GunnerBill

I still think the Saleh / Douglas regime was on broadly the right path before the Rodgers decision. That decision absolutely torpedoed them. It was a disaster from minute one.

AVP has been an OC in two places - an interim here in Buffalo back in '09 and then for four seasons in Cleveland before New England. But you completely missed the point of my post. The point of my post was that McDaniels runs the EP and I'm not sold on the EP as a fit for what Drake Maye does best. I actually think AVP's offense was the right sort of scheme. Not saying he is a great playcaller, but schematically I think what that west coast, spread variant asks of a Quarterback is a pretty good fit for what Maye does well. I'd have tried to go for another coach from that sort of tree: Bill Lazor was the name I threw out there as someone who has run it previously. Or Frank Reich if he would be interested in being an OC again. Josh is fine as a hire. I think he is a decent coach. But it means changing systems and while there is some cross over between the EP and the West Coast spread variant there are some differences too and mentally I think it is a bit more taxing on the QB.

I think Josh can coach, my issue with this is less that and more that I'm not sure the EP is the offense I want to put Drake Maye in. I'd have gone for more of a west coast / spread variant guy which is what AVP was running this past year. That scheme seemed to cater to him. I am not sure I want a ton of choice routes for Maye, I want a lot of "I know where my WR will be, hit my backfoot and get the ball there." I'd have taken a look at someone like Bill Lazor who is from that tree.

Yea I'd treat a catch consistently. Have you caught the ball with two feet or a qualifying body part down. If you have it is a catch. Scrap any judgment about whether the ball is moving. Scrap any need for a "football move" whatever the hell that is. Have you caught the ball, two feet or a qualifying body part down? If yes, it's a catch.

The Panthers and Raiders games are from November. The definitely upped their game in December and into January. I am not saying they are the "big bad Chiefs" of years past, but they are playing the best football they have this season (or at LEAST since the first two weeks) right now IMO.

Yea, it is specifically the lines that I worry about. They are not an unbeatable team. I don't think either NFC team would have made the AFCCG. But I always worry about the Bills against teams who dominate up front. On the offensive line's side the way our guys have played this year maybe I should worry less.

Ha. I just think it is a lot to expect their passing game to execute at a level it really hasn't think year - especially the deep passing game. But if they do with Rapp and Benford down it is definitely a concern.

But they have played their best football of the year in the last month.

Oh I'll be a wreck Sunday. The game is 11.30pm UK time that is a LOT of time to kill haha. I am confident for the Chiefs game. Not that I think it's a foregone conclusion or anything like it but even taking the emotion out of it my head says tight game, Bills slight favourites. If it is Philly in the Superbowl I'm a bit more worried. Their trenches are just so darn strong both sides.

I think getting away from the run was his biggest fault. That would have helped the defense a bit if he'd stuck with it. Only 14 carriers for Gibbs when he was destroying Washington was the knock on Johnson. Of course the defensive injuries were the biggest issue for Detroit. No debate there. Their defense just didn't have enough horses left. But I do think Johnson could have helped a bit more by staying with Gibbs somewhat.

Do we know when it would be? I would seriously consider coming.

I think this might make it less likely Brady. Saleh is really tight with the owner. I think he might have the influence to get the GM fired. I doubt Brady does but maybe.

What happens the rest of this week affects it too. If the Jets can seal Glenn and then another domino falls somewhere teams start worrying about waiting it out.

Yea I think this is bad news for the Bills. I think Coen was the front runner there. Now he is out of the running I think it is Brady or Saleh.

The foul to me is right there at 3 seconds into that video and at that point Allen has NOT released the ball, but there is illegal contact beyond 5 yards. What happens once the ball is in the air, to me, is not DPI and is closer to OPI if anything.

I'd rather he spent the time honing his release package, trying to get more explosive in the first step, refining his route running and just developing that feel for leverage so that fewer of these balls end up in contested catch scenarios. It is hard to make a living as an outside receiver in the NFL if every boundary catch is contested. And unless he can work on the things that will help him separate more effectively that is where he is stuck.

He plays to contact. He always has. Until he can get out of that habit he will struggle with separation down the field.

It was close I think as Josh jet go of the ball it had turned into the players hand fighting and arguably Coleman was the aggressor. I think the foul was earlier in the down.

I like Glenn more as a leader than I do as an Xs and Os coach anyway. I never felt his defense in Detroit was particularly schematically advanced. He had (before the injuries) a really talented front and some industrious linebackers who all played really hard for him. He could be a good Head Coach for that reason but the coordinator picks will be big for him. If he is bringing a rookie DC with him I hope for his sake he has an experienced OC lined up. EDIT: oh and I'm 3/3 in my pin the Head Coach on the donkey predictions.

Nope. 29%. What's your way over the top prediction for his usage this week? You are batting 0 from 2 so far.

They were kn big personnel. I imaging that is an install level alert and it just becomes whoever is lined up initially in a certain spot is the receiver and because they were in big that was Knox.

Of course it should still be caught. But Lamar made a really easy throw and catch as difficult as a really easy thing can be. If that makes any sense? Ha.

Im only 7 years short of 30!

Totally disagree. I am with Chris Simms.

You mean Damar?