JohnNord

He never had a chance to...I believe he resigned with TB before Free Agency began. So any discussions were probably internal.

As an OC there’s no doubt that he’ll stay in Buffalo as long as he can. But the ultimate goal for any NFL coach is to become a HC. There’s only 32 spots. If Daboll gets a chance to become a head coach, he will take it. I don’t see him turning down HC offers so he can stay home.

I know what you mean. I do feel that Josh needed to learn with experience rather than watching. He even alluded to that last season.

Interesting article from Joe. He breaks down the problems on the Bills and it’s issues at all levels but mainly the front 7. It starts with the defensive line - in particular the DT’s. They aren’t occupying blocks and are losing matchups. Then the LB’s in particular Edmunds. He isn’t reacting and when he does he’s often fooled with misdirection. He has not been able to shed blocks very well. Edmunds was given a D+ which was the lowest score for all players.

Just go through watching the NYUP podcast with guest Tim Graham. I found one tidbit really interesting. Graham said that the Bills looked into signing Ryan Fitzpatrick or Josh McCown in the 2018 offseason as a “placeholder QB” or mentor. I believe that both re-signed with their teams before FA started, which would seem to be the reason why they eventually went with the plan B of AJ McCarron. It’s fascinating to think about what could have been with a Fitzpatrick led Bills team in 2018. I don’t see the team winning much more than they did, but the year definitely would have been fun. It also makes you wonder what happens with Josh and to a lesser extent with Nathan Peterman as a developmental backup. Does learning from Fitzpatrick make them better QB’s? Does Fitz get the best out of guys like Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones and even a Robert Foster? Would Josh sit the whole year or would the Bills have another Tua situation on their hands? It’s interesting to think what could’ve happened.

I remember Coach Chuck Dickerson used to call him “the mouse that roared” because at the time he was little skinny guy who yelled during practice and talked so tough . The odd thing about Gregggggg-o was that in 2002 the Bills had a pretty good offense led by Drew Bledsoe, Eric Moulds, Peerless Price, and big Travis Henry. The problem was...you guessed it.... defense. His defense was the team’s undoing in 2002.

Yeah something tells me they aren’t trading Big Fletch....

There probably are a lot of reasons why the Bills couldn’t make a trade like (salary cap) and reasons why Yannick wanted to go to Baltimore (he’s a MD native), but man it’s disappointing to see a player of his caliber traded for so little

There’s no way that this was the plan. My sense is that Flores was feeling some pressure by management or on himself to show what Tua could do. By all accounts, Tua was ok but not overly impressive in training camp. For weeks Flores said he was not ready when asked by reporters. Now he throws 2 passes and he’s suddenly ready to take over? And Fitz wasn’t given a head’s up? I do agree that he needs to play this season, but I also feel that Miami was about to hit its stride as a team. It feels like this move is sacrificing this season for Tua’s development, which might be good in the long run. But you have to feel for Fitz

People are sleeping on Fitz. He has played very well all year and was a big reason why they have been winning. The Miami OL is actually not that good but Fitz has been getting the ball out on average of like 2.75 seconds with good accuracy. If the idea is to sacrifice a potential Wild Card spot for the future, it makes sense. But I definitely don’t think this move will help this season during a time when things were rolling

Plan could have worked if the Bills weren’t so bad on 3rd down

I don’t know... I think you are being pretty lenient on the players who did not really rise to the occasion. From a defensive standpoint the game plan made sense. It’s exactly what Bill Belichick against the Bills in SB 25. They were overmatched from a defensive standpoint especially against Mahomes and his receivers. The choice to allow KC to run against Nickel or Dime to prevent the big play worked for the most part. They were down by 1 possession in the 4th quarter. Of course the game didn’t go as planned on defense especially on 3rd down. I feel they thought the Bills could defend the run a little better than they did. Their line just got destroyed. Offensively, they were stifled by the KC defensive line who owned the Bills and made Allen uncomfortable enough for him to revert back to poor mechanics. There’s a lot of blame to pass around but blaming coaching is scapegoating Not happening

KC DL got much better pressure as well

Even a Sean McVay?

Because a 16 point is a lock in the NFL in 2020? To pin the playoff list exclusively on the defense is just untrue. Josh and the offense put up 3 points in the second half of the game. Josh fumbled, executed some poor 3 and out drives, took sacks to knock them out of FG range, and worse yet Dawson Knox missed a block that would have put the Bills in position to win....AFTER the defense stopped Houston. The past 2 weeks, he was outcoached

Ok but KC was 9/14 on 3rd down which is a ridiculously high percentage. If the Bills made a few stops, this could be a different game. Same with Tennessee

Don’t you think there’s a reason Harrison is on A PS and not an active roster?

They did pretty well against Watson for most of the game. They also should’ve have had him sacked in Milano/Neal didn’t go for a knockout hit. The team lost because Allen and the offense couldn’t generate any points after the half. The point about QB’s isn’t accurate. They played great against Lamar who was red hot at the time. Limited Baltimore to 24 points. Hardly a shredding.

I think the main priority should be defense....DT or CB. Also Phillips was never a run stuffing DT. His numbers playing the run last year weren’t good

It’s all about 3rd down defense... plain and simple. The Bills lost because they couldn’t get KC off the field. Same as the game versus Tennessee

This season yes. Not last season. Defense was a strength. The offense is what held the team back

Probably no advantage. It’s light rain but there is no wind. I do see weather having much of a factor

I’m kind of worried about the game tonight. I can see the Bills competing but I think it’s a long shot to pull out a W

As great as it would be to beat KC as a statement this game is not a must win. The game against NE will be sooooo much bigger and more important. Also I think some Bills fans need to wait to for the team to win before they dance on the Patriots grave. The talent level in NE is average but the coaching is so good they will compete each week.

I was including last season. At some point the whole “raw” excuse wear off. Put up or shut time