeted today probably because of the Raiders firing.

preaching to the choir, brother. It’s like AAU ball out there. So stupid. This entire roster will turnover next year probably.

lawson has been in the recent news and rumors of being back on the roster for this weekend, per sources since we need help at DE... so he was on my mind. oops!

Valid point, however which offense would you say is operating more efficiently at this point in the season.