Spotlight on Roger Saffold---WTF is he doing on the 98 yard TD pass?

[2020 Our Year For Sure]

17 hours ago, Herc11 said:

So much judgement by fans who don't even know what his blocking responsibility was on that play

Actually if you re-read the OP you'll find there is no judgment in it anywhere. Just asking questions, and a few posts later, getting a good answer.

[Royale with Cheese]

17 hours ago, ScottLaw said:

Between Howard, Crowder and Saffold the Bills get a big F for their offensive FA acquisitions…. Good thing Josh is incredible.

[nedboy7]

Interesting. Technically we could field a 4 man OL.  Save some money. 

[pocoboy]

19 hours ago, Big Turk said:

Watching the reverse angle on that play and Allen is pretty close to being sacked for a safety due to Saffold going to double team nobody and leaving a guy in front of him with a clear path to the QB.  

 

Now, granted, this could have been how they decide to block it up because Bates has nobody to block(the Steeler player in front of him doesn't rush and kind of just stands there and Morse ends up sort of coming off his block to get a piece of that defender, but it was more like he steered the Pittsburgh defender he was blocking into the way of the other guy and bumped him off course.  That defender actually gets a hit on Allen on the play but it doesn't matter because...well Josh Allen is freaking Josh Allen.

 

Just seems really weird to block it up like that when Dawkins had his man stonewalled...I would have to think Saffold was supposed to block the dude that hit Allen on that play??

 

@HoofHearted any thoughts?

 

 

 

Well initially he can't go block that guy or it's ineligible man downfield. He probably assumed the guy was there to spy and not rush Allen, and went to help Dawkins. But yeah, lucky that he stayed home as long as he did.

[HoofHearted]

11 hours ago, MPT said:

 

Is it always so rigid that players aren't allowed to improvise in an obvious situation like this? Clearly it's a delayed blitz and clearly Dawkins and Morse are occupied and holding their blocks. So why wouldn't Saffold slide back to the blitz gap instead of wandering around in space?

 

Or is this actually Morse's fault for not shifting even though he was already engaged before the blitz came?

Morse's/Bates - Bates should overtake Morse's guy and Morse should be free to then work to the extra rusher.

[Royale with Cheese]

2 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

 

Yeah he's a bad GM....it's probably why we can't score.

[Big Turk]

2 minutes ago, HoofHearted said:

Morse's/Bates - Bates should overtake Morse's guy and Morse should be free to then work to the extra rusher.

 

So theoretically Bates is the guy who is just kinda in No Man's Land on this play...he doesn't really do much of anything other than put one arm on Morse's player but isn't in position to take over for the block so Morse almost "Do Si Do's" the player he is blocking into the delayed blitzer which buys the half second Allen needs to get the pass off.

[HoofHearted]

3 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

So theoretically Bates is the guy who is just kinda in No Man's Land on this play...he doesn't really do much of anything other than put one arm on Morse's player but isn't in position to take over for the block so Morse almost "Do Si Do's" the player he is blocking into the delayed blitzer which buys the half second Allen needs to get the pass off.

Bates is alright initially - punch to your gap. Morse gets squared up on the guy after Bates punch which is really the issue - he needs to keep his left arm free in order to work off to the second level defender if he rushes. The pocket is fairly clean - there's a clear path for Josh to be able to step up into - he just didn't.

[Royale with Cheese]

3 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

He’s a great GM. He’s not perfect. 

 

Well no one is perfect.  But every time he's not perfect, you will remind everyone on here over and over and over and over and over again.  

 

[Airseven]

Saffold has been a bust.

[NORWOODS FOOT]

1) Thought he had a running back helping?

 

2) Brain fart?

 

3) Playing for Las Vegas?

 

Who knows!

[Einstein]

21 hours ago, FireChans said:

Roger Saffold flat out SUCKS.

 

may be the worst player on offense

 

Please stop the negativity. We only do positivity here.

[The Jokeman]

21 hours ago, FireChans said:

He was a big time FA signing. Just a whiff 

Bring back Ike!

Ike needs to get healthy. 

[Airseven]

Beane got duped by Saffold in his contract year. Now Bills are stuck with a washed vet who’s apart of the worst run blocking OL in the league.