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I need to sit and watch the video, but I often think one of the issues for Brady and the offense is how to best allocate his resources. When I look at the offense I see 5 slots to allocate on every play. Josh and the line are givens, but then Brady has to allocate from there. His best playmakers are Cook, Kincaid and Shakir in that order. His best blockers are Hawes, Gilliam and Knox The best of the rest are Palmer, Johnson, Moore, Coleman, Davis, Samuel and then Shavers. So how do you allocate each play? Do you go heavy to promote the run, do you go 5 wide? How do get Kincaid, Cook and Shakir on the field at the same time? It’s almost an impossible puzzle. I understand why it may be hard for DCs to match up with the Bills, but Brady often has a hard time allocating his resources to maximize success.

Paul Finebaum continues to spend his credibility. I understand being an SEC Homer, but sorry Paul, Texas A&M doesn’t have a better resume than Indiana. Indiana's best win is over 7-1 Oregon on the road by 10 pts. TAM’s best win is at home over 6-2 ND by a pt. indiana’s second best win is also a road win over 6-2 Iowa. TAM’s 2nd best win is over 5-3 LSU also at home. Indiana is 6-0 in conference with a win over 5-3 Ill 63-10 and whose opponents have a 15-17 record. TAM’s 5 conference wins are over teams with a 6-20 conference record including 3 teams that have fired their coaches. Sorry Paul the resume’s aren’t even close.

35-17 good guys, because why not.

My only gripe with Cook this season and it's not on Cook, it's on Brady and Josh, is we need to utilize Cookie more in the pass game. 2 total targets in the last 4 games is unacceptable for your best playmaker. I'd also like to see Cookie get a reduction in carries. IMHO 300+ carries is a good way to destroy your star RB. I'd like to see him top out at 275 with 40 receptions.

Ty Johnson? My favorite anti-Cook posts this off-season were the ones the said Ray Davis was just as good as Cook.

I agree in general. Adding Mathis now and getting him PT brings him up to speed. That said I understand adding Jonathan and Toohill to the PS. Both guys know the system giving them an advantage if they have to be elevated later.

When I saw this thread I thought it was an idea to use Hairston and his speed as a kick returner.

I fully agree that our failed WR group and the wasted money on Samuels amongst others is completely on Beane. I don’t give him a pass on those failed moves, all I’m saying is I understand financially why he wasn’t able to make a move today. I guess we have to hope that a healthy Davis can at least be a healthy upgrade on Shavers. I still would like to see us sign Asante Samuel to the PS to see if he is healthy enough to add depth.

I’m disappointed, but Beane didn’t have much cap to work with. I was hoping he’d swing for the fences, but after reviewing the cap ramifications of going all in, I realize, sadly, that Beane didn’t have the cap room to get done what we needed done. I think Beane & Co were hoping Hoecht and Ogunjobi were the shot in the arm the D needed.

Beane has less than 90 minutes to get help. He created cap space. Any deals coming?

This is the year to swing for the fences. No one in the AFC is dominate as Indy just found out and we need long term help at WR. Obviously the Bills made cap space available for a reason.

After last night’s game it looks like our most pressing need is boundary's WR followed by safety. With Palmer hurt and Coleman being only marginal, we still have no one who can get open down the field. It’s a big problem. Maybe Davis helps some eventually, but we help now and long-term. Maybe Shaheed or Olave are part of the solution. At safety, Poyer is starting. That should say it all. Bishop is developing nicely, but with Rapp gone for the year, Hamlin on IR and the depth behind Poyer is a rookie Hancock and a journeyman in Franklin, there has to be some help out there.

The goal of getting Cook more involved in the passing game is to find ways to getting your best playmaker the ball in space where his ability to make people miss is enhanced. He is not a battering ram. The clearest example is the one pass they ran in which Cook gained 11 yards. Line him up all over the formation. GA split him out, threw halfback screens, etc…. Be creative.

A couple of things. 1. Why was this game close? a. The terrible play call on 4th and 2 in the first gave KC a very short field. b. The secondary sucks despite improved play from Bishop and Hairston. We gave up 6 passes of 20 yards or more. 3 of the 6 came with KC deep behind the sticks on a 2nd and 16, a 3rd and 10 and of course a 4th and 17. The only reason there wasn’t more big KC passes was the pass rush had 3 sacks and hit Mahomes 15 times. c. Some more questionable play calling by Brady lead to 3 Buffalo punts, including nearly all running plays in the 4th qtr instead of just running the offense, d. A FG ices the game. Neither Bass or Prater is the answer, 2. Bishop and Hairston are improving each time they play. Hairston looks like he can cover anyone and Bishop is finally showing what the fuss was about. 3. Cook is a star, why aren’t we utilizing him more in the passing game. It really makes no sense. His catch was only his first in 4 games and only his second target in 4 games. Stupid. 4. The WR are just terrible. Shakir is fine in the slot, but this team has no deep threats and no reliable boundary receivers. Coleman is a big slot. Moore and Samuel are also slots, while Shavers is a PS caliber player. Is it really so hard to find a receiver who can catch a pass deeper than 5 yards down the field?

I didn’t say it was “good” that we lost. Far from it, but it did re-focus McD and the team to going back to what they do best; McD coaching the D, running Cook, using the TE and a 4th thing I forgot, Josh not playing hero ball.