RunTheBall

I remember the day when we sucked and the best part of the season was the free agency period when we’d overpay to bring in some declining big name player and hope would spring anew I’m glad those days are gone and we have a GM who swings for the fences from time to time but also doesn’t feel the need to make the fans happy with splash free agency signings right off the bat. My gut says they are pushing for Wagner to fill the gaping LB hole then we will fill the other holes with mid-range free agent signings before the draft. I don’t expect a big WR trade but wouldn’t mind it.

Solid. Good to hear.

Until I saw he signed with the Bears I thought McBeane was going to keep him at a ridiculous amount. I’m happy I was wrong and I think it shows the evolution at OBD in their thinking about how to construct the roster. My guess is Beane floated an extension during the early part of the season and knew right then he was going to lose Edmunds when he got rebuffed. So now we get to re-allocate resources to the offense which has been somewhat neglected the past couple years. I wish Tremaine well, he will be tough but not impossible to replace and certainly not worth 18 million a year.

Fletcher was the classic TBD whipping boy who was blamed for tackling too far down the field yet went on to have a solid career after we ran him out of town. Edmunds is a good LB, he’s not 18-20 million a year good. Reid/Mahomes abuse him regularly, using his lack of instincts against him. Burrows had no problem completing short passes over the middle despite Edmunds 27 foot wingspan. I like Tremaine and am all in on keeping him at a reasonable price but he’s not signing for 15 mil/year. I still think McBeane love some Edmunds though so until I see he’s signed somewhere else I’ll keep banging that drum.

This team has way too many Ed Olivers. Guys with perceived talent who show flashes but are not consistent game changers, disappear in the playoffs, then want to get paid like they are All-Pro (I have no problem with players getting paid I just don’t want us to be the ones to overpay) IDK if this is a talent evaluation problem or poor development from our assistant coaches Can anyone tell me why Washington still has a job? Seriously, I’m not a D-line guru but has he developed one guy to their potential?

Thank you! The constant doom and gloom every time another team signs a marginal player is hilarious.

The writing was on the wall with Poyer last off season. I’ve been saying for years McBeane were going to sign Edmunds to a large extension and value him more than we do, so I’ll believe he’s gone when he signs somewhere else. I would have thought Beane would sign him during the season, and maybe he tried, but what he’s doing now is waiting to see what Edmunds can get on the open market and then see if we can come close. Beane has a number in mind, we are going to find out if other teams see him as worth more than we fans do.

I think it’s pretty obvious McBeane wanted a new play caller on defense and let Frazier save face by saying he’s taking a year off and not needing to announce they weren’t going to renew his contract. Now why Washington is still coaching the D-line when that unit has underachieved for years I can’t explain. Not one D-lineman has been coached to his perceived potential. Maybe Groot, we will see. The rest are either an indictment on Beane’s ability to evaluate D-line talent or Washington’s ability to develop them.

A bunch of millineals and Gen Z worked up over an instagram follow. Friggin Gold Jerry! Who’d a thunk it?

Not holding KC’s receivers right off the line during 13 seconds was complete coaching malpractice and even if McD didn’t call that play he’s responsible for not overruling Frazier. Frazier is done. I don’t care what the regular season looks like. Getting destroyed in 3 straight playoff games is more than enough evidence he can’t get us over the hump.

Poyer is done. He’s played great for us, a true warrior. But he’s an aging vet playing through multiple injuries who’s looking to get paid. I get it from his point of view, but unless he comes back on a somewhat team friendly deal I can’t see us retaining him.

Trimball was wrong more often than he was right with player injuries this season. He’s not a medical doctor he’s a doctor of physical therapy. Anyway, he’s correct about the elbow influencing short throws but those are more the screens, bubble screens and wheel routes where he’s throwing at or behind the line of scrimmage. The intermediate game didn’t suffer because of Josh’s elbow, it suffered because Dorsey sucked at making adjustments to what defenses did to take away his bread and butter concepts. Teams schemed to take away the first couple of reads on the high/low concept and crossers. Because our O-line sucked, Josh had no time to get further in his progression and turned into “Make a play Josh”. The offense had good stats because Josh is an alien, not because Dorsey schemed up easy open throws. That’s going to be the biggest question mark going forward with Dorsey. I fully expect the offense to come out guns blazing. Once teams get some tape, they will scheme to slow it down. Can Dorsey then adjust to those adjustments? We will find out. If he doesn’t, the team will make another early exit.

They didn’t get away from what they were doing well, teams schemed to take it away. They had 8 weeks of game film, saw what Dorsey liked to call regularly, then took the early reads away. Dorsey never adjusted or his adjustments sucked given the O-line limitations.

Josh should have sat out 4 weeks after the partial UCL tear. The fact that he didn’t and we still were able to win games - man, what a friggin warrior. It definitely affected his accuracy and ability to make behind the LOS throws as those put more stress on the elbow, so the bubble screens and rare wheel route went out the window. There is a lot of good content out there breaking down why the Offense started to stall, especially Cover-1’s stuff. The main issue was as his elbow improved, Dorsey absolutely crapped the bed. The combo of Dorsey getting figured out and Josh getting hurt caused the lull after Week 9. Josh got better, Dorsey didn’t. Teams figured out Dorsey’s goto plays and so schemed to take away Josh’s first 2 reads. Since our O-line was a friggin sieve, especially Roger Turnstile Saffold, Josh never had the time to get further in the progression so it always looked like the play call was “Hey Josh, go make a play” Good play callers adjust to the defensive adjustments. Dorsey never did. Moving forward can he? Idk. We are going to find out. Without a significant overhaul of this horrendous offensive line I don’t think it matters who’s calling the plays.

I’ll believe it when I see it. McBeane love Edmunds. I think they will pay him. I’m not saying I think it’s the right move, I just don’t see them letting him go.

Worst call in SB history. Refs ruined what was going to be one of the best SBs ever played At least KC gets an asterisk now like all of the Pats* superbowls

The reason Gabe gets all the deep shots is because he is horrible at getting separation in the short/intermediate area. That DB in the beginning of the season nailed it- Gabe only runs 3 routes. We all dismissed that as garbage but in retrospect it’s true. I don’t blame Gabe for not meeting the expectations as a true #2. He got the chance to step up, he failed, so this team must get a better option at #2 for next year and put Gabe back in the 3/4 WR position where he can excel.

Gabe has proven he is not a legit number 2. He’s a very good #3. I don’t think we can waste another year hoping he will progress without bringing in someone who has a better than average chance of winning that #2 spot. Gabe is a limited route runner without speed who does not separate early which accounts for his abysmal short and intermediate route numbers. I’m not even talking about his drops and lack of contested catches. He’s been figured out and he isn’t making teams pay for doubling Diggs on almost every snap. We need a legit #2 who can run the whole route tree or at least more than Davis is capable of.

Late to the party but Shanahan not challenging that 4th down catch is a humongous big game coaching disaster. It will be completely forgotten about since Purdy injured his UCL same way Josh did. He’s done, 49ers are done. Eagles with the easiest path to the SB in history. Good for them, they took advantage of it and actually had a DE who could get to the passer to force Brock out. No one on Buffalo outside of Von would even have that opportunity to make the play.

I’m very concerned this coaching staff is going to burn Josh out. There’s too much on his plate, he can’t be expected to carry this team every single game and that’s what they ask of him. Dorsey is a problem, he looked every bit the rookie coordinator he is. I don’t care about stats, his offense didn’t pass the eye test since the Green Bay game. He got figured out and made little to no adjustments. Every game is hike the ball and Josh go make a play. Can’t win in the playoffs like that. Beane was real defensive in his presser and I’m glad. It means he’s feeling some heat for the first time and maybe it will help him make the changes that need to be made. The D-line is a disaster with all his premium draft picks making little impact. If he really believes those players have the talent then he needs to fire Washington because they haven’t developed. Frazier will not have his contract renewed. I refuse to believe Beane is going to look at 3 straight playoff failures where the D gave up 30+ points and not think major changes are coming. This is the biggest offseason of the McBeane era and will determine our next few years.

There is a zero percent chance McBeane get fired even if we fall off the cliff next year. I think people underestimate the political capital they’ve built up since joining the Bills. The smart political move (which I don’t agree with) is to roll back with both coordinators so they can be sacrificed if we underachieve next season. No way Pegula cleans house after next season after the sht show he inherited and the turn around that has taken place. If that happens I think the heat will be on from the fan base but the owners? No way.

Dorsey needs to go. He’s in way over his head. We don’t have time for him to learn on the job. Allowing Josh to have so much input on the OC was a mistake. I don’t care what the stats say, this offense hasn’t passed the eye test after the first 4 games and teams got some tape on us. Zero situational awareness, zero scheming guys open for easy throws for Josh, zero matching of running/passing game, no screens, little use of RB. They are turning Josh into Cam Newton 2.0. Look at how easy Mahomes and Burrow have it with a guy who knows what he’s doing. The entire offensive philosophy was backyard football. Hike the ball and Josh go make a play. Because Josh is so good with Diggs, that’s why it worked against a lot of teams. They are going to get him killed. There’s too much for Dorsey to try and learn while the window is still open. I’d seriously consider Brady as a replacement or go get a guy who knows how to scheme past “Everyone go deep”.

How many times does our defense have to get completely annihilated in the playoffs before changes are made? This is 3 in a row now. Frazier cannot be here next year and none of you guys can seriously believe he’s a head coaching candidate can you? I’d get rid of Dorsey too. Zero rhythm to this offense, zero synch between running and passing schemes, zero use of our running backs in the passing game. Way to shorten the lifespan of our QB you absolute joke of an OC. He’s in way over his head and allowing Josh to have that much input into the OC was a mistake.

100% true. Sal is pure garbage now. He’s a company man through and through who doesn’t work for the company, he just wants to.

None of this explains or excuses the absolutely HORRIFIC game plans on both side of the ball. Frazier needs to go. His defense collapses as soon as we meet up with a good team in the playoffs. Dorsey won’t get canned, he should and the reigns given to Brady, but his backyard football, hike the ball and let Josh make a play, is the reason this offense has had zero rhythm, zero synchronicity between running and passing game, and is a testament to what a WARRIOR Josh Allen is to put up those gaudy stats despite being hampered by a shty OC. I don’t care what the stats say. I’m so sick of all these twitter and message board analytic fan boys. This team hasn’t passed the eye test since the beginning of the season and anytime one of us brought it up it was met with a bunch of BS stats saying the eye test didn’t matter. DVOA! YPC! AIR YARDS! POINT DIFFERENTIAL! Blah blah blah stuff it. The eye test mattered in the end. I saw a team that was never in sync the second half of the season scrapping up wins against teams they should have dominated. It finally caught up with them. This season proved that all those stats are garbage. They don’t mean a thing. Enough of us have watched enough football over the years to know a solid looking team when we see it and this team wasn’t it most of the year. They won because we have one of the best QBs in generations behind center willing them to win.