Coach Tuesday

Had the same exact thought watching last night's game: this is what the League wants the product to look like. An arena league-style, pass-happy explosion of offense with the very rare and occasional physical play. Rightly or wrongly, the League thinks that "evolution" is necessary to protect the game (and its players) long-term. They're concerned about viewership and the decline of pee wee and high school football programs. I don't know how I feel about it - I certainly understand it, but it also kind of sucks for those of us who grew up watching a beautiful but violent sport. I do think, as PFT pointed out earlier this week, that it opens the door for a competitor to emerge.

Don't forget Jordan Matthews!

The Bills should move a bit of money around to free up a few mil and sign Matthews and Kendall Wright - Revenge of the Titans, or something like that - but seriously those two would instantly make our passing game... passable.

Favorite writeup so far. The coaching and overall prep on defense last week was high quality - and on the back end, as I’ve said, the Bills’ defenders were running the WRs’ routes which reflects a solid week of study.

Good stuff. On the “DRAW” example, it looks to me like he threw it to the wrong WR - he has a guy crossing from left to right into wide open space, right in front of him - if he throws it there (and next time I bet he does) it’s a monster gain.

Last night was terrible because there was a flag on almost every single play - the games are becoming unwatchable, but the tone-deaf league refuses to adjust.

I think the issue is the celebrating. Almost any time you see a player stand up and celebrate after a big hit (which White did), there's a flag thrown. It's nonsense, the NFL has become a joke, but if I was coaching these guys I'd tell them not to make any waves after a big tackle. Also, did anyone else notice in last night's game that Artie Burns' fumble-causing hit was helmet-first? The announcers (who were awful) didn't pick up on it - should've been a flag. Was a big turning point in the game.

Again, with betting on games now legal in many states - the NFL needs to get its act together. They are amazingly tone deaf, reactionary, and stupid. You've got a bunch of billionaire owners who are not used to being challenged or questioned, a well-paid fig leaf commissioner whose only job is to protect the owners at all costs, and an administrative regime run by incompetents.

Yeah maybe so - but the NFL has a serious integrity problem at this point and needs to stop being so tone-deaf. Sports betting is now legal, the implications of that haven't fully set in for the league - you cannot have games swing on discretionary, ill-understood calls on a weekly basis, too much money is at stake.

I don't know about "biggest bust" but I do think Zay is in the discussion as the worst starting player in the entire NFL - he's really that bad. He fights the ball when he tries to catch it - he almost dropped that 53-yard bomb against San Diego. He rarely gets himself open. He runs with no explosion or power. Honestly, he's awful.

Benjamin is not putting the work in during the week or on Sundays. He was repeatedly lining up wrong against Minnesota and, coupled with the drops, it reflects a guy who just doesn’t have his heart in the game. And don’t forget this is the same clown who needlessly called out Cam Newton a few weeks ago for not being a good enough QB and making Benjamin look bad - meanwhile Benjamin’s own lazy tape is what makes him look bad. He will get a few more chances because of his pedigree but I see him being out of the league in another year or two. Just doesn’t want it.

I read it - I don’t see it. Again this is a normal New England September. The front seven is still gelling - I guarantee you that by the time we play them they’ll be playing fast and downhill and stopping the run. On offense, yes they have a talent deficiency and yes Brady is pissed about it but we’ve seen this before too. And with the Gordon trade and other recent moves I see a team working to upgrade its personnel mid-season - unlike the Bills, who stubbornly trot out Arena League players week after week. Getting Edelman back is huge for them as it gives Brady a second option when Gronk is covered. They’ll be fine.

Again - the NFL is populated by morons. It amazes me how a billion dollar industry manufactures its own controversies and gets in its own way year after year. The NFL unnecessarily falls on itself!

Writing off the Patriots during the first month of the season - which they treat like an extension of the preseason - has been a fool's errand. This guy is a moron.

Correct, but Alabama's chances of beating the Vikings improved exponentially.

The NFL may have jumped the shark. They're tone-deaf morons.

One thing - film study. The Bills' defenders were running the routes for the WRs today, even most of the catches were highly contested (until the soft zone at the end). That's solid film study.

Honestly? Zay Jones may be worse.

Someone here told me a few days ago that the replay system works fine... It doesn’t. The NFL is populated by bozos.

Shame he let this opportunity slip through his...

I mean, some of us predicted he'd be right about where he is - so in that sense, no, but objectively yes, certainly at this point in his career. Maybe he can find a place for himself in this league but I've yet to see anything from him that suggests he's anything more than a nice rotational effort guy.

Nothing like a careful, strategic, well-executed plan.

Folks don’t realize it but Minneapolis has a high concentration of Fortune 500 companies. Also, a nice stadium will make it more difficult to turn the parking lot into a cross between a Phish concert and “Escape from New York,” which seems to be all that 30% of Bills fans care about.

Is anyone at OBD competent?

Lawson really stepping up this year...