Luka

Whatever you say, he's better than any of the other ones we've been putting on the field, full stop.

With Tre out we have the worst collection of corners in the league and the only one with natural talent and instincts for the position has been in the dog house with McDermott since he got drafted because he can't wrap his head around standing there and letting the receiver catch the ball like the other guys.

I think we just need less Diggs, more Kincaid, Shakir, Cook and Harty.

The difference between a good coach and a mediocre one.

He's killing the offensive momentum by not running. And not for nothing but every time he's gotten injured he's been in the pocket. New England was piling on the blitzes because teams are starting to realize Josh really isn't going to run.

Every year, he makes a scapegoat of one of his coordinators or assistants. But the one constant is McDermott and the results continue to speak for themselves. And at this point, he's lost the locker room. Diggs is a loose cannon, Allen's confidence is shot at this point. The defense is absolutely atrocious. It's about time to move on from this staff, way too much talent on this roster for these performances to continue.

Exactly. A good linebacker in the run game is able to diagnose the play before the linemen can get to that second level.

Are we talking about the Chargers or my fantasy team?

I agree. I mentioned this same thing in Virgil's thread. Dorsey needs to get of his own way. You can call the obvious play at times and it won't matter if the defense knows it's coming because you have Josh Allen and Diggs and Cook and Kincaid etc. It's almost as if Dorsey doesn't have the confidence in his players at times to just call the sneak and get the 1st and move on. That screen on 3rd and 12 was another play where it's like we went into a conservative shell. You run a route tree to pick up the first down and you let your top 5 QB make a throw to convert. That's the beauty of having a future Hall of Fame QB. We've watched plenty of teams where we all knew that screen was the only play that would give our offense a chance, this is not one of those teams.

The offense looks disjointed at times, most likely a side effect of having an inexperienced coordinator. Some of the play calls were just atrocious. The screen on 4th and half a foot is an obvious sneak situation and Josh is the only person that can prevent Josh from picking up at least two yards. Could've been called the play before and Josh would've picked it up. Dorsey should probably learn how to go with the flow and let Josh make him look good. Dab would do this also at key moments and it's why some fans got sick of him and weren't particularly sad to see him go. You do not need trick plays with this much talent on offense. If you want to use them, 1st or 2nd down is the time to call them and really should be used when you've got a defense on it's heels, say after a big gain on 3rd and long to convert. The front 4 have looked superb the last two games. The McDermott experiment so far is a rousing success. Much more aggressive, really getting guys into situations where their individual talent has the opportunity to wreak havoc. Bernard has clearly responded in a huge way after being handed the keys to the defense in the offseason. He is what you want out of a middle linebacker in this system. Quick to diagnose and fast to the ball. My hope now is that he can add some weight like Milano did and maintain his speed. If that happens Beane and McDermott may have really hit the jackpot with Bernard. I am with you on the situation at running back. I think it's obvious that Cook is RB1 and Murray is RB2. Cook is the kind of guy you want to feed a little bit because if he gets loose he's capable of a house call from anywhere on the field. Murray is a great change of pace and is more stout against contact but man, when I see Cook run I can't help but think the kid has a chance to be special. (Happy Birthday to him.) Harris is good too, but to me it seems like he was brought in as insurance maybe? If Cook couldn't cut it this year?

This is my thought as well. He's got a lot of yes men now, instead of coaches. His time committments outside of football could be a big part of it as well. Not hungry in the offseason anymore. Busy doing commercials, dating actresses etc. I love Josh but something is up in the background and it has really affected his play on the field. That could be the rift between him and Diggs for all we know. In his defense, I don't think Josh anticipated Dorsey making so many changes, I think his thought process was Dorsey will just come in and call Daboll's plays and that hasn't happened. And with McDermott focusing on the defense now, Dorsey is the top guy and he had never proven that he could be an NFL cooridnator, let alone an assisstant head coach in some capacity. The front office really should've had a hiring process for the offensive coordinator position, someone experienced enough to fill the assistant head coach position that Fraizer vacated. Someone that commands some respect, for lack fo a better term. The team seems more and more dysfunctional, which is in stark contrast to when McDermott took over and that was the first thing I think fans noticed, was how prepared his teams were in the past.

He was 2nd on the team in interceptions with limited snaps. McDermott is going lunch pail over talent. Very Jauron of him.

That happens when you can make any throw on the field.

People ragging on Shakir for the drop but completely forgetting all the catches, including the huge 3rd and long conversion. Which he could also be counted on for last year. Once the season gets into full swing, Shakir will be a rising star in the NFL. Cook could've been a breakout star last year but was poorly utilized. If the coaching staff can get out of it's own way, Cook and Shakir will be big names by the end of the season.

My thoughts are he still isn't an accurate passer and at some point he will have to develop more sound mechanics like Josh did to be successful in the NFL.

Kyle Allen sucks. Cook is fast. Shakir has developed a case of the Knox. The run defense looks much better without Edmunds. The defense as a whole looks more aggressive with McDermott calling the shots.

Is it the front office or the coaching staff? Beane has proven himself to be a wizard when it comes to the draft and free agency. He has never been shy about acquiring talent. Utilization of talent provided has been the achillies heel of this staff the past couple seasons. I was never a big fan of Edmunds but, facts are facts. In college the VT staff had him all over the field. He was on the edge blitzing, he was dropping back in coverage, he was being moved around. They consistently made sure that he was a matchup advantage in their favor. He comes to Buffalo and is basically just stand in the middle of the field guy and wait for the play to come to you. I put that on Edmunds but I am starting to think that is what the staff wanted from him. That's a big problem. The usage of Cook last year is another example. One fumble limited him to what, 8 games? On a team that struggled to run the football. And he, like Elam, was proving himself towards the end of the year as an explosive player. He's also in a camp battle this year. And let us not forget that this is the same staff that started Nathan Peterman...

Happy for him but that's a damn shame for us. McGough lit the USFL up and he really is a very similar style to Allen, in that you could put him in and expect him to operate 80% of the offense no problem.

But as a corner your NUMBER ONE job is to cover the receiver. Allowing a couple extra yards on a run is a lot different than giving up chunk yardage down the field. Corner that can cover >>>> corner that can play the run. Make excuses for the shoddy job this coaching staff does in evaluating and utilizing talent all you like, there's a reason we haven't overcome the Chiefs to win it all, and it's usually clapping for no reason.

Never seen a more mediocre player so over hyped. The kid could not play the run if his life depended on it. With his size and speed he would be better suited on the edge with the addition of about 20 pounds. Standing in the middle of the field watching the play unfold and reacting a second too late is all I'll remember of Edmunds.

Jordan is underrated. Really hurt us the year we didn't sign him. He's disruptive in the middle and a solid rotational guy for this defense. Happy to have him still.

Sign Alex McGough you cowards!

But he was near the ball! SO what if the opposing offense picked up 15 on a 3rd and 8!

As long as Shakir is WR3 I am pleased with our receiving corps. Shakir had a couple handful of very meaningful catches on 3rd and medium and 3rd and long last season. I also am very high on Shorter and really love the addition of size all around that the front office has added, but again, it's up to the coaching staff to get them on the field and utilize the talent appropriately. Hopefully he practices "correctly" and is working with Dawkins so he can fill in at left tackle when needed.