BADOLBILZ

I can't imagine how your opinion of Daboll has fallen with all the tirades and berating of players on the sidelines he's done since his totally unprepared team took the field this season.

Yeah if he keeps up his pace of the last 5 weeks he will have over 90 catches.........not 80. 8.5 yards per catch is a piss poor number for anyone who starts at the LOS though. 9.3 is not good either, which is to my point about the big ask expecting him to up that to 12.5 to get 800 over his first 80. I'm not saying he couldn't do it.........but it means locking up with CB's and Safeties in coverage downfield more.........as opposed to the LB's he has been exploiting near the LOS with the defense giving them a lot of those underneath routes that fall short of the sticks. Now, 8.5 is a solid number for a RB coming out of the backfield........but you want your slot guy averaging a first down plus per reception............that's literally why slot receivers replaced the "3rd down back" many years ago. It's also why Cole Beasley's impact decreased significantly when he fell under 10 ypc.

I haven't heard that Dorsey was inattentive to detail. I'd heard the opposite. The reality though is that he was a first time OC. A true rookie OC hasn't won a SB in the last 40 years or so but McD let Josh choose his boy anyway. I think the larger issue has really been what's gone on with Allen the past 12 months.........between the injuries and the stupid stuff off the field. He hasn't handled the transition to fame and super-rich like one would hope. More than anything I think Joshy needed a shot in the arm. They go as he goes. Simple as that.

@Zerovoltz "The Bills need less good receivers" thread might be the worst TSW thread of 2023. Receivers REALLY matter. The Chiefs may still win the SB because their D is kicking a$$ and Mahomes is still the best.........but this year their unwillingness to risk it and sign Hopkins has left them with a bunch of ball droppers running around out everywhere. Mahomes has to be pulling his hair out. MVS dropped a TD that probably wins this game and Watson dropped multiple passes including the 4th down pass that ended it for KC.

It feels that way on overreaction Monday.........but it's really not that big of an indictment of the work of Dorsey personally, IMO. Dorsey had his shortcomings but ultimately the players on offense are the most to blame for keeping many games too close this season with volumes of inexcusable turnovers...........and the fact of the matter is that the defense and special teams have given up leads the offense gave them at the very end of game 4 times. Even if Nate Hackett himself were the OC of this team they should be no worse than 9-2 heading into the tough part of their schedule. Something had to be done to get this team out of their funk. A change was needed somewhere and it couldn't be McDermott and Smiley wasn't enough of a sacrifice to move the needle. The OC took the hit and it was a good decision by McDermott to make the move, IMO. It works out great that they have an experienced, energetic young play caller to take over. If the best option was Mike Shula I think Smiley would have hit the unemployment line Monday. I liked Joe Brady's game plan just fine......it was more conservative than a wicky-wacky Daboll game plan but it still had some gotcha plays that were very well timed. But the biggest difference was still that they didn't turn the ball over and keep the inferior team in the game while they were struggling over and over to move the ball in the red zone in the first half. Just keep chopping wood........gradually pull away........and then finish them. That's the formula. Ball luck helped Joe look smart as well. Diggs and Allen both had fumbles that were not recovered by the Jets(the Allen fumble was recovered by Spencer Brown but got picked up for a penalty as well).

He would need nearly a 50% jump in yards per reception in the final 6 games........basically producing like Travis Kelce in 2020-2022........to get to 80 for 800. That's going to be a tall order with the schedule in front of them. I loved the draft pick and he's been excellent for a rookie but at a paltry 8.5 yards per reception the training wheels haven't really been taken off yet. Looking forward to the point in the future where he's able to be used more downfield like the TD play against Denver.

You mean this? The dumb hills people kill themselves on at TBD

Actually, unlike you I am a baseball fan who follows every organization. You are the one who doesn't follow the rest of the league and says dumb sh!t like "I was at plenty of games with 15,000 fans!". Do you even know the standard? 15K is a bad night at the box office. That would project to just over 1M fans per season. Terrible. You are very ignorant about this topic.

No, your feels aren't the "final word" pal.........that is the actual American League attendance figures: 10 times dead f*cking last 5 times second to last 7 times 3rd to last 7 times 4th to last The A's are an organization that has made the playoffs in over 40% of the seasons of their existence in Oakland, won 4 damn world series titles, have always had some of the best uniforms and gear in the league and the community has just never fully embraced what they had.......and could have.........if they stopped being so fickle. With all the wealth in the nearby area of Northern California it's nobodies fault but the region itself that they lost a baseball team. It should be more of an embarrassment than anything.

Yeah, those long arms and tenacity are the ingredient for making those happen. He gave Tee Higgins all he could handle too.........it's hard for anyone to even challenge Higgins at the catch point but he was all up in his sh!t at the catch point.

This is why I say you are a no account poster...........you just make sh!t up and don't show your work. Have I been proven wrong all along about Gabe Davis? Or Edmunds? When I said Rasul Douglas was a "great fit" when he was acquired......has that been proven wrong? The reality is that there isn't anything remotely recent to take a mea culpa for. Because, unlike you, I don't go out of my way to have takes on things I don't have a well formed, reasonable opinion about. "Not that you care" about looking ignorant or idiotic........but it doesn't advance discussion to be those things. What is the end game of suggesting that the second longest winning season streak in pro spots isn't an "incredible feat"? What's the bar over such a long period of time? Having the LONGEST such streak? Which they ALSO have(39 years). Winning the most titles of any pro sports teams? Which they do. Having the most WS titles in that current 30 year span? Which they do. It's just an example of a dumb hill to kill yourself on.

I have been really perplexed by your take on Douglas. He's in no way, shape or form a backup in this DB group...........and he's the clear CB1 if the choices are Dane Jackson and Christian Benford(though they are both having their best seasons to date). The guy not only brings the physical traits and instinctive play to excel in this defense but he's a leader and a very tough, physical player. Can he run long with the league's fastest receivers? No, but they haven't had a CB who was both good in the system and could run with sub 4.4 receivers since Gilmore.

No, that's just me telling it like it is. "Rich" would be something like you going out of your way in August to find me and mock the Yankees 30 year streak of winning records because you were certain it was coming to an end.............a topic you'd never mentioned prior..........and then never owning up to that stupidity after the Yanks played well the rest of the season and finished with a winning record once again leaving you with a totally unnecessary face full of self-inflicted sticky stuff. 😂 You are the very definition of a poster of no account on TSW.

Because bad officiating stirs discussion of the product...........and the indignance it generates bonds fans more closely to their "wronged" teams. Simple as that. You never watched Pro Wrestling growing up? It's a very simple formula. But unlike WWE the NFL doesn't have to even do it intentionally.........they just make it a very difficult game to officiate.........then the mistakes happen and the ratings and merchandise sales just grow and grow.

That response is pretty weak and was not your take at all. You've done a complete 180 on Gabe...........10 days after selling him as a top WR2 you were calling him a "role player". I can't remember seeing anyone turn on a player so fast that they had so adamantly defended. Have a take and stick by it or have the courage to own up to the terrible take.

Like I said........enough with that bullsh!t. They have been near the bottom of the league in attendance since they were winning World Series titles in the 1970's. The only period of time when the fans showed up was during that brief "Bash Brothers" era when they were so far and away the most talented team in MLB that it was a near surety that they would win. The Swingin' A's of the 70's weren't as dominant in the regular season so the lousy fans didn't show up as they won 3 straight WS. So when they can't draw flies with bad teams it's idiotic to just point to the product being put on the field. Yeah, their ownership is a part of the problem......it always is in any market where attendance isn't great.........but few teams have been able to draft and develop so many good players as the A's. You've been blessed as a fan in that regard. Other cities would have found a way to get their 4 time WS winning team a stadium complex built and helped them have the resources to compete with the bigger markets. Instead they got in a p!ssing match with the A's over who was going to be more invested first and AS ALL PRO SPORTS FRANCHISES DO the A's are taking their ball and going elsewhere if that's how it's gonna' be.

You should own the fact that you were the head of the Gabe Davis defense team here on TSW a month ago before you marvel at detractors of any other Bills receiver. You were quite adamant about how Gabe Davis was an excellent WR2...........pointing to stats after the Tampa game(when the Bills were the only team in the league to have played 8 games yet) and suggesting he was almost a WR1 quality WR2! Now you've cut Gabe out of the offense entirely.

C'mon now..........Bills fans are a mostly resilient group but there are LOT's of FWF's. When it gets cold in December and the team is out of the playoffs or just "in the hunt" that stadium can get pretty empty........even with the reality of 10 months or more between games to attend..........and the excuses for mailing it in fly like snow in a blizzard. Thankfully, no matter the weather the stadium should be full for the last two home games THIS YEAR because one is Dallas and the other is a New Year's eve party.

Your irrational takes combined with your equally hilarious disappearances amid team adversity are approaching lifetime achievement for humor category

Oh give me a f*cking break with the whining about the Oakland A's moving. I've always admired the A's organization for a lot of things but the people of Oakland NEVER supported the team. NEVER. It's nothing new. They won the WS in 1972 and 1973 and then ranked next to last in attendance in 1974 on their way to a 3rd straight WS...........something only the Yankees had done! A's fans f*cking blow. Thread/

Lenny? Is that you?

All I am saying is that Allen deserves his(significant) share of the blame. I wasn't a fan of putting Allen into this Patriot's style offense in 2018. I thought it was too complicated and limited his dynamic potential. I wanted him under center, running play action and making a living on intermediate and deep throws to talented receivers. Not trying to turn him into a dink and dunk option-route thrower who could survive with a bunch of JAG's at receiver opposite a great defense. But when the cupboard was stacked at WR in 2020 and Allen still had a chip on his shoulder it was working. And then you could dream on having the best of both worlds in time. But 6 years in........Josh Allen SHOULD have grown in this offense to the point where he could do what was being asked to keep him healthy thru the regular season, at least. Instead he's hit a plateau as the talent around him at WR has declined and doesn't appear to have put much effort into improving since 2021. I blame the coaching staff......and maybe even more Brandon Beane.........for not identifying that he'd turned into Big Ben instead of TB12. But I also know it's fair to be critical of Allen's mechanics or basic inadequacies like not being able to execute any kind of screen game. There are elements of the game where he is a flat-out HACK still. That shouldn't be.

It's a violent game for violent people...........not being able to execute proper mechanics in the same situation as other QB's who do is NOT an excuse for it...........it's a justifiable reason to be critical of the preparation he's been putting in.

Gabe is right that he himself is a big reason why Dorsey got fired. And McDermott is right for pointing out the lack of good stewardship of the offense from Dorsey. I mean you got a "captain" in Gabe Davis refusing to answer questions after a game where a turnover he created with that terrible drop was a big enough play to provide the difference on the scoreboard. The players just weren't performing for Dorsey, and there wasn't enough accountability from people like Gabe. It's convenient though that he chooses to address his drop in a rant at people for focusing the blame on Dorsey. Unless you sit behind the Bills bench you haven't seen rabbit-ears Gabe going at it with fans after his drops. He is a bit of a no-account f*ck and guys like that get coaches fired.

Do you watch the rest of the NFL? How many QB's don't get pressured in the pocket? None. The excuse that Allen's mechanics are poor because he doesn't trust the protection is at best a ridiculous excuse. His pass pro is at worst league average this season.