He’s playing and building trust in the knee. I’m hopeful for him but also not overly concerned with our ability to generate pressure without him. Him being 100% would be a luxury at this point.
It seems like the shotgun runs used to have the added threat of josh running it (qb option/RPO) but they’ve eliminated that and kept the straight handoff which only works with the other components. Running out of shotgun is a gimmick/gimmicky play and only works as such.
I can’t imagine the Seahawks beating the bengals. The Seahawks might win some games they shouldn’t but they won’t win the games you want them to win (as bills fans). They’re in the same group as the rams and the chargers.
I could envision a 5-1-5, with the right personnel, where they either rush 5 or rush 4 leaving one of the linemen to spy or drop into coverage (situationally)
obviously as a special package, not a standard d
I seem to remember patriots games where they barely passed and games where they primarily passed. It was often said they would game plan against the opponent’s weakness.
Agree with all of this. the team is a passing team and will live and die with it.
the reason we need a running game is to make us better. There’s too many variables in the passing game and it’s why this team has huge swings in production. A strong running game will make us more consistent.
I think McDermott said it best at halftime on Sunday, need to avoid getting behind the chains on first and second down. An incompletion or run for no gain is one thing but taking a tackle for loss on a running play (or sack) is arguably as detrimental as a holding penalty in that you take negative yards AND lose the down.
the bills need to identify which plays they run that have a high probability (relative) of taking negative yardage (e.g. running from shotgun) and do something else. I.e. be as risk adverse in the running game as they want josh to be in the passing game.
the rushing yards are one metric but 3rd down conversion is the better metric imo. A more effective running game, not necessarily more runs keeps third downs more manageable.
You apparently skipped the FIRST section of the review and went directly to the sections that praised josh.
your brain lumps anything critical of josh into one category so your thoughts aren’t challenged. It’s a normal defense mechanism. It’s okay, many people can’t handle complex ideas.