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I didn't play much QB, but i did play running back. Usually you are getting that slammed into your stomach. There's an area between fastball and moon shot though. His passing trajectories have been off for a bit now.

Why i'd be relatively content for him to play here as long as he wants. He avoids big hits, has plus hands, and runs great routes. When he loses a bit of his speed he'll be a very good slot WR.

Why get a 5'6 WR... if you aren't going to ever use him in the capacity he was signed for. I'm not saying give him a starting job or something either. He's quick and shifty, and we send him deep iso on a 3x1. Better yet - Josh can lock onto him pre-snap and throw it anyway. He should be sprinting across the formation several times a game. Even if its just eye candy, eye candy can screw up run fits, create gaps in zones, etc. 3rd and mediums... gives you an outlet with a decent chance to break a tackle. Etc. Why sign this guy if you don't plan to use him in the slightest? If you wanted to throw corner fades why sign him? Sign Chark or pay D-hop? If you wanted a conventional slot player, why not Thielen or meyers? Flat out speed? Campbell hardman, or berrios. All these dudes are available and we get a guy with no plans to use him. Just going to pay this guy way more than mckenzie to do even less somehow.

Daboll was terrible everywhere he went before here. QB play is usually the big factor. Brady i felt was originally brought in as the potential dorsey replacement if things went well enough that he got head coaching interviews. He now gets a trial run as the season has shifted into preservation mode. I think his role is helping design plays and the playbook, implementing plays within the walkthrough that you want to use, etc. So i don't think he's doing a very good job at the moment, but we don't really know whats going on there so its all speculative.

I think the offense is considerably more predictable with him out. His hands have been poor all year. He has a knack for making that big play on 3rd down or whatever though.

Can throw a few wrinkles here and there, but bye week would be where they might be able to make some more significant adjustments.

I would assume for that to happen he helped right the ship.

I think the thought process is that he's thinking too much pre and post snap, and overcomplicating things so his fundamentals suffer? Either way - whatevers going on with him is definitely mental. There may be some physical limitations with the injured arm, but thats not causing him to make the majority of his mistakes.

There were misses though. 4th and less than 2... in the gun with no PA. No runs on that 4 and out drive when the team finally had good field position. 4th quarter drive - 5 passes and 1 run - punt. That stuff is infuriating.

Save enough time that if they make it you get a play was my understanding...? I probably let them run the FG unit on and then call timeout... then see if they want to do it again.

If buffalo wants any chance at salvaging this season, they need Allen to be probably their best player. This is an attempt to try and get that out of him.

Diggs is a solid route runner who takes care of his body - i'm not worried about his ability right now or probably even for the next 2 seasons. He can transition into the slot and likely excel at it. I'm more worried he'll be an offseason issue again and want out. Part of why i don't think you can "rebuild" - you have to "re-tool". Lot of draft picks - really need to hit on those 4 picks in rounds 1-3. Players likely gone - Morse, Hines, Harty, Davis, Sherfield, Settle, Phillips, Lawson, Ford, Hyde, Jackson Possible cap casualties - Tre, Neal, Poyer Players you'd like to bring back - AJE, Floyd, DQ, Hyde (assuming mcdermott is still here) I feel like you have to cut tre unfortunately - but replacing him has to be players on the roster if you're doing that. QB - Allen RB - Cook - ??? - ??? FB - Gilliam (so little cost savings - they could move on and it wouldn't move the needle a bit) WR - Diggs - ??? - Shakir --- ??? --- Shorter TE - Knox, Kincaid T - Dawkins, Brown, Van Demark G - McGovern, Torrance C - Bates I think there are positions to upgrade here - RT, C probably... but add a WR with some real speed and hire someone to get allen's head on straight again and the offense will be fine. Allen playing better is the big key. Defense its ... DE - Miller, Johnathan DT - Oliver - ??? NT - ??? - ??? DE - Groot WLB - Milano - Williams MLB - Bernard - Spector CB - White - Benford - Douglas - Elam NB - Johnson - Neal FS - Hamlin - ??? SS - Poyer - ???

Gotta win the 3 division games... and at least 2 of the other 4, probably 3.

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I'm sorry but how the hell do you throw this? 15 yard out... at a corner who is... 10 YARDS from the line of scrimmage and will have his eyes on Allen at least until harty breaks.... It's also underthrown... basically a jump ball to the smallest guy on the team. You could have moss and thats a bad play. Take smash.. high low... whatever you wanna call it - and burn it out of the playbook.

I didn't get that.... 3x1 spy with dorian again, 7 in coverage with 5 across. Force the 4th down. Make payton decide to go for it or kick the long FG. I mean hell you can man match with safety help over the top.

I thought it did at this point in the season Might be just what this team needs...

Even one of their away games in indy is indoors - so 6/8 games remaining will be in a dome and 5 of those at home. Favorable schedule and game location yes - but losses to atlanta and carolina remind you they're a young team. There's no one on their remaining schedule that I'd be shocked for them to beat, and also no one that I'd be shocked if they lost to.

I mean CB1 - White out for year LB1 - Milano out indefinitely NT1 - DQ out indefinitely and this week... CB2 - Benford has a hamstring S - Hyde has a neck injury S - Poyer has a leg injury LB2 - Bernard is still in concussion protocal We legit might be missing... the entire starting secondary, and both starting linebackers.

Well lets see here.. Phillips has played in 278 snaps this year... Rousseau has played in 280.... So the games argument doesn't mean much. Rousseau has 5 QB hurries, 6 QB Knockdowns, 3 sacks which totals 14 pressures. Phillips has 4 QB hurries, 2 QB Knockdowns, and 3.5 sacks which totals 10 pressures (but really 9.5) No dog in the fight, but they seem to me to be similar results. Then thinking situationally on usage - Floyd and Miller have been playing more third downs pass rushing in the last few weeks, so some of those 280 snaps are likely to be early downs. I don't have split data that would say one way or another, but just another observation. You also earlier made an argument that Phillips was taken in the same draft so Beane doesn't evaluate talent... Phillips was taken at pick 18. Buffalo picked rousseau at pick 30. You're complaining that we drafted the wrong player when the "right" one wasn't even available. Why not draft Parsons if we're just picking the best player and saying we should've drafted him?

Should open up some space for him to run underneath? 4 verts is often a good play actually to counter cover 2 basically high low a safety and find some grass

Cincy too had an absolutely battered roster and obviously went on a big run too.

Considering our line is getting moved in the run game, and beat up in the passing game... it's really one of our only routes to physicality. You can maybe use murray/fournette on some plays, but I do think in the same way running the ball is tough on DBs, tackling huge tight ends is also a way to beat those DBs up a bit.

I mean... the grounding one was the right play by gabe (assuming he has the freedom to do that). They're giving you that 10-12 yard completion in the 2 minute drill. Knox targeting stats this year are BADDDDDDD. Leads the team in (recorded) drops with 4. How many additional ones did he almost have that he didn't catch that weren't drops. And the worst part is we absolutely need him because without him the run game is doody.