Bleeding Bills Blue

Our backs are averaging 1.7 yards before contact, Sanders and scott are closer to 3. Looking at the splits - they do run a bit in those situations... but 7 times all season isn't what I would consider a trend. Honestly though, they're a pretty good running team all across splits. Their first down passing splits are atrocious - 17 sacks in 170 drop backs, with 7 INTs. And 3rd down he's getting sacked at like a 17% clip across all 3rd down distances. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2020_splits.htm

He did miss that play on ekeler, but on several others he corralled him for a limited gain. Blew up a 3rd and 1 to force a FG. Broke up a pass on 3rd and long. The sack on the last drive basically iced it. There was a minute left down 10 by the time they re-set.

The coaching staff isn't doing him favors either. How is a team 3rd in the NFL in YPC, and 28th in carries?

Their offensive line is basically shredded. They had peters come out of retirement when Dillard got hurt. Brooks missed the entire season at RG. Johnsons been banged up all year and now hes done for the year. Peters missed time. Seumalo missed half the season at LG. They legit have only had Kelce start 11 games. There's talent along the line, they just haven't played. Buffalo's had a lot of moving parts on the line, but you have to remember how incredibly top heavy Philly is with all those big contracts given out. The drop off is huge. I think the front office gave out some contracts that they shouldn't have, and now they're hamstrung cap-wise.

I mean, bosa got completely clubbed aside on that big moss run on the FG drive that basically won the game.

Milano and Edmunds play the majority of snaps. Klein plays a lorax hybrid role. You plug him in gaps along the line and can drop him and others into zone blitz type coverages.

Maybe that's why Fromm's starting...?

That no call delay of game at the half ended up looming rather large. Reminded me a bit of the Richard Sherman dan carpenter thing a few years back. They got Offside, but there was no deadball foul for the hit. Had to snap and spike. Then missed the kick, even though he hit our guy after the whistle. Refs suck sometimes.

I could just go downstairs and watch on TV, but i want to watch while I work at my desk.

I'm not sure the policy on sharing - but if you wanna watch SPORTS i suggest you add a SURGE to the .NET.

It's probably the thing I do best... Steelers D pretty much already won it against me. Oh well. I should be playoff bound in my other league

It does feel like its in slow motion, i thought it was my laptop

You can stream it from the internet if you want. It's not exactly street-legal but I do it for sabres games.

The QB sweep was nice. They executed a fake before they did it and RG3 faked going wide to create some space.

I feel like the game speeds up again when you don't play for years. He's holding the ball and 2nd guessing himself.

Thats why they signed roberts.

Might be nice to have the option of running 3 LBs. Especially against a team like SF who is run first.

Plus other bets theoretically bet the other way won on the same 2 point conversion.

He's not physical enough at the point of attack/against press man, and can't create separation consistently. Injuries on the oline are likely one culprit, but receivers not getting open is another reason his sack rate is at almost 10%.

I mentioned this elsewhere - but I think they'd try and secure Mike Shula. I'm sure people would hate another carolina connection, but hes a QB coach currently and its a promotion. He did good things with Cam, and has some Erhardt-Perkins experience. Knowing you're working with McD and Beane - as well as allen and the talent on offense - is rather appealing as an OC gig.

My thoughts - he wasn't this bad in 2018, or 2019 and reich was already gone. The team has been missing the following players: Alshon Jeffery Zach Ertz - Their best player Andre Dillard Brandon Brooks Tie that up with Peters missing time, sanders missing time, goodwin opted out and jackson hit IR. Lane Johnsons on IR now, and has been banged up. They have had no WRs all year that can just, get open. Reagor's been banged up, but he's also a rookie whos biggest asset is speed. Fulgham was nice for fantasy but his playing time was a function of the 4 guys on the depth chart ahead of him being hurt or opting out.

If Daboll leaves, i see them calling Mike Shula. Carolina Connection, Erhardt-Perkins system guy, and did a lot for Newton early in his career. He's currently a QB coach so it'd be a promotion. He's a former coordinator, and he's not going to a new coaches staff where there's more pressure to put your stamp on it.

Depends on the length of contract with McCarthy, but I tend to agree. It's stupid though, you know he's bad - just cut bait.

I read this article (https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/zac-taylor-bengals-culture-problem), and all i could think was - you need a real true leader that people respect in there. And they don't have it.

I'd include the bengals on the "in trouble" list. Seems like they have a lot of the same problems as other organizations and its probably time to start fresh.