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This was the rumor over the summer. The rumor actually started in OP and I know of people close to the department who confirmed it, but then again they’re not in the department so who knows. On this site, even if it was true, nobody will admit it. Which is actually a good thing. My thoughts are, there is probably some truth in it. But let’s move on. Anybody who has ever been in a toxic relationship knows that these things happen and are a part of life. I’ll also add that events like this, and all the other difficult things that happened last year may have saved Dorsey’s job and took the miscroscope off him during the offseason. At least until Diggs lost his cool during training camp.

What are your thoughts on the strategic vision remaining the same, except we now have a much more competent OC?

My sense is that the "big picture concept" that Brady is doing is the same "concept" that Dorsey tried to do but in an exceptionally incompetent manner. What I mean by "big picture concept" is to transition our offense around Allen from one that Allen carries by himself to one that carries him and allows him to make great plays only when we need great plays from him. Basically, we want to give Allen what Mahomes has had since his 1st day in the league. If you ignore the negative connotation of the top image, you'll see what I mean. Mahomes has been carried by the amazing parts around him, which allowed Mahomes to max out his skills and make the great plays only when he needed to. Allen on the other hand, has had to drag the team around him to glory. You saw this at it's peak during the Daboll years where Daboll once ran Allen on a designed QB run during the Bucs, two plays after Allen injured himself. They were running him into the ground. McDermott and Beane (correctly) made this realization and wanted a new OC who would bring this mentality to the offense. This is where Dorsey came in, and was given the assignment from the bosses, to create an offense that does not live and die with Allen's legs and heroics. This was actually the right move. The problem was, as you noted in the OP and opened my eyes to, was Dorsey's extreme incompetence at play calling and preparation. The move was right, but the wrong man was given the job. What we're seeing from Brady is the same concept as the image on the top that Dorsey attempted, but with solid (and growing) efficiency. This is why we are seeing the run game more, Kincaid more, and Diggs and Davis less. We're balancing out the offense the correct way, allowing Allen to use his legs, but not living and dying with his legs and arm like Daboll did. Dorsey unfortunately took some years off of Diggs prime, and may have ruined Davis mentally just as he was ready to breakout. To answer your question succinctly, I think we want to build a team that can win with Allen as a game manager (like we saw against Dallas), while making the great plays when we need them (the way a true game manager like Purdy couldn't if the chips were on the table and a DE was in his face and his routes weren't ready).

I have no idea what any of this has to do with the OP. The entire fanbase quit after the Broncos game. The only person with hindsight issues is you.

Look at the date he wrote the post. A few days after Dorsey was fired. This guy made the best prediction I have ever seen a poster make on TBD.

Please explain your thought process in detail.

“Anybody but Allen”

Been waiting a month for somebody to say this.

Just stream it from one of the Reddit streams.

I’d hate it as an opposing fan. But from our perspective, whatever works. Mahomes is even more childish about it. Not to mention how pathetic Brady was when he didn’t get his way.

Dallas should be all healed up from whatever bug they had this week.

Great point. Absolutely nothing to complain about. No trolls or negative Nancy’s tonight. Some hand wringing in the playoff odds thread though.

Unexpected losses happen every week. It will all shake out in our favor. NO WAY that everything goes against us if we win out. These negative scenarios would only play out if we lose 1 of our next 3.

After next year he would. Too green.

If win the SB this year, I hope every poster on this board has to reread all of their posts between the Eagles game and the Chiefs game again and again and again.

Love it. I think not being able to criticize refs is the reason officiating is so awful today. But I just love that these golden boys finally get to share in the big stinking pike of adversity that the rest of us do. And they are NOT handling it like champs.

Bills are a strong team with low odds because of their record. It’s a great bet for a sharp.

The narratives around Allen have been downright bizarre his entire career. Something about him man, I don’t know, it brings something out of people that’s negative.

That’s the majority of fans. Especially the ones with STRONG opinions.

You’re reaching. There’s always a negative reason why a team with that kind of point differential is near .500. It always evens itself out eventually.

What I see is a team that will soon revert to their mean as a playoff team. If anything that data shows me how much better we are than the others. Not sure if you realize but point differentials like that require high performance on both sides of the ball.

Yes and no. Rewatch the final drives in both those games. The refs put the Giants and Bucs in those positions with iffy calls.

He’s a salty troll who’s reaching. Ignore him.

Man some fans can’t comprehend the up and down cycles of life and football.

Great post. I’m younger than you but I watched that play live and it sank my heart for days. Since the play today was Kelce lateraling and Swift was in the stands, today would’ve been a pop culture moment. Thank God Toney saved our season and a pantheon level blow to the gut.