ctk232 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, ALF said: It was all on Rex , way too complicated , and switching from 4-3 to 3-4 Combined with the roster moves and aging players this year, yep. When you bring in a guy who wants to turn your top 5 defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4 for more than a year, allow him to bring in guys to fit the scheme, and then try to fix it all in one offseason with a new Coaching staff, you're going to have a bad time. Rex didn't have an entire upheaval of the system, but he changed enough to make the switch from an already established 4-3 defense systemically different. You add this with the fact that Rex is a player's coach and all the guys love having him, change to McD or any kind of regulated coach is also an adjustment. Rex created a tumor, yes, but the underlying issues were there before he arrived in not sustaining talent development pipelines at key positions. It's alright guys we gotta rebuild for a change, not just piecemeal it over 17 years and hope each little change every year is the one that helps us build a perennial contender. Edited November 21, 2017 by ctk232 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 9 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: Let the rehabilitation of Rex Ryan's reputation begin. The standard wisdom: Rex took a Top 5 defense and single-handedly ruined it. McDermott came in and restored order. A few of us liked to point out that it wasn't all on Rex. The defensive talent started to disappear. (Who's left from those Schwartz defenses we loved? Kyle and Preston Brown.) And now: the worst defenses we've ever seen in Buffalo. Discuss. Loose discipline led to a lot of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 What is interesting in all this is how pro coaches in the NFL really only know how to do it one way--their way--whatever that way may be. They should all be smart enough to coach in 100 different ways and adjust to what players they have on their roster. But they aren't and they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 9 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: Let the rehabilitation of Rex Ryan's reputation begin. The standard wisdom: Rex took a Top 5 defense and single-handedly ruined it. McDermott came in and restored order. A few of us liked to point out that it wasn't all on Rex. The defensive talent started to disappear. (Who's left from those Schwartz defenses we loved? Kyle and Preston Brown.) And now: the worst defenses we've ever seen in Buffalo. Discuss. Not sure you know who Ted Lowi was, but he was an extremely influential political scientist at Cornell (died last year) who stipulated the following: 'Professor Lowi acerbically coined what he called the “Law of Succession,” which holds that each new president enhances the reputation of his predecessors. He also posed a corollary: “This is the only certain contribution each president will make.”' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 We need a couple run stuffers.... But if you watch every game, The Bills will hold for 3rd and Long, then they throw over the middle. Preston Brown is a huge liability in the middle on passing downs. Watch from inside the hashes 10-20 yds down the field. Like 5-6 drive changing plays happen there a game, Every game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, 1ZAYDAY1 said: We need a couple run stuffers.... But if you watch every game, The Bills will hold for 3rd and Long, then they throw over the middle. Preston Brown is a huge liability in the middle on passing downs. Watch from inside the hashes 10-20 yds down the field. Like 5-6 drive changing plays happen there a game, Every game! I hate to say this because I like the guy, but watching some of the clips Cover1 put up Preston Brown may be a liability end of sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Not sure you know who Ted Lowi was, but he was an extremely influential political scientist at Cornell (died last year) who stipulated the following: 'Professor Lowi acerbically coined what he called the “Law of Succession,” which holds that each new president enhances the reputation of his predecessors. He also posed a corollary: “This is the only certain contribution each president will make.”' That's awesome. And we do see GW Bush's approval rating at an all time post-presidency high right now. So why not Rexy? EDIT: maybe I was too soon. Doug Marrone's turn for rehabilitation first, particularly with how his Jags are going. Rex's turn will come in 2019. Edited November 21, 2017 by The Frankish Reich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBeets Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think it's safe to say that Rex had more talent to work with. Gilmore Darby Aaron Williams Dareus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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