JohnNord

Everything said here is 100% spot on. I do think that Dorsey (as well as Allen) are struggling with mixing up check downs and shot plays

You’d have to imagine that’s the case considering they just got James Washington back off injury.

I don’t agree… the difference is that in that situation the Bills were driving downfield for a score. Over the past few weeks the Bills have been ahead

The Jets receives actually made harder catches in the rain

I’m guessing this was in response to fans getting on McKenzie about his drops. I hope he does not lean in on the wet ball as an excuse too much. IMO this is a bad comparison considering most fans aren’t professional athletes. Probably fair to say a starting NFL wide receiver should be better than a shlub off the street.

I really don’t think so, only because even with the struggles the Bills have still been successful. But more importantly, he was the handpicked OC of the franchise QB. I think things would really have to go downhill fast for him to get fired after 1 year. Unless Josh is in agreement that he sucks, which it doesn’t sound like he is, I don’t think he gets fired. I think the other problem is that the Bills know a lot of their talent didn’t really improve from last season. Davis, McKenzie, Spencer Brown, were all expected to take a step forward this season. They are basically the same players they were last season. When you couple this with the fact that FA’s like Saffold and Crowder played very meh and the lack of contribution from rookies, I think you have to consider what Dorsey was able to do with the tools he was given. Overall, I think he’s done well enough to get a second crack but you never know

This is a good point thought it was pretty baffling to find that Elam was benched. While he isn’t a natural zone corner, the stats show that overall he was decent. In the past, we’ve seen players like Isaiah McKenzie made to be a healthy scratch and then become of a focal point of the game plan when necessary. I would be surprised if Elam is a healthy scratch for both the Jets and Miami game but we’ll see

No I disagree. Lots of coaches have an unsuccessful first stint. Plus he did make the playoffs with Christian Ponder. It’s not like he squandered talent

I think it’s more about his age than race. Every teams wants to hire the next Sean McVay

Clarence Hill from the Dallas Beat said that OBJ is 5 weeks away from playing! That puts his earliest return date in Week 18. More likely the wildcard round. Listening to this podcast makes me think there’s a definite chance he doesn’t sign until the Spring

For Leslie’s sake, I hope it materializes. He deserves another shot. What gives me pause is how he was bypassed previously. Houston actually hired David Culley - one of the worst and unqualified coaching hires in recent memory - over Frazier in 2020. I think what hurts him the most is his age. Hiring a well-spoken, polite, unflashy but successful 70 year-old assistant coaches to takeover does not sell tickets (Ask Houston). If he does get a shot, the best thing he can do is hire young coordinators and be the CEO of the team. Ironically, if SD fires Brandon Staley that might be a solid landing spot

Bills players have been sick over the past few weeks. They were fine on game day

He surrendered 0 sacks!!!!

I guess but committing a two-year deal to a player that won’t even work out to show where he is at is a risk. Like Jerry, I’m not too sure many GM’s would make that deal

Not sure how Odell expects to get a multi year deal when he won’t even work out with teams. I think there’s definitely some truth to what was reported with Dallas. Best case scenario seems like a one-year deal, but there seems to be doubt as to whether he’ll be ready by the playoffs I think this a definite possibility. He was injured in February 2022 and probably had surgery shorty after. That puts his recovery at about 10 months, which is on the shorter end of the recommended 9-12 months. Out of all that hype, he might not even sign

Always have been a fan. Like you said, he isn’t perfect, but I also feel he gets too much blame from fans. I’d agree that he’s a top 5 HC, which is why the calls for his head are laughable

Almost certain that Josh sees these looks at some point. I believe this is why the Bills want to run the football and have fast backs who can catch. You have to make teams pay for defending the pass by nickel and diming your way downfield. Much easier said than done but that’s the idea

That’s the fault of the scheme/play calling…not Hines.

We learned that Josh can be injured just as easily throwing from the pocket than he can running the football. I feel like for the most part, he’s been smarter about running and getting down that during his first two years in the league

This is a good question and I was wondering the same thing. He doesn’t appear to be on the coaches page, so maybe he’s a scout? https://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches-roster/

Yeah he’s played well but he never had this kind of impact on a game as he did versus Detroit. He was arguably the best player on the field on Sunday In the game he had: 1 sack 1 FF 1 FR 1 safety

I’ve been mixed on Ed Oliver during his career with Buffalo. As a high draft choice, he’s had some brilliant flashes but also has seemed to disappear in others. My biggest criticism was this inconsistency. But if you watch the video versus Detroit, he had an absolute monster game. He not only made a few game changing plays, there were other times where he did his job so well but was let down by teammates. I’m going to say, this was his best game ever and I hope he continues over the next few weeks.

He made every catch in this game that he never could make with Buffalo. I’ll always believe that the famous drop versus Carolina his rookie year destroyed his confidence. He had a reputation as being a WR that could catch everything - with the Bills he was famous for drops

I’ve been thinking about Shakir and also can’t figure out why he doesn’t get any targets. I doubt that he’s getting open and Josh is missing him. There was a video on Cover 1 where Erik Turner broke down some of Dorsey’s route designs which gave receivers little spacing and all but took them out of making a play. I am pretty sure the lack of looks is a Dorsey issue…but I can say for sure

No it doesn’t usually happen