NewEra Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Not just a run. A draw. And not just any draw. A shotgun draw. A run that starts 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, and has the QB turn and hand the ball to a RB who is STANDING STILL. That’s called fooling the opponent! Disguise! Do the one thing that you shouldn’t do and you’ll catch the opponent off balance! 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I still hope it works out, but nothing yesterday confirmed a team that had pondered the failures of the previous years and become quietly serious assassins. How much more excitement would there be for this team if Ben Johnson were the head coach right now? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Straight Hucklebuck said: I think Diggs and Allen need 20 targets a game. Honestly, because the rest of the Bills pass catchers are absolute garbage. Maybe 30 targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, AKC said: Dorsey has a responsibility to convince his QB to believe in the gameplan. Seems he rarely gets a buy in from Josh. My reaction watching the game was “why isn’t Dorsey getting Josh under center where he won’t freelance as much” but that would mean your practices leading into the game included a decent number of plays under center. The reality is surely that during practice the past week Dorsey had Josh in shotgun for most or all of the Jets plan. And that’s for sure on Dorsey- you need to harness in the QB you get him up to the LOS. so i don't love the shotgun heavy approach either but what else can you do when pass pro is spotty at best this offense used to win consistently in play action but if theyre not comfortable having qbs back to defense the rpo from shotgun is kind of your only play at that point these are just guesses mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, JayBaller10 said: Josh had the same issues with Daboll that he has with Dorsey. Too many of you think we could just change the coordinator and everything would be different. It comes down to Allen protecting the football more than anything - not the men standing on the sidelines or calling plays from the booth. They can give him direction, he has to take it. They can preach about the same issues until they’re blue in the face, he has to implement them. Seriously and I don’t mean this as a jab to you, but what offensive coach is coming in here and changing the unit/scheme/culture AND reducing Allen’s penchant for turnovers? Name this magical person. Ben Johnson! He's turned Geoff into a nice QB. Geoff hasn't thrown an INT in over 340 passes. I think this is an NFL record. He was turnover friendly with the Rams. The guy will properly utilize the running game and RBs too. I'd take him over McD all day everyday. He's the exact type of offensive guy the Bills needed. 7 minutes ago, Dr. Who said: I still hope it works out, but nothing yesterday confirmed a team that had pondered the failures of the previous years and become quietly serious assassins. How much more excitement would there be for this team if Ben Johnson were the head coach right now? I think I would have to check my pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 and tbh i still think until Kincaid is up to speed (he may already be but working him in slower, who knows) we are still pretty limited by personnel on offense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Yobogoya! said: Yeah, but it isn't just his brain that fails him on the short passes. Josh's touch on short passes has always been, well... basically non existent. Even if we could block for a screen pass worth a game, Josh routinely fails to place the ball in an easy way for the catcher to grab and run. It's a real problem, for an elite defense like the Jets that can take away the long game and apply great pressure there's almost no answer for it. tell us what his short pass stats are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakout Squad Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 10 hours ago, NewEra said: And then calls a run on 2nd and 15 in OT. Think about that! Dumbest play call in that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Hucklebuck Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, newcam2012 said: Ben Johnson! He's turned Geoff into a nice QB. Geoff hasn't thrown an INT in over 340 passes. I think this is an NFL record. He was turnover friendly with the Rams. The guy will properly utilize the running game and RBs too. I'd take him over McD all day everyday. He's the exact type of offensive guy the Bills needed. I think I would have to check my pants. Yeah, I'm there as well. If we have these same problems all season questioning the play calling, the mid-season swoon, the poor offensive design, Diggs' lid about to pop off, he would be innovative mind and he is great at the mic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, GoBills808 said: so i don't love the shotgun heavy approach either but what else can you do when pass pro is spotty at best this offense used to win consistently in play action but if theyre not comfortable having qbs back to defense the rpo from shotgun is kind of your only play at that point these are just guesses mind you If you look at the disadvantages of shotgun, it helps the D identify pass protections and in the run game the RB and Oline lose the element of surprise in attacking the LOS. Also the QB can’t hide the ball. Under center there are more things the O can do and the D has to remain aware of a larger playbook, which is diminished out of the gun. If your QB is great at reading the initial movements of the D there is an advantage in shotgun that may be exploited, but that advantage is regularly diminished if the QB isn’t making an immediate decision and throwing the ball. In our situation having the QB with the tendency to not just favor the pass but extending plays to throw long you can at least put him in the more natural position to run the ball by forcing him to line up under center some of the time. It’s becoming a discipline issue for us. If you leave Josh in the gun he is going to err towards using his arm. If you start him on the LOS it should be easier for him to accept and execute a called running play. 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 It’s as if everyone suddenly forgot all the months of discussions during the offseason. We ALL knew this team is Josh Allen and a bunch of other dudes. So when Allen plays like total crap, it’s going to be ugly. Period! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: I'm willing to give everybody on the bills more time I've always been a coach's guy... Being a former player and Coach I know how important a good coach is But I have been adamant here that I don't know if Dorsey is the guy.. and I've been ridiculed But Josh Allen and the bills could do a lot better I literally wanted to punch a hole in my wall on that second and 15 draw From my memory, I’d say that a higher percentage of the board preferred to replace Dorsey after last year. I certainly did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, GoBills808 said: and tbh i still think until Kincaid is up to speed (he may already be but working him in slower, who knows) we are still pretty limited by personnel on offense We are. Davis was awful yesterday. A complete afterthought and at least partially responsible for the 3rd interception. Cook and Harty go down on first contact and neither of them have the initial burst/acceleration I expected based on their reputations. Knox is what he is. Personally I think Kincaid should be the featured #2 pass catcher immediately. He looks ready to take on that kind of volume now. He should have had at least 7 catches yesterday. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, NewEra said: From my memory, I’d say that a higher percentage of the board preferred to replace Dorsey after last year. I certainly did Hackett is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balln Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Yep…so frustrating the duds they bring in to the WR room opposite Diggs offseason after offseason. No idea why they skimp at the position and/or have such issues evaluating it. Justin Shorter ! To the rescue ! how about shakir ! I totally forgot that he’s on the team! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, AKC said: If you look at the disadvantages of shotgun, it helps the D identify pass protections and in the run game the RB and Oline lose the element of surprise in attacking the LOS. Also the QB can’t hide the ball. Under center there are more things the O can do and the D has to remain aware of a larger playbook, which is diminished out of the gun. If your QB is great at reading the initial movements of the D there is an advantage in shotgun that may be exploited, but that advantage is regularly diminished if the QB isn’t making an immediate decision and throwing the ball. In our situation having the QB with the tendency to not just favor the pass but extending plays to throw long you can at least put him in the more natural position to run the ball by forcing him to line up under center some of the time. It’s becoming a discipline issue for us. If you leave Josh in the gun he is going to err towards using his arm. If you start him on the LOS it should be easier for him to accept and execute a called running play. Welcome back, AKC! D-line equity FTW! 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Hucklebuck Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Yep…so frustrating the duds they bring in to the WR room opposite Diggs offseason after offseason. No idea why they skimp at the position and/or have such issues evaluating it. This is LeBron in Cleveland all over again the first time around, and really, most of the second time around. They got him Diggs and the rest of the offense are rusted Camaro's and junkyard cars parked on the front lawn. Harty is 5'6" without the Tyreek Hill speed. UNDRAFTED. Shakir is a borderline healthy scratch every week. 5th Rounder. Gabe Davis is a black hole. He's awful. In 2023 its about small margins of efficiency and he is a complete sink hole of player. Not enough speed, no route running, no bend. He gives you a 0 over 50% of his games. 4th Rounder. Sherfield's best trait is blocking. Undrafted. Knox and Kincaid, I said it before the season and got snapped at, but do you trust this OC to get them the ball consistently? We saw this with Hines, they don't know what to do. And you didn't see any speed from Kincaid, he's a 4.70 athlete. It's just not a good group of players. Edited September 13, 2023 by Straight Hucklebuck 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: I'm willing to give everybody on the bills more time I've always been a coach's guy... Being a former player and Coach I know how important a good coach is But I have been adamant here that I don't know if Dorsey is the guy.. and I've been ridiculed But Josh Allen and the bills could do a lot better I literally wanted to punch a hole in my wall on that second and 15 draw You think McD "is the guy?" Curious to get your take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 minute ago, newcam2012 said: You think McD "is the guy?" Curious to get your take. I mean he took an inept franchise for close to two decades and turned it around... He's clearly not incompetent But I'd like to see more growth ... You can do plenty worse than him around the league But he better get his ass in gear because the seat is getting warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 13 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said: This is LeBron in Cleveland all over again the first time around, and really, most of the second time around. They got him Diggs and the rest of the offense are rusted Camaro's and junkyard cars parked on the front lawn. Harty is 5'6" without the Tyreek Hill speed. UNDRAFTED. Shakir is a borderline healthy scratch every week. 5th Rounder. Gabe Davis is a black hole. He's awful. In 2023 its about small margins of efficiency and he is a complete sink hole of player. Not enough speed, no route running, no bend. He gives you a 0 over 50% of his games. 4th Rounder. Sherfield's best trait is blocking. Undrafted. Knox and Kincaid, I said it before the season and got snapped at, but do you trust this OC to get them the ball consistently? We saw this with Hines, they don't know what to do. And you didn't see any speed from Kincaid, he's a 4.70 athlete. It's just not a good group of players. Bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan in Owego Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, newcam2012 said: You think McD "is the guy?" Curious to get your take. I am starting to wonder this myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PayDaBill$ Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I’m scratching my head. How do you pickup right where you left off last season? We didn’t miss a beat. Did we not learn or try and correct anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 11 hours ago, MAJBobby said: Yes thought about it. dorsey had a heck of a game plan for that defense. All Josh needed to do was take the open player. He didn’t. that is an often thing with him and will get put in the OC. just like it did with Daboll and now it is with Dorsey. I think people need to start putting a lot of the blame on the shoulders of 17 where it belongs I think Dorsey should get some blame but the bigger problem last night was Josh. Dorsey gave him answers and he didn’t talk them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 If they miss the playoffs I fire McD and Dorsey and hire Ben Johnson and join the modern era of football. But I probably won’t be owning the team any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Just now, Dan in Owego said: I am starting to wonder this myself There's little doubts in my mind. Look at the history of McD playoff history. 4- 5 record and numerous gaffs! Out coached by a country mile. No need to elaborate because we all know what we saw. Not sure what else you have to see to make a determination he's not the guy. 30 minutes ago, balln said: Justin Shorter ! To the rescue ! how about shakir ! I totally forgot that he’s on the team! Shorter another Beane wasted draft pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 43 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Hackett is better Lol. 🤷🏻♂️ about that but maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: I do like Kincaid but I was also dubious they’d get him the ball. I hope after watching the tape from last night, Allen and Dorsey make it a point to feature Kincaid in the offense. This should be the target share: Diggs ~30% Kincaid ~15% And then everyone else can split the rest, I don't care how. Last night Kincaid had an equal target share to each of Davis, Knox, and Harty. That's unacceptable IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said: I mean he took an inept franchise for close to two decades and turned it around... He's clearly not incompetent But I'd like to see more growth ... You can do plenty worse than him around the league But he better get his ass in gear because the seat is getting warm Personally, I think this is the wrong mindset and attitude to have. Just my opinion. Not attacking you or anyone else. Why do I say this? Bills fans including myself were used to years of disappointment and medicity or worse. This leads to accepting any kind of moderate success. The playoffs was the goal. Is that still the goal? As a result, McD success is heralded as almost god like. He gets free passes and the benefit of the doubt. He's not held accountable for anything. Not even 13 seconds. The media never asks him difficult questions. McD can get away with anything. He can really do no wrong. I swear Bills fans have seen him walk on water The fan mindset is you can do worse. He's pretty good. He turned around the franchise. He's competent. I'm grateful for what he's done. Better than the past? All true but it's the wrong mindset now. Now it's about a killer mindset, closing the deal, having a swagger and arrogance, being a badass, believing you are going to win, and hosting the Lombardi. IMHO , right or wrong McD treats football as a game. He prioritizes family, God, and being a solid citizen more than football. Not saying he's wrong but that mindset doesn't lead to nasty on the field. It doesn't prioritize football as number one. Football is a job in your life. That mindset inhibits change when change is needed. Accepting repeated failures without seeing improvement leads to more failures. Making excuses for failures enhances future failures. Instead, we fans should be asking is McD capable of leading this team to the SB? What changes has he made to correct his past weaknesses? How does he game plan in the big games? How does he coach in the playoffs. In game adjustments? Clutch time does he execute and lead his team to victory? Look at the his six years of playoff history with the Bills. Seriously address those questions. Lastly, I ask everyone what do you see in McD that makes you think he can lead this team to a SB? Is it his great coaching? His motivation factor? His ability to lead men on the football field. The clapping and optimistic words? His culture building? His Christianity ? His coaching experience? The Andy Reid analogy just doesn't cut it. Please state your case for McD. I'm all ears. Edited September 13, 2023 by newcam2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, newcam2012 said: Personally, I think this is the wrong mindset and attitude to have. Just my opinion. Not attacking you or anyone else. Why do I say this? Bills fans including myself were used to years of disappointment and medicity or worse. This leads to accepting any kind of moderate success. The playoffs was the goal. Is that still the goal? As a result, McD success is heralded as almost god like. He gets free passes and the benefit of the doubt. He's not held accountable for anything. Not even 13 seconds. The media never asks him difficult questions. McD can get away with anything. He can really do no wrong. The fan mindset is you can do worse. He's pretty good. He turned around the franchise. He's competent. I'm grateful for what he's done. Better than the past? Etc... That mindset inhibits change when change is needed. Accepting repeated failures without seeing improvement leads to more failures. Making excuses for failures enhances future failures. Instead, we fans should be asking is McD capable of leading this team to the SB? What changes has he made to correct his past weaknesses? How does he game plan in the big games? How does he coach in the playoffs. In game adjustments? Clutch time does he execute and lead his team to victory? Look at the his six years of playoff history with the Bills. Seriously address those questions. Lastly, I ask everyone what do you see in McD that makes you think he can lead this team to a SB? Is it his great coaching? His motivation factor? His ability to lead men on the football field. The clapping and optimistic words? His culture building? His Christianity ? His coaching experience? The Andy Reid analogy just doesn't cut it. Please state your case for McD. I'm all ears. It took Andy Reid 20+ years to win a super bowl And he had stacked teams and pro bowl quarterbacks... He was always thought of the guy that couldn't get it done Now he's on God status McDermott is not close to Marvin Lewis level yet who had one playoff win in a decade If he goes one and done in the playoffs it's a different story Edited September 13, 2023 by Buffalo716 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, NewEra said: Lol. 🤷🏻♂️ about that but maybe Hackett was the dual offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for Blake bortles When Blake threw for over 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns... Both would have been Bill's records pre Josh Allen He also took the ghost of Kyle Orton and had him average 250 yards per game... And Sammy Watkins had the best year of his career playing for him... He didn't do anything wrong in Green Bay to mess up his resume Despite what happened in Denver... Which Russell Wilson literally apologized for not going about it right... aka didn't try... Hackett has had success at multiple stops... He helped Blake bortles throw for 35 touchdowns... That's scheming Edited September 13, 2023 by Buffalo716 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said: Hackett was the dual offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for Blake bortles When Blake threw for over 4,000 yards and 35 touchdowns... Both would have been Bill's records pre Josh Allen He also took the ghost of Kyle Orton and had him average 250 yards per game... And Sammy Watkins had the best year of his career playing for him Despite what happened in Denver... Which Russell Wilson literally apologized for not going about it right... aka didn't try... Hackett has had success at multiple stops... He helped Blake bortles throw for 35 touchdowns... That's scheming Great points. Dorsey has had 1 season so there obviously isn’t much ammunition. In his only season as OC he was third in scoring and his offense averaged more yard per game than the genius Brian Daboll. Blake Bortles breaking bills passing records isn’t very impressive to me considering how the game has changed since the records were set. that said….Hackett might be better, but I’d rather roll the dice with the guy that might be on the upswing rather than the guy that I believe will never be a champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, dave mcbride said: Welcome back, AKC! D-line equity FTW! 😀 I don't even have to create the graph on the rising spend on interior DLine, front offices in the league have done my job for me 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, NewEra said: Great points. Dorsey has had 1 season so there obviously isn’t much ammunition. In his only season as OC he was third in scoring and his offense averaged more yard per game than the genius Brian Daboll. Blake Bortles breaking bills passing records isn’t very impressive to me considering how the game has changed since the records were set. that said….Hackett might be better, but I’d rather roll the dice with the guy that might be on the upswing rather than the guy that I believe will never be a champion Dorsey , had an unknown upside as a young coordinator with nothing on tape... And he was handed a top five scoring offense So now it's on him to keep the reigns going and adjust 4,000 yards and 35 passing touchdowns is still a hell of a season even in 2023... Only three quarterbacks in the entire League last year would have qualified with both those statistics So he did a tremendous job with that jags offense and bortles... Certainly the best part of his resume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Dorsey , had an unknown upside as a young coordinator with nothing on tape... And he was handed a top five scoring offense So now it's on him to keep the reigns going and adjust 4,000 yards and 35 passing touchdowns is still a hell of a season even in 2023... Only three quarterbacks in the entire League last year would have qualified with both those statistics So he did a tremendous job with that jags offense and bortles... Certainly the best part of his resume Sure, that’s the best part of his resume. When you’re comparing 2 Ocs and 1 of them has only one season under his belt (hunch happened to be too 3 offense), I don’t see how anyone could answer which OC is better. At least let this season play out. From my experience in life, most professionals improve at their job in year 2 and forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, NewEra said: Sure, that’s the best part of his resume. When you’re comparing 2 Ocs and 1 of them has only one season under his belt (hunch happened to be too 3 offense), I don’t see how anyone could answer which OC is better. At least let this season play out. From my experience in life, most professionals improve at their job in year 2 and forward That's why I am willing to see how the offense morphs over the season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 11:42 AM, HappyDays said: Everybody is correct that Allen is much more to blame than Dorsey for last night's performance. But, for argument's sake let's say we see more abysmal performances like last night. We simply can't move on from Josh Allen. So the only alternative is move on from Dorsey and bring on a hard a** OC that can hopefully scream some sense into Allen. Dorsey isn't some offensive savant. If he can't get through to Allen we shouldn't lose any sleep if we have to move on from him. This is more a conversation for the end of the year, but if things continue heading in a poor direction then I agree Dorsey will have to be the sacrificial lamb. If Josh has a lot more games like Monday, Dorsey will not be the only sacrificial lamb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 9:30 AM, dave mcbride said: Some eye-opening numbers from last night: The Bills held the lead for 37 minutes and 18 seconds of regulation. The Jets held the lead for 1 minute and 46 seconds of regulation. The score was tied for 20 minutes and 56 seconds of regulation. Josh Allen dropped back 46 times (41 attempts; 5 sacks) and ran it another six times (half of which were scrambles if I recall correctly). The Bills' running backs ran it 16 times. Think about that. I am critical of what Dorsey did on Monday. I had an All-22 aspect of the entire game from my upper end zone seat and I saw a different game than you, apparently. IMO Dorsey's biggest problem is that he doesn't take the aspects out of the offense that encourage poor performance. Like calling inside runs that require a high level of execution.........against a great defensive front.........on opening night in a raucous stadium when the starting offense has hardly played together. Color me stunned that those blocks just weren't getting fully executed. Those were utterly wasted downs and thankfully there WEREN'T more of them. Wanting more of those makes no sense. The game plan had flaws like that, but it's true that it was good enough to win..........Allen just didn't take the open man in the quick game. Maybe Dorsey isn't right for him because he is just drawing up game plans that *should* work if Allen plays intelligent football when he should instead gameplan around his relative lack of in-play intelligence/poise. If Dorsey wants to take the next step he needs to do a better job of taking more of the bad options out of the offense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 44 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: I am critical of what Dorsey did on Monday. I had an All-22 aspect of the entire game from my upper end zone seat and I saw a different game than you, apparently. IMO Dorsey's biggest problem is that he doesn't take the aspects out of the offense that encourage poor performance. Like calling inside runs that require a high level of execution.........against a great defensive front.........on opening night in a raucous stadium when the starting offense has hardly played together. Color me stunned that those blocks just weren't getting fully executed. Those were utterly wasted downs and thankfully there WEREN'T more of them. Wanting more of those makes no sense. The game plan had flaws like that, but it's true that it was good enough to win..........Allen just didn't take the open man in the quick game. Maybe Dorsey isn't right for him because he is just drawing up game plans that *should* work if Allen plays intelligent football when he should instead gameplan around his relative lack of in-play intelligence/poise. If Dorsey wants to take the next step he needs to do a better job of taking more of the bad options out of the offense. It's more about situational football -- having a lead against a team with a very bad QB and sticking with a pass-heavy attack when you could play smash-mouth with a non-fumbling tackle breaker (Murray) with some play-action mixed in and then cruise to victory. Dorsey stuck with his initial gameplan despite the circumstances drastically changing (i.e., Rogers going down at the very beginning of the game). When the facts on the ground change and the situation calls for something else that might not be as flashy but which will more likely lead to a victory, you adjust. He didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 minute ago, dave mcbride said: It's more about situational football -- having a lead against a team with a very bad QB and sticking with a pass-heavy attack when you could play smash-mouth with a non-fumbling tackle breaker (Murray) with some play-action mixed in and then cruise to victory. Dorsey stuck with his initial gameplan despite the circumstances drastically changing (i.e., Rogers going down at the very beginning of the game). When the facts on the ground change and the situation calls for something else that might not be as flashy but which will more likely lead to a victory, you adjust. He didn't. They weren't going to smash-mouth the Jets, dave. Not sure what game you watched. Wasn't going to happen at the level of execution they are at as an offensive line at this point. Break out those inside gap runs versus the Raiders at home........not in the Jets game. They needed to keep the chains moving and the options were there to do it all game. 3 runs and a punt *might* have gotten the job done but it leaves you vulnerable to one mistake on defense. If Benford doesn't make that great hustle play the Jets would have had the lead a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Put Dorsey on the sideline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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