LABILLBACKER Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) On 1/26/2021 at 11:42 AM, Shaw66 said: It's more than that, too. McDermott is about continuous improvement. That's not simply about getting better talent, either on the field or in the coaching staff. It's about the players the Bills already have getting better at what they do. One example that I've been talking about is how the Chiefs attacked Edmunds. They were essentially running options off Edmunds - if he broke one way, Mahomes threw the other. It was very clever. There's a defensive response to that. I don't know what it is, maybe dropping a safety into the box, or dropping a DE into coverage with a slot corner rushing the passer, something. The point is that the weakness that was exposed was a schematic weakness that can be fixed. Individual skills also can be improved. DBs can get better at finding and attacking the ball. Dlinemen can get better at hand fighting, footwork. Bottom line is that just because the Chiefs were better than the Bills in 2020 doesn't mean the Chiefs will be better than the Bills for the next ten years. The Chargers were the best team in the AFL and better than the Bills in 1963, but they weren't better than the Bills in 1964 or 1965, even though the personnel were largely the same. Players like Hill and Kelce are transcendent players. They don't grow on trees. Kelce will be the first to decline in 2-3 years. And Hill after that. Mahomes isn't guaranteed to have these 2 around him 5 years from now? Edited February 5, 2021 by LABILLBACKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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