PolishDave

I'd dig a big pit. Trow em both in der along with a couple of Mike Vic's dogs. I'd trow a fro-pick down in der for Kaeperfrick to use as a weapon. Den I'd trow a Genny Cream Ale bottle down der for Johnny to use as a weapon. Den I'd take bets on winner. May da best dog win.

It is extremely possible that someone might be somewhat excited. It is also possible that people will probably be pissed.

Isn't that an oxymoron? Is extremely possible and different than just possible? I think the word you are looking for is probable - or maybe somewhat probable - or maybe possible but not probable or perhaps not impossible. OR maybe you wanted to say Entirely Possible.

You may end up proven right. He might end up sucking. Maybe the Bills offense sucks just as much or more next year as it did this year. There is evidence to look at where you can choose to be either pessimistic or optimistic - depending on your choice and general outlook on life. If you want to choose to look on the bright side and look for optimism then consider this: His last stint as being an offensive coordinator was 6 years ago in Kansas City. He was 36 years old. He was younger than that for all his other OC gigs. I don't know about you or how old you are, but I think most guys would agree that they got better at their jobs in the 6 years between when they were 36 and 42. I have no doubt that he has learned some things and gained a lot of wisdom over these last 6 years - especially when seeing what makes teams successful. He worked for/with top teams in both college and the NFL. Maybe that translates into him being better at his job than he was last time he was OC (6 years ago). Maybe it doesn't. A person might think that Daboll is an up and comer in the league based on the fact that the most successful franchises in both college and the NFL want him on their staff. If he is doing a bad job in the head coaches' eyes, then they aren't going to want him on their staff year after year. Those coaches must think very highly of him. The guy reportedly has a very strong work ethic. And to have gone to school at UR, the guy has to be highly intelligent. A lot of people don't realize how hard it is academically to get into UR. So, if you couple the traits of high intelligence along with strong work ethic, it is likely only a matter of time before he becomes much better at his job. Nobody knows if that will be in the next 2 years or not. But it is something you could stay reasonably optimistic about - at least until we see the product that hits the field in the regular season 2018.

As I recall it went something like this: Bills offense sucking. Rex started fielding questions about playcalls getting into the huddle late Rex publicly acknowledged it was a problem Roman failed at getting plays called into the huddle timely in the very next game even after it was called out publicly Rex - publicly humiliated that the problem still existed the very next game - fired Roman I am sure it also entered Rex's mind that, by firing Roman, he was firing the one guy on the staff who could serve as a realistic interim head coach if the season kept going downhill and Rex ended up getting fired. So by firing Roman, Rex made it much less likely for Pegula to fire Rex mid-season. And then Roman could be used as a scapegoat for why the offense was a failure that year. And if the defense hadn't been absolutely horrible, that plan probably would have worked out for Rex.

Way less than that. More like .01% Just a guess.

Exactly. The coach can see what was going on in the play just by watching film. If he has any questions about a particular player's role in the play, he can simply show the player (or another teammate playing the same position) the film and say "what was your assignment supposed to be here on this play?". It makes absolutely no difference if he sees the play in a playbook or not. For the most part, it is immaterial really. After all, the only plays he is going to want to assimilate are going to be the most successful ones that were executed well previously. How many plays are we really talking about - a few dozen perhaps - give or take. On the same note, the new coach should be looking at plays that failed and whether any plays in his playbook closely match those. Then decide if those closely matching plays ought to be ripped out and burned in effigy. Problem with coaches is most of them are like chef's with egos. They could follow someone else's recipe that is known to taste great, but they insist on following their own recipe anyway. My kitchen. My recipe.

They could fix most of the pass interference penalties by only allowing refs in a booth upstairs to call it. There should be at least 2 refs in the booth upstairs making those calls. That resolves the issue with receivers and DB's complaining to the refs about the calls. They would have to look up at the booth to complain if that is where the guy is who is calling it. The refs should also provide proof of the penalty by showing it on the Jumbotron/television by circling what the infraction is at the time it happens - a grasped jersey, a hand to the face, and arm being held down, etc. All of a sudden, all of the calls that the fans on television see - those would get called. And the ones you can't see, would be non-calls. I think it would work better and remove all personal contact between the receivers/defensive backs and the guys actually calling those penalties. The truth is, with all the cameras and the high resolution, sometimes the fans see things a lot clearer and better than the referees do. They could do it with offensive line holding calls also.

He spent the entire season ripping his own plays out of the playbook and going back to what worked before he got here because literally no player on that team could execute his offense well. None of the 3 QB's, not any of the running backs, not the offensive line, and not the receivers. Daboll better be better or this entire coaching staff is getting flushed down the toilet in 2 years.

He is tiny 5' 11"

It's supposed to be the easiest system to grasp. So I think it fits well with a drafted guy. A vet could learn it faster if he had to probably, but I don't think it favors any one QB. I think it favors them all. That one fact, by itself, is one of the biggest reasons for optimism going forward. Just my opinion.

When is it ever NOT the head coach's decision to replace the QB and who to replace him with? Know what I mean? I'm not trying to take away anything from Daboll that he deserves. I am just not going to give him credit for something HUGE like that when there is no evidence he is the one that made that decision. Maybe it was Daboll's decision to do that. I just haven't seen anything saying that. Credit where credit is due = Saban unless evidence otherwise.

Bills passed on him last year I thought? If they didn't want him last year, why would they want him this year - after he's another year older?

Why is everyone giving him credit for that call? Wasn't it Saban who made that decision?

Did he? I'm pretty sure that was Saban.

I like the post. I just don't get the P.S part where you say if we liked Gailey's offense that we will like this offense. Are you implying Daboll is going to run a very similar offense to Gailey? If so, why? Where is that notion coming from? Is that what he ran when an OC the other 4 times?

If they draft a QB early (and they intend to start him) I would expect the BIlls to be a run heavy offense. They will need a successful running game to keep pressure off a rookie QB. If the Bills bring in an experienced high quality vet like Alex Smith perhaps, then I would expect they would be more balanced in their approach.

If you want to keep talking/trashing Tyrod - why not go over to this other thread and do it. Your buddy Crusher is over there hamming it up. And please quit being an ETATT. (Every Thread About Tyrod Taylor) P.S. Take Ryan L. Billz with you or Jeff's Magic or whatever he calls himself now.

Promoted to head coach in one year. Let that sink in. Promoted to head coach in one year.

Ha. Anthony Lynn got offered a head coaching job after one year of being Tyrod's offensive coordinator. Your incessant weak ass bashing is both illogical and tiresome.

The thing I find fascinating with grammar is that, if you speak properly and clearly, grammar becomes much easier. You simply write as you would speak. For the most part, your grammar is going to be pretty good. I used to pride myself on my spelling ability growing up. It was something that came very easy to me. Generally, I just spelled things how I pronounced them. Now I find myself constantly questioning every friggin thing. It sucks. Grammar is something you should get better at with age because of years of perfecting it. American English is becoming more and more bastardized over time. If enough people keep screwing words up - they just add the new "bastard" version to the dictionary. Before you know it, all conversations are just one bastard talking to another bastard.

Yeah. And Jacksonville's defense (even in the Bills game) is a better defense than some people have given it credit for being. When they are on, they are very, very good. They aren't totally consistent to their detriment. But, when they show up, they are very good. So good, that even top NFL quarterbacks can struggle against them. Here's to hoping they demolish the Patriots. Go JAGS!

Am I the only person who feels like his English grammar skills are diminishing year after year as a result of constantly immersing myself in online forums like this? (where public abominations of the english language are commonplace) It rubs off on you a little more each time the longer you expose yourself to it. I knows I'ze kan't b.

Agree. It's not even close. Everyone knows this.

Bills were a run first team the last 3 years by choice. They CHOSE Tyrod as the starting qb each and every year because they WANTED to run the ball first and foremost. If they WANTED to be a throw first team, they would have brought in and started a different guy. They CHOSE their path. The people in charge made those decisions. You apparently think Buffalo was FORCED to take/keep Tyrod and FORCED to be run first because of it. And you are flat out dead ass wrong.