Buffalo Junction

I love those late Miami game when the crowd starts singing “let it snow”. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Chubb get his tomorrow. Side note; I’m glad I took 5/20 back east instead of 90 after that game.

You hope they beat the snot out each other, play through a full OT, and enter next week exhausted after a tie.

They weren’t world beaters, but rewinding a decade the interior Oline had highly drafted talent in Wood (1st), Levitre (2nd), Rinehart (3rd), etc. Say what you want about previous GMs, but they spent draft capital on interior Olinemen, and that translated to more success in the run game. They also took some risks on top talent with checkered history; some of which - Incognito- paid off. With regards to draft position and physical talent…. 2016 Offensive Line Cordy Glenn (2nd) Richie Incognito (3rd) Eric Wood (1st) John Miller (3rd) Cyrus Kouandijo (2nd) That line had issues, but it could physically dominate defensive lines in the run game, especially on the left side or with Incognito pulling.

Yup. I imagine they’re grooming Brady as Dorsey’s eventual replacement while Shula is there for experience and “break glass in case of emergency”.

IDK, but those are definitely hires that I’d make in a league where OCs that perform well are rapidly poached for HC jobs.

Respectfully disagree. You’re absolutely correct for the route concept we ran…. However, with a wheel route or motioned RB the LBer is only fully responsible for the first half of the route. Petersons responsibility would have been to break off and help over the top, especially if the LBer can’t carry the route. If Peterson makes the same assumption as he did and that LB isn’t fast enough the RB’s wheel route is open for an end zone shot. It’s why the CB is supposed to play that post on the outside hip of the WR instead of undercutting the route. Regardless, due to how Peterson played that route concept Allen should have either thrown to Singletary, thrown a high ball to Davis that would have gone out of bounds if missed, run it, or put it in the dirt. Peterson simply knew he didn’t have to worry about anyone threatening that zone unless the play turned into a scramble drill.

I have the sneaking suspicion that the offense is simultaneously too simple and too complex. It’s as though the play design, pre-snap structure & motion is too simple, which makes everything post snap (reads, option routes, etc) more complex. Couple that with the lack of a dominant run game and teams are able to sit on routes and in zones waiting for Allen to make mistakes. We also have the issue of Knox and the RBs chipping frequently which keeps them from going into motion and/ getting into their routes early. If the RB runs a wheel route or motions outside on that OT INT then Peterson is forced to stay in his zone. Instead it’s a chip and release, Peterson can roam, Allen has to hold the ball, and Davis has to make a choice of whether or not to flatten his route… All the complexity happens post snap because the defense didn’t have to think pre-snap.

They have to replace Saffold this off-season, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lineman in the first three rounds. My hope is that the draft lines up for talent wise for Beane to double dip on the Oline like he did with Rousseau and Basham. That said, I’m “bills fan prepared” for them to go defense.

IDK, but there have certainly been points in games this year where it looks like guys who’ve been on the team don’t know their assignments.

It is. I just don’t believe one good RB can overcome how poor the interior Oline is at getting push on inside runs. That said, I’d certainly prefer that they grab an offensive lineman or two in the first two rounds instead of a DE. A battering ram of a RB wouldn’t hurt in their committee approach either.

I see you’ve moved the goalposts…. Once again. Since you didn’t understand my point the first few times, Singletary isn’t an all-pro RB like Kamara, but he’s fine as a committee back. He’s also not going to cost $75 million to resign like Kamara. It’s certainly not Singletary’s fault that Beane has done a poor job of procuring good guards and other backs for a committee approach. If by chance you believe Beane has drafted talented RBs then Singletary’s been good enough to keep his job. Maybe it’s coaching though. The past three games they’ve averaged 7 second half runs from players not named Allen which is an issue in its own right… Dorsey doesn’t even seriously try to run the ball late in games. If you’d prefer the team to just go out and spend a 1st on a RB, or overpay a James Hunt or Josh Jacobs this year just say that’s fine. There will certainly more talented backs available this off-season. I’d just rather them spend their limited resources on good offensive linemen instead of bottom of the barrel guards and high mileage RBs.

And then got injured week one. Whether that hamstring injury was related to compensating for the knee injury is debatable, but those types of soft tissue injuries happen a fair amount when guys rush back from injury.

I hope they tie and beat each other up so they’re next games are more difficult.

It’s just a purely factual statistic which points out your use of 1) a straw man argument and 2) a red herring to avoid good faith discussion. I never made a comparison of talent or said that Singletary is as good as Kamara. I just used Kamara to prove that total rushing yardage per season isn’t the sole indication of talent. Kamara fit the bill because he has the same YPC average (4.6) as Singletary, played with a top 5 QB, and played in a pass heavy offense. When it comes to receiving (overall talent factor) there’s no comparison as Kamara has four seasons with 80+ receptions and several seasons with 15+ TDs.

Neither has Alvin Kamara. Time to find a new soapbox.

Total yards? Janky attempt at a statistical proof. If you use Singletary’s carry average per carry and Mixon’s attempt number that yardage goes up to 1,343 yards (130 more than Mixon). Which would go towards my point that Singletary is fine, and possibly underutilized with our entire run game.

🙄 Here’s more…. 🙄 He’s not the trash RB you’re making him out to be. Dude just isn’t Aaron Jones or Lynch. He’s a solid committee back, and he’s not the problem. The actual issues are Beane’s failure to get top guard talent, and the teams lack of commitment to the running game. Singletary doesn’t have breakaway speed, but he has good agility & shiftiness, contact balance, and leg drive.

I’ll take a 6-8 yard piggy back ride over an 81 yard TD run all day. Shrug

Yup pure trash 🤨 https://youtu.be/VDOIPjdg9_A

You may be correct, but a 6’ 195 lb corner has a better shot of making that play than a 5’9” 180 pound corner. It definitely wouldn’t have been an insane play either, just an excellent interception that gets made by someone several times a season.

My call of choice there would have been a rpo out of shotgun or even an old school option to get the ball on the wing. I get the concept of using the sneak to just steal 2 yards though. Problem is they’ve done that before and it’s expected now. Dorsey is proving to lack situational innovation, and it’s hurting the team. More than that though is their willingness to abandon the run in the second half of these games. That’s damning, especially when Singletary’s balling.

Nope. Searching any cross reference of “Saints” “Taysom Hill” “endzone” “QB sneak” just gets you touchdown highlights; I tried 🤷‍♂️. Hit YouTube, almost every qb sneak on there is a TD play. Gonna have to go game by game and watch every play and I don’t care that much. Fact remains, Allen has been very good a QB sneaks. QB sneaks are often used to create space in that situation. Morse and Allen ***** that play up. Is what it is. The call wasn’t great, but it’s been generally reliable over the history of the nfl when you have a decent OLine. They just ***** it up today. It happens. My issues with McD have nothing to do with particular plays or even issues in a particular season. My issue is that there’s a mid season slump every year with similar problems…. ie, they stop running the ball and can’t stop the run which causes a cluster of loses. That’s the issue to me. All of those other coaches mentioned have issues of their own. I’d honestly rather have Dorsey calling offensive plays than Matt Patricia or Greg Roman. Hell, McVay can’t seem to get ***** right with an all pro QB and an all pro WR. The grass is always greener….

Man. He ran that exact same QB sneak multiple times during his time with the saints with Taysum Hill under center. Don’t be revisionist and blow smoke…. When you have a 240 lb QB a sneak for 1-3 yards should be a gimmie play. The snap was botched. Payton ain’t some godlike coach. He’s certainly a better OC than Dorsey at this point, but you’re forgetting that Payton had 8 years as an OC before even becoming a HC. Playcalling improves with experience, and if anyone thinks that Dorsey wouldn’t hit some rough patches they’re dumber than a bag of doorknobs.

Yeah? A HOF head coach on standby that won a single Super bowl in 15 years with Drew Brees….. Tell me again how he’s better than Mike McCarthy? Tell me how he’s better than Andy Reid who’s won a single Super Bowl in 23 years as a head coach? Super Bowls aren’t easy to come by. They take talent, hard work, good rosters, and the stars aligning.

And there you have it….. without a hall of fame offensive head coach on standby you don’t have a viable upgrade option.