Super Bowl Champion Coach Pederson offers advice to Buffalo Bills (or all middling teams)

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

“You learn if you play passive, if you play conservative, if you call plays conservatively, you are going to be 8-8, 9-7 every year.  Every year. Frank and I just having that collaborative spirit to talk about things and talk with our quarterbacks and just come up with ways of keeping this game fresh and fun and exciting for our players. And that’s really where it all stems from.”

Edited February 6, 2018 by RalphWilson'sNewWar

[Cripple Creek]

Just now, RalphWilson'sNewWar said:

“You learn if you play passive, if you play conservative, if you call plays conservatively, you are going to be 8-8, 9-7 every year.  Every year. Frank and I just having that collaborative spirit to talk about things and talk with our quarterbacks and just come up with ways of keeping this game fresh and fun and exciting for our players. And that’s really where it all stems from.”

marrone taking a knee with :54 left in the first half and 2 timeouts says hello

[Buddy Hix]

I, and I'm sure a few others, made this point last night. One of the biggest areas I would like to see growth from McD is in terms of being aggressive. That feels weird to say about a coach who benched his starter in the middle of a playoff run for a rookie QB but it rings true to me. McD, and maybe Dennison contributed, ran a very conservative offense. Punting in OT was the most egregious example but there were many more.

 

Sure, personnel plays a role in that, but Foles isn't Brady...and neither is Burton for that matter.

[dave mcbride]

I saw that this a.m. And immediately thought of our coaching staff.

[Teddy KGB]

McD and Marrone disagree 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Question is will Frank Reich get a head coaching job before McDermott is inevitably fired? 

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

6 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said:

Question is will Frank Reich get a head coaching job before McDermott is inevitably fired? 

 

Something to monitor in the next 1-2 seasons.  Because we can’t rely on playing dolphin fourth string QBs and Andy Dalton every time we want to make the playoffs.

[Gary M]

Fourth and goal, if you don't get it the Pats can't take a knee to let time run out (safety). Was brilliant

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, Gary M said:

Fourth and goal, if you don't get it the Pats can't take a knee to let time run out (safety). Was brilliant

 

What about 4th on your own 40?

 

[bmur66]

If you have talent on your team then you can take more chances. If not then you have to be more conservative like the Bills were last year. I don't think I would categorize McD as overly conservative without a few seasons of data.

Edited February 5, 2018 by bmur66

[Hapless Bills Fan]

28 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said:

“You learn if you play passive, if you play conservative, if you call plays conservatively, you are going to be 8-8, 9-7 every year.  Every year. Frank and I just having that collaborative spirit to talk about things and talk with our quarterbacks and just come up with ways of keeping this game fresh and fun and exciting for our players. And that’s really where it all stems from.”

 

Whoaoa!  Now this is Exhibit A of how, when you get a guy out from under his mentor, he may morph in a way you do NOT expect.  3 years under Andy Reid as OC did NOT lead me to predict this quote!

[Fan in Chicago]

5 minutes ago, bmur66 said:

If you have talent on your team then you can take more chances. If not then you have to be more conservative like the Bills were last year. I don't think I would categorize McD as overly conservative without a few seasons of data.

I fully agree. You have to have the horses, on both sides of the ball, to be aggressive. Way too many weaknesses on the Bills this year on O and D which forces a general conservativeness

[Woodman19]

It's much easier to be aggressive when you have faith in your offense getting short yards.

[Gugny]

PROTECT THE BALL!

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

20 minutes ago, Woodman19 said:

It's much easier to be aggressive when you have faith in your offense getting short yards.

Or when you average like 7 yards per carry... 

[poblano]

56 minutes ago, Buddy Hix said:

. That feels weird to say about a coach who benched his starter in the middle of a playoff run for a rookie QB .

Stop with that. Your QB came from  a 65 yards passing  game and you think still playing him is be agressive. The move certainly  wasn't go well but not was  a consevative move.

 

And play agressive without smarts is stupid

Edited February 5, 2018 by poblano

[auburnbillsbacker]

This year's Bills won more games by being conservative than they would have if they took risks.  

[Rocbillsfan1]

56 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said:

McD and Marrone disagree 

Marrone has way more balls than McD at this point. McD made me miss marrone by the way he coached in the playoffs this year. McD punted on 4th and 1 in ot in a blizzard at what like the 35? 

[thebandit27]

Before we all start piling on Buffalo's coaching staff, there's a big difference in playing aggressive with a cast like Blount/Ajayi/Jeffery/Ertz/Agholor/Torrey Smith and Nick Foles playing the best football of his life vs. playing aggressive with guys like Deonte Thompson and Andre Holmes with Tyrod at QB.

 

Some teams have one formula for winning; for McDermott's team this year, his conservative approach was the correct one.

 

What's most important is that he learns to adapt as the makeup of his team changes.

[xRUSHx]

All comes down to having a QB that has the skills to make it happen. That is willing to hang it out to drive that team to a win. 

 

Without it you get conservative Taylor made of not good enough.

 

Scheme of a limited QB.

 

Tyrod is a QB that needs to be carried, sure would be nice to have a QB that is good enough to run a full play book.

 

Tyrod is a QB that will get coachs fired for his not good enough, just see the last 3 years. 

Edited February 5, 2018 by xRUSHx