Richard Noggin

Wasn't "MATT Jones" the Arkansas WR/QB who "blew" his career (as a WR) on nose beers?

The difference in QB availability for these two franchises is insanely slanted in favor of the team that pays offensive linemen, but that could have a lot to do with the QBs themselves.

Schematically you gotta mix it up and disguise pre-snap where possible. Post-snap you need sound tackling and coverage assignments, alongside timely DL disruption and opportunistic plays at the 2nd and 3rd levels. The actual alignments and techniques are less important, although obviously one-gapping, aggressive fronts are more common nowadays. I still hold onto a preference for more multiple defensive fronts/alignments, which we haven't seen much of in Buffalo this millennium.

This dynamic provides us with a fascinating experiment, wherein both orgs have franchise QBs on vet deals, but one organization concentrates remaining offensive cap in wide receivers, whereas the other funnels it into the OL.

Hell yeah

What in the heck are they doing kicking into the endzone??

Indeed. Unless it isn't, of course. But yeah, apparently the kicking balls this season are super bueno.

Suddenly a nearly 40-yard field goal, gang.

🤌

Appreciate the receipts AND completely agree with your reluctant criticism of Brady's play calling.

Where did you see "defenders...saying they're reading our plays"? That's been a growing complaint of mine on BOTH sides of the ball, tbh. The players are at a disadvantage far too often because the play callers rely on poorly disguised tendencies/concepts. The Bills seem easy to scout, overall. Also, the (offensive) players seem to do a shite job of executing wrinkles and creative calls, which potentially speaks to how little practice time is spent on diverse concepts each week. Their comfort zone is incredibly narrow, apparently. It's truly unfortunate that Allen will spend the absolute prime of his career with substandard NFL offensive play design and play-calling. Really robs us of so much joy when watching the Bills. There is a GULF between offenses like the Bills and those of McVay, Shanahan, whoever the eff is calling Tampa's plays this season, etc. All this ignores or sidesteps how easily opposing offenses can motion our defense into predictable and vanilla concepts most of the time. Again, putting the players at least at a disadvantage.

Most "old school" head coaches prefer this approach (Tomlin, Carroll, Harbaugh, McD, etc.) but that's not the structure that works lately. Kind of agree. But also, he wants to entrust someone else to call the D for legit reasons, too.

Should have one already in 2021, and now should be fighting to cement and build upon legacies each season. Instead, we're stuck in the cycle where good has been and still seems to be the enemy of great.

Finally, analysis that matters.