Straight Hucklebuck Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) On 12/23/2018 at 7:23 PM, The Frankish Reich said: Or how about down 18, 6:40 left, 4th and 12, punt. 3 score lead! Are you actually trying to, like, win the game, or are you trying to keep the deficit "respectable" whatever that might mean? Did McDermott have money on the Pats to cover (which, of course, they didn't! It's a moral victory!) As for play calling ... look who's out there now at the skill positions: - Keith Ford, street free agent signed a couple weeks ago - Zay Jones now counts as the "veteran" WR, in his 2nd year (and a slow learner to boot) - Robert Foster, practice squad guy earlier this year, is the #1; Deonte Thompson, of the storied mystical-magical rapport with Tyrod (meaning he actually caught a couple of longish passes last year), is now the #3; Isaiah McKenzie, street punt returner, is now the lead slot guy. - Clay a healthy scratch, so a converted QB and a converted future son-in-law are your two TEs - Josh Allen, a rookie who missed about 1/3 of the season (and a slow learner to boot) is your QB None of this screams "let's install all those complex Brady-Belichick Route Trees and drill Josh on going through his progressions and getting rid of the ball in 2.1 seconds just like we did in NE" ... rather, Daboll just installed good old fashioned pick-up flag football, my dorm against yours on the afternoon that finals end as our default offense. (Arians said as much in the 4th quarter when he talked about actually trying to complete passes within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage instead of looking deep every play.) And given what he has to work with, I can't really blame him. But the problem is it only works if your QB is running around like a maniac trying to reinjure that golden million dollar arm, and apparently he's been told not to do that anymore. Once again it’s like the Bills aren’t even in the league. Just completely irrelevant, devoid of any stars. Edited December 25, 2018 by Straight Hucklebuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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