brianthomas

I dont think its really fair to ding our front office for mistakes they havent made yet. I know this season hasnt worked out like many would like, but this team wasnt built to win this year plain & simple. All these topics are just the result of this bottoming out process. Naturally we're gonna see a lot of negative posts while ur losing, but as we all know, this was the plan. Maybe this offseason will go as the Rams offseason was a couple years back. Where we pick up some talent finally & balance our offense to the talent of our defense. Until then i guess we'll just keep on going in circles with the what if's & what nots & Allen is a bust & this or that.

Zay has definitely looked better this year than last year... which isn't hard to do but nonetheless its still a positive development. I mean you can only go up from there, or be out of the league all together. I imagine with better qb play & a better surrounding cast his stats would improve. Pretty much what plagues the entire offense right now.

in my defense i did read it on nfl.com haha And for the record, Fitz is the greatest QB The Bills have had since Jim Kelly. just think about that for a second lol

I was just on NFL.com & clicked on an article about potential trade deadline moves & saw fan favorite Tyrod Taylor mentioned with Buffalo being a potential landing spot. Not only to be an upgrade over Derek Anderson but to serve as a mentor for Allen. Its almost too funny to think about but #1 is it conceivable & #2 do you think Tyrod would even be open to come back here? With how sick i am about all the Tyrod debates these past few years, its ironic for me to even make this post. But I'm curious as to what some of you guys think. Here's the short write up from NFL.com:

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all these posts about Gruden saying how he's making moves to buy him more time. Dude he's got a 10 year guaranteed deal. Grudens not going anywhere unless they fire him & pay him all that money not to be there. Ala what the Bills would do. The only thing that makes sense with the Raiders is that Gruden is making the team into his image. Since is image is generally that of a failure then i'd say he'd doing a good job!

For all those that picked up the Colts D, lookin for a freebie pickem, i learned a long time ago u dont ever bet on the Bills & u dont ever bet against them. Bcuz just when u think u have things figured out, something crazy can happen where a Derek Anderson comes in & lights it up with 300 yards passing & 4 tds. You just never know lol.

what youre also seeing is what i call the Tyrod effect. Where defenses arent scared of your passing attack so they sell out more on the run. Thats why imo our running totals havent been good. (Also due to the offensive linemen who #1 some shouldnt be starting on any NFL team & #2 our run blocking scheme & some guys inability to execute such schemes). Its also why some of Allens best throws have come on play action. Defenses probably bite just that little bit more vs us. I mean why not? Its not like we can consistently punish them for it. But i digress. I'm not in the sky is falling crowd. I didn't expect Allen to start this year & didn't want him to. Maybe the kid in me wanted to see him, just like a kid wanting to see his new toys for Christmas. I am glad however that Allen won't be starting the next few games. Dude can heal up & get back at it in the 2nd half of the season to pick up some more reps. By the end of the year we'll have a better idea of where we stand & can make the moves to set Josh Allen & this team up for success. I know we're sick of waiting but all good things yanno haha GO BILLS?

You neglected to include the following sentence: This was the Lego of offensive systems. Its inherent simplicity could be exploited to build any machine imaginable. For sure Charlie Weiss built upon the system & added his own wrinkles & formations that he felt were good. I'd think any OC should/would do this. No OC just takes a vanilla system & copies it, they form it into something that they believe will work. We can debate whether Daboll has been making the wrong play calls or throwing too much on Allen too soon. But on a straight concept basis, the EP system has less terminology for players to learn & a less complicated playbook vs other systems. Of course i'm no expert, just going off of everything ive researched into it & heard from other sources. And it makes sense. In our situation i believe our issues stem more from a lack of talent in key positions such as our oline & wr group. Not to mention a QB who came from the Mountain West in college which was one giant leap to the NFL. This team wasnt really ready for Allen to be starting this year. And #2 Allen needed tons of work, from his footwork & mechanics to reading the defense both presnap & post snap. With so many big issues where any of one them could bring an offense trouble, the system itself i feel is not the problem. There has been countless analysis done on Allen so far, and you can see receivers wide open all over the field. The downfield scheme has provided ample opportunities in the passing game. We just havent been executing on those chances. To me thats less on the system & more on Allen & his supporting cast.

Where do u get that the EP system is tougher to grasp than most others? From everything i've read & heard, the whole reason the system was created in the 1st place was because it was easier for players to grasp than the others. The E-P system specifically, is a method of conceptualizing the plays in a streamlined manner so that the offensive players are able to memorize the plays easily. The system is built so that players can spend less time worrying about their assignment and more time focused on applying the concept from an array of formations and personnel groupings. Idk if youre just pulling stuff out of thin air, but maybe go to summer school for some extra help: https://www.bigblueview.com/2016/7/15/12188564/summer-school-erhardt-perkins-offense-belichick-weis-parcells-brady-patriots

hindsight is 20/20. At the time they probably felt his potential didn't add up to $6 or $7mil per season. And i bet if we wouldve offered him that at the time, many around here would've felt we were overpaying. The job of a GM is a tough one. Most the time it doesnt end well. Not everyone can be a Robert Kraft, bcuz not every team can have a Tom Brady. You just hope you get more hits than misses. With our situation its hard to evaluate much of anything, given the mess this team was in & how we've purged our dead cap for this year. But starting from 2019, with the players we bring in we'll be able to more accurately see how our GM performs & what type of QB Josh Allen is. Until then we'll be debating this stuff & picking out this & that while this season goes pretty much like we thought it would.

I'd rather give AJ McCarron a call than have DA start. We're already on the hook with paying him $2.1 mil. My as well bring him back so he can play for that paycheck lol

On a side note, on that running play where Ivory was poised to break out for a big gain but got tackled because of his long dreads hanging out. As a coach i'd think i'd have to talk to Ivory about tucking those dreads inside his helmet or removing them all together, am i right? I know it was a freak play, but the only reason Ivory has those dreads is bcuz he likes the way they look, aka vanity. So dudes hair style hurt this team on that play. As a coach i'd think u'd have to address it somehow right?

We're not gonna get rid of anyone at this point. Maybe we'll trade away someone b4 the deadline. But this offseason is when we'll see some movement. Anyone looking for a quick fix is gonna be disappointed

considering how he doesnt fumble the ball , it hasnt been a problem or concern at all. Surely nothing to worry about imo. I imagine it helps him move laterally & throw defenders off with what direction he's gonna move.

I remember reading that Beane brought in Perriman or at least talked to him or his agent, a week or so ago. Apparently Beane didnt think he'd be worth signing. Its funny though, the Brownies basically shipped out Coleman for another Coleman, this time named Perriman. I too would like to see us make some moves but all signs point to us rolling with what we have this year & we'll make our moves during the offseason.

what a great question, cant believe nobodies discussed this yet

Just what this place needed, another punter thread. I see someone already said this is stupid so i'll sit this one out haha

I for one would like to just enjoy the win today. But I've said this since Allens 1st preseason game. Its way too early to make any kind of judgements on what kind of career he's gonna have. Its the same after 1 regular season game, 2 regular season games, 3 regular season games, 4... u get the idea. Lets give this kid some time to learn whats termed 'the hardest position in all of sports' & wait til he has some more games under his belt. This issue has been talked to death about but its a huge jump from the Mountain West in college to the NFL. Allen wasn't supposed to be the starter this year, this team wasnt really ready for him. Put some more talent around him & you'll have a clearer idea of what he can do. Until then I suppose we'll just see 100 more threads like this after every weeks game & i'll Facepalm thru 99 of them.

Yeah i've been wondering for months now when this Logan Thomas experiment will end. I just cant see continually giving a roster spot to someone, just because you hope they can catch on to a new position. I realize it takes time but at what point is it times up? If this isnt his last year here I might run face first into a wall in the hopes of knocking myself out

cmon, Allen held on to the ball for a whole 3 seconds. 1 to step back & 2 with the defender all over him.

yep... you can close the thread now

i like the idea but that tattoo artist kinda butchered the buffalo. Whats up with its eyes (eye)? it reminds me of one of those baby pig fetuses we had to dissect in high school.