GunnerBill

Little difference schematically. And the not making a adjustments thing is a myth. Over a two year period we had the best second half defense in the league. That wasn't an accident.

The only people who carry umbrellas in London are the tourists and every time one of them pokes me in the side of the head with them outside a tube station they get barged. It is a toss up between the Chinese and the Americans who are the worst.

Wow. Wow. I am reporting you to someone. A mod. The President. The United Nations. God. How very DARE you?

I don't think that other one was a fumble. It definitely wasn't forward progress. But to me was a clear incomplete pass. Bang bang play. Receiver never establishes control, no "football move". Should have been incomplete.

I think they might not blitz as much this week. The book on Tua before they got Hill was blitz him but because Hill wins so early in routes that isn't the play now. I would be doing as suggested earlier... some 3 man pressures, drop guys out, try and flood zones confuse Tua and make him hold the football. But first you have to stop the run game and put the game on Tua cos that allows your linebackers and secondary players to really focus on playing the pass if you can get them out of their run game early. You need to be able to discern what is schematic and what is play calling. Scheme wise other than a tweak at linebacker to really get them going downhill and less read and react it is virtually identical. This is 100% right.

I'd still want other stuff on tape. There is tactical advantage there.

It is not an either or but Leadership > Xs and Os for a Head Coach hire IMO.

Josh needs to be allowed to make mistakes. He just needs not to make them. I long for the 2020 and late 2021 / early 2022 consistency. If we get that this is a Superbowl team. Without it what the rest do won't really matter. It always comes back to Quarterback.

The most important skill for a Head Coach is leadership.

Remember when Frazier did that on 3rd and long last year, Johnson and Hamlin misplayed the play and Waddle scored touchdown? The pitchforks were out!

Harty WAS a speed threat both on gimmick plays and deep. He has had 18 months of almost constant leg and foot injuries. Doesn't look to have the same explosion now sadly. I quite liked the signing. I think he has been worthless through 3 weeks other than being surehanded enough on punt returns.

I didn't see anyone on NFL Network say that. I can't speak for the other two. I tend to watch less Cowherd in the offseason.

So first of all it was 4th and a long 1 not 4th and inches. Secondly while I didn't like the actual call, long term not running the stack sneak there was the right decision IMO. I know technically the game was still "live" but to all extents and purposes it was dead. They couldn't move the ball. I don't mind putting something else on tape for DCs to consider next time we have a 4th and 1. I wouldn't have put that on tape mind you.... I'd have done something a bit cleverer.... the old Nate Hackett fake FB up the gut PA to the tight end maybe. If it was 16-16 and he didn't run the stack sneak.... different story.

The Bills can run the ball this year. I am sold. They are not San Fran or Philly, but they can run the ball. Upgraded at IOL and upgraded at RB.

Same. It is a toss of a coin game IMO. Can see 34-31 type score.

Yea he coulda done that as well. He did nothing.

Dorsey did not call a good game against Washington. I agree. But actually we did run a few slants well in the game. We are bad at screens. It is partly we telegraph them and partly teams don't surge upfield in their rush v us anyway because of Josh's legs. The Ravens have had the same issue with screens and again it is because teams hold back on their rush a bit anyway because of Lamar's legs. And I think the redzone design is a legit critcism too. But over the first two games I thought Dorsey did a good job with gameplans and playcalling. This past week was a bit of a clunker for him.

Yep.

There has definitely been a drop off of sorts since the middle of last year.... and there are a lot of factors but Josh's performance is one of them. There were excuses last year with the piss poor OL and the injury. This year he has to be consistent. To an extent the excuses are removed.

He has ZERO clue who anyone on the other 31 franchises is unless they are a former Bill. I remember him calling a Brady touchdown vs us in that game at Tampa as being complete to Edwards for a touchdown. I think he meant Mike Evans.

In fairness he didn't say he would be better than McDermott. I do think Johnson has a chance to be a good Head Coach. The reason is when I look at that Detroit offense apart from St Brown and the offensive line they are not super talented. He gets the best out of his talent. Knows what they are and what they are not. Their passing game is simple beyond belief. It is almost Greg Roman like. All his creativity is in the run game..... using what he has. I thought Dorsey did a really good job weeks 1 and 2. Less so this past week.

I don't think Daboll is getting fired after this season. The over achievement last year will buy him and Joe some patience. My concern for them is their draft selections so far do not look great. But if they suck this year they will get their shot at a QB next year. In the event Dabes were fired I'd bring him back in some role if he was up for that.

Which was the big difference between the aborted Hamlin game and the playoff game. The one Bills drive in the Hamlin game we drove right down the field on them mainly with the run game. Okay we didn't punch it in, but we ran the ball with relative ease. In the playoff game our run game was AWOL. I do, however, think they are a bit weaker against the pass this year with both safeties gone.

I don't think anyone has turned on Josh. And speaking only for myself but I certainly don't want McDermott or Dorsey to reign him in. I just want Josh to make consistently better decisions. He lost us the game at the Jets with his decision making. He was exceptional in that regard against the Raiders. He was somewhere in between against the Commanders. Didn't mind the interception - that was a calculated risk (and I thought while it wasn't catchable for Gabe he could have played defense on it) but there was an earlier throw down the middle of the field into double coverage on 3rd down where he had an easy completion for a first down to Kincaid that he should have taken.

6.7% bottom of the NFL apparently. But I fudging hated the 3rd down blitz on Sunday.