Shout out to Brian Daboll

[BringBackOrton]

Called an EXCELLENT game today. Had some really nice payoffs of our tendencies throughout the year. The John Brown TD pass was game ending. 

 

I think Daboll deserves some credit for Singletary and Allen’s progress as well. Both of the young players looking like stars is not accident. 

 

Keep it rolling.

[GunnerBill]

He did a really nice job today of giving them some plays early in the game that set stuff up for later. Including the early Josh run which came on an option play that Singletary hit a couple of decent runs on later. 

[Nihilarian]

I agree.  

 

Gotta give it up to Daboll who has looked like a really good OC the past few weeks! Being up in the booth might have been the answer for him to see and read the defense and relay it to Josh. 

 

I thought for sure if the Bills had gotten behind in this game that Daboll would go pass happy, and he didn't. Very well called game plan and execution by the players. 

 

Hats off to Dabs!     Josh's nickname for him.  

[BringBackOrton]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

He did a really nice job today of giving them some plays early in the game that set stuff up for later. Including the early Josh run which came on an option play that Singletary hit a couple of decent runs on later. 

The double motion reverse to McK was something too. Caught Dallas flat footed

[Solomon Grundy]

The booth is his new home?

[Kwai San]

Not for nothing a few of the Josh Runs were HORRIBLE Calls!!!  But all in all.... a decent day indeed!

Edited November 29, 2019 by Kwai San

[Solomon Grundy]

It's no coincidence that Singletary's involvement in the offense is making this thing hum.

[John from Riverside]

I thought he had some moments in the game where he was failing but overall a good call for him this game

[Gugny]

He has to stop calling designed QB runs in long yardage situations.

 

He also has to stop thinking Frank Gore is the right guy to give us breathing room when we're playing from our own end zone.

 

The play calling on the "drive" following the interception was pathetic.

 

Overall, he called a good game.  But he still made NUMEROUS head-scratching calls.  I wish he would stop trying to be smarter than the opponent's D coordinator.  In most cases, he simply is NOT.

[GoBills808]

1 minute ago, Gugny said:

He has to stop calling designed QB runs in long yardage situations.

 

He also has to stop thinking Frank Gore is the right guy to give us breathing room when we're playing from our own end zone.

 

The play calling on the "drive" following the interception was pathetic.

 

Overall, he called a good game.  But he still made NUMEROUS head-scratching calls.  I wish he would stop trying to be smarter than the opponent's D coordinator.  In most cases, he simply is NOT.

I agree. Today was not his best game calling plays, today was about our guys out-executing their opponents. We didn’t win on offensive coaching today. And yes I remember the trick play. 
 

Ex: Singletary breaks a big run and is clearly winded...next play is perfect for play action. Instead they run him off tackle and goes for negative yards. Way too many obvious run calls that didn’t put enough pressure on pretty average Dallas defense imo.

[london_bills]

2 hours ago, BringBackOrton said:

Called an EXCELLENT game today. Had some really nice payoffs of our tendencies throughout the year. The John Brown TD pass was game ending. 

 

I think Daboll deserves some credit for Singletary and Allen’s progress as well. Both of the young players looking like stars is not accident. 

 

Keep it rolling.

Yeah I second this. I like the creativity he shows. The players you mentioned are all playing well, and getting better. He is using mckenzie well I think underneath and foster has made an appearance or two. Despite the clamour for duke, we look faster then we did and things are opening up. Allen executing better is always going to help to show Daboll's calling as better.

 

Loved the touchdown throw by brown. You know he's doing something right when it looks like another teams offence that as a fan you would be envious of!

[Bangarang]

Josh was making a lot of calls and checks at the line tonight. I wonder if Daboll was in his ear telling him what he saw or if Josh was that much in control. Whatever is going on was working.

[london_bills]

Just now, Bangarang said:

Josh was making a lot of calls and checks at the line tonight. I wonder if Daboll was in his ear telling him what he saw or if Josh was that much in control. Whatever is going on was working.

I was wondering that because the change has been so drastic for the better. 

[Blank Stare]

My only criticism of him today was the series after the first turnover. I was hard on him at that point in the game. But he settled in and called a nice game overall. 

[HappyDays]

The Brown TD throw is one of the best play calls I've ever seen. Right after picking up an improbable 4th and 1 it's a perfect time to catch Dallas off guard, and we use one of our biggest tendencies to run a trick play that we hadn't put on tape before. Perfect play call against man coverage. Just all around a sublime play.

 

I still have issues with his play calling at times. The scheme of his offense is great but we find ourselves in a lot of 3rd and longs and then we rely on Allen to pull us out of it. I will say his play calling in the 2nd half today noticeably improved, it was the best half that Daboll has coached this year.

12 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

Josh was making a lot of calls and checks at the line tonight. I wonder if Daboll was in his ear telling him what he saw or if Josh was that much in control. Whatever is going on was working.

 

This was somewhat confirmed by Josh today:

 

 

[Elite Poster]

75% of you wanted him fired 3 weeks ago. 

[BringBackOrton]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

He has to stop calling designed QB runs in long yardage situations.

 

He also has to stop thinking Frank Gore is the right guy to give us breathing room when we're playing from our own end zone.

 

The play calling on the "drive" following the interception was pathetic.

 

Overall, he called a good game.  But he still made NUMEROUS head-scratching calls.  I wish he would stop trying to be smarter than the opponent's D coordinator.  In most cases, he simply is NOT.

Why? Allen had positive gains on at least 2 of the designed runs.

[Bangarang]

33 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

The Brown TD throw is one of the best play calls I've ever seen. Right after picking up an improbable 4th and 1 it's a perfect time to catch Dallas off guard, and we use one of our biggest tendencies to run a trick play that we hadn't put on tape before. Perfect play call against man coverage. Just all around a sublime play.

 

I still have issues with his play calling at times. The scheme of his offense is great but we find ourselves in a lot of 3rd and longs and then we rely on Allen to pull us out of it. I will say his play calling in the 2nd half today noticeably improved, it was the best half that Daboll has coached this year.

 

This was somewhat confirmed by Josh today:

 

 

Sounds like a combination of Daboll helping and Allen still diagnosing what’s in front of him.

[Mrbojanglezs]

He's called a good game every game he's been in the box. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

3 minutes ago, Elite Poster said:

75% of you wanted him fired 3 weeks ago. 

 

95% of all statistics are made up

[BringBackOrton]

1 hour ago, GoBills808 said:

I agree. Today was not his best game calling plays, today was about our guys out-executing their opponents. We didn’t win on offensive coaching today. And yes I remember the trick play. 
 

Ex: Singletary breaks a big run and is clearly winded...next play is perfect for play action. Instead they run him off tackle and goes for negative yards. Way too many obvious run calls that didn’t put enough pressure on pretty average Dallas defense imo.

I mean, if you call plays that your players execute and it results in drives, those are good offensive plays. He had players open on crossing routes that Josh hit for first down after first down. That’s not a knock on the OC because the players are executing well, it’s the opposite.

[GoBills808]

3 minutes ago, BringBackOrton said:

I mean, if you call plays that your players execute and it results in drives, those are good offensive plays. He had players open on crossing routes that Josh hit for first down after first down. That’s not a knock on the OC because the players are executing well, it’s the opposite.

I saw too many runs off tackle that the Cowboys were obviously prepped for going for zero or negative yards. The offense's best plays outside the trick play which was a phenomenal call by Daboll were iirc mostly individual effort by Allen and Singletary.

[billsbackto81]

2 hours ago, Kwai San said:

Not for nothing a few of the Josh Runs were HORRIBLE Calls!!!  But all in all.... a decent day indeed!

Josh should not be running designed runs on 1st down. I will give credit where its due, this was Dabolls best game. He still lets off the throttle a little too early IMO but he had the offense humming right along with mistake free football. Truly a pleasure to watch effort matched with execution. Tip of the hat to you Brian!

[mramefa]

Just now, billsbackto81 said:

Josh should not be running designed runs on 1st down. I will give credit where its due, this was Dabolls best game. He still lets off the throttle a little too early IMO but he had the offense humming right along with mistake free football. Truly a pleasure to watch effort matched with execution. Tip of the hat to you Brian!

It feels like he shouldn't be running designed runs period.

 

The most effective scheme for him seems to be 5 receivers, with the RB peeling out downfield if it's not a pass play. Josh should be scrambling in place of a checkdown, as it seems to be a lot more effective so far. I hope the analytics department is tracking average yards on these plays to be sure, because as a casual viewer there seems to be a pretty big gap.

[BADOLBILZ]

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

He did a really nice job today of giving them some plays early in the game that set stuff up for later. Including the early Josh run which came on an option play that Singletary hit a couple of decent runs on later. 

 

 

Yeah actually on both sides of the ball the coordinators have raised their games in recent weeks.    They took the restraints off of Allen and let him run tempo and operate at the LOS and he looks athletic and relaxed in the pocket now and Frazier/McD have done a good job blitzing and moving DL around to create penetration that they just weren't getting before while not making themselves any more vulnerable to the run.    Things weren't working as they were so they have taken more chances and it's paying off.

[Tcali]

45 minutes ago, Elite Poster said:

75% of you wanted him fired 3 weeks ago. 

JA plays better all of a sudden daboll looks better.Works that way.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

As he always does

 

 

[GunnerBill]

57 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Yeah actually on both sides of the ball the coordinators have raised their games in recent weeks.    They took the restraints off of Allen and let him run tempo and operate at the LOS and he looks athletic and relaxed in the pocket now and Frazier/McD have done a good job blitzing and moving DL around to create penetration that they just weren't getting before while not making themselves any more vulnerable to the run.    Things weren't working as they were so they have taken more chances and it's paying off.

 

Yea they have had to make the decision on defense that they are going to have to have more guys attacking the point of attack. It has meant singling the corners up much more than they are used to and Levi Wallace has been a victim of the change because he just doesn't have the physical traits to hold up but they have mixed Kevin Johnson in well and it has worked out. 

[ganesh]

5 hours ago, HappyDays said:

The Brown TD throw is one of the best play calls I've ever seen. Right after picking up an improbable 4th and 1 it's a perfect time to catch Dallas off guard, and we use one of our biggest tendencies to run a trick play that we hadn't put on tape before. Perfect play call against man coverage. Just all around a sublime play.

 

I still have issues with his play calling at times. The scheme of his offense is great but we find ourselves in a lot of 3rd and longs and then we rely on Allen to pull us out of it. I will say his play calling in the 2nd half today noticeably improved, it was the best half that Daboll has coached this year.

The 2nd downs on those situations were made so predictable that the Dallas LBs were quickly in our back field for losses.  We were now caught for many 3rd and longs...Also, may be it is worthwhile to use Andre Roberts as a H-Back to use his speed and put him and Singletary in the backfield. 

[BringBackOrton]

8 hours ago, nrenegar said:

It feels like he shouldn't be running designed runs period.

 

The most effective scheme for him seems to be 5 receivers, with the RB peeling out downfield if it's not a pass play. Josh should be scrambling in place of a checkdown, as it seems to be a lot more effective so far. I hope the analytics department is tracking average yards on these plays to be sure, because as a casual viewer there seems to be a pretty big gap.

The designed runs and option runs make Josh a threat the defense has to key on during RPO’s and option sweeps that we love to run. It’s a part of our offense that is keeping the D honest.

[Nitro]

I think he had a few iffy moments early on but called a rock solid game.  

[stuvian]

Daboll deserves kudos for his successful handling of Allen 

[whatdrought]

Daboll will likely get some shine as a HC candidate if this continues.