Coach Tuesday

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2020/week-3-dvoa-ratings The Bills are a very weird, unexpected team so far this year. They have essentially been the exact opposite of what we expected. In Football Outsiders Almanac 2020, we wrote that the Bills might have the best roster in the league outside of the quarterback position. Their defense had our No. 1 projection for the preseason. So what has happened instead? Josh Allen has had a spectacular breakout, currently ranking second behind Russell Wilson in passing YAR. But the Bills rank 28th running the ball and a very surprising 24th on defense. They've scored a ton of points but keep letting opponents back into games. It's not just the blown 28-3 lead against the Rams; Miami was beating Buffalo until 6:03 of the fourth quarter last weekend. The rest of the team is not living up to what Josh Allen is doing so far.

Carr is such a thin-skinned douche. His teammates don’t really like him. His coach doesn’t like him. He’s robotic on the field and off the field. He’s the opposite of Josh Allen in so many ways. He’ll probably find this post and block me (he blocked Pro Football Talk from his Twitter account for a critical article last year).

Will it include that field goal from the Jets game?

I agree with you. I think, when someday the book on Allen's career is written (which will include several Lombardis), one of the themes will be that he learned the hard way to save himself for the next play. It may not happen this year, but it's going to happen with the way he plays - he's going to get himself hurt. Every single QB or player generally who plays the way he does eventually gets hurt, and many of them change their behavior afterwards as a result. You can tell McD is struggling with how to coach this aspect of Josh's personality - you want the fire and the compete, you love the toughness and leadership, but there's just a fine line between going all out and taking unnecessary risks. Someday, Allen will learn to throw the ball out of bounds or run out of bounds or slide, because he'll get hurt. And the change won't be out of fear of getting hurt - it will be because he hates letting his teammates down by getting hurt. That's the kind of person he is.

He’s playing for the Browns. Prob should’ve kept him but not sure who they would’ve cut.

The Ravens’ offense just isn’t designed to play from behind. They can’t score a ton of points in a hurry, that’s not how they’re built. Once they got in a hole last night it was all but over.

Disagree with you about o-line play - fourth quarter seemed like a jailbreak on nearly every play.

Was Vince Taylor a sneaky big roster subtraction?

Lol Baldy - Kelly retired in 96 not 86...

I’m not sure I agree but the best evidence of where they think their needs are is who they scout - and by many accounts Kyle Dugger was their top choice in the draft. He’s more of a box safety, like Poyer. I do think that a rangy free safety to someday replace Hyde is a sneaky long-term need for this team but Hyde is far from the weakest link on that defense. Start with Horrible Harry there - his play yesterday matched his nickname. Maybe he’s not healthy yet. Butler was bad too and he doesn’t have an injury excuse that I know of...

It was illegal contact. Has been called against every team in the league a gazillion times including the Bills more times than I can count. If the refs had just said "illegal contact" instead of "pass interference" would anyone be complaining? It's a 5-yard foul not a spot foul but it's an automatic first down and given where they were on the field it would've gone to about the same spot. This is a non-issue (not to mention that it's been discussed at length in multiple other places).

Dude just cannot stop starting threads. He's a straight-up addict. The endorphin rush is too powerful.

Just watch them hire Daboll next year.

Two thoughts: 1) I feel bad for the Jets' execs who have to watch the next two games. 2) Somewhere in the Tri-State Area, Gregg Williams is smiling and sharpening his dagger.

And that is why I don't bet on sports!

I just think Spain is out of shape. Give him a few weeks. It is what it is.

He plays like a savvy veteran.

Nobody in the league is playing any defense so far this season. Nobody.

Riveron is basically the union foreman. He’s always gonna defend his guys on the field. It’s a broken system.

Not enough talk about Darryl Williams though - he’s the best right tackle we’ve had here in quite awhile. Need to keep him past this year.

I want to see that play again, anyone have the clip?

Correct non-call

SUCKS that the fans couldn’t be there today - can you imagine?

The Rams have NOTHING to cry about. Just ask New Orleans.

There is seriously no point to instant replay if it can’t get a basic call like that correct. None.