Kincaid Shakir and especially Cook need to be focal points of the passing attack

[Ramza86]

Idk what the hell is going on with some of these playcalls

 

Shakir was great doing the Beasley role. Need more of that. 

 

Kincaid has been fine this year. Keep it up.

 

WHY HAVE WE STOPPED DUMPING IT TO COOK? That needs to come back ASAP.

[Ray Stonada]

There seems to be a weird arrogance about the Everybody Eats thing… like, no matter what works we have to keep switching guys out and running different plays to prove how nobody is above the scheme. 
 

Instead of like, I don’t know, letting your best players play except when they need rest?

[MikePJ76]

They seemingly took Shakir out of the game fairly easy last night because they didn’t have to worry about covering Kincaid and Coleman could not win outside.

 

cook should have touched the ball on nearly every play last night in the second half and they just stopped giving him the ball.

 

from the minute they stopped running and Allen took a ten yard loss on a first down sack cook was never the point of emphasis again.  
 

 Not using cook all the time in the second half was a mistake and hopefully it never happens again.

Edited 6 hours ago by MikePJ76

[JohnnyBuffalo]

Yeah I liked everybody eats when they would work what’s working until it slowed down and then they’d feed someone else for a minute.    Last week before their first lost I read Brady said he knew they needed to get Ray Davis more involved…I immediately had concerns that they’d force it even though James Cook had been on fire.  
 

Absolutely maddening philosophy being forced instead of being organic.  

[HappyDays]

I don't mean this as a criticism but Shakir is a limited player. He does his one trick extremely well and for that alone I think he is worth his contract, but he is not someone you want to rely on down in and down out. His failure to make what has become a pretty routine sideline catch in the modern NFL is a good example of what I mean. And just to be clear I don't blame him for not making that play. It's not his fault he's been elevated into the role of full time slot WR when his proper role is YAC specialist that you manufacture a few touches for.

[MPL]

Every WR on the Bills has such a specialized skillset that it's easy for the defense to know what every WR is going to do. 

[YodaMan79]

Everyone eats...🙄

[Blackbeard]

Everybody eats is just a red herring for the Bills only being able to afford mediocre players.

[Billsfanatic8989]

The fact Shakir needs to be a focus point of the offense is an indictment on Beane. 

[YodaMan79]

3 minutes ago, Blackbeard said:

Everybody eats is just a red herring for the Bills only being able to afford mediocre players.

Correct: but it’s also a misallocation of resources and a failure in talent evaluation. The Stepfords on the board refuse to believe their lying eyes. I mentioned this last week and it wasn’t well received. They’ve got a lot of work to do.

Pickens for a 3rd and 5th would’ve looked pretty good in red, white, and blue. But I guess the culture and locker room are too fragile for that.

[Blackbeard]

13 minutes ago, YodaMan79 said:

Pickens for a 3rd and 5th would’ve looked pretty good in red, white, and blue.

Like that would ever happen considering the player and owner.

[YodaMan79]

1 minute ago, Blackbeard said:

Like that would ever happen considering the player and owner.

Did you sense any sarcasm in my point after?

[Royale with Cheese]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

I don't mean this as a criticism but Shakir is a limited player. He does his one trick extremely well and for that alone I think he is worth his contract, but he is not someone you want to rely on down in and down out. His failure to make what has become a pretty routine sideline catch in the modern NFL is a good example of what I mean. And just to be clear I don't blame him for not making that play. It's not his fault he's been elevated into the role of full time slot WR when his proper role is YAC specialist that you manufacture a few touches for.

There is no reason, IMO, that Shakir shouldn’t have the volume that Beasley had.  There is nothing that Beasley could do that Shakir can’t.  He can split the safety’s better than Beasley….like Shakir did against Detroit.

[Yobogoya!]

27 minutes ago, YodaMan79 said:

Pickens for a 3rd and 5th would’ve looked pretty good in red, white, and blue. But I guess the culture and locker room are too fragile for that.

 

Yeah you got to be process first and foremost to get a crack at this roster. 

 

Belichick commanded team-first obedience from the Patriots as well, but he was willing to give ANY player a chance on the roster regardless of why they were being cut, traded, etc. Chiefs have had that same mentality as well. Makes it a lot easier to stockpile talent. 

[Buffalo Ballin]

Because Cole Beasley was playing behind a prime Superstar Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis (who was a good decoy) to take pressure off of him. That's why Beasley looked good.

 

Shakir and Kincaid don't have those factors.

[Blackbeard]

17 minutes ago, YodaMan79 said:

Did you sense any sarcasm in my point after?

missed it

[The Jokeman]

33 minutes ago, YodaMan79 said:

Correct: but it’s also a misallocation of resources and a failure in talent evaluation. The Stepfords on the board refuse to believe their lying eyes. I mentioned this last week and it wasn’t well received. They’ve got a lot of work to do.

Pickens for a 3rd and 5th would’ve looked pretty good in red, white, and blue. But I guess the culture and locker room are too fragile for that.

Cuz you remember Pickens wanted out of Pittsburgh cuz he felt he wasn't getting enough targets right? Cuz he'd get more here because...?

[Jerome007]

Taking out Cook too much when you're down makes no sense. But yesterday it was worse, with the momentum he had, and how the Falcons were "overusing" Robinson. With all the blitzes the Falcons were doing, why not, you know, use the classic counter of a sweep pass to Cook while the wideouts have run deep to create space?

They started the 2nd half with Hawks and Gilliam, and it worked. Then... no more running game. Why?  It was instead time to bring back the 6th OLine package. With Hawk as well, talk about a running game heaven! Shavers can block well (he had a BAD 1st half but good second), and Knox and even Kincaid too. 

And the Oline is much better than in the past. You do NOT need to get "cute" to pick 1 or 2 yards! It's maddening.

As for the D, I just don't get how they often get blown up in the 1st half yet adjust well in the 2nd. Why the wait?

[YodaMan79]

3 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Cuz you remember Pickens wanted out of Pittsburgh cuz he felt he wasn't getting enough targets right? Cuz he'd get more here because...?

Because he's exponentially more talented than the next guy here!  

 

If you were willing to trade a 3rd and 7th for a washed Cooper, of course it wouldn't make sense kick the tires on very talented player in their prime, in a "show me" year.  

Edited 5 hours ago by YodaMan79

[HappyDays]

9 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

There is no reason, IMO, that Shakir shouldn’t have the volume that Beasley had.  There is nothing that Beasley could do that Shakir can’t.  He can split the safety’s better than Beasley….like Shakir did against Detroit.

 

They're totally different players IMO. Beasley was a route runner/separator. Shakir is a YAC specialist that you scheme touches for.