So, if Brady does get fired...

[BearNorth]

19 minutes ago, Rubes said:

I actually think our Offensive Line has been very overrated. They absolutely stunk on Thursday. All five of them.

 

And this Sunday they get a diet of Herbig 6.5 sacks, Watt 7 sacks, with Heyward pushing the pocket. Not gonna be pretty in the steel city.

[Sweats]

22 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:

Canada was terrible in Pittsburgh so I'd want nothing to do with him.

 

 

 

 

You had me at Canada was terrible.......

[Billz4ever]

30 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

The one thing that drives me nuts is how predictable our offense has become.  Essentially, we are relying on our OL to win up front every game or we are doomed.  It's too much 1-1, mesh concepts, lack of intermediate passing killing us right now.  Brady and Kromer do a good job in the run game, but we "go the well" way too often with Hawes in motion and run the counter with James Cook with Gilliam lead blocking.

 

With an offense limited with playmakers on the outside, we need to be more creative with route designs.  There is only so much you can do with this group of WRs though.  

 

What has really killed our offense is the turnovers.  There is a lot of blame to go around, in order IMO:

1. Beane - lack of WR talent

2. OL - they have regressed as a unit in pass blocking this season

3a. Brady/playcalling

3b. Josh - he is not playing efficient, way too many turnovers/he's not in sync right now and trusting his reads

 

#1 is an issue every single week and no chance that gets corrected until next offseason.  But it's a rotating issue with #2 and #3a/3b, that's the major difference between LY and this season in terms of production/consistency scoring. 

 

I think Joe Brady is the definition of an avg o-coordinator in the NFL --- very good run attack / slightly below avg to avg passing game.  To me, that's not ideal but we can win despite that and be dangerous on offense this season still if the OL steps up like LY and Josh gets back to playing mistake-free ball. 

 

They go hand in hand.  Our OL appears to have regressed because our WR room has regressed.  Our receivers weren't great last year by any stretch of the imagination, but they were head and shoulders better than this season. At least in the scramble drill, Josh was able to find open guys and there was an actual effort to get open.  Combine that with predicable play calling, and it's a recipe for disaster.

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

1 hour ago, Rubes said:

So, if Brady does get fired...

 

I agree.

 

Tom Brady should be fired from his broadcasting job. 

[Fleezoid]

1 hour ago, T.E. said:

The most predictable offense in recent memory with no receiving threat whatsoever cannot be blamed on the QB.

 

I keep asking myself the same question. If I can sit on the couch with a buzz and predict whether we will run or pass on any given play with 80-90% accuracy, how easy must it be for an NFL defensive coordinator to call plays against us?

 

It's the "buzz" that gives you enlightenment. If there's one thing I know, beer makes me smarter, better looking, a smooth talker and in great shape. Beer has special powers. 

[The Jokeman]

Why not replace him with another Brady? and no not Tom but instead Marcus Brady.  https://www.chargers.com/team/coaches-roster/marcus-brady

[SoonerBillsFan]

If Brady was getting fired it would have been done this weekend.

 

They will keep subjecting Josh to this BS the rest of the year.

[somnus00]

1 hour ago, Livinginthepast said:

Its good that some teams hold their coaches accountable for incompetence. In Brady's case though its more than just a poor offensive gameplan. He almost got Josh killed on Thursday. That combined with the ineptitude in the play calling should get him canned.

This is what I've been saying as well. Long developing pass plays, and not bringing in extra blockers when the o line is getting their @sses handed to them. How does Pegula not get pissed about protecting his $300 million investment?

 

McDermott is going to lose the locker room if he continues to choose loyalty to staff over loyalty to players. He's letting Josh get killed out there. 

[Dan Darragh]

1 hour ago, BlazinBill said:

Do you hate Canada?

I'm glad that the Blue Jays lost the WS. 

 

Can you imagine Toronto Bills fans after we make our inevitable early exit from the playoffs saying "Well, at least we won the World Series, eh?"

[Bruffalo]

4 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

If Brady was getting fired it would have been done this weekend.

 

They will keep subjecting Josh to this BS the rest of the year.

Yeah, for better or worse they doubled down on this offensive philosophy, that was magnified when they decided to not make any moves at the trade deadline. I hope they win the Super Bowl, but I bet it will end up biting them in the butt.

 

I expect we'll see more of the bipolarity of the offense for the remainder of the season. They'll probably have just as many hot games as they have duds.  

 

Whether or not there will be consequences for this (particularly Beane/McD) remains to be seen I guess. I'm not optimistic.  

[Big Turk]

I think the problem is that our OCs are not able to adapt enough once their main go to gets figured out after the first year. It's happened 3 times in a row now.

[JP51]

Oh not Matt Canada... I have listened to Steeler fans lament his horrificness for years...  we need to do better than that...  Is Chan Gailey still around LOL 

[SoonerBillsFan]

Just now, somnus00 said:

This is what I've been saying as well. Long developing pass plays, and not bringing in extra blockers when the o line is getting their @sses handed to them. How does Pegula not get pissed about protecting his $300 million investment?

 

McDermott is going to lose the locker room if he continues to choose loyalty to staff over loyalty to players. He's letting Josh get killed out there. 

He is a Billionare and this is his hobby. He makes money even if the seats are empty, BUT he knows fans will flock to the stands even of this team is 2-15.  So why would he be motivated to do anything?

 

If Josh left tomorrow he is still everything listed above, and he will still make money, and fans will still flock to the stadium.

3 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

Yeah, for better or worse they doubled down on this offensive philosophy, that was magnified when they decided to not make any moves at the trade deadline. I hope they win the Super Bowl, but I bet it will end up biting them in the butt.

 

I expect we'll see more of the bipolarity of the offense for the remainder of the season. They'll probably have just as many hot games as they have duds.  

 

Whether or not there will be consequences for this (particularly Beane/McD) remains to be seen I guess. I'm not optimistic.  

They aren't winning the superbowl. I get fans won't accept it, but I still doubt we make the playoffs. IF we do, its 1 and done.

[Dan Darragh]

1 hour ago, Livinginthepast said:

Its good that some teams hold their coaches accountable for incompetence. 

In Buffalo, "accountability" is shorthand for "fire the special teams guy, then tell everyone move along, nothing to see here"

Edited 1 hour ago by Dan Darragh

[Bruffalo]

1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

They aren't winning the superbowl. I get fans won't accept it, but I still doubt we make the playoffs. IF we do, its 1 and done.

Oh I'm with you, I think it's much more likely we don't make the playoffs than we make a deep run.

 

I was just trying to say this: I want us fans to be wrong, I want McD/Beane/Brady to be right and hold up the trophy and for me to eat crow. I'll happily do that. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

Just now, Bruffalo said:

Oh I'm with you, I think it's much more likely we don't make the playoffs than we make a deep run.

 

I was just trying to say this: I want us fans to be wrong, I want McD/Beane/Brady to be right and hold up the trophy and for me to eat crow. I'll happily do that. 

My thoughts are, what's better for Josh and the franchise?  Lose badly now, miss the playoffs and make changes OR keep the status quo and limp into the playoffs and lose badly?

 

 

[Bruffalo]

6 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

My thoughts are, what's better for Josh and the franchise?  Lose badly now, miss the playoffs and make changes OR keep the status quo and limp into the playoffs and lose badly?

 

 

That assumes you trust the organization to make changes, or at least make them effectively.

 

I don't see Beane or McD going anywhere realistically. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we miss the playoffs, end up with a pick in the upper teens, and we take a will linebacker.

[Billz4ever]

6 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

That assumes you trust the organization to make changes, or at least make them effectively.

 

I don't see Beane or McD going anywhere realistically. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we miss the playoffs, end up with a pick in the upper teens, and we take a will linebacker.

 

Wouldn't surprise me at all. It also wouldn't surprise me if Allen demands a trade out of here once he realizes this front office isn't committed to helping him.  After the pounding he just took with nobody there to help, that has to grind his gears.

[SoonerBillsFan]

18 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

That assumes you trust the organization to make changes, or at least make them effectively.

 

I don't see Beane or McD going anywhere realistically. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we miss the playoffs, end up with a pick in the upper teens, and we take a will linebacker.

Sadly you are right.

[Puckman5]

2 hours ago, T.E. said:

The most predictable offense in recent memory with no receiving threat whatsoever cannot be blamed on the QB.

 

I keep asking myself the same question. If I can sit on the couch with a buzz and predict whether we will run or pass on any given play with 80-90% accuracy, how easy must it be for an NFL defensive coordinator to call plays against us?

Bobby Babich maybe 5-10%, so not all of them.