dave mcbride

Going into this game, indy's D was 30th in points allowed and 25th in yards allowed. Watching carolina and NE today, it's so clear that what offenses really need is players like kamara,mccaffrey (what a great player), and james white. Shady is that guy, and ivory is a terrible receiver. Shady was out, which destroyed the rb-oriented passing game.

Worst thing these crappy announcers have done today is blaming Benjamin on a play in which he did nothing wrong. I think they did it just to rile up bills' message boarders everywhere. Benjamin was running to the exact spot he was *supposed* to be running to and focusing on the ball, and the db read the play all the way. I am no benjamin fan, but sheesh. He did nothing wrong there AT ALL there.

Nah, Benjamin didn't see the db (because he was focusing on the ball and his pattern!!) and was running straight for the ball. Terrible comment by the announcer trying to let the qb off the hook. The safety read that play all the way. Benjamin was en route exactly where he was supposed to be. I don't like benjamin, but come on. Not his fault.

My biggest beef is that the team is so horribly boring. The offense is the dullest unit I've watched in years.

McCarron Time is coming!

Peters' 2011 season is generally regarded as one of the best seasons by an o-lineman in this past decade. So I disagree with you there.

Disagree with this. Tom Brady's past outcomes are a friggin' great predictor of his future outcomes because ... he's really good. The point is that past performance is often quite indicative of future performance because it's a reflection of talent. Granted, we're talking about this issue in the context of QB dumpster diving, so it's a little hard to see!

I was a Darnold guy all the way and had issues with both Allen and Rosen (I'm a UCLA alum and by all rights should have liked Rosen better than I did (and do)). Still way to early to judge in any case. Let's let this play out over the next few years. Both Allen and Darnold are on horrible offenses, and AZ's problems are punctuated by the fact that they're not only not playing their best QB; they're not suiting him up to save cash. Can't imagine that sits well with the other players on that team, which looks like a dumpster fire right now.

I think most of us here like McDermott. He’s a good coach. That said, he has some tics and flaws and isn’t perfect. I always thought Marrone was a solid coach when he was here. I didn’t want to see him leave.

Very fair point, although the Bills got hardly anything for him ( outside of a cash dump).

I looked at them all. Check out his performance for Jax, which comprised over half the season last year, and also look at his performance this season. Also, there was this game: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-refocused-jacksonville-jaguars-10-buffalo-bills-3

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but Dareus is a straight-up good player. He has played quite well for Jax, actually. I get why the Bills traded him, and when you compare the results with his presence on the team and what followed his departure, it's pretty much a wash. My larger point is that sometimes, a culture needs to tolerate a few dissenters/wild men who happen to be extremely talented. Ask Al Davis and Parcells (who flat out said that Lawrence Taylor could follow a different set of rules because of his talent). Christ, Jim Schwartz has dealt with these sorts of guys his entire coaching career and has always gotten through to them (Dareus, Suh, Haynesworth, and now Michael Bennett, who looks like he's going to lose it every game). Basically, you've gotta gamble a little with unruly talent. That's an issue facing McDermott because the number of choirboys who are really effing good at positions like DT, DE, and WR is pretty small. Don't get me wrong -- when it comes to defense, McDermott clearly knows what he's doing (as does Schwartz). Not sure of your point here. Dareus was pretty good last year and in 2014 was arguably the best DT in the league. He was ridiculously misused by Ryan.

Thanks for linking! That said, @Kelly the Dog should have included this metaphor given the theater-heavy theme and its appropriateness given the circumstances: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol.

Darby was arguably the best player on the field against the Giants last week. He's pretty good. https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/17/eagles-cb-ronald-darby-named-to-pro-football-focus-week-6-nfl-team-of-the-week/

It would be interesting, but the larger issue when passing judgment on this sort of thing is that Peterman wasn't who they thought he was either. I question their acumen in this area.

Believe me, I'm not expecting much.

I agree with ScottLaw here. It's unwise to judge a QB playing against vanilla preseason defenses. Didn't we learn this lesson with Rob Johnson? McCarron has actually been OK in real NFL games (6 TDs to 2 INTs and a 66.4 completion rate in 4 games in 2015).

Who were the Bills wideouts again last year? And which wideouts were actually healthy in 2016? Stop digging. Anderson is trash who had one good season over a decade ago in a 15-year career. He’s simply a likely better option than Peterman at the moment.

Suggests to me that Allen's elbow was hurt going into the game and that the Texans knew he was hurt. McDermott is really pissed about this, both now and during the game itself.

Anderson is actually better than Taylor in every single significant category except for QB rating, total QBR, completion percentage, yards per attempt, won-loss record, rushing yards, rushing yards per attempt, TD percentage per throw, (lower) INT percentage per throw, rushing TDs, (lower number of) fumbles and fumbles lost, PFR's Player Average Value (AV), and PFR's QB+ rating system.

Thanks!

I'm sure he's still a much better option for tackling the interceptors.

If James "I'll mix it up on the field in my street clothes" Trapp can be a Bills team chaplain, why not Nate??

Because there was no push in the middle and QBs always stepped up just out of his grasp. It was infuriating but not his fault.. That's why the brought in Star, who has been doing the job this season.

I deleted the game (because of course!). Anyone have a clip?