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Less guessing by Edmunds and more "read and react" would go a long way toward fixing that integrity. He took himself out of plays, way, way, way too many times Sunday...
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I disagree that its the end of his era. Too soon for that, given what he does against every team not named the Chiefs. What I do agree with is that Roman's offensive scheme is a dead end.
It's not flexible enough and can't come back from multi-point deficits, as the MNF team pointed out many times. It's too focused on the TEs and the middle of the field, which KC took away last night. It's a one-read, gun it-or-run it system, rather than the smorgasbord of options Mahones has at his disposal. Maybe its designed that way due to Jackson's (in)ability to quickly process like Mahones. But I'm not willing to make that call yet.
The other thing is that while Hollywood Brown is a great WR, he appears to be somewhat straight-linish and perhaps limited in the routes he excells at. Hence, a predictable offense that wins through physicality rather than scheme.
Harbaugh needs to tear it up and get some weapons to increase Jackson's options. A RB like Edwards-Helaire would have been a perfect fit for that, IMO.
Just as Josh has blossomed with more weapons, Jackson could too if the Ravens would get over their fixation with "power forward" football and go with what the NFL has become today...speed, creativity and having more weapons than the defense can account for...
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1 minute ago, jkeerie said:
All he has to do is look short...for the quick plays to get the first down or look deep because his receivers are running alone down field.
Or look over the middle to Kelce or a RB. Or run to wide open daylight. Or...
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Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Wilson
Rodgers
I think he's even better than Russ and Aaron. He's looking at things in slow motion, it's really uncanny...
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Mahones has the best vision of any QB in the league right now. Not even close...
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Andy's O is fun to watch...
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KC pasing game can't be stopped...
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1 minute ago, Warcodered said:
I mean you can take a great RB at pick 32 that's not that strange.
He's a GREAT RB. He's going to be special for a long, long time...
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That horse collar call looked exactly like the non-call in the Bills game.
Go figure...
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Game over. No way BALT's old fashion offense can keep up with this...
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The problem seems to be that the refs called it "pass interference," when in fact, it was illegal contact.
So Woods is right, it wasn't PI.
But it was still a penalty...
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32 minutes ago, dneveu said:
The last sentence here doesn't make a ton of sense... Do you remember anyone beating buffalo deep? And if you blitz all the time, teams will beat you over the top if you don't have the man corners required to run that type of scheme. Buffalo plays a ton of bail coverage and typically he's the deep safety in cover 3, or they will have like a hybrid cover 4 where he's again covering the deep man.
The only time you're getting a PD/INT is if they chuck one up deep, and teams don't do that because he has some solid ball skills. Safeties in schemes that play a lot more cover 1 will typically get better numbers, but then you're isolating your CBs on an island, and you will give up deep balls - as well as get gashed by deep overs and rub routes.
Buffalo doesn't have the corners to play that style, nor do i think that mcdermott wants to.
Good post.
McD's scheme, IMO, is to force teams to make long drives by disguising coverages, keeping the safeties deeper and forcing everything to be in front of them, taking away the long throws. It plays the odds--that the more plays the opponent runs, the more likely they are to have a breakdown/penalty stop the drive. And it seems to work with this safety tandem because they can cover so much ground, yet still be effective in run support.
It's the same argument why our CBs are less apt to get INTs. It's like throwing a blanket over the passing game, rather than relying on tight man coverage that can look great when it works, but has a lower probability of success the more throws it has to defend...
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Stats are for losers or PFF (one in the same, actually).
Hyde is doing fine...
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2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
They didn't, but having just given up a pretty long TD drive, being back on the field after 30 seconds then back again after a 3-and-out kind of gassed them I think.
They might need to up their conditioning level. As I recall, that was a point of pride for the Kelly-era Bills that the offense scored so fast (or else went out so fast) that the Defense had to be in fantastic condition.
With the limits on training camp this year, conditioning is indeed a factor. Especially in-season, when they really only "practice" on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
That said, giving up 29 unanswered points in 20 minutes to ANY NFL team is not just conditioning or momentum, IMO...
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2 hours ago, Doc said:
The INT changed momentum and the offenses went into a shell afterwards.
The Bills didn't have to give up 29 unanswered points after that INT. Momentum shifts with 20 minutes to play aren't permanent...
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2 hours ago, BuffaninSarasota said:
PK mentions the "ticky-tack" PI call on the 4th down.....but fails to mention the blown INT call on the Kroft play.
Both were controversial. But only one decided the game (almost unequivocally--Josh stil had to make the Kroft throw)...
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Pfft. Obviously setting us up to knock us down...
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I don't think ball security will ever be a thing we can relax on when it comes to Josh...
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Zone defenses can look really bad against the Rams. It seemed like Tre was playing off the WRs the whole game, which is tough against guys like Kupp and Woods.
Still, his run support was nothing to write home about either, so....
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Agreed. He seems wise beyond his years.
He's a great addition to the team and I think we'll see a lot more 4-WR until other teams show they can handle it...
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Just give it to him...
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4 minutes ago, BillsMafi$ said:
Dodson in for edmunds
Edmunds is the key. He can't keep being MIA. If that means lighting a fire under him by giving Dodson some snaps, so be it.
Up to this point, McD has coddled Edmunds, who seems exempt from the "have to earn it" mantra for the rest of the team...
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How much brown-nosing do you do at work (if any)?
in Off the Wall Archives
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These days, the only living thing I can brown nose is my cat, as I'm working alone from home. And he respects my work, since he won't get fed if he doesn't.
As to people on the other end of the email or phone--nothing's changed. I'm the point-of-contact expert for what I do. And I don't have to play games or BN to get things done...