GunnerBill

He is better than guys on that list. There is plenty in his defensive scheme and in his leadership. Would he still be here without Josh? No probably not. But he broke the drought without him and as long as they found league average QB play McDermott would have had a 5 to 6 year run here and made the playoffs a couple more times. They are a contender because of Josh Allen. But give a Sean McDermott team even adequate Quarterbacking and reasonable defensive talent and you will find a way to win 8 to 10 games.

We held Baltimore 5 points under their seasonal average - even if they catch the two pointer we have kept them 3 points below. The Bills are not a defense who mind the "ball being moved on them" that is who they are. They back themselves to take it away and stand up in the redzone team. If your defense takes it away three times in the playoffs and you don't win that isn't on your defense.

The defense hasn't **** the bed that much against good offenses in the regular season (it had a couple of bad games last year mind you). It has really struggled against the Chiefs and the Bengals in the post season.

Yea... TGD.... Two Goals Down. Seems apt.

I'll be the weirdo who says I'm looking forward to pre-season and the backup job/bottom of the roster battles. As someone who is as fascinated by the team building element of the sport as the action on the field I always enjoy that time of the year. And then I'll look forward to seeing the Buffalo Bills take the field in September and win a bunch of football games. Individual player I'm most excited to see? TJ Sanders. Was one of my guys in the draft. Loved him. Delighted to see him in Bills blue.

I'd sell the Sabres if I were him. Laughing stock.

We don't agree a ton but we are in lock step on this. If I had come to the NFL 4 or 5 years later than I did when it started to have its 00s growth in the UK and I didn't have a reason to root for a team I'd be a Saints fan because of Drew Brees.

We will have Cook. The Bills, unless Josh gets hurt, will win 11 minimum and I reckon 13 or 14. I have them in contention for the #1 seed. It's a tricky home slate but the Bills are good at home and while I don't think they will go unbeaten there I'd be surprised of they lost more than 2 home games. Their road schedule is very favourable IMO. I don't see any team as having caught up. I think New England is the one that has taken a step. But if you are honestly looking at that roster and seeing a team that can contend with the Bills in 2025 I don't know what you are seeing.

Yea - it's a combination of his impatience and what @Mikie2times says about the run blitzes - the Bills are good at forcing TFLs in the run game even when they are otherwise getting gashed. It is the result of the type of defense they want to be. And if you can get Miami behind the sticks where they are reluctant to run and can't really rely on any of their window dressing motion or fakes and they just have to drop back and pass they are vulnerable. Tua as we know isn't the same when his first read isn't there and isn't mobile enough to make things happen off schedule.

The thing that sticks most in my mind is Brandon Beane's end of season presser where he (rightly) said he did a "horrible job" putting together an offense for his rookie QB.

Thats a mid 90s PSG shirt.

I forgot Matt Simms the other day. Grading myself a D- must do better.

I don't think he was close to the athlete that Matt is. But he had that gamer instinct in him so I know what you mean.

Yep. UDFA made the squad at linebacker the first Rex year, got on the field at the end of the year I specifically remember him making some plays in that finale where we stopped the Jets making the playoffs. Then he retired after one year in the league because of concussion concerns.

Fairchild might have been more of an Air Coryell guy but Greg Olsen is a pure West Coast Offense coach. I don't pretend to remember the 2006 Rams but it is what Olsen has run everywhere else he has been.

Yea he played a playoff game for the Texans didn't he? He had a summer here but I don't think he was ever on the roster during a season.

We play cover 4 and win. He wants them to leave him 1v1 yea. Hilarious.

I keep my other half in a strict under center run first out of the I scheme situation.

Yea. In the WCO the play call is more defined for the receivers. If your QB is a general the EP is better for you. If your QB is a paint by numbers guy run the WCO.

The difference between the EP and what I call the spread varience of the WCO is both verbiage and choice. The verbiage is different and in the WCO the WR rules are stricter. In the EP you rely on the QB and the WR interpreting the rules of the play the same more.

Yes. Yes it was!

Was it the fella he's had at the Jets. McElroy or something?

Miami and New England are both 7 to 9 win teams. Jets will be a spunky 5 or 6 win team.

Trubisky wasn't a Leinart level bust. Not even close. He started four years in Chicago, made the playoffs as a starter, had a winning record and a positive TD-INT ratio and it wasn't like he had a stellar roster around him on offense. Right Josh and Zach do qualify though I think.

Trey Lance?