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I hate that I have to work today and can’t get a full day of bills content but at least it makes the game get here quicker

Texans play significantly more zone than man. https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/stats-nfl/nfl-coverage-schemes/amp/

We are in agreement here! Time will tell.

If Houston as a top 3 rush defense is good enough in your opinion to be considered a really good defensive front, wouldn’t the number one rushing attack in the NFL be also considered a really good offensive line?

If you’re referencing my post, I said the pass rush was not as stout as people are selling. The ends are very good, not great. FWIW, neither of Anderson or Hunter recorded a sack last year vs Buffalo. We have great tackles. I like our chances. Houston has a top 3 run defense in the league, in large part because of the DTs you mention. Again, this is strength on strength and it will be fun to see what they can do here. IMO the defense is FAST (especially at LB) and will flow quickly. I hope Brady uses this to his advantage.

I’m with you on Fox but not for that reason. Javon Solomon isn’t a serviceable option at end, nor do I think he offers any pass rush upside in the nascar package. Hes repeatedly failed to be impactful in that role and has proven a liability at DE on early downs. We can’t be rolling TJ Sanders out at end. And Bosa’s snap count (61%) last week wasn’t all that crazy for his career numbers or this season in comparison to other games.

In this scenario, they’d be down to: Shakir Palmer Shavers Moore That all but guarantees a Gabe Davis elevation. The second elevation could be for Codrington, or possible another Latu call up with Kincaid down.

I am not nearly as sold on the pass rush as many. The numbers are hard to deny at end. However, the edge guys I think they are very good, but not great. We have great tackles. I think they’ll be fine in pass pro. They also don’t really blitz or get too exotic with stunts. They use some (from the little I’ve seen this year) interesting alignments in passing downs, such as Anderson/Hunter on the same side. Otherwise it’ll look a lot like the Bills alignments presnap, the occasional double A presnap sugar from the backers, the overload to one side, etc. Despite being the smaller player, I believe Anderson is more stout against the run. Their interior guys are playing well. Rankins is great and Settle and Tommy Togiai (72) are good players. Again, this is strength on strength. It will be a fun watch.

Why are people wanting to continue to punish a player who has already been disciplined for his actions? Leaving him behind to “teach him a lesson” is just punitive beyond a reasonable measure. “If you want a student to learn math, you teach them math. If you want a student to learn to read, you teach them to read. If you want a student to learn to behave, we punish?” This is a line of thinking that some of you have adopted. Behavior is LEARNED and therefore must be relearned, taught and supported. Consequence plays a role in this but it is not the sole measure needed to get what we need from Coleman. We must remember, this organization WANTS Coleman to succeed (clearly unlike some of you). Therefore, they should be taking the steps to help him mature not driving a wedge between them. In an unrelated example: If an addict who attends meetings relapses, they don’t cut him out of the next meeting. They encourage his participation, pick him up, hold him accountable by building rapport. Relationships matter. Ill get off my soap box now but I hope that those who feel they need to continue to twist the knife think about what the positive and negative results from this might be.

So his contract is essentially a 3 million in base salary this year (2025) with a 9 million dollar signing bonus. Although Bosa is paid 12 million in money this season, the money is not paid out that way on paper. Per league rules, a signing bonus can be prorated up to 5 years. So the Bills chose to spread the 9 of the 12 million over 2025-2029 (1.8 a year). Therefore, though Bosa is actually getting paid 12 million this season, his cap hit this year is only around 5 million (base + 1.8 prorated signing bonus). The remaining 7 million (1.8 x4 more years) is spread out down the road. Still with me? If so, this is where the potential extension could in theory help them. One of the nuances of void years in contracts is that when a contact voids, all signing bonus money in future years (those 1.8 over 4 years) becomes immediately due on the books that year. If Bosa is not extended, the 7.2 dead cap is due in 2026. (All remaining 4 years of 1.8 signing bonus). If they DO extended him, then the prorated money from 2026-2029 remains in place and they will still on the hook for 1.8 on in 2026 for Bosa (with 3 more years to pay). So although it doesn’t save you money in the long run, an extension could continue to bump bonuses down the road, and remove 5.4 million in dead money (2026-2029) from becoming due leaving them more room to work with next year. I hope my rambling explaination was helpful. Check out his contract details here if you’re interested https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/18951/joey-bosa

Seemed like they played a bit of 4-3 under This is an example IMO

Like anything in football, it is never a single factor. I’ve worked through the first half, so I can only comment on the run defense thus far. Considering they gave up 120+ plus on the ground through two quarters, it is a significant piece to the defensive puzzle. You would be right at times putting it on the line backers. Other times they made phenominal plays. It’s a mixed bag. From Ogunjobi getting completely washed by a double, to Poyer missing a tackle in the box, there are countless examples where it was a 1/11th failure. It puts a ton of pressure on everyone to do their job. 1 blemish in the armor is all it takes. That said, I think the biggest issue they had at LB in this game is the misdirection Tampa used. Many times the perception is that we struggle and get bullied in the run game, but actually they held up quite well when the ground game was deliberate and immediate. Rather, there were a handful of times LBs and DEs got caught up with some window dressing, watching the flow of backs, reacting to motions, too aggressive on the mesh point, etc. Bakers running hurt them a bit, as did the long TD run. Below you will see two clips. This is Tampa running counter, the exact concept in two different variations. You’ll notice the first is with Epinessa/Williams handling the pullers and the second with Bosa/Johnson. It is impossible to know what they are trying to do schematically as a defense but my best guess here based on what I’ve seen is they’re trying to spill this play to the force player and boundary, working inside out allowing for guys to run to the football. In this first clip, you will see Epinessa use a wrong arm to try and sit in the hole. As the pullers work to reach Epinessa, Williams is there maintaining outside leverage. It is clear he is the force player here keeping them from getting the edge. He plays it very well stringing this out without giving up ground while the troops rally to the ball. However in this clip, you will see how the window dressing I referenced impacts the result of the play. The motion by the WR strongly influence Taron Johnson here. Between him and Bosa, one of these guys should be the force player on the edge and the other in the C gap. Based on the previous clip, I’d think Johnson is supposed to be the force here but the motion pulls him far to inside. Bosa wrong arms the puller again, bouncing the play to the boundary but with no force player they get the edge and it’s off to the races. It is impossible to know if there was a change in assignment here, and Bosa actually should have been maintaining leverage as the force. All we can do is guess. Based on the first clip and how Bosa plays the TE, I think the motion paired with what appears man coverage lead to a lack in gap integrity for Taron. Without that motion, you’d likely get a different result.

Plus we have the H2H on Balt right now if it were to come down to it for a wild card spot, which we cannot say the same about Pitt yet.

Well if Hardman’s injury is anything long term, the easiest swap would be move to IR and sign Gabe to the active roster. I am guessing they will first try and expire the remaining two PS call ups because I am wondering based on the Sanders/Solomon usage if they’re trying to get Morgan Fox up to speed to contribute on the DL