dave mcbride

Cleveland is a very talented team. A good coach with DePodesta in charge is a world away from Dorsey/Kitchens.

We know where you stand, and I respect your position, but your argument would be more powerful if you don't include the 2018 data in your assessment of Daboll given the truly abysmal talent. I know I sound like a broken record, but the offensive talent on the Bills in 2018 was the worst in my lifetime, and I include the Gary Marangi 1976 season. At least OJ was dominant that year. The 2018 team had a terrible line, terrible QB play, terrible WR play, terrible TE play, and terrible RB play.

Belichick wasn't the person who wanted to unload AB. That was mostly Kraft. https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/report-antonio-browns-latest-incident-enraged-robert-kraft?int

Southwestern CT (where a lot of the people live) is primarily a NYC fan base.

Here is Tannehill's most recent pass against the Pats:

Actually, FO had TB's defense as the fifth best in the NFL this season: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef/2019. They are a true outlier when it comes to trying to deduce quality based on points allowed. They had to contend with 41 turnovers and a ton of pick sixes! The TB defense scored 6 defensive TDs itself.

That raises a good question. Who is Dalton capable of starting for at this point? Tampa Bay? Carolina? The Chargers are not going to go for a retread like him. Who beyond that? Ironically, another good fit for him may well be Pittsburgh given the uncertainty surrounding Roethlisberger. But that is highly unlikely to happen. Anyway, it's not inconceivable that the Bills have a shot at him. He still can play, but his career is definitely on the down swing. Late-career Boomer Esiason - basically a super sub - comes immediately to mind.

In 14 games he has 10 TDs and 21 INTs. That is ... terrible. For comparison's sake, Case Keenum's TD/INT ratio is 75/47. The point is, there are going to be upgrades out there that are available.

Forget Will Fuller for a second. Kenny Stills has had multiple big games vs. the Bills over the years going back to New Orleans.

Watson has an extremely high 8.1 ypa average over his first three seasons (37 games). Since I regard ypa as probably the most important stat in terms of judging a qb, the case to me seems to be pretty well closed. Allen’s is 6.6, btw. As for TD/INT ratio, watson’s is 71/29 and Allen’s is 30/21. Watson also led the Texans to a victory over NE, something Allen hasn’t done yet.

As a friend explained to me last night, the ending is virtually exactly the same as the plot denouement as GoT. I’ll avoid spoilers here (see below), but it’s kinda mind-blowing. [Spoiler alert] lady triu is a megalomaniac just like daenerys, and a trusted family member formerly in exile takes it upon himself to kill her. He is then exiled again. Cyclops — just like the white walkers — are what we’re led to believe is the true enemy, but they’re a headfake (and both are eliminated in one quick blow). There is more. It is a profoundly great show.

Love it! I am a longtime fan of the comic too.

White was called twice for defensive holding while covering Hopkins in that game. Hopkins had 2 catches for 27 yards and a TD vs White in that game. The other three receptions weren’t against White. It’s also worth pointing out that the coverage was excellent on the TD (just look at the photo). A great player simply made a great play.

It is also completely hilarious that Shaq Barrett didn’t even make their second team. 19.5 sacks, 37 qb hits, 6 forced fumbles, and a pick. He was utterly dominant. I definitely agree with you about this.

Any site that grades White as the 15th best CB in the league is useless.

I strongly believe Micah Hyde is one of the best safeties in the league. He runs that defense out there.

He also says that there were 21 plays in which he was beat and the qb didn’t connect, but doesn’t mention that the Bills played 5 games in absolutely dreadful conditions for qbs (4 with 20+ mph winds) that will change how a defense approaches its pass D.

I don’t think they play favorites as much as rely on a flawed system that simply can’t deal with the complexity of 22 moving parts on every play. Just as importantly, all of those moving parts are playing within schemes that vary from play to play based on an always evolving situational context, and PFF isn’t privy to the directives that coaches are issuing to their players.

Did you PFF writer Sam Monson’s staggeringly stupid thread about Tre White? There’s so much wrong with this I don’t even know where to begin. It’s as if he’s completely unaware that the Bills run a matchup-zone system. https://mobile.twitter.com/PFF_Sam/status/1212044325250580480

... zero Bills on either the first or second team defense. The Bills finished 2nd in points allowed, 3rd in yards allowed, 3rd in opposing team passer rating, 3rd in net yards per passing attempt allowed, 2nd in passing tds allowed, 10th in turnovers forced, 2nd in points allowed per drive, 4th in yards allowed per drive, and 5th in plays allowed per drive. They were also ranked 5th in overall defensive DVOA by Football Outsiders, for what it’s worth. Analytics! https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2019-pff-nfl-all-pro-team

I don’t know. I kinda doubt Daboll ran a NE system at Bama, and in any event Tua only played for one half plus an OT possession under Daboll (in catch-up mode for the most part too).

Relative to this conversation, I thought you’d find this piece of info from Albert Breer interesting: ”Dolphins offensive coordinator Chad O’Shea was let go, and I’m told that part of it was Brian Flores’s desire to move away from his Patriot roots on that side of the ball. Why does that make sense? My theory is that since Miami’s going to be really young the next couple years, running a scheme with the complexity of New England’s might be tough on the players developmentally. Which is why it wouldn’t surprise me if we see some more college ideas infused into what Miami is doing.” https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/12/31/nfl-black-monday-coaching-rumors-mock-draft

I'd actually prefer that their best players be hobbled by injury given that they're arguably the better team on paper and playing at home. Exactly.

You think Walsh would have made chicken salad with that horrendous line, those qbs, those garbage receivers, and no credible TE to speak of?

The "Daboll era." The "Gailey era" averages out to about 22nd, but I don't want to play that game. The context of individual years matters. Please factor in that context, particularly the historically bad offensive roster last season. You're better than that, man.