Richard Noggin

Isn't Bama where fired football coaches go to rehab their careers? Probably his smartest play, to be honest. I don't wish him well, exactly, but I've had conflicting experiences/encounters with the man. I've seen him firsthand be reserved and dignified in the face of criticism, and I've also seen him be a bloviating blowhard.

I think fear of the bolded is my last haunting held over from the Super Bowl losses, the Music City thing, and two decades of disappointing performances on the biggest stages. I'm confident that IF THEY PLAY WELL they can beat any team in the NFL (which rhymes). Watching them play well for the entire month of December in "prime" time games felt kind of...foreign, and surprising, and fun. But it still isn't my expectation every week. This week I just don't know what to expect. I'm afraid our offense peaked LAST month against overrated defenses, and needs to immediately make some adjustments to the NFL's defensive adjustments in order to win the final four. CAN they? Of course. WILL they? I just don't know.

After watching this cup char slice of WNY, my blood thickened and curdled and molded blue like cheese, the weight of which flattened my vowels, especially my A's(s).

I'd like this as an explanation. Be nice if there was someone who could fill McKenzie's role, of course. But maybe his athletic skillset is unique on the roster, and Daboll mostly implements those jet sweep/eye candy concepts because he has a specific guy who is dangerous in that role...

So you're focusing more on POST-snap motion, yes? I absolutely agree with you (although neither of us has actual numbers to back us up). McKenzie has all but disappeared after his Miami coming-out party. You intimate that such a "withholding" of certain offensive schema might be an intentional, longer-term game to keep some bullets in the chamber, so to speak?

There's always the risk of confirmation bias without objective data. Thanks for pointing out some specific examples of recent motion (and the recent lack of jet sweep action). But where do we find the numbers to support what you're saying? Or what I'm "feeling" without knowing if it's at all valid? We can hope.

After some brief and fruitless googling, I'd like to ask those savvier than me: is the Bills offense utilizing less offensive motion (pre- or post-snap) lately (like in the playoffs in particular)? To my eye, when the offense is out of synch (or just LESS in synch) in 2020, I've noticed fewer pre-snap motions and less creativity post-snap. Does Daboll have lapses where he leans too heavily on Allen in a more static shotgun spread? I know 17 has had immense success this season quarterbacking such an attack, but I'm wondering if that sometimes leads to less dynamic, diverse play-calling? Offensive motion, along with play-action, are two major indicators of successful offenses. And oftentimes in 2020, the Bills are near the top of the league. Where can I find more recent stats breaking down these trends? I'll bet there a few go-to websites that I'm just not privy to. Lazily I tend to rely on posters here and radio and podcasts for such analytics.

Nice to catch a glimpse of Edmunds's personality on the field.

Maybe it's been said, but even if you filter out the plaintiff "credit" or "recognition" or "respect" narratives popular amongst Bills fans, this fact about the Bills' strength of victory, which is actually relevant over the course of the ENTIRE season, is VERY meaningful. Their record is NOT an illusion, despite some apparent flaws or limitations we might see on the field. They are good at winning football games.

High level meetings and whatnot

Ol' Jimmy Boy was probably just hammered

Careful that limb you're going out on doesn't snap off...

On the field, Mahomes always speed walks like he has to poop.

Giant check or it didn't happen.

Genuinely thought (and maybe hoped) this was going to be BITE ME taking a new approach to his meltdown over Josh Norman's retweeting and charitable ways.

You, sir, are the real thief. Taking from us all the joy of that thread. How dare you.

Thanks. That speaks to my point about effective running making Spagnuolo play the Bills a little more "straight up" (rather than our offense suddenly morphing into something it isn't and probably shouldn't want to be--a run-first attack). If the Honey Badger has to play up a bit, and he and the one or two LBs have to step forward post-snap or at least think about their run keys, that helps to open up lanes and holes in the zones. Might limit how creative Spags can be with his coverage combos and occasional pressure packages. Every little inch helps, hehe.

Always appreciate your posts, but I think you're overshooting a bit here. Running the ball more/better for the Bills probably doesn't equal dominating on the ground and on the clock. What I'd hope the Bills try to do is simply maintain some shred of balance or at least threat of effective running, in order to either a) force KC's D (LBs and especially Mathieu) to take a couple steps forward from time to time to open up the zones or 2) actually convert a few first downs running the ball when the defense is absolutely daring them to do so. Difficult to sustain one-dimensional offensive success against NFL defensive coordinators. It's possible that we're seeing the new-ish book on defending the Bills offense, which is ironically the exact approach the Bills implemented against KC in week six: drop into deep zones with 7 or 8 defenders and dare them to beat you underneath and on the ground. It's been "working" so far in the playoffs, in that the Bills have been kept well below season averages with under 30 and under 20 points. I'd like to see Daboll/Allen adjust again and get back in a groove. That might mean running the ball more/better.

To be honest, I didn't think he got concussed. More like his neck got violently wrenched or pinched, as it were, causing loss of oxygen and/or consciousness. One can get quite woozy from such an event.

That's definitely the broadly accepted narrative. Pretty sure I agree with it, too. Mostly. But the pattern remains. Roman's offenses plateau, rather than progress. I remember immediately after he was fired in Buffalo I waited on an 8-top table with several o-linemen--namely Incognito and Groy, but definitely another starter or two on the roster that I can't recall--and they were basically celebrating. Drinking heavily and openly pooping on Roman's play-calling, like he was a coordinator who didn't listen to his guys or focus on what they did well but wanted instead to outsmart opposing coordinators. They were not trying to hide their relief. Of course, over the years, I found Incognito in general to be louder and less professional than your average player.

There is no reasonable refutation of this fact. The back of his head hit the turf HARD and his immediate reaction--both hands clutching the sides of his helmet--is an unmistakable sign of "damage."

Hasn't Roman failed to develop a QB, beyond the gimmicky RPOs and Read-Options and QB designed runs, at THREE (3) different stops now? Kaepernick, Taylor, and now Jackson have all failed to progress into dangerous passers once NFL defenses adjust to the dual threat stuff. "Make him a QB" has been and is STILL the way to defense these Roman QBs. Maybe it's also the OC. Maybe. (I'm not sold, necessarily, just sayin.)

I think Mongo is a starting caliber G in the NFL, who has added value as a backup C. Basically, his current role on the Bills. Moving him to C weakens two positions. The Bills need to get better, not worse. Either restructure Morse or let him play out his current deal. Do NOT intentionally weaken the o-line. Dumping Morse, with his dead cap figure, won't help to sign Williams when you also have to capably fill the hole at C or RG that cut creates.

Lightweight.

Hard liquor?