dave mcbride

Arguably cost them the game last night.

Neither is Finley. I have to think they're playing for #1 overall.

Finley is never going to be the answer. My suspicion is that they're eyeing Miami and noticing that that Fitz might actually gut out a win or two for the Phins (Fitz did it for the 0-8 Bills in 2010, after all). At 0-8, they have a chance to get the inside track on getting #1, and they don't want to miss that chance.

He is not the problem there.

Yes! Assuming he's there, he'll give you at least one.

One of my best friends in life -- Mike Miller, from Tonawanda -- is the owner (and founder) of Delilah's. Give him the business! It is also a freaking phenomenal bar.

He won't average 3.2 ypc for KC, that's for sure.

What Bell gives is a RB who is equally a threat in the run game and pass games. He is a 3-down back, and it totally changes how a defense has to play you on a play-by-play basis. Gore, who I love, is a running threat only. Bell is a very rich man's TJ Yeldon.

The Chargers were 9-23 in the two years before he got there. It wasn't just one bad season; they were terrible. His biggest advocate all along wasn't Rex; it was Bill Parcells, who Lynn coached for. Parcells told many that he'd be a very good head coach, including Rex Ryan. Given Parcells' track with guys he's championed over the years (Belichick, Coughlin, Sean Payton), I'll take his opinion over anyone on this board.

That's not an argument.

https://www.si.com/nfl/chargers/news/chargers-ken-whisenhunt-firing-steve-steichen-interim/ Is he a bad head coach? He was 21-11 going into this season, and he took over a team with a bad record (5-11).

Why would you say that? The Bills offense produced in 2016 when he was the OC, and prior to this season he was 21-11 at SD (and he took over a 5-11 team). My own suspicion is that the ending of the Titans game might have brought things to a head. That was some terrible playcalling at the goal line by SD. Not sure who was responsible. EDIT: "Whisenhunt’s playcalling, particularly his insistence to get Gordon involved when he was clearly ineffective, led to the frustration of fans and the team. Philip Rivers was shown arguing with the coaching staff early on in the game on Sunday." https://boltbeat.com/2019/10/28/chargers-fired-offensive-coordinator-ken-whisenhunt/ Looks like stupidly slamming Gordon in twice with no timeouts (he fumbled both times too) was Whisenhunt's call, and it also looks like Rivers was unhappy with him.

I think Daboll has made some questionable calls, but I also think he's the most creative OC the Bills have had since Gailey was calling plays (and Marchibroda before that). This is a fan base that ran Dan Henning out of town after one season (Marv allegedly quit because he didn't want to follow Ralph's advice and fire him). Henning had been saddled with an awful QB (Todd Collins), yet people blamed him. He was immediately hired by Parcells afterward as QB coach, and Testaverde that season had the best season of his career. The Jets that season went 12-4 and went to AFC championship game. He then became the OC for a Carolina team that got to the SB with Jake Delhomme and lost on the last play of the game in a shootout. The point is, more often than not it's about the Jimmys and the Joes, not the Xs and the Os. OCs and DCs are easy targets.

Bledsoe's lifetime record and numbers vs. teams with a winning record was truly abysmal. Unfortunately, I can't find that information on the internet anymore, so I'd have to reconstruct it from PFR. Too much work, but trust me, it's true.

As I said in another note, the Bills’ 3 rbs are averaging 5.1 ypc on 120 carries. Allen is averaging 4.4. 5.1 is extremely high. The Bills clearly have a competent running game through their rbs. Also, if you’re going to make that sort of argument, you have to take out all qb runs. There are more than you might think for teams like the pats because of kneel downs.

The ravens’ game will be at home and quite possibly in terrible weather (December 8). I wouldn’t write that one off. Baltimore is good, but hardly great.

Don’t overlook two wins in GB vs a 13-3 and a 15-1 team.

I've been thinking the same, but they could always franchise him. They'll have the space, and he's definitely a top ten receiver when healthy.

In those two seasons, the Giants went 8-0 in the post season and his ratings were 95.7 and 103.3.

Gore, Singletary, and Yeldon are collectively averaging 5.1 ypc (on 125 carries). It's not like they're incapable of running the ball effectively through their backs. He said that they have no play action game because their running game isn't good enough to set it up. Allen's 4.4 ypc is tied with Gore and below the other two.

This is just not right. The Bills are 13th in rushing attempts, 8th in rushing yards, and 5th in rushing yards per attempt. Check out the running games of some other teams in the league. The Bills are a decent-to-solid rushing team.

Speaking of pass rushing DEs, does the 2019 stat line here give you pause? It does for me: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HughJe99.htm

fun fact: https://www.google.com/search?q=2017+fau+schedule+football&rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB751GB751&oq=2017+fau+schedule+football&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.5768j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11dxb8lsqd;6;/m/012hfxch;dt;fp;1;; FAU did play Wisconsin that year; they lost 31-14 and he had 17 carries for 68 yards and a TD.

What I have been focusing on are the throws to receivers getting behind the defense and on the way to the house. He has missed all of those this season. The throw to Brown in game one was a back shoulder throw, and I'm not sure if it was intentional or not. Regardless, Brown hadn't gotten behind behind the defense. Nice play regardless, of course.

Dunno specifically, but after his one good season (2016), he's been below average and only a part-time starter in 2017 and 2018. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeasVi00.htm. My guess is that he's regarded as just a generic player.