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    SB LVll Game Thread: Eagles VS Chiefs

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    1 minute ago, Solomon Grundy said:

    Bad ankle my arse!!! 

    He was in pain before half. Bet he got injected with some marcaine ,,,,local agent that lasts several hours to numb an area.   He is moving too well with a high sprain without thinking about having a block being done with so much on the line. Not like there are worried about next week. 

    SB LVll Game Thread: Eagles VS Chiefs

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    3 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

    I’m pretty sure an unforced fumble for a TD and giving up a punt return to the 5 is the definition of shooting yourself.

    Give you the fumble,,but the punt return was a great play and wall was set but. These teams aren’t committing stupid penalties and they are makin a large number of good plays.  You just like to argue, right,,,,never concede anything just to make sure you’re heard right?  lol. 

    SB LVll Game Thread: Eagles VS Chiefs

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    3 minutes ago, LanderPoke said:

    Allen better than mahomes. Mahomes has every advantage 

    I agree, but Allen needs to also have better ball security , quit forcing things when he doesn’t have to.  Can’t lead the league in red zone ints, and can’t fumble as much as he does.  He loses focus during games that I dont see Mahomes experience.  Allen is a very good qb,,,,can be great but can’t just ignore his decision making errors that I think recurred more under Dorsey.  Think Daboll controlled him more effectively. 

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    SB LVll Game Thread: Eagles VS Chiefs

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    2 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

     

    Cook was supposed to be a pass catching specialist. We targeted him an average of 2 times per game. Why? Couldn't tell you.

    The more you realize things like this , it just seems crazy how they totally lost or failed to develop any sense of a true identity on offense and there just is no rational explanation concerning how players are used or developed.  Somewhat losing faith in this staff after seeing other staffs bypass them with imaginative schemes.  Will see, but for now all I am learning to expect is some new way to flame out in the post season. Like mcd , but honestly, so many chances have been blown ; 13 sec could be analogous to wide right. 

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    SB LVll Game Thread: Eagles VS Chiefs

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    2 minutes ago, Toledo Bill said:

    There are some benefits to being old.

    Just wanted to say hello!  Did med school in Toledo from 79-82, then residency at Mercy hospital from ‘82-85 before leaving Ohio for good to move to Jax/ ponte vedra. So many great, great memories from Toledo and was a great place to learn and have fun.  Just got tired of the cold/ snow past Easter.   Underrated city tho, lots of great people and always loved being there. Hope you’re enjoying the game.  😀

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    2 minutes ago, Dr.Sack said:

    Mahomes is now 60/104 57.69% passing in the Super Bowl. That is early 2018-2019 Josh Allen level accuracy. Why does Mahomes suck in the Super Bowl so much? 

    Well, sounds like someone is trying to nitpick,,,,,got to get there in the first place to have a cancel to suck, right?????  Lol.  😂

    Your Gut Instinct: Are Beane/McDermott On Track to Win Championship(s) or Wasting J. Allen's talent?

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    On 2/4/2023 at 10:45 AM, HOUSE said:

    What ever happened to TRUST THE PROCESS?

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         Lol, problem is eventually the process has to produce a championship, not just be a catch phrase. 6 years is a very long process in the nfl culture, and other, Less tenured coaches have already made SB appearances ; that’s just a hard fact to ignore , and they seemingly did it with less overall talent.

       

           There is only one ultimately acceptable end product , a Lombardi. And that’s the basis of this business.   Every coaching staff in the NFL has and will be measured by their ability to do that one thing, so it’s easy to see either ultimate success or failure.  Guys who are coaches, getting paid very high salaries, understand that and know their time will usually either show quick success ( a championship, not repeatedly falling short of even getting a chance to win one yet; the process has not even actually gotten to the final game,  coupled with a franchise whose history is shared with only a few others who also have never won even once), or they will be replaced as there is a never ending pool of talent who just might be better. 

     

          There is no promise of linear progression to a championship and this fan base should know that more than any other. Who is to say that 13 seconds might not be to this staff what wide right was to Levy and Kelly ?  They peaked at 51-3 , missed that one opportunity to win it all, and never really got close again despite regular season success.  Their future was sealed as a team/ staff and they never did win it all. 

     

         So, how do you ask a group of people who has been thru that type of ultimate failure to just hold onto a catch phrase when they went from right on the verge of possibly moving on, while actually healthy, playing their best and hottest football, staring at playing the AFC championship on their home field, only to blow it with 13 seconds ( analogous to wide right as the last play), then follow that up with one of the worst home playoff losses in franchise history, and not expect people to lose some trust?  They have just seen proof that at least 3 teams now ( kc, CINCY, EAGLES, & possibly the 49 ers, and Miami is closing fast ) have leap frogged in front of them getting further In the playoffs the past two years,  so its hardly an aberration. 

         

         I don’t have the answers, but I do know THE PROCESS was never sold as something supposed to take 6-7 years to actually  produce.    Now they are facing the reality that their drafting results along the lines didn’t pan out, they continue to fail to produce an effective running game  in critical situations , and their go to passing attack may actually, as it currently stands, lack enough talent ( compared to peers KC & CINCY) to expect to get past those teams.  

          They have  watched other teams poach players from them and get production as the Bills failed to develop them to the point of  even getting them on the active roster regularly, and now are facing cap ramifications that might cost them losing supposed pro bowl talent.  I don’t think any of that is just being pessimistic to just be pessimistic , but actually is how many analysts are discussing the  situation.without rose colored glasses on.

     

           So, that is THE PROCESS up to this point; that’s the reality of the product.   It sure seems impossible to think with Allen as your franchise qb,  that’s the best THE PROCESS might produce , but if you went through the Kelly/ Marino  era seeing no titles, maybe  not TRUSTING THE PROCESS is not so surprising.  At some point you have to produce , after all, somebody DOES PRODUCE every year, right? I don’t remember  the NFL ever not crowning a SB champion!  It’s not impossible, so why not have high expectations?    I really like mcd, but for a guy who always is spouting “no excuses”, his teams sure have blown thru a lot of them. Lol !  BTW, big fan, you always got the diagnosis right on your show with s***  I  had a hard time finding in text books , so why cant you fix this Bills crap?  I 😂. Down some hydrocodone, and post the solution asap! 😀

    Jessie Pegula reveals more about Kim

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    8 hours ago, Gugny said:

     

    I had a similar, but luckily not as bad, experience when I was close to 40.

     

    I was having severe headaches and I NEVER get headaches.  I figured it was just sinuses or something, so I pushed through it.  It got so bad one day, that it literally brought me to tears.  I didn't go to the ER, but I was able to get into the doctors' office.

     

    When the LPN came in to do the normal weigh in, blood pressure, etc., she took my BP and said, "hmmm."  Then she tried it again.  Then she asked if she could try my other arm.  After that, she went to get another LPN, who also took my BP.  At that point, she told me that she was going to get the doctor.

     

    When the doctor came in, she took my BP and told me that it was 225/130 and asked me how I was feeling (other than the headache).  She then did some quick tests to see if I had already suffered any kind of stroke and told me that I was at risk of having either a stroke or a heart attack at any time.

     

    She wrote a script and told me to go directly to the pharmacy.  It was for a pill that would basically crash my BP.  She then set up an appt., to have CT scans, EKGs, etc. done and told me to go to the hospital to get those done.

     

    Knock on wood, I've never had any issues after that (I've been BP medications ever since) and I get checkups done every 6 months.

     

    That day was the first time I'd seen/met that doctor.  I'm 52 now and she's still my doctor.

     

    I got very lucky that day and I maintain that she saved my life and I'll be forever grateful.

     

           I AM SORRY, won’t go into all the details , but practiced about 40 years, (clean license to this day, no actions or suits and do expert testimony in malpractice cases), and  that decision to send you home , unmonitored to take oral meds , WOULD  NOT MEET THE STANDARD OF CARE IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY FOR MANY PAST YEARS,( YOUR SCENARIO AS DESCRIBED, usually requires transport by ambulance to an ER for Iv  meds, monitoring, and imaging as you were symptomatic with the worst headaches of your life, which easily COULD HAVE BEEN AN EARLY BLEED THAT NO PHYSICAL EXAM WOULD FIND 100% of the time). Those levels, with those symptoms, require urgent/emergent treatment while supervised.   

     In a hypertensive urgency/emergency , BP is slowly lowered by 10 % approximately over several hours to prevent a stroke from too rapid lowering, and NO ONE should be sent home on oral meds unsupervised, without trained monitoring,   ( you become the treating drs responsibility once in the office, but of course you are free to do anything once fully informed /consent is obtained. if you had stroked going to the pharmacy or never took the meds or they weren’t absorbed because of food or other drug interaction, etc, as you can see many bad things were left to chance theoretically .  Thank God you did well )  unless symptom free and after having been treated/monitored in the office /ER and given meds there with immediate follow up within 24 hours ( in your case tho the severe headache could have been an early bleed and a cat scan was needed to be sure you didn’t already bleed etc).  If anything bad had happened, not only would you possibly be disabled or worse, but a malpractice attorney would love a case like that. 

     

           Just because you did well does not justify inappropriate treatment or therapy, and I am only posting so those reading this don’t think that was adequate care as described.  Hopefully, things were omitted in posting, because if it is as  exactly stated, had you had any bad consequences, that drs malpractice insurance company would settle and never allow that to go court because as described, it would be hard to defend  with any bad outcome.  

    There are times you can orally treat with close , very close follow up, but having someone describe the worst headaches in their life with very severely elevated systolic& diastolic pressures, ( sorry,  fingers hit wrong key on iPad and errantly posted, requiring editing) and I think that was an absolute indication for imaging /IV MEDS/ probable admission for your safety and giving you the best chance a good outcome.   There certainly are nuances in the art of medical practice , so if some steps were not mentioned or forgotten, I apologize, but as posted no one should ever be sent home unmonitored to depend on oral meds in this scenario.  People need to know there are standards of care, and as described, those standards were not met if you were treated without medical monitoring in a safe environment , and just sent to a pharmacy with a script. 

     

          I am happy you did do well , and seems like you have a great relationship with your dr and that’s fantastic!  EVERY DR learns and everyone has made errors in judgement , hopefully things worked out and there was no harm.  I just posted , not to attack or be rude, but hypertension is called a silent killer for a reason, as your only symptom was the severe headaches, but at those BP levels it was a hypertensive urgency/emergency and oral meds alone at home is substandard treatment . Some oral meds can drop a BP PRECIPITOUSLY SO sending one home with those symptoms with a script only is very dangerous.  

    I am just going by current standards/guidelines and I know this is not football related , but it’s also  not a good idea  to post dangerous treatments or scenarios, esp given the original thread topic. I have seen the results of mistakes in care , and just wanted to address this common issue so no poster ends up with a terrible outcome facing a hypertensive emergency.  

          Respect your great posts, insight regarding the BILLS, and I’m glad you’re here healthy to keep enjoying them!  Best wishes; hope this was received in the spirit it was intended; I’m a little jaded as I’ve seen some bad outcomes that should have never happened. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    On this date in history, Buffalo had a record 9 turnovers in a 52-17 loss to Dallas in SB XXVII

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    1 hour ago, chongli said:

     

    Yeah, because it was an important date in Bills history. You can't just filter out all the bad stuff, as much as I want to.

          I was at that game , first SB I attended , then followed it up by goin to 28 in ATL the next year.  Pasadena was great and the Rose Bowl is the most visually appealing venue I have ever been in. Highly recommended bucket list place !  As the sun goes down you have a view of palm tree and far off are mountains covered in sunshine as the lights come on in the stadium. The field is spectacular and immaculately maintained.  I was sitting about 30 rows up, right on the goal line where Beebe made his famous play.  Got a great view of the play and it was about the only positive ,other than Tasker partially blocking an early punt and being involved with the Michael Jackson halftime show.  Everyone got a seat cushion with a regular sized flashlight embossed with the 27 SB logo. At one point in the halftime show we were asked to turn on the flashlights and visually helped light up the stadium during his performance. 
     

         It was a bag of mixed emotions for me , as I was fortunate to be in a relationship with a really beautiful , smart nurse who went with me. She looked like a very young Hillary Clinton (facially , but had a smoking bod! ) , and on the plane ride out MEAN JOE GREEN was reading a time magazine on the plane and it had Hilary on the cover. He was sitting right behind us and he tapped my girlfriend on the shoulder , pointed to the cover , and asked for her autograph in a joking way. My gf didn’t know who he was , but I had grown up in Eastern Ohio where all my friends were Steelers fans , so I couldn’t believe what has just happened. I jokingly asked if we could just swap autographs and he laughed , kindly just went back to reading as I guess he didn’t want to attract attention to himself. True story. 
     

          Before the game they had the early version of the NFL experience next to the Rose Bowl the day prior to the game. I got to bid on several NFL authenticated memorabilia at a silent auction. I actually got a Bills team signed football,  a Bills team autographed helmet , and an autographed OJ Simpson jersey which was prior to his crimes.  I also got and still have , two large uncut sheets of skybox cards printed on site and in limited edition numbered there.  Those sheets have almost all the Bills & Cowboys on them , in addition to rookies like john Fina and many guys who turned into HOF guys or star players.  I watch Finas YouTube podcast with Joe miller, and Fina has said he never held onto much gear or memorabilia , and since I’ve held onto these uncut sheets ( pristine condition) , I was thinking of contacting him or anyone interested as I am having health issues and would love to see them go to someone who might appreciate them before sometime happens and I’m not around to see where they go.  If interested , email me at r.prokes@icloud.com ( tried posting pics on here of the sheets of cards but files were too large). 
     

    Was just neat stuff; unfortunately it was so negated by the Bllls getting destroyed in that game. I flew there from Florida , so it was a long way to go to watch that throttling!  On the flight home I actually met the parents of the cowboys third wr /kr at the time as they were flying to Jacksonville where they lived.  They had on Cowboys locker room gear ( shirts w the score and other stuff that you couldn’t purchase that quickly as I flew out early the following morning , their last name was Martin if I remember corrrectly ) and they ended up becoming patients in my family practice at the time.  They were great people , very kind about joining my practice even tho it was obvious I was a Bills fan !    So thx for posting as I see you got a lot of criticism for posting about that game. While it was a terrible game, everything else about the experience was amazing for me and unforgettable for all those good things that happened. 😊

     

        One side note; the Bills players of that time have said after the 2 nd SB loss, they were always waiting for something bad to happen in subsequent SB’s. Thurman has said that often , so for example , when he fumbled it would take him out of the game and they just expected bad things to happen so they didn’t mentally think they could win a SB and of course , they never did.
    I am getting that “ mentality” or feeling after listening to Mcd and seeing how he has not coached well in the postseason. ( listen to florio critique Mcd , which is the first real critique saying perhaps Mcd is not going to win a SB with the bills that I felt had some validity, as I like Mcd but don’t feel confident in Frazier). The losses  in postseason have been mistake prone,  or just being outcoached in many opinions, and the team all quickly fell into rationalizing how only 1 team ends happy, yada, yada, yada.  
    Hate to say it , just a feeling , but it reminds me of issues  like around the 90’s teams; they are coaching / playing almost expecting something bad to happen.  They seemed mentally beaten imo prior to that cincy game , for a variety of reasons , but I’m beginning to wonder if they can overcome all the bad losses they have had in the playoffs.
     At least those 90’s teams got to the SB , and didn’t take steps back once getting to the afc championship game. I’m not sure Mcd , while being a great reg season coach , is not starting to develop a trend of over thinking things and becomes error prone come playoff time. Time will tell, but it’s starting to remind me a little of that 90’s mentality; some coaching staffs rise to the pressure , as the Eagles , KC, and even Cincy have all made it there , while this year it feels like the Bills might even be headed the other way.  Hard not to notice it having lived thru the 90’s SB losses.  Anybody else notice any similarities?  Thx tho for jogging my good memories about SB 27 in Pasadena.  😊

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    Buscaglia: Both Bills Coordinators are likely to be back in 2023

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          So let’s examine the logic here.  So Mcd keeps saying injuries are no excuse for performance and an early exit with the d giving up 30 first downs and having embarrassing plays like the 3 rd and 4 yards ( this screw up is analogous to the formation use in the plays of the last 13 seconds) , and getting bounced early is ok to keep Frazier ?   Yet , they want to then say , well there were so many injuries that It’s  not fair to blame Frazier or move  on ?  So which is it ; if Mcd won’t use the injuries as an excuse for poor performance, then what logic flips that, and then makes the injuries a valid excuse for not releasing  Frazier ?  The injuries either do matter enough to effect performance in Frazier’s case , or they don’t matter as an excuse for the d getting abused and an early exit ; you can’t have it both ways.  If they are  no excuse regarding record etc , said repeatedly by Mcd , then they can’t be a reason used to give Frazier a pass for the poor record of this d come playoff time.  Frazier either is accountable or not but if logic is consistent, injuries can’t be used as an excuse to give him another chance.  
     

          The dvoa stuff looks like some interes data , but games aren’t won on. an individual basis because of dvoa metrics , or we would still be playing until we meet a team who ranked #1 in dvoa.  Plus these metrics continued to drop as the season went along and were worse without von. We were  close to the bottom of the league in sacks,  and the pressure rate dropped down into the high 20’s.  What matters is you couldn’t get to a 3 rd year fin qb , nor could you get to Burrows ( jones also had a great game for him in week 18.  You were down 14-0   In two efficient drives with one negative  yardage play against  Cincy and 0 Uncompleted  passes. It was impossible to overcome. The team under Mcd running his d is 4-5 in the playoffs and two good years with your franchise qb on his first contract were wasted, esp compared to Cincys results, so keep relying on dvoa regarding your staff make up and d philosophy , and unless research shows dvoa correlates with Lombardi trophy’s,  this staff is missing the big picture.
    It’s analogous to the high rise in excess deaths in 30 countries across all age groups not being investigated , while ramping up rhetoric to maintain the status quo even tho the the two star , original players are no longer “ in play”. .  Losing vision of your true end goal  by keeping outdated schemes gets you sent home prematurely.   
     

             They can do whatever they want coordinator wise ,  but this d scheme drained copious resources both  in draft capital and free agent $.  I bet it drained many mafia pockets of $ , loyally supporting another painful , unnecessary playoff loss. It seems part of the process has stalled or failed actually in obtaining the goal of winning a SB. They got bumped out at the same level a Giants with him as a first time HC.  Cincys Hc has surpassed Mcd heads up , and the fins new Hc almost did the same and their d looks mote promising  next year as will the Jets, and O’Brien comes into the pats as their new OC.
         The Bills were forced to accept new blood  on the offensive side ; based on lack of playoff success it is very reasonable to see what a new infusion at the DC would bring. That soft zone with increasing complex checks come playoff  time is resulting in missed assignments, blown coverages , and signature losses.  For crap sake , you draft a cb with a round 1 grade , yet he was still sharing snaps with Dane Jackson.

            Why run it back with Frazier as other afc east teams are changing / progressing;  Kc/ Cincy already have better rosters, as like Chris sims said , Buffalos talent level was overestimated.    Good staffs don’t keep treading water or regressing; our 90’s teams kept moving forward after just two setbacks.   Even they changed coordinators. I think Mcd is going to wear thin doing this and with a new stadium needing revenue soon , he is going to find out business is larger than process. Wade found that out the hard way; hopefully the Bills don’t repeat that part of their amazing history. 

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    6 hours ago, HoofHearted said:

    That's embarrassing if true. Teams change their signals and calls within games - why would they think it would remain the same from week to week?

    It is true.  Broken down expertly by Eric on cover1’s YouTube video about “ you are what your last game says you are” , or close to that. It’s a fantastic breakdown of the literal defensive breakdown of the Cincy game.  It’s the strongest , most well documented expert analysis of how badly this team was out schemed in that game on both sides of the ball , but it really makes the best case for Frazier’s dismissal I have seen. And it’s fact based, not just vitriol seeking to lay blame.     Very worth your time to watch to fully understand how that debacle happened , yet the clues were already present in prior games.  Really shows how bad the defensive coaching failure was across the board.   
           I guess they let go of the safeties coach because they have no safeties left ti coach , and in mcds new vision they will just have epenesa lose weight again to be converted to strong saftey as mc Beane now realize with the cap they can’t keep rotating 10 dl’s as they attempt to get under the cap.

          Also as the corners are now playing at least 8 yards beyond the first down marker , they are really safeties in theory and Edmunds & Milano will now cover the boundaries as well in this latest version of cloud coverage which will give up any / all running plays to be sure they are never beaten with the deep ball.  Rbs fro opposing teams will eventually come in contact with the deeply dropped soft zone coverage , and it’s hoped by that time the Rb’s will be winded so that the tackling of those dbs now may actually improve.  This will help the stat about yards gained after contact ; since the rbs will already have gained all the yardage required for moving the chains , will be winded from sprinting untouched , our dbs should get them down immediately on contact so they will lead the league in least yards allowed after contact !
     

              It is just one sample of the forward thinking this staff is capable of given the reality we have zero cap space and an extreme excess of DL to draw from !   So , yes , firing the safeties coach makes so much sense! 😉👍

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    2 hours ago, Bills Juggernaut said:

    Hahahahaha!!! That's an ex-girlfriend of mine lol. 

          Haha!  That’s too funny!  Why an ex?  Seems like she has great taste in football teams and had good seats, doesn’t have issues with being shy or not communicating her feelings, whereas with some women you can be left guessing where you stand !   She just doesn’t seem to be fond of “ grabbing junk” or getting directives about certain things concerning said area, but she is  obviously intelligent as she is fluent in two languages (English & signing ) and probably has a good following on social media so her earning potential seems unlimited!  She is into the outdoors, looks very attractive and dresses well, and looks like she might enjoy an adult beverage in moderation because she is still standing and easily looks like she had intact motor function with her right hand ( you know , like how they ask you to extend your arm and then touch your nose with your finger with closed eyes 👍) !  
    Plus she is persistent, and there is no quit in her as she was there at the end of that debacle.  She even seems considerate because she made sure she didn’t stand straight up blocking the view of those behind her.  Heck , she also seemed to be environmentally conscious as she was careful to not knock over those empty cans right in front of her, and I’m betting  she probably made sure they got deposited in the recycle bin on her way out of the stadium. The only small negative might be her dislike of fruits given her reaction to the word apple , but that might be a dislike of a certain type of electronic brand / operating system which is ok as some people just prefer android. 
     

    I don’t know , seems like a lot of positives there. Maybe something to revisit when you see that type of loyalty demonstrated to the Bills, she has demonstrated an ability to tolerate a lot in a relationship !   😀😂.   ( jk a little , but great on you for dating a woman who loves the Bills!). Best wishes! 

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    On 1/24/2023 at 3:40 PM, Big Blitz said:

    Essentially just said Dorsey will be back 

    I don’t think it’s a great idea , but depends if better can convinced to come in. What worries me is we see failure after failure from the defensive scheme In the playoffs , yet they keep sticking with Frazier.  It’s says something that Frazier is not even getting hc interviews at this point.  Mcd just continues to be stuck in this rut defensively  , so I really find it hard to fathom he will change after just one year with Dorsey and I’m expecting to hear how his second year will show tremendous growth.  This o just scored 10 points at home against a d that had not played them before.  That is not a confidence builder.  
     

    I know Josh loves dorsey , but you know what , it’s like being in business with your best friend or family , it tends to not work out well.  Dorsey seems like a peer , not a leader or authority figure like Daboll was for Josh and I think the undisciplined play we saw at times was the result.  Burrows hit his backs and check downs and they dominated a terrible defensive scheme.  Josh either isn’t given the protection, the options to backs etc , or he just won’t get the ball out quickly as he held the ball the longest of any of the playoff qbs.  I chose to believe this is on dorsey and a very diverse lacking playbook. 

     

    Probably best to only change so much and if given a choice , I would move from Frazier and hope Dorsey does grow.  We know what Frazier is as does the rest of the nfl now. A DC with a consistent top “5” D , that can’t get a hc job , is a huge red flag.  Dorsey , a first year OC got an interview and even with the Rooney rule , Frazier is not being considered as a serious candidate should open an owners eyes. If Mcd can’t move from that , as much as I respect him , he is showing a blind spot or loyalty that he is placing above his own career.  

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    8 hours ago, HoofHearted said:

    Please explain in detail what the counter punch is to getting out-physicalled on the defensive line all game? What are you doing schematically to overcome that?

    Go watch cover 1’s YouTube video about the last game. Very informative watch , and to me , if this doesn’t spell the end of this scheme and Frazier , I personally have no hope they will make it further than their 4-5 playoff record has proven to be their ceiling.
    There were moments when cincy and burrows could not move the ball.  Unfortunately the coverages and schemes that were successful that day were used less than 10, maybe less than 5 % of the snaps.   Then Frazier/ Mcd reverted to coverages that Burrows was abusing and the players were put in horrible positions.  

    I am not saying the talent is not lacking , it really is. Yet it’s amazing they had a 14-4 record , so scheme can effect most teams even with our very average talent , until you face good coaching staffs with players and qbs who can execute their counters well.  Not arguing the out played / physical part , but even with good talent , if Frazier is allowed to keep complicating the defensive reads so much and refuses to use what was working , he will continue to cost this team progressing even with elite talent as they will only play if they do what they are told to do ; they are not going to let players just free lance regardless of their talent.  Miller was even placed on a rotating basis as a 2x SB champ , hof talent.  This is about Mcd / Frazier changing to playing complicated, scared coverages at playoff time.  

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    1 hour ago, JMM said:

    Not to rehash or in any way not understanding that we were dominated on both sides of the ball. But to me it seemed like the Bengals were doing better on the snow covered field. They didn't look tentative at all. Whereas to me it looked like the Bills were absolutely tentative at times, trying not to slip and slide. It felt like the Bengals were playing on a high natural grass surface and the Bills were playing on their old horrible carpet. Is it possible they screwed this up too, not having the proper length cleats?? Did anyone else notice this or was it just we were that slow and flat?

     

     

    The bengals were not running laterally , they were driving ahead on both lines.  There is no  excuse for our lack of talent at positions along the lines.  Almost every player on the o line was beaten individually that day. Lg was of course the worst along with Brown. The d line was just manhandled and the bengals schemed them into very light boxes with a nickel back facing a pulling tackle at times.   It was about athleticism and scheme and the Bengals having a well prepared offensive game plan that made our d look foolish.  There was no surprise or footing issue with Talent like epenesa , Basham , settles , having been avg at best all year and Oliver is a chronic underachieving draft pick.  
     They had a good season when Allen could mask most issues with his unicorn talent , helped at times by Diggs and a slew of role players.  Good teams now know how to stop Allen from just taking the game over, but this can be fixed with talent infusion in the wr corp and that o line has to be fixed in 2-3 areas.  That’s not footing.  But you can’t run laterally and be poorly prepared along the line.   Go watch cover 1 ‘s last YouTube video about the last game and you will see the real issues.  Best wishes !  

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