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I dont disagree with you for a second about nothing being open down field. But there are instances where he could have taken short or underneath routes to setup 2nd or 3rd and manageable. Their second to last offensive play he had options. I am not saying he was awful, I am just saying in multiple instances he came off of open routes to try and force longer throws. Yes because stats always tell a complete and accurate story of sports. The irony of you making an inference about someone's mental acuity without understanding what really happened during the game should not be lost on anyone. I dont think anyone is saying Josh was horrible, but he was not as good as the stats show.

Very informative. Thank you for your response.

Brady was pretty good in the second half. Josh refused to take the easy stuff.

I am kind of done having this argument. I've already showed the statistics that show Belichick and McDermott's points per game in the playoffs are nearly identical. I've provided actual stats that show Mahomes win percentage when his defense gives up 30 points or more is nearly double Josh's. That stat literally takes the defense out of the equation and shows that Josh doesnt close the same type of games that Mahomes does. What you fail to understand is its way easier to blame McDermott than it is Josh, because hes more disposable. If Josh needs elite coaching, and an elite defense to win a championship then maybe he just isnt as elite as guys like Mahomes, Brady, and Manning. Obviously if we need to make a move just to make a move go ahead fire McDermott. Just make sure the next coach is elite and brings an elite defense with him.

I dont speak for Buffalo because I am on Lake Ontario but I'll take Toronto over NYC any day of the week. I think the love of the Yankees in this area has more to do with history and family traditions than it is a hate of Canada or the Blue Jays. I mean the Yankees had been around for 76 years before the Jays were even a franchise.

So disappointed the Jays drank Budweiser to celebrate how is labatts not on ice?

As a Blue Jays fan and a Father of a son who absolutely loves the Yankees I cant say enough about Aaron Judge. Absolute monster and a guy who does everything right. Cant think of a better player for my kid to watch.

Likely because the farm team plays in Buffalo. I've followed Bichette and Guererro from Buffalo to Toronto. NYC does not represent Western NY.

Not panicked in the least. Just frustrated because the loss was avoidable. Very little room for error in the NFL.

This is exact right. I get wanting to reload on defense, but the average point output in the NFL last week was 24. Unless you thought your free agents' pickups and draft picks were going to make you the 2000 Ravens, there was no excuse not to have a #1 wideout going into the season. You should be coming to the stadium expecting that your defense will give up 21 points. The only way to offset that is to score more. The most important positions in the NFL are QB, LT, DE1, CB1, WR, and RT. The Bills have spared no cost in either free agent money or draft resources trying to find the DE1, they need to start putting that energy is finding an elite wideout for Josh.

Depending on the week the team taking him on may only owe him 4 million. It would have to include a player coming back.

I dont think its a lack of self-scouting. With as obsessive as McDermott is I highly doubt they don't know those tendencies explicitly. I think its more rooted in a belief of "This is what we do really well. We believe if we put our best against your best we will win." Its the same reason when something starts to work in a game, you'll see Brady do it two or three times in a row. Thurman Thomas talks a lot about the Bills only have 5 run plays. But they were successful, so they did it over and over. When you watch Brady's offense its relies heavily on execution over scheme. Its not complex in the least.

Yeah I couldnt make sense of what they were trying to do. Just all over the place in terms of formations and personnel. Then they seemed intent on trying to win outside the hashes. The Patriots corners had no issue running with them. Not even a challenge really. I guess he wanted to throw the kitchen sink at them and adjust at halftime. Instead he wasted two quarters of football trying to do what they cant do.

I fully agree with you. Looking at the All 22 actually helped me get a better understanding that the Bills probably should have won the game. I am less worried about the second matchup after watching it. Agree with you on the 10 personnel. But I think going more 11 in the 2nd half is what helped the passing game get started. I may end up being wrong, but I think the coaching staff is trying to figure out which player they want to start full time in that role. If Moore can take that role Samuel would be expendable in a trade.

Maybe by the depth chart but Samuel played outside this past weekend as well. He was literally running the same motions and routes Moore was running in Jets game.

The article is likely directly from Ross and is a CYA. Like an idiot he signed McDaniel to an extension a year ago through 2028, so he is eventually going to have to pay McDaniel for the next three seasons not to coach if he fires him. The article allows Ross to try and be in some middle ground between his failing team and the fans who buy tickets. If McDaniel somehow turns it around Ross can decry the article as nonsense. Its cowardly and does nothing positive for the organization. If you think you may fire him just do it. I am no McDaniel fan, but what Ross is doing is an insult to the time and energy McDaniel has put in.

He plays the same position as Samuel in the offense. If he is up then Samuel would likely be down, not Shavers.

The deep diving has more to do with me enjoying the intricacies of the game of football. Yes, you can boil it down like you did here. You can watch the ball 100% of the time in the game and enjoy the hell out of it. I dont bemoan people who do. But why bother commenting on the thread if its not what you like? If I am honest I cant stand the guy. A big part of that has to do with him being a very good coach.

Fully agree. They dont have a guy who can consistently beat teams week in and week out without help from the coordinators plan.

There were a few things I thought went into the poor run game. Collinsworth mentioned one on the broadcast. The Bills personnel and where the Quarterback lines up under center tips the defense off to whether its run or pass. Against the Patriots 80% of the snaps they took from under center were run plays. Even the personnel groupings were a bit of a tip off. 78% of the run plays came out of 11 or 13 personnel. Essentially, Brady didnt make them guess enough. Joe Marino mentioned the Bills ran a lot of 11 personnel. Which is true. But when they ran in 11 personnel, even if they had trips to one side, they ran the receivers tight to the tackles rather than outside the hashes. The Bills ran 46% of their run plays out of some sort of bunch formations. Which means in those instances they were facing some variation of an 8, 9, or even 10 man boxes. Even if the line plays well, which they did, its hard to make progress against stacked boxes. Further evidence the Patriots were not very worried about play action or the wideouts ability to beat anyone over the top. Next time they play a team like this it would be helpful to show more runs out of shotgun and spread formations. Right now Brady is tipping his hand. Lastly, give the Patriots credit, their linebackers are extremely patient in the run game. They are sound with their gap integrity and dont overrun plays. Brady needs to make teams like this more uncomfortable with misdirection. They ran that jet sweep, but never set it up with fakes, or motion across from one side to the other. Daboll was a master at this. He could show you three plays out of the same look and just build and build on it. I miss that aspect of his coaching.

Enjoy Fatherhood. The hardest, most amazing and rewarding part of life. On the passing identity, its hard to say. I think they are still in the process of deciding who their best options are at outside receiver. The personnel groupings from the last game were all over the place. Part of me wonders if they are trying to see what they have from Samuel there. I would say at current their identity is strictly matchup based. Going forward the Bills passing identity will be determined by two things, how the opposing defenses play them, and how creative they get with Dalton Kincaid. Kincaid is the only pass catcher they have that can win consistently against man coverage. Once they get into the playoffs, he shouldn't come off the field for anything but a breather. They also need to figure out how to get James Cook involved in the passing game. He is too good to be coming off the field. Long story short, the Bills are short to intermediate passing game currently missing the ability to hit plays in the deep third-Gos, Posts, and Corners because they lack both ability and speed in their receiving core. Shakir is a good slot receiver, but he is a zone beater. When he has to try and beat man he struggles. He is also being doubled more this year. Samuel's play speed when space isnt manufactured doesnt look great to me. Coleman you may as well forget getting seperation. Teams that continue to play a Cover 2 Shell against them are almost doing them a kindness.

Kincaid could have had a bigger game than he did. He looked fantastic

So why is it you cant keep a ball if it flys into the stands? Its not like baseball where it happens multiple times a game. The NFL that hard up?

Yes Cover 2 Man Under.

Thats fine and youre likely right. I am just telling you what I see. Ive coached but I am also trying to learn.