Buffalo716

God bless all the soldier's on TBD

Yes because John Brown's Cole Beasley stefon diggs Gabe Davis's Khalil shakir's careers all died in Buffalo

Josh hasn't had that fire in years at this point Not saying it's good or bad.. he's a professional he does most of his rah rah speeches not in front of cameras But this is a part that he has not shown in a while.. and it would be nice to get it back But that's on Josh Allen

I will start taking two Bills drive bets that diggs runs himself out of New England within the next 2 years -110 it happens

That's why running on a stacked box is about execution You get hats on hats with a guy like cook who shoots through a hole and he's not far from being one-on-one with one guy between him and the end zone

Yeah but that would be in two drafts A savvy move though but not a 2026 3rd round pick

I thought he was God

No it's probably due to not enough time to actually physically tackle in practice They're in the NFL.. so people think that they should have that down to a science Not realizing that not consistently practicing tackling, make your tackling worse... These guys rarely tackle during practice week during the season So their form and constant conditioning to Big impacts is down from what it was 20 years ago... Once the season starts they are rarely tackling in practice

The amount of practice time they get to actually practice tackling Been down across the league for a decade because of the CBA and how little they can do contact practice Compare that to like Nick Saban at Alabama who's practices would be tougher than 90% of their games.. you don't see tackling problems

Yes if you can block up that 8-man box a guy like cook doesn't need much room to operate Everybody just needs to execute though

Running game comes down to the fronts that you're being shown ..whether you're in a zone or gap blocking scheme the front or the shift of the defensive line can change your assignment Throughout practice since training camp their gap or zone blocking schemes adjust based on the shift of the defensive line or how they're aligned If the dolphins were throwing some looks that they haven't really prepared for.. It could throw off their execution.. the line is a symbiotic unit It's five+ people working as one... If they're all not seeing the same thing it could leave it slightly discombobulated Now that it's on tape they can go to the film room and tell the O line this is how you have to execute against this front... There could be a lot of reasons there not executing to full potential.. my father instantly was talking about the heat and how it's a different animal

8 years of Josh Allen says you can't do it consistently.. this was the dolphins Super bowl We are at the point where for years the bills get every team's best effort... Let alone a division rival who has taken a backseat to Josh Allen Fire general manager coach on the hot seat.. this literally was the dolphins Super bowl Considering NFL players adapt.. strictly putting eight people in the box all the time will not work because Josh Allen will make you pay historically Just didn't happen against the dolphins If the bills had Mac Jones at quarterback that might work more consistently

Considering the bills face eight man box is only 5% of the time it is not typical Just because the dolphins were successful doesn't mean 31 other teams can do the same thing with their personnel versus the bills The parity in the NFL is real... And now the bills can have things on tape to practice to counter that defense

Yes that would be a good signing

Because you can't do that consistently against Josh Allen Our wide receivers who are still NFL players will make some plays to not let you do that more often than that There's a reason why nobody puts eight plus in the box consistently versus the bills.. it's because Josh will abuse it typically The entire offense was disjointed for most of the game

Landon Jackson isn't small tho and neither is hoecht or DaQuan or bosa

To be fair that's what happens when you drink and post on two Bills drive

Because most teams come out seven or six players in the box for bills still Dolphins might have flipped it up and the players just didn't execute They were running three defensive tackles...Don't see a lot So it seems more like an execution thing.. dolphins gave them a wrinkle that they didn't properly game plan for , struggled adjusting in game Bills have only faced a stacked box on less than like 5% of carries... So the sample size isn't big... The dolphins looks probably disrupted their blocking assignments not to mention cook was slightly dinged up in the Chiefs game History says you can't keep eight in the box against Josh Allen even with these wide receivers.. and all the dolphins looks are on tape.. so they'll know how to block a 3DT 8 man look better now But history also says a running back like cook will break a big one with eight in the box sooner than later which just didn't happen against dolphins His yards per carry will go down.. but his ability to break the long one goes up in that situation.. he's a solid five six yards A carry against a standard or lightbox but it's harder to break off that 50 yarder It's always a chess match... There is a counter to the dolphins strategy James Cook is facing an average heavier box per touch than Jonathan Taylor according to advanced metrics this season... 8 man box is something the bills running game can improve blocking But they have the pieces to hit a homerun if blocked correctly

An elite running game doesn't get worried about a stacked box It gets drawn up, you block it correctly, execute and it's successful James Cook has had lots of success on eight man boxes in his career.. especially the last two seasons Most of your long touchdowns happen on a stack box.. because you only need to make one person Miss if you get to the second level That shows they were not executing their blocking assignments not anything the dolphins did.. because as I said most top pro bowl running backs salivate at the thought of a stacked box when you're in the groove Because they trust their vision and running instincts.. you hit the hole hard you just need one guy to beat.. everybody from Adrian Peterson to Chris Johnson thrived in that spot I'm pretty sure his long 60-yard rushing touchdown earlier was on an eight-man box also It seems the bills had a problem blocking it this week

Realistically a stacked box hampers weak running games and weaker running backs I've never met a big time running back who did not salivate at the thought of an eight-man box... Adrian Peterson Derrick Henry Barry Sanders Marshall faulk... Chris Johnson... All killed eight man boxes It hampers indecisive runners.. decisive runners like cook typically hit a hole with a full head of steam... Stack box means if you reach the second level you need to make one guy Miss and you're off to the races Most of the 50 60 70-yard rushing touchdowns happen on stacked boxes.. two high safety with a light box will allow for 5 6 7 yards at a whack.. but makes it tougher too break that big one Cook has elite vision and great speed.. a stack box means he's one hard hit hole away from breaking a big one

If that was true there would be no reason for Brandon Bean Bill belichick was openly judge jury executioner had control of everything That is not Sean McDermott's place.. McDermott might have full control of the players on the team and the coaches.. and his fingerprints are all over the team But Brandon Bean is absolutely making the selections.. there would be no point in paying him millions of dollars if he wasn't picking the people We also basically didn't have a GM when we hired McDermott.. Whaley was going to be out the door so yeah of course McDermott had a little bit more say in that draft And it was probably the best draft we've had.. but they don't hire Brandon just so McDermott can do everything Doesn't have the time to scout college players full-time enough to understand who's the gem and who's the Bust

Considering we still have a GM and we might have the same one in September it's hard to know who's going to be available when or if our job opens up I do know that I would prefer somebody who has considerable scouting experience if it does open... More than just front office experience

Buddy was 70 years old lol Give me a 45-year-old GM who's been scouting for 15 years on the road... You hire a scout not an analytical guy

I'm not the person who thinks everything in the Eagles organizational turn to gold lol We get a new general manager we need a scout at the head.. not another Beane analytics type I want a guy with 15 years professional scouting

Lot of time for it to get cleaned up There's one player in the world I have faith he will it's Josh Allen