Rochesterfan

I don’t know - they might or thy might not have stayed he same. For me if the Bills lined up with 1 RB/2 TE (Sweeney/Knox) - I would bring in an extra DB (Safety) to cover Knox - much more likely to be passing formation, but the Jets may have also stayed base. What we do know is that using DiMarco did keep them in base and accomplished what Daboll and JA wanted to get for looks.

Sweeney is by far the better player. The issue is if the Bills went 1RB (Singletary) and 2 TE (Knox and Sweeney) - how do the Jets defend that versus how they defended the 2RB x 1TE sets. My guess is they counter the 2 TEs by going to a Nickel look - taking 1 LB out and using a Safety or extra DB instead. I think that Greg Williams has showed over the years that in nickel - especially with good safety play - he can design and blitz as needed. I do not think the plan was we have DiMarco and he is a great mismatch - I think DiMarco was there just to keep the defense in base - the rest of the offense had a big advantage versus base. If the Jets had tried to counter and go Nickel - then I think the Bills line up tight and try to run the ball using DiMarco as a lead. If they stayed Base (as the Jets did) - move him outside and we can attack 10 on 10 with our WRs against their depleted CBs. Interestingly I think the Giants have the same weakness as the Jets and less talent upfront - so I expect some different formations and more running this week. Just my opinion.

I think it will change somewhat week to week. I think the Bills (and rightfully so) saw a big advantage to trying to keep the Jets in a base defense with 3 LBs because they only had 1 in Mosley with any experience or talent. I think DiMarco does that, but some TEs do not - they Jets May prefer nickel in that case. It looked like by keeping DiMarco in the game and spreading him to the outside you limited some of the Jets exotic blitz schemes and they had a better idea of what Jamal Adams was going to do. Basically you are playing the Jets 10 on 10 up front, but you know their coverage and have limited their blitzing. Sounds like a win win. I think the Giants have similar weaknesses to the Jets, but the entire Defense is not as good. I would not be surprised to see some of the same, but also a few different spreads to attack a weaker secondary.

Because the defense can block the runoff to prevent that situation: The rules are designed with checks and balances - the offense can’t keep committing penalties to get the time to run off - just as if the defense with a moving clock did something illegal to stop the clock - the refs can run up to 40 seconds off and declare the game over. see below: Fouls that cause a run-10 Any foul that is considered to be an illegal act to conserve time are subject to special timing rules. These include: a foul by either team that prevents the snap, for example: false start encroachment illegal shift (offense not set) intentional grounding an illegal forward pass thrown beyond the line of scrimmage throwing a backward pass out of bounds spiking or throwing the ball in the field of play after a down has ended, except for a touchdown illegal substitution, unless obviously not to conserve time any other intentional foul that stops the clock If any of these fouls are against the offense, and the clock is not stopped for another reason, a 10-second runoff will apply. The defense has the option to take the yardage for the penalty but decline the runoff, but if they decline the penalty the runoff must also be declined. The run off is designed to penalize an offense trying to score and can not be used to try an end a game when they are ahead. It is part of the reason you rarely see run-offs when offensive fouls occur on a team running out the clock.

Nope - you stay right in the car as long as the car is not on fire. Wait for the emergency team to help slow down the traffic and get them to move over. The instinct is to get out and check things out, but you are safest in the car surrounded by metal. What a tragedy and you just hate to see this - my heart goes out to them.

I don’t think they wanted anyone to even have a chance for anything to happen - something crazy across the field throw or a ruby pitch around and something bad happens. Get the special teams group off that aren’t all designated defenders and get your strongest unit the defense on their with minimal time and a long way to go.

The Bills had called a timeout - the game clock was not moving - so the play clock did not matter. You punt there 100% of the time with that amount of time and the defense you have. It was played correctly. There would have been no run off - it would have just been 1 second less. I think they were more concerned about an error on the snap or kicking the ball and not getting it out of play. The yardage mattered little - you just had to make sure they could do nothing on special teams.

You keep saying this and I just do not understand your point. No one is suggesting he is some type of super, useful gadget RB - he is used for a specific purpose and there is no one else on the roster to do that. Having DiMarco in the game as part of a 2RB/1TE helps keep the base defense on the field. By spreading him out they are not looking at him to be a mismatch - they are using him to determine the coverage and in many cases pull a LB out to cover him. If as in the Jets game, they don’t cover him - then they will us him for a free 5 yards. They are not expecting him to have 100 yard receiving games or something. The nice piece with using Dimarco is if they do go Nickel because of the passing game - you can pull the formation tight and have a strong running attack with a lead full back. When the stay wide - They have WR/TE routes that are both Man beaters or zone beaters - so based on the coverage Josh knows Man vs Zone and has limited area to read. I understand with the turnovers it did not finish the way they wanted, but they were consistently moving the ball getting into FG range. As the season progresses- I expect in they think they have an advantage using Yeldon - they will adjust. I also expect to see a lot of 1RB/2TE formations as we move along - all to do the exact same thing - dictate coverage and get teams into a more vanilla scheme.

Because 2 TE sets or 3 WRs does not give you a full picture. It could be 1 RB/2TE or 2RB/2TE or even 0RB/2TE. The same with 3 WRs - is it 1 RB and 1TE or is it 2 RB/0 TE. The numbers give a fuller idea of what the package is and that is not needed always for a casual fan watching the game or you can pick it up by seeing 2 RB when in 3 wide, but for discussion and understanding using the number scheme is much better.

Not with this personnel - this week they ran zero 2 TE formations in NE. They ran a lot of 2 RB 1 TE and a lot of 2 RB 0 TE with 3 WR. They take their strength and then match it against your weakness. Give it time and as these young players learn more and are more comfortable- the formations will change, but right now DiMarco has the most experience in this offense and can do things others can’t if you tighten the formation down.

Look who’s number 2 - NE. If you are looking at what and why they are doing this - look no further than that team. A 21 personnel grouping - keeps the defense in base formation usually and when you spread it out - it gives easy access to the coverage scheme. If the team goes nickel - then you have the bigger bodies to run it down their throat. Rewatching the game it was obvious the problems this was causing with the defense as it slowed the blitz and gave Allen easy reads in the passing game- especially when they play with tempo and don’t allow substitution. I think as the season goes on you will see other variations- 2 TEs with Dimarco off and/or Gore and Singletary as the 2 RBs, but they wanted the most experience possible for that first drive to limit stupid penalties and if needed give JA protection.

Agreed - just need to get a similar aggressive DC and you can see the fake coming in the route run on that throw.

Not a problem - I had to read it a second time to get everything because I skimmed it first time through. The only thing they know for certain was the Dolphins brought in both Mayfield and Allen and did not bring in Darnold. The “rumor” is (like many others) he fell in love with Mayfields arm and Allen at the Senior Bowl, but it is hard to know the exact feeling on Darnold other than the current reports saying he was not wowed. My guess is now that he has to address it - there will be some spin about how he though Darnold should have been #1 and therefore it made no sense to scout, but knowing Gase - he might just ignore this and let it fester until it bleeds through into more reports like this.

He also struggles to use the RBs consistently- which is part of the issue he had in Miami. They had good RBs, but no consistent running game - much like what we saw in game 1. Bell played every snap on offense, but was only used on a small fraction of plays.

It wasn’t about the right pick for the Jets - it was about his evaluation as a Dolphin HC. They mention in the article that some of it may be that he knew Darnold was going before the Dolphins pick - where as they were not sure if Allen and/or Mayfield might make it to their pick. He also states that nothing Darnold did WOWED him - not that he would fail, but that he was good at a lot of things, but not great. It just ends up being a bad look long term on a team with a questionable overall relationship between the HC and the team.

LOL - this gets better and better. Maybe he can still get Rosen into the building and change his attitude. ?

I believe that was confirmed on OBL with one of the good morning football guests. He stated that exact same thing - in NFL history No one with 14 catches had been held to under 100 yards.

But you can’t utilize them to do the same thing. The TEs are all ok to good in-line blockers, but none of them are the lead blocker on runs that Dimarco is. The TEs do not read a play out of the backfield the way a RB does and therefore are not as good at leading a RB into a hole. The TEs would be better at splitting out, but the point of the original formation was a power running formation that they could morph into a wide split to get the Jets out of position and allow JA to read the defense and decide on a run or pass option and adjust the formation. I think you will see similar things in other games using 1 RB, 2TE, and 2WR, but I think early in the game they wanted a few more veterans on the first series hence Dimarco over the 2 rookie TEs.

NE when they bring Develin out wide against teams with stout interiors an blitzes. Utilized several times against Rex Ryan’s Bills teams. I agree that Dimarco should not be the primary target, but if they are using the formation for a specific reason like limiting the blitzes the Jets can throw - then it was a win getting anything positive.

Singletary may not get LB coverage - they may try to cover him with a DB because of what he showed in preseason. Then you do not get the man vs zone indicator and have to use a different motion. DiMarco they are going to cover 100% of the time with a LB - so you get the keys. I don’t think they believe Dimarco versus a LB is a huge mismatch. I think they used the formation for other things - especially to limit the LB blitzes Gregg’s could throw and get a read on coverage.

Exactly and not only that - they had a 2WR, 1TE, 1RB, and the full back set going early in the game. It is a running formation, but then they audible out to a spread formation. If the LB follows the FB out wide - man coverage and you also pulled a big hitter out of the middle to allow you to run specific crossing routes. If the Jets tried to counter with more nickel personnel- the Bills would have stayed tight and ran the ball. Same personnel- different plays to force the defense to react. A great game plan.

Boy - he didn’t learn from his time in Miami. These guys when they get fired really should take at least 1 year off to review what went wrong and how to improve. This is every bit as bad as Rex Ryan coming to Buffalo and putting on the same garbage show as with the Jets - he never learned. Gase is just as bad or worse - that was you offense that sucked and has continued to stink against McDermott’s D from the beginning.

I believe I gave my opinion. Don’t really care which one you start they both get a bunch of snaps. The fact they are playing on opposite sides should mean something as both could start, but that means sitting Hughes. I stand by my opinion that the coaches will decide who to start. The one thing I did not see is you actually state your opinion. Who would you start - not that it really matters since Shaq is not the one backing up Murphy, but we want to know your take.

Don’t care both get about 40-50% of the snaps - as long as they keep playing - starting means nothing. They are different players and both have good plays and bad plays. I will let the coaches decide who to play when. I believe from the discussion with Sal - Shaq is spelling Hughes and Murphy is being spelled by Johnson and they are playing on opposite side. Shaq also moved inside a couple of times to rush from a pseudo DT position which gives him some different flexibility.

What I love about this play (and shows me JA’s progression) is watch the safety. There was a great tweet with an end zone look right down the middle at JA and Brown that also showed me why the safety did not get there. Josh Allen used his eyes and the field to freeze the single high safety. Last year this was either a pick or a Pass break-up because Josh was staring down the receiver and did not trust what he saw. This play he looked at Brown - then moved his eyes to the middle of the field right at the safety. Then he peeks at Brown and quickly peaks back at the play developing right in front of the safety - then bang that ball is out and Brown does the rest. The safety never was in the play until Brown is crossing the goal line. Josh makes many mistakes, but he is progressing and you can really see the talent.