GunnerBill

I don't think Babich will get a job in this round, but he will be a Head Coach at some point IMO. As for Joe, I think he gets interviews this year. He got interviews after one pretty average year with the Panthers and then was fired as an OC halfway through the next season. If I had to bet now I'd bet on him not getting a job this year but being one of the hot 3 or 4 names next year and getting a job in that round. I'm not as convinced as others that there will be 8-10 jobs. I see 5 or 6 and I think a) Belichik and Vrabel being FAs and b) teams thinking primarily about culture builders in this round means that there will only be 1 or 2 offensive hotshot type hires this year and if we work on the assumption Ben Johnson is one then it only leaves one of those spots.

RapSheet on GameDay Morning was indicating house cleaning is coming.

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I just think the Ravens exposed our limitations on both sides of the ball. Reasons to be encouraged are Johnson, Bernard and Milano all missed that game and the Ravens attacked that "second level" of Lewis, Williams and Spector relentlessly. I counted it up and in the first half they called only 2 offensive plays not designed to attack that unit. And on the other side they, by their own admission, compressed the field because they didn't think the Bills could beat them outside down the field. I doubt they'd be so confident to do that with Amari Cooper on board.

I don't think he'd have knocked it down even if he tried. Jefferson had position, he caught the ball. Lewis is behind him and as they come down he has hands on the ball trying to push down on it. This "he could have just batted it down" he couldn't. Jefferson got hands on the ball first. Yes, Cam was trying to catch it, that was a mistake. But it would have made no odds to the play.

no, to mine.

He did but the defender already had leverage IMO. That play was on Josh who should have waited a split second longer for Samuel to uncover. Brady even said it yesterday in his presser. He wouldn't take back the playcall, Josh wants the execution back. They showed Josh on the sideline after in with the ipad kinda pounding his helmet I think he knew straight away that was a bad play.

They have played some bad offenses. Their last two wins are impressive but they are Jayden Daniels (rookie) and a divisional opponent they seem to have a Hex on. Bengals x 2, Eagles and Chiefs still to come, plus Ravens in Baltimore. We will know by the post season what that defense really is. I know. The sarcasm laced in the post obviously doesn't compute to everyone.

Haha, there have certainly been times in Dion's career where he has visibly been over his ideal playing weight

Against Houston it was simpler: 1. Josh played his worst half of the year in that first half, by far; 2. A rookie DB who missed camp making his first start was "got" for two touchdowns one through the air and one on the ground; and 3. Strange playcalling at the end. Against Baltimore more complicated but: 1. When Dorian Williams is the "senior" player at your second level you are struggling against a team like them and they went after our linebackers and nickel relentlessly with their gameplan; 2. I thought Babich made a really bad adjustment after the first drive to go bigger and play 4-3 base and they killed us with Justice Hill the rest of the first half; 3. They exploited our lack of outside receiver talent at that point by stacking the middle of the field and taking Shakir and Kincaid away. The two plays we made Sunday to Cooper make such a difference in that game. If we can just make a couple of those each big game it stops teams using the Ravens blueprint of "give the Bills the deep outside 'cos they can't beat you there." And actually, how many superman plays did Josh really have to make on Sunday? Sure, the amazing play at the end and the play to Cooper with a guy in his grill. There were a couple of others too I'm sure that aren't springing to mind, but there were also plays to Hollins and Knox and Shakir and Samuel in big spots that were just well schemed up, good plays that Josh made the throw and his receiver made the catch.

Yea if you don't think the Bills outcoached the Chiefs on Sunday you don't know what you're watching. Honestly the game probably shouldn't have been as close as it was but for one or two execution missteps. I accept the Bills staff have yet to show they can outcoach the Chiefs when it is all on the line in January. But the Bills coaching, 13 seconds apart, is not the main reason we haven't hoisted a Lombardi. And remember the Chiefs didn't make the Superbowl after 13 seconds. People talk as though win that game and it was a given. We'd still have had to beat Cincy.

Yea I like Vandy and he is plenty athletic enough himself. I think he was the favourite for that swing tackle competition going in - on the roster last year, probably a bit ahead of Grable as regards technical refinement, but Grable beat him out. That is no mean feat. They are in great shape for tackle depth IMO. They aren't the youngest, both stayed in school extra time with covid rules etc. Vandy is in year 3 and is 26, Grable is a 25 yr old rookie but they have potential to make the transition from Dion which is coming at some point more painless than it could be. I still say bad left tackles can sink seasons as fast as any other spot except Quarterback. Agree with that too. Though I still blame him for forcing me to watch Roger Saffold flub around my tv screen every Sunday for a year.

It's a real injury. Think he tore a stomach muscle on a special teams play vs the Jags.

The Chiefs definitely did not play vanilla. Indeed on defense this was as unique a plan as they've ever run against us. Now you can say "mmm maybe it didn't work" that's fine. But it wasn't "it didn't work because we just played our standard plays." That is far from what happened. As for did the Bills unload their full arsenal... no, but we called more shot plays than any other game this season. Obviously we took some of those shots and Josh came off some others and checked down because nobody was open so we pushed the envelope in that regard which someone might take as "emptying the bag" but it wasn't like they were particularly crazy new designs. It was some play action, a rollout they missed Morris on and a double move by Coop. Wasn't re-designing the wheel.

Not to mention the designed pressures where Chris Jones dropped to cover a crossing route so that their best DB could rush the passer on 3rd down. Or playing more zone defense than they have ever played against the Bills in these meetings. Nah. Just totes vanilla. Never got past page 1 of the playbook I'm sure.

Linked to this where are the GM vacancies? Definite House Cleanings (where GM will follow coach out the door) Jets - Joe Douglas is done IMO, house cleaning coming Jags - How Trent Baalke ever got a second crack is still amazing to me Possible - Bears - I think Ryan Poles survives because the perception is that Bears roster is solid, but he hired Eberflus and his decision to draft Odunze rather than try and fix the offensive line with his second first rounder looms large. I just think they will want someone committed to Caleb to stay and he will be told to hire an offensive Head Coach to develop him. GMs who are carrying the can Colts - A lot of the shrewd observers think Irsay is fed up of the QB carousel in Indy and that will land at Chris Ballard's door rather than Shane Steichen's. Browns - Someone's head will roll for the decision to move off Baker and give Watson that contract. Stefanski is fortunate, because he was the driving force behind the first part of that - moving off Baker - but I think the Browns know he is a pretty good coach who isn't easily upgraded so Andrew Berry might be the one who pays with his job Possible - Dolphins - they might yet make a playoff push and save everyone, but if they don't the Dolphins top brass are going to ask whether Mike McDaniel is failing to get the most out of this highly salary cap leveraged roster or if Chris Grier has pushed his chips in on the wrong bets. There is about to be serious salary cap pain coming and Grier has been GM for 8 years without a playoff win to show for it. He is the more likely casualty if the fins finish below .500

Thanks Amari, now.... hometown discount, $12m AAV for two years to stay a chase a ring. What say you?

He will be extended. That shows his value but also the value of coaching and knowning the system. That is why Hamlin continues to start. The way the Bills defense communicates and then moves in unison is so high level. Sean McDermott does not get enough credit for how good a defensive mind he is and I think generally Bobby Babich is doing a hell of a job as a first year coordinator. And while I am on it.... Orlovsky is one of the best analysts about at the moment. The list of guys I genuinely learn from doing Xs and Os breakdowns isn't massive but he is on it. I like him as a color guy on commentary too. Awful QB. Good football analyst. They had more elite players. Mahomes, Kelce, Hill, Jones and Mathieu. The Bills probably had fewer weaknesses. The Chiefs had more star power.

I think Daboll and Schoen are going to survive and get a chance to pick their own QB. Just my sense from the vibes out there. I agree the five certainties are: Jets Saints Jags Bears Cowboys I think the 6th most likely is still Eagles, Sirianni has to win a playoff game to survive IMO. My surprise that hasn't been mentioned so far is the Rams. That would be a stepping away rather than a firing but I think Stafford looks pretty washed. They will be too good to be in position to draft a guy and I'm not sure McVay strikes me as a guy who wants to stay and work in QB purgatory.

Yea was a breakdown somewhere between Benford and Rapp. It is a classic cover 2 beater that play precisely because it attacks the region of the field where the corner passes off to the safety but you are right it looks like Benford never plays it as his assignment and Rapp isn't even looking. Definitely a play where the Bills got lucky that the Chiefs didn't execute. There were a couple of those for each team.

It is this IMO. He just looked out of shape to the naked eye too. I know people say olinemen always look like that! But you can spot an out of shape one once you know what their playing weight looks like.

My answer is here. But add to that as a 6th round rookie he actually beat Van Demark out for the swing tackle job in camp despite Vandy having a year in the system. Go back to the inactives those early weeks before Grable was hurt. He was up and Vandy wasn't dressing. We saw what he can do on Sunday when called up on.... and Grable beat that out as a rookie. I think his ceiling is very high indeed.

Sky Sports got it wrong first. Think the Beeb just copied. I hate the BBC's NFL articles though. They are written like a BBC soccer report and the language is just clunky from an NFL perspective.

I think the athleticism, size and strength stand out. Huge guy, quick feet, good bend, has the physical traits you look for. Late conversion to playing tackle but his hands were really impressive he fires them out and wins reps by getting first contact. As I understood it the knock on him coming out was his rawness, especially in the run game where he is liable to take bad angles. Have to say in the pre-season that weakness really didn't show up. I think he is someone who could be a starting tackle in the NFL with a bit of seasoning. Possibly as early as next year. He likely won't get that chance here with Dion and Spencer locked in but I wonder in 2026.... maybe. Dion would be 32, is he someone who is gonna play well into his 30s? Maybe, maybe not.

Hmm. I think it was very similar. And it took him a year to re-imagine his run game once teams got to the code to shutting down the outside stretch zone.