Richard Noggin

Only THREE replies in 3 pages claim to be younger than me. Eff that. No way. @NoHuddleKelly12even claims to be the SAME age. Imagine that: OTHER people?! I don't believe any of it. This thread is a violation of basic internet forum decorum. Some of our fellow posters have been living double lives for SO long...it's impolite to call anyone out IRL.

Do you live in Piemonte? Valle d'Aosta? What is the viticultural focus of your region. THAT's a way to get to know someone

You take serious liberties with the actual facts in 4/5 paragraphs quoted above.

I'll bet he ends up being a good one, mostly because of his access to Dante Scarnecchia's teachings in New England. He is the exact kind of player who outperformed his own scouting due to an ideal coaching/talent fit situation.

How was Carolina's defense following the Rhule firing? Take a moment to be an adult and breathe, think, and NOT vomit all over others. And of course, this could be Frazier's 2024 replacement.

Regrettable, that Josh Allen pick.

It SHOULD be the point in the draft where either you trade back or you stay put and take the TRUE BPA. The draft is the draft. You have to just consistently try to win the draft, on its own dynamic terms, each offseason. Add the best players possible. I think of Pittsburgh and Green Bay and Baltimore as teams who have done well letting the draft come to them. (Not sure if the data still support this impression, but what are you gonna do?)

Maybe this has been addressed since page 1, but I was unaware that Allen did NOT work with his personal QB coach last off-season. Where did you learn that? I listened to Jordan Palmer interviewed on WGR just a few weeks ago, in the lead-up to the Bengals playoff game, wherein he talked about his experiences working with BOTH Allen and Burrow (in a way that seemed to suggest ongoing relationships). I KEEP being reminded that Allen's performances in the playoffs last season. which were historically unprecedented, REALLY unmoored the expectations for him (and Gabriel Davis) moving forward. Some early season 2022 elite-ness just reinforced the heightened expectations. There WAS, in fact, an 8-ish game stretch, spanning from the end of 2021 through the first 5-6 weeks of 2022, wherein Josh Allen was playing HISTORICALLY ELITE QB. Minus the 2 poopy INTs in the 1st half against the Rams, and the overall day against the Ravens in week 4 this past season, QB17 was performing in ways almost no one ever had. Then something happened against Green Bay. That something was probably a combination of under-represented injuries and a shift in how defenses played him, and his surprisingly stubborn, regressive responses to these new challenges. If ever Josh Allen needed some "come to Jesus" coaching moments, this offseason is it. Clear his head for a while, but then get back to the serious offseason work that was so essential in his previous, steady, multi-year ascension.

Doesn't land as satire because only 3/4 analyses are comically incorrect. Singletary IS fairly durable for an RB, yet he fumbles often, blocks meh, and has the worst hands I've ever seen for an offensive skill position player.

McDermott HAS shown some willingness to fire friends and experienced coaches who fell short of his standards (and were probably fallbacks in the first place). Dennison and Castillo. Crossman then Farwell. A couple others.

Most of the Bills o-line and TEs (8 of them) came into Tempo the night or night after Roman was fired by the Bills. I want to say they were in on a Monday. The mood was overtly celebratory. While effortlessly putting away over a dozen mixed drinks (we're talking 3+ ounces of booze per, easy), Incognito was openly ripping Roman's play calling rigidity. Apparently he didn't listen to player feedback during games, preferring to lean on his master game plan. Thought he knew better than everyone else. Stuck with ineffective concepts and calls because in his mind he knew why it was supposed to work. Et cetera.

Lots of posters arguing about Hall's development of drafted guys Davis (4th round) and Shakir (5th),and I'd argue we need to include Hodgins (6th round pick) in this discussion. That dude would be a really effective, sure-handed slot receiver for Josh Allen and offer some boundary flex. He's like the opposite of Gabriel Davis in many ways. His injuries the first two seasons were a shame, and for some reason the Bills kept trying to make him an outside guy when his calling has always been operating more from the slot (college and then for the Giants down the stretch). Interesting that Daboll and his offensive staff knew what to do with him. Does he remind anyone else of David Nelson?

Breaking tackles involves more than running through them. Cook breaks tackles, but he does it differently.

Sure, championships are now the bottom line, but there are ALWAYS metrics by which we can evaluate performances among a pool of everyone else who didn't win. It's not like every team who doesn't win the SB each season is somehow rendered equally inept once the season ends. Despite the post-hoc narrative, the SB does not crown 1 celebrated, championship-caliber team while also by default designating 31 equally undeserving also-rans.

It's reasonable to criticize Burrow for not lighting up the Rams in the SB last season and the Chiefs in the AFCCG this season, especially considering how talented his weapons are. It's also important to mitigate that criticism with a healthy recognition of the kind of debilitating pass rush pressure he faced early and often in both contests. The Bills failed to exploit the Bengals o-line. The Chiefs succeeded. Simple.

Yes, he's supplied for a "finesse" offense a valuable, physical spark that fans should appreciate, but his short-striding, violent, stompy gait probably maxes out close to what we've seen this season already. Which is a fun, physical, fairly effective style. While the runner is explosively healthy. At the same time, with sparser usage, especially early in the season, James Cook has flashed 0.8 ypc MORE productivity, yet is far less acknowledged, possibly due to draft status (and lineage/expectation).

Taron Johnson? Got benched going into the Tennessee game in 2021, but then reinserted when Cam Lewis got hurt early in that game, and never looked back...

It's important to acknowledge that sometimes necessity is the mother of invention, with respect to roster utilization. The Chiefs have undoubtedly been more progressive and aggressive recently than the Bills in their fielding of rookies and inexperienced players throughout the depth chart. I wonder how much is forced by injury, and how much is deliberate. And how much has to do with what matters most: the LOS. The Chiefs defensive front pressured Burrow effectively with a variety of approaches, taking advantage of an obvious injury-related vulnerability (Bengals missing 3 starters on the OL). This allowed even the rookies in KC's secondary to play with a certain conviction and clarity. Those inexperienced DBs weren't hung out to dry often enough to be exploited under this approach.

I have expected the Bills to look into him eventually, given his personal relationship with JA17 and relative affordability combined with decent traits for a backup.

Great post. No one is FORCED to support McD as HC, but likewise NO ONE can deny McD's record (and team stats and analytics, including actual in-game coaching prowess) since taking over. A lot like Daboll did in NY/NJ this season, McD earned some credibility with that somewhat fluky playoff appearance in 2017. Both guys have demonstrable leadership chops. Now we will see if McD can truly continue to reflect/self-scout and grow in new ways, in a climate that absolutely DEMANDS INNOVATION of schemes married with optimization of roster traits/utilization. 2023 will tell us a lot, innit?

Over the years, Andy Reid has spent some serious offseason time studying (and stealing from) college offensive coaches he admires; that guy never stops innovating, which, ironically, often involves imitating. A quick google search by someone less lazy than me would provide specifics. But no one can deny that Reid's offenses have been progressive in their adoption of college schemes including spread concepts, RPOs, etc. The perfect coach for Mahomes, to be honest.

Kelce went 8-for-108 in the game THIS season. And yet it didn't swing the result; probably in part because Kelce was kept out of the endzone?

For sure Cinci will employ quick passing and determined running; I'm expecting a LOT of bending by Buffalo's defense, even in a winning effort. Frustrating yardage and 1st down conversions. The fans know the drill this season. As long as the offense shows up, we'll be fine.

I'm thinking in terms of high school; he was a Lewport kid, wasn't he?