JohnNord

I agree but I do get where he’s coming from after watching the SB, regarding Dorsey. You have 2 very good offensive play callers just balling out. When you look at Andy Reid’s play design and overall scheme and they you look at what Dorsey did last season, it’s easy to not feel optimistic. Granted he will never Andy Reid. Maybe not even Nick Sirianni. But I didn’t find his play calling very encouraging last season. Consistency. Changing coordinators and trying to “force” a relationship from outside the franchise doesn’t usually bode well. It also happens when your Franchise QB goes to bat for someone. It’s not like Dorsey wants qualified for the job.

The part about Teller is a lot of hindsight. They traded him because he was a 5th round pick that had value and couldn’t beat out Quinton Spain. He probably wasn’t going to make the team and they likely couldn’t keep him on the PS, so they made the deal. That’s it Clearly they should have been more patient with him, but he was not the same player he was turned out to be in Cleveland. He wasn’t… that happens. If you are going to fault Beane and McDermott’s drafting, it should be how they have prioritized defense over offense and have been largely unsuccessful.

The entire Chiefs team had a lot of luck last night which also helps

I think the URL injury to Josh on a blindside hit was the first wake-up call this front office needed. If you recall Bryce Huff ran right around David Quessenberry which could have possibly taken Josh out for the rest of the season and maybe longer. Beane and McDermott whiffed on OL badly this season and it cost them. Their biggest mistake was counting on Roger Saffold who not only had a miserable season but also forced Ryan Bates to the right side where he isn’t as effective. The other mistake was counting too heavy on Spencer Brown. Much like his rookie season he struggled down the stretch and was often injured. I am certain the Bills will grab at least one lineman high and try to find better depth than last season.

The BN sports director Josh Barnett frequent this place It could just be that it’s an aggregated feed with most recent articles on top and given the frequency of Bills coverage, their work shows up first

The problem in this forum and with Bills fans in general is #emotionalism Wow #emotionalism

The only FACT is that this post is dripping in #emotionalism. Leslie is our DC Yea because I think Beane will think very highly of an anonymous emotional fan on a random fan forum Yea because I think Beane will think very highly of an anonymous emotional fan on a random fan forum

The emotion and overreaction in the Bills fan base is off the charts. FIRE EVERYONE

I see things a bit differently. I think you getting a bit too caught in statistics rather than thinking about things from a practical standpoint. Styles make fights. Certain teams are tougher matchups for others. This was the case in the SB - Tampa Bay would pressure Kansas City with their front 4…Buffalo could not. As far as the losses in 2020, the bills defense just wasn’t on the level to compete with a Kansas City. Nothing they were throwing at Kansas City was working. Mahomes was slicing up the defense in zone and when they switch to man-to-man it got worse. The Bills should have beaten Kansas City in 2021. Yes you have the 13 seconds debacle but there also was the fact that no one on the defense stepped up to make a play. There was no pressure which would be their biggest emphasis in the off-season. Against Cincinnati, the Bills were missing the one player they signed to put them over the top in Miller, their best defensive tackle in Jones, Micah Hyde, as well as a banged up Jordan Poyer who didn’t look like himself. The first two drives were terrible surrendering 14 points on 2 possessions. The scored 13 points in the final 3 quarters. I’m not saying that the Defensive game plan was good. It was not. But let’s not pretend that they weren’t playing short-handed. Still bottom line - they gave up 27 points. The coordinator Bills fans should be concerned about us Ken Dorsey. He had a full offense with zero injuries at his disposal and he scored 10 points.

TBH this is why I’m much more concerned about Dorsey as OC than Frazier. I’m hoping that a better OL fixes a lot of the issues. I can’t figure out why the Bills can’t a RB involved in the passing game. It kind of was the same last seasons, so my guess is that Josh bears some responsibility

He isn’t though. Terry is not going to fire him next season if things go sideways.

I think Rosseau has turned out to be a solid starting DE so far. He’s good against the run and is able to generate a pass rush. I’m not thinking he’s ever going to be a star but he also is not AJ Epinesa or Boogies Basham

How can you make a prediction when we don’t even know what the rosters look of ANY team will look like?

He never said that Josh doesn’t like his OL. Josh has always said glowing things publicly and is very close with Morse and Dawkins. What said is that as a whole, he didn’t seem like he could trust them to give him time. Too often he became used to getting rushed and improvising. As a result there were time he left a clean pocket because he didn’t anticipate he’d have time .

Why is no one saying 2020…that was arguably his best season. He had time to pass and was absolutely dealing from the pocket. I hope to see that again in 2023

Get ready for that enthusiasm to die. Leslie’s coming back 👏👏👏👏👏 Don't worry, the Jets have some space on their bandwagon Because over-emotional Bills fans don’t want him to

Same man… I think the idea for Bernard was that he could play a Shaq Thompson “big nickel” or maybe give the Bills 3rd LB in a 4-3 defense. The problem is both scenarios take Taron Johnson, one of the best players on the defense, off the field. So if Bernard isn’t a replacement for Edmunds or Johnson, why draft him? To replace Matt Milano in ‘24? The past few years, the Bills seemed to be in love with the idea of hybrid players on defense who had position flexibility. Taron playing CB/LB, AJ/Justin Jefferson/Boogie Basham at DE/DT and Bernard at LB/S With the exception of Taron, no one else has been able to excel at either position

The Bills defensive DVOA is actually excellent. This is why you give Frazier time to make some changes. Keep in mind there’s high year-to-year variance w/ defensive. It’s much easier to be consistent on offense. Bills have done well here

Most rational Bills fans agree

You don’t see a difference between 13-3 and 9-7?

At the same time Frazier’s defenses have always ranked highly year to year

Not good enough…period. But he has one more year on a rookie deal and will be a solid WR3 next season. He’s not consistent enough to be counted on

The fired Pederson after he went: 9-7 9-7 4-11 That’s a bit different than 10-6 13-3 12-5 13-3 No?

This was Joe making this assumption about the OL. Josh didn’t say much in his presser. 🤷‍♂️ He’s a very good reporter and I thought this was a breakdown He explains… the first year of the contract renewal will be minimal about $6-$7M. It takes a jump in the next few years but the cap is expected to rise substantially after the new TV deal. Hopefully that gives you the room to make it work

Don’t be foole…just like Josh Allen it’s mostly Brady’s ability to help cover up weakness. To his credit, Brady did it more with his mind as a cerebral passer but he was able to elevate the players around him. Outside from Gronk and Moss for a few season he never really had a elite weapons, but he’s always find a way to elevate the weapons he had like Edleman, Chris Hogan, Danny Amendola, Brandin Cooks etc… It also didn’t hurt that their offensive line was always very good. I’d say this is mostly a reflection of Belichick and Dante Scarneccia. On defense, Belichick was always very good at finding undervalued players that became stars in his defense. Besides Judon the last few years, NE never really a top pass rusher but they always pressured QBs. They also always had a good secondary. You can argue he still is good at this today.