Ayjent

The Bills need size and some guys that have high ceilings not just safe calls for solid to good starters but not difference makers in big moments.

However they came about it and what was intended and what was not, the Bills were not playing the game to win. However, it is hard not to be impressed by Milton. I thought the Bills picking him this year was the best backup plan they could have to continue running the offense as if Josh was playing. It’s clear that White and Trubisky are odd fits for the offense that loses a lot of ability to draw attention away from receivers due to the running threat at QB. He isn’t Josh Allen, don’t get me wrong, and teams having schemes and tape to stop them can change the complexion of how a player is viewed. However, the ability to run similar offense and put similar pressure on a Defense is something I’ve never quite understood with who the Bills get to be backup QBs. I understand it’s all about supporting Josh in the QB room, but the backup QBs on the team aren’t good contingencies if they have to step on the field in the clutch.

The way Josh rolls right puts a whole different value on what Brown is capable of athletically and from a protection standpoint. Looking at it from a generalized standpoint is one thing, but for the particularly QB and talent we have Spencer Brown is a lot more important than looking at RT generically. What they cant do without that player and his contract is be effective at extending plays as Josh rolls right which is where a lot of magic happens. The video evidence is right there. It was a smart move to sign him snd that cost is worth every penny.

What’s different this year is that his tackles aren’t good and limited mobility is a much bigger deal when the edges are unpredictably vulnerable… unless the refs swallow whistles on holding (which is entirely possible). They’d be silly to play him too early and jeopardize his availability in the playoffs. The thing is I’m not sure they’ll sit him if he wants to play. I think Houston is a tough matchup for KC even with Mahomes 100% and I think it closes the gap for Bills to get no. 1 seed if Bills take care of business. I don’t think the Steelers are good enough to beat KC with or without Mahomes, but Denver could. Denver is likely playing for seeding because the AFC field looks almost set with colts and fins losing today (and those two teams don’t deserve a playoff spot) so it may come down to the game meaning more to KC than Denver.

Can he play man to man?

He's not a very good coach in close games in crunch time. Aside from that he is a very good coach. Problem is that will give you what you've seen for his a tenure, a perennial playoff team that doesn't bring home the trophy. It's not that they can't, but this was another exhibit of how the team had no counters and no answers on D to a team imposing its will followed by some questionable coaching where every decision had to be the right decision based on the circumstances. I like McDermott but that was a poor showing yesterday. The Rams played really well on Offense, but D had to take way more chances and it was clear that they didn't think they had to.

And two plays where you might have a defensive penalty give the Rams a 1st down.

Yeah its all useless speculation, but I'm kinda glad Brady put it on the coaches like he did. They earned all of that negative narrative.

I think McVay probably would have run all three times, he knows the clock is on his side and he knows there are a lot more things that can go wrong with a pass attempt than a run. It doesn't matter because the timeout was called that made it easy to just run out the clock.

When your team plays so god awful in some aspects it magnifies everything that goes wrong. Could the false start on 4th and 5 have been called on Rams? Yes. Should the PI call on the Rams for tugging on Cooper that was picked up have stood? Absolutely. But..... The Bills coaching was just stubborn and stupid to make those plays matter: I can't stand Brady's voice but he called the coaching out where it was totally blowing it. They kept on playing zone that the Rams were just destroying, and then the end of game sequence was inexcusable.

You just simply don't call a time out at the goal line there no matter what, even if Josh doesn't get in. You have control of getting to the line and getting set to run another play and save your TOs to have more time to stop the Rams from running clock if you don't get the Onsides kick. It's not that they ran and didn't make it. Its that they called the TO at all. That is coaching 101.

She's smart to play a bunch of dumb asses into a millionaire lifestyle. Maybe not what most of us find attractive or ethical, but being rich and ethical arent usually synonymous.

For all the talk about the Bears turning the corner with a young foundation they should be showing signs of improving as this season progresses. They seem like a team that just isnt all that good on either side of the ball.

Not to beat up on Edmunds but he has been completely wiped out of every run on this drive and if the Lions do this all game it’ll be an easy afternoon

“I’ve gotcha, the Dougs are on speed dial.”

We are going to be hoping for the Browns to finish 9-8 and it’s not inconceivable that would get them into the playoffs. I doubt it will happen but I can see them as a spoiler in a good number of those games. It’s pretty clear that the Browns and Steelers really don’t like each other, and the Browns match up well with the dirty ass Ravens. And who doesn’t love a Jameis interview where you are left to contemplate what just happened and your sobriety.

Having Milano, Williams and Bernard is a great thing and will give them a way to add wrinkles if they are so inclined including traditional 4-3 and a capable backup. It may be the key to better handling a good running team too.

The Bills are a fun team to watch and I’m not sure that any team matches up with KC better than the Bills. I would have loved to be at the game, because I’m guessing that was a pumped up crowd. The last time I went to a game that big may have been when the Bills beat the Dolphins for the AFC East title in 1990. I know it wasn’t tear the goal posts down type of game but all bets are off for the goalposts staying up if that’s the same outcome in AFC CG.

Ray Davis and Quentin Morris on Offense. I think the TEs and RBs are going to feast as they focus on trying to shut down Shakir. Taron Johnson and AJE on D - really the DEs in general and how the Bills can utilize blind side pressure to attack KC's achilles heel at LT.

He did hit Knox on a similar route on the other side later in the game. They clearly wanted to attack the Colts with those routes. The difference seemed to me to be a better throw to Knox. If he hits Kincaid on that route the game may have been an even more lopsided win than it was. Its funny because i think the national media saw that game as closer than it was. The Bills completely controlled the game once they got the ball back after going down 13-10. The only valid criticism is that they never should have found themselves down and their weaknesses on both sides were highlighted during that chunk of the game. But it also highlights the adaptations this coaching staff is able to put together. Maybe they arent the team that is going to be able to elevate their game against better competition, but i also think that is what makes this game against kc interesting. Id love to have kincaid available for it, but if not i still think the TEs are going to be a big factor.

I’m speaking more about the Tampa 2 where seam routes are designed to be in the spaces in the zone scheme and as you point out these are commonly routes that do need to go to the space between the safeties and lbs or the safeties and the corners and aren’t straight into the coverage. I probably used bad wording saying ‘down the seams” as if I were talking relatively vertical routes on the hashes, although running outside vertical clearing routes can make those effective routes as well when you have good TEs or run a delayed route where another route has pulled coverage away making the seam a bigger target. TEs are the biggest weapon against a Tampa 2, and I understand that the Bills are seeing a variety of 2 high safety looks not just Tampa 2, but they also have been most successful when they’ve stressed opponents reliance on playing two high with effectively pushing the ball downfield to TEs in the seams and balanced it with utilizing the backs in the passing game when teams try to adjust dropping cbs deeper, leaving the lbs exposed and putting our good blocking WRs in position to make a crucial downfield block.

I think Kincaid and TEs in general might be more effective if there was more emphasis on getting designed routes down the seams when teams play 2 high safeties. That also starts with the backs running effectively drawing up the LBs and being receiving threats in the short passing game. These are things that the Bills have the perfect personnel to use, but haven’t quite been consistent in exposing. They should be abusing teams with lbs that don’t have enough speed and yet the seem determined to run plays that are attacking the intermediate flats and not using their backs as much as they should in passing game. It’s working but there is another level that they can reach to be more consistent. Kincaid stats are a product of that in my opinion and he is getting targets but also a good share of those targets aren’t necessarily good throws or easy catches because the coverage is there or the throw is off due to pressure.

I didn't say he was bad, I said he wasn't the piece we needed at the place we need it most against the better teams. He's playing fine and we aren't getting killed by Hamlin or Rapp's play against most teams, but there are noticeable weaknesses in the defense because they have to play deep and there is a lot more room for QBs to work underneath. I'd also say that Hamlin is not great against the run, not because he is a poor tackler, but because he can find himself out of position to make the play because he isn't quick athletically or in reading where the play is going unless he is deep. The point about Taron Johnson and Bernard is right, those two players cure some of that issue because the are great in coverage and against the run.

I've not watched enough film of Ja'marcus Ingram to know if this is a good idea, but he seemed to play well earlier this season and he seems like he could be a good fit to move to safety because the nickel CB position does seem a like an easier transition to safety than boundary CB. I really like his ability to blitz and track the ball. He's also capable of playing man if they want and is a pretty decent tackler from what I've seen (again I may be wrong upon review of All 22). His 40 wasn't blazing, and is the same as Hamlin's, but I think he is noticeably quicker on the field. Maybe it is just wishful thinking.

Its unfortunate that there isn't more athleticism with Hamlin and Rapp as a Tandem. Its a place I think the D is vulnerable and will get exposed against better teams (and was against Ravens in both run and pass game). I wonder if McD would be likely to plug and play any player that they would acquire in a trade at Safety even if they gave Edwards his wish and acquired another player. They did immediately insert Douglas into the line up, but Safety on this defense is different than corner, so its hard to say. I think it is a place the defense could be upgraded a lot and could make the difference from in the pack of contenders to the primary challenger for the AFC to the Chiefs. Right now the Offense is where it needs to be, but the D is the big question. McD will always put a capable D on the field, but its also been the achilles heel of the team getting over the hump, and I don't think this iteration is the one that can do it without another piece or two, and the glaring one is at safety.