Toledo Bill

A couple of years ago Josh would confidently stand in the picket and throw. Yes, he would still break out and run when needed but I remember sometimes thinking… wow, he had great protection. I can only guess what has led to a now skittish, frustrated quarterback. 1. of course the offensive line seems to have regressed terribly. 2. Have defenses basically figured Josh (and our play calling out)? 3. Poor coaching I am interested in opinions. Hopefully this is fixable.

Huge coaching mistake to take the ball to start overtime. Better to rely on our defense holding them and getting better field position to start.

Going to take rollouts or Josh leaving the pocket. Pass rush will be intense

Remember how mad people were with where the Bills were rated in power rankings? Hard to argue based on tonight’s performance.

Terrible run defense. Will this ever change?

Kick out of the GD end zone!!

Looking SOFT!

Chargers applying zero pressure to Tua.

Took a lot of practice to sound like Marv Albert

Both quarterbacks suck.

I have been very critical of Dion Dawkins due to what looks like a heavier, out of shape player. I have also questioned his commitment to being a serious top level player. I was really happy to read today’s article discussing his weight loss and commitment to having a great year. Was this a “fluff” piece or something to be appreciative of? Not sure, but I want to give him the benefit of the doubt,,, a good year from Dion could have a huge impact on our season .

Very true regarding Donahoe

Good points. I do question the strength of the Bills defensive front. I don’t think I would call it “strong”. Let’s see a pass rush and see if they can stop the run. As much as I’d like to see it, I have doubts.

Hate to agree but I do. I hope the Bills have improved from their “soft” mode.

The kind of guy I would hope the organization will find a place for.

Great write-up. I would add to the bad night list our kick offs. I don’t know if it is Bass or the coaching staff that is responsible (but my money is on the coaches). This has driven me crazy in prior years, also. Why in the world don’t we we kick it into the end zone? Bass certainly has the leg. It is like a ticking time bomb that we will have huge returns against us. Let the other team start at the 25. I think the risk of a long return greatly outweighs the potential of pinning them 5-10 yards deeper than the 25.

Thanks for the input… let’s revisit at mid-season. I hope I will be congratulating you on being right.

I guess I was thinking of moving on from him in the future (possibly next year). I realize that any move this year, unless we could work a trade with him going for another teams tackle would not result in our getting a quality player. I am just so disappointed in him I would welcome an opportunity for improvement ( but don’t have a solution).

He is not above average and is going to get Josh killed. Where did I suggest they trade him for draft picks and pick up street free agents?? But as long as you mention it…

We already have a second problem… Dawkins.

By leadership I was referring to his appearing to be out of shape and being more of a comedian than a take charge leader.

I wouldn’t bet against it

I am amazed that Dawkins has not had a serious injury. A 400 pound out of shape NFL player is a huge risk for a leg injury. With our tackle “depth” we could end up in even worse shape than we are. I hope he stays healthy and turns things around but right now he is a huge liability.

.Dawkins is such a poor reflection on our coaching staff. Ok, I know he has a big contract and would be hard to move on from but it is ridiculous to have this guy show up every year more out of shape. He shows no leadership skills and comes across as a fat clown. He holds a premier position and has turned into, at best an average left tackle. I really am disappointed that something can’t be done about this. Maybe behind the scenes McD is all over him but I doubt it. I really feel that his attitude and conditioning has negatively affected the entire team.

Eating his way out of the league. I miss the days where a coach would berate a player for being so fat and out of shape.