GunnerBill

Yea that's right.

I mean at his best he was definitely better than what we have. I know it didn't work out in Jacksonville last year (his DC then was Ryan Neilson) then he was a victim of a scheme change this year haven't watched much of him for the Commanders so don't know if he is toast?

And the fact this tape didn't scream 9.88 RAS guy. That always makes me suspicious of a "combine monster." That said.... they took him in round 3. That is a reasonable place to take that swing. I don't hate that pick as much as some Beane has made.

Agree. It hasn't been terrible. But last year it was good to the eye and this year I'd say generally it has been just okay. That they rank that high does surprise me. If they were 10th, 12th, sure. I'd recognise that. To be 2nd? Surprising.

Brown hasn't been as good in pass pro this year either. That is why I am surprised by the pass pro stats because to the eye test they are worse. Because of work pressures I have watched less of the rest of the NFL this year compared to normal. So it may well be that it is just the rest of the NFL sucks in pass blocking.

Whose running game? Cincy's? Nah.

Tottenham, I believe, already meets the NFL's higher standard which is ludicrous given its injury record. Wembley doesn't. But has a much better injury record. So call me sceptical.

I mean I am sure he discussed it with McDermott but making moves on the waiver wire is 100% Brandon Beane's role and not Sean McDermott's. The only 34 year olds that ever help you "go for it" are vet QBs. No other 34 year old is a reasonable all in move.

EPA per dropback is, largely, a Quarterback stat. And look at the guys towards the top: Love, Maye, Mahomes, Allen, Dak, Stafford.... it is a QB stat. That said I do think the pass protection data is interesting. To the pure eye test it has not been as good as it was in 2024... but you also have to acknowledge that Allen has also bailed on more clean pockets in 2025 than for 2 or 3 years... and I think that is because he is hoping getting out and changing the angle disrupts the coverage and helps one of our lamppost receivers to shake free.

Yea that's a bad look for Beane. Was Ingram a critical piece? No. But did he provide some useful depth? Yep. Should you throw that away for a 34 year old? No.

Belichick was a big different. Not only because the results had been so poor but because he was the de-facto GM too and on that side of the fence deserved his firing. Honestly I wouldn't have fired Reid either. The whole "it's gone stale, fire the coach" logic isn't really for me.

8 He did have a big say in the Pickett and Rodgers decisions but in both cases he wanted them over the alternative of nothing. He wasn't Kevin Stefanski running Baker out of town because he must have Watson. Pickett was QB1 in his class now I never loved him or thought he was a first round talent but a team without a QB took a shot on the consensus QB1 at their original drsft spot without trading up. I am not killing anyone for that.... and then wanting Rodgers over Russ and Fields..... I mean that isn't a terrible call. If you want to say them having no QB since Ben is all on Tomlin it is definitely not. Their coaching remains consistently better than their talent evaluation and their Quarterbacking. I do think he might need to be encouraged to risk his no losing season record to allow a hard reset of the roster and if he was really resistant to that I would then consider firing him as an owner. But if he said, yep, I'm on board, let's accept one down year, clean up our cap and see where we land then there is no way I'd fire him. He is and remains a very fine football coach.

The biggest problem in Pittsburgh is not Mike Tomlin. It is they can't find an answer at Quarterback and since Omar Khan took over they have not drafted great. If they fire Tomlin he'd be hired in minutes.

I think the Rams are the team to beat despite them losing to a poor Carolina team this past weekend. There is no dominant team in the NFL right now. I think the AFC is wide open.

It was Babich. I said after the Falcons game if McDermott takes over the D (and he needed to) the two things he would fix were 3rd down and pre-snap.... because those were coaching issues. And he has. There are plenty of other issues still with the D.... but the things that were very clearly coaching were fixable and have largely been fixed.

It was the 2nd level - linebackers and nickel / dime players. They have been the biggest issue all season.

Awww poor you.

He hasn't got worse but Seattle always knew what they had - the ultimate one trick pony. Pittsburgh have tried to use him in more diverse ways and he can't do it. He can run downfield in straight lines very quickly. That's it. However that is the thing the Bills can't do and need....

I am.

Metcalf. If the Steelers are on the hook for some of that crazt contract especially.

I actually agree 77% for 11 wins seems low. There seems almost nothing realistic you can do with the playoff machine to get the Bills to 11 AND have them miss out. But I have had another play with us at 10-7.... I repeat.... 10 wins is dicey.

I don't think Brady is Ben Johnson (although Ben Johnson's passing game isn't that creative either it is in the run game he is a genius) or McVay etc... but I personally don't think there is a lot wrong with his passing schemes. He does have a smallish group of pass concepts he likes a lot and calls with high frequency but some of that in my opinion is there are very limited things this group can do. So he deserves some of the 'blame' sure. But it is 90% a talent issue to me when I watch the film.

Yep THAT is more in line with what the playoff machine gives me. 11-6 we almost never miss. 10-7 is 50/50. It is dicey.

No poor talent evaluation is not an accident. Them being in this position is an accident because nobody banks on themself being a poor talent evaluator. I agree it is on them. I am not giving them an out.

They also drafted him saying he had "inside / outside versatility". I said it then - he doesn't.