H2o Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I defended the Dennison offense a week ago, but I have no defense for this Juan Castillo. I still think the system works, but trying to fit the square peg in a round hole here doesn't. With the OL, we don't have our best 5 on the field and the 5 we do put out there look completely overmatched 80% of the time. Have Tyrod and Shady's elusiveness hidden the fact this OL was trash all along? Or is it the fact we have Wood/Ducasse instead of Groy/Miller? Or is it that Ducasse/Mills <<<<<<<<< Miller/Mills? Or is it the Zone Blocking scheme in general? Or is the fact that Juan Castillo is a ?coach? Whatever it is, I don't understand how the OL goes from fairly dominant to complete crap this quickly. The only guy missing Kromer. What I'm trying to get at with this post is who made the call on Castillo? Was he brought on by Dennison or was he a McDermott guy? The guy shouldn't have a job right now, that's for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) Top 10 worst position coaches in team history. Hated it when we signed him. Hate him even more now. McD worked with him in philly. Edited November 20, 2017 by NewEra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPP Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, H2o said: I defended the Dennison offense a week ago, but I have no defense for this Juan Castillo. I still think the system works, but trying to fit the square peg in a round hole here doesn't. With the OL, we don't have our best 5 on the field and the 5 we do put out there look completely overmatched 80% of the time. Have Tyrod and Shady's elusiveness hidden the fact this OL was trash all along? Or is it the fact we have Wood/Ducasse instead of Groy/Miller? Or is it that Ducasse/Mills <<<<<<<<< Miller/Mills? Or is it the Zone Blocking scheme in general? Or is the fact that Juan Castillo is a ?coach? Whatever it is, I don't understand how the OL goes from fairly dominant to complete crap this quickly. The only guy missing Kromer. What I'm trying to get at with this post is who made the call on Castillo? Was he brought on by Dennison or was he a McDermott guy? The guy shouldn't have a job right now, that's for certain. Im not sure but for some reason i do believe castillo was brought in before dennision....not 100% though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, H2o said: I defended the Dennison offense a week ago, but I have no defense for this Juan Castillo. I still think the system works, but trying to fit the square peg in a round hole here doesn't. With the OL, we don't have our best 5 on the field and the 5 we do put out there look completely overmatched 80% of the time. Have Tyrod and Shady's elusiveness hidden the fact this OL was trash all along? Or is it the fact we have Wood/Ducasse instead of Groy/Miller? Or is it that Ducasse/Mills <<<<<<<<< Miller/Mills? Or is it the Zone Blocking scheme in general? Or is the fact that Juan Castillo is a ?coach? Whatever it is, I don't understand how the OL goes from fairly dominant to complete crap this quickly. The only guy missing Kromer. What I'm trying to get at with this post is who made the call on Castillo? Was he brought on by Dennison or was he a McDermott guy? The guy shouldn't have a job right now, that's for certain. ...pure speculation, but I'd guess it was McD filling a staff position.....and neither Castillo or Vlad the 'Nad lit it up with Ravens.......Wood remains solid at C but I'm not buying Richie is done....I think his play is affected by his frustration with this clown.....wasn't Miller identified as the 2nd most improved in 2016 by PFF?....didn't Groy fill in admirably in Wood's absence?....neither rarely see the field.....damn right the best 5 are NOT out there...... Edited November 20, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, H2o said: I defended the Dennison offense a week ago, but I have no defense for this Juan Castillo. I still think the system works, but trying to fit the square peg in a round hole here doesn't. With the OL, we don't have our best 5 on the field and the 5 we do put out there look completely overmatched 80% of the time. Have Tyrod and Shady's elusiveness hidden the fact this OL was trash all along? Or is it the fact we have Wood/Ducasse instead of Groy/Miller? Or is it that Ducasse/Mills <<<<<<<<< Miller/Mills? Or is it the Zone Blocking scheme in general? Or is the fact that Juan Castillo is a ?coach? Whatever it is, I don't understand how the OL goes from fairly dominant to complete crap this quickly. The only guy missing Kromer. What I'm trying to get at with this post is who made the call on Castillo? Was he brought on by Dennison or was he a McDermott guy? The guy shouldn't have a job right now, that's for certain. Kromer is not only one missing - he was not coaching for 6 weeks when suspended and the assistant coach was good enough to be poached to be OL coach for another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Firsy of all Shady and Tyrod are doing an amazing job masking what might be one of the worst olines in Bills history. Dennison is in charge of Castillo. They have both failed this team. And at this point I don't care if we have an entire new oline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, JPP said: Im not sure but for some reason i do believe castillo was brought in before dennision....not 100% though..... Correct - he was his first significant hire. OL coach Aaron Kromer - Fired 1/31 Asst. OL Coach Andrew Dees - Hired 1/20 Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison - Hired 1/19 OL Coach/Run Game Coordinator Juan Castillo - Hired 1/13 Head Coach Sean McDermott - Hired 1/12 I changed my name from Koolaid to Limeaid because the new HC dumping good coaches and scouts with bad gave me sour stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 He is REALLY REALLY bad and I don't know if McDermott has the stomach to fire his buddies. At this point I can't see a position coach or coordinator who is actually doing their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPP Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Correct - he was his first significant hire. OL coach Aaron Kromer - Fired 1/31 Asst. OL Coach Andrew Dees - Hired 1/20 Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison - Hired 1/19 OL Coach/Run Game Coordinator Juan Castillo - Hired 1/13 Head Coach Sean McDermott - Hired 1/12 I changed my name from Koolaid to Limeaid because the new HC dumping good coaches and scouts with bad gave me sour stomach. haha...lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Well, when your coaching staff lets everyone go, who are you going to put in as playmakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 McD has put together quite the garbage staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Sweats said: Well, when your coaching staff lets everyone go, who are you going to put in as playmakers? We've let some playmakers go, no doubt, but they weren't giving the effort here. They needed to go. I think it's been all too easy for players to not give everything they have - that is not only no longer going to be tolerated but it's definitely not going to be rewarded. When your big ticket playmakers and highest paid players are Watkings and Dareus - things need to change and they have. Did it make us better? No, but you can't move forward with people like that. You need a team full of Kyle's not just a few. Kyle tried to reach guys like Marcell and Jonathan Williams - some guys just aren't in it 100% for whatever reason. Edited November 20, 2017 by White Linen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 This guy should be relieved of this duties immediatlely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayjent Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 1 hour ago, White Linen said: We've let some playmakers go, no doubt, but they weren't giving the effort here. They needed to go. I think it's been all too easy for players to not give everything they have - that is not only no longer going to be tolerated but it's definitely not going to be rewarded. When your big ticket playmakers and highest paid players are Watkings and Dareus - things need to change and they have. Did it make us better? No, but you can't move forward with people like that. You need a team full of Kyle's not just a few. Kyle tried to reach guys like Marcell and Jonathan Williams - some guys just aren't in it 100% for whatever reason. And now they've still got a bunch of guys not giving effort that they kept and brought on to the team, but they are just less talented. If you're going to tell me this isn't the worst stretch of listless play in the history of the playoff drought, please enlighten me to what is. I've never seen a team go sour so fast in my life. You had a team at 5-2 that started to mail it in during the second half of the Jets game. Maybe giving effort has something to do with coaching putting players in the best position to succeed. And if players can see that is not happening, it's tough to not think about self-preservation first and foremost. Dennison and his staff are pretty poor, and by effectively laying blame to the QB (benching Tyrod) for the offensive woes after the OLine looked like it would have trouble be the starting lineup for a college cupcake. The fact that there was no shake up in the OLine is just mind boggling to me - are they watching the game film? There may have been plays to be made to open receivers, but if the QB is getting constant pressure from all angles on designed in the pocket pass plays what the hell do you expect? With a less elusive guy you saw what you can expect - turnovers, and lots of them, and a generally ineffective offense. I can't imagine being a player on this team right now - it would seem pretty clear to me that if these guys didn't bring you in, there is a good chance you are on your way out eventually, regardless of your talent. The team has received that message loud and clear and the results are showing on the field. This is the job of the HC to get this shipped righted and it appears to me the captain has no clue how to get things under control. We shall see, but this is going to be a true test of whether he has what it takes to be a good HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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