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It’s actually similar to the 90’s Bills teams with Bruce and Biscuit. Great Offense, bend but don’t break opportunistic defense.

I thought Settle and Jones were under contract for one more year… I was mistaken. So the DL revamp is bigger than I thought. I figured they would re-up one good DL that being Floyd. so I guess the D line starts here: Johnathan Anjou Oliver Rousseau (Draft FA) (Draft FA) (Draft FA) (Miller) rough indeed….

I think the Ravens are a stark contrast to this thought process. You are correct about 95% of the NFL but the Ravens and Niners definitely still place high emphasis on stifling defense.

It’s an unfortunate reality that Poyer and Hyde are done. They empty their tanks in Bills Red, White and Blue. I think Hyde will retire. Poyer I’m not sure yet. That said I think the plan for next year may already be laid out with some personnel we have and a free agent acquisition. I think Rapp with be resigned and I think the improvements in Cam Lewis and a fully recovered Damar Hamlin can provide the necessary depth. I think Lewis although listed as a corner could move into Poyer role. It will be a downgrade from 2 years ago but a sideways move from last year. There are not many good free agents I think we could target but I do think Alohi Gilman from the Chargers could be there for the taking. He is a very good cover Saftey who is used to running the back end. He fits McDermott’s scheme and could replace Hyde and maybe provide the back end speed we lacked last year. I also think a healthy Benford, Douglas, Johnson, White, Jackson, Elam and Neal mean maybe shifting Elam to Saftey or one of the others could work. Neal has played Saftey but him seeing the field on D has been a scary proposition. I also think a couple mid round picks that will hopefully contribute are necessary at both Corner, Saftey, LB and 1 Tech DT. The gloom and doom over the defense though I think is overblown. If it looked like this to start it would be solid, if not still top 10: (27 players 2 or 3 on PS) Floyd Jones Oliver Rousseau (Lawson) (Settle) (Anjou) (Miller) (Johnathan)(Draft-1 tech) Milano Bernard (Williams) (Spector) (Draft) Benford Johnson Douglas (White) (Neal) (Jackson) (Draft) FA- Gilman Rapp (Hamlin) (Lewis) (Draft)

I just watched his highlight reel again. It looks like Roman Wilson will be an NFL stud. I think he could be this draft classes Puka Nukua. He has 4.27 40 time and the dude just always has separation. I think he would immediately make an impact on this team. He has played against the top D-1 talent and will be ahead of most in other rookies. I think he fits this offense better than anyone on ther than Harrison who will be long gone before we are on the board. He is only 6’ 0” but he plays bigger than that. He is always in the right place on the field too. I think Diggs will be back but he and Shakir may have an entirely new room otherwise. Justin Shorter will make the squad and I think Wilson would be a great addition. Those 4 would be really strong and save a lot of cap room.

Running game, with PA from under center would work. More 12 personnel and perhaps putting Shakir in the one and Diggs in the slot. Remember Diggs got to where he is by being an incredible slot receiver.

I would suggest perhaps we choose the Fish in flight along with 2 cups of coffee… Now we have interminable Jag Lag😜Oh and our pilot may be leaking air…

I guess at least it’s spicy now😬

I don’t smell much of anything right now… I unfortunately have COVID… I hope Sauce smells like burnt toast on Sunday😂

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/10/14/22725565/all-22-analysis-some-sweet-takeaways-vs-kansas-city

You really have to dig for snippets when it is going back a ways but I’ve had time…Here is one such snippet from the 2020 Rams game… https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2020/9/30/21494615/all-22-analysis-buffalo-bills-defensive-woes-vs-los-angeles-rams There are others in small clips here and there if you are specific. To be clear I’m not pouring over game film… I watch the YouTube footage and then find any all 22 analysis and clips of the same game afterwards. I wish there was Huddle footage of NFL games!

Pam oh Pam where art thou?

I’m not dissatisfied. I maybe frustrated in the underachieving but I still get my moneys worth when watching. It would be nice to see generational talent achieve at the apex though.

I can see that for sure.

That is not at all how the comparison was intended. It was not about the greatness he us not even in that strata. I simply meant in his positional usage and skill set as a big man distributor which indeed is what Pippen was. I meant he needs to be viewed and managed differently. Daboll understood.

Sampras is a legends…Yacking on the court and winning the match….

Go for a ride on the Peloton it will help😂

The concepts people.. I reformatted for the English teachers on the thread…. The snarkyness is really unnecessary and not comical though. Diggs is Jordan… We are not effed. Pippen was a big man distributor

Dude.. I’m struggling with COVID… read the concepts…

I’m sitting home with COVID😩 I think it was brought on by Monday night’s debacle. Anyway, I’ve been bingeing all 22’s and game footage of the last 3 years. In watching that tape I realized that Dorsey has stopped using one of Josh’s greatest strengths, the deep middle crossing pattern. Cole Beasley use to provide such a great underneath security blanket that I think it allowed some of these routes and route trees to develop differently. Much like Brett Favre, Josh can throw a seam route better than almost anyone in the history of the game. How many seam TD’s or even seam routes have we seen this year? None. Why, I think we don’t have anyone one good enough or designated to be the slot outlet in that Beasley role. Until physically taken away by coverage schemes that abused him because of his small stature Beasley was like the Bills Steve Curr the clutch shooter you could go to when Diggs (The Bills Jordan) wasn’t open. KC physically took that away in the two playoff games (Gabe Stepped up though in the 13 seconds game). When Daboll left Dorsey abandon that concept. Could that player could be Harty or Kincaid? McKenzie couldn’t handle it he lacked the discipline to mirror Josh. You need a special player with Basketball like instincts in the slot. Someone who mirrors the QB from the slot. Josh needs this player. I would argue Kelce Swift is this player for Mahomes as “Me Gronk Me catch ball” was this player for Brady. It elevates his entire game and opens up the field. If coupled with under the center Play Action and running game this offense could be indefensible. Josh is different though at the QB position Mahomes and Brady are point guard QB’s. Josh is more like Scotty Pippen a small forward who distributes… The offense is different when it runs through someone with a unique skill set like his. He will refuse the 5-7 yard gimme initially. However when you have a player in the Beasley role it allows him to come back to it after he exhausts the chunk play option. This safety net mitigates risk and promotes both offensive rhythm and sustained drives. This is the difference between Daboll and Dorsey in a nut shell. Josh’s thinks he’s an 11 personnel run and shoot QB. He can be for short periods but he needs his Steve Curr to sustain points when Jordan’s (Diggs is covered) shot is off. If this was coupled with the under center PA run/pass concepts we flashed out of 12 earlier this year this offense could be unstoppable. This year the RPO option route trees where the entire world knows the 3 options require super human QB skills that are not sustainable. A couple great examples of the Daboll concept games are Rams v Bills 2020 wk 3 and KC v Bills 2021. Perhaps the 2021 KC game gave Spags the film to realize he had to physically shutdown Beasley. If Joe Brady really does a deep dive I think he can add the deep mid crossers and slot mirror concept back without flipping the playbook or terminology. Another point- I think Gabe stepping up in the 13 seconds game created a false sense that the slot mirror concept was unnecessary. I think Dorsey and Allen thought they could just open things up…apparently that is not the case. I just don’t understand why they have been so stubborn and I think this above all else is why Diggs is pissed. He is super smart and knows so he is like Jordan before the triangle worked… but his clock for a championship is ticking. I would be pissed too if I knew there was an easy button but no one acknowledged it… (*****Post Now Ribbed for more pleasure…)😂

What is very ironic to me in retrospect is that Stefan’s comments seem to echo my original post to some degree. Without outlining defining factors or getting in to detail he basically outlined a similar timeline. I find this interesting as even though the W/L record was better afterwards he felt the first 9 games hand a different overall vibe from the team.

I know it looked like Bates but Apple blew the coverage

Burned Apple ….

Poor use of TO’s by Reid… the challenge was McD like

I’m pretty sure that will be the case this year and maybe that’s why it’s good we are done. The Silver lining is that we don’t have to endure as Super Bowl loss. This defense was there whether it was health relate or not.