Bills Hire DJ Mangas as Offensive Assistant

[Beck Water]

7 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

The OLine had some serious issues in the 2nd half with their pass pro.  Not many teams are going to look good offensively when their QB is under duress all half.  They need to shore that up big time...Spencer Brown against Micah Parsons is going to be a problem if they don't get him help.

 

*shudder* {thinking about Spencer Brown trying to block Micah Parsons}

 

The other thing is that the Cowboys were absolutely vicious going after the ball and inducing fumbles last night.

 

Bills have got to go hard with ball security and loose ball drills this week.

 

That said ..... KC's defense has been very very good this year, and largely it's their pass defense that has shone.  They're actually better than Dallas pass D by a number of pass defense metrics - blitz %, QBKC%, Hurry%, Pressure%, # sacks....but only slightly.

 

Point being, it's not like our OL pass pro looked shabby against bottom feeders and now we have to go up against the Big Dogs.  We looked a little shabby against one of the top pass Ds, and now we have to go up against another top pass D.

 

Gilmore looked all-world last night with the Cowboys.

[zow2]

I follow UB and DJ Mangas was the worst OC in the history of the program IMO.  But that being said, the talent on O this season was depleted and the QBs were atrocious.  

 

So hopefully being with Joe Brady and the tools on offense he can be a behind the scenes contributor with the Bills.

[Big Turk]

5 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

*shudder* {thinking about Spencer Brown trying to block Micah Parsons}

 

The other thing is that the Cowboys were absolutely vicious going after the ball and inducing fumbles last night.

 

Bills have got to go hard with ball security and loose ball drills this week.

 

That said ..... KC's defense has been very very good this year, and largely it's their pass defense that has shone.  They're actually better than Dallas pass D by a number of pass defense metrics - blitz %, QBKC%, Hurry%, Pressure%, # sacks....but only slightly.

 

Point being, it's not like our OL pass pro looked shabby against bottom feeders and now we have to go up against the Big Dogs.  We looked a little shabby against one of the top pass Ds, and now we have to go up against another top pass D.

 

Gilmore looked all-world last night with the Cowboys.

 

But the Bills have also shown they looked very good against other tough fronts like the Eagles, so I would look at this as more of an aberration...Allen has only been sacked 18 times in 13 games.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

22 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

If this is what it takes for McDingus to get fired, I’m good with it.  Outside of Josh and Cook, the offense looked awful last night.  

 

KC does have a solid defense - and they were doing a lot with simulated pressure to throw off our timing.  

[T master]

27 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

Enjoy the win. Save the complaining and ditching the coach talk for the off-season. Or at least until we're mathematically eliminated.

 

The offense looked good up until they went away more so from the running game & the passes to Cook even the other RB's were doing a decent job but it seems as if they just went to more empty back fields i guess due to the pressure the Chiefs were getting on Josh .

[Jerome007]

3 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

But the Bills have also shown they looked very good against other tough fronts like the Eagles, so I would look at this as more of an aberration...Allen has only been sacked 18 times in 13 games.

Yesterday he wasn't sacked much because of... himself. He eluded so many rushers. But KC was going blitz heavy. It was not just their front four doing this. Bills can learn from this and make Dallas pay. 

[ProcessImproverMan]

Hope he knows to give the ball to Cook and run the damn ball. 

[PetermansRedemption]

Interesting resume this guy put together. How do you go from NFL to two relatively

big time schools in UCF and LSU to…. UB? I expected to see some local connection but it looks like he was born in Virginia. 

[BBFL]

30 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

The OLine had some serious issues in the 2nd half with their pass pro.  Not many teams are going to look good offensively when their QB is under duress all half.  They need to shore that up big time...Spencer Brown against Micah Parsons is going to be a problem if they don't get him help.

For sure. Dude dominated the leagues widely rated best RT in Lane Johnson during both outings against Philly. Problem for us indeed. Probably see Knox chipping him most plays. 

[Buffalo716]

Wasn't good at UB... This is definitely William&Mary connection and Carolina 

 

It's a small role here but OC certainly was over his head at UB

[zow2]

4 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Interesting resume this guy put together. How do you go from NFL to two relatively

big time schools in UCF and LSU to…. UB? I expected to see some local connection but it looks like he was born in Virginia. 

 

His son transferred to UB and played Tight End last season.  That was the connection I believe.  I believe the son's college career is now over but DJ stayed on staff for this season, and then was released a couple weeks ago.

[Buffalo716]

11 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Interesting resume this guy put together. How do you go from NFL to two relatively

big time schools in UCF and LSU to…. UB? I expected to see some local connection but it looks like he was born in Virginia. 

He was just an analyst at those spots... Or a passing game coordinator

 

He never was an OC at a FBS school and you gotta start somewhere 

 

His younger brother was also on the roster 

Edited December 11, 2023 by Buffalo716

[ngbills]

Anyone who watched UB knows that o was awful. But hopefully this is just another set of eyes for Brady and maybe both have jobs under a new oc next year. 

[Buffalo716]

5 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

His son transferred to UB and played Tight End last season.  That was the connection I believe.  I believe the son's college career is now over but DJ stayed on staff for this season, and then was released a couple weeks ago.

Robbie was his younger brother 

[longtimebillsfan]

13 hours ago, TheWeatherMan said:

If this is what it takes for McDingus to get fired, I’m good with it.  Outside of Josh and Cook, the offense looked awful last night.  

We won the game despite the KC secondary holding our receivers all through the game.

 

Enjoy the win if you are able. 

 

"Lighten up Francis."

Edited December 12, 2023 by longtimebillsfan

[strive_for_five_guy]

15 minutes ago, ProcessImproverMan said:

Hope he knows to give the ball to Cook and run the damn ball. 

Let Cook eat!

 

[Kmart128]

Definitely should help lighten the load for Brady so he is not doing all his and Dorsey current role

[Nextmanup]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Coached with Brady at LSU and with the Panthers. Hiring people Brady is familiar with is the first real sign he'll have the interim label removed for next year IMO.

If the decision to make him the real, full time OC has already been made, they operate more amateurishly than I thought.

 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Coached with Brady at LSU and with the Panthers. Hiring people Brady is familiar with is the first real sign he'll have the interim label removed for next year IMO.

This guy sounds like a rapper.

[BuffaloBillyG]

3 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

If the decision to make him the real, full time OC has already been made, they operate more amateurishly than I thought.

 

 

See, on my end I wouldn't hate Brady being the choice. He's far more qualified than Dorsey ever was. 2 out of the 3 weeks he's called the offense they have put up points and yards. Seems to have a nice handle of game flow more times than not. Involves the backs and motion. Giving him an off-season to ramp up the offense in his mold wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Could we do better? Who knows. 

 

I'm far and I mean FAR more concerned with who is calling the defense next year than I am the offense.