RealityCheck

Brady and Belicheat are inside every opponents head, not the other way around. The Pats receivers could not be covered one on one late in the game. The Falcons new this, and their fundamental lack of confidence in their ability to stop Brady. No lead is safe is what every coach thinks. It wasn't vanity, it was a lack of confidence in using what some call conventional wisdom against the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Atlanta's execution has a lot to do with it. Besides, McDaniel called some awful series himself throughout the first 3 quarters. It was a great game.

A plan to ride a tiger is not the same as riding a tiger. Without an on-demand instant pass-rush, you just have to hope for the best and pray for turnovers against the GOAT. It's not fair, but Buffalo has a fear of QBs, especially their own.

The game is entirely too fast for him. All great QBs have one thing in common. they carve up soft zones down the field with what looks like ease, and they score TDs. They do it early and often in their careers. EJ is a dump off underneath the secondary kind of guy. Everything about his game is tragically predictable and consistent. In absolute terms, sure, the things he needs to work on are coachable. However, that doesn't mean EJ can be coached up. If the Bills are going to the Super Bowl any time soon, I just don't see EJ being the reason. Ever.

The buck stops with ownership. Always has and always will. The fans will remain with their money flowing into the coffers. It's not like season ticket holders seem to care about the record.

The Bills' D is made up of athletes, not brainiacs. You have to run a plug and play system in today's NFL. Injuries and every damn team in the NFL running some hurry-up just burns these exotic schemes up anymore. Even Belicheat abandoned the 3-4.

The Bills are the real life "1st and 10". They both starred OJ. Coincidence?

This is a great subject OP. We need coaches that understand and successfully apply game theory. Many great books have been written on the subject, originating from the work of John Von Neumann. If it's good enough for Belicheat, it should be good enough for the Bills.

Whaley will truly own it now. I like the move.

Marone was very much involved in ALL of the game plans, even defense. Mario played well under Marone in terms of effort, and was actively coached up by him on the side lines of a more than a few games. The ship has sailed of course, and 2 years later, given the waste of time and money spent on new schemes and coaches, I fail to see how Pegula didn't commit to him for a new deal. 2 more years of that 9-7 team with the new talent, focused on the 4-3 of course, Shady McCoy, and Tyrod, this would likely have been a playoff year with a string of winning divisional records. Peppers was the biggest loss in my opinion.

I said no such thing. The buck stops with ownership. You know, the people who have never, and will never apologize for taking your money.

The Pegulas cost themselves a fortune. Marrone got them to above .500 and began to win inside the division. Of course, he wasn't likable and cuddly, so he had to go... Style over substance wins the day for those who prefer losing. The self-loathing that permeates Buffalo is quite the toxic cloud these days. The only two winning seasons in Buffalo yielded HCs who abruptly quit. Surprised?

I would like these moves too. Kromer as an OC and a solid 4-3 coaching staff will pay an immediate dividend. Watching the D-line neither stunt nor twist is absurd when you have such disruptive DTs who are single gap killers. Modern defenses need players to play fast within the game within the game.

They need to find a youngish coach with DECADES of their potentially best coaching ahead of them. Without the right QB, a Super Bowl winning head coach doesn't mean much to me. Coughlin's clock management is garbage, just like Rex's.

All that matters is winning, regardless of it's complexion. Rex Ryan's focus is on proving himself, more so than winning at ALL costs with the players he has. There is a huge difference in the psychology. Hubris anchors him to a past which isn't coming back. It doesn't mean he is not a great guy to hang out with. He'll be a talking head soon enough.

Thanks. I am definitely not ragging on the intelligence of the players, nor do I hate Rex. The rules and officiating make it awfully tough on these guys too. Head banging, extreme pain, fatigue, and asking them to master a ton of alignments and keys. It's a crazy challenge for any player.

In todays league, you have to run a defense that allows for players off the street to mentally check in in short order. The CBA doesn't allow nearly enough time in practice for an encyclopedia's worth of installation. With a 3-4 base, it is more specialty players in the front seven and once again, when injury strikes, they are even harder to replace. With more dynamic offenses using the hurry-up, the difficulty for substitutions for a complex 3-4 are compounded. It's a passing league and bend but don't break is not a bad approach. Rush the passer and play 2 deep safeties. Fatigue affects the mind, and the players just have to think to damn much in his scheme. Even Belicheck moved to a 4-3 and simplified the schemes, which saves some money on the defensive side and allows more money to be allocated to the offense. The CBA, injuries, spread offenses, and the no-huddle in today's NFL make Rex's approach outdated. The combine is predominately physical, not mental. Why run a defense that mitigates your tangible assets that can be measured and observed full speed just to handicap them with ancient schematic complexities with little time to practice it all.

It's probably best to just keep giving them your money and enjoy the game. Simple!

I wouldn't worry about the NFL. If necessary, they'll get a tax-payer bailout. One way or another, they'll get their money.

The Bills current power outage on offense is based on injuries and lack of availability. Brady without Gronk is still Brady, but the offense takes a noticeable step back. No Watkins, Woods, and McCoy and your left with a defense that simply puts a safety directly over Goodwin and loads the box. Given who hasn't played this season, I am actually surprised that they are 4 and 3.

Mario requires 7 players in coverage, a running start at the QB, 2 pro bowl DTs to his left, and 3rd down to get sacks. Without Dareus, that style of defense appeared to be toothless. The current scheme seems to showcase players who are intelligent and hungry. Mario is still a great edge setter, but he is too old and big to get consistent pressure on the QB without that 9 spacing. He is still a quality DE run defender. If he were to change his name he would likely be paid less, but current expectations would be perhaps a little more realistic. I never expected the current D-line to play this well without Dareus, but then perhaps we should thank the offense for getting early leads and avoiding long stretches of having to defend against the running game? Perhaps Dareus will represent the ability to win games when the offense only scores 14?

Marcell is just pacing himself. Little chocolate donuts and a lefty and this kid is gonna win the gold for us.

My favorite form of protesting is laying on the couch and listening to the game on the radio, approximately 16 feet from my bathroom. I listen to the WGR feed loud and for free. Murph and Kelso are the best. When Keep stands, I'll be laying down or mailing a letter. Either way the blind won't get my money to buy their million dollar sun glasses anymore.

It takes two to tango. Spend your money elsewhere, and see what happens. Unless of course being a willing victim is your thing. Just remember that your kids are watching.

Perhaps the NFL could start drug screening fans with the new swab tests before entering the stadium. Breathalyzers too. Maybe then it would be a little more family oriented, but in a non-superficial way.

Once everyone is "chipped" and monitored in real time, with the system integrated into local stingrays, we will finally be safe. A kill switch for shutting down people with bad intentions would revolutionize law enforcement. Unarmed sanitation workers could then remove the would be problems quietly and without gun-fire. A true Utopia.