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4BillsintheBurgh

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  1. 5 hours ago, Beast said:

    It’s not all bad. I’m sure he’ll look back on this someday and realize he at least got to spend a few days in the lovely weather.

    Is there still some snow in the stadium? Maybe he can pick up a couple extra 20's and a hotdog while he's in town.

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  2. 27 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

     

    That may be true, but it isn't relevant here.  Kazee is 9 yards+ away from Josh with an imminent need to make an open field tackle on a guy who is 6" taller than he is, outweighs him by 60-70 lbs, and has a known tendency of posterizing defenders with his stiffarm.  He has 3 teammates in the area and they all have Bills in position to block them out of the play (which actually happens), so he knows it may be on him. 

     

    He has to decide what Josh is gonna do - straight at him, L or R, then pick an appropriate angle.  That's why he hesitates, waiting  for Josh to indicate.

     

    The possibility that Josh might slide and he might hit him for a PF is nowhere on his mental radar screen at that moment, I promise.

    Don't see how you can say that. The steelers had to win and get in for all the games he was suspended and all he could do was watch. Usually, a smaller defender will go low on a big guy. But if you do that and he ducks at the last moment? I think that's why he tried to bear hug him instead of bringing the lumber.

     

    He's a similar player to Rapp, with less ability to aim. So if the tables were turned and Rapp was trying to tackle Mahomes like that, what would you think?

     

    And really, I'm not trying to defend Kazee or whatever. I'm just merely trying to provide a little depth from living around Pittsburgh.

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  3. 10 minutes ago, peterpan said:

    Idk, the way he leaned back a little, kinda looked like the beginning of a slide, intentionally or not.  
     

    Regardless it is absolutely true that defenders are scared to hit or tackle anyone.  If they hit someone on the sideline it’s a penalty, even if they are in bounds.  Later in this game, Allen got a call for being hit on his slide.  He slide late and the defender pulled off as best he could in that situation, and it’s still a penalty.


     Basically the defender is left to assume there’s a slide coming or assume the qb will just run out of bounds. If they react with a tackle, it’s called a penalty almost every time.   Mahomes does the fake “I’m headed out of bounds” all the time and draws flags when he is still in bounds all the time.

    That defender (Kazee), in particular, is sensitive to the hitting because he was just coming back from a 3 (or 4?) game suspension for repeated unnecessary roughness violations.

  4. 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    I don't. It is a paint by numbers scheme. You have to execute the reads perfectly and play in structure. It is not a scheme friendly to out of structure players. He wouldn't suck in it, he is too good, but it wouldn't show him to best effect.

    I guess I'm getting tired of all the mistakes on option routes. Plus we can't seem to bring in a free agent that can hit the ground running. Maybe Brady has something different in his past, but if Josh has solid reads (none of the I thought you were going to zig instead of zag) and then gets off schedule it seems to me like that's the best of both worlds. This playoff run might be special, but I'm concerned these "miscommunications, (probably misreads is better)" are going to sink us.

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  5. 1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

     

    Kinda my point. There are no other known names to be promoted to OC like Joe Brady.

     

    We know plenty of candidates for HC, not too early to guess there.

     

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    If we start in the usual place, Kyle Shanahan's tree, he does have Klint Kubiak (Gary's son) and Brian Griese on staff that could be promoted to full OC.

     

    In LA with McVay you have Zac Robinson as Passing Coordinator/QB Coach.

     

    Dallas has Scott Tolzien as QB Coach.

     

    I'll keep looking but not exactly a ton of tough competition for Brady's experience.

    I think Josh would thrive in a Shanahan style offense, and I hope whoever the next coordinator is will be able to get the best out of Josh, because that's what it's all about at this point. I just don't think the offense we currently have suits Josh the best.

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  6. 14 hours ago, Simon said:

     

    The Stillers reputation as a tough running team is more historical than it is a current reality, imo.

    The Bills have more rushing yards, a better rushing average, more rushing TD's, more first downs rushing, etc.

     

    I also think there is a certain level of wind which all but eliminates the Stillers passing attack, while only only somewhat hampering the Bills. Josh Allen can drive the ball through some winds that Mason Rudolph cannot.

     

    If there is a legitimate equalizer to fear, it is having 8" of snow on the field.

    Rudolph throwing the ball down field has helped their running game the last couple of weeks. The wind is a factor with Rudolph, if our defense is going to take that chance and play it that way. If we play back anyway, it will remind me of the offense during that wind game against the Pats a couple years ago. And I will once again be "yelling why are you doing that" at the tv.

     

    I also with you on the snow. Don't know if Ty will be available, but it will be nice if we can get Fournette to their middle backers not named Roberts.

  7. 1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

     

    Typically there's a McD presser on Monday, but usually not until the afternoon - 3 or 4 pm.

    Banged Up Bills will do an injury review but I think that's typically Tuesday.

     

    But you know he's gonna just 🧇 and say stuff like "I'll know more after I talk to our training staff tomorrow"

     

    TJ Watt Grade 2 MCL, likely unavailable for Steelers @ Bills is a biggie.

     

    The Grade 2 is good news for Steelers fans since initially they were saying "Grade 3", but

    I'm not going to be surprised if he plays, probably with a brace on. Remember, this medical staff sent him back onto the field with a tinted visor after a concussion that he supposedly didn't have (I know there's the "independent" guy that checks too). Also gave him smelling salts during that game.

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