GunnerBill

Agree, he has not been good. It's why I was in favour of a run for Elam but there are just too many mistakes I'm afraid. Patience are exhausted.

And that's fine. But you blame the thing you don't like every time the D gives up a play even when some of the time it very clearly isn't the thing you decry. It's the reflex "that's cos of soft zone!" response to every poor defensive play.

I think that is harsh. It was a perfectly thrown ball, a good route and a great catch. Not sure Kaiir did a ton wrong. It is in the bucket of "the other guys get paid too" for me. However, I thought he made a ton of mistakes in the rest of the game myself. I was all for giving him a run and letting Douglas rest up but I've seen enough. If Douglas is healthy next week I'd put him straight back in.

Second half he had some issues with the blitz. First half he was killing them when they blitzed.

Do I think there are plays where that is an issue? Sure. Do I think it is a philosophical issue with the defense? No. Never have.

It isn't semantics. It's the facts of the matter. You can have your perceptions and your opinions. I'm just giving you the reality.

Yes we do. So does every team in the NFL. Indeed the trend even this year is towards more zone and further away from man. Going into this week the highest man % in the league is the Lions at 46%. Jags are second at 42%. Everyone else is below 40. EDIT: in interests of transparency think the Bills are 29th in man % with 19%. Buccs, Colts, Bears are lower. Then Chargers and Packers 1% above us at 20%.

I don't think so but I am at my sister's and in a storm the wifi was not super stable for my stream. I thought it was just Spector early with TB but happy to be corrected.

They have been running lots of cover 1 man and cover 3 with a mix of man and zone concepts the past 3 weeks. They have been blitzing more too. People also need to recognise the difference between zone coverage and what is properly called "soft zone." They have had some issues in zone coverage looks (whether standard or soft) but their numbers in man are worse. And yet every time something bad happens it is greeted with "that blasted zone coverage!" It isn't the fundamentals of the scheme that are the problem. It's the way they are calling it and executing it that is the issue.

Trust me. I do. The bolded is not true.

Milano not playing was the right call IMO. But why Spector was starting when Williams was up I have zero idea.

He is not running a ton of soft zone. We need to stop saying that every time the D struggles.

I didn't love it tonight. The 3rd down thing is an issue. Bend and don't brake when younare keeping opponents to mid 30% 3rd down conversion as under McD and Frazier is one thing. When youbare allowing mid 40s as we are under Babich its another. He needs to get better.

Get Josh out. Why the EFF is he scrambling?

Is Mayo coaching in 1993?

Bernard made the play.

Fumble

McGovern is.

James Cook is playing. If anyone else joins in we have a shot.

Gotta play better

Not played well at all. Defense there is a mix of coaching and execution. It looks more like execution on O but gotta get it tidied up

It really hasn't though. They have been consistently high performing 3rd down defense. This is first year they have been bottom half of the league.

Don't know how long his raffle winners contract lasts for?

I don't disgaree. 3rd down defense has been a legitimate weakness all year.

Fire Smiley at HT. He is useless.