Solomon Grundy Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I'd wish all the Shady bashers would stop and look at the reality. The Bills lost 2 Pro Bowl offensive linemen and replaced them with a journeyman and 5th rd draft pick. Shady will be Shady again once they fix the offensive line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeDudeAtHome Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Shady seems to have a really good relationship with Allen. How much do you think that plays into him staying on the field and getting enough touches to keep him happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNT750 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I've been through this before over the last several days when posting about Mr. Shady. Shaw and his follows flock to say he's the same old RB and with an upgraded line he'd be great! I don't see that at all. You play with what you have. They (The Old Shaw Group) refer to the Jets game of 2 weeks ago as proof that the dusty, musty Shade Lamp is as good as ever. 26 carries for 113 yards. They seem to forget we were playing the Jets and Matt Barkley threw the ball all over the field. And, subtract the one 'big' run by McCoy of 28 yards and he averaged just 3.4 yards per carry which is his 2018 average. The man is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He can be the lead back in a two back offense but his days of getting 25 carries a game are over. If our passing game had any threat he'd be serviceable but it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He was fading hard last season. Marcus Murphy when given the opportunity (which has been few and far in between) has consistently outproduced McCoy. The kid runs hard and explodes through the hole, which is exactly where McCoy has been deficient. It's not that McCoy looks slow, he's just not accelerating through the hole, he almost slows down or sometimes comes to a dead stop upon taking the hand off, which baffles me. He has way too many negative rushes and I'm of the opinion that Muphy, Ivory and McCoy should be splitting carries (5-10 touches a piece). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I love Shady and think he's been a huge net positive for this team over the past few years but his play this year has been down. He too often gets tackled for negative yardage when he could get a couple yards and those extra few yards puts the offense in a worse position for the remaining downs. As much as it pains me to say it, I think we need to be looking very hard for his replacement in this next upcoming draft. We need someone who will look to hit the hole with a more lateral mentality who will put the offense in a better position to move the sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: LeSean McCoy's production has deteriorated dramatically this year. Instead of shifty and quick, he looked slow and shiftless yesterday. I am not even sure his production is that of an RB2 at this stage, let alone consider him an elite running back. Is the slide reversible, or is this season an aberration? Unfortunately, aging is not reversible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 If we can improve the online in 2019, shady will look much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 My prediction is that he is still here Week 1 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I just wonder what trade offers Beane got for him.. Seems like a wasted opportunity not trading him given we'll pry release him given we'll save 6.3 million in cap space next year doing so. Unless, the market for Shady wasn't what some of us thought it was. He has hit that dreadful running back age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It happens to all great backs, age catches up to everyone. I remember watching Ladanian play out his twilight years in NY and he would show flashes of what made him so brilliant and people would think that he still has some left in the tank but it was just that flashes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He had a good game against the Jets (who didn't even show up). That is it. He has done nothing else all season. No excuses. He no longer has that quick jump step that defenders feared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 8 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: LeSean McCoy's production has deteriorated dramatically this year. Instead of shifty and quick, he looked slow and shiftless yesterday. I am not even sure his production is that of an RB2 at this stage, let alone consider him an elite running back. Is the slide reversible, or is this season an aberration? It's a good question. My guess is that he won't look as slow as he has recently every time out, but he also won't look as quick as he used to very often. I think this is the first sign of the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I think there is more than most are assuming. He has gone through spurts where he dances more than he should, a couple years ago we would try and bounce everything outside at the beginning of the season before he corrected it. He is in one of those funks again now. He needs to just get what he can on a lot of plays he is taking losses due to his dancing. One cut and go, that is what works for him. I know his numbers are down but I dont think he hit the wall. Having said that I think there is a good chance the Bills move on from him this offseason. Between his age, contract and girl friend situation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He's starting to remind me of CJ Spiller's last year or two. I keep hoping for something to pop, but mostly it's pffft. He's going down with arm tackles and stumbled/lost his balance a couple of times on Sunday. He would have gotten a lot more out of a few runs even two years ago and those extra yards on a few runs makes a big difference in his usefulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behindenemylines Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Gotta get him in space.... Hey that's only for Spiller... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 10 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: Upgrade our line and there are 40 cheaper backs that will get more production than McCoy has this year. Yesterday you saw an elite RB in Leonard Fournette. Put fournette on the Bills and all of sudden our line would put up great run blocking stats. Is cap room in 2019 an issue? And disagree with the Fournette statement. His YPA is under 4 for his young career and has been largely terrible this year. We had poor gap integrity on a bunch of runs in that game. 4 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: My prediction is that he is still here Week 1 2019 Agreed - I'm not sure we'll be counting on him like we used to, but the guy can block, catch, and is still tough to tackle 1x1. Why would u release that guy when you legit already have 90 million in cap available? His cap hit is high, but we haven't drafted his replacement yet and typically you want to see how those players fit before you move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The question is not one of mileage. The real question is whether he’s the right sort of running back for this offense, and his current style. I don’t think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Did we trade shady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 11 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: Fournette gashed the Bills pretty badly yesterday. Jags likely won the game if fournette did not go mental. sadly it was a top factor in the game's result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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