harmonkillebrew

I just wonder if we've gotten to the point where our run D is such a liability and teams are planning for the feast that maybe we need to mix it up a bit. Not let teams come out the gate ramming it down our throats. See if we can't get them off script and get a lead, so they start trying to pass more. Every team knows at this point that our base D is nickel and our personnel does not play it well enough anymore to protect against the run.

Has Cooks done anything of late? anything left in the tank...?

Not sure that's true. Tucker's big run against us was in base nickel. Taron and Bernard ran into each other, Bosa couldn't hold the edge, Benford got consumed by a WR block, and Poyer took a bad angle and got leveled by a pulling G

The cat has been out of the bag for weeks - the Bills can't stop the run. Yet, we continue to trot out a base nickel. Even when we go 3 LBs, we aren't that effective. Most of that seems to be personnel But maybe we should mix in more of the Bear Front. I feel like I saw some three DT packages against the Bucs 5 DL would mean 2 LBs, 2 S, and 2 CBs...? Not crazy. Basically sub out Taron for a DT, as opposed to a third LB. Ideally one of the DEs like Epenesa could drop back and defend a short zone as needed

Loved Stallworth. Nice comparison

It's basically the same outside rush that teams break for long TDs. Henry, Bijan, Achane and now Tucker. It seems our LBs and SS can't fill that outside hole reliably and the DE/DT that side can't disrupt on that side. CBs can't get off their WR blocks either. Collective fail it seems

no, why would I? just remember a damn good OC that then joined a crappy franchise and was stuck with a bad QB

What about Daboll taking over as HC? If McD doesn't it around this season, Daboll and a new DC might be a reasonable option to balance continuity with new blood and approach

When is someone going to play that clip to Beane of him tearing into the media for questioning the lack of WR moves? The guy needs to be held accountable.

It's a QB league. You get a good one and everything else falls into place. Maye is $^#@$ good

It is going to take a major, continued screw up for Terry to replace Beane and McD. It's nice to dream but that's all we're doing.

Bench him then. Go speed with Moore, Samuel and Shakir on the field at the same time. Shavers and Coleman can sit.

Is Hardman really any better than Samuel, who has been chronically under-utilized by Brady. I'd love to see some all-22 on Samuel and Moore. Are they not open, are they not utilized, are they horrible blockers and thus on the bench in favor of Shavers?

Nah, bring in a new regime. Josh and the other leaders will keep the continuity and lockeroom culture in place. But we need a HC with a coaching edge and a new offensive philosophy. Need new talent evaluators and decision makers.

I think that is an understated issue. We've been cycling WRs through here for years, since Gabe and Diggs left. None of them stick around long enough to develop any real chemistry with Josh (except Shakir). Maybe Gabe coming back will help us after all