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This is total speculation, but I wonder if it has to do with the OL adjusting to what seems to be a more zone blocking scheme where the players have to pass guys off to each other more? Might make it easier for the defenders to step back and jump?

If you know enough to look at a box score you should know enough to look and see Edmunds tackles were split evenly between solo tackles (5) and assists (5). In solo tackles he was second to safety Damar Hamlin (7)

Well, they can. But then they have to leave something else open.

Good write-up. The other wrinkle is that the Bills played 1/2 the field Man, 1/2 the field zone. The RB Mahomes sent in motion triggered one of the man defenders to move with him, so Mahomes thought it was man with the CB in trail technique. He didn't see Taron Johnson there ready to read his eyes and jump the route. I'm bad at identifying coverages unless I can watch the play on all 22 several times, but from what I can tell it's something other teams are using on the Bills in an attempt to disguise coverage. Don't forget BigJ97 Phillips and Tim Settle. They showed a clip of one of the assistant coaches on the sideline giving a psych-up talk to his DBs "yards don't matter, points matter"

All respect, I'm not sure that quite disproves. I think defenders are cautious about hitting Brady, because he was given the flag for quite a long stretch.

I swear, I think Josh hears "Never do that again" "Don't do that" "Slide" and it's like the far side cartoon, "Ginger, get out of the trash" "Ginger, no!" where the dog hears "Ginger, blahblah. Blahblah, Ginger!" He was so enthusiastic about dinner with this group of family, dinner with that group of family, and all the restaurants he wants to hit up, he may be waddling back into the building next week and the equipment guys may have to let out his jersey INconceivable! But at least he's being honest. LOL this was AFTER he said Dawson Knox is the epitome of what it means to be a man, and is the sort of man you want to marry your daughter 😂

Ouch, that list of offensive linemen hurt my eyes.

Well, they are second in the AFC E right now with a record of 4-2. Since I want the Bills to win the conference, I wouldn't mind some cushion.

So Brandt did this early seeding I guess I would go for Bengals in the AFC (replacing the Colts) I'm not sure why the 49ers are ahead of the Seahawks with the same record (H2H?), but my guess would be the Cowboys fade and the Seasnakes make it in. I think they are counting on Dak to come in and play lights-out and take over, but I think he's going to stutter a bit with his hand and by the time he gets it, they'll be out of the race.

"Let Russ cook they said! Let Russ cook? We let Russ cook, and he burn the ribs but the brisket raw! Raw, I tell you! And the burgers - they tough as hockey pucks!"

See post above. Not true. Thank you! That is SUBTLE - seems like something Bill Belicheck would take advantage of.

Warner did a breakdown on Wilson and what's going wrong. In this film, he points out a number of plays where Wilson (and Allen) had a safer open option to get a completion and yards. In one example, both of them pass it up to go for a risker deep (Allen) or endzone (Wilson) shot. Shakir makes the catch; Jerry Jeudy does not. But the surer shorter completion was there for Wilson, he just went for the throat and failed to connect. On the next play, the play works as designed but Wilson throws a bit behind the WR instead of placing it where the receiver can run into it, making it a contested ball his receiver doesn't come down with. (In another video, Warner points that out that the receiver starts to cut to the sideline, where he would have a clean catch - but Wilson throws it deeper, basically placing it where his receiver has to run into coverage) Allen's throw is a bit off as well, and Shakir has to come back and go low for it, making it more contested. But he makes the play. What I take away from Warner's analysis: 1) Wilson has protection and well-designed plays that give him open receivers. Sometimes Wilson is skipping the "gimme" throws to open receivers in favor of the higher difficulty, deeper "kill shot" 2) His receivers aren't helping him out with contested plays they could make at times 3) Wilson could also help his receivers out with different ball placement 4) and sometimes Wilson is just missing his throw This is all a very verbose and documented way of saying "you're right, Wilson has protection and receivers enough of the time, he's just not taking advantage of them well enough. I'm sorry, maybe you said in a previous post - who is "they"?

I'm stopping at Burger King on the way to his house, to get something I can stomach.

Ah, OK, I see. So 2 things getting mixed here. PUP - which is what Boettger and White were on - is for players who started TC unable to practice. When a guy goes on PUP into the regular season he needs to stay there for at least 4 weeks, but he can stay on there as long as the team wants though - 8 weeks, 12 weeks. Can't practice while he's on it, can attend meetings and watch film with the team, use facilities. When the player starts practicing, he gets a 21 day window (I think it's days, not games) to practice with the team, at the end of that 3 weeks he either gets placed on the 53 man roster OR go on season ending IR (of course there's a work around. Player can go on the 53 man roster as an active player for a couple days, then go on IR eligible to return.) IR - which is what Stevenson is on - player must start the season on the 53 man roster to be eligible to come off. Player can't practice with the team until he's off. Like PUP, the player must be on IR at least 4 games (games not weeks) but there's no maximum - he can stay on IR 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks. BUT, he has to go onto the 53 man roster once he starts practicing. And, this year the team gets a maximum of 8 players who can return. So Boettger can stay on PUP for many weeks, and Stevenson can stay on IR for many weeks, and still be eligible to return. It's a minimum of 4 weeks, not a 4 week deadline to decide.

LOL of course he does. Those were his Glory Years, 6 years, 2 All-Pro, 5 years as the "Bell Cow" with 2 1300+ and one amazing 1600 yd rushing season (100+ ypg) - he had more than 2000 yds from scrimmage that season - with Mark Sanchez as the QB. He WAS that offense.

How do you get that "one more week"? I don't think that's correct.

Why do I have the feeling that Baldy has that 6 pack lined up and is popping the tops himself as he watches film?

McDermott said something about it in one of his pressers IIRC, it was to the effect that Stevenson wasn't near to return.

Teller had NFL game film, having started 7 games at guard as a rookie. That's what gave him trade value going into his 2nd season. Yeah, he didn't look too promising, but they might have put him on the PS. Colts claimed him off waivers.

He wasn't on the Bills. The Colts claimed him off waivers, and just waived him in turn. My thinking is @Boatdrinks called it, trying to get some info on the Bills blocking calls and schemes. I could be wrong, but I think the roles and tendencies of the WR and the RBs are fairly easy to pull off film, but the details of the blocking and the protection calls are more obscure. But I could be wrong and maybe they just need a tackle and like him.

I think it's actually a universal sentiment that everyone sees Shakir as having a higher ceiling, and hopes for him to play well and take over. Whatever you think of his play, McKenzie is a physically limited guy. He's not gonna grow 6 inches, put on 30 pounds, gain bigger hands, and stay just as fast like Shakir. I don't think you'll find one single fan, including the fans who are fully willing to recognize and credit McKenzie's contributions this year and previous years, who hopes differently. The question is when. The average fan sees great catches and run after catch and is like "great! why isn't Shakir playing more?" But take last game. Shakir was on the field for 15 snaps. He had 2 targets. He missed one he could arguably have caught but it was ahead of him - was he in the right place, or was the ball off target?, he made a beautiful catch on the other. So what is he doing the other 13 snaps? If his role was to run a clearing route, did he get a clean release and complete the route with conviction? If his role was to block downfield on a run or after a reception by someone else, did he at least get in the defender's way (more a matter of timing and technique than size/strength)? Those are the things the coaches are looking at. And frankly, when I see film and pick out Shakir, the answer so far is a mixed bag. I have seen beautiful downfield blocks and a couple good blocks in the backfield. I have also seen total whiffs. Similar with routes- seen beautiful routes, seen routes where he got taken out or where I could say "you know you're not getting the ball". I have absolutely no doubt that Shakir will keep working and learning and improving and will take over in time, but fans have to understand that coaches are looking at the entire 15 snaps, not just the 2 where Shakir got targeted, or vs Pittsburgh they're looking at the whole 39 snaps, not the 5 where Shakir got targeted and the 3 lovely receptions. And it's what he's doing on those other snaps that will determine the time.

Colts. September 25. They won. Last year, Cowboys, Titans. Bengals did a good job in the AFCCG although the Chiefs scored 24. I don't think the fundamentals of how to slow down or stop KC are obscure. I think the trick is having the quality of defensive players who can execute and maintain their intensity for 60 minutes. I also think that while in theory, the Chiefs did the right thing to trade Hill and re-stock with quality FA receivers in JJSS and MVS - they are NOT 100% on the same page with Mahomes yet.

LOL that game was purgatory for the Carolina DC, I can totally see that. Bet it happened on the final series, after Cam Newton had a strip sack (by Von Miller) on the 25 and gave Denver the ball at the Carolina 4 yd line. So McDermott was speaking from the heart when he told the media that he understands the competitiveness and the passion and how much the coach cares, but as a leader, you have to learn to keep your composure and set an example. I bet that's exactly what Rivera told him. I agree, and it's been the difference in the 3rd Q.

So Daboll's first year, a number of his play designs seemed really really weird to me. I called him the Vizzinni of OCs. Maybe it was because his OL was so horridly deficient and he was trying his best, maybe it was Juan Castillo. But he'd have these plays where OK it's a misdirection to the R covering up for an outside run to the L but then it really turns out to be a bubble screen to the R. It was like he expected the defense to be frozen in place thinking. I literally spent HOURS watching all-22 and interrogating patient people who know more about football: "what is he trying to do here? what is this play supposed to look like if it works?" The most awkward overly cute plays did disappear as the season went on, and the next season plays were much better designed (perhaps Bobby Johnson had a hand), but I never felt that the run and pass game worked together. From the start with Dorsey, I don't see that. He seems to understand how defensive players think and how to ***** with them, probably because he had the chance to do so himself. Everything seems well-crafted to work together. The problems with the run game seem purely technique failures - one player is supposed to pass a guy off and block the guy to his L or R according to zone rules and he Just Can't Do It, or a WR is supposed to block and he Just Doesn't, not even get in the way. But the play itself seems well designed and are used to set up the passing game, even when they don't work. I don't know the names, but I can see what they're trying to do, and see why the play didn't work if it squibbed. His major growth need seems to be finding the plays that WILL get a guy open down on the goal line, and also being too cute on 4th and 1 (which may be a QB-C exchange concern in part). But I have high confidence he'll figure it out, and the QB sneak plays with Davis shoving Allen vs KC were a ++ sign.

On a fake reverse or a fake jet sweep, you just nailed the job description.