Leslie Frazier's interview Monday 12/13

[Hapless Bills Fan]

Frazier is very patient and mild and soft spoken.

Says that we succeeded in stopping the Bucs in the second half as a result of adjustments made

 

Can we, maybe, make those adjustments and stop a good team before they've gone up 24 points on us?

Could we put them in the gameplan before kickoff?

 

I'm just a little frustrated - if we have the capability to stop a top offense by "making adjustments", why does it take so long?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/leslie-fraizer-they-executed-better-in-that-situation

 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Hopefully his next interview is for another job that he gets

[HamSandwhich]

7 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Frazier is very patient and mild and soft spoken.

Says that we succeeded in stopping the Bucs in the second half as a result of adjustments made

 

Can we, maybe, make those adjustments and stop a good team before they've gone up 24 points on us?

Could we put them in the gameplan before kickoff?

 

I'm just a little frustrated - if we have the capability to stop a top offense by "making adjustments", why does it take so long?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/leslie-fraizer-they-executed-better-in-that-situation

 

If he implemented it before the game, then he would not be able to get credit for making adjustments after half.  There would be no adversity, not quite as cool.  /sarcasm

[RoyBatty is alive]

57 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Frazier is very patient and mild and soft spoken.

Says that we succeeded in stopping the Bucs in the second half as a result of adjustments made

 

Can we, maybe, make those adjustments and stop a good team before they've gone up 24 points on us?

Could we put them in the gameplan before kickoff?

 

I'm just a little frustrated - if we have the capability to stop a top offense by "making adjustments", why does it take so long?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/leslie-fraizer-they-executed-better-in-that-situation

 

I was a Leslie Frazier fan until i heard his pitiful reasons for not putting in another D Lineman versus the C

pats and not too until Q4 for Milano to be instructed to jump the gaps which he did successfully at the end of the game.  He said, effectively, we didnt prepare for another lineman or men in the box and he has a real inability to make adjustments.

 

What is truly contrasting is the evil overlord Belicheck constantly makes adjustments, often quarter to quarter if not series by series.  Meanwhile, we can only follow the plan until it is too late and we FINALLY realize it and make adjustments. 

 

We are built to defend the pass and that is where the coaching and continuity, especially Hype and Poyer ply really shines.

Edited December 14, 2021 by RoyBatty is alive

[LABILLBACKER]

5 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Hopefully his next interview is for another job that he gets

I want a new DC & OC. Or just let Dermott do all the defense like Belichick. 

[LeGOATski]

10 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Frazier is very patient and mild and soft spoken.

Says that we succeeded in stopping the Bucs in the second half as a result of adjustments made

 

Can we, maybe, make those adjustments and stop a good team before they've gone up 24 points on us?

Could we put them in the gameplan before kickoff?

 

I'm just a little frustrated - if we have the capability to stop a top offense by "making adjustments", why does it take so long?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/leslie-fraizer-they-executed-better-in-that-situation

 

They're not always going to have the right gameplan. Aren't halftime adjustments normal for all teams?

[Nextmanup]

6 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

What is truly contrasting is the evil overlord Belicheck constantly makes adjustments, often quarter to quarter if nit series by series. 

Not only that, but he makes them with a little miniature golf scorecard pencil on what appears to be a blank mailing envelope!  I love that...it's how I do things myself.  Not a lot of tech going on in my life.

 

Funny how a pencil and an envelope can take down the best teams in football.

 

It's all about what you are writing down on the envelope.

 

(Not the right pencil or paper from my comments, but how many times have you seen BB doing this on the sideline during the game?)

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Nextmanup

[Steptide]

It's an age old tale. How many times have we seen an NFL team take a big lead in a game, and then the other team come back? There's countless games you can think of where this happened. I don't know why it has to get done at halftime, but it's not uncommon 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Steptide

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I want a new DC & OC. Or just let Dermott do all the defense like Belichick. 

I have wanted Mcd to take over the defense for 2 years. We are way to passive and that’s all fraiser. Get some teeth back in this D

[BuffaloRebound]

He seems like a guy the players respect and his defense is effective but he’s probably better suited for a rebuild as a Head Coach or DC at this point.  Bring some stability to a flailing franchise.  

[Logic]

4 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Hopefully his next interview is for another job that he gets

I don't really understand this line of thinking. The Bills are one of the better coached defenses in the NFL. They were the 2nd ranked scoring defense in 2019 and are the 2nd ranked scoring defense this year. 2020 was admittedly a bad year for the Bills defense. Other than that, what's the gripe?

[BuffaloBillyG]

8 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

They're not always going to have the right gameplan. Aren't halftime adjustments normal for all teams?

In today's day and age with all the Tablets and instant access to data...if you wait until halftime to make adjustments you are already 2 quarters behind. 

 

There are teams that make adjustments on the fly and make tweaks all game long.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

2 minutes ago, Logic said:

I don't really understand this line of thinking. The Bills are one of the better coached defenses in the NFL. They were the 2nd ranked scoring defense in 2019 and are the 2nd ranked scoring defense this year. 2020 was admittedly a bad year for the Bills defense. Other than that, what's the gripe?

Last years defense was not good. This year I feel is incredibly hollow and the stats are really skewed by playing some terrible QBs. I think we have maybe the best secondary in the league and they cover up so much of our issues. I think we are way to passive and soft on defense and my guess is that McDermott calling the plays dials up considerably more pressure. I think we have the personnel to be a dominant defense and we just aren’t that right now. Also almost any physical offense pushes us around and has us on skates. I’m not saying Fraiser is terrible but I feel like he’s a little too finesse. I’d prefer a little more aggression and tone setting and I honestly think it would change with McDermott. Plus, that’s his calling card. If you are the Coach and Defense is your thing…get your hands on it and make it your own.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

8 minutes ago, Steptide said:

It's an age old tale. How many times have we seen an NFL team take a big lead in a game, and then the other team come back? There's countless games you can think of where this happened. I don't know why it has to get done at halftime, but it's not uncommon 

Some of it was just bad luck/freak plays too.  Brady made two absolutely impossible plays in the first half that both led to tds…I remember one was on 3rd down but I’m not sure about the other.  He’s not making that back foot lobbed rainbow throw with guys in his face to a receiver perfectly in stride twice in the same game haha  Hold them to 6 there instead of 14 and it completely changes the complexion of a game and we’re back in the ‘yea they have plenty of yards but are they scoring tds’ realm. 

[dwight in philly]

I think we need to get up on a team.. This year not many games where we had a lead to protect.. come from behind.. , close games.. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Last years defense was not good. This year I feel is incredibly hollow and the stats are really skewed by playing some terrible QBs. I think we have maybe the best secondary in the league and they cover up so much of our issues. I think we are way to passive and soft on defense and my guess is that McDermott calling the plays dials up considerably more pressure. I think we have the personnel to be a dominant defense and we just aren’t that right now. Also almost any physical offense pushes us around and has us on skates. I’m not saying Fraiser is terrible but I feel like he’s a little too finesse. I’d prefer a little more aggression and tone setting and I honestly think it would change with McDermott. Plus, that’s his calling card. If you are the Coach and Defense is your thing…get your hands on it and make it your own.

Idk they came up big enough to dominate that second half against the best offense in the league…it’s not like the bucs were trying to run out the clock on offense in the second half. we really did more than enough to win that game in regulation my opinion and it’s pretty criminal we took the loss.  I do think part of it has to do with the dline rotation.  Offensive players are gassing out and we’ve got relatively fresh guys coming in all game so the bills start to take some of the momentum back late. 

[GunnerBill]

12 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Last years defense was not good. This year I feel is incredibly hollow and the stats are really skewed by playing some terrible QBs. I think we have maybe the best secondary in the league and they cover up so much of our issues. I think we are way to passive and soft on defense and my guess is that McDermott calling the plays dials up considerably more pressure. I think we have the personnel to be a dominant defense and we just aren’t that right now. Also almost any physical offense pushes us around and has us on skates. I’m not saying Fraiser is terrible but I feel like he’s a little too finesse. I’d prefer a little more aggression and tone setting and I honestly think it would change with McDermott. Plus, that’s his calling card. If you are the Coach and Defense is your thing…get your hands on it and make it your own.

 

You think McDermott is gonna call more blitzes? Go watch his Carolina teams. That is not what they did. 

 

The Bills defense is good. The only people who want to change it are people who simply prefer defense played a certain style that McDermott and Frazier don't believe in.

[FireChans]

40 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Frazier is very patient and mild and soft spoken.

Says that we succeeded in stopping the Bucs in the second half as a result of adjustments made

 

Can we, maybe, make those adjustments and stop a good team before they've gone up 24 points on us?

Could we put them in the gameplan before kickoff?

 

I'm just a little frustrated - if we have the capability to stop a top offense by "making adjustments", why does it take so long?

 

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/leslie-fraizer-they-executed-better-in-that-situation

 

Yes, we’ve seen teams absolutely shut down the Bucs offense all year. And Tom Brady is basically 50-50 shut down at kickoff. very reasonable expectation.

[eee1776]

30 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I want a new DC & OC. Or just let Dermott do all the defense like Belichick. 

I always thought that McD shoud be making the calls. OC is still out for debate. Really like the OC for the vikings< I lke is game plans. 

[FilthyBeast]

I know McDermott isn't going to get fired even if this team loses out and looks bad in every game left, but at the very least you have to wonder if he understands he's going to be a true crossroads in his NFL HC career and knows that pretty much his entire coaching staff has to be overhauled heading into 2022.

 

And while I'm not as down on Frazier as I am Daboll, just not sure how this organization can move forward with the same defensive scheme that has failed miserably against physical teams and good QB's over and over again since 2017 despite having some good 'statisitcal' seasons. You just can't win this league try match up speed and smallish players at the point of attack against physical teams and RB's and not sure there is a defense in the history of the league that has been similarly built and won a SB.