JohnNord

I am a huge fan of JD but I have a feeling his stock is going to rise fast as there isn’t as much depth at DT as there is in other positions

It’s an entry level coaching position. People are making more out of it than that.

He’s a position coach…who really cares?

I think so too but what is he going to? Fire himself? 🤣. I guess he can make the argument that a kick in play runs off 4-5 seconds (or more) off the clock and limits KC to one play. Then again it might only run off 1-2. Who knows? I trust Eric Turner of Cover 1 who first reported what happened. He said there were other issues with Farwell and the last :13 is only part of the reason why he’s not back. As far as McDermott Tim Graham speculated that the earned respect in the locker room based on how he address the situation. He didn’t give any answers but also didn’t throw any players or coaches under the bus. He said players respect that. This is what Erik Turner of Cover 2 said as well. The kickoff was only part of the issue and that there were other factors. You probably hit on many of these

Probably the only the statement you’ve ever made that I can agree with

I agree… I don’t think he’ll have some kind of breakthrough season fans have been talking about since he was drafted. He’s always going to be inconsistent. His size and athleticism will help the defense and allow him to cover ground in zone defense. But he won’t be the one to make the big INT or FF. He’ll make tackles but very few of these will be a crucial stop behind the LOS when we need it. Ultimately I see him as being gifted but not a difference maker. I don’t think you want to give this kind of player $12-$15M a season. But it sounds like the Bills think he can improve and will be willing to pay that. I just am not as optimistic

There are a few factors that account for this. The biggest is the type of 2 high shell defense the Bills were seeing most of the season. Typically this treatment for QB’s that defenses respect through the air. Josh saw a lot of man coverage last year and absolutely destroyed. This year the coverage took away some of the deep shots we were used to seeing last season. It took the Bills nearly half a season to figure this out. What compounded the issue was an underperforming OL - which Josh actually figured how to work around. The other is a running game which didn’t threaten defenses for most of the season and slowed redzone production. It was either ineffective or not utilized appropriately. Once the Bills found their line combo, the run game improved and the overall offense was more efficient toward the end of the season. Numbers aside, I believe you can make the argument that Josh was actually better in 2021 given how much of the offense he accounted for. He literally was the Bills entire offense

It makes sense because he was a good run blocker but had short arms and was not a good pass blocker. So obviously with pass blocking being a weakness he was going to have to fight for a spot.

It definitely appears that he does.

Trainwreck Sports reports 2 time former Bills DE Shaq Lawson is close to signing as well “in the near future”

This guy was spot on the entire time about this situation. Always said the kick was a miscommunication:

It’s hard to say. Last month it was announced that Bobby Johnson was leaving. He wasn’t technically fired but his contract was expired. Considering that Farwell was also hired in 2019, it’s possible the same thing happened to him. Regardless, whatever happened in KC definitely had an affect on this decision There’s some key details we don’t know. Was Farwell just so disorganized that he couldn’t get the call to Bass in time? Did he simply not double-check with Bass and assumed he was going to kick short? Or did Bass simply fail to execute a short kick? So many questions we will likely never know

Depends what happened. I don’t think Bass went rogue. He didn’t know what the call was and it’s been speculated that Farwell couldn’t or didn’t get it to him for whatever reason. I think the coach is more accountable than the player in that situation

You can’t take that away from him. But that was such a weird season. That Jacksonville team was one that seemed to just get a lot breaks, carried by an awesome defense. All Blake Bortles had to do was not screw up and offenses like that often have a defined ceiling. They struggled to beat a weak Bills teams in the wildcard round and the proceeded to play two pretty good games after. It should be noted that Marrone would finish 12-36 after his appearance in the AFCGC

You know this story was planted by super agent Jimmy Sexton. Key role = offensive line coach/asst HC

Bill Belichick is the Richard Nixon of the NFL. Didn’t need to cheat but did anyway

Are we really going to revisit Deflategate? Who cares?

You are correct. It was hyperbole. If you can’t tell though, I feel very strongly he won’t be on the team

This entire message board is guesswork. We’ll see if Star is on this roster next year. Like I said, based on all the signs I’m thinking he won’t be. I’ll be sure to let you know this Spring

I know the last part here is in jest, but the Star signing was really bad. The Bills really overpaid for a DT and tried to say things like “well his impact doesn’t show up on the stat sheet.” Sorry but good DT’s show up on the field and on the stat sheet. One thing overlooked with the Star contract was the opportunity cost. He signed such a big contract that they really couldn’t walk away from him until year 4 of 5. In that time the top heavy contract restricted many moves they could have made both on the DL and otherwise. Overall Star was not very good and I look forward to the Bills going in a different direction this upcoming season at 1TDT

He wanted the job last season

Frazier didn’t interview in Houston this year. It really seems like Lovie got the job under dubious circumstances this season. If anyone has a lawsuit against the NFL for a racially discriminatory hiring practice - it should be Frazier. He has been the token interview on many occasions to “check boxes.”

It’s a little of “on the field” and “off the field.” This regime usually doesn’t throw players under the bus and the not-so-favorable comments about Star are telling. I think you are giving him a bit too much credit for his play on the field. People did think that Star’s absence was an issue in 2020 and then realized they were wrong as the Bills defense still got gashed on the group multiple times this season. Remember how his presence was going to allow Edmunds to be a monster this year against the run? It didn’t happen. In fact, the guy from Cover 1 is posting dozens and dozens of videos showing why the bad play of the DT’s (namely Star and Butler) were the reason why Edmunds was often ineffective against the run. There actually was not that big of a drop off between Star and Eli Ankou who the Bills just re-signed. As much as you are cheerleading for Star is not going to be in the roster this season. I can guarantee you that the Bills will cut him as they look to upgrade at DT. The answer to your question is “yes.” Remember how one of the big thing with McDermott was availability. He has moved on from productive because they were injury prone. Go back and watch McDermott answer questions about Star. He answers in one word responses, which ridiculously short even by McDermott terms. The Bills could not get out of the Star contract unscathed. They can this season. I am 100% confident that Star is not on the roster next season. Not surprised you are taking a contrarian approach with me though

If you read between the lines of what’s been said about him publicly, I don’t get the impression that the Bills hold a favorable opinion of him on the field. McDermott did not seem pleased that Star didn’t get vaxxed given his history last season. Also Beane said in his presser that after landing on the COVID list, Star was not the same player. These comments are hardly ringing endorsements. The Bills will certainly move on from him this season and 1TDT will likely be a position to add, especially if they can’t resign Phillips.

Florio floated out an interesting theory. He believes that Easterby always wanted to hire his friend Josh McCown. He couldn’t hire him last year so they hired Culley to set him up to fail. Thanks the the Flores lawsuit which named the Culley incident, they couldn’t hire McCown this year either. So Lovie, who was never a finalist, suddenly because a candidate. He thinks Lovie is set up to fail again like Culley to finally hire McCown https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/07/jack-easterby-continues-to-stay-a-step-ahead-of-everyone/