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    Shout out another “elite” HC like Mike Tomlin

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    51 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    Had nothing to do with coaching decisions, but when McDermott arrived they straight away uncommitted to Tyrod Taylor and forced him into a paycut and ripping up guarantees. Then McDermott ran the draft where they traded back. Then his buddy arrived as GM and started stockpiling picks.... This was the first time in forever a regime landed in Buffalo and said "guys you gotta get a Quarterback" and then began doing things aimed at getting one. Buffalo for years under a series of regimes had found reasons not draft Quarterbacks until they were backed into a corner. McDermott and Beane said "that is the most important move and we need to set ourselves up to make it." 

     

    In doing so McDermott traded out of the pick that became Mahomes. And you have to be balanced and say that was, and is, a questionable decision. But they definitely had a plan that involved getting a proper Quarterback in the building. Not coaching as such but it was a decision that the regime made. 

    Yeah, but Tomlin was never in a position to exert that type of authority over the draft. That's not how Pittsburgh operates.

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    Shout out another “elite” HC like Mike Tomlin

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    1 minute ago, FireChans said:

    The Steelers could trade some pieces and acquire some draft capital while still trying to limp into the postseason to get obliterated again.

     

    I mean, why not? They do it every year regardless. Why not try to get an extra first for Minkah or 2 firsts for Watt?

    They could, but that’s not something that Tomlin handles, and he’s the subject of your thread.

    Shout out another “elite” HC like Mike Tomlin

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    8 hours ago, FireChans said:

    They still got a franchise QB after it. The idea they have to win 4 games to get a good QB is nonsense.

    The guy he drafted in the third round 4 years ago and decided to start over the guy he drafted in the first round last year is his QB, imo. 

    The bills got allen because they had a ridiculous amount of draft capital going into the 2018 draft after the cordy glenn trade, the tyrod taylor trade, and the 2017 kc trade that landed kc’s first rounder in 2018. That’s the only reason they got Allen, and that had nothing to do with coaching. 

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    Fake Slide should be 15 yard penalty

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    6 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

    I never said that Mahomes should get away with fake slides.  I think fake slides should be a penalty.  SOME of the replies here acknowledge that what Allen did was a fake slide but then just say it's fine because Mahoems does fake slides.  I'm not defending fake slides no matter who does them.

    But it WASN’T a fake slide. The best view, again: 

     

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    Next man up!

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    7 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Wasn't there a photo of Tyreek in an air cast while his house was on fire? And then he played this weekend.

    Walking boot, not air cast.

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    A 4th down throw into the EZ is not a suitable substitute for a punt

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    3 hours ago, AKC said:

    It’s fair to question the coaching, the QB play and/or the decision to intercept either pass. My criticism is really with the 4th and 2 game call about it being “as good as a punt” and the continuing use of that phrase in recaps and discussion. It wasn’t as good as a punt. Of course there were possibilities that could have resulted in better outcomes than a punt but they did not happen. A forced throw on 4th and 2 against your inertia bailed out by a defensive error is just two (or 3) errors that don’t add up to a positive.

    I'd say it was as good as an average punt from that distance. Most from inside the 40 aren't coffin cornered but rather go into the end zone. So the result was the same as a typical punt. Of course, we could have nailed an excellent and atypical punt too.

    3 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

     

    You definitely want to go for it on 4th & 2 from the opponent's 35. IIRC Allen would have had to run over a couple defenders to run for it so that was not the best option. So he had to throw it. I'd have to look at the play again to see if he missed a better option - and judging by how covered the receiver in the EZ was that is a definite possibility - but that is about the only place I would look for fault on this play. And it's worth noting that Allen was scrambling at the time. The throw across his body is something he has had success with so I don't fault him for that either. As for the "it was as good as a punt" argument, I agree that it is a poor one. That's just fans justifying the result of a play with a bad outcome. I'm more in the "the defense gets paid too and sometimes they win" crowd.

    If you watch the Warner video, the first option was Kincaid, and he was wide open for the first. It was an easy play and schemed perfectly. Josh saw that he had Diggs outside, though, and got greedy. 

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    Buffalo Bills post receipts

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    On 1/9/2024 at 12:36 AM, BADOLBILZ said:

     

    Yeah there weren't nearly as many strong armed QB's.    Most of the guys playing QB in the NFL today would have focused on other sports growing up if the NFL hadn't changed the rules to make it less physically demanding to play QB(and receiver). 

    To be fair, that is how you're SUPPOSED to throw a hail mary. It was perfect. Not saying Harbaugh was a big-armed QB, btw.

    1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

    I don't remember what year the game was but I'm almost sure that the Colts were undefeated at the time. I think they were even favored in Buffalo.

     

    @BADOLBILZ can probably recall the year and like he said above, I have never seen a QB take that kind of continuous punishment, and I go back to the truly violent days.

    It was this game. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199709210buf.htm

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    Has the team lost complete confidence in Bass???

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    2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    He was. His leg definitely hasn't been right this year though. I watched him in warm ups at Tottenham and he was not much better than 50% from further out than 40. There has definitely been something going on with him physically this year. I can't be convinced otherwise.

    Prior to the Eagles game, it was reported that during pre-game warmups, his 55-yard FG kicks were falling 10 yards short. Something is up with him for sure.

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    Thursday injury report - not good

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    Dawkins will play, which means both Bills’ lines will pretty much be at full health. Daquon and Ed are game wreckers, and Daquon has his sea legs now. Rasul going down in a game vs a weak-armed qb in Drake-Passage weather conditions doesn’t concern me all that much. Dane is fine as a fill-in in crazy conditions because he is an excellent tackler. People need to take a deep breath.

     

    All of the Steelers success has occurred on deep throws or mid-tier throws and catch-and-runs in cover-zero situations, and that’s why Rudolph is enjoying an entirely unsustainable 9.7 yards per pass attempt over the last 3 games. The bills don’t give up that stuff, and he is likely to be humbled by the conditions. I am betting on the far superior qb.

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    Kurt Warner - Very good breakdown of Josh Allen’s play agains the Fins

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    17 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

     

    I didn't watch the Kurt Warner video yet but from my own viewing the WRs need to do better with sight adjustments. In the all-22 there's a play at 10:43 in the 3rd quarter, 3rd and 5. Miami sends an all out blitz and Allen is ultimately sacked for an 8 yard loss. Pre-snap you see Allen make eye contact with Shakir. I think Allen knows the blitz is coming and is trying to signal to Shakir to be ready. Post-snap the middle of the field is left completely wide open because of the blitz. Shakir could either stop and turn around, or run a quick slant to the middle, and it would be an easy pitch and catch. Allen looks at Shakir clearly anticipating this. Instead Shakir continues running his full route downfield and never turns his head around, and Allen has to eat the sack because there's no other hot route. If Shakir had made a sight adjustment to the blitz it's an easy 1st down, instead we punt.

     

    Little things like this are why I'm still not fully convinced Brady is the answer. Too frequently the players are not prepared or on the same page and it's leading to too many negative plays.

    The video is ALL about this issue. I recommend watching it. You'll like it.

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    Kurt Warner - Very good breakdown of Josh Allen’s play agains the Fins

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    Just now, Ralonzo said:

     

    Did we watch the video? The main point of it was, in the Bills disaster plays (sacks, ints, fumbles) it was the play design that left Josh no answers to the blitz-0 calls by the defense. The secondary point was, he's getting through his reads too fast when he's feeling that pressure and looking for a place to go with the ball before it arrives.

     

    To me Warner called out Brady without ever mentioning his name.

    Exactly. Receivers running too deep on all-out blitz plays is a real problem. What I’d like to see is if the Bills cleaned that up in the second half.

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    Wink Martindale leaving G-Men

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    15 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

     

    Will be interesting to see if Wink goes the Vic Fangio route and takes on an advisory role with a playoff team like Vic did with the Eagles in the lead-up to the SB last year.

    I'm far more interested in the toxic dynamic between him and Daboll. By firing all of his people, he forced him to resign, which means he can't go to the Eagles if the Giants want to stop it. Daboll is an interesting person, but I think he has some real anger management issues and his relationships with McDermott and Martindale - his two most recent defensive coaching partners - appear to be in tatters. Check it out:

     

    https://theathletic.com/5189282/2024/01/09/new-york-giants-brian-daboll-wink-martindale-resign/

     

    Daboll shifted the onus to Martindale by declaring during his season-ending news conference Monday morning that it was his “expectation” the coordinator would be back. Daboll made that comment despite revealing moments later that he had yet to have a conversation with Martindale about his future. That didn’t matter because Daboll had already tried to ensure that a split would be on Martindale. Daboll even referenced Martindale’s previous comments about how much he loved working for the Giants.

    “I know Wink talks about this as a destination place and things like that,” Daboll said.

    The firings of the Wilkins brothers were reported by The Athletic five hours after Daboll’s comments. An hour later, news of Martindale’s resignation broke. The timeline of how everything unfolded internally is unclear, but firing the Wilkins brothers was clear a sign Martindale’s days in East Rutherford were numbered.

     

    The brothers began their coaching careers at the lowest levels in Baltimore and rose through the ranks under Martindale’s tutelage. Drew Wilkins became Martindale’s right-hand man, as the duo worked closely to design the defense’s exotic blitz packages.

    With Martindale and his protégés gone, the pressure on Daboll intensifies. The honeymoon already was over, but now he needs to find an upgrade on one of the most respected defensive coordinators in the league.

    It would be one thing if Martindale was fired for poor performance. But this relationship dissolved over a personality conflict. If Daboll could have made things work with Martindale, he wouldn’t have a major hole to fill on his coaching staff.

     

    A messy divorce?

     

    Don’t expect this to be an amicable split between Martindale and the Giants. He’s still under contract for 2024, so despite reports about the demand for his services, he’s not free to pursue any job he wants.

    If Martindale gets head-coaching interest, which seems unlikely, he can pursue those opportunities. But it’s hard to imagine the Giants will let him walk to any defensive coordinator job of his choosing.

    The last thing the Giants want is for Martindale to head to Philadelphia, whose defense has disintegrated down the stretch. That’s why a firing was unlikely, since that would have paved the way down I-95 for Martindale.

    The resignation is a much better outcome for the Giants, since they maintain control over Martindale’s next stop. Depending on how bitter the breakup is, it seems like the sides should be able to reach a mutual parting if Martindale gets a coordinator offer from a team that meets the Giants’ approval.

    Buffalo Bills post receipts

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    6 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

     

    I think Miami loses next week and Buffalo wins and therefore survives the season longer than Miami.    But it's too early to even be taking victory laps because nobody cares who wins divisions........it's how you finish the season.    If Miami advances beyond Buffalo they will have the last laugh.

     

    Case in point, 1995 when the Bills physically battered and swept the Colts and won the division..........only to lose decisively in the divisional round and have to watch the Colts nearly pull off a miracle in the AFCCG and advance to the SB.    Quentin Coryatt dropped a would-be game sealing INT........and then after giving away the lead this happened:

     

     

    That finish is etched in my memory! 

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    College Football Playoffs 2023

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    7 minutes ago, zow2 said:

     

    All the money he potentially earned after the texas game, he refunded tonight. This is like playing a real NFL defense and he doesn’t measure up at all.  I’d be worried about his health in the League.  I fear he will get badly injured he looks brittle.

    I read a piece in The Athletic before the game that quoted a coach who was familiar with both teams. He said that he expected Michigan to win because while Texas has a good front, their secondary is bad. Michigan, on the other hand, has a good front seven too, but also an elite secondary. We saw that tonight. Penix looks great vs regular college secondaries, but he was bad vs a secondary that’s an NFL one in training. 

    35 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

    Took me a while to find this conversation.

     

    Can't believe there's no thread for the game and there are only 5 or 6 comments in this thread for tonight!

     

    Big college football crowd around here, huh?

     

    It's a crap game, so most aren't missing much.

     

     

    It’s a Bills board. What do you expect? Speaking for myself, I hate everything about college football to my core (it is so corrupt and should NOT be tied to actual universities), but I feel I have to pay moderate attention for draft knowledge purposes.

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