Miyagi-Do Karate

I think running at all Is the worst thing you can do. I have realized that as I have gotten older, that I need to save my legs and knees for stuff that is fun. So I only run when I am playing fun sports— basketball, tennis, etc. i will walk and hike and walk on the golf course— but why waste your knees on something like distance running, which is not fun and also doesn’t burn you nearly as many Calories as something like hoops?

To me, this was the problem on O. The colts were giving us the underneath stuff. Just gotta convert.

I don’t know, man. I found Fina’s analysis to be super surfacey. Stuff like “lack of effort” and “lacK of toughness” is just cheap analysis. I think everyone can plainly see Vernon Butler is struggling— he’s just not good. So I am not sure the analysis re Butler is anything notable. i guess what I prefer in the cover 1 podcasts is that there is more of a schematic analysis. Once you study the film, it becomes more apparent that the “lack of effort” stuff isn’t why we lost the game. It’s more the schematic and execution errors.

i am thinking both the saints and bills call a truce And postpone this game, so all of us can enjoy our holiday.

thats the takeaway from the last game?

The voice of reason. Nice analysis! after further reflection, I disagree with the expert takes I have been reading all week. This past game was nothing more than the game getting away from us early. Felt like the titans game last year. I am not going to read into this team anything more than that.

So I listed to this Fina podcast, and— sorry— but it was dumb. Much prefer the cover 1 content, with actually sound analysis.

i have to go back And watch. But there was one play where Oliver shot through the middle to blow up the play. Taylor juked by him, and he was gone for 40 yards. It was his long run of the day. i was sort of curious about that play— whether Oliver made an almost great penetrating play, but just got juked. Or whether he (and other linemen) just weren’t being very disciplined in their gap control on Sunday.

thanks. I am always looking for more Bills podcasts, and will have to check this out.

I am clinging to a 4 point fantasy lead against Brady. Please take him out!

Agreed. Gotta know your team, and the feel for the game. Needed the 3.

If you think about it, that amounts to two Josh Allen interceptions. The other turnovers were McKenzie on a kick return And trubisky in garbage time. Wouldn’t call this priority no. 1 for the offensive coaches.

Bills do a nice job usually of clamping down on running QB’s.

They are good against the run. But when they miss, they really miss!!

Pretty dumb strategy. All week I was saying that we need to limit Taylor to only 4 TD’s. 6 was just a tad too much. Time to fire McBeane.

I have used the wartime consigliere reference like 3 times this past week alone about work stuff!! I also always seem to use the Pentangali brother scenario as a reference quite a bit.

i agree that their line was ridiculous, but come on! They could not bring Taylor down. Guys would just melt off of him. He would get nothing at times, wiggle a little, fall forward, and that would be 6 yards. And those were his worst runs!! i think he is actually much harder to bring down than Derrick Henry— he has a better center of gravity, lower base, and balance. You can sort of chop Henry at the ankles. You can’t do that with Taylor.

heard something interesting about the Colts. Unlike most teams in the NFL, they run a ton of gap blocking, in addition to your inside zone. I would be curious to see the breakdown in this game— but I suspect going with the gap blocking Gave then major mismatches all across the line. They could double Oliver, and then the other guys inside were push overs— Butler probably fell over on his own most plays.

If McKenzie doesn’t fumble, I suspect we get at least a FG before the half, and then could potentially double dip after halftime.

I was jealous watching Herbert in LA last night in perfect weather conditions drop these dimes all night. i actually think Josh is great in bad weather— but how many drops did our receivers have yesterday? And the McKenzie fumble….

we saw yesterday the problem with the 2-high shell. We have to execute on all the underneath stuff. It’s wide open. But we dropped balls and committed bad penalties at the worst time. That defense just makes an explosive offense dump the ball down the field, and banks on you making mistakes. The way you beat it is to just execute on easy stuff. Can’t have errant 5-yard passes, and dropped balls. The opening second half drive illustrates this. We just dropped like 3 easy balls, and that was it.

Is it really the “offense”? Go back and think about each drive of the game on offense. It seems like every drive stalled due to an execution error— drop, penalty, missed kick, errant throw. i don’t think the offensive scheme or even the offensive line was to blame yesterday.

i can see why Dawkins might have thought that. I felt like he had a great game. He can only control what he can control.

That’s because no one wants to sit in a torrential downpour!!

But with a retractable roof, you get the option to determine whether you want the weather to be part of the game. Right now, we have a heavy passing attack and a meh running game. Close that roof!! In 2 years, maybe we have a bruising running game. Open it up!