WideNine

This defense sorely misses Jones and Milano. Just cogs that make the other pieces work. Would do well to draft an impact DT, and jettison Settle. Loved the Jones signing, but he is getting up there in years and the injuries start to add up

That end around run play with the numbers disadvantage (Dawkins vs 2-3 defenders) has not worked for 2 weeks straight.

Find that damn near impossible with the guard lined up next to the center and ball WTF

Every team does the rub routes why are our idiots taught to raise their hands and protest innocence right away drawing the flag. Keep running your "route" you big dummy.

Refs are making this a suck game to watch already.

True That was just Allen staring down Knox. If he lookes that off the defender in the flat stays with his man and it is likely a completion.

There is something to this. Allen used to do better if Dabs had him bootleg or do something early to get "into" a game and address the adrenaline and yips.

So folks wanted to see more deep throws ...and there you have it. A deep throw into robber coverage.

On that longer run up the gut I was thinking Poona messed up, but replays showed Settle getting blown out of his gap... Poona chased it down from behind. Big guy can move a bit. Get to see more of him this game.

I actually think Dorsey has gotten better mixing in more under center plays. Where I think they need more work is figuring out just where and when those alignments work best. Last week there were just a lot of execution errors. Ultimately that falls on Dorsey and the Offensive coaching staff to correct, but guys were schemed open plenty. Patience is in short supply in this league. If Allen and the other players on offense want to see Dorsey stick around they will need to focus a hell of a lot better out there.

I wanted to take a moment to send a shout out to Tre' . Probably seems like folks callously move on, but sports can be like that. Hard for me to forget how hard that hit him when it happened. Would have loved seeing him anchoring that DB spot all season. You can tell that losing him took some of the air out of this team, but everyone is wishing him a full recovery. The season keeps rolling along, but it is safe to say we have not forgotten him.

Someone had to wear it.

Bass has had his share of lucky doinks off the goal posts that have gone through too. Maybe the karma bank finally came up dry last week.

I would like him to stay. My desire to see humiliating Patriot losses has not been sated quite yet.

I think we have to accept that we are going to face an AFC East opponent desperate to get out of the basement. I can remember when that was our Bills and even those crappy Bills teams often made it a game vs the Pats. Normally found ways to lose those, but the lesson is that you never take any opponent lightly. I expect us to win, but I am not expecting a cake walk.

You are not wrong took that post down. So many folks were on board with Allen playing smarter and taking what the defense was giving after that game. He has actually stuck to his mantra of run Josh run, let Allen be Allen. ...and I am sticking to mine that Allen has to adapt his game or it will go the way of other big armed running QBs...

Now that is bringing back memories of Shane Conlan and his epic battles with Okoye. "Bills nose tackle Fred Smerlas calls Conlan "The Helmet" and "Hammer-head." Smerlas can afford to make light of Conlan; he doesn't have to collide with him in practice. Center Kent Hull does and, for him, it is no laughing matter. "A lot of guys will throw elbows or forearms at you," Hull said. "Shane throws that head at you, and he's got one of the hardest heads I've ever had hit me. It's like a rock"

Just seems like the only option if a defender has to make a tackle on a player they are catching from behind. Wrap him up low, and then it is whatever rodeo move that gets that player to the turf. They have to go lower body because it would be dang near impossible around the shoulder area sans horse collar or that player easily breaking the arm tackle. I am OK with rules protecting QBs, especially from hits that are around the knees or helmet. Some of these just put defenders into awkward unnatural positions where they get injured.

Some of those miscues last week just had me shaking my head. Remember when Diggs took off all alone before the snap? That level of disconnect is new for this group so I am glad McD recognizes that something needs to change to get our offense more dialed in on game day.

On a more positive note, it did not take McD long to make the defensive adjustment to the trap plays that were springing Barkley loose. In past seasons I would watch us get run over for half the game by a run scheme before the defense made the necessary adjustments. That is an improvement.

I'll admit last week's game plan seemed uninspired, but so many plays were left on the field that it may have been a good plan going in - who knows? It devolved into funnel everything to Diggs who makes plays and to Murray to dig us out of a rutt rushing and providing the occasional veteran pass pro that Cook is still lacking in his game. We show jet motion a lot, but rarely actually use it. Allen looked better operating more from under center in that 12 personnel package. I think they missed having Kincaid in the lineup just for the way defenses have to account for him with their LBs, S, or Nickel defenders. We will see if they execute better this week. They just need to stack executing and winning reps one at a time.

Some of the play calls have been head scratchers but we had that with Dabs too. Most OCs have WTF moments. More concerning to me is how ready the offense is going into the games. How crisp they are executing the plays? How many unforced penalties? How many missed blocks? How many drops or errant throws? When I see those miscues, I think they are not ready to play and that comes down to how dialed in they are in practice, and how well they understand the game plan, their roles, their protection schemes. Last few weeks I would say it has been hard to point at one thing. A missed block here, a dropped pass there, a bad route, an errant throw, a fumble, a penalty... When those things pile up, the offense looks disjointed and has no rhythm, and sputters to multiple 3 and outs. IMO we need to clean that up, and then we can get into whatever the game plan on offense was supposed to be.

Folks keep trying to manufacture this narrative that Allen cannot change plays or go off script... he is cut off at the knees etc.. Have you considered he may be trying to play in a way that limits turnovers and unnecessary hits on his own? Not even worth debating when there is this much speculation.

Well can you blame them if they did? McD looked none too happy on that read option where Allen nearly got wishboned trying to hurdle Marcus Epps. Problem with Allen and the read option is even if he reads a defender committed to his gap he doesn't give up the ball. He wants to try to run over that guy. If we want a longer career for our QB he is going to have to learn not to take unnecessary hits. That is different than not scrambling when there is open green in front of him.

He has about 50 more yards with 7 more carries. Is that really an argument. Just looks to me like he scrambled a few more times than Allen. So is someone saying that is an element to his game that Allen is lacking or does not use when needed? Mahomes scrambles and Allen does as well. Not the same as saying designed runs where Dabs would pull lead blockers and Allen would follow and get lit up. Usually with a fumble too.