Bleeding Bills Blue

I feel better about this one than last week. I hate seeing pittsburgh on the schedule, but it comes with the territory if you win your division. Miami we have done pretty well against, young QB. Could we lose? Of course. But I still have faith in that 4th quarter josh if we need him.

Especially if you rotate mckenzie in. read options to singletary and mckenzie coming across for the pass. Or you have him follow for a pitch. Make them pack the box more.

Even shotgun play action, RPO stuff. They were light boxes all game and u can scheme a little space in those shallow zones over the middle.

I know some 40 yards of it was pure garbage time - but Buffalo put up 371 yards and 22 First downs against them. That would've been the 3rd highest yardage total in 2020, and 3rd highest number of first downs. 0 300 yard passing offenses given up in 2020 as well. Pittsburgh was 3rd in yards, 3rd in points allowed, 2nd in takeaways, 1st in sacks and sack rate, 1st in pressure rate, fewest in YAC allowed, 1st in comp% allowed, 1st in QB rating allowed... you get the idea. All that to me probably adds up to the #1 in DVOA.

The bucs were frauds last year too after week 1. Everyone was saying brady made a mistake signing in Tampa.

I hate that PI call on Levi. I get why you call it, but essentially you let the receiver climb all over the DB to get to back shoulder throws like that. So if he throws deep, claypools got a step and is open, and if he throws behind him, you draw a PI. Levi didn't initiate contact, he basically continued running and put hands up as claypool jumped. That's a 3rd down that they got 26 yards on. Then they call holding on that pick? When the Pitt receiver runs into tre? If he doesn't touch him there he's just giving up a catch. It's ridiculous, let them play football here. This took a turnover off the board. Almost every scoring drive in the 2nd half had an assist by a defensive penalty, and they got burned on a reverse (again...)

Yea, definitely a consideration. But on the other hand, it creates gaps in the zones that they needed.

I know he sold East resources, and corresponding assets in like 14 and 2017. But i think he still owns 2 other companies. He's probably drilled a bunch of them 😆

I watched the game. I didn't feel the team was capable, but that doesn't mean its over man. I've played football, crazy stuff happens all the time. They weren't in some crazy prevent defense, they didn't try and run the clock out with a 2 score lead or something on their last possession. It was very much still a game.

Just saying - even kicking, it became a 1 score game. Garbage time implies there is no way they come back. It was a 2 score game with 9 minutes left - they scored on the drive. If they got the ball back they can tie the game. Nothing that happened on preceding drives should have any bearing on the remainder of the game. All it takes is one mistake, one player making a play etc. and its a tie game. I'm open to whatever, Daboll says he calls the game based on the opponent. They were sitting in zone, get moving running into it until they adjust. Instead we have our linemen pass block on 8 QB draws. I feel like some of the other runs were trap runs as well, there wasn't anything power or inside/outside zone.

20-10 with 10 minutes left isn't garbage time to me. He had 7 carries into the 4th quarter, and Breida had 2. 51 pass attempts, 3 sacks, I think 1 of the runs was a scramble. so actually 55 pass plays vs 24 run plays. So about 70/30 pass run split, and 33% of the runs were designed QB draws. That adjustment can help open up things though. If they're bringing LB's and S's closer to the LOS, you can create space behind them. I think we were shocked with how much zone they ran, and how much pressure they got simply with their front 4. This team blitzed and manned up a year ago, and we came in with a game plan of spreading them out to create mismatches. Instead they sat in zones and tackled really well. Pittsburgh blitzed once, and pressured allen 20 times. There were some screen calls, but not enough imo - I know allen missed beasely on the one, but I'd have liked to see more here. Buffalo ran 8 PA plays total in the game. Play action can create space in the zones. Missed opportunity there as well.

That TE seam route big play was def all milano, he cheated up on a run and lost depth

It was a tight game that was blown open by a blocked punt. Last season it was a tight game blown open by a pick 6. The season before it was a tight game, a 22 yard punt and tre pick gave buffalo field position for buffalo to score - and it still took buffalo stopping duck hodges twice in the last 5 minutes and 2 redzone picks to win that game. I just look at it like its two teams that are fairly well matched in what they try to do. Our weakness meets their strength and vice versa.

A chiefs player would have to touch it beyond the LOS for cleveland to be able to recover it. Otherwise it's a conclusion of the play and down. Cleveland could recover it, however they would need to advance it beyond the marker to gain.

I don't think it should be the backup QB, but maybe someone who has played some QB before. Or another core special teamer with some plus atheticism or something. Taiwan jones, matakevich, whatever.

Whats the split from 2018 to 2019 to 2020? I count 0-5 in 2018, if you include ravens. 0-4 if you don't. 2-6 in 2019-2020 2019 Patriots - Blocked punt was the difference. Allen didn't finish this game. Ravens. Super windy, couple of missed plays on defense were the difference. Eagles. Blowout, defense couldn't stop the run. Also windy as hell. Jets - He barely played but you either count this one or the ravens one in 2018. It's listed in his 2019 record so i assume it does? 2020 Titans and chiefs x2. I don't need to explain them i don't think. A lot was on the defense in all 3 as much as Allen.

It was kind of messy but interesting. They need to focus a bit more, maybe have fewer guests? Watch the game more is the big thing. Also the guests almost seemed like they had no plan. The white board idea is cool but u have to keep the game on the screen. They also have whiteboards you can hold in ur hand, might be easier to use. While also being on screen.

At times they weren't watching at all. It was strange, but its different. Kinda fun at times

We sucked against Pitt last year too. And we built the entire gameplan yesterday around their heavy blitz scheme in the 2020 game. This year they didn't blitz and we didn't adjust to create space in the zones or create time for allen to operate. the packers got blown out yesterday, and i fully expect them to be a playoff team.

I personally hate flea flickers. I'd prefer just a standard play action. Try some more boot action to get allen out of the collapsing pocket.

They beat them the last 2 seasons, and a lot of it was based on takeaways. 5 takeaways in 2019 and we won 17-10. A pick 6 is probably the difference in 2020 when they won 26-15, massive shift in momentum. there. This time, buffalos takeaway is taken off the board, and pitt blocked a punt. Allen has consistently struggled against pittsburgh in the last 3 years, its not like we shouldn't expect it. Its a top 5 defense in the NFL, and just generally they match up well with Buffalo's offense/playcalling - good physical corners, smart safeties, great pass rush.

I'd say punt block. It was 13-10 at that point. Pittsburghs offense was clicking but they had also been stopped in the RZ twice, and its not like a guaranteed TD on that drive.

I think he went to the locker room for a bit with an injury. So probably limited plays after that.

He renegotiated pre-pandemic. then opted out and kicked the can down the road. Next year the dead cap is about 5 with about 4 in space freed up by dumping him. I think they can find a comparable replacement or upgrade with the cap savings.

You can't run play action when your offensive line is garbage.