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I think thats why the team's blitzing more on 3rd downs. At the same time, they get turnovers. Turnovers come from mistakes, and mistakes are more likely to happen when you're forced to run more plays.

Spector is an absolute liability, but the gap between LBs and corners in the zone aren't being read properly or quickly enough to close that first window. That's been a problem regardless of who is starting at LB. It's a communication issue and having multiple people rotating in is not helping with continuity. They tackled better in the 2nd half, spector's inability to challenge the pass catcher OR tackle him was just brutal in the 1st quarter. Need a 3rd down? Throw it near that guy.

They put him in man plenty, and he got caught on 2 DPIs - neither particularly egregious but.. his supposed strength wasn't really on display. The team has begun to blitz more, which i think is probably going to be used in the playoffs some, especially on money downs. Man coverages are somewhat required in a lot of those blitzes. We've let teams carve up the zone in the playoffs and it has bit us before. I think having some blitzes is important after what we've seen from the frazier d, and then mcdermotts mash unit last year. At the same time, you also aren't among the league takeaway leaders unless you force them to march the field and not make mistakes. As for Elam - he tackles pretty well, and he's athletic, but he still struggles to read the play to the point that you break up a well thrown ball. He's always in the area so it's just that last piece of his game that separates a good starter, from a backup.

I think the run defense does a decent enough job - i've been having more issues with our response to screen passes. The rousseau play was great but more often than not these are easy chunk plays. I think run wise we give up some chunks, but we also occasionally blow them up. The defense that started the last 2 games definitely struggles on 3rd downs (Where is spector? throw it to the TE near him. Where is elam? Throw deep, he's a penalty machine - etc.), but if that unit is healthier i like our ability to respond on some of these 3rd and longs.

My concern is i'm not sure dorians arm is ok either. Might be kinda using both for the rest of the year. Spector was an absolute liability in this one so some combination of williams/milano to hopefully keep one or both healthy might be in order.

Lets force allen to his... right? That doesn't seem right...

I think that it's ok to change your mind and bring attention to something you disagree with. I think that it's ok to change your mind and bring attention to something you disagree with.

I would think the purpose would be to... play football instead of retire. He's going to be 37, and while im sure its tempting to get paid not to play - if he does that he'll likely never play again. I don't think he earns some big contract elsewhere, but i think he can get that 27.5M into like 35 on a 2 year deal - they can then spread the hit over 4 years (3 years when void years trigger).

It's actually not that bad for an acquiring team. Part of why the contract was structured the way it was. 27.5M base salary - 10M roster bonus that triggers on the 5th league day so i could see an acquiring team wanting that to come out of Atlanta's end. Atlanta eats 47.5 - split it over 2 years. That 27.5 base can have the cap hit moved around so the acquiring team can lessen the blow in year 1. I think teams with either plans for drafting a raw rookie, or teams with players on rookie contracts can do a lot worse. He probably came back too quickly from the achilles injury, and would look a lot less stiff once in better shape. Previously worked with Stefanski (who i think deserves a mulligan for this watson debacle, but we'll see if he's scapegoated). Whereven Kubiak/dennison potentially ends up could also have interest in bringing in a QB they worked with in the past.

Baylon Spector played 18 snaps and... i felt like he was targeted on half, and missed tackles... it was really bad.

After the 66 yard TD on 3rd and long - that being the play that really got them back into the game - i wasn't shocked to turn a bit more prevent. With 2 minutes left in a 2 score game, i'd also play prevent. A big play is the only way they get back into it.

Bishop missed a ton of practice. You don't get any 1st team reps after that, and then you come out in relief and play a pair of terrible games against baltimore and houston and... yeah you sort of missed your shot to push people down the depth chart. Communication was an issue in his time playing, and you usually create that chemistry in practice.

Yeah, those trap plays tend to require an aggressive linebacker and that ravens game had spector in that spot who.. we'll say was "not aggressive enough" .

He's having a pretty rough year this year. The splash plays are what you have him for - be it pressures, sacks, stops, TFLs, whatever. And he just isn't doing it enough. Will he occasionally blow up a play and get.. basically no credit for it? Yes. But I've watched every snap this year and he's not doing it consistently enough. They dont bring back phillips and jefferson if they're happy with his performance.

The splits in 2024 alone would say you are incorrect. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2024_opp_splits.htm Yards per carry goes from 4.9 in the first half to 4.5 in the second. YPA passing goes from 7.4 to 6.5 in the 2nd half. 17 TDs given up in the first half to 11 in the 2nd. More INTs in the 2nd half. More sacks in the 2nd half. Fewer 1st downs in the 2nd half.