Belichick will def send someone in late to rough up Allen. That’s why I want Moss & Singletary to combine for over 125 this week. Grind out the game, capitalize on Newton’s mistakes & shut down their run game.
I’m old enough to remember Aikman barely getting touched 1992-1995. Age 26-29 were good on Aikman and built his legacy. Put him on a mediocre team and no one remembers him. An average QB.
A good season for Aikman was 15TDs and under 10 picks. He was the master of mediocrity and sole beneficiary of having an all world running game and OLine. That old Dallas line and Smith would have put up 300 yards on us last night.
I think it comes to players ability to make plays and win their matchups. Our defense is built to defend the pass in a pass heavy league. Why not encourage a team to pass by overloading the box? It’s not as if a team can hold up after being gashed 50 running plays. It’s about your ability to hold up. Because we are small our D can’t sustain adequate push on early downs. It therefore would make sense to overload the box and dare teams to pass on early downs. I’d rather lose being I was out quarterbacked than gashed for 250 yards on the ground.
That thing we just witnessed was insufferable. I don’t expect perfection but I do want killer instincts & grit. We had few flashes. Players playing scared.
The Bills simply we’re out coached. It happens. Allen was out quarterbacked. The only way we would have won is with 250 rushing yards. Would like to see us run the ball 90 times for 500 yards next Sunday.
I’ve heard of taking away another teams strengths but considering the conditions it was a horrible plan. To me tonight was perfect for blitzing & playing press man. I’d have been fine speeding up the game and forcing them to pass given the unpredictability of the wet conditions. Make Mahome’s throw dimes and collapse the pocket. The few passes I saw long looked wobbly & off target.
This is the type of game Belichick wins due to conditions and playing the game differently. The Bills simply lack the coaching to scheme a 2TE with extra OL power formation to run the ball down the field.
Wow I never thought I’d say this but McDermott was thoroughly out coached. Allen is taking on the image of his coach. In his first bad weather game Allen looked uncomfortable, inaccurate & unwilling to hang in the pocket and throw darts.