Did losing to the Falcons save the Bills season?

[GunnerBill]

Think "saved the season" is a stretch, but it got rid of Babich by the looks of it (I mean he is still here making McDermott a coffee, but he is no longer calling plays) and look, suddenly the Bills 3rd down defense has improved to 29% which if it had been that all season would LEAD the NFL. It was at 44% under Babich's play calling. They are still having lining up confusion issues so that still requires a solution but I said it a lot the year and a bit Babich called the D that his design on 3rd down left a ton to be desired. He ran that same delayed overload blitz with quarters cover 4 behind it relentlessly. I remember it working once. 

 

And it reminded Brady he has to stick with James Cook. He tried in those two games vs New England and Atlanta to "open up" the offense the way some had called for. It does not work. We don't have the talent on the boundary. That is indisputable at this point. Run Cook, work Shakir inside and in the flats and use the tight ends. That has to be our offense. It isn't the offense I'd want if you gave me a free choice, but right now it is the offense we have to have. 

 

 

[Dafan]

It reminds me of the loss to the Cardinals a few years ago that woke the Bills up.