Yeezus Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 In half a season But the Bills need 3+ years to fully implement Rex's legendary defense The same legendary defense that hasn't been good since last decade Kind of sad really. Rex can no longer coaches defense ans we let go our best coordinator in 10 + years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 But Rex dials up all sorts of cutesy-tutesy blitzes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Yeah, but how are the Eagles season ticket sales doing??? HUH?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 damnit that stings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz > Rex Schwartz system >>>>> Rex system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz > Rex Schwartz system >>>>> Rex system Honestly, we might as well have brought Wannestadt back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 but Rex is a defensive genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Superstar players, like Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks, make plays. Gilmore and Darby just aren't at their caliber. Edited November 16, 2016 by jmc12290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Schwartz is a great DC Who knows, Bills lose out the next several games, he may be the next HC. However, I see the Bills going 10-6 and Rex comes back. Edited November 16, 2016 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Schwartz is a great defensive coach. Schwartz and Wade Phillips are 1-2 in the league. Schwartz appears to be a better defensive coach than Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan might not necessarily be a bad defensive coach. He took a team whose front seven looked as bad as any in football going into the season without Dareus and they've held up pretty damn well. If Gilmore and Darby didn't s**t the bed this season and we had a player at Safety, we'd have a top 5-10 defense for sure. Because Schwartz has turned into an elite defensive coordinator, really has nothing to do with Rex Ryan whatsoever. Edited November 16, 2016 by metzelaars_lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz is a great DC Who knows, Bills lose out the next several games, he may be the next HC. However, I see the Bills going 10-6 and Rex comes back. Bills will go 8-8 at best and Rex will be back, because the Pegulas are well-intentioned, but clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz is a great defensive coach. Schwartz and Wade Phillips are 1-2 in the league. Schwartz appears to be a better defensive coach than Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan might not necessarily be a bad defensive coach. He took a team whose front seven looked as bad as any in football going into the season without Dareus and they've held up pretty damn well. If Gilmore and Darby didn't s**t the bed this season and we had a player at Safety, we'd have a top 5-10 defense for sure. Because Schwartz has turned into an elite defensive coordinator, really has nothing to do with Rex Ryan whatsoever. His system that allows an average front seven to get pressure (and they are average) has only worked with HoFers either as LB's, S, or CB's. Asking Gillylock, Darby, Grahah and Aaron Williams to be HoFers is not good coaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz is a great defensive coach. Schwartz and Wade Phillips are 1-2 in the league. Schwartz appears to be a better defensive coach than Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan might not necessarily be a bad defensive coach. He took a team whose front seven looked as bad as any in football going into the season without Dareus and they've held up pretty damn well. If Gilmore and Darby didn't s**t the bed this season and we had a player at Safety, we'd have a top 5-10 defense for sure. Because Schwartz has turned into an elite defensive coordinator, really has nothing to do with Rex Ryan whatsoever. They've held up pretty damn well-----against Palmer, Case Keenum, Kaeprenick and Jacoby Brissett............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 but Rex "tells it like it is" "blue-collar" "lunch pail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeezus Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 This is why keeping Rex a 3rd year is complete bs Own up to our mistake and bring a new coach in as soon as we can to start This is the NFL. First year HC's have taken teams to the playoffs in their 1sf year countless of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) They've held up pretty damn well-----against Palmer, Case Keenum, Kaeprenick and Jacoby Brissett............ Joe Flacco, Russell Wilson... The Seahawks running backs had 8 carries for 10 yards and the Bills had 4 sacks. To be honest, the Bills held Forte pretty much in check in week 2 as well. The Jets and Seahawks losses are squarely on the shoulders of Gilmore and Darby. Period. His system that allows an average front seven to get pressure (and they are average) has only worked with HoFers either as LB's, S, or CB's. Asking Gillylock, Darby, Grahah and Aaron Williams to be HoFers is not good coaching The Bills lead the NFL in sacks. They're 14th overall and 13th in points allowed. Guys, if you're gonna pile on Rex Ryan, at least try and be objective and acknowledge that the defense has not been a disaster this season. If coaches are measured by their teams' (in the case units') performance relative to their perceived talent, Rex Ryan has had a decent season coaching the Bills defense. If Gilmore and Darby don't randomly implode after both turning in top 15 seasons last year, we're having a very different conversation right now. but Rex is a defensive genius. Great post dude. Edited November 16, 2016 by metzelaars_lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Guys, if you're gonna pile on Rex Ryan, at least try and be objective and acknowledge that the defense has not been a disaster this season. Ok, it's definitely better than Wannstedt's defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It is not Rex's fault that Gilmore and Darby decided to take turns in getting burned. Neither is playing up to the level they did last year. That is on the player, not the coach. What I will blame Rex on is the permissive atmosphere on the team. Too many selfish penalties and off field issues. Tighten up on that and get them focused on playing winning football. Schwartz is better in getting the guys to play to the max on defense. Reason he was let go was silly....he rubbed people in the organization the wrong way and thought he is head coach material. I see him like Wade Phillips....a great DC who is not very good as a head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I said it at the time. Jim Schwartz was the best coaching hire in any capacity this franchise has made in the drought. What I love about him is there are no slimey pitiful excuses. When the Eagles D had a bad week a few weeks ago Jim Schwartz said "We have to get better at 4 levels and one of those is defensive coordinator." Accountability starts at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 In half a season But the Bills need 3+ years to fully implement Rex's legendary defense The same legendary defense that hasn't been good since last decade Kind of sad really. Rex can no longer coaches defense ans we let go our best coordinator in 10 + years hey we can always hire him for HC this offseason I said it at the time. Jim Schwartz was the best coaching hire in any capacity this franchise has made in the drought. What I love about him is there are no slimey pitiful excuses. When the Eagles D had a bad week a few weeks ago Jim Schwartz said "We have to get better at 4 levels and one of those is defensive coordinator." Accountability starts at home. Yeah, but how are the Eagles season ticket sales doing??? HUH?!?!? Schwartz > Rex Schwartz system >>>>> Rex system sad but true Honestly, we might as well have brought Wannestadt back. ouch!!!! I think he was actually worse. Schwartz is a great DC Who knows, Bills lose out the next several games, he may be the next HC. However, I see the Bills going 10-6 and Rex comes back. 6 - 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I said it at the time. Jim Schwartz was the best coaching hire in any capacity this franchise has made in the drought. What I love about him is there are no slimey pitiful excuses. When the Eagles D had a bad week a few weeks ago Jim Schwartz said "We have to get better at 4 levels and one of those is defensive coordinator." Accountability starts at home. Lol the love fest for Schwartz is funny. Almost like when Fitz left and won a few games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Bill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz is a great defensive coach. Schwartz and Wade Phillips are 1-2 in the league. Schwartz appears to be a better defensive coach than Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan might not necessarily be a bad defensive coach. He took a team whose front seven looked as bad as any in football going into the season without Dareus and they've held up pretty damn well. If Gilmore and Darby didn't s**t the bed this season and we had a player at Safety, we'd have a top 5-10 defense for sure. Because Schwartz has turned into an elite defensive coordinator, really has nothing to do with Rex Ryan whatsoever. you missed the rest of it. Rex took a front 7 who was great, destroyed it and then fixed it while all at the same time took two of the best corners and their nickel back who could start on many teams and destroyed them. Now that is magic. Is this about players not being able to learn this very complicated system or the coach just not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Lol the love fest for Schwartz is funny. Almost like when Fitz left and won a few games Except I didn't have a love fest for Fitz. Fitz is what he is. Schwartz is one of the best at his craft in the league - I said this when we hired him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Except I didn't have a love fest for Fitz. Fitz is what he is. Schwartz is one of the best at his craft in the league - I said this when we hired him. No he isn't b.c if he was we wouldn't have lost to Oakland last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 No he isn't b.c if he was we wouldn't have lost to Oakland last time. The game where the offense gained 11 yards rushing? Yea. On the defense that one. Schwartz is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 No he isn't b.c if he was we wouldn't have lost to Oakland last time. Using this year's logic, that loss was solely on Corey Graham getting burned. BURN HIM AT THE STAKE AND CUT OFF HIS DREADS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Using this year's logic, that loss was solely on Corey Graham getting burned. BURN HIM AT THE STAKE AND CUT OFF HIS DREADS!!!! Then by the logic I see on this board it is the coaches fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Then by the logic I see on this board it is the coaches fault. Even if you do pin Oakland on Schwartz (which is ludicrous) then he at least has the 4th ranked overall defense to fall back on, top 5 or 6 in a whole host of categories (despite the offense being 27th in 3 and outs - the horror). Rex on the other hand..... well he has very little to fall back on. The Big Cat keeps talling us we should see the 2014 defense as some sort of statistical anomaly. Well then.... Schwartz seems to have made the 2016 Eagles defense a similar anomaly. Maybe it isn't an anomaly.... maybe it is..... you know..... coaching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Even if you do pin Oakland on Schwartz (which is ludicrous) then he at least has the 4th ranked overall defense to fall back on, top 5 or 6 in a whole host of categories (despite the offense being 27th in 3 and outs - the horror). Rex on the other hand..... well he has very little to fall back on. The Big Cat keeps talling us we should see the 2014 defense as some sort of statistical anomaly. Well then.... Schwartz seems to have made the 2016 Eagles defense a similar anomaly. Maybe it isn't an anomaly.... maybe it is..... you know..... coaching? Not really he has good players on defense and is lucky again in them not getting injured. Don't forget we have no where near the players we had with Schwartz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I was listening to last week's game on the radio outside Philly and the announcer was screaming mckelvin finally caught one when he made the interception glad to see they love him here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Not really he has good players on defense and is lucky again in them not getting injured. Don't forget we have no where near the players we had with Schwartz. So he inherited a Buffalo D that came 10th in total D and improved it to 4th in total D, when he left it dropped to 19th in total D. In Philly he inherited a D that came 30th in total D and currently has it 5th. Every excuse in the book has been tried now - injuries, offense not sustaining drives, players not making plays..... eventually people are going to have to admit what is staring them right in the face. We had one of the best D coordinators in the NFL, proficient in defending against how the game is now being played on offense, and we let him go. That is simply a fact as far as I am concerned. Going a step further.... I do still worry that when I look around the NFL now I don't see other teams succeeding with the "Rex Ryan style" of defense. The defense that are having success in this league now are really simplifying it for their players..... complicated pre-snap adjustment style defences are few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Superstar players, like Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks, make plays. Gilmore and Darby just aren't at their caliber. McKelvin looked a lot like Gilmore last Sunday. Got burnt bad by a deep touch down. Missed one interception but Matt Ryan gave him a second chance and that time McKelvin caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 So he inherited a Buffalo D that came 10th in total D and improved it to 4th in total D, when he left it dropped to 19th in total D. In Philly he inherited a D that came 30th in total D and currently has it 5th. Every excuse in the book has been tried now - injuries, offense not sustaining drives, players not making plays..... eventually people are going to have to admit what is staring them right in the face. We had one of the best D coordinators in the NFL, proficient in defending against how the game is now being played on offense, and we let him go. That is simply a fact as far as I am concerned. Going a step further.... I do still worry that when I look around the NFL now I don't see other teams succeeding with the "Rex Ryan style" of defense. The defense that are having success in this league now are really simplifying it for their players..... complicated pre-snap adjustment style defences are few and far between. I made a Wannestadt joke earlier in the thread. As I sit here this morning, reading your post, it just dawned on me how the comparison between Wanny and the Ryan Bros., actually holds water. They both brought defensive systems that were successful ... many years prior, before being figured out. Antiquated crap. If winning games was actually the goal (which I doubt more and more each day), then the Ryan hire was irresponsible. But that's a mighty big "if." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliteqb Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Bills will go 8-8 at best and Rex will be back, because the Pegulas are well-intentioned, but clueless. continuity......................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 So he inherited a Buffalo D that came 10th in total D and improved it to 4th in total D, when he left it dropped to 19th in total D. In Philly he inherited a D that came 30th in total D and currently has it 5th. Every excuse in the book has been tried now - injuries, offense not sustaining drives, players not making plays..... eventually people are going to have to admit what is staring them right in the face. We had one of the best D coordinators in the NFL, proficient in defending against how the game is now being played on offense, and we let him go. That is simply a fact as far as I am concerned. Going a step further.... I do still worry that when I look around the NFL now I don't see other teams succeeding with the "Rex Ryan style" of defense. The defense that are having success in this league now are really simplifying it for their players..... complicated pre-snap adjustment style defences are few and far between. Yes when he left so did our best players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Yes when he left so did our best players. Oh yes of course...... how did we cope without D'Norris Searcy and Brandon Spikes? You have to be kidding me? 8 of Schwartz's starters started the opening game of 2015... one of those that didn't Leodis McKelvin was replaced by Darby who was an upgrade. The changes were Lawson in for Spikes, Graham in for Searcy and Darby in for McKelvin. They then lost Aaron Williams in week 2 and Kyle Williams in week 6. It wasn't the injuries or the departures of key players.... it was the departure of Jim Schwartz. And he is producing another "anomaly" in Philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Oh yes of course...... how did we cope without D'Norris Searcy and Brandon Spikes? You have to be kidding me? 8 of Schwartz's starters started the opening game of 2015... one of those that didn't Leodis McKelvin was replaced by Darby who was an upgrade. The changes were Lawson in for Spikes, Graham in for Searcy and Darby in for McKelvin. They then lost Aaron Williams in week 2 and Kyle Williams in week 6. It wasn't the injuries or the departures of key players.... it was the departure of Jim Schwartz. And he is producing another "anomaly" in Philly. No Mario Wiiams, Aaron Williams, Kyle Williams... Just three of the most important players. Now No Dareus. Edited November 16, 2016 by Beef Jerky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Mario did not leave when Schwartz left. He checked out about game 8 of last season. We have been over this before. Why can people not just accept the obvious - Jim Schwartz was a loss to this organisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Schwartz > Rex Schwartz system >>>>> Rex system +1000 Once the team owners decide to fire Rex I wonder if they will hire another 4-12 HC and expect miracles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloFan68 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I still feel that if we had made Schwartz HC instead of Rex, we would have been in the playoffs last year. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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