dave mcbride

He had two easy picks dropped, including one on the final possession in regulation that was a very easy pick (the wtf? throw to mackenzie). They were terrible passes and for that reason I have to give him a D overall. Plus there was the not meeting the moment in the second half.

The bills had a really good defense last season — #2 overall in defensive dvoa. Their offense was legit awful.

One difference between rex and daboll is that rex basically rolled out the same scheme week to week. Daboll, for better or worse, is a matchup guy (ie, altering schemes from week to week based on opponent) and frankly a lot more intelligent than Rex. He hasn’t had the success Rex did in fact have in Baltimore and NY though - at least not yet.

Of the 12 teams that made the playoffs, all passed for over 4,000 yards except Baltimore and three WC teams -- Buffalo, Minnesota, and Tennessee. And Tennessee passed for 3,956 yards.

The last time a Bills offensive player was named to the first team of the AP All-Pro squad was in 1991. Hull, Kelly, and Thomas were all first team. Moulds was second team in 1998 and 2002; Ruben Brown was second team in 2002; and Sam Gash was second team in 1998.

I hear you, but McDermott could have reacted similarly in 2017, right? Sometimes the right people get hired and the culture changes. Not saying it's going to happen in Cleveland, but it could.

Cleveland is a very talented team. A good coach with DePodesta in charge is a world away from Dorsey/Kitchens.

We know where you stand, and I respect your position, but your argument would be more powerful if you don't include the 2018 data in your assessment of Daboll given the truly abysmal talent. I know I sound like a broken record, but the offensive talent on the Bills in 2018 was the worst in my lifetime, and I include the Gary Marangi 1976 season. At least OJ was dominant that year. The 2018 team had a terrible line, terrible QB play, terrible WR play, terrible TE play, and terrible RB play.

Belichick wasn't the person who wanted to unload AB. That was mostly Kraft. https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/report-antonio-browns-latest-incident-enraged-robert-kraft?int

Southwestern CT (where a lot of the people live) is primarily a NYC fan base.

Here is Tannehill's most recent pass against the Pats:

Actually, FO had TB's defense as the fifth best in the NFL this season: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef/2019. They are a true outlier when it comes to trying to deduce quality based on points allowed. They had to contend with 41 turnovers and a ton of pick sixes! The TB defense scored 6 defensive TDs itself.

That raises a good question. Who is Dalton capable of starting for at this point? Tampa Bay? Carolina? The Chargers are not going to go for a retread like him. Who beyond that? Ironically, another good fit for him may well be Pittsburgh given the uncertainty surrounding Roethlisberger. But that is highly unlikely to happen. Anyway, it's not inconceivable that the Bills have a shot at him. He still can play, but his career is definitely on the down swing. Late-career Boomer Esiason - basically a super sub - comes immediately to mind.

In 14 games he has 10 TDs and 21 INTs. That is ... terrible. For comparison's sake, Case Keenum's TD/INT ratio is 75/47. The point is, there are going to be upgrades out there that are available.

Forget Will Fuller for a second. Kenny Stills has had multiple big games vs. the Bills over the years going back to New Orleans.

Watson has an extremely high 8.1 ypa average over his first three seasons (37 games). Since I regard ypa as probably the most important stat in terms of judging a qb, the case to me seems to be pretty well closed. Allen’s is 6.6, btw. As for TD/INT ratio, watson’s is 71/29 and Allen’s is 30/21. Watson also led the Texans to a victory over NE, something Allen hasn’t done yet.

As a friend explained to me last night, the ending is virtually exactly the same as the plot denouement as GoT. I’ll avoid spoilers here (see below), but it’s kinda mind-blowing. [Spoiler alert] lady triu is a megalomaniac just like daenerys, and a trusted family member formerly in exile takes it upon himself to kill her. He is then exiled again. Cyclops — just like the white walkers — are what we’re led to believe is the true enemy, but they’re a headfake (and both are eliminated in one quick blow). There is more. It is a profoundly great show.

Love it! I am a longtime fan of the comic too.

White was called twice for defensive holding while covering Hopkins in that game. Hopkins had 2 catches for 27 yards and a TD vs White in that game. The other three receptions weren’t against White. It’s also worth pointing out that the coverage was excellent on the TD (just look at the photo). A great player simply made a great play.

It is also completely hilarious that Shaq Barrett didn’t even make their second team. 19.5 sacks, 37 qb hits, 6 forced fumbles, and a pick. He was utterly dominant. I definitely agree with you about this.

Any site that grades White as the 15th best CB in the league is useless.

I strongly believe Micah Hyde is one of the best safeties in the league. He runs that defense out there.

He also says that there were 21 plays in which he was beat and the qb didn’t connect, but doesn’t mention that the Bills played 5 games in absolutely dreadful conditions for qbs (4 with 20+ mph winds) that will change how a defense approaches its pass D.

I don’t think they play favorites as much as rely on a flawed system that simply can’t deal with the complexity of 22 moving parts on every play. Just as importantly, all of those moving parts are playing within schemes that vary from play to play based on an always evolving situational context, and PFF isn’t privy to the directives that coaches are issuing to their players.

Did you PFF writer Sam Monson’s staggeringly stupid thread about Tre White? There’s so much wrong with this I don’t even know where to begin. It’s as if he’s completely unaware that the Bills run a matchup-zone system. https://mobile.twitter.com/PFF_Sam/status/1212044325250580480