clayboy54

I agree wholeheartedly!

I don’t know what he was doing, but he was standing there, yes.

Peterman sighting.

Watt did you say?

Hopefully, the “big one” will hit soon and they’ll break off and slide inTo the Pacific.

Carr isn’t accurate! (he’s the most accurate QB this year)

When you have a solid 11, you have confidence in yourself and the guys around you. This tend to lead to a little freelancing. This is especially true when you see something outside of your area of responsibility. You want to be the hero and run to what you see. Unfortunately, what you think you see may not be what the other team is really doing. By the time you realize that, you're out of place and the whole play breaks down. Milano is becoming a veteran now. He has experience and "sees" and moves without thinking. There are times he is correct and he makes a stop. There are times when he was wrong and the defense breaks down. He needs to learn to harness his awareness to maintain the concept of the called D. He has to have a little more faith in the guys around him so he doesn't feel he has to make the play himself. Edmunds on the other hand is still very green. It is correct that he attacks the gap he is assigned. He doesn't freelance much and this draws the ire of fans because he is not running to make the stop. Fans say he is caught in the wrong gap, but in reality it looks more like he is in the correct gap and so the run went to the other gap which was vacated by somebody freelancing. You can make an argument as to whether the called D was right or wrong for the play that was run, but the all-22 usually shows which guys covered their gaps and which guys did not. There is also the element of strength involved. If an o-lineman dominates a defender and moves him off his spot, then it appears that a gap was not filled as designed. However, this is not the case most times. Brute strength or occasionally good blocking schemes move people and open gaps that were not there moments ago. Here, the credit goes to the o-line, not faulting any specific player on D. Good technique and leverage on a block will always beat a fast D. Always. Here, the best you can hope for is someone on the backend to mop-up before it becomes a big play. Fans are always crying for more pressure by sending more than 4. This is exactly how you expose your backend to the big run play. This is also why the bend-but-don't-break D has become popular. This is what both Milano and Edmunds need to study more. There are a vast majority of plays where it is wiser to lay back a little and wait for the play to develop instead of penetrating the gap leaving no one to mop-up. Upfield penetration is a feast or famine proposition. Sure you can get the big loss or the sack. If you don't, you're open to allowing the big run.

Bring back the black cat!

I honestly don't know what has changed around here. I'd guess that many are smitten with the overall record and now are demanding that we should be playing like Superbowl favorites. Then when we don't, they get extremely depressed and negative. Fire the coaches, cut the players, etc. The reality of our season is that we are winning games that good teams win. I see it as, isn't it nice that we have a good, competitive team for a change? Frankly, I am thoroughly enjoying being in the race for a change. I see it as yet another big step in the Process for which McDermott and Beane are committed. Our young players are growing into their roles. Key players like Josh Allen are improving. The veteran players are holding their peers accountable and it's paying dividends when adversity strikes in each game. The key to this is the defensive performance in the second half yesterday. The reason we fail to stop the inside run is gap integrity. The quick first step gets the front 7 out of position. In the second half, the guys were more disciplined and less impulsive. It's not because Star "sucks" or Edmunds is a bust. It's because the team accountability took over and pushed the young guys to lighten-up, think and react to what you see, all the while "do your job" and maintain your responsibility. What many forget to focus on, is that these young players are so excitable and that includes Allen. When you play with emotion instead of discipline, you lose control and the results are what so many here focus on. There are many great posters here, and you Virgil are one of them. There's a ton of extremely knowledgeable football people around here. We as a group need those of you to maintain discipline and point the emotional fans to the facts rather than to fuel the fire of irrational rants. Thanks for your thoughtful response.

At his age, it's not about pure weight. It's more about strength and leverage. Ed has to learn leverage and I hope he can. This next offseason he will add a lot of strength. Then as he ages, the weight can come.

I'm curious. What information leads you to make this assumption?

Love seeing that look on the GOAT’s face.

I’m pretty sure Baker and Darnold are the best. I read it right here.

Yeah, he overthrew his receiver by at least 10 yards. Cut him tonight!

Hope that missed PAT doesn’t come back to haunt them later.

Maybe an asteroid will hit him in the head on the 50 yard line. ?

I really appreciate the time and thought you put into this post each week. However, your incessant whining and negative takes throughout the week has become tiring. I know you are a glass half-empty guy and that’s okay. But what you attribute to your own BBFS when you are a fan of a 6-2 team is weak to say the least. I expect this ignorant behavior from many of the dolts on this board. I don’t expect it to keep coming from you. Why don’t you take a few minutes, examine your takes and make an adjustment. You’d be much more interesting to engage with. We should all be having some fun with this Bills team this season.

I don’t know what you were watching, but any half-decent receiver makes the adjustment inside and gets that catch. Robert Foster is just not a good receiver. On a clear day with no wind, you can expect the throw on target. Last week and again today, you need the receiver to make adjustments and Foster just cannot get it done. Brown got it done today. Foster is where he belongs... on ST and sitting.

What’s with Brown dropping passes today???

Foster is maybe the worst at making adjustments on the ball in the league. I have never seen such ineptitude.

Does Singletary throw passes?

Sure, our backers are hitting their gaps immediately. When the run goes to an alternate gaps, they’re already taken out of the play. The adjustment is to stop attacking the gaps at the snap, read and react.

Give me some #26!

I can imagine the epic meltdown of this board when they win. ?