Ford on Kromer (Paywall)

[Coach Tuesday]

From yesterday’s Athletic (honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated):

 

https://theathletic.com/3524555/2022/08/20/bills-cody-ford-training-camp/?source=user_shared_article
 

Ford admitted the attitude adjustment was necessary and overdue.

 

He and Dawkins cited new offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been a significant factor. Asked about the difference between Kromer and previous assistant Bobby Johnson, Ford responded with eight seconds of silence. The corners of his lips curled upward as he mulled his reply.

 

“He’s doing a phenomenal job,” Ford said of Kromer. “I don’t know what that means, coming from me. But the way we’ve been coached and the techniques that we’ve learned is why I say there’s been so much improvement.”

Edited August 21, 2022 by Coach Tuesday

[Chandler#81]

6 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

From yesterday’s Athletic (honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated):

 

https://theathletic.com/3524555/2022/08/20/bills-cody-ford-training-camp/?source=user_shared_article
 

Ford admitted the attitude adjustment was necessary and overdue.

 

He and Dawkins cited new offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been a significant factor. Asked about the difference between Kromer and previous assistant Bobby Johnson, Ford responded with eight seconds of silence. The corners of his lips curled upward as he mulled his reply.

 

“He’s doing a phenomenal job,” Ford said of Kromer. “I don’t know what that means, coming from me. But the way we’ve been coached and the techniques that we’ve learned is why I say there’s been so much improvement.”

Thanks for your opine, but there’s just too many free quality sports articles, programs and podcasts to bother spending a freakin dime on. I do appreciate you posting the highlights of their writer’s opinions though.

[billybrew1]

Wow! I’m having a chicken and egg kind of moment here. While I know coaches can mean everything to a team. I also know talent usually wins. I knew Kromer would have an impact but averaging over eight yards a carry vs. a supposedly good defense for four quarters in a preseason game? From the Bills? Without Josh running? Eight yards!

I loved hearing Ford’s humility there in that short quote. When you’re humble, you can really learn a lot.

Another thing is in this day and age of extreme competition you wouldn’t think offensive line coaches could have a large gap between them, but here we are reading about Aaron Kromer again after his first tour in Buffalo….when he did the same exact thing! He had a lot of talent though….in…. Glenn, Cognito, Wood and Miller…Three really good OL and Miller or was it Mills? wasn’t bad….

Im very glad the Bills have both extreme talent and excellent coaching. With a phenomenal number of current or ex-coordinators on the coaching staff right now. Billieve or don’t but we have 8 of them now…..

PS - thanks for posting this….

[Dr. Who]

44 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

From yesterday’s Athletic (honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated):

 

https://theathletic.com/3524555/2022/08/20/bills-cody-ford-training-camp/?source=user_shared_article
 

Ford admitted the attitude adjustment was necessary and overdue.

 

He and Dawkins cited new offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been a significant factor. Asked about the difference between Kromer and previous assistant Bobby Johnson, Ford responded with eight seconds of silence. The corners of his lips curled upward as he mulled his reply.

 

“He’s doing a phenomenal job,” Ford said of Kromer. “I don’t know what that means, coming from me. But the way we’ve been coached and the techniques that we’ve learned is why I say there’s been so much improvement.”

I have a flip phone. Nobody wants it.

[BillnutinHouston]

Thanks for providing a summary rather than confiscating my phone.

[davefan66]

During and after the game they asked a bunch of the players about the impact of Kromer.  They all had nothing but good to great things to say about his impact in the run game and coordination.  Not sure if our last o-line coach did so much coordination in the run game.

Singletary looked like a beast.  Moss looks like he used to.  Cook is going to be very good.  A run game is very important to keep the ball from the opponent, spell the defense, not get Josh killed with him running.  Hopefully this is what’s needed to put us over the top.

 

 

 

[Niagara Dude]

Just now, davefan66 said:

During and after the game they asked a bunch of the players about the impact of Kromer.  They all had nothing but good to great things to say about his impact in the run game and coordination.  Not sure if our last o-line coach did so much coordination in the run game.

Singletary looked like a beast.  Moss looks like he used to.  Cook is going to be very good.  A run game is very important to keep the ball from the opponent, spell the defense, not get Josh killed with him running.  Hopefully this is what’s needed to put us over the top.

 

 

 

I prefer to see less Allen runs this coming season,  at least not until the playoffs begin.  

[davefan66]

Just now, Niagara Dude said:

I prefer to see less Allen runs this coming season,  at least not until the playoffs begin.  

At the right time only. Don’t want it to be a necessity.  If Singletary is as good as he looks, that bodes well.

[BillsFan4]

Just wait until you have to deal with the athletic’s (completely non-existent) customer service… you might change your tune then. There is no way to even talk to a live person. If their email bot can’t figure out what you’re asking you are SOL. I had a payment issue once and it was a total nightmare.

 

I ended up eventually re-subscribing but only because I got a deal for $10 for the year. I’d never even think about spending anything near full price on the athletic. IMO their Buffalo coverage isn’t as good as it used to be. It was a lot better when the athletic first came out.

[BillsFan4]

Sounds like ford had a bit of an attitude/entitlement issue last season.

 

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“Cody is a fighter,” Dawkins said. “Last year, he was upset he wasn’t playing. This year, he’s taking it as a reality check and is handling it the right way.

“What we want to see is him respecting the challenge and not complaining about it. As long as he’s not pouting and keeping high spirits, as long as he puts his best work on film, he understands what needs to be done.”
 

Dawkins added it’s no knock on Johnson that Kromer has been able to light a fire. Their criticisms might have been the same, but a second voice seems to have impacted Ford’s perspective.

 

“(Kromer) doesn’t sugarcoat anything,” Dawkins said. “He’ll tell him exactly what he doesn’t want to hear. He’ll say, ‘This is f-ing horrible,’ or, ‘You think that you’re doing it right, but you’re not.’

 

“Cody’s heard that before, but now it’s from a different face. So now it’s not, ‘Oh, that’s Bobby being Bobby.’ Now you have two people saying it, so now you’re the one that’s wrong and not them.”

sounds like he’s taking the coaching much better this year and starting to figure things out. It would be great if he could develop into a starter for us!

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:

From yesterday’s Athletic (honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated):

 

https://theathletic.com/3524555/2022/08/20/bills-cody-ford-training-camp/?source=user_shared_article
 

Ford admitted the attitude adjustment was necessary and overdue.

 

He and Dawkins cited new offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been a significant factor. Asked about the difference between Kromer and previous assistant Bobby Johnson, Ford responded with eight seconds of silence. The corners of his lips curled upward as he mulled his reply.

 

“He’s doing a phenomenal job,” Ford said of Kromer. “I don’t know what that means, coming from me. But the way we’ve been coached and the techniques that we’ve learned is why I say there’s been so much improvement.”

 

I agree about the Athletic.

 

I love Ford's response... restraint is an undervalued commodity in our world.

 

 

1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said:

Thanks for your opine, but there’s just too many free quality sports articles, programs and podcasts to bother spending a freakin dime on. I do appreciate you posting the highlights of their writer’s opinions though.

 

The Athletic is  definitely more for people who like to read than to watch talking heads. 

 

[ddaryl]

We all had high hopes when Kromer was brought back.  From what we all saw, Kromer is definitely a difference maker,  and we are lucky he became available this offseason

Edited August 21, 2022 by ddaryl

[TheyCallMeAndy]

OP took my phone  

That said, Ford has actually looked decent this summer.

[Sierra Foothills]

14 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

Just wait until you have to deal with the athletic’s (completely non-existent) customer service… you might change your tune then. There is no way to even talk to a live person. If their email bot can’t figure out what you’re asking you are SOL. I had a payment issue once and it was a total nightmare.

 

I ended up eventually re-subscribing but only because I got a deal for $10 for the year. I’d never even think about spending anything near full price on the athletic. IMO their Buffalo coverage isn’t as good as it used to be. It was a lot better when the athletic first came out.

 

I can't vouch for their customer service but I appreciate all the great writing and coverage they offer.

 

I follow several sports teams so The Athletic is worth it for me though.

 

It was sad when they took Matthew Fairburn off the Bills beat though they still have Joe Buscaglia and Tim Graham contributing.

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

30 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

I have a flip phone. Nobody wants it.

'Star Trek' nerds waited 40 years for those, dontcha know! 🤨

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(And yes, I am one.)

 

[Dr. Who]

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

'Star Trek' nerds waited 40 years for those, dontcha know! 🤨

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(And yes, I am one.)

 

Live long and prosper.

[ddaryl]

2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

'Star Trek' nerds waited 40 years for those, dontcha know! 🤨

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(And yes, I am one.)

 

 

1 minute ago, Dr. Who said:

Live long and prosper.

[JaCrispy]

1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:

From yesterday’s Athletic (honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated):

 

https://theathletic.com/3524555/2022/08/20/bills-cody-ford-training-camp/?source=user_shared_article
 

Ford admitted the attitude adjustment was necessary and overdue.

 

He and Dawkins cited new offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been a significant factor. Asked about the difference between Kromer and previous assistant Bobby Johnson, Ford responded with eight seconds of silence. The corners of his lips curled upward as he mulled his reply.

 

“He’s doing a phenomenal job,” Ford said of Kromer. “I don’t know what that means, coming from me. But the way we’ve been coached and the techniques that we’ve learned is why I say there’s been so much improvement.”

Sounds a little fascist to me…😉

[Dan Darragh]

1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:

(honestly, if you don’t have an Athletic subscription by now, your phone should be confiscated)

agree

 

It's the best sports writing since SI was in its heyday.  I hate paying subscriptions as much as anybody but this one is worth it.

[NoSaint]

25 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

I can't vouch for their customer service but I appreciate all the great writing and coverage they offer.

 

I follow several sports teams so The Athletic is worth it for me though.

 

It was sad when they took Matthew Fairburn off the Bills beat though they still have Joe Buscaglia and Tim Graham contributing.

 

oh Timmy….