DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Heads up. Starts in about an hour. Link to follow. 3 6 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 https://www.buffalobills.com/video/bills-live Looks like it will be here. I'm sure they'll post a Youtube Live link on twitter too. 1 2 Quote
Gregg Posted February 5 Posted February 5 17 minutes ago, stevewin said: Hope he attacks it and doesn't sit back Don't you like watching the opponents convert 3rd and 20 for first downs on the Bills defense. 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Gregg said: Don't you like watching the opponents convert 3rd and 20 for first downs on the Bills defense. Havent liked it all those times the last 9 years.... Edited February 5 by DrDawkinstein 1 1 Quote
KentuckyBillsFan Posted February 5 Posted February 5 If Josh gets a SB with Buffalo, Jim Leonhard may be the biggest reason why 3 2 1 Quote
blacklabel Posted February 5 Posted February 5 6 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Havent liked it all those times the last 9 years.... Yeah something happened because the other day I was catching some highlights and I see one from the 13 seconds game and I hear Nantz talking about the Bills defense and he goes, "and now up against the best third down defense in the league." I knew I wasn't nuts, I knew remembered a season where they were actually pretty good on 3rd down. Quote
Bruffalo Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I like what he's saying about stopping the run, controlling the tempo of the game, and forcing offenses to be 1-dimensional. Sounds like a big departure from McDermott's "we don't care about the run, only the pass" style. 1 1 Quote
Virgil Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I just joined late. Did he say if we are running a 3-4 yet? Quote
PoundingDog Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Just now, Bruffalo said: I like what he's saying about stopping the run, controlling the tempo of the game, and forcing offenses to be 1-dimensional. Sounds like a big departure from McDermott's "we don't care about the run, only the pass" style. Which could mean giving up big plays more often if you don't have top man CBs. 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 1 minute ago, blacklabel said: Yeah something happened because the other day I was catching some highlights and I see one from the 13 seconds game and I hear Nantz talking about the Bills defense and he goes, "and now up against the best third down defense in the league." I knew I wasn't nuts, I knew remembered a season where they were actually pretty good on 3rd down. They were. They were decent on 3rd and short and therefore highly ranked. It is always the 3rd and Longs that bit us. 3rd and 3, we probably stop it. 3rd and 18, just start moving those chains now. 1 3 Quote
Gregg Posted February 5 Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, KentuckyBillsFan said: If Josh gets a SB with Buffalo, Jim Leonhard may be the biggest reason why Absolutely. How quickly the defense can learn the schemes and systems of what Leonhard wants to do along with Beane getting players who fit into his defense. Bottom line if Allen can go into the playoffs with a strong defense (something he has never really had here) then the Bills have an excellent chance to compete for and win a Super Bowl 1 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Virgil said: I just joined late. Did he say if we are running a 3-4 yet? I didnt hear anything that specific. Nor do I think he'd commit to that. I'd bet he'd answer they will run multiple fronts. He's talking about building the scheme around the current talent right now. edit: Sal just asked. "Much more fluid (between 3-4 and 4-3)" Edited February 5 by DrDawkinstein 1 Quote
Virgil Posted February 5 Posted February 5 (edited) Says a 3-4 and 4-3 is much more fluid than it used to be, due to offenses running more spread offenses. Says that positions don't specifically require a certain type of player, and his job is to adapt to the strengths. Wants "Swiss Army Knife" players with high football IQ's. Wants to create a lot of different looks to confuse the opposing offense. Edited February 5 by Virgil 9 2 2 Quote
Bruffalo Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 minute ago, PoundingDog said: Which could mean giving up big plays more often if you don't have top man CBs. I'm okay with more variance through the regular season if it raises the floor against playoff caliber teams. Man defense was never a focal point of McD's defense, so it stands to reason that it would have been practiced less. Maybe those same CBs look better when the emphasis is shifted. 1 Quote
Simon Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Just now, PoundingDog said: Which could mean giving up big plays more often if you don't have top man CBs. They've got above average talent in the back end, imo. That being said, I'd gladly take the occasional big play being given up for more quick stops that put the ball back in Allen's hands. 3 10 1 Quote
Einstein Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I like him. One could make a drinking game out of taking a shot every time he says “right”. 1 2 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Just now, Simon said: They've got above average talent in the back end, imo. That being said, I'd gladly take the occasional big play being given up for more quick stops that put the ball back in Allen's hands. Exactly. "Limiting possessions" when you have the guy who has scored more TDs than anyone else over the last decade, is certainly a strategy... 3 1 1 Quote
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