notpolian

Very late to this thread due to not spending too much bye week time thinking about the Bills. Not good for my mental health I'm sorry to say. I am in complete agreement with the basic premise however. The issue is talent and that is the GM's job. I don't think McDermott is a great game day coach, but he's better than many coaches overall. The coordinators are below average and I don't know enough to comment on the position coaches. I think Beane got the Allen pick right and not nearly enough other than that. This fact has finally really come to roost this year, and now the coaches have got to dig us out somehow. I'm a little hopeful but not very optimistic. One thing that I've considered is Beane should turn over drafting to someone else. His cap management is ok, I'm not a big fan of locking up mediocrity long term but some of the contracts are defendable. His free agent signings lately have been mixed at best but a while ago were good (Poyer and Hyde great examples). But his drafting has been a big problem. Maybe some is bad luck but eventually luck settles out and we have plenty of data now.

It kills me when the Bills go to 13 (or 22 with Gilliam but whatever) and have Coleman as the only WR. The defense only has to commit one guy to cover Coleman and his route tree looks like a short stick. If you must have him on the field at least get him to run some different routes. But the better solution is anyone else out there.

I haven't posted all evening. I haven't seen the Bills with both coordinators hurting them this bad. Defense is actually not that bad. Offense is bad. Brady is not up to the job.

Statement game. Referendum game. Got to see innovation and execution by coaches and players. Colts are probably real. KC is back in the house. Pats cannot be ignored. Work has to be done. #1 seed or bust.

This this this!!! A perfect analogy. I was a big Bulls fan in the day as well. Another basketball example is the Warriors. Almost got there with Jackson as the coach, changed to Kerr and the rest is history.

I admit I really enjoyed having Daboll as OC. Last night watching the Giants deal with the Eagles really made me nostalgic for 5 Wide formations. It was high variance but no 3rd down was too long. I wish they'd bring out a bit of that at times but I expect more of "just execute better". This bye week is gonna suck if the Bills barf up another one.

ATL 23 BUF 17 Trying some reverse juju. If Bills lose, it's full-on fraud watch as far as I'm concerned.

The defense played ok yesterday. Not perfect, but acceptable especially given turnover/ field position issues I'd like to open up the offense a bit earlier. It's like we are playing with one arm tied behind the back for way too long. So many play per drive leads to more opportunities for mistakes. It isn't easy given this WR group, but a few RB wheel routes or whatever to Johnson or Cook would be nice. I'm not overly optimistic we'll see any changes however, this offense is exactly what McDermott wants IMO.

Diggs can still play. White not so much.

Diggs is a professional WR

Not a smart throw

This officiating crew is just a little too active. I don't care if the call helps the Bills, just come on

White looked lost

Pats are containing Allen well. It seems like they are not respecting much chance of a deep ball?

Davis hasn't looked great this year. But Cook has been so much better in short yardage and yards after contact this year that Davis just isn't getting the opportunities. I'm pretty dubious about his weight loss this offseason. Seems not a smart move for a power back, but what do I know. He's low cost so I doubt any changes happen this year. I'm a tiny bit concerned about Johnson, his strong suit is the passing game, and he has had a few unexpected drops this year. Again here Cook seems to be doing better catching the ball (normally short passes) and he is a yac machine. I'd be really surprised to see any RB moves unless there are injuries. Bills have far bigger issues on defense and need to use any capital or practice squad call-ups there IMO.