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He hit Clay on an aggressive middle intermediate route Play after he threw a tight aggressive completion between 2 defenders on a post route He hit Goodwin on n a perfectly placed deep go route down the sideline He escaped 3 or 4 sacks to avoid severe negative yardage He had zero turnovers

Tyrod missed one crucial 3rd down slant. Other than that he hit many throws with no turnovers and escaped many bad situations What specifically are you criticizing TT for?

Jay Ajai - This guy was epically fantastic today. We were generally in good position but this guy broke tackles and was tough as nails Jordan Mills- Got toasted all day Adam Gase- stuck with the run when down by 2 scores and did not panic

I can really only think of 3 poorly thrown deep balls by TT this year. Certainly the missed one to Woods in LA was on TT, there was a deep throw down the middle he underthrew in Jets game I believe .. and one other than I can't specifically remember. He tried to hit Goodwin on a go route in the 49ers game but unfortunately the line broke down and the throw was offline due to him getting hit. I think eventually he'll start hitting those.. hopefully they keep taking shots.

That is my perception as well Coach Tuesday. Last year his YPA was fantastic.. but it was mostly due to the 1 or 2 long bombs per game he would hit in most of those games that skewed the average. I'm over generalizing here... but last year it was likely a dump off pass or a 50 yard bomb.. very little intermediate route completions/attempts in between. This year.. particularly in the last few games.. he has been attempting/completing more intermediate routes and just missing on the deep balls. So in that sense.. YPA doesn't always directly correlate with a QB executing an offense correctly. I don't have the stats in front of me.. but I assume his YPA in week 2 Jets game was higher than in any other game this year... but I think most would agree that he performed very poorly in the Jets game other than the two deep balls he hit. This is also a major reason why the defense is performing so much better since week 3. And a major reason why Roman is gone as it was pretty apparent that Roman was trying to go deep way to often rather than focusing on moving the chains.

He certainly doesn't target the intermediate/ deep middle of the field often. He did attempt one intermediate seam route to Clay .. a tight window between 2 defenders..and he hit Clay in the hands but Clay dropped it (given it was a tough catch to make and he got hammered)

Thank you .. I always wonder if what I'm writing is coherent We killed them with play action last year in Miami.. hopefully we can repeat. Hopefully Lynn has planted some bad chum in the last few games for the Dolphins to choke on

You may be right... I watched it over and over and couldn't figure out what was really going on there. It certainly looked like a busted play. Some blocker made a mistake there

Richie is definitely still playing at a pro bowl level as a run blocker. And his pass protection is by no means bad.. it's just not at the ultra dominant level it was in 2015. He's looked really overmatched on a couple of pass plays this year and has committed some penalties that he didn't take last year With that said I love having him on my team and I'm crossing my fingers we can get two more solid years out of him

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I think he hit Clay in the hands on one seam route but Clay got hammered and dropped it

Thank you

Yeah.. unless he grows 2 or 3 inches soon this will always be an issue. If you can't see you can't see.. just a natural limitation

Unforced errors.. bad throws/ How did the O Line do?/ What mistakes are on the O-Line.. what ones are not? I watched the NFL rewind all 22 and here is my unofficial count of how the O-Line did / How the QB did on every pass play ( I may have missed a snap or two here.. there also may be a few extra pass attempts that were cancelled due to penalites..but this should be 95% accurate) Sufficient protection means that TT had time to hit his drop and had at least a second to scan the field. DISCLAIMER ( I am not a coach, I don't know the hot reads or route combinations called.. this is just my educated perception of what happened on each pass play) _______ ______________________ TOTAL PASS PLAYS: 31 - (FYI I did not count EJ garbage time snaps). LINE BREAKDOWNS: 5/31 snaps - or 16%. In other words.. TT didn't really have a chance on 16% of his dropbacks. Based on my studies from 2015 ... a number under 20% is generally solid pass protect day SUFFICIENT PROTECTION: 26/31 snaps - or 84%. TT had a relatively clean pocket 84% of the time UNFORCED QB ERRORS: - 3/26 snaps - or 12%. Based on my 2015 studies if you have 5 unforced qb errors or less during a game your odds of winning are solid Bottom Line: PASS PROTECT SOLID - The O line was generally solid in pass protect save for a few breakdowns. Of the 3 sacks allowed 2 were really coverage sacks. The obvious screw up was Miller letting 91 get through untouched in q1 to crush Taylor on what looked like a blown play. TT also turned a whiffed Gillislee LB pickup into a 21 yard gain. INCOGNITO SLIPPING - Richie had a few bad plays in pass protect. In Q1 he recognized a twist stunt too late causing pressure in TT's face and forcing him to scramble. In Q2 64 whiffed on a cut block on Buckner.. forcing TT into an incompletion. MILLS AND SPEED RUSH - Mills was never really cleanly beaten by his man. However.. there were several instances where he struggled with the outside speed rush. RB'S GOOD / BAD BLITZ PICKUP - Gillislee did a great job in blitz pickup a few times. However.. he very much whiffed on a LB blitz in Q4. McCoy and O'Leary both did poorly on a blitz pickup on a q1 pass play TYROD HAS "ALMOST" COMPLETE GAME - Tyrod completed many different types of throws today. His quick timing game was solid.. he scrambled and made throws on the run.. and he had a few plays where he side stepped pressure, stepped up into the pocket and delivered. The one throw missing (which has been missing for a few weeks now) is the deep sideline "Go" route that he is usually so good at throwing. He attempted one today in the first half to Goodwin .. but unfortunately the O Line broke down on that play forcing an underthrow. PLAYS OF NOTE q1: 12 :24 - UNFORCED ERROR - TT is late and low on a Clay comeback route the first throw of the game q1 11:48 - Incognito recognizes a stunt too late causing pressure in TT's face q1 11:05 - O'Leary and McCoy double team on a blitz pickup but both get overpowered causing pressure q1 9:41 - John Miller lets 91 into backfield untouched to crush Taylor on what looked like a blown play q1 5:43 - TT shows great pocket presence by taking a side step to avoid pressure, keeps his eyes downfield and steps up into the pocket to hit Clay q2 - Incognito whiffs on a cut block allowing Buckner to get pressure in TT's face q2 2:47 - UNFORCED ERROR - TT bails from pocket early and doesn't see an open WR on right hash q2 :38 - UNFORCED ERROR - Bad decision on dump down to McCoy (almost gets McCoy killed). Had a wide open easy throw to Goodwin on a hitch to the left that he doesn't see q3 10:42 - COVERAGE SACK Q3 3:13 - Really nice job hanging in pocket and hitting throw to O'Leary q3 2:10 - Excellent footwork, pump fake and perfect throw to Justin Hunter who beats 2 safeties for TD q4 11:37 - Gillislee whiffs on blitz pickup..but TT turns lemons into lemonade for 21 yard gain SUMMARY The Bills have a really solid O Line (ahhhhh... feels good to say that. No more Urbik, Richardson, Henderson nonsense). When Incognito is the weak point in pass protect because he has 2 bad plays.. you know you are on the right track. I have a feeling that Tyrod is very close to having a complete game where he will marry the move the chains short passes with a few nice deep balls. The only thing that I see as something he can't overcome is his penchant for bailing out of the middle of a pocket too early trying to find passing lanes because he can't see over his linemen. O Line Pass block grades GLENN - B+ INCOGNITO - C WOOD B MILLER - B MILLS- C+

Thank you.. watching in real time should be about emotion/fun/energy as its very difficult to pick up detail and nuance. All 22 a few days after allows for objective detailed review

He did get antsy a little early here.. On another point.. I was very pleased that he made several really aggressive tight window throws in the red zone. The throw to Woods where he didn't get his feet down as well as both TDs throws were well placed aggressive throws.

In my opinion he is much more spooked by the blitzing lb coming from his right.. and that is what hurries his clock up. It's a shame because the rb does a good job picking up the blitzer. Cordy does initially get beaten.. but he recovers and drives the guy just far enough behind TT to save the pocket. Richie still looks great in the run game.. pulling etc.. but to my eye I agree that his pass protect has regressed a little. Not to say he has been horrible.. but definitely not up to the Pro Bowl pass protection level of last year. I think it would be smart to consider drafting a guard in the first couple of rounds to groom.

He was definitely being moved off his spot much more in the 2nd half. I'll have to watch again to comment on individual line play.

You certainly could... I'm not really making any statement about how good he is compared to other NFL QBs with this however. My main point was to get a better feel for how much of the low yardage total was on Tyrod and how much was attributed to factors beyond his control.

I agree that we need to let Tyrod be Tyrod.. the less stuff he has in his head the better. Just focus on little things like footwork, climbing the pocket etc, encourage him to trust his instincts rather than having every thing scripted out for him. Also.. I think my main take away is that his low yardage total is due mainly to having so few attempts ( 23) which can mostly be attributed to his receivers dropping key moving the chains balls that limit the total number of offensive plays.

Good stuff. To be the contrarian here: 1) would the screen to Clay really have worked? There looks like there is a defender coming hard right at his side. I think he could probably have avoided him, but I also think the presence of that defender was why he dropped the ball-- caught peaking at the defender coming towards him. - That defender is probably why he dropped the ball.. but that defender was on the back side of the play and had Clay caught it his momentum should have carried him away from that guy and towards a gaping hole with multiple linemen pulling and blocking for him. 2) On the Powell play, in a real time, i thought the CB made a good play on the ball and maybe deflected it. Less clear from the All-22 angle though. - It's somewhat tough to see.. but from what I can tell the ball got through cleanly, hit him in the hands and he stopped short not wanting to take the hit from the db coming at this face which made him cough the ball up. Tough play.. but Andre Reed would've caught that ball and taken it like a man. thank you.. I always wonder if they are coherent enough or note.

thx That's the frustrating thing... it would have been interesting to see how he would have done had those 1st downs not have been needlessly squandered Indeed. History shows he'll hit those more than he misses so I hope they keep taking shots. He's demonstrated a few times in the past that he can step up in the pocket and deliver. Hopefully they continue to work on that with him. I also noticed that for the most part was chopping his feet nicely while buying time on the shotgun snaps rather than being flat footed like he was in the Jets/ Ravens games. That tells me he takes well to coaching.

After watching the All 22 I compiled a list of passing plays that "could have.. should have been". As you will see .. there was one big obvious play that is on Tyrod solely. There were also several big drops that hurt in various ways. TYROD UNFORCED ERROR Q3: 5:38 - 55 yards lost - Woods sells the slant.. CB bites .. and Woods is wide open down left side with no safety in sight. TT throws off his heels rather than stepping up in pocket (pressure is coming from the right side blitzing LB. but RB picks it up). If Tyrod hits this play.. much of the post game chatter we are hearing about his "game manager" stats would not be happening. RECEIVER UNFORCED ERRORS Q2 : 7:38 - 20+ yards lost?? - Charles Clay drops a well thrown called screen pass. As you will see below.. the linemen are pulling his way and there is a great deal of space for YAC for Clay. This was a great call by Anthony Lynn to take advantage of the Rams aggressive DEs.. but Clay let his QB.. and the team down on this one Q2 - 7:22 - (5 yards and crucial 3rd down missed) - Tyrod makes a decisive quick throw to Goodwin who is running a hitch at the sticks. The throw is a tad high..and Goodwin takes a hit.. but nevertheless Goodwin really needs to come down with this one. The result is a 3 and out.. less plays for the offense and a punt. Q2 - 1:01 - 15 yards? - Woods is wide open with some space to run.. but drops a decently thrown in route. Q4 - 4:47 - 7 yards lost - Powell drops a slant pass and costs the team a chance to move the chains. It appears he alligator arms it as he doesn't want to take the hit. So here are some hypothetical adjusted numbers for Tyrod ACTUAL NUMBERS - 12/23 - 124 yds - 2 TDs - 0 turnovers NO DROPS - 16/23 - 173 yds - 2 TDs - 0 turnovers Keep in mind .. several of these drops would have resulted in 1st downs. 23 attempts is a very low number of passing attempts .. and this low number is mostly due to crucial drops that could have moved the chains and created more opportunities.WOODS DEEP BALL HITS/ NO DROPS - 17/23 - 228 YDS - 3 TDs - turnovers I think we would all take this stat line every week .. At the end of the day Tyrod hurt himself on missing the deep ball to Woods.. but in my opinion his receivers let him down more times than he let them down. I think I only saw 2 obvious unforced errors from Tyrod on throws ( an overthrown out route to Goodwin and the Woods deep ball). After re-watching this I feel better about Taylor than I did when watching in real time. History shows that he will start hitting his deep balls on a more regular basis.. and the recent past shows him starting to improve on the quick timing patterns as well as in the red zone. That combination .. along with limiting turnovers should be a winning formula for the Bills.