Mango

It really doesn’t matter where the safety is. Hollins was 5 yards passed the nearest defender. Every year we seem to have half a dozen or more discussions about ball placement and whether this play or that play should inside our outside. Not sure if my feels equals reals but it feels like we talk about that more often than other teams.

There is zero chance they call a QB sneak after Allen bonked his head.

i am going to be very interested in the all 22 this week to see how much of this was a coaching/gameplan issue, wr issue, or decision making issue.

Not to derail the thread but I think there’s some speculation that Josh went in before he was examined by the neuro.

I’ve come around to moving on from McDermott. But I’m not OK with Beane yet. The Sabres org is historically bad. I have absolutely zero trust in Terry.

I think there’s a chance this is Allen’s second concussion in 7 days. Allen needs to sit down for some time. (I’m aware I am not a doctor and that this is all internet conjecture)

I’ve said for a whole that this team should keep McD. But similarly to McDaniels, I think this is a fireable offense for any HC to happen on their watch. Direct over site or not. It doesn’t matter. Reading between the lines, I think there’s some implication that Allen did not see the independent neuro. (Also the NFL’s concussion protocol is a joke)

Wasn’t the box score something like 1/9 24 yards pushing the end of the half? Most teams in the NFL aren’t good enough to win games with that kind of performance in the passing game.

WTF are you talking about. I was having a conversation about Cam Lewis. What is the rest of the drivel about?

PFR is a very reliable site to source.

Sorry, I posted the data before the Ravens game. Cam Lewis is actually allowing 75.9% completion and he’s averaging 7.4 yards per target and 9.8 yards per completion. Compared to Taron’s 5/7.4. We have a guy on the field where if the other team just throws in his direction they have a 76% chance of a first down. That’s bonkers. He's not any good at covering or tackling. He is a major liability.

He’s my least favorite player on defense at the moment. With Spector not that far behind.

He allows 72% completion and 111 passer rating. He cannot cover. In fact I think he’s second on the team in tackles because his coverage skills suck so bad.

The key will be the offense scoring early and often.

I wasn’t talking about the most recent adjustment. Von was restructured before the start of the 2023 season. That was dumb.

Vons restructure in 2023 wasn’t a paycut. It moved money from base salary to bonus and made him nearly impossible to move on from for another 2 seasons when we should have had an out already.

Isn’t the rumor a high ankle sprain? In which case “He just needs treatment” is not really true.

He’s basically a net neutral next year. He’s $15M on the roster and $15M off the roster in 2025. Millers restructure in 2023 was a terrible decision and the reason Von is still on the roster today. Had he not restructured I think he gets cut already. But instead we keep reworking his deal.

I believe it’s up to the player not the team. Also this is not Vons first run in with domestic violence. But it is under the leagues most recent rules around suspensions. There might be a chance that Von it doesn’t get reduced based on previous incidents. And in that case it’s still a 4 game suspension kicked down the road.

Dead name that POS. Puff Daddy.

Wasnt McManus just cleared? Seems as though there is some review calendar as wonky as it may be.

Hamlin certainly has issues with his game, and as a S he has a lot more responsibility compared to outside DB's in diagnosing plays all over the field plus stopping the run. But in the pass game he has been decent when targeted. Opposing QBs are 6/13, 83 yards, 1 INT. I was shocked he's been targeted so infrequently. But like OP mentioned, he takes terrible angle's and isn't a great tackler. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamlDa00.htm

I honestly thought McD was going to take over play calling even before the half. I am surprised he didn't. McD has stopped Lamar a bunch and he never did it by doubling down on the pass but giving up the run. He did it by taking away Lamar's legs and making him beat him down field. My takeaway is that he doesn't trust his current back 7 as much as he has trusted them in past years.

I like DW because his game speed is fast and he is aggressive. He has a tendency to overcommit, leaving him out of position at times, especially in zone. It feels like if he can keep that speed up, but slow down the game a little bit he could be a good piece to the LB corp and allow us to do more 3LB sets with Milano, Bernard, and Williams.

I agree with you about Bernard. I should clarify, I don't think Williams has arrived, But I do think he is nice piece to the LB unit as of today. I will disagree with your take on Williams, or at least how you got there. LB's almost always lead their teams and the lead in tackles. I think Spector has been picked on but most games have gotten so out of hand it doesn't really matter. Similar to Cam Lewis who has been really bad. Like REALLLY bad. (Opposing QBs are 18/25 (72%) 216 yards (12 yards per comp/8.6 yards per target), 1 TD and a 111 Passer Rating.) Either way, the current LB unit is a huge liability at the moment, but I am fairly high on Dorian Williams ceiling. I think that with our young/new S corp and NCB, the DL is looking worse than it is.