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It also requires that the QB stand in there and take a huge hit. Spags is betting that most will not and will instead throw the ball away or turtle.

He can hold for extra points.

You're confusing @Einstein and @Einstein's Dog

I spent the better part of yesterday looking at the all-22. They are doing a bunch of things that I didn't see last year. They are bringing 7 guys to the line and having 3 drop into coverage. On one play, Bosa dropped into coverage. They are also playing with 9 guys in the box more often than they did, where Taron Johnson plays more like a 3rd LB than a CB. And there are most certainly a lot of other things that I don't see. The upshot of it is that they are trying some new things and the guys don't seem comfortable out there. And that does fall on coaching. But the Bills are not unique in this. Last year, the Eagles and Ravens had some new players and scheme elements on defense and it took half a season for them to come together. The 2024 Ravens had a pass defense as bad as our run defense for the early part of the season, but then they made a few minor adjustments and it tightened up. But if what you want is not improvement but your pound of flesh, hope for losses in these next two going into the bye. That'll get Babich fired.

This place is always like this after a loss. /s

That "disciplined crew" had 5 turnovers in week 3.

Seasons can end fast in the wildcard round. Everyone here in Cincinnati was so happy to have made the postseason, and it will most likely be over in just two days.

With Joe Burrow's injury, that division went from the toughest in the NFL to one of the weakest. But now both the Ravens and Bengals seem broken. Both teams seem to have quit on games that they were still in. I'm not saying that Lamar is not hurt, but they quit before he went out. That's hard to come back from. Here's Zac Taylor and Ja'Marr Chase. Looks like Diggs and McDermott at the end.

We took care of that without @Simon. He's trained us so well.

This. And if they get a high snap, they have to play QB. So, a punter has to be ready to be both a FS and a QB at a moment's notice.

I'll ask this again. Did the Bills lose on Sunday? Because this board feels like it does after a loss. In many ways, it's even worse. The Bills held the Saints to the same number of yards and points as every other team that played them without the benefit of two kick return TDs. They say there is no such thing as a moral victory, but is there such a thing as a moral loss? I guess there is. How about this for something constructive? The Patriots haven't won a game this year in which they didn't get a least one punt return for a TD. In fact, in both of their wins, they were gifted 14 points due to long kick returns. I'm not talking about a return out to midfield. I'm talking returns either for a TD or to the opponent's 15. #1 thing the Bills can't do this week is to let Marcus Jones return punts. He's been the Pats biggest weapon and it's not even close. Tell that new punter to kick touchbacks or to punt out of bounds. Don't let this happen:

Did they trade for Derrick Henry? Because that's what Vrabel had that gave the Bills fits.

Yep. Lots of people in Buffalo and Chicago with various spellings of this name.

The game was in Miami.

What happened is that Cam Lewis starts in to cover a wide open Brandon Cooks and recognizes Rattler's scramble a split second too late. Here's what he sees the moment he decides to break inside towards Cooks.

Coach just saw an elderly lady on the other side of the court and thought she could use a chair. I don't know what the big deal was.

Got a little news for ya. There is 0% chance of you getting a Super Bowl Ring this season.

I've been watching a bunch of plays where the Saints gained yards on their first drive. One thing that I see (that @Simon highlighted) is that the DBs and LBs are confused about where they are supposed to be. So they are often not set at the snap. This is something that should improve with reps. DTs are getting pushed wide, opening up the middle of the field for QB scrambles. That's what happened on that 3-7 on the Saints first drive. The pass rush got there, but the sea opened in front of Rattler. They need to stay in their lanes better. On the scramble that was a few plays later (with the Tre holding call), the Bills were in cover 1 man. Everyone but Cole Bishop is in the box. They ran play action with the whole line moving to their left. The defense went with them, and Rattler rolled right. No one was open, but the seas opened up and he ran. Everyone was covered, for what's its worth. I think the play was designed to go to the crossing route that Tre held. The long TD run was as frustrating from the top as it was on TV. The Bills had 9 guys in the box. There were 3 missed tackles. It was a failure of execution. Under no circumstances should the photo I linked here be a TD.

No, they're not. The Bills have the worst defense in the history of football. I read it right here, so it must be true.

He never called plays in SF, even in that one year. There were a few years in the NFL where everyone clamored to hire anyone with a little gel in their hair who once got a cup of coffee for Shanahan or McVey. Two of those guys, McDaniel and Zac Taylor, are now in bad situations where they are in over their heads. Bobby Slowik almost followed in their path. Then Slowik got canned in Houston, because the league got wise about these young "offensive geniuses.".But did you know that Slowik is currently the "Passing Game Coordinator" in Miami? How about the fact that Ken Dorsey is the "Passing Game Specialist" in Dallas? The list goes on. These guys never leave the game, no matter how poorly they do. And if they do flame out, they just go back to college. Rob Ryan, of all people, is the assistant head coach for defense at USC.

If you have to have injuries, it's nice to have them at positions where competent guys are sitting on their couch waiting for a call.

Seem to have a thing for Aussie punters.

Another thing. Posters want young players to get chances and reps to grow through their mistakes so that they can be ready for end of the season. There are constant complaints that McDermott won't play young players. But then these same posters declare these same young players busts for the predictable mistakes and fire the coaches for the lack of performance.

Shhhh! Don't give them the idea.

Reputation does drive refereeing. They used to say that Wade Boggs had such a reputation for having a good eye that if he didn't swing at a close pitch, he would get the ball called more often than not because the assumption was that if Wade thought it was a ball, then it probably was. I always thought that was BS, but baseball announcers used to remark on that all the time back in the day.