Bleeding Bills Blue

He's been pretty terrible since his rookie year too.

Mancz? i guess?

I wasn't impressed with the 2 games last year but i heard he had improved. Was looking forward to seeing what he could do against Buffalo. He was one of the pieces they got in the Adams trade.

Yeah - i didn't see it with Wilson last year and I haven't yet this year. I hope they win enough games to give him the keys next year, because what I've seen is a lot of bad tendencies. Tua looked great on the first drive. Throws were in rhythm, on target - they shredded pittsburgh. Then after that i'm not sure what Pitt did differently, but if i had to guess they got into the windows to throw him off. They put hands in throwing lanes to force him to throw at different times etc. After that he was probably hitting less than 50 percent of the RPOs and there were at least 4 or 5 near catastrophe interceptions where he missed, and occaisionally missed high. I'm not sure how much is "he was off" or he was thrown off, but they got through it I guess.

I don't see it. Bills play jets and fins at home - then chicago. Before that its detroit and NE on the road. They should be rolling in winning at least 4 of those 5. I'd be disappointed if its not 5.

105 yards passing and 99 yards passing in the last 2 wins. Thats barely game management. I'd have to look at splits for when Carters on the field, but just on base numbers he averages 3.5 YPC vs Halls 5.8. The big play potential is gone which means Wilson will need to be better. He has fewer yards passing in 4 starts than Flacco, and somehow has 50 less attempts. Their Defense has a takeaway in every game so far this season, and they did throttle the packers. I don't see them as a big problem, but they're young and that's very likely going to be the identity of this version of the Jets. But they also played QBs like Thompson, Brisset, Rypien, Trubisky, and PIckett.

He has 7 runs in the red zone on the season. Moss has 0, Cook has 2. Inside 10 yards we have run the ball 4 times. Allen has 13 carries inside the 20, and 8 carries inside the 10. How is he supposed to get TDs when he has so few chances?

None of these guys interest me tbh. Moss has run the ball 17 times in 6 games. I'm not sure we know what he is when he never plays.

They've played as a pretty heavy rushing team for years now, with just... UDFAs at running back. Now they're adding one of the best in the league, and they have him under contract for years. It's interesting. They do have Deebo Samuel, Kittle, and Aiyuk seems to be coming along. The offensive line is solid. Their defense is a really good unit. This is to try to get a Jimmy G led team to the promised land. I think Lance is set up to have a good team built around him in 2023. I think teams are much quicker to move on from QBs now, and SF is a pretty good landing spot for a vet who wants to move like say Rodgers or something.

Its not so expensive that it makes a big difference either way. I'm just not sure he's a huge upgrade so I'd offer very little in the way of compensation. Between singletary and cook i'm not even sure he's getting snaps. Is he a good pass protector?

So pin and pull left and throw to say diggs on the right with like a slant? Suppose that makes sense, balls gotta be out quick on any RPO and the pulling action probably moves the will out of the window.

I was at the game so i couldn't really tell - but watching that replay that pass was not where it needed to be. Maybe he should have sat down on his route there? Not sure.

Yeah - hes on a walk year and has a 2.7 cap hit though. If the compensation is borderline nothing i'm good with it. The only concern is our run blocking is also terrible, and he's not going to get the volume he gets in chicago since we run so much less.

Yep - can't run an RPO if linemen are pulling and others are getting out in front of the play. Either a penalty or they'll crush you at the mesh point.

I think his knee is an issue.

Still have Moss, Cook, Duke. Each would cost a lot less than McCaffrey. Can throw in Akers too, even if his stats have been traditionally pretty terrible. Gibson - Fast which is a plus. The minus is his YPC has gone down every year since his rookie year and he got benched for a rookie the first chance they got. Something amiss here. Montgomery - Sure handed, sort of boring. Ran a 4.63 so... are we just trading for a Zack Moss who gets more touches? Robinson - Also a 4.6+ guy. Sure handed. I'm not sure he's on the block though. The jag's arent out of the division race by any means, hell there the only team in that division that has scored more points than they've given up. Had the Achilles injury a year ago so he's probably a good fit for a timeshare. Akers - Meh, guy doesn't really pop to me. 2.6 yards per carry last year in the playoffs? Yuck. I would be.

Because you can't really press guys when they're not on the ball. Diggs is a vet, and good against press man. Shakir is a rookie, and will struggle with press man.

PFF is dumb - they do it on a per play basis. There's additional weight for big plays, but they probably didn't add enough to that. I thought he played fine, especially in the 2nd half. In the first he wasn't notable.

Missed tackles aren't missed coverage by PFF. It's he tried to tackle someone and didn't.

That was just stats - his stats say he missed 3 tackles. Thats a lot.

Hard to determine needs pre-FA RB - Moss and Cook are it for 2023. We've spent multiple 3rds and 2nds on the position and its still not a strength. I could see singletary coming back - There are a LOT of free agent running backs next year and he might not get much in the way of big offers. WR - same depth chart we have now, gabe davis 1 year from testing free agency. TE - Could see a late round flier here, but i expect a low priced vet. OL - Lots to do here. We need a starting guard (possibly 2, or at least another player to push bates), and i'd honestly consider using a 1st on a tackle. Brown has come along a bit but he should in no way be given a starting spot. I expect the same kind of free agent strategy here, but i'd also like to see them bring in a few younger players with higher picks. DL - Phillips and Lawson are UFAs. I could see both being brought back. LB - I think Bernard/Spector take the matakevich spot. Edmunds is a question mark - do they think bernard or dodson can take the spot? remains to be seen. DBs - Poyer is the main question mark. Hyde is under contract but also not a certainty. Could be a day 2 or even day 1 target. White, Elam, Jackson, Benford is probably one too many If i had to pick i'd say (obviously value dependent) 1st round - Tackle 2nd round - Safety 3rd round - Guard 4th round - Linebacker 5th round - Guard 6th round - Safety/Cornerback

This was an interesting one. McKenzie played 37 snaps to Shakirs 15 and Hodgins 3. Sweeney had 8, Gilliam had 21, and Morris had 12. I wouldn't mind seeing that number be closer to even between McKenzie and Shakir - he's earned a boost in playing time. But I do like that we rotated both TE's in not entirely Jumbo sets, and used our fullback a few times in the passing game. The PA pass to Sweeney was nice too, easy read pitch n catch. He had 3 solo tackles, 3 combined tackles, and 3 missed tackles.

It's a long season - i don't mind heavy usage in a game like this. But Id want to run some wear and tear on moss and cook over the course of the year so A - Cook is more ready and B - So Singletary has fresh legs for the games the playoffs.

My brother always tells the story of the QB on his team when he played center. He called the audible "BLACK! BLACK! SAME PLAY!"... needless to say it didn't work.

Are we sure that's even in the play? and not Josh doing one of the reckless Josh things? Jet motion, read-option, with a speed option pitch? What the hell kind of play is that?