Virgil

Kid has more offensive production than our entire team this season

It’s been a while since we’ve had this conversation again. Good times

Sorry for the lateness, but I've been sick all day which has caused me to be in and out of sleep. I also wanted to sit on my thoughts for a bit and enjoy the other games. 1 - Overall Defense - I think most teams would take giving up 22 points at Green Bay. In a week where some guys showed up and others didn't, the defense looks to have kept up with their recent improvements and still showing what we hoped for in the offseason. We didn't get the pressure we did last week, but you could tell the Packers were prepared for us. Rodgers got the ball out very quickly and kept us off balance. There were some holding calls missed that would have forced more punts. Rodgers made some comments about how poorly they played on offense, but I credit the overall play of the defense. There were definitely some missed opportunities with two easy dropped INTs. They gave us a chance to win and was proud that they didn't give up when they showed no signs of getting any support from the offense 2 - Defensive Tackling - If there were one thing to call out negatively about the defense, it was the amount of missed 1 on 1 tackles. There were numerous stops in the backfield or short or first downs where the Packer found a way to break free and get extra yardage. It was noticeable throughout the game and could have gotten the ball back for us sooner quite a few times. Not that we would have done anything with it. 3 - Defensive Line - I'm seeing the threads pop up about Star being a bust again and pressure, but again, Rodgers was holding the ball for less than 2 seconds. The line was solid and didn't start giving up chunk runs until they were gassed from being on the field all game. Rodgers still took some shots and guys were hit in the backfield. Again, the line was solid. 4 - Out of order. I'll show YOU "out of order"! You don't know what "out of order" is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too !@#$ing blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place! 5 - Allen - Well, I'm back off the Allen train this week. To be clear, this offensive failure was a team effort, but I can't say that I saw anything hopeful from Allen. His Int's were all on him. He carried the ball recklessly. I have absolutely no idea where he was throwing the ball on the first few drives as they sailed out of bounds. If that was him throwing the ball away, then he was bailing on plays very quickly. Yes, he had limited time on more than a few occasions. But with rookies, you look for throws or plays to build on going forward and I didn't see them today. If he wasn't a top 10 pick and deemed our future savior by some, or even TT in a 17 jersey, the pitchforks would be out. Again, this is a one game review, but I'm not seeing anything from today that puts him ahead of any of the other rookies so far. He didn't break 100 yards passing until garbage time. 6 - Runningbacks - Am I crazy for thinking that Ivory should be starting and McCoy should be out there on 3rd or in multi-back formations? Ivory hits the holes quicker and harder. He picked up nice chunks of yards to the point where we should have kept at it with him. I like Shady and it's nothing against him, but our offensive line and supporting cast seems to point to Ivory being the better fit right now. 7 - Offensive Talent - I'm getting sick of people saying how we don't have talent on our offense as a justification for why we suck. These are NFL players getting paid millions of dollars who are the best of a NCAA program that fields thousands of players. These are elite athletes and I refuse to believe that they just forget how to play or we are always going up against elite defenses. Case and point, go look at the box score for the 49ers today. Besides Pierre Garcon, tell me how many names you recognize on offense and look at what they did against the Chargers. Talent may not be amazing here, but it's better than that. We have much bigger problems. 8 - Daboll - Hello bigger problem. First off, never run a heavy set again. We can't execute it. Second, either our complete lack of offensive cohesion is Allen's fault of Daboll's. Since Allen is the rookie, it's Daboll's responsibility to create a simpler offense, quick reads, and releases. Our offense was putrid today. When you look back to last week and the entire season, I don' t even know why we have WR's on the roster. We have no rhythm nor do we inspire any hope of scoring. Daboll was my biggest head scratching decision this offseason and a quarter into the season, I'm still not seeing it. We've score a total of 23 points in 14 quarters of play this season. He has no history of producing a productive offense while other coaches are doing more with less. 9 - McDermott - I almost didn't list McDermott because I had no problems with him this week. It's hard to jump on him for the offense when I know it's not his background. As the head coach though, he needs to figure it out. The defense did as much as I would expect of them, but he sees what we all see on offense. I'm not sure what he does at this point besides get more involved or bring someone else in to consult, but something needs to happen. 10 - Losing, and then Losing - People are talking about being happy that we aren't 0-4. I personally wouldn't care if we were 0-4 if we were seeing progress. We've seen our defense perform to expectations since halftime against the Chargers and we've seen one half of decent offense. Other than that, we are getting absolutely blown out. We've only had a chance in 1 out of 4 games. If we were competitive or losing while learning, that would be something, but I'm not seeing any of that. The worst part is, we don't really know what the issue is. I think it's 65% Daboll, 20% Allen, 15% Talent at this point. But who knows. On to the Titans next week for a game that I'm not very optimistic about anymore as they just beat two Super Bowl contenders. I'd say I'm looking forward to another week in the Allen progression show, but who knows. I'll be there in person with the family, so the thoughts might be late again. Go Bills!

Getting beat and looking like you don’t have a clue on offense are a completely differently thing. This offense has shown no signs of hope for 3 out of 4 games

If Allen played like this for the rest of the season, start a thread then.

Does the mighty taco jingle count?

At this point, he can’t be worse than Benjamin. I’d almost question if he’s faster.

I feel bad for Tyrod. I really thought he’d make it happen with Landry, but he is who he is.

He got stronger as the game went on. He did a great job today.

Keep that **** out of this thread. This is for scientific reasons only

****. Sorry

It’s funny how much I thought about that during the game.

That was one of the greatest performances by a pass rusher I’ve seen in a long time. Mack should take notes

Isn’t Zay supposed to be fast? Why aren’t we even trying to send him deep?

I wore my new Bills flannel pajama pants and grey Bills T-shirt for the game. I had work to do and figured the game wouldn’t be much. Low expectations and lounge clothes.

Isnt anything not in the island?

Cuse is still undefeated, if you want to make it about Western NY

I’m not predicting anything. We have no idea which Bills team will show up from week to week. If our pass rush is like today and Rodgers is less than 100%, we will see. Titans beat the Jags today.

First off, shut up. Second of all, shut up. You will not kill my Bills win, Pats lose buzz. I loved how the Pats were just running the ball out at the end. They just gave up

That was my favorite WR group since the Super Bowl Years. I just loved those guys, regardless of production

I have no idea. It’s tough. The weapons that Mahomes has is insane. But it’s only a few games in.

Eagle!!!!

I love when people try to set the logic narrative in the opening statement

Let’s make it 17!

In honor of the original author of these thoughts, it’s never gonna happen