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dude whaley has been here for four years, he and Nix were forced to draft a QB in a terrible draft (this happens all the time to every team, because you NEED a franchise QB to be successful and there are only like 8 of them in the NFL at any given time) and took the best one they thought (and were right, they all sucked but EJ was/is the best). Since then they took a shot at TT to fill that spot, and he only helped the offense become a top 10 scoring offense...some would argue Whaley HAS addressed the QB position to the best of his ability Even if we get rid of TT (I dont think we should) we should add a QB via FA and the draft, and probably will, so lets not rush to judgement there

id love him, except he will almost certainly either A) go with kyle shannahan to the 49ers as his OC or be promoted in Atlanta as OC...either way, not Buffalo

I would rather go with some possible up and coming OC, someone who is a QB coach or TE coach elsewhere that has been working his way up and shown promise, than a retread.

I think it will be more like let Gilmore go, and use that money to bring in two CBs AND a good number 2 WR....McDermott has had great success with sub par talent at CB in his schemes

Cyprien is the type of FA im talking about us going after, and paying him 8 mill isnt that far off from Berry getting 10 mill I wouldnt be the least bit surprised that we dont tag gilmore, so throw all that money back into the pool, and suddenly, miraculously that "14 mill" we have left turns into 20 plus mill...still plenty of room to sign any FA we wish. Will we sign Alshon Jeffrey or Eric Berry? Probably not, but its not because we dont have the room, its because it doesnt make economic sense for those players....guys like Cyprien (perfect fit for McD's D) or Desean Jackson, or Pierre Garcon or Tony Jefferson, guys that are no way "second tier FA" - except maybe by MAJ definition, and maybe thats where we differ? - are all reasonable to expect us to offer/go after Top 20 FA??? There arent 20 FA in this market that will demand any type of top dollar...maybe 5-8 guys-ish will get over paid, and ill be glad the bills dont throw their hats in that ring Bottom line: we will improve our roster and money will not be an issue to do so I believe he means thats money (10 mill plus) we wont have to tie up to one player so its money that we can use for other players...I could be wrong though

yea we can revisit this convo after free agency

lol - you need a basic finance class son

30 mill is a lot of money man, we need to sign a bunch of guys, many of which will be on very cheap contracts (thats the nature of filling out a roster)... this is similar to the charles clay contract year...."theres no way we can afford someone like him" - BAM, we not only can afford him but we over pay for him too...if we want a player, ANY player in FA, we can afford to sign them

yes McDermott will certainly adapt to what we have on the roster, which is the beauty with him....however, the true Jim Johnson defense, that he has ran in the past in Carolina and obviously philly, relies on solid safety play, especially helping in the run game. I dont know why you dont think we cant afford any FA in the top 20 though, that is ridiculous we are/will be flush with cash (even if we pick up TT option)

KC is in terrible cap shape, I don't know if they will be able to afford him...if they do they will be letting others walk (maclin for starters). With our new D, we will need to spend on great safeties, Gilmore is expendable with the zone schemes

Can Lawson take on a double team in the run game? I havent seen that from his game and that would worry me strongly...one thing about this D, and mentioned in the article, is the front 7 dont all do their jobs it can be gashed in the run game Ragland showed good blitzing ability at Alabama

This. The article has a nice illustration of a zone blitz concept, and shows what would be Lawson/Hughes most likely dropping into the middle of the zone coverage to replace the blitzing mike...we have the DE in that technique nailed down, its the run stuffing DE I worry about having to find/develop (Can Worthy do it? Can Washington? That would be best case scenario)

The beauty of this defense is you do not need great CBs, you need CBs who are comfortable in zone coverage. Jim Johnsons/McDermott's CBs have had a knack of playing "above their skill", meaning they get the best out of average CBs. There is a market in FA this season for average CBs so I could see us letting Gilmore walk and picking up some FA CBs to run the zone coverages. Im actually not worried about CBs at all. Safeties we will need to address, luckily theres a great FA market for safeties as well as at #10 possibly with Adams/Hooker (might both be gone though, but the safety draft class is deep). FA and draft most likely to address this. LBs, maybe add Klein from Carolina. Maybe resign Zach Brown. Going to add some LB.

Here is a well written primer from about 5 years ago, leading up to McDermott's second year on the job as DC of the Panthers...goes into detail of terminology and ideas within the system. With the addition of Frazier as the DC for us next year, someone who is very experienced running this style of defense, I fully expect this to be our base. After watching Rex's lazy defense for two years, this should be refreshing! " Defense that thrives on overwhelming the opponent with zone blitzes, creating mismatches among the offensive line and the front seven." http://www.catscratchreader.com/2012/2/28/2831884/the-panthers-defense-a-treatise-on-the-jim-johnson-4-3-part-i Some questions: who plays the 7 technique / c gap strong side? Needs to be a run stuffing defensive end more so than anything...do we have one on the roster? It has been hinted in the media that Washington could get kicked out to that role, but is that really a role suited for him? He did not shine this year to say the least. Can Lawson fill the roll with jerry playing the 9 tech opposite to provide pressure and hold the edge weak side? Linebackers seem to be an entirely different issue...I'd imagine we add a free agent or two....interesting stuff

well, thats a good list, and one will have to be available because at least two QBs will be picked before our pick...its the NFL

woah he admitted he was wrong?????? it WAS a full moon this week and it IS friday the 13th...

then why post anything at all? "Just came in to comment I am not going to comment in this thread" Thanks for the heads up guy. Thread response: It is an interesting stat...one piece of a huge narrative. It is extremely hard to evaluate any QB if you are not privy to about 50 different pieces of information. Thankfully we have an entire coaching staff devoted to doing this. Hopefully they come to the correct decision about TT future, and hopefully the money has nothing to do with it. Its the NFL, you overpay for QBs (overdraft, over pay) if your staff feels hes the right guy.

Interesting - thanks. An OC job, I would think, is a much more desired job than a QB coach position. Seems like a dick move for an organization to block that type of an interview. I'm sure it happens often though.

how can Philly deny the interview if its for a promotion? I thought you could only deny an interview for a lateral move, no?

It is a great amount of room we have - I'd imagine a Kyle Williams restructure if he's enthused with new coach. I don't know the status of Tyrod yet obviously, but I would assume he is gone. I would also assume we part ways with all of the other guys on the list - maybe keep graham but I could see his release. Plenty of room to offer to safeties on the market: tony Jefferson, doubt berry is available, maybe the kid from Jacksonville if they let him walk RT - slim pickings unless people get released. Might have to use the draft to address this or go TBDs favorite idea of movingly CK to left tackle and Glenn to RT WR - maybe deSean Jackson? Maclin might be a cap casualty in KC? I'd like to keep Bob Woods because he is a tremendous blocker and can be a decent number 3 in an upgraded WR corps CB - bye bye Gilmore?? Don't know what's out there haven't done much research Leaves us the big question on QB - I favor drafting Mahomes - and obviously signing a vet...but hate all vet options out there. Lots of options for us to improve in key areas

So based on this wouldn't it be safe to say that McDermott would be willing to adjust his defense based on what he has to work with on the roster after draft and free agency? I would also assume he will bring in a D coordinator who is best fitting of his system and what we have to work with here now?

you have a reputation at all? I would say being an unknown is worse than hack, at least a hack has enough people take interest in their opinion to give them a semblance of credibility

wow...lots of love for flipping Glenn to RT so CK can play LT (where he played well in limited opportunity this year) does anyone know if this idea has actually been kicked around by our FO? It would be unusual to say the least, I get why we as fans would call for it, but its not a move NFL FO's usually take

When your done with Mahomes you should publish a separate post on him...bandit and myself are high on him and think he is the direction the Bills should go - especially if we can grab him in the 2nd (I think he is "going to rise" through the draft process...meaning, once scouts and GMs actually start opening up to reporters about their views, its going to be clear these guys like Mahomes)

Absolutely true about college creating a different style of QB right now, and its damaging to the NFL product because of adjustment periods. You make great points about the mental part of the game, no argument from me there. I would take that a step further and say, its largely mental, and also largely right place at the right time. I don't think certain QBs would have great success in another place/situation (Prescott), and think others might have succeeded if they were drafted by a different organization or at a different time with another coach. There is A LOT that goes into successful NFL QB's.... With that said, I am not sold on Watson's throwing skills...mechanics aside. I think he also makes too many silly mistakes. Ill take my shot with Mahomes in the second round over Watson at 10. Beat me to it : ) Those guys are fewwwww and faaaarrr between