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If one player has responsibility for two gaps, that’s a flaw in the scheme. Especially in a short yardage or goal line situation. And if that’s the case, I can see why Edmunds just stands there in the endzone rather than attack - he doesn’t know where to go because he has no one specific responsibility. With that said, because it is impossible for one player to cover two gaps on a running down, I wish Edmunds would just make a decision and shoot one of them. Fire through and attack. It looks much worse when your unblocked MLB is standing flat-footed in the endzone while the RB runs right through for a relatively easy 6. I don’t remember which game it was last year (Patriots #1?) but I recall our coaches being frustrated with the linebacker play and openly calling on Milano and Edmunds to shoot a gap and make a play. Not long after Milano had two solid TFLs doing just that.

But you’d still like to see him attack an open gap on a 4th and 1 at the goal line. We don’t know his assignment, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t “stand flat-footed in the EZ while Henry rushes through uncontested.” I’d rather a guy go all out in making the wrong decision than get caught in no man’s land and make no decision at all.

I’d be willing to bet their offense will run a lot of WR screens to try to negate our rush and get the ball into the hands of Hill and Waddle as quickly as possible. If I was Frazier, my entire focus this week would be cooking up something to stop the quick passing game.

This is true. But it’s also true that if Edmunds attacked the gap to his right with violence, there’s a good chance Henry doesn’t score (assuming Edmunds puts a hit on him). But I’m not here to whine and complain about the plays he didn’t make after a 34 point win. Solid showing by him and the rest of the defense all around.

I’d love for Knox to get more. If teams have to start fearing TE production, that’s just too much to think about defensively. Brady loves the TE, Allen has never really thrown to that position as much.

Would like to see Josh target him more, even if there’s only one football to go around.

I get policing the game so the optics don’t look bad to children (never mind that athletes aren’t role models), but players should only be fined if it’s an egregious display of taunting (props/sexual/over the top acts). The players should be allowed to trash talk, it’s a grown men’s league.

Brady always used to be on the injury report with a shoulder. The designation would go on like that for an entire season. I think Belichick was making a mockery of it because one time he didn’t put a player on the report and got in trouble for it.

Belichick is one of the greatest defensive minds to ever coach the sport, but he’s only had two winning seasons without Tom Brady (someone correct me if I’m wrong). Having arguably the greatest QB to ever play the game will elevate any coach to a higher tier and to rub salt in the wound, Brady won the Super Bowl on an entirely different team the very year after he left the Patriots! As great as Belichick’s contributions are to the game, he owes Brady his “god-like” status as HC. I think Belichick is a much better defensive coordinator than he ever was a GM or HC.

As illustrated in The Athletic, Cook’s first carry had the potential to go for big yardage if he trusted what he saw and followed Singletary through the outside hole. Bills had it blocked great and he only would’ve had the safety at the 45 to beat.

Settle is a promising player, but seems to get nicked up quite a bit.

Interior OL is arguably the Bills biggest weakness going forward, but if Bates continues to progress as a player, then that only leaves Saffold to replace and he’s not a bum. Bates gives us more stability at guard than Cody Ford ever did (at least so far). It’s great not to have any glaring roster weaknesses.

Wow, a 9 for pass blocking? I mean, there were a few times when Josh held the ball longer, but Bates wasn’t a tire fire. A 9 would suggest he had an outing like Colin Brown, but I didn’t think he was that much of a liability.

Anyone have feedback regarding his play going against arguably the most disruptive DT in the history of the game? I thought he had a pretty good outing. In the highlight package the NFL put together, I zeroed in on him and noticed he was singled up with Donald quite a bit and #99 didn’t embarrass him. Bates held his own for the most part. He was beaten cleanly for a sack, overpowered on that play, and had a couple other miscues where it looked like he didn’t know who to block, but all in all “not bad” for a player who used to ride the bench up until the final stretch last year. I have high hopes for him going forward, the entire OL gave Josh plenty of time throughout the contest, not that it mattered when Josh was getting the ball out in under 3 seconds. Kudos to Kromer.

Hackett today on a 64 yard FG vs a 4th and 5 conversion attempt: “Looking back at it, we definitely should have gone for it.” Hackett’s chance of mind I’m surprised he’d admit to this as it does nothing but rile up the fanbase and make him appear as a coach without a plan. If it was McD at the podium, you already know his answer if asked a day after the game: “respectfully, I get why you’re asking, but it doesn’t change anything, so like everything else we learn from it and move on.”

Tariq Woolen. The 6’4” 205 lb corner who ran a 4.26 at the combine. He was drafted with their 5th round pick.

Memo to teams: play your starters in the preseason.

Von Miller just equaled the number of sacks (2) that Hughes had in 17 games last season. Jerry could get pressure, he just wasn’t bendy, fast, or strong enough to seal the deal.

Liked Bates better at LG

All blues tonight! Perfect way to throw “curse of the blue pants” away at the start of the new season.

Not surprised, remember the 49ers ticket limit? Hopefully they make it tough on the Rams offense in their own building.

Britney Griner. She’s on loan from Russia.

Pretty wild Buscaglia called the exact 5 inactives. Guessing Dorsey will be calling plays from the booth?

I’d like to see a limit of 5 myself. Makes it even more special and exclusive to be named.

He was exaggerating. Even the lowest practice squad player makes close to $100,000/yr. NFL league minimum is like $700,000.