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I think they've been trying various chip systems but so far nothing good enough. Part of the complication with chipping the ball has to be the current system of handling balls for the game, right? As I understand it, each team's QB tries out footballs before the game, and chooses the ones he wants. They get marked with the game they were used in, and used up to 3 (?) games. So there would have to be a large number of chipped balls supplied by each team, and a system of testing their function impartially before each game. I can't find it, but back in 2020 the Bills did a series of "Trust the ________ " short Feature Videos on various behind-the-scenes efforts of the equipment guys and trainers. They had one with Nate Breske explaining the proximity tracker systems, one explaining the process of setting up the pads and jerseys before the game (Stefon Diggs and a couple others like their gameday jerseys so tight it takes 3 staff to suit them up), and one showing Josh selecting the balls for the game and explaining a bit about what makes a ball "no" for him.

I think by "he" here you mean Singletary, who took a gap in pass protection? I agree, but the beer offer still stands - once Fitzpatrick reads it's a pass play, I bet the film would show he almost always blitzes. Oh well, he was late to the fair so no harms. But I do think something is going on with Saffold and the line.

OK, so here's a question. Why wouldn't the Hawk Eye system they use in Tennis work? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk-Eye It's used in Gaelic football and Austrailan football in addition to association football. One might need different cameras than just the ones up in the roof they use for tennis but.... I laughed until the dog got worried about me at this.

Right, think we agree much more than we don't. So is stuff just not being discussed enough pre-game or what? Because I'd bet you two beers that if we watched film of Minkah Fitzpatrick, he blitzes from that position the overwhelming majority of the time on a clear passing down. And I'd add a bourbon on a bet that most C in the league who try to pass off Cam Hayward (and I'm assuming that's who that is, can't see his #s) will lose him.

Oh, sorry, I thought I made it clear - I agree with you that it wasn't just Josh chucking it into triple coverage. Though perhaps he could have held the safety just a little moment with his eyes. My point was it is a "trust throw" relative to the sure, safe throws underneath and it did have the potential to become a pick if Shakir deflects it.

I understand the point about not freelancing and making ***** up during the game. I used to get frustrated with Jordan Phillips when he was here on the Bills before because he sometimes did just that on the D side instead of maintaining his gap integrity and it used to result in some gashes for big runs when he guessed wrong. FWIW, I've heard several podcasts or shows where Eric Wood was talking about this, and his take-home point as I understood it was that rules are not enough to make a top OL in the NFL. The guys and coaches have to be watching film and talking about the traits and tendencies of the specific players in specific situations and how they will modify their rules to handle them in-game.

Kurt Warner seems to believe the underneath throw is the correct call, and the throw to the WR on the LB is going to be a contested catch. Now obviously it worked for Josh and Shakir, but I think that's where the bird twitter guy calling it a "trust throw" comes in. Sorry, I can see you think I'm harping on D and that wasn't my point.

You might be interested in Kurt Warner's piece comparing Denver and Buffalo offensive plays. This is the first play he diagrams. He IDs it as Tampa 2 and believes the correct QB choice is the underneath guys, but Josh just feels "my guy is better than you" and takes his shot. (So does Russ, but it doesn't work)

This is a fantastic find, Thank you! Kurt Warner had a ring-side seat to how an offense could be good or bad *with the same QB* depending upon those inches.

That's actually a very clear verbal description of what I see in the video, well done! I guess my question is: if one step back is enough to remove a guy as an "threat" to a blocking scheme, how would one ever account for a delayed blitz? It seems such a scheme would be entirely and perennially susceptible to that. It seems to me that blocking rules have to be able to flex a bit (without rolling into free lancing) to account for the player personnel involved. If I'm correct that's Cam Hayward Morse is blocking, it's unrealistic to expect Morse to hand him off to Bates like an unwanted sweater. The minute he tries Hayward is gonna be onto Allen. Double that SOB and keep him doubled. And given that's Minkah Fitzpatrick,it seems to me he's using that step back to "sell" Saffold into dismissing him as a threat and turning/looking to his left, and it seems to me that as soon as Saffold "takes the cheese" Minkah shoots off. I wonder if Fina or Wood or someone else commented on that play.

I understand your explanation of the blocking rules, I'm asking you to explain how, under your rules, Fitzpatrick as the safety is seen as "eliminated as a threat" when he plainly is still there and in fact, as soon as he reads the play as a pass, he blitzes right through the hole Saffold vacates. Meanwhile there's no one else off to the L for Saffold to handle. I'd be happy to put in pics from the all-22 to illustrate what I'm seeing but they get rejected for being too large. I gotta figure out a way to resize without muss and fuss.

Are we talking about the same play? I normally understand you, but I don't at all here. Saffold does not have the threat eliminated. The threat is Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick blitzes and hits Josh through the gap Saffold was guarding a moment previously - fortunately just after, rather than just before, Josh releases the ball.

It's a nit. I take your point that we believe we've played better teams going by last year's record, but of course the counterpoint is "that was Then, this is Now". I will say this. KC has (I think) 4 turnovers on the year. The Bills have 7. We've been able to win in spite of this, and because we've been able to balance our turnovers with causing turnovers. But the Chiefs are going to be harder to knock it away from. So we better by damn hold on to the football this week, and not hand over 14 points with goal-line turnovers. What I want to know is how in the hell did the Chiefs lose to the Colts?

Think maybe you mean AFC #1 seed (Titans)? Bengals were AFC Champs?

So fundamentally, Saffold gets pwn'ed by a delayed blitz and moves off to block nothing while there's a guy who might still blitz standing there? I understand the blocking rules you're explaining, but heads-up OLmen working in concert gotta adapt in play as well. Eric Woods has talked about this. At best, I can say that Saffold has no rappore or chemistry built with Morse yet and that's gotta change. I think the guy Morse and Bates are blocking is Cam Hayward, and thinking that Sweeney is gonna handle the other DT solo and that Morse will be able to blithely hand Hayward off to Bates sounds like "a plan where you lose your Hat ....a Bad Plan"

Where's @HoofHearted? Can you explain the zone blocking rules that cause Saffold to turn away from blocking Minkah Fitzpatrick and leaving him to flatten Josh while Morse is engaged with a blocker? Even if Morse is supposed to pass his guy off to Bates and take on Fitzpatrick, shouldn't Saffold at least chip Fitzpatrick to give Morse time?

One of the reasons we're not using 4 and 5 WR sets is because we need the protection. Daboll would listen to Jon Feliciano tell him "Cam Heyward no problem, I got him!" and then watch Heyward cream Josh all game while he ran 4 and 5 wide sets. As a former QB, Dorsey says "that's great, but just in case, we're gonna keep Singletary in to block. all the better if you make his day boring." We have done well with sets where we start with a WR or TE blocking and then they release.

Let's keep in mind that if McDaniels had gone for the kick instead of the failed 2 point conversion, it woulda been a tie game and OT

In a word: No. He's right on pace for where he was last season. 6-7 receptions per game, 70 Y/G Who are these Bills CB who are going to excel at press man coverage vs. Kelce? Dane Jackson can not play press man. Tre White can play press man, he is not gonna play. Elam may be able to play press man against KC eventually. He was drafted to provide that ability with the hope he could develop into a quality off ball corner. But right now, if you put Elam alone on Kelce I think Kelce will shake him off like your pesky 7 year old sister.

Is this Trent Edwards vs JP Losman Redux? You hate ta see it 😇

Yes it would be interesting and no it doesn't show, that I've been able to find.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/10/12/nfl-troy-aikman-roughing-passer-tom-brady-derek-carr-football/10467362002/ "Troy Aikman wants NFL to 'take the dresses off.' Why stop there? Just play the game nude." 👀 👀 This guy is kidding....isn't he? " While many labeled the legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback’s comment sexist, I think Aikman might be on to something that could better protect all NFL players. I’m referring, of course, to playing the game of football wearing helmets, and nothing else. Take the dresses off? Heck, why not just lose the pads and shirts and stretchy man-trousers and cleats and socks and the whole ensemble? Wrap me up in heavy pads and I’ll gladly run full-tilt into another human being. But pop a helmet on my head and leave the rest of me al fresco and I’m thinking twice about running too hard into anything. An all-nude football league would mean every player has something at stake – several somethings, in fact." "The new NFL – Nude Football League – could also leverage this sensible, Aikman-inspired approach to reach out to new audiences. Watching 22 uniformed, pad-clad men running around the field knocking the tuna salad out of each other is one thing. Watching 22 men doing all that naked? That’s an entirely different show. The slogan possibilities are endless: “Same Great Game, Now With EVERYTHING on the Line”; “Like Chippendale’s, Only More Jiggly”; “Are You Ready for Some Skin, and Also Football?” ------------------ ....my gut hurts from laughing so much, but I gotta say....while some players might break the internet, not quite sure I'm ready for nude Orlando Brown or nude Tim Settle.

Thanks. I care.

Yes. But they would have to clear up cap space. They have about $9M. They need to clear ~$17M additional cap space if they trade CMC

Plays I saw vs Pitt, just the LT