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did we really change what we did? We sometimes would bring an extra blocker or two in to help against the blitz this year. But not sure we did anything too different.

isn’t it amazing how NFL teams make such fickle and short-sighted decisions? You can go 14-3, have a great year, and lose your last game because your offense stalls— and then you get axed.

unfortunately, on his way out of the facility today with his belongings, he broke 2 ribs.

Ertz could end up returning to form. He had an injury-plagued year, but is one year removed from 88 catches. And he had been a model of consistency and high production for years. That said, how is he better than Knox? If you watch his highlights, he goes out 7 yards and makes a catch. That’s it. You just wonder if the Bills really wanted to make Knox a big part of their offense, they could. They just don’t, either by design or because Josh doesn’t want to take those 6-yard dump downs to the TE.

Pat DiMarco— running the ultimate “go” route. Godspeed.

Whaa???? man, these celebrity deaths just keep bleeding over into 2021.

Looking at his highlights up thread, he just seems like he would be better as a 280-pound power end in a 3-4 DE scheme.

I disagree. He is old and frail and trying to retire. So, they need to kick those tires very gingerly. 😄

re your point re Morse being a good zone run blocker, do you have a sense if we ever ran a lot of zone blocking schemes in the run game? if not, maybe we need to. We don’t have road graders. Seems like the way to counter that is with quickness and spacing. plus, it seems like zone run blocking is always so effective when I see teams do it.

i don’t view it as a selfish move. I think every great player wants to be paid market rate. The market this year will be depressed. Why not wait until next year when things stabilize and the cap is in a better spot? At least, I think that is a reasonable way of looking at it from his perspective.

If I am josh, I just wait. This is the worst year to sign a big deal. I know teams can get creative with how they structure, but it still probably will be less than what he gets after next offseason. the only reason he does it now is worry about a catastrophic injury or worry about a steep decline in his play; don’t think the first is too Worrisome and no chance josh is worried about the second— he is going to bet on himself.

that’s where I am at. There is no chance I would move him. You just bank on Culley figuring out a way to repair the relationship. Also, Watson strikes me as a good guy. I think if the Texans should some degree of competence with the new GM and coach, he will come around.

agreed. I expect huge things from him. You can see flashes. That he beat out Kroft too is a really positive sign. I think we will see him take it to the next level next year. This entire thread is falling to pieces and I only just opened it up!!

I have to give props to Culley. He could have been like EB, and just rot away in Andy Reid’s shadow. Instead, he made some moves to get to this point— eg, Bills QB coach and then Ravens, and now this. EB has to realize at this point being a former RB who doesn’t call plays under Andy Reid isn’t inspiring any confidence as a future head coach. People want playcallers, offensive geniuses, former QB’s/QB whisperers. I suspect that Culley showed a breadth of experience enough to sell himself as a key part of the ravens offensive success and Lamar’s development. EB needs to branch out and become an OC where he can call the plays and show we can develop a QB and offense.

yes, but you are forgetting: he interviews very well.

kind of reminds of a Doug Marrone. Assistant head coach to strong head coaches, but with no playcalling duties.

Haha-/ I have never seen a hire done out of spite.

Etienne and Spiller are both excellent and very similar. In fact, here is a picture of both of them together:

Same here. My vote would be to delete this depressing thread. 😁

Wow. I feel like the Texans interviewed him just to mess some more with Watson’s mind.

Next question: who is Dave Culley?

Agreed. There will be a lot of prove-it free agents seeing 1 or 2 year deals. Wait until that cap goes up to sign big deals.

Both James White and Rex Burkhead are free agents. They need to replace Taiwan with one of those guys.

It sounds like they really messed Epenesa up with his weight loss. The guy did exactly what they wanted, and then the Bills basically changed their mind. I bet you they have him bulk back up to 270-280. Coming out of college, I thought he was more of a bulky, set the edge, 3-4 type DE-- not a speed guy. There is a role in this defense for a player like that.

To be fair, we were much better at this during the regular season. Patriots game, end of Steelers game, and end of second Miami game. I don't know what happened in the playoffs.