dave mcbride

He’s not a bum, no, but he has been targeted precisely zero times in his short career with the Bills, and my point it is that it wasn’t going to start with 4th down play meant to ice the game. Doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have thrown it to him, of course!

I thought this passage from Joe B was interesting: 5. The Edmunds difference? After two weeks of inefficient run defending, the Bills seemed like they had their issues figured out in the first half. With both Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds in the lineup, the Vikings managed only 22 yards on six carries from their running backs. They were sound up front, the defensive tackles were winning their matchups on the interior and Edmunds and Milano were significant pieces to those efforts. Edmunds was able to get through the first half before having to sit out the rest of the game due to a groin injury, and you can’t help but wonder if Dalvin Cook’s 81-yard touchdown run would have gone differently had Edmunds been on the field as opposed to Tyrel Dodson. Dodson was on the far side of the rush attempt but got himself caught too close to the line of scrimmage, and he had to weave through traffic to get over to Cook. He then took out Hamlin while trying to get to Cook, but at that point, the runner was already getting into full acceleration. More than just Dodson is at fault for the big play, but Edmunds had been playing at a high level in his previous games and on Sunday. Over the last two weeks, we have seen how the drop-off from Milano and Edmunds to their direct backups impacts the defense, and they got caught for one huge rushing play by the Vikings which helped lead to their demise. Overall, though, it was a much better effort this week in run defending. https://theathletic.com/3879207/2022/11/14/bills-observations-vikings/?source=emp_shared_article

Don’t disagree, but you and I both know that Allen ain’t throwing a swing pass to Duke Freaking Johnson on a 4th down play form the five. Christ, he’s not even in Allen’s range of vision given the way he set up. That’s not a good thing, but it is also true.

Here is the photo. Definitely 12!

The 12 men on the field play was in OT — the play where Cook lost 3 yards on first and goal from the 2. If the penalty is called, it’s first and goal from the one and they probably score.

Bills had 12 men on the field for the first and goal from the 2 play in OT; it’s the play where Cook lost three yards. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35026502/bills-had-12-men-field-crucial-ot-play-vs-vikings

I was at the game yesterday and I really believe that things went south for the pass defense when Edmunds went down with a groin injury right after breaking up a third down pass just before halftime. He was all over the middle of the field in pass D and was an absolute demon. He was playing extremely fast. Dodson was absolutely horrible in coverage, and it seemed to have the knock-on effect of other secondary players shading in to cover up the loss of edmunds.

2-0 as a starter for the Browns last year. So honestly, not sure what you’re talking about. Granted, he had a great running game to work with. The Bills lack that, and it’s not the fault of the backs. The OL is horrible at run blocking. That’s the real issue when you start a guy like Keenum.

Agree 100 percent, and Dawkins got his arms outside on the takedown.

He started two games last year and the Browns won both: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201090cle.htm (102.1 rating; only one sack taken) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202110210cle.htm (90.3 rating; only one sack taken vs. a good Denver defense that still had Von Miller) I agree that he generally sucks, physical talent wise, but he can get you to .500 over a four game stretch if the defense doesn't give up a ton of points.

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20609599/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20609599/

Prometheus is actually pretty amazing once you realize that Scott succeeded in actually making Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness,” his most epic novella (and longest). When Guillermo del Toro, who had been trying to make a version of Mountains for a decade, saw Prometheus, he essentially said it destroyed his great dream: https://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/guillermo-del-toro-says-prometheus-has-killed-at-the-mountains-of-madness-because-they-both-have-the-same-final-twist-252233/amp/. The funniest thing about the critics’ reactions to Prometheus is that many said it was pro-Christianity — which is hilarious if you know about Mountains (and Scott followed that storyline very closely). Anyway, while I fully understand why many don’t see it as a great movie (with the caveat that many don’t actually understand it because of a lack of familiarity with the source material), it is one of *my* favorite sci-fi movies of all time. Worth watching again after reading Mountains. Agreed about the Giger designs in Jodorowsky’s aborted Dune movie. I actually think the third Alien movie (the prison planet one) is excellent and highly underrated, particularly the director’s cut version. I thought Alien: Covenant was pretty bad, however. Very disappointing.

To be fair, the Yankees have only won seven titles since the first Super Bowl took place. That's still a lot.

Mills is better than people think. He played well down the stretch.

If the Bills don't draft a CB very early I'm going to lose my mind. It's a gaping hole.

So you’re not addressing my point. I actually watched almost all of those games, and he unquestionably got better as he aged. By shedding all that weight, he became quicker too.

See above. 1996 and 1997 were his most dominant seasons according to advanced stats. It's not even really all that close, especially re: 1996 (he was DPOY of the year that season and simply unblockable). He was a far more complete player from 1995-1997 and in much better shape. Don't measure his productivity just by the sack numbers.

Not according to advanced stats. His 1996 season was one of the greatest ever by a defensive end. He was far more complete a player that season than in 1990, when he was just a sack machine but pretty so-so vs. the run. He had a ridiculous number of pressures in 1996 -- setting the NFL record, IIRC.

Maybe worth mentioning that Bruce Smith's two best seasons occurred when he was 33 and 34 (1996 and 1997)?

Where he can become the best version of himself!

4.5 sacks in two Super Bowls. He also had 2.5 sacks and a pick of Brady (plus 4 qb hits) in that epic 2015 AFC championship game that Denver won.

For those old enough to remember, Buddy Nix settled on Dareus after missing out on the player he really wanted, Von Miller.

Just sayin' ...

I have a hunch he’ll be gone long before 25. I don’t think ACL tears scare teams like they used to, and the upside is just so high with him. I could be wrong …

I'm not complaining, and regardless of mitigating factors holding opponents to a 65.3 rating is pretty amazing.