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Why is Sweeny lining up wide at all? That also makes no sense to me. Sweeney should be the final check down when the rest of the play breaks down

He couldn't cut back. There was a defender right behind him that would have hit him immediately. Also, that hole was a mirage as our line was being pushed around, not creating it. The Colts play didn't have someone trailing him and the line controlled the blocking. Not the same thing. Dawkins got blown up and the play was outside zone. I think the real issue is, why is our offensive lineman running to make blocks at the next level in the middle of the field when the play is to the outside. Seems like miscommunication or poor execution

3 - I agree on overall deep balls, even though we didn't try any against the Jags. I'm moreso talking about the deep crossing routes where the boys would toe tap the sideline. That play is gone 7 - If that's the case, then let someone else run that play. Isn't that what we drafted Stevenson for?

That's what I'm saying though. When did they catch up to us? I feel like we stopped running our scheme in anticipation of people shutting us down. The Chiefs game was the only one where our normal play wasn't working, and I would say that was more the offensive line not protecting Josh.

. I wonder if the frustration is coming from the playcalling and adjusting to a different scheme. He knows what they can do, and he's running plays that aren't working as well

Like many of you, I am both frustrated and perplexed by our offensive performance this season. While I understand the need to evolve schemes before the league catches up to you, I can't quite figure out when that happened to us. We were able to move the ball just fine at the end of last season, were good against the Colts, played a good defense in windy conditions against the Ravens, and then puttered against the Chiefs. In the Chiefs game, I don't know that they "figured us out" so much as the matchup wasn't in our favor and we just had the wrong plan. More so, I think about the Ravens offense. They dominate the regular season and flop in the playoffs. I get needing to make a change for the playoffs and practicing that in parts of the season, but the Ravens usually stick with what works during the regular season for the past few years. So with that, why did we effectively change our scheme that was apparently working? Here are my questions? 1 - With Gabe Davis leading us in Red Zone TDs last season, why is he no longer in those packages as much? While I understand Sanders new role in the offense, red zone packages are typically different 2 - Do we have a runningback problem or an offensive line problem? Additionally, where is the extra eligible blocking receiver? Teams are rarely stacking the box against us, which means it's 5 vs 4 on the line. If we bring in an additional OL as an eligible receiver, then it's 6 vs 4. That should be more than enough to get decent yards on each run play. However, what percentage of our run plays come from the shotgun versus Josh under center. Are we too obvious when we call a rushing play? Is it possible that both Motor and Moss suck, or is the offensive line that bad? I mean, these are NFL talented players who can't win a 5 vs 4 matchup? I argue that alone seems illogical. With that, for me, I believe it is our lack of creative scheme. I think about our rushing attack before and after Greg Roman. The man had a system out of the shotgun that couldn't be touched and we torched the league in rushing. Why is that not something we can somewhat emulate? 3 - Even with other teams playing two safeties deep, the deep crossing routes shouldn't be effected by this as much. If the safety does shade over, then the seam down the middle should be free. Josh rolling out and hitting someone deep on the sideline was a majority of our highlights last season, but I can't think of more than a few times we've hit that play or even tried. 4 - Is it me, or did we move the pocket with Josh more last season? 5 - I understand that teams are more consistently double covering Diggs, but that typically doesn't take affect until he's more than 10 yards down field? What happened to the quick stutter-step routes that got him going early in games that brought the safeties up? Our best games are when we fed Diggs and Beasley early, forcing the defense to react, and then killed them deep with throws to Davis and whoever else. 6 - While Sanders has made some great plays for us, it feels to be at the expense of the other receivers. Is this intentional or is really just the only person getting open? 7 - Where the hell is the McKenzie sweep plays? We would at least keep the defense on their guard with those plays and creep towards the LOS, but nothing this year. 8 - When Josh went off on the sidelines against the Dolphins, who was he yelling at? It looked like he was targeting his offensive line. Has that relationship soured a bit? I'm not saying they are tanking in response, but the tension is real. Josh has not looked relaxed all season. That's all I got. I'm as frustrated as Josh is and I equally see the articles about him not taking the check-downs, but I also believe there is more to it. I don' t have answers, just wanted to put the thoughts out there and see if anyone had similar thoughts or answers.

The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if his relationship with the offensive is breaking. He absolutely lost it on them in the Dolphins game and they’ve gotten progressively worse

I found this really surprising. They eyeball test made me think he wouldn't even be close to his stats last year and his swagger just isn't there. Not sure the point, except for those who focus on numbers.

Trust me, don't

One thing I noticed, they gave up so many good seat options in how they setup the lower middle. They had walking and standing areas where they could’ve had good seats. Anything that should be 30-40 rows back between the 30’s didn’t exist. I really hope the Bills don’t follow that model

This! Great pick-up and I noticed the same thing. I wish they would have put Diggs in the slot more and let him just abuse that safety in coverage

That songs is just brutal I know it's a remake, but damn

Mods, I honestly didn't know what else to call this or where to put it. I won't be able to write my random thoughts post this week. I apologize as I know there are a few who look forward to that weekly post. Other have posted similar threads and did an excellent job. I recommend taking a look. My apologies Edit - many are assuming this is because they lost and I’m upset about it. That is not the case. I am pissed they lost, but I’ve written plenty of these after a bad loss. Other things, that I don’t feel like sharing came up, and I don’t want to half ass it. Also, my seats made a lot of things difficult to see, so I don’t even know if my notes are accurate. All things I didn’t think I had to go into, but apparently some look for the negative

Maybe I’m salty because I’ve put some decent money into attending games this year. Maybe I’m breaking the cardinal rule of not posting when you are angry. Either way, it’s ridiculous the ROI this year. You can argue the relevance of fans investment in a team, but I argue that the fans are why the team is here and why the players get paid. When I think about the cost of tickets for the home opener, how many fans travelled to the Titans game, and the minimum 50% of the stands being fans for the Jags game, the product this team puts on the field is pathetic. I’m honestly starting to believe that the lack of fans in the stadium helped the team last year. I’m not saying it’s the reason we lose, but it’s not helping. I wish there was a better way to show our displeasure. I honestly hope the fans start to boo them more at home to start a game, or just something. Seeing the fans walk out of the stadium today after that pathetic performance, I would hope for a refund check straight from the coaches and players. But again, I’m super salty right now

Yup, unpopular opinion. I’m not saying he didn’t run for his life, but the interceptions were unforgivable.

Exactly. I had two more games planned this season and I’m going to save my money. Between this and the Steelers game, they can go ***** themselves

I hope they watch this game film every single week to remind them how pathetic they can be. They don’t deserve a fan base that travels this well for them

Anyone know where Pinto Ron is parked? edit - found him. No pinto. This feels like a home game with so many fans here

If news breaks tomorrow about Josh being in close contact, and I flew down here to watch Davis Webb……

This guy

Jaguars 31 Bills 6 The Trevor Lawrence coming out party begins as he throws all over our secondary. The Bills are stagnant off the plane and Daboll calls 23 straight rushing plays

I hope Jordan Love lights it up and Rodgers is sent packing

Well, now that we know we are going to lose to the Jags, what’s everyone else doing this Sunday?

Josh broken almost every other curse out there, so why can’t he break that one too. I can only imagine how much fun that sideline would be with Fitz there

Also, I don’t care about logic or reason. I want Fitz back