The Edmunds Report - Week 9, Bills v. Jagoffs, 11/07/21

[Freddie's Dead]

The Week 9 Bills v. Jagoffs edition of The Edmunds Report is here.  I will state what I see on a play, then assign a point system -1, 0, +1, and keep a running total.  I'll ignore plays where he's not involved and only look at coverage if he's onscreen (I don't have the All-22).  Let's go to the tape.

 

JAX 1st possession

1st and 10, JAX 36 - 49 blocked out of hole on Hyde 6 yard run (-1,-1)

2nd and 10, JAX 49 - Pass to Hyde, 49 overruns tackle, but slows up Hyde enough for Harry to cleanup for a 6 yard gain (0,-1)

3rd and 4, BUF 45 - 49 fights off a block to stuff Lawrence for a 2 yard gain (+1,0)

4th and 2, BUF 43 - Flat pass to Agnew, who outruns 49 for 22 yard gain (-1,-1) Refs missed Jagoffs LT pulling out early, which he did all game long with no false start call.

 

JAX 2nd possession

1st and 10, JAX 25 - Pass to tight end who fell, 49 missed the INT, no end zone replay (0,-1) 

3rd and 11, JAX 24 - 49 drops, Lawrence has nowhere to go, Addison with the sack (+1,0)

 

JAX 3rd possession

1st and 15, JAX 20 - 49 rushes Lawrence, about two steps away when Lawrence completes the pass for 12 yard gain (0,0)

3rd and 4, JAX 31 - 49 drops, slant to Shenault, 49 comes up to make the stick, but after the first down (0,0)  Tre' had primary coverage, an Jagoffs ran a "legal" pick play, so can't fault 49 for the 1st down.

1st and 10, BUF 48 - 49 fights off blocks and cleans up tackle on 33 for 1 yard gain (+1,+1) 5 yard HTF penalty on Wrap tacked on to the end of the run.

1st and 10, BUF 42 - Quick out to Chenault, 49 overruns the tackle, with a little block in the back help from 69 of the Jags (+1,+2) 

3rd and 5, BUF 37 - Lawrence throws a quacking duck, 49 unable to scoop it up off the carpet (0,+2) Inexplicably, McD declines an actual holding call drawn by Jerry Hughes, and Wright kicks a 55-yarder.  Huge mistake.

 

JAX 4th possession

2nd and 6, JAX 26 - Hyde run, 49 jumps into the hole and makes a 2 yard TFL (+1,+3)  Lotulelei called for defensive holding, which you can't see on the TV, and no replay.

3rd and 7, JAX 34 - 49 lines up on LOS to right, blitzes, pushed aside while Beathard lobbed a mortar to Arnold (0,+3)  No excuse for the D not to INT or knock down this quacking duck.  Tre' bit HARD on the out and up.

2nd and 7, BUF 35 - 49 on a delayed blitz, lays out Beathard with a head butt, but pass to EZ did fall incomplete (-1,+2) 15-yard RTP call for inadequately disguising the head butt.

 

JAX 5th possession

Kneel down after Bills punt.

 

First half observations

49 was a bit of a Dow Joneser in the first half.  There were two missed INT opportunities that could have swung the game more in the Bills favor.  He did show some skill as a pass rusher, getting some pressure, but his unfamiliarity led to an RTP.  He ain't an RB, so you can't go helmet to helmet with a QB in the pocket.

 

JAX 6th possession

No plays directly involving 49

 

JAX 7th possession

1st and 10, BUF 30 - 49 drops, Lawrence nowhere to go, AJ with the sack (+1,+3)

2nd and 10, BUF 30 - 49 drops, Lawrence completes seem pass to Arnold between 49 and Cookie for a 1st down (-1,+2)

1st and 15, BUF 25 - 49 blitzes unabated to QB, Lawrence escapes right, 49 dives and trips up Lawrence, but he regains his feet to throw INC at the BUF 5 (+1,+3)  Haterz were screaming in the GDT about 49 not getting the sack.

2nd and 15, BUF 25 - 49 fights off blocks to clean up on 5 yard run to Hyde (0,+3)

4th and inches, BUF 10 - 49 blocked as Lawrence sneaks for the 1st down (-1,+2)

1st and goal, BUF 4 - 49 fight through blocks to hold Hyde to 1 yard (+1,+3)

 

JAX 8th possession

1st and 10, JAX 20 - 49 sheds block to tackle Hyde, but after 5 yard gain (-1,+2)

 

JAX 9th possession

1st and 10, JAX 47- 49 with a run blitz tackles Hyde for no gain (+1,+3)

3rd and 10, JAX 47 - 49 blitzes up the middle, fights off hold/HTF (no call), and hurries Lawrence into throwing long and incomplete (+1,+4)

 

JAX 10th possession

2nd and 12, JAX 46 - 49 fights off blocks to tackle Hyde for 3 yard gain (+1,+4)

 

Conclusions

1.  49 and the defense did not lose the game today.  JAX never found the EZ, even while the offense coughed it up in Bills territory.  You hold a team to 9, the Bills offense should win 10 out of 10 times. 

2.  49 showed some skills rushing the passer today.  He had the bad RTP penalty, but I attribute that to his unfamiliarity with hitting a QB in the pocket.  

3.  Had a number of run-stuffing plays and plays where he shed blocks.  He still had some times where he got blocked, but he fought through more of that today than he has all season.

4.  The two dropped INTs figured huge.  He needs to come up with at least one of those.  Just one more play from 49 might have won us this game.

5.  I like the improvement.  This kid is getting better as the season rolls along.

 

49 grades overall:

Squeelers - B+ 

Fish - INC (DVR #### the bed)

WTF's - B- 

Erlers - A+ 

Chefs - A- 

Titians - C 

Fish - B (1st half dragged down the grade)

Jagoffs - B (Two dropped INTs dragged down the grade)

[LABILLBACKER]

Maybe when he's 35 he'll finally be good.

[Dr.Sack]

Now do Singletary, & Moss. 

[Brand J]

Ever seen Apocalypto? I think there’s a nickname in there that’s fitting of our MLB:

 

Tremaine “Almost” Edmunds

[Freddie's Dead]

1 hour ago, Dr.Sack said:

Now do Singletary, & Moss. 

 

Too much work.