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34 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
See that Dawkins got a fine 20,054.00 for the illegal chop-block, intentional or not I am ok with that - dangerous play.
Skrine got the same level of fine as Dawkins for a late hit on Josh Allen, I am surprised Skrine did not get more because he has been fined several times this year - perhaps that is the maximum. If it were the NHL he would have been suspended after so many fines, but is what it is.
The Jets took out our kicker, and made a point to try to injure Allen, if that does not fire up the Bills next time we face those clowns then nothing will.
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8 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said:
I looked up Williams profile and he's much more athletic/lean than I assumed, but I'm still leary. This seems like the perfect draft to trade down, especially if Herbert is still there when he happen to pick.
On the flipside, I'm a huge Josh Allen(Kentucky) fan and view him as a 95% gonna be a stud prospect. People may get upset if we go defense, but this defense is not elite and in need of an edge rusher. If Allen is the BPA and there's no great trade offers, just take him. Go offense the next 3 rounds.
I do think the Bills need to start thinking about shoring up the defense with some key vets aging, and folks talk about not drafting for need. If they stay put in the 1st, I am ok with them grabbing a defensive player if he is clearly the BPA, but then I would really expect to see some solid investment in the offensive line players, and receivers (who can catch a Josh Allen fast ball).
I would like the Bills to pick up some of the decent prospects this draft, but I think they could also do pretty well filling out their O-line needs with during Free Agency and having some proven vets may be a better option for this team at this time.
I don't generally get too worked up, unless the Bills go all in trading away a bunch of their picks for a "sure thing" - because there never is a sure thing.
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1 hour ago, LSHMEAB said:
Nor am I. I'd prefer the Bills get leaner and quicker at all spots on the OL. I don't want any more slugs.
If OBD wants to go offense or defense and if they feel that the BPA just is not worth a top 10 pick, I am all for them trading down a bit in the first and picking up some extra picks. I think the upcoming draft is pretty deep with both WR and o-line talent that are pretty close potential-wise - there are more than a few top-end TE's too. Look what Ebron is doing in Indy. Not sure how as I don't watch enough of their games, but Detroit really pooped the bed in how they used this kid.
I was high on Ebron when he was drafted going to a team with Stafford at QB - thought it was an ideal situation and that he was going to be a stud. I ended up wondering why he didn't pan out, I have been wrong plenty of times before and some kids that shine in college fail in the pros - it happens. Although he caught plenty of passes, he only managed 11 TD's in 4 years, not even close to what I thought he was capable of producing.
Now with Indy with Frank Reich as their coach (is it too early to start talking about Marchibroda - coaching tree ) Ebron already has 12 TD's. Sometimes it really is how a player is used, if he has the talent and is willing to work on getting better. I can guarantee that Luck is glad to have him.
Everyone is high on Fant in this draft, but he has had his share of injuries already, and the Iowa coaches tended to rely more on T.J. Hockenson down the stretch and their comments leaned towards the fact they felt he had a more complete game - especially being able to block as well as being a receiving threat. Some feel if he declared he may be the better option.
There were some speculation that Fant also gets the drops, but for the life of me I cannot find a site that provides college receiver target and drops. Although a bit subjective, one would think there would be a concerted effort to provide this metric. Having an idea of how soft a prospects hands are, in my mind, should be right up there with 40 times. I did find a site that provided NFL stats on team drops per pass attempts. The Bills are just barely behind Arizona for having the worst number of drops per attempt - might want to correct that with receivers that have reliable hands.
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7 minutes ago, Thriftygamer83 said:
In that time Ralph also lost his daughter Linda Brogdan (Wilson) to cancer. She came in and was tired of losing and scouted until the day she died; literally she was.
I know... I felt Ralph was losing it (mental capacity) and his bad operation decisions just piled up.
Even then he would surprise folks and flash that razor business intellect now and then - like the revenue-sharing deal where some owners tried to squeeze out the smaller market teams. I remember hearing that it was almost ratified by all the teams till Ralph said not-so-fast" and tried to point out the devil in the details to other owners - he and I think the Bengals owner were the only dissenting votes....all 32 owners scrapped the deal a few years later and Ralph got to say I told you so.
So much of his franchise performance issues towards the end were self-inflicted though - Linda was good people from all accounts.
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2 hours ago, T master said:
I was really hoping Marty Ball would come to Buffalo but Marty was the guy that wanted to be in charge of the team & Ralph probably didn't like that & there was probably something we didn't know about when Marty played for the Bills back in the day so it never came about that Marty came to be the Bills HC !!
I am glad Ralph gave us the Bills, but he could have done more to retain the talent he had, not to mention reigning in his foolish pride a bit.
The GM's he pushed out the door:
Polian (got the Panthers to the NFC Championship in the 2nd year of its existence, then took over as the Colts President, most of us know what he did there, drafted Peyton Manning, AFC Championships, Superbowl victory)
Fired John Butler and the whole talented Bills front office - who then went out to San Diego and turned the Chargers franchise into contenders.
Pushed Wade out the door too, who managed the difficult task of cleaning up an aging roster of beloved veterans and was the last coach to take the Bills to a playoff (till finally - last year). Everywhere Wade goes those teams get better, usually a lot better defensively, and win. Currently the DC for the Rams....with their offense, if Wade gets their defense turned around, they will be extremely tough to beat.
In the wake of his pride and senility, we were left with a series of incompetent Ralph puppets, GM rookies (sorry Marv, I know you meant well), a marketing guy, and a series of terrible coaches, Williams, Mularkey, Skelator (Jauron), Chan, Doug (good luck with that) Marrone....ugh.
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16 minutes ago, Bocephuz said:
agree completely on the ease off the double team thing. more i watch o line pass protect more i think ‘zone’ stay in your gap blocking for pass protect is way to go. gap integrity for O line should be same as d line.
this is why i think Castillo should be fired. way too many unnecessary double teams
Dawkins is likely an average LT at best.. which isn’t the worst thing. he’s definitely not a RT as his run blocking is poor
Brady takes some of the least amount of hits in the pocket, and a lot of that is because the NE o-line usually does a really good job of assigning each man to a gap. Even when a o-lineman is left uncovered, more often than not, he backpedals to stay in position relative to the rest of the line while staying in his gap rather than turning to double up on someone else. IMO a good strategy for countering twists and stunts as well as ensuring someone is manning a gap to pickup delayed blitzes.
Our boys need some more coaching or better coaching. I can't say I know enough about Castillo to say he is the problem, but if there is a proven o-line coach who is a good teacher and McBeane thinks he would be an upgrade, and you plan to upgrade your o-line players, this off season would be the time to get that guy.
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1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:
I have no relation to his family. I have friends who have played for him and they say he’s a great coach
I originally quoted you because you said we need a QB coach.
My point is we do not
i wasnt trying to start an argument
what i originally quoted was that Daboll had spent time as a QB Coach which the Bills need right now - meaning the Bills need quarterback coaching - really had nothing to do with personnel changes, but I can understand the confusion.
There is no need to bash Daboll to prop up Culley though. I knew very little about Culley, but if he is a solid QB coach that is great news. When I say that, I don't feel like I need to downplay Daboll's role either. I am picturing Josh sitting between them in the film room going over what he is doing well and what he needs to learn from and having two solid QB coaches is better than having just one.
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3 hours ago, Leonhart2017 said:
I didn’t know about that sad news. It is a really terrible disease.
Agree...I actually liked Marty, and would have preferred him over some of the interim scrubs we had.
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7 hours ago, Bocephuz said:
WYATT TELLER PASS PROTECT ANALYSIS
I watched the All 22 from the Jets game and analyzed every pass protect snap by Wyatt Teller in the first half. I did not have time to watch the 2nd half.. (I do have a real job) .. however.. I think it a good sample size to show examples where he played well, was fooled on stunts.. and perhaps most importantly examples that showed he didn't repeat the same mistake twice.
My system for grading is "Win" , "Loss" and "Draw" as described below:
WIN
- block is material to the play
- block/assignment is executed well
DRAW
- block is not material to the play
- block is executed well enough
LOSS
- block is material to the play
- block/assignment is executed poorly
DISCLAIMER: I am not a coach, I do not know exactly the play call or blocking assignment called on each play. I am merely an interested observer who focuses on O Line play every week and the following analysis is based on my observations
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OVERALL PERFORMANCE
By my count there were 26 pass plays in the first half (including penalty plays etc...).
- "Won" 13/26 ,
- "Lost" 3/26,
- "Draw" 10/26
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GIF BREAKDOWNS
WIN : Q1: 14:29 - Teller is initially pushed back by #99 but rallies.. resets.. and gets his hands into the pads to push his man back at the last minute.. buying time for Allen to complete 18 yd strike. Teller demonstrates strenght, resolve and good technique in fighting through losing the initial punch.
WIN: Q1 2:01 - Teller initially helps Dawkins with a double team .. but in doing that he is late in recognizing DE #96 coming in on delayed stunt. He miraculously avoids disaster however by getting there just in time and knocking #96 on his ass.. allowing for Allen to complete pass to Clay
LOSS Q2: 4:56 - Teller goes to help Dawkins double #96 .. does not see Twist stunt from #50 leading to #50 flushing Allen from the pocket.. and eventually an INT
LOSS: Q2 2:31 - FALSE START
WIN: Q2 1:34 - Jets run as similar stunt as shown earlier with #50 and #96... but this time Teller picks it up quickly.. engages #50 and manhandles him
WIN Q2 1:26 - Teller picks up the same stunt again showing he can think on his feet and adapt
LOSS Q2 1:12 - Teller misreads the stunt this time and gets to #96 too late causing a pressure on Allen
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CONCLUSION
By no means was Teller perfect in pass protect in 1st half.
However.. he did show some positive traits.. namely
- His strength often helps make up for poor technique or poor recognition
- He showed the ability to adapt and not get beat by the same stunt
- There were no holding penalties in the first half
On the negative side
- A False Start is almost always inexcusable.. gotta clean that up
- He did misread a few stunts
At the end of the day the Jets threw quite a few stunts at Teller and Dawkins in the first half ( mainly #50 and #96 working together) and the pair was 2/4 in picking them up. Hopefully Dawkins and Teller develop some chemistry here and learn to trust each other more in picking up stunts. I think the future is bright for Teller.. he seems to have the movement skills and strength to hang in the NFL and certainly has an attitude in finishing blocks. Hopefully with more experience will come less examples of him getting fooled by stunts. From what I've seen I believe he can develop into a reliable starting NFL Guard.
( On a side note .. John Miller is completely shot... I was a fan of his and had high expectations for him this year but its time to pull the plug)
( Also.. Juan Castillo likely needs to be fired. It seems like most of the time he calls for the Guards to double team it ends in busted protection)
Thanks for putting in the effort on this...I thought Teller had a tough time with the Jet stunts, and at times he did - as did much of the o-line.
I like him, he just needs some seasoning.
That stunt that a lot of teams use, including the Bills, of lining up an end in a wide 9 and then having him come across and split the LT and LG and then loop a LDT around, or when they take the LT high with the DT and crash across the face of the LG with that LDE once again from a wide 9 only to have an interior RDT twist around and into the gap... creates a lot of problems.
Only thing you can teach is that guys have to be "positionally" sound, focusing on gap blocking and ease off the double-teams.
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26 minutes ago, CodeMonkey said:
Big game?
They put on whatever they think will generate the highest ratings.
Cowboys...I smell NFL Jerrymandering
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32 minutes ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said:
Not hard to coach, pretty much just communicate, it's about alignment and yes he was.
There are times in the past when I have wondered why a player is having trouble performing and it comes out after the season that there was a health issue that had more of an impact than was let on. Not saying that's the case here, but it crossed my mind.
With how weak his kicks were I was wondering too about Hausch being injured early in that game, or whether he was using Patriot footballs that had been "Gronked", then that Jet gave him the cheap shot (sans flag or fine of course) and now I know he is hurt.
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8 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Culley was a QB coach in college. He received better offers from schools as a WR coach. It be dumb not to accept it
Reid is on record saying Culley would be a great QB Coach, O Coordinator and Head Coach
and yes Culley would know just as much if not more about QB fundamentals and how to apply them than Daboll... something that is fundamental to a QB coaches job
Daboll was a QB coach for 2 years... you act like it was 15
Jordan Palmer is a QB Guru and he was never a QB coach...
Culley has tons of experience in football . Coaching QBs, WRs and being assistant HC.. not too mention being a D1 QB
OK..... Culley is awesome. You are trying too hard to argue - do you have a point?
Are you a member of the Culley family and have some kind of inferiority complex about him working for Daboll on his staff?
Are you saying Daboll is not a good QB coach because Culley is a good one (that is just plain crazy), or that Daboll was not a good QB coach in his past... because a HOF QB who had him as a coach would appear to disagree with you.
Really I have no idea where you are going with this and just don't care. If Culley is all that, it is good for the Bills - I don't feel compelled to compare him to the guy he works for.
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3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
David Culley worked with him for 1.5 seasons here and his job is safe
Peterman couldn’t ruin his career ?
Daboll played D3 football at Rochester as a free safety And never played QB... and people want him as QB coach also
Culley played D1 QB at Vanderbilt has coached all over , coached QBs , WRs , learned from Reid and has a great respect in the coaching community, and people thinks he is unqualified
Culley is just as qualified to be a QB coach If not more so than Daboll
Culley has never been a QB coach till he was offered the position with the Bills, though he did have plenty of experience as a WR coach. That was the biggest knock on him being given that position with the Bills. Don't know much about him beyond that and don't really care as long as he does not hurt Josh's development.
Was a bit of a stretch taking my statement that QB coaching is what the Bills need at this point and being glad that Daboll has that experience to Culley being fired. Why would Daboll the current OC want to step down to be a position coach? Culley's job is likely safe I guess - really was not even in my scope of thoughts.
Daboll however has been a QB coach in the league and a WR coach and my endorsement of him in role was simply following up on Brett Favre saying he was a great QB coach that he had while with the Jets and would make a good HC candidate for GB.
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17 minutes ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said:
Working on kicking technique is not really part of the job anyway. Moorman might be able scheme kick protections, blocks and coverage if he paid attention during his playing days. But maybe as an assistant.
You can put me on the side of the players are the issue. Young roster, not a lot of quality talent at backup spots.
I would say the same, but McD was pissed and said he and Crossman specifically discussed directing kicks away from Andre Roberts and they kicked it right to him 3 times (one long return called back on a penalty).
How hard is that to coach, or does Hauschka need a special shoe to make a kick veer to the left when the returner is standing on the right hash mark? Wasn't Hausch doing our kickoffs last year?
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12 minutes ago, TigerJ said:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
1 hour ago, hondo in seattle said:It is scary.
But I think McD has a better sense of Daboll's skills then we do.
While we only see the product on the field with all its warts, McD gets to see Daboll's "process." He gets to watch him game plan, coach and prepare. McD should be able to determine if Daboll's doing the right things. We know the result is wrong but is the "process" right and just needs better players?
Daboll has good street cred already and has been a part of several successful programs, and has spent time as a QB coach which the Bills need at this point.
I don't know how Offensive-minded McD is... in regards to evaluating Daboll, he liked enough of what he saw to hire him fully knowing they were targeting a QB in the draft that would need coaching up and adaptive play calling...if nothing else, that should tell you what you need to know about their relationship.
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16 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
I had no idea they earned that much per game... wonder if they get reimbursed for expenses (travel, hotel, meals) - not a bad gig as they probably make 30-40K or more for post-season games.
Money well-spent.
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7 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:
I can name one special teams coordinator in the NFL....Danny Crossman.
Time to start thinking about some other ones, because I heard a rumor that guy sucks
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8 minutes ago, jr1 said:
Brian Moorman
Appreciate the sentiment, my favorite special team's player of all time.
Alas, he is not a coach and likely unable to coach others to do all the things he could do.
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I am thinking we may be able to simply raid from the Jets or Miami staff.
There is a good chance that one or both coaching staffs will be blown up this offseason and they are sitting at #1 and #10 respectively.
The Jets have:
Brant Boyer and OBD should be sure to (or just) hire his assistant Jeff Hammerschmidt as he was hired in the 2016-2017 offseason as the Jets Special Teams were struggling and had been ranked 25th in 2017, 32nd in 2016, so quite a jump since they brought Jeff in from the college ranks.
The Phins have:
Marlan Maalouf: Would be less excited if they hired Marlan as he seems to be able to keep Miami from embarrassing themselves, but they do not excel as a unit either. This would be change for change sake IMO.
The Bills are currently ranked 27th.
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So KB?
Caught 1 of 2 targets for 17 yds. with Mahomes at QB position - sounds like fairly consistent stats for him. I don't blame KC for kicking the tires on a one-year deal to see if there was a player somewhere in KB that was salvageable. If clearing waivers without an offer did not turn on the lights for him and buy him a clue nothing will. I saw the replay of the catch he did make - slow, no separation, just used his bigger frame to push off and turn and catch the ball.
I try not to wish anyone ill fortune in their careers, but I wont miss his complaints about QBs needing to be more accurate rather than taking ownership of his own drops (some in the end zone) and lazy route running.
I was curious so I followed him this one game - not planning on trolling him forever, but it will be interesting to see if KC extends past the one year deal.
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20 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:
^^^^This. No question he's made strides in his playcalling over the course of the season from where we were, but the jury stays out until the year is done and we can evaluate over the entirety of the season, and probably into next with better weaponry to design around. I was one of the ones calling for his head early on, and have definitely backed off of that for a number of reasons, but am completely sold that he should remain "the guy" going forward? Not yet.
There are elements of the gun-slinger mentality that Josh Allen flashes that remind me a bit of Brett Favre so I found it interesting that Brett considered Daboll a solid candidate for the Green Bay HC job. I think folks would come to quickly understand how much Daboll has propped up a lack-luster offensive (truly offensive) roster, chuck full of injuries, were he to leave.
In case anyone missed the several articles, this is what Favre had to say about Daboll to TMZ:
"Yeah, sure. I would give them my opinion. No one's asked, not that they should, and I haven't actually talked to any coaches, but I can think of several off the top of my head who if the Packers (asked)--keeping in mind that Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback--would be great choices. At least consideration. And that's Darrell Bevell, who Aaron knows well. Took this year off. Young, energetic, great coach. Brian Daboll, who was at Alabama last year as offensive coordinator. Was my quarterback coach for the Jets. I think he's the OC right now in Buffalo. Very young, energetic, creative mind."
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7 hours ago, Ned Kelly said:
I still hope we take him with our first. He's gunna be darty for years.
We wouldn't need to chase a C in fa and could focus on Rg\Rt
The way his teammate's talk about him I can see he and Teller growing together with Biadasz bringing Tellers game along.
Keep Bodine and give Baddasz snaps whenever possible.
By the end of the year I think he would own the job.
Plus, watching the TBD world burn when we take him in the first Rnd would be hilarious ?
There would be some serious burn - folks already have their hearts set on the top wide out or corner or linebacker. And they all have their reasons, I am just old school when it comes to giving any new QB a chance to succeed in this league and I have seen too many good prospects beaten to a pulp and concussed to the point of being ruined. You build from the inside --> out.
Invest in and install a good o-line in front of your QB, establish a running game (does not mean you have to back up the Brinks truck to pay for a FA running back who has had success behind some other team's good o-line), find a TE who can actually block and catch, and after you feel you have addressed those then yeah, get some weapons your QB can throw to....because he will have the time and more opportunities (safeties having to respect play-action) to deliver the ball to them.
With cap space and decent drafting all the above can be addressed, does not have to be phases done over years so folks can relax a bit about the order of things being addressed as long as they nail each.
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19 minutes ago, gordong said:
this is funny.... NOT IN 500 YEARS
Went for 2 against Miami and got them... with McKenzie I believe.
Not sure how conservative Daboll would be..
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3 hours ago, Ned Kelly said:
I must admit I keep over looking Dieter.
Edwards & Biadasz submit paperwork.
https://badgersinsider.com/2018/12/13/biadasz-edwards-submit-paperwork-to-nfl-draft-advisory-board/
Amazing mobility and strength for a center... it has been his plays like this over the year that has his draft stock rising. He still needs some work on pass pro, and I still like the idea of a veteran center calling out protections, but Tyler has the tools to become a very good NFL center.
Biadasz Center pulling and snowplowing 2 Michigan defenders
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First Half: Wk 15 Lions at Bills 1 pm FOX
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Yeah - not a fan...better than the Seattle uni's that burn your eyes, but not by much