Rob's House Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 AWWW HELL NO!!!. WTF, man? I should have known better than to check in and risk putting a big dark menacing cloud over my Friday night. I need a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Run 'D', 3rd down two strengths of Schwartz defenses I was already very happy with the move but after reading that I'm extremely pleased. These are two of the defenses biggest weaknesses and we just got a guy who specializes in both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Great hire by the Bills. I actually thought they might be looking at Schwartz, since Marrone is so high on attacking defenses. I always thought Schwartz was a total d-bag. But maybe that's what this defense needs--a little more of an edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Were they? K-9 assured me that they would stay in house, and I didn't hear anything else since the Pettine loss. Sorry, didn't realize you were talking about a fan's perspective. When a team says that they have identified options and they have a plan in place I assume that they are looking outside the organization for interviews. Their fall back is in house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronc24 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Holy s***, people. Bills' fans are a jaded bunch. I am ecstatic with the Schwartz hire and Stafford threw for 5000 yards. Contrary to popular belief, Calvin Johnson was not on the receiving end of all 5000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Meant if we kept the same schemes with an in-house promotion. Wrote the wrong thing. That makes more sense then. Is continuity worth taking a lesser known, perhaps weaker candidate? Continuity for continuities sake is a very dangerous game. Especially for the sake of one player who may or may not be here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Can't stop the run. Schwartz? As HC at Lions (2009-2013) 25th, 24th, 23rd, 16th, 6th As DC at Titans (2001-2008) 5th, 2nd, 1st, 18th, 22nd, 30th, 5th, 6th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Lets not pretend that the defensive coordinator doesn't play a large role in fielding a prepared, disciplined and clean defensive squad... Something Schwartz was troubled with in Detroit. He most definitely did as the head coach. The head coach sets the tone and Schwartz was a failure when it came to fielding a disciplined team. Marrone's job (like Schwartz's old one) is to field a disciplined team. Marrone failed at that last year. We'll see if he is able to improve here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Holy s***, people. Bills' fans are a jaded bunch. I am ecstatic with the Schwartz hire and Stafford threw for 5000 yards. Contrary to popular belief, Calvin Johnson was not on the receiving end of all 5000. IMO Schwartz team vastly underperformed to their talent level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 That's fine. And we couldnt stop the run. I'd say hanging your hat so strongly on fixing one ranking is a bit like saying who cares if he's not a good route runner or physical- we need a tall WR and hardy is the man! Schwartz has been a good coordinator and I don't mean to come across all negative here but honestly run D isn't at the top of my most important qualities. I hope he does great but I'm a bit concerned by the issues on his résumé and that he may be another friend hire. He has talent a chance to surpass pettine though and that's what I'll be cheering for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Schwartz? As HC at Lions (2009-2013) 25th, 24th, 23rd, 16th, 6th As DC at Titans (2001-2008) 5th, 2nd, 1st, 18th, 22nd, 30th, 5th, 6th I like these rankings and they are better than pettines. Please if you are down on his hire read the link 26cornerblitz posted and I guarantee you'll feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 IMO Schwartz team vastly underperformed to their talent level. And that might be an understatement in Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He most definitely did as the head coach. The head coach sets the tone and Schwartz was a failure when it came to fielding a disciplined team. Marrone's job (like Schwartz's old one) is to field a disciplined team. Marrone failed at that last year. We'll see if he is able to improve here. That's what it seemed liked to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInDaDay Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 So thinking out loud; Schwartz was in Tenn with the D that Greggo ran (the 46) and I think that was the same/similar to what Buddy Ryan ran there. Rex to Balt with his daddy's d; Pettine joins him there and to the Jets and to us. Schwartz should be familiar with our new scheme.... So where does Kevin Bacon fit in here.... Edit - I just checked. Gregg was linebackers coach under Buddy Ryan, Schwartz was secondary coach there before we got Gregg, Gregg came to us Schwartz became DC... Should be very similar scheme... Yep.. Fisher and Williams were on Buddy's defensive staff when he coached under Jack Pardee. Both Williams and Schwartz were on Fisher's staff at Tennessee, This will be a good fit. The shared DNA of the Buddy Ryan coaching tree are aggressive defenses. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronc24 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 IMO Schwartz team vastly underperformed to their talent level. His team or his defences as DC? There's a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Gil Brandt @Gil_Brandt 3m Happy for Jim Schwartz, a good friend. @BuffaloBills got a great defensive mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Who lead the NFL in the most penalties that led to actual 1st downs? The Buffalo Bills. So it can only get better, right? Schwartz has nothing to do with this. Can't blame him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'd say hanging your hat so strongly on fixing one ranking is a bit like saying who cares if he's not a good route runner or physical- we need a tall WR and hardy is the man! Schwartz has been a good coordinator and I don't mean to come across all negative here but honestly run D isn't at the top of my most important qualities. I hope he does great but I'm a bit concerned by the issues on his résumé and that he may be another friend hire. He has talent a chance to surpass pettine though and that's what I'll be cheering for. Well his run d rankings are great but so are his 3rd down conversion rankings. What makes you think he is a friend hire? Have marrones and schwartzs paths crossed anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 When he was DC, his defenses were consistently outstanding. If you're failing to realize that one is capable of being a great DC and a bad HC I don't know what to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) So it can only get better, right? Schwartz has nothing to do with this. Can't blame him. No it can get worse by having an avg of 2.5 penalties/game for 1st downs to 3 penalties/game for 1st downs for example. Something like that would be a HUGE issue. Edited January 25, 2014 by BuffaloBillsForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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