harmonkillebrew
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Only if we go rd1 WR as well.
He's a better version of Harty. Would actually push for playing time and threaten teams, but he's not a #1 or #2
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coaching, age, lack of complementary weapons
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23 hours ago, since79 said:
Watched both, good insight. Warner played under a different offense(Air Coryell). Although there were option routes they did not vary as much as the EP offense.
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”The Coryell offense is a combination of deep and mid range passing and power running. The offense relies on getting all five receivers out into patterns that combined stretched the field, setting up defensive backs with route technique, and the quarterback throwing to a spot on time where the receiver can catch and turn upfield. Pass protection is critical to success because at least two of the five receivers will run a deep in, skinny post, comeback, speed out, or shallow cross.”
What our offense lacks is route technique and discipline. This is why you get guys so close they could be covered with a blanket. What was quite obvious in the videos is this. What you also see is the absence of guys making themself available. How many times do you see Allen with the ball and EVERY receiver with their back to him.
I think part of our lack of YAC can be due to Allen having to see the break, having to see how the receiver read the leverage. The miscues to Davis were anticipation misread throws. This is why he holds the ball so long and has to create out of the pocket.
Maybe we need to reduce the read leverage concepts. Have some routes that are defined and have at least one guy always available. In the EP offense the route options are supposed to create unpredictability and variability. In another post I talked about defenders, if they know how our receivers will read leverage can force the decision to the route they want that is easier to defend. In Warner’s analysis you could see KC may have been doing it. He talks about how our receivers don’t force the leverage to their advantage. Again I said elsewhere it looks like we take the path of least resistance and are lazy with rounding of routes.
We can benefit from some simplification and dedication to precision in our routes. Allen cannot demand it out of his guys like Brady did ( he had a benefit of winning and a coach who demanded perfection). Allen is too nice a guy and wants to be one of the boys. We need someone on the O side to take that role.
Great insight.
Makes me think we need an OC overhaul.
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We need a #1. Diggs is no longer elite.
I'd swing a trade for a guy on a decent contract, but if FA, I'd kick the tires on Ridley, Higgins, Samuel, or Mooney.
WR in the 1st is also in the cards
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I don't care if he talks to the media afterwards, but I do care that he shows up on the field.
He's done. We need a WR room overhaul this year. Invest in guys that can make plays down the field, to take advantage of Josh's cannon. Diggs can stay on, but at a reduced rate, although I'm not sure we have an out or much negotiating power without a big cap hit.
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18 hours ago, Xwnyer said:
Maybe he doesn’t trust Diggs over Shakir
Josh goes for the wide open TD every time. I'll always support that.
Dawkins should have held his block.
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Stay the course.
We were decimated with injuries on D and were still a top 5 team this year. Stay a little healthier and retool a bit and, thanks mostly to Josh, we still compete and maybe the ball bounces our way. Plus, Josh only has a few more years of carrying the team this way before he needs a better supporting cast. Need to take advantage and compete every year.
The major contracts/players we clean out or restructure are:
Offense: Gabe, Knox, Sheffield, Harty. I wouldn't touch the Oline. Diggs is still too valuable, but should move into a #2 role.
Defense: Hyde, White. I think we try to keep Jones and Epenesa. Miller probably has one more year to get back to his old self. Maybe Floyd re-signs as well.
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Did they stop the grazing buffalo throwbacks? Still love those extra stripes
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On 12/11/2023 at 8:22 AM, peterpan said:
McD certainly did his dad dear to lose it but we still won!!
That's the rub. We got a gift from Toney for sure, but McD also almost choked it away with bad clock management.
It's not that we can't win one score games, it's that too often, far too often, the coaches (and players) choke. McD's OT record speaks for itself.You need a killer instinct to win championships. There is just too much parity in the NFL.
McDermott's teams have just never had it.
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Refs didn't tip Chiefs that they were going to call a flag. Oh, poor Patty!
He so used to the preferential treatment, he loses it when everything isn't given to them.
What a baby
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He got lucky last night. Tried to piss the game away again, but got bailed out.
Not kicking a FG before the end of the 1st half.
Horrible clock management and play calls to close out the game.
We were set up to salvage defeat from the jaws of victory again.
I have no confidence in this coaching staff or team to win close games.
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He was nonexistent today. He dropped at least two screens. Sheffield was in for him again multiple times on key downs.
What is going with him and the WR corps more generally?? Was it scheme or is he experiencing a major drop off?
Gabe also put up another donut.
Josh was struggling all game to find anyone to throw it to.
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12 hours ago, The Jokeman said:
If Taron doesn't interfere with Jeudy is it a bad call?
Jeudy had him burned. if Wilson throws a better pass it's a TD.
They should have bluffed the blitz and dropped Hamlin back as deep Safety to stop that.
It was 3rd and 10 and they were out of FG range. Even an 8 yd gain would have only yielded a very long FG attempt.
It was a foolhardy call.
Didn't Gregg Williams get canned a few years ago for doing a zero blitz that lost the game?
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I actually felt relieved, as in this loss might bring about desperately needed change. And it did, Dorsey is gone.
If we don't turn it around that should just be the start. The Bills and Josh Allen will be a very attractive option for an up and coming offensive HC.
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about the only thing good to come from last night. I was actually not that pissed about the loss, as it portended changes. I'm pleasantly surprised McDermott pulled the trigger. Let's hope Brady can right the ship
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We'll probably spend our top two picks on DE.
Need a new #2. Good thing Gabe is a UFA. Tee Higgins would be nice
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Daboll for sure. Dorsey has been a disaster. Glad we ripped that band aid off.
McDermott needs to hire a DC so he can focus on the whole team, but don't really miss Frazier. We should bring in a DC next year.
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On 11/7/2023 at 1:19 PM, Simon said:
There's a safety over the top that is just outside the edge of this photo.
It was a stare-down with a bonus double clutch, to a covered receiver in a vertical bracket with no window.
That ball was doomed before it even left his hand.
It looked like he pumped it to Diggs underneath and then reloaded and didn't get enough zip on the throw to Davis to fit it in the window.
I don't know if that was by design, or on Josh, but given the risk of that throw, you'd like to see Josh commit and step into it. I'm putting that on him. He's done that a few times, targeting Davis.
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More talent at WR would mask the inability of our OC to run a good scheme. KC doesn't have that problem, as their coaches are much better than ours.
Gabe can't reliably win 1on1 matchups, teams double Diggs, Kincaid and Shakir starting to step-up, but OC still holding us back.
Also Mahomes is just better than Josh.
16 hours ago, HappyDays said:Coming back to this:
This is the result of predictable play calling. CTB baits Allen into thinking he's biting on the pump fake to the low route and then scuttles back to pick off the pass. I mean Allen still should have seen that CTB had leverage and shouldn't have thrown the ball, but it's also a bad play call that has become very easy to defend because of how often we put it on tape.
It was a crap throw by Allen. Way short.
The hitch and re-load probably contributed. If he had narrowed in on Gabe from the start maybe he throws a better hole shot
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7 minutes ago, MJS said:
I don't think it is possible to revamp the offense during the season, but hopefully they can simplify some things, add some wrinkles, and find 3 to 5 plays that are "easy buttons" that they can go to when things aren't working.
And the big thing, take out the plays that aren't working and burn them in the trash can, such as the horrible runs from shotgun that they are so fond of that never work. I have hated the shotgun runs for years. Daboll did it a lot too.
The Bills were competitive on defense, not on offense.
The defense gave up 3 points in the 2nd half. Given their injuries, they played admirably. They kept giving the ball back to the offense and they did nothing with it. Even after the interception, the defense gave them the ball back without giving up any points. Even after losing more starters, they still found a way to be competitive.
And the completely healthy offense can't get out of their own way. Really frustrating. And it isn't just one thing, it is everything. They can drive it, but then turn it over. The mental mistakes and execution blunders are what is killing the offense. Probably Dorsey is an issue too. I know he seems really bad at scheming the run game, at least. But the offense isn't mentally tough or fundamentally sound, and the coaches have to take ownership over that.
Agreed on D. Despite all the injuries and easy excuses they keep fighting.
The Offense was great first drive and then again late. Was horrible for the entire middle 75% of the game. I'm slightly optimistic that Allen will figure it out and that more trust in Kincaid and Shakir will open things up. Then again, Dorsey is still the OC....
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Reason for optimism: Bills were at least competitive against the Bengals, away from home. We looked better than the 49ers for sure. If not for that Kincaid fumble, we were trending toward a win.
But that Patriots loss hurts, in particular.
I'm hoping we can continue to find the right combos, with Kincaid and Shakir improving. Maybe playoff Lenny will get our run game and championship leadership in place on O....
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23 minutes ago, Jerry Jabber said:
Could’ve signed Hopkins in the offseason, but the Bills decided to use that money on Leonard Floyd. It’s not unreasonable to think teams can have two great WR’s (see Bengals and Dolphins).
Long-standing pattern. The amount of draft/FA capital we spend on DE at the expense of other positions.
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28 minutes ago, JaCrispy said:
There’s definitely no winning in this situation for the Bills…
Elam will forever go down as the poster child for why you don’t ever draft for need…
It's not need that was the problem, it's scouting. The Bills thought he was great and even moved up to get him. He's not great at all and there were plenty of other CBs that went later that are better. Elam was the top CB on their board at the time, so obviously their board was wrong. That said, a lot of people got Elam wrong.
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No faith in these coaches
Partial Safety solution
in The Stadium Wall
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Benford is solid at CB. With him and Douglas, it's likely Tre is gone.
I think re-signing Rapp is the more likely scenario