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Football Perspective‏ @fbgchase FollowFollow @fbgchase More Buffalo is averaging 123 passing yards and 1.5 interceptions per game, which is a stat line straight out of an average game from 1941 http://www.footballperspective.com/week-6-passing-stats-the-bills-are-above-average-at-passing-for-1941/ They are averaging 2.0 ANY/A and have reached the cellar by being bad at every facet of the passing game. The Bills rank last in the league in completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing touchdown rate, and yards per attempt. The Bills also have the worst sack rate *and* the worst interception rate in the NFL. In 1941, the league average completion percentage was 44.3%; the 2018 Bills are completing passes at a 50.6% clip. In 1941, the average NFL team gained 122 passing yards per game; the 2018 Bills are gaining 123 passing yards per game. In 1941, NFL teams threw an interception on 10% of passes; the 2018 Bills have thrown an interception on 7.3% of passes. But if you pick any year more recent than 1941, you might think Buffalo was a below-average passing team. The league average completion percentage has been over 50.6% in every season since 1961. When it comes to interceptions, 1975 and 1971 are the only post-merger seasons where the league average more than 1.5 interceptions per game. And in passing yards per game? It’s been higher than Buffalo’s current average in every season beginning in 1942. If you want to use yards per attempt, you have to go back to 1935 to find a season where Buffalo’s current 5.39 Y/A average would be above average. The last time the league average ANY/A was below 2.0 was in 1938, and the NFL has never had a NY/A average as poor as the 2018 Bills.

I haven't checked any of this out, but its hilarious... http://www.footballperspective.com/week-6-passing-stats-the-bills-are-above-average-at-passing-for-1941/ They are averaging 2.0 ANY/A and have reached the cellar by being bad at every facet of the passing game. The Bills rank last in the league in completion percentage, passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing touchdown rate, and yards per attempt. The Bills also have the worst sack rate *and* the worst interception rate in the NFL. In 1941, the league average completion percentage was 44.3%; the 2018 Bills are completing passes at a 50.6% clip. In 1941, the average NFL team gained 122 passing yards per game; the 2018 Bills are gaining 123 passing yards per game. In 1941, NFL teams threw an interception on 10% of passes; the 2018 Bills have thrown an interception on 7.3% of passes. But if you pick any year more recent than 1941, you might think Buffalo was a below-average passing team. The league average completion percentage has been over 50.6% in every season since 1961. When it comes to interceptions, 1975 and 1971 are the only post-merger seasons where the league average more than 1.5 interceptions per game. And in passing yards per game? It’s been higher than Buffalo’s current average in every season beginning in 1942. If you want to use yards per attempt, you have to go back to 1935 to find a season where Buffalo’s current 5.39 Y/A average would be above average. The last time the league average ANY/A was below 2.0 was in 1938, and the NFL has never had a NY/A average as poor as the 2018 Bills.

Overall talent on those teams were also not great; GMs/HCs left a lot to be desired as well

Best part was when he went on and said: "When we were really struggling on offense early last year, we had a meeting with Sean McDermott, our offensive coaches, LeSean McCoy and me. We tried to figure out what we wanted our offensive identity to be moving forward. Offensive coordinator Rick Dennison brought in this wide zone running scheme, and we weren’t comfortable with it yet. We’d been so successful running the ball the previous two years that we wanted to get back to our old style while still trying to embrace the new concepts Rick was bringing to the table. We needed to meet halfway, and, shoot, we made a run to the playoffs. Critical at tricky moments like these: Teammates cannot say anything publicly to condemn anyone else on the team." Coaches and GMs make stupid decisions all the time. They should be questioned....

As they should be. Should have taken any of the 3 after Mayfield. Don't matter how good Barkley is, if you have no QB. As Bills fans we have experience with this...

NYG as well. I know the Pegulas won't embrace the tank again, but this year I sure as hell would

So... Some of those years during the playoff drought we had exceptional defenses. We were simply an offense away from ending the drought, and we so desperately wanted to do that for us and the fans. Those Mondays and Tuesdays, as a veteran leader, you’re walking back into that practice facility really searching for answers to get this thing right. When we were really struggling on offense early last year, we had a meeting with Sean McDermott, our offensive coaches, LeSean McCoy and me. We tried to figure out what we wanted our offensive identity to be moving forward. Offensive coordinator Rick Dennison brought in this wide zone running scheme, and we weren’t comfortable with it yet. We’d been so successful running the ball the previous two years that we wanted to get back to our old style while still trying to embrace the new concepts Rick was bringing to the table. We needed to meet halfway, and, shoot, we made a run to the playoffs. https://theathletic.com/592873/2018/10/16/wood-call-me-crazy-but-i-see-enough-positives-to-believe-in-another-bills-playoff-run/

Dicky J clearly didn't have a clue, which we all knew, but Jesus Christ it pisses me off to read that today....

https://theathletic.com/592873/2018/10/16/wood-call-me-crazy-but-i-see-enough-positives-to-believe-in-another-bills-playoff-run/ Eric Wood: Looking back at the numbers, I think this is the worst offensive stretch the Bills have had since 2009. Some of the later offenses I’ll take more blame for as an experienced leader, but my rookie year I was throwing my body around and doing anything I could. We had a dreadful, six-game stretch that year, leading to Dick Jauron being fired. We averaged 11 points and 242 yards and never gained more than 300 yards over any of those six games. The whole experience was interesting because Jauron was a defensive coach, but we had already fired offensive coordinator Turk Schonert in the preseason. So I guess the next head to roll was Jauron’s. That offseason, Jauron decided he wanted to run a no-huddle offense that none of our coaches were equipped to handle. It wasn’t in Schonert’s wheelhouse. It wasn’t in replacement Alex Van Pelt’s either. We wound up watching a lot of Indianapolis Colts film that preseason, but we didn’t have any former Colts coaches on our staff. We ran an offense of which no one knew the ins and outs. Trent Edwards did some pretty special things in practice, but he couldn’t put it together in games. That might be similar to how the Bills view Nathan Peterman now. Maybe it’s like a golfer who can’t make a putt or a kicker who can’t make a field goal anymore. The yips … You know Peterman is doing the work. You know Peterman is preparing. I’m sure he’s performing well at practice. He did last year when I was there. He gave us confidence going into any game. He did well this preseason. He deserved to be the opening-day starter. He has done a lot of good things. But, man, in his Sunday opportunities there have been just way too many interceptions and monumental mistakes. If Josh Allen’s injured elbow doesn’t let him play this week, then I think you must go to Derek Anderson now and have Peterman come off the bench only in an emergency. McDermott should give Anderson a chance to play — if Anderson can get up to speed in the playbook — because the Bills are playing such great defense. He has been in the game so long that you have to assume there are enough concepts to prep him for Sunday at Indianapolis.

He is not going back to O state either: Also, sorry you have to go BPA and this is a great pass rushing draft, which is great and awful at the same time given our needs

I hate you...but very true

Daboll has predominantly gone to half-field reads in every aspect of the passing game. He utilizes motion frequently to help Allen identify the coverage of man versus zone. Sometimes he will have Allen simply read whether the defense is in a one-high safety look or a two-high coverage. It’s a strategy that cannot be sustained long-term but, given the situation, is their best option. Allen struggles to see the field and read coverages pre- to post-snap, and generally he lacks trust in his accuracy. All of those weaknesses have made the jobs of opposing defensive coordinators that much easier. If the Bills offense doesn’t get the coverage it expected, the chances of a play succeeding are slim. I often get asked why the offense is so bad and whose fault it is. Is it Allen? The lack of talent at the WR position? The scheme? The offensive line? The blame can rarely be put on one person or group on any given play. On this third quarter play, none of the above are at their best. It’s third-and-4 and the Bills see man coverage again. Daboll has what equates to zone-beater concepts, but the Texans play man coverage. On the snap, RT Jordan Mills is quick in his kick-slide and DE J.J. Watt sees an overset so he drives inside. While Jones runs a sloppy route with a telegraphed cut runs a sloppy route, Holmes runs a deep dig and lets the DB drive him out of bounds. Allen, looking to escape as soon as he hits the top of his drop, now has half of the field to work with, only one real option and a spy linebacker in Benardrick McKinney — who is 6-foot-4 and can run the 40-yard dash in 4.66 seconds — bearing down on him. Allen tries to make a play, but it is nearly intercepted. As you can see, the Bills offense’s margin for error is extremely small. Allen’s inexperience has limited the coaching staff’s ability to scheme the offense. If Daboll doesn’t get the coverage he and his pro scouts expected, Allen will struggle to work through progressions, hold onto the ball, tack a sack or run it. The Texans even went so far as having their pass rushers dive inside, baiting Allen to escape the pocket where their spy linebackers were waiting. The more defenses play man coverage against Allen, the more success it appears they will have. The Bills don’t have receivers that can separate consistently when one-on-one, and they can’t sustain drives if the QB consistently looks to run. The Bills offense is in a real bind when Allen is in the lineup, and it’ll be interesting to see what changes they make if and when he returns. https://theathletic.com/591843/2018/10/16/bills-film-room-how-the-texans-swallowed-up-josh-allen-and-gave-a-blueprint-to-the-rest-of-the-league/

Sarcasm obviously... and it's that's, not thats

Encouraging news... Greg Vorse TV @GregVorse 32m32 minutes ago More Greg Vorse TV Retweeted David J. Chao, MD How rare is Tommy John Surgery in quarterbacks? I’ve found Jake Delhomme in 2007 and Rob Johnson (yes him, #Bills fans) in 2004 as the only QBs that have had it in the last 15 or more years.

It really is worth every penny...

Given the other choice? I am...

He owned(s) the Seahawks & Trailblazers....

https://twitter.com/ByRosenberg/status/1051956738943987712

It's the same pass over and over again - exactly. If you can't learn from your mistakes or know your limitations, especially at this level, you don't belong in the NFL.

Suck for Luck err the 1st pick

OH WOW Jason La Canfora‏Verified account @JasonLaCanfora 1S More In wake of Josh Allen's injury, Bills not wanting to play Peterman and are reaching out to https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-are-shopping-lesean-mccoy-to-eagles-for backup quarterback/ Jason La Canfora Retweeted La Canfora‏Verified account @JasonLaCanfora OCT 14 More Bills in a very different mindset than at the 2017 trade deadline. Not shopping veterans or trying to load up on picks. Would take a bounty to lure a McCoy or Hughes away:

Joe B thinks Allen will be out for at least one week, believes Anderson will play: https://www.wkbw.com/sports/bills/buffalo-bills-declare-allen-week-to-week-with-elbow-injury For context, over the past year plus when McDermott has used the term "week-to-week," it has mostly meant that the injured player will be out for at least that week, if not more. When you consider the on-field results from Peterman, that might be a bit obvious, but I think it was cinched when offensive coordinator Brian Daboll came up to the podium and started discussing having to narrow down smaller game plans for a player that just got in the door not that long ago. Daboll also said that Anderson is "always upstairs" studying the playbook, and "grinding away" to get himself prepared. At this point, even though Anderson has only been with the team for all of six days, I just don't see how the Bills could trot Peterman out on the field as the starting quarterback.

Benjamin Allbright‏Verified account @AllbrightNFL 6m6 minutes ago More The Raiders advertise they want "a 1st round pick" to open negotiations through the media. They'll settle for a 2nd, most offers will be in the 3rd round range.

Joe Buscaglia‏Verified account @JoeBuscaglia 1m1 minute ago More #Bills OC Brian Daboll on Derek Anderson learning the offense: He's picking it up. He's upstairs right now. He's upstairs all the time. He's grinding it out.

Jon Scott‏Verified account @JonScottTV 50s50 seconds ago More #Bills OC Brian Daboll says he’s seen improvement from Josh Allen despite what the numbers suggest. #Bills Joe Buscaglia‏Verified account @JoeBuscaglia 1m1 minute ago More #Bills OC Brian Daboll on Derek Anderson learning the offense: He's picking it up. He's upstairs right now. He's upstairs all the time. He's grinding it out.