oldmanfan

Brady did a horsecrap job against the Texans. Played right into their hands.

The league is as balanced as it’s ever been this year. Houston just flat out kicked out butts up front and we still had a chance to win until our veteran LT did his weekly false start crap. The Miami and Falcons games we simply stunk across the board.

We have Josh of course. Despite their poor showing Thursday night the O line is pretty solid, and Cook is having a great year. Get Kincaid back and with Palmer and Davis back we can have a balanced attack again.

Football has always been and will always be about winning physical battles against the guy across from you. Houston’s D dominated us at every position, especially up front. Sometimes it’s as easy as the other guy just being better and that’s what we saw last night.

We are not rebuilding anything. We might retool a bit and have younger guys step in but we are not doing a total rebuild. The one position they need to throw assets at is WR. Otherwise the O line have guys like Anderson and Grabld ready to step in, we’re fine at TE, RB and obviously QB. Anyone saying trade Josh is nuts. On defense we need to let a lot of old guys go. On the line Jones goes, but you have Oliver, Rousseau, Maybe Bosa back, Walker, Sanders, Hoechst when he recovers. At LB we need to play Williams more and need to add another guy, and for DBs you’ll have Benford and Hairston at CB, maybe Lewis at nickel, and Hancock and Bishop at safety. Upgrade the WR room, add other guys here and there, and perhaps get better coaching especially in the D side and you’re fine.

Pittsburg: win - we will come out on fire after being embarrassed Cincy: win - their defense is horrific NE: would like to say win but have to say loss Cleveland: win - even our D can stop them Philly: good game and I think we win a close one at home Jets: win if we have a shot at the division, lose if our spot is secure and can’t change

I would probably pick a new HC first. I don’t think McD is bad but that his approach is stale now. I’d look at a coach with an offensive background, preferably with a solid history. Maybe a guy like Gruden. I’d want an OC like Cleveland’s current HC, and I’d make every effort to get Swartz as DC. My first meeting would be with Josh, and I’d promise my main focus would be to upgrade the offense to give him weapons. I’d clear out all the deadwood of older guys and contracts, like Milano and Taron. And I’d be aggressive in the FA market and draft to add talent to the offense.

I firmly believe we will get a Lombardi or two with Josh. And as much as I am one to not think making big changes works, it is clear some changes are needed: 1. Brady and Babich: neither have shown the ability to make in game adjustments. Babich to the point where McD has to take over D calls. We need coordinators that have the skill and experience to look dispassionately at the talent available and use that talent in the best way possible. 2. McDermott: he needs to realize the coordinators he has are not cutting it and bring in new ones. He needs to remove his ego from the process and get some proven guys in here, maybe even Daboll. And on D he needs to look in the mirror and ask himself if his D philosophy works in today’s NFL. If he can’t or won’t do that, then it’s time for a change. 3. Beane: he has to commit to doing all he can to maximize talent around Josh. He has to get rid of our older warriors that have had age catch up or simply aren’t cutting it (Tre, Taron, Milano, Bernard, Dawkins, Knox, Samuel, Moore, Coleman, Jones to start) and bring young talent in through the draft or free agency that add speed and/or size. Receiver has to be a priority. As long as Josh is playing QB we are a contender. But we need serious re-evaluation of everything around him.

Always enjoy watching my Bills. Might scream in frustration as I did last night, but always enjoy watching and rooting for my team.

I don’t want us to miss the playoffs. No one does. But if they do you have to seriously consider changes. A fresh approach with an offensive mind as HC might be what Josh needs. I would not argue against a guy like Gruden, especially if he could attract a guy like Jim Swartz as DC. As for Beane, I don’t know that he’s any better or worse than any other GM. But it should be made clear that bringing in guys to help Josh is the priority.

It’s Brady. Any competent OC knows you have to call plays to get them to back off on the rush. Screens, quick slants, stuff like the long gain by Shakir. Draw plays. Anything but having Josh waiting for 3-4 seconds to throw and get buried as a result.

You get your ass kicked up front, you lose. Simple.

Dawkins did his weekly dumbass false start and it killed us. That plus having an OC who has no idea how to call plays against an aggressive D. The line sucked but that was more due to the Texans having extraordinary physical talent. But where were the screens? Delayed handoffs/draws? Quick slants? Where? Instead we’re back to Josh running around trying to be a hero.

You need to do screens, quick slants, throws like the one to Shakir. Any competent OC would see this by now.

If Brady made that 4th down call it’s a fireable offense