Desert Bills Fan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 We have heard all preseason about the MLB having to be up to speed enough to make the calls. And with Kirksey signing , onto the PS “till he learns enough to make the calls in the middle”. Milano is smart & experienced enough to make the calls, right? Is there a reason why the caller has to be the MLB? Maybe his location, so all the others can hear him better? Or his vision of the offense alignment, or QB ? just doesn’t make much sense to me, that the least familiar guy (with scheme & personnel) has to make the calls…. I am hoping some of defensive guru’s on here could enlighten me.🤷🏻♂️ 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 My guess is that it’ll take away from his playmaking ability. He’ll have more to think about, process and communicate. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Desert Bills Fan said: We have heard all preseason about the MLB having to be up to speed enough to make the calls. And with Kirksey signing , onto the PS “till he learns enough to make the calls in the middle”. Milano is smart & experienced enough to make the calls, right? Is there a reason why the caller has to be the MLB? Maybe his location, so all the others can hear him better? Or his vision of the offense alignment, or QB ? just doesn’t make much sense to me, that the least familiar guy (with scheme & personnel) has to make the calls…. I am hoping some of defensive guru’s on here could enlighten me.🤷🏻♂️ Dont "Peter Principle" Milano. Just let him keep doing his thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 To my understanding it is highly preferable to make the calls from the middle of the field. MLB or ILB is ideal, but I have also seen it with a safety, although this requires that that safety often has a good distance to move before the snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Milano is a rather introverted player on the field and plays with instinct and reactionary right brain, feel type keys. If you listen to the guys on the inside, they say he wouldn’t be good in this role and it would ALSO take away from his style of play. If he started thinking about who is doing what, he would slow down too much and lost his edge 👍 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterStrategist Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 You want a vocal leader on the field, with the dot. Not saying Matt doesn't communicate/do his job, but he's not the "vocal commanding" type. Just my 2 cents, I'd think if anyone it would be Hyde (if not a MLB). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 15 hours ago, Desert Bills Fan said: We have heard all preseason about the MLB having to be up to speed enough to make the calls. And with Kirksey signing , onto the PS “till he learns enough to make the calls in the middle”. Milano is smart & experienced enough to make the calls, right? Is there a reason why the caller has to be the MLB? Maybe his location, so all the others can hear him better? Or his vision of the offense alignment, or QB ? just doesn’t make much sense to me, that the least familiar guy (with scheme & personnel) has to make the calls…. I am hoping some of defensive guru’s on here could enlighten me.🤷🏻♂️ I was thinking the same thing. I also believe that Poyer or Hyde could handle this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Florida Bills Fanatic said: I was thinking the same thing. I also believe that Poyer or Hyde could handle this. I agree with Poyer or Hyde. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I have heard it described as a personality thing more than anything.....he is quiet but I am sure he could do it. I trust they will figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I can't imagine Milano couldn't handle it, or that it would take away from his play. He knows the defensive plays and alignments, he would just need to communicate them. If not him, give the Dot to Poyer or Hyde and let them communicate, then just put the best LB next to Milano. Enough with trying to find a player who may not play as well but who can communicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 17 hours ago, ajmac said: Milano is a rather introverted player on the field and plays with instinct and reactionary right brain, feel type keys. If you listen to the guys on the inside, they say he wouldn’t be good in this role and it would ALSO take away from his style of play. If he started thinking about who is doing what, he would slow down too much and lost his edge 👍 Milano is a special player. You can toss a partial deck of cards up in the air and Milano can tell you how many cards are still in your hand and which cards they are a nano second after the last card hits the ground. He can recite pi out to 365,783 decimals without breaking a sweat. But if you ask him to go into a Starbucks and order a latte he pisses himself. Not everybody is meant to be a vocal leader. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 19 hours ago, Desert Bills Fan said: We have heard all preseason about the MLB having to be up to speed enough to make the calls. And with Kirksey signing , onto the PS “till he learns enough to make the calls in the middle”. Milano is smart & experienced enough to make the calls, right? Is there a reason why the caller has to be the MLB? Maybe his location, so all the others can hear him better? Or his vision of the offense alignment, or QB ? just doesn’t make much sense to me, that the least familiar guy (with scheme & personnel) has to make the calls…. I am hoping some of defensive guru’s on here could enlighten me.🤷🏻♂️ Being heard better in the middle sounds too simple, but it's not, it's key. That's most of the reason it's the MLB or occasionally a safety who plays in the middle and close on a huge majority of teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Prefer he continues to focus on breaking QBs in half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I’m sure there is a reason this has not happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeFrommStateFarm Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Bernard will make the defensive calls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iccrewman112 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 20 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Dont "Peter Principle" Milano. Just let him keep doing his thing. The “Peter” principle published in 1970 by “Pan” books. How could this not get the classic two bills drive link of all links? http://pixyland.org/peterpan/photo_closeups_pp2.htm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Fan Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Jauronimo said: Milano is a special player. You can toss a partial deck of cards up in the air and Milano can tell you how many cards are still in your hand and which cards they are a nano second after the last card hits the ground. He can recite pi out to 365,783 decimals without breaking a sweat. But if you ask him to go into a Starbucks and order a latte he pisses himself. Not everybody is meant to be a vocal leader. That only happened once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 If I am not mistaken, he is Italian. So there is that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Maybe they will. Maybe they won't. I'm sure they'll figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 20 hours ago, NewEra said: My guess is that it’ll take away from his playmaking ability. He’ll have more to think about, process and communicate. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. but it is broke and we have to fix it- at least with regards to who is going to call plays. beyomd Milano, even a poyer or Hyde could contribute as guys that are experienced, don’t come off the field and read the whole offense anyway. MLB would be ideal but suddenly we may be cycling through several at varying levels of nfl and bills playbook experience. I think it’s at least a fair an interesting question in the offseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 minute ago, NoSaint said: but it is broke and we have to fix it- at least with regards to who is going to call plays. beyomd Milano, even a poyer or Hyde could contribute as guys that are experienced, don’t come off the field and read the whole offense anyway. MLB would be ideal but suddenly we may be cycling through several at varying levels of nfl and bills playbook experience. I think it’s at least a fair an interesting question in the offseason More than once I saw Poyer tap Edmunds on the shoulder and point to something he was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, NoSaint said: but it is broke and we have to fix it- at least with regards to who is going to call plays. beyomd Milano, even a poyer or Hyde could contribute as guys that are experienced, don’t come off the field and read the whole offense anyway. MLB would be ideal but suddenly we may be cycling through several at varying levels of nfl and bills playbook experience. I think it’s at least a fair an interesting question in the offseason Milanos role is what I’m talking about. It’s not broke. We can take him out of that role and hope that he can play a different role. Could work. That could also leave us with 2 LB positions that are broke and worse off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Let Milano do his thing. The DOT belongs to the MLB . I think Kirksey will be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said: If I am not mistaken, he is Italian. So there is that. They tried letting him make the calls in practice but he just kept yelling "gabagool", "pro-ZHUUTE", and "MOOZ-arelllll". The rest of the time he tried to communicate the play call with a series of wildly emphatic hand gestures. In response to his teammates confusion and frustration he said "eyyy, fuughetaboudit!!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snamsnoops Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 23 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: They tried letting him make the calls in practice but he just kept yelling "gabagool", "pro-ZHUUTE", and "MOOZ-arelllll". The rest of the time he tried to communicate the play call with a series of wildly emphatic hand gestures. In response to his teammates confusion and frustration he said "eyyy, fuughetaboudit!!" He may have yelled "YO GABBA GABBA" a couple times as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 22 hours ago, NewEra said: My guess is that it’ll take away from his playmaking ability. He’ll have more to think about, process and communicate. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I've heard through the grapevine that that's exactly what it is he just wants to focus on his job and playing not communicate the play to the defense and all it entails 1 hour ago, wppete said: Let Milano do his thing. The DOT belongs to the MLB . I think Kirksey will be perfect. A few safeties have actually worn it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 From what little i have heard mostly from Browny on 1 Bills Live is that he feels if Millano has to think to much prior to the lay that he won't be as apt to play as fast because he now relies on his instincts mostly & that having t decipher the opponents defenses would distract him . I like you think he is plenty smart enough & knows much more how this defense works because he's been playing it so long & knows the players that surround him & knows their game intimately so who better to have the dot but i'm only a fan they should know better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 22 hours ago, Desert Bills Fan said: Is there a reason why the caller has to be the MLB? Maybe his location, so all the others can hear him better? Or his vision of the offense alignment, or QB ? just doesn’t make much sense to me, that the least familiar guy (with scheme & personnel) has to make the calls…. The player that wears the greet dot (aka the headset) doesn't make the calls, he simply relays them from the coach to the rest of the defense. You want two things out of this player: 1) Has to be on the field for 99+% snaps (a LB that subs out in nickel/dime packages isn't optimal) 2) Has to be in a position where the defense can hear him (a DT or CB playing off the ball isn't effective) Typically MLBs fit these requirements and that's why Edmunds wore the dot in past years. I think I saw 5 or 6 teams put the dot on safeties last year so it isn't something that is set in stone for MLBs. Kirksey wore the dot in the past for the Texans, but they starting subbing him out on passing downs and gave the dot to Zach Cunningham because he was always on the field. Years ago I used to try to explain this to people who were amazed that Kiko Alonso was calling defense plays as a rookie. lol he got the dot because he was the only every-down LB on that team that didn't come off the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 They probably forgot he's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Who had it last year when Edmunds was out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) On 8/30/2023 at 5:59 PM, NewEra said: My guess is that it’ll take away from his playmaking ability. He’ll have more to think about, process and communicate. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Exactly this. Matt Milano is an All Pro Outside Linebacker playing the game the way he's been playing it. Why would we mess with that and ask him to do anything but play the way that made him an All Pro? It's insane to me that people want to mess with Matt Milano because they think the guy behind him in Dorian Williams might be better than the guy alongside him or in this new case, Christian Kirksey. Kirksey has to learn the playbook and the calls being called to him regardless of whether he's calling them or receiving them. It's going to take time. People are going to need to learn patience. McDermott doesn't rush new players into the lineup. It just is what it is. Edited September 1, 2023 by BillsFanForever19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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