RunTheBall

I’m very concerned this coaching staff is going to burn Josh out. There’s too much on his plate, he can’t be expected to carry this team every single game and that’s what they ask of him. Dorsey is a problem, he looked every bit the rookie coordinator he is. I don’t care about stats, his offense didn’t pass the eye test since the Green Bay game. He got figured out and made little to no adjustments. Every game is hike the ball and Josh go make a play. Can’t win in the playoffs like that. Beane was real defensive in his presser and I’m glad. It means he’s feeling some heat for the first time and maybe it will help him make the changes that need to be made. The D-line is a disaster with all his premium draft picks making little impact. If he really believes those players have the talent then he needs to fire Washington because they haven’t developed. Frazier will not have his contract renewed. I refuse to believe Beane is going to look at 3 straight playoff failures where the D gave up 30+ points and not think major changes are coming. This is the biggest offseason of the McBeane era and will determine our next few years.

There is a zero percent chance McBeane get fired even if we fall off the cliff next year. I think people underestimate the political capital they’ve built up since joining the Bills. The smart political move (which I don’t agree with) is to roll back with both coordinators so they can be sacrificed if we underachieve next season. No way Pegula cleans house after next season after the sht show he inherited and the turn around that has taken place. If that happens I think the heat will be on from the fan base but the owners? No way.

Dorsey needs to go. He’s in way over his head. We don’t have time for him to learn on the job. Allowing Josh to have so much input on the OC was a mistake. I don’t care what the stats say, this offense hasn’t passed the eye test after the first 4 games and teams got some tape on us. Zero situational awareness, zero scheming guys open for easy throws for Josh, zero matching of running/passing game, no screens, little use of RB. They are turning Josh into Cam Newton 2.0. Look at how easy Mahomes and Burrow have it with a guy who knows what he’s doing. The entire offensive philosophy was backyard football. Hike the ball and Josh go make a play. Because Josh is so good with Diggs, that’s why it worked against a lot of teams. They are going to get him killed. There’s too much for Dorsey to try and learn while the window is still open. I’d seriously consider Brady as a replacement or go get a guy who knows how to scheme past “Everyone go deep”.

How many times does our defense have to get completely annihilated in the playoffs before changes are made? This is 3 in a row now. Frazier cannot be here next year and none of you guys can seriously believe he’s a head coaching candidate can you? I’d get rid of Dorsey too. Zero rhythm to this offense, zero synch between running and passing schemes, zero use of our running backs in the passing game. Way to shorten the lifespan of our QB you absolute joke of an OC. He’s in way over his head and allowing Josh to have that much input into the OC was a mistake.

100% true. Sal is pure garbage now. He’s a company man through and through who doesn’t work for the company, he just wants to.

None of this explains or excuses the absolutely HORRIFIC game plans on both side of the ball. Frazier needs to go. His defense collapses as soon as we meet up with a good team in the playoffs. Dorsey won’t get canned, he should and the reigns given to Brady, but his backyard football, hike the ball and let Josh make a play, is the reason this offense has had zero rhythm, zero synchronicity between running and passing game, and is a testament to what a WARRIOR Josh Allen is to put up those gaudy stats despite being hampered by a shty OC. I don’t care what the stats say. I’m so sick of all these twitter and message board analytic fan boys. This team hasn’t passed the eye test since the beginning of the season and anytime one of us brought it up it was met with a bunch of BS stats saying the eye test didn’t matter. DVOA! YPC! AIR YARDS! POINT DIFFERENTIAL! Blah blah blah stuff it. The eye test mattered in the end. I saw a team that was never in sync the second half of the season scrapping up wins against teams they should have dominated. It finally caught up with them. This season proved that all those stats are garbage. They don’t mean a thing. Enough of us have watched enough football over the years to know a solid looking team when we see it and this team wasn’t it most of the year. They won because we have one of the best QBs in generations behind center willing them to win.

So pretty much keep everything the same. That should work.

This game proved once and for all that all that stat crap like DVOA and all the other random numbers people use to tell us how great this team is doesn’t mean sht. This team hasn’t passed the eye test since since the first quarter of the season. They’ve been playing sloppy football and beating up on crappy teams. On offense - I’d seriously consider letting Dorsey go. There has been ZERO flow or rhythm to this offense most of the season. Dorsey’s gameplan is backyard football. Hike the ball and let Josh make a play. There’s been way too much pressure on Josh to play perfect every game in order for us to win. On Defense - Frazier needs to be fired. This defense is a joke, I don’t care what the stats say. Any time we line up against an elite team we get steamrolled. They don’t even put up a fight. Personnel wise - Beane needs to take some heat. How many first and second rounders on the D-line were invisible against a practice squad o-line. Rousseau is the only one I’d keep. Oliver is over rated and needs to go after his 5th year. Basham - bust. Epenesa - bust. We need to completely retool both lines because when we lose it’s because our trenches get destroyed. Take the next 2 years and get a bunch of mean, nasty physical offense and defensive lineman to change the character of this team. They are too soft. Too finesse. Too much is put on Josh’s shoulders he’s the only tough bastard out there.

Toradol is the equivalentof 7-10 mg morphine except it’s not an opiate it’s a non-steroidal like ibuprofen GABBA is used for nerve pain like you can get after an amputation. It’s also used in pre-surgical protocols to start treating pain before it starts. It’s not effective as a pain killer in the traditional sense. Depending on the dose GABBA can have some serious side effects, especially as you get older. Sedation and altered mental status being common. It’s a centrally (brain) acting agent so you can see why that would be the case

He could go full TB12 method x 5 and it wouldn’t make a difference in a week. It’s the weak ligaments and swelling/pain/stiffness that will impact him next Sunday. Sure longer term a bit of growth hormone and test would help recovery

Daboll going for it on that 4th was horrendous

In terms of Mahomes injury, he’s not getting GABBA, he’s not getting a TAP block for an ankle, and maybe they toss him some Tylenol. Not sure why the use of toradol in this situation is controversial to you considering it’s short term analgesic potential but whatever Mahomes will play next week and be somewhat hobbled.

Then you know its effectiveness for short term pain control. Wouldn’t be surprised if they did a selective nerve block as well

Trevor Lawrence is horribly overrated If he doesn’t step into a throw, he dirts every pass and has below average arm strength 85% of the gameplan is screen passes then they take a shot or 2 That team is horrible. IDK how they made it this far. They let Chad friggin Henne drive 98 yards on them for a TD.

They blocked his ankle and gave him a shtload of Toradol. That ankle is going to swell like a MF this week. He will play on it next week but will definitely be limited.

Just win baby. Enjoy the ride. Many posters here need to gain some perspective. We are a perennial playoff team with a Top 3 QB and are going to be competitive for years after decades of futility. Who cares what the talking heads and armchair film analysts say? It means zero. Once you are in the playoffs anything goes and you need luck along with great execution. Josh adjusts game to game. Take a deep breath, relax. Josh will take a couple check downs this game, he will still take deep shots. I don’t think it’s going to be a shootout unless we fall behind big and quick. I’m seeing a more ball control game from us with running the ball, moving the sticks and taking shots when warranted. If we need to, then Josh will put the game on his back/legs and bombs away!

If we haven’t heard a peep about it by now, chances are we never will. I’m glad they’ve been able to maintain her privacy.

A lot of teams are learning to limit Josh’s run’s. They can rush disciplined and contain because they are going to still get pressure with our below average O-line. There is almost always a spy on Josh. So here’s a question for those smarter than me - If you know the other team is going to have a guy saying on Josh all the time, there has to be a way to put that defender in conflict and take advantage of the fact that half is attention is away from his primary responsibility. If they put a guy in the middle of the field 7-10 yards from the line of scrimmage whose main purpose is to watch the QB then that has to open something else up, no?

It’s just another tool the refs use to subtlety manipulate games. I don’t think there’s a pre-determined agenda but if there is an opportunity to keep games close the refs will take it. Doesn’t matter the team, and if one team is absolutely boat racing another there’s nothing they can do. But just watch games that you have no rooting interest in and you can see it happen. One team starts to pull away, all of a sudden they are getting holding penalties or their defense is getting PI’s. It’s the judgement calls they use to keep so the viewers keep watching and the ratings stay high.

My entire outlook changed when Bass whiffed that kickoff out of bounds. That’s an entirely unforced error that gave the Dolphins the ball at the 40 and they got some points off it. The Shakir drop was horrible, but a kick out of bounds when all you need to do is fire it through the EZ was brutal.

I would love to keep Edmunds at $14m but unless he’s taking a huge hometown discount no way does he sign for that

Yes as a matter of fact I do know exactly what I’m talking about. My position is Couch GM, I’ve been voted Couch GM of the year (along with Couch OC, and Assistant Couch DC) for about 35 years running now. I’m a perennial All-Pro second guesser and Armchair QB. I’m shocked you haven’t heard of me. Relax Sparky, it’s a a message board. Feel free to disagree and then when my predictions don’t come true quote it back to me and rub my face in it. That’s the beauty of TBD!

This team wins gritty We put up 34 points playing sloppy home-run ball IF they put it together and play a clean game on offense, we are going to the Super Bowl and will win it That’s a big if though, but the potential is there and we get to play another week to see if they can find it On to Cincinnati

All I know is - WE ARE ON TO CINCINNATI (probably)

Baltimore knows Lamar isn’t the long term answer. He’s only as effective as he can run, and for the second year in a row he’s got a bumb wheel. Oh they will talk like they want to keep him, and if Lamar comes to his senses he could get a good not great deal, but something tells me without an agent he’s over estimating his value. No one is giving him or anyone else fully guaranteed contracts. The owners absolutely will put the kibosh on that after the Watson debacle. Lamar has reached his ceiling, he’s not a great passer, and now he’s gimping. He is not in the same conversation as Mahomes, Allen, Burrow or Hebert. He’s a tier down and his offer will reflect that. If he doesn’t accept he will be franchised twice and maybe tagged and traded after the second one. Baltimore has all the leverage.