WideNine

Dude would be an upgrade to Yeldon. Soft hands as Dabs loves using his RBs in the passing game, and YAC with some attitude. Not the most pressing need, but an upgrade on depth.

Disagree with this, but it happens right? I think Dabol called a game that I would expect to see in a dome. He ignored conditions on the field, field position and game situations, and ignored the plays that his offense was executing vs the plays they were struggling to make. In a game that begged for grind it out ball control in the 2nd half before they fell so far behind he was giving up 3 and outs with pass, pass, pass and putting a struggling defense back on the field. Not his best day. He called a bad game, AND the Bills players did not execute very well either. I think it is safe to say that both can happen.

There are days when the conditions dictate "slobber-knocker" kind of football where it is more a matter of will and beating the man across from you till you can make that screen or dump off go for a lot of yards because the opposing team is desperate, you have the lead, and they have sold out to stop the run. And that is the truth - you cannot always rely on 4th qtr heroics if your defense cannot stop the opposing team. You are not going to get the ball back, they are the ones eating up the clock with long drives. There are times you just have to play 60 minutes of sound football with solid play calls and execution. That was not the Bills today. It happens.

This... is an accurate statement. There were a host of flaws today and last week against the Dolphins. The Bills have had a soft schedule and a fast start with no apologies for either, but have yet to prove they can hang with teams that have better records and coaching. This team is not there yet, and has been exposed the last two weeks. Is what it is, but I think how McD handles these next few weeks will say a lot about where this organization truly is in regards to their journey to try to become a playoff-caliber team. They may be a few pieces short, but I have always felt that a lot comes down to game planning and schemes that give the personnel you have on your roster the best chance of winning.

Wanted it a bit more maybe, have to tip your hat to their defensive line depth too. Had some injuries up front and their backups played well and had our offensive line on their heels for most of the day.

Yes. It was bad. It has worked in different field conditions, against different defensive fronts, when we have had the ball in the red zone. Not deep in your own zone against a good run defense selling out to stop the run - not trying to be snarky, but that had less than 0 chance of turning out well. Less than zero because I thought the odds were good that Allen would get hurt or the ball would come out before the ball was snapped. And the ball came out.

I am a bit critical today, but I think the thing that really got me going was I could almost taste the tide turning in the 3rd as Gore was gashing them and I feel like Dabol snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with a bunch of head-scratching play calls that just pissed away all the momentum they were gaining and put them in 3rd and unmanageable situations. Bills have always been my team, but if this coaching staff truly does self-scouting McD is going to have a lot of interesting meetings with his coaches this week. Bobby Johnson has done some good work with this o-line, but they struggled today and the pre-snap penalties each week are killing our drives and chances to move the ball. He also needs to up his game, Feliciano needed to sit today if we had anyone else who could step in. He was getting schooled and was shooting his team in the foot with dumb penalties, Lee Smith has a false start every week - why? Edmunds is on year 2 and still does not seem to have the fundamentals needed to shed blocks - teams are seeing this and this is an area that he HAS to improve in playing the MLB position and I understand that blockers should not be getting to him cleanly at the second level so some better play against the run up front is needed. I just think he also just had a bad game today reading where he needed to be, taking the right angles, and tackling - too many attempts to tackle without committing to wrapping up. The sky is not falling, BUT the above is why I think this week the Bills coaching staff have to really look in the mirror and ask if they are doing the best job they could be doing.

Despite the hue and cry of the "Probation" crowd. We were out-coached today and beat in the trenches. Wentz did not light up the field with throws, but had some timely safe throws to his all-pro TE Ertz. They ran and ran for over 200 yards I believe. While our OC called tricky pass plays with horrible on-field conditions and an o-line struggling with holding and false starts, ignoring the success Gore was having off tackle up the middle. I have defended Dabol, today was indefensible... how many times do we have to see Gore on a stretch play for nothing. Match your personnel to the plays that will work best for them, AND take into account field conditions and match ups (whose winning and who is getting beat). He needs to up his game in regards to in-game adjustments and management. And yes, the defense struggled today... they do not get pass, but were also hung out to dry a bit. That being said, they want to be called the strength of this team and have to back that talk up against better teams.

Dabol calls a running play as the clock is running out - the irony.

We got out-coached on both sides of the ball, particularly on offense where our defense needed us to control the ball and give them time to recover a bit. The o-line was playing poorly from the get go. I would never put either QB in a situation where they have to throw their way to victory today with the conditions on the field - the Eagles coaching staff understood and the Bills staff did not.

Here it comes, like it is on Allen... two false starts that put him in 2nd and 20. An o-line that cannot hold its blocks against a 3-4 man rush for more than the 2 seconds you need to get some of that back. The play calling on offense, and o-line performance have really stunk up the field today.

There's our hand-off 3 and the whole field. Dabol has been completely outcoached today, and Bobby Johnson did not have his unit ready.

you see that coming - 2nd and freaking 20. Your oline has to hold their blocks for more than 2 seconds

WTF what is up with this o-line?

Hard count and Feliciano jumps - jeez he is just having a **** game

I think that is his primary role, but our interior run D exposes him a lot. I think our defense is pretty aligned to how we need to play a team like NE with those shallow routes and picks. Got to take a deep breath, I get too worked up and I think I am pretty pissed at Dabol right now and the play calls with the conditions. He seems immune to on-field conditions. Will just leave it there.

It doesn't - coaches need to do some looking in the mirror on this one though. Eagles are healthier than they have been for a while and you knew they were going to play tough... and they have an OC who believes in the run.

Huge hold on the inside, but I have never been a big fan of calling holds on the inside guards and centers.

Edmunds seeing ghosts?

Just because the wind is at your back, does not mean you throw on every down. Man - you know that the ball is wet and heavy and the Philly D is getting away with a lot of holding so throwing off the timing, and you are successful running Gore...so what to do hmmm?

Pretty blatant, but they are not calling the holds or push-offs in the secondary today. Got to accept the way their calling it and adapt the game.

Borq with some soccer-like acting Nice.

Why go away from Gore?

Or as soon as you have Josh make successful throws behind the LOS to Singletary that goes no where, another play where Roberts is off script and he has to throw it away, then you are in 3rd and long territory. Just keep pounding the rock in this weather IF that is what is working.

Same folks talking ball placement..... too far, not leading enough blah, blah.... Had to be where it was because it is windy and wet, now if you want to say Allen is throwing it late I will listen. Also what is expected of a QB who is learning to throw to a spot before he has to confirm with his eyes that his receiver is open. It is a confidence and reps thing, not an accuracy thing.