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They scored 24 or more points in 11 of 16 games last year. They scored 21 or more points in 11 of 16 games in 2015. I don't remember the last time that's happened for a Bills' O. The offense of the past 2 years wasn't perfect, the pass game certainly needed some work, but the run game was far from predictable, audibles or no audibles. The run game plan did an excellent job of moving a defense a certain way, setting up blocks, opening up a cutback lane where the D didn't expect it..etc. Most NFL run games these days are kind of vanilla, but I enjoyed watching this one...it showed imagination and innovation. 29 runs of more than 20 yards didn't happen by accident. Unfortunately, people believe "just give it to Shady" is about all that you need to do. It would be nice if it were that simple. He's going to get some plays, like the screen against the Jets, where he is going to get a lot of yards through his own improv. But he's going to lose many opportunities by a play not being set up. He's also going to lose more opportunities by the D knowing where he's going before the snap.

Yes..he is known for tailoring his scheme to talent..(I know..a crazy idea). But he wasn't coming here anyway. More than a half dozen teams reached out to him, but he said he was only going to Denver. But I will say..the Bronco players are giddy at having him. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000847373/article/mike-mccoys-offensive-makeover-on-display-in-broncos-win And a lot of the comments from the players are comparing and contrasting his style with last year's coaching. It is as much an indictment of Dennison as it is praise for McCoy. "Mike is super aggressive. He knows how to outscheme people, and he's trying to put up as many points as he can. He wants the players to come to him during the game and tell him what we think will work. If we bring it to him and he sees it, he'll try it." "As soon as we hired Mike McCoy, I knew it was over. He's all about matchups, and he'll find a weak link and attack that person. You never know who's going to make the play, who's gonna score the touchdown, because it all comes down to matchups. And he's gonna change it up every week. That's why we love him." "We just needed a new scheme, man," Harris said. "In the other scheme, it was, 'we're gonna run what we run,'" Anderson said of Kubiak's system. "This one is, 'we're gonna put our athletes in the best position to make plays.'" ********************* You have 2 offenses heading in 2 different directions now. They most certainly don't have more talent on their offense, except at WR . They did some upgrades to their OL..but nothing earth shattering.. Last year, Buffalo's O put up 75 or so more points than Denver's..and a full 15 more TD's. This year, those figures could be reversed. It isn't talent in this case, its a difference in OC's.

Too bad Dennison couldn't keep them in the game..or better yet, do something to win it. Well, at least the players in Denver are happy he's gone.

The Jets believe it or not, had the 11th ranked run D in the NFL last year. We put up 31 on them..but they scored more. Arizona had the 9th ranked run D last year...we put up 33 on them. Seattle had the 7th ranked run defense, we put up 25 on them. They scored more. The Pats had the 3rd ranked run D last year. Beat them once and scored 25 on them the second game...they scored more. In both games, they put up around 375 yards. In 2015 The Pats had the 9th ranked run D, we scored 32 in the first meeting..they scored more. The Jets in 2015 had the 2nd ranked run D, we scored 22 each time and swept the season The Chiefs had the 8th ranked run D. We scored 22 and put up over 400 yards..they scored more The Texans had the 10th ranked run D. We scored 30 and put up nearly 400 yards of O.

It isn't just being a "running team" vs. a "passing team" to me. For instance, The Marrone-Hackett Brain Trust wanted to be a running team, but their game plan for running the ball was about as blah as can be. Its not the fact that you run, its how you run. Greg Roman showed what a running game with a little innovation can look like and Lynn adopted it. Unbalanced formations selective use of the option misdirection.. it is rare to have a running game in the NFL these days that keeps a defense guessing. But it did. And it worked Do Shady and the O line have a role in how well the offense ran the ball? Oh yeah... But did the play calling help put them in the right position? Better believe it. I always though it would be great to be a run blocking OL in that system... get a DL going one way...just to cream him when he figures out the run is going the opposite way. But I think those days are gone..

I seriously doubt A Lynn was a disciple of Greg Roman..but he used a hell of a lot of Roman's concepts, those that worked. And I only saw a little of the Chargers last week, but he doesn't run the same offense in LA as he did in Buffalo, because he has Rivers. There's a reason he's a head coach now.

Or take away what the offense had been doing best ....and have worse results... just so people can B word about the QB. That's a pretty pathetic way to run a football team, IMO...especially when the team didn't bother to try and replace the QB..

Offense that ranked 10th and12th in the league in scoring for the past 2 years...something that hasn't happened in forever in Buffalo. But let's go back to the Dick Jauron days. I love this plan!!

How many times was the running game shut down? And then ask...why is that? Hint: play calling.

Um...The Bills averaged 24.6 points per game in his previous 29 starts. ~Hands the poster a groupon for Lenscrafters.

someone on the O must have the playbook from last year.

And? Who's expecting him to get 8 million next year? If a playoff team offers him 3 or 4, or even less on a one year contract...think he'll take it? I would.

What happened in the immediate aftermath was incredible. In the ensuing days, we learned of the experimental treatment he was given on the field and in the ambulance. Inducing hypothermia for a paralysis victim was, and is, something something that wasn't done too many times on humans. I really remember the contrast in statements from the doctor at Millard Fillmore who operated on him, and the Dr. from the Miami project, who's medical school was a leader in research for induced hypothermia. The Buffalo doctor was very reserved, giving a pretty bleak prognosis. The guy from Miami was far more upbeat, almost saying "This is going to work, this is going to work!!" The treatment that followed was bigger than Kevin Everett, bigger than the Bills, bigger than the NFL, imo. It provided evidence for a whole new way of treating a trauma patient with paralysis.

Much depends on how he plays this year. If he doesn't get one..he retires.

Partially. He just used his contract contract as leverage. He basically said, "If you're going to keep me around for another tear down and rebuild, you WILL compensate me...generously". As people are fond of saying during the Great Whaley Purge of 2017, "the new regime has no obligation of loyalty to player X..so who cares" Well, KW has no obligation of loyalty to them. They asked him to restructure and he told them to FO. IF he gets a good offer from a contender next year, I see him going. And I'll be happy for him.

When someone can't go more than 2 sentences without saying "Buy in"...be leery.

The fact that the conversation comes up at all is a testament to how well Mahommes has played. When he was drafted, he was drafted to be the QB of the future, in the truest sense of the phrase. Andy Reid has an enormous amount of respect for Alex Smith and has shown it repeatedly. Mahommes is his successor and not replacement. He's just more advanced in his training than they even expected, especially in the mental aspect. At least publicly, Mahommes may be Alex Smith's biggest supporter outside of Reid. He really seems impressed with his preparation and his mental approach to the game. He really raved about Smith's ability to diagnose a defense and go through all scenarios before the ball is snapped. If there is a QB controversy in KC, its more fan created and media created, IMO. But its because Mahommes is ahead of schedule. PS. Teh biggest compliment might have come from Michael Vick, of all people, who was doing a coaching intern in KC this summer. To paraphrase, he said something like, "He's not there yet, but some of the things he does are incredible. I was the one of the best outside the pocket (OK, that's debatable) but Mahommes does things that I could never do."

I was kinda hoping it would be Larry Fitzgerald. He could redo his commercial: Long passes Long hair Long dogs Long playoff drought Long rebuilding plan Long faces It would fit.

I thought the same thing. But I think Bad Granpa was shot in the south, one of the Carolina's or Florida. I think chapters are springing up around the country. Btw, the beauty pagaent scene remains one of the funnist things I've seen in years.

One of the chapters...the Guardians of the children...in Bad Grandpa. The whole thing was staged and only the leader knew it was for a movie. Watch how they handle themselves:]

That's one way to look at it. Another is that, since the playoff drought began, 12 QB's have been drafted with the No. 1 overall pick. Only Eli has a SB win. To go a step further, Eli remains the one who was the first QB taken in his draft class that won a SB. To go back even further, no QB drafted since 1989, who was the 1st QB taken in a given year, has won a SB (Except the Manning Brothers. In fact, by my count, of the 30 QB's taken in the top 5 since 1990, only the Manning's have have won a SB. It all depends on how you look at the odds, I guess.

no, it isn't anything like Peterman. If anything, Peterman might win the job by default, based on TT's play and the possibility/probability of tanking the season. The talk in KC is more of.."Alex is good..but...what Mahomes has been showing...how can we keep him off the field?" Im not here to dog Peterman, he's a Bill and I liked the pick, and I hope he makes it. But the love for Mahomes in KC is radically different.

I'm pretty sure you're reading him wrong. Andy Reid has made it clear since day 1 that Mahomes does not start this year and Alex Smith is their QB. Everyone in Chiefland knew this. He was reaffirming his position and I wouldn't expect it to change. The question probably came up because for the first time...people in KC are beginning to whisper ...quietly...should he start? And this whispering is occuring despite Alex Smith probably having his best camp. At camp, AS has been as aggressive as ever and media in KC are speculating whether this is due to being pushed by Mahomes. Andy Reid knows Mahomes has further work to do, Mahomes knows he has further work to do. But...living in Chiefsland, its coming out that Mahomes is picking up things a hell of a lot faster than anyone expected. They're in love with him.

about 40 miles outside the totality zone (in Kansas)...we're leaving in a bit...just heading north and will find a place to park...when we get there.

Well, if you're going to do this tank thingy...do it right. Let the McBeane consortium accumulate its draft picks...then fire them. "Yeah...thanks for dumping the vets, Brandon, but..um...we've decided to go in a different direction for the rebuild. We need someone with a little more team building experience." Then smile when he whines about the importance of continuity.