Nihilarian Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Think you mean Gilmore and Darby. I did, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I agree. Rex game planned better and executed at games that were more important to him. Not sure how or why or just a coincidence? A possibility could be he spent weeks of preparation for certain games and thusly didn't do much for the surrounding weeks on the schedule. Also, most were division games (although two were new coaching staffs) maybe he just knows the personnel on the division games better? But, as I have mentioned before I don't think he game plans and works as hard as he needs to to be an above average coach. Manther, I noticed that too - our preparation seemed uneven. I had thought that about Chan Gailey as well, that after a longer break you could count on a win, he just seemed to need longer than a week to prepare. People who claim knowledge say Rex works hard indeed. Whatever he does, the bottom line seems to be it doesn't always seem to be enough preparation, then there are those frustrating games, as you say, where the preparation was excellent and we seemed sharp. I hope he figures out what worked those weeks and is able to do it all the time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Article about Wade includes this... “I don’t understand the people that say, ‘Hey, this is our scheme, and that guy can’t play in it. The guy can play, he’s a good player, but he can’t play in our scheme,' " Phillips said. “Well, to me. There’s something wrong with your scheme.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2016/02/03/wade-phillips-has-fond-memories-buffalo/79786542/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 And yet, one of the things players say is so hard about Rex's "scheme" is that it changes weekly to fit the new opponent. I've never heard anyone say this about Rex's D. The complaints from players were so many possible different individual option/responsibilities from the same set that make it hard (impossible in some cases) for everyone to be on the same page, including last minute substitutions and changes in assignments just before the snap. This is why it has been exposed by fast-paced offenses as not being an effective scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I still feel that if the right players are inserted this defense could make a comeback Wow! From what we had prior to Rex, to now needing the "right" players to make a "comeback. Hope it works out. Not for Rex' sake, but for us Bills fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 I've never heard anyone say this about Rex's D. The complaints from players were so many possible different individual option/responsibilities from the same set that make it hard (impossible in some cases) for everyone to be on the same page, including last minute substitutions and changes in assignments just before the snap. This is why it has been exposed by fast-paced offenses as not being an effective scheme. You're either calling me a liar or pleading ignorance. Either way, nothing you've cited here refutes the fact that Rex's scheme changes week to week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I've never heard anyone say this about Rex's D. The complaints from players were so many possible different individual option/responsibilities from the same set that make it hard (impossible in some cases) for everyone to be on the same page, including last minute substitutions and changes in assignments just before the snap. This is why it has been exposed by fast-paced offenses as not being an effective scheme. Interesting. It was easy to spot this kind of thing happening at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Article about Wade includes this... “I don’t understand the people that say, ‘Hey, this is our scheme, and that guy can’t play in it. The guy can play, he’s a good player, but he can’t play in our scheme,' " Phillips said. “Well, to me. There’s something wrong with your scheme.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2016/02/03/wade-phillips-has-fond-memories-buffalo/79786542/ Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Defensive coaches devising solutions in the offseason Buffalo's defensive staff will be hard at work devising solutions within their scheme to more effectively neutralize some of the areas exploited by opposing offenses in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) Looking at series of tweets about Schwartz's D in buffalo that i assume this guy is doing for Philly fans and the first one I see has Kyle dropping in coverage @fduffy3 Shot 17 - Schwartz gets creative with zone pressure looks, LB gets the sack off a 4-man rush with DT Williams' drop https://twitter.com/fduffy3/status/697902096734121984 Edited February 11, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baskingridgebillsfan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If you watch the games you can easily see Rex has a different game plan week to week. The problem this year was two fold . Injuries which were massive, and players that were too ignorant to pick up the system or just plain stopped trying . Lets see what next year brings shall we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Rex had a D? The players apparently couldn't figure it out. Any 'genius" can come up with a scheme that's pretty impressive in it's complexity. The question is whether it works or not, not how impressive it is. Schwartz had a defense that worked; Ryan has a defense that apparently few of his players can figure out and thus it doesn't work. Yes, you can say "you need the right players for my scheme," which obviously the Bills didn't have. I'd rather say "if It's not broken don't fix it." But Ryan didn't hear me or many others. So that's why our perfectly un-broke defense dropped like a rock. "Good" work Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 @si_nfl Off-season outlook: Rex Ryan, Bills need to turn around the defense (by @SI_DougFarrar) http://on.si.com/1KZuqwV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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