Coach Tuesday

Really good listen. I enjoyed the discussion about linebacker depth and how it might help with special teams this year. The added depth at LB and other positions suitable for ST, coupled with the coaches' focus on ST, has me thinking that Teams might win us an extra 2-3 games this year.

Such a missed opportunity to title a thread "Don't slumber on Humbar."

Rookie coach move.

Rob Riddick is who I'm talking about.

Well that was boring...

New schemes and no depth, with a QB who can't carry the team enough to make up for these issues. They may be on the right track but this season is going to be rough. 2018 should be a different story.

Exactly.

IIRC most of those TDs were scored on his patented "goal line leap" maneuver. He would highjump a pile of defenders on goal to go situations. It was his only skill.

Actually it's an indictment of Whaley...

Goodwin's issue is his frame - his training regimen is speed-focused, not football-focused. He seems to limp off in pain after every tiny bit of contact. I'm sure he'll tantalize the coaches in SF like he did here, but at the end of the day he won't offer full availability.

Some real jerks in this thread.

When you draft a CB (or any other player) in the top 20 your dream scenario is that he plays his way into being valued in the top 5 of his position by one of the top 5 organizations in the league. If you don't want to pay a guy like Gilmore, don't waste a premium draft pick on him in the first place, and/or use the fourth round pick they pissed away on a project QB to draft a potential replacement. By the way, the Panthers did something similar, they let Norman walk and waited until that draft to try to replace him, and it was a disaster.

And just to play this out - this issue isn't just that they let MG leave without shoring up their RB depth a year or two ago. MG should've been retained as a potential replacement for Shady, who many of us realize will not be here for more than another year or two max. THAT is where the mistake repeated itself this offseason, among other examples. It was a repeat of failing to retain Hogan who, while not amazing, could've handcuffed (i) Sammy's predictable injury-plagued 2016, and (ii) the loss of Woods this past offseason. The Bills cannot afford to let quality young players leave over a few hundred thousand dollars in value disagreement. Or if that's how they're going to be operating, they need to see those departures coming 2-3 years in advance instead of trying to plug leaks on the fly, during the draft.

The thing is, it's not the decisions themselves it's the lack of foresight and advance planning. What's predictable about the Bills is that they replace players on the fly, not a year or two in advance like quality organizations. The departures of Woods, Gilmore and MG could've been foreseen well in advance of this offseason (and I don't buy that Darby was drafted to be Gilmore's replacement - he wasn't; White was). The Bills continue to operate year to year and that's why they lack depth and rely on luck (which has never worked for them).

Good luck with that time travel...

Cardale was a waste of a 4th round pick that could've been used on a CB, WR or LB. He was a reach at that spot. He was worth, maybe, a 6th. That's the issue I have with this.

Anyone who honestly thinks this is about mental illness is, well, mentally ill.

My goodness, Whaley pissed away so many draft picks. What a terrible GM.

Probably so he can be closer to his biggest fan.

Boldin could teach Sammy a thing or two about toughness. I said it.

I been sayin' this for years!

I am so sure that injuries will plague the RB and CB spots this year, because the Bills have amazingly bad luck when they take risks with their roster. I could totally see Tolbert starting games in November at RB and Poyer switched to CB for a game or two, that sort of thing.

They were also very good at play-action, another staple of Dennison's offense. The fit is there.

The Giants: "Plaxico, we'll give you $10 million and all you have to do is not shoot yourself in the leg." Plaxico: "Oops..."

Are you counting zone blitzes or not?