How Will McDermott Change the Defense?

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 4:55 PM, dpberr said:

Plenty more Jim-Johnson style zone blitzes from all directions.  

 

I expect less of the "we'll predictably only rush four to generate pressure" nonsense.

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This is the disappointment I’ve been talking about. Lol

[BigAl2526]

McDermott, of course, will use the same basic scheme.  I don't really expect to see a lot less nickel alignment. The only change I realo expect is a somewhat higher number of blitzes.  I don't think McDermott is anything close to "blitz happy," but I think he is just a little more aggressive than Frazier.  Of course, I think he wants his front four to be a   lot more effective rushing the pastor than they were after Von Miller went down last season.  I think he knows it's not healthy to be in a position where you're so dependent on a single player like Miller.

[ddaryl]

All I know is if our Defense doesn't improve in consistency/decision making,  with McD at the helm, then there is going to be a lot of hot takes calling McD out.

 

I hope his tendacies of being aggressive  are what this team needs on D. I'm very happy to move on from Frazier

[GoBills808]

  On 4/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, mrags said:

Expect to be disappointed if you expect any change. Anyone that thinks Frazier wasn’t running the D exactly how McClappy wanted it ran is in for a shocker this year. 
 

really hope I’m wrong. But we’ll find out I guess. 

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This lol

 

Are people really convincing themselves that McDermott somehow allowed Frazier to mismanage his defense for the last 5 years😂😂

[LABILLBACKER]

  On 4/3/2023 at 3:58 PM, JayBaller10 said:

Maybe we’ll see a defense specifically tailored to stop the opposing offense, rather than a “this is what we do” nickel cover 2 scheme employed against everyone.

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They should scheme defensively in a different manner every week.  Every team has different strengths & weaknesses.  You don’t just stubbornly say we're running out the same tampa2 zone every week.  Just a stupid strategy. 

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:04 PM, GoBills808 said:

This lol

 

Are people really convincing themselves that McDermott somehow allowed Frazier to mismanage his defense for the last 5 years😂😂

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Exactly.
 

And…. To think that even if he allowed Frazier to mismanage his own defense, he didn’t fire Frazier after the 13 second debacle. If that’s the case, then it makes the case for firing McD even greater. Thy he allowed his own DC to screw up as bad as he did and didn’t clean it up when he had all the reason in the world to do it. Yet he didn’t. Why?!? Because Frazier did exactly what McD wanted him to do. 

[GoBills808]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:14 PM, mrags said:

Exactly.
 

And…. To think that even if he allowed Frazier to mismanage his own defense, he didn’t fire Frazier after the 13 second debacle. If that’s the case, then it makes the case for firing McD even greater. Thy he allowed his own DC to screw up as bad as he did and didn’t clean it up when he had all the reason in the world to do it. Yet he didn’t. Why?!? Because Frazier did exactly what McD wanted him to do. 

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And if he wasn't doing exactly what McDermott wanted him to it's arguably worse since he let it drag on for 5 seasons.

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:17 PM, GoBills808 said:

And if he wasn't doing exactly what McDermott wanted him to it's arguably worse since he let it drag on for 5 seasons.

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So…. You and I are on the same page. McD is a disappointment overall. 
 

I give him credit for getting us this far. Just don’t think he can get us to the top of that mountain. I hope I’m wrong. And of course anything can happen. Even a broke watch is right twice a day. 

[Simon Says]

  On 4/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, mrags said:

Expect to be disappointed if you expect any change. Anyone that thinks Frazier wasn’t running the D exactly how McClappy wanted it ran is in for a shocker this year. 
 

really hope I’m wrong. But we’ll find out I guess. 

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I guess that is a bit of a concern for me

[BillsVet]

There will be more clapping.  Lots more.  

 

And maybe a post game statement to the effect of, "sure, we'd like to shut out every team in the league, but it doesn't happen that way."

 

 

 

[Beck Water]

  On 4/3/2023 at 4:25 PM, jkeerie said:

I sure hope there's no limit to the number of posters we can ignore on this site.

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I haven't found one, but at present a modest ignore file of a dozen or so does wonders for being able to focus on football rather than inanity

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:25 PM, BillsVet said:

There will be more clapping.  Lots more.  

 

And maybe a post game statement to the effect of, "sure, we'd like to shut out every team in the league, but it doesn't happen that way."

 

 

 

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Lol. Right. 

[GoBills808]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:20 PM, mrags said:

So…. You and I are on the same page. McD is a disappointment overall. 
 

I give him credit for getting us this far. Just don’t think he can get us to the top of that mountain. I hope I’m wrong. And of course anything can happen. Even a broke watch is right twice a day. 

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My thesis a while back McDermott was emotionally stuck in rebuild mode and I think the mentality of the team reflects that

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:28 PM, GoBills808 said:

My thesis a while back McDermott was emotionally stuck in rebuild mode and I think the mentality of the team reflects that

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Right. At some point we need to go from being the hunter/underdog to being the hunted with a target on our backs. Yet we gave the Bengals all the locker room material in the world coming into the Div champ game and we blew that big time. Flattest we have seen the team play in years. 

[Beck Water]

  On 4/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, mrags said:

Expect to be disappointed if you expect any change. Anyone that thinks Frazier wasn’t running the D exactly how McClappy wanted it ran is in for a shocker this year. 
 

really hope I’m wrong. But we’ll find out I guess. 

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I think McDermott dropped some breadcrumbs about that in a couple of his pressers.

 

Basically he said something to the effect that you can have the same playbook and plan and it will still look different with two different coaches calling it.

 

I don't think the fundamental scheme or the playbook will change, but I think way its implemented will look more different than some think.  When you hire a guy, you can't micromanage him, and in general over the course of a season, McD was getting satisfactory results from Frazier's D so had no reason to micromange.

 

I don't think the D was being called exactly how McDermott would have called it in various in-game situations, especially the first or second time we've faced an opponent or when the same opponent throws something we weren't expecting at us. 

 

I also feel that Frazier was philosophically slower to make in-game adjustments than McDermott is.

[dorquemada]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:25 PM, BillsVet said:

There will be more clapping.  Lots more.  

 

And maybe a post game statement to the effect of, "sure, we'd like to shut out every team in the league, but it doesn't happen that way."

 

 

 

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I'm holding out for "It's hard to win in the NFL"

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:39 PM, Beck Water said:

 

I think McDermott dropped some breadcrumbs about that in a couple of his pressers.

 

Basically he said something to the effect that you can have the same playbook and plan and it will still look different with two different coaches calling it.

 

I don't think the fundamental scheme or the playbook will change, but I think way its implemented will look more different than some think.  When you hire a guy, you can't micromanage him, and in general over the course of a season, McD was getting satisfactory results from Frazier's D so had no reason to micromange.

 

I don't think the D was being called exactly how McDermott would have called it in various in-game situations, especially the first or second time we've faced an opponent or when the same opponent throws something we weren't expecting at us. 

 

I also feel that Frazier was philosophically slower to make in-game adjustments than McDermott is.

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Well. For the success of the team I really hope you are right. But some of us are preparing to be disappointed yet again. Hopefully McClappy surprises me. 

[Simon Says]

  On 4/3/2023 at 5:14 PM, mrags said:

Exactly.
 

And…. To think that even if he allowed Frazier to mismanage his own defense, he didn’t fire Frazier after the 13 second debacle. If that’s the case, then it makes the case for firing McD even greater. Thy he allowed his own DC to screw up as bad as he did and didn’t clean it up when he had all the reason in the world to do it. Yet he didn’t. Why?!? Because Frazier did exactly what McD wanted him to do. 

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Can anyone explain Frazier’s one-year 'sabbatical"?  I believe he was pressured and likely getting his full salary. Does it sound like McDermott was 100% satisfied with the defense during the playoffs?

[mrags]

  On 4/3/2023 at 6:21 PM, Herb Nightly said:

Can anyone explain Frazier’s one-year 'sabbatical"?  I believe he was pressured and likely getting his full salary. Does it sound like McDermott was 100% satisfied with the defense during the playoffs?

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He was defiantly pressured. They likely gave him the option to resign with dignity by “taking a year off” so they wouldn’t have to be the bad guys for firing him. McD has too much respect for Frazier to do that to him. 
 

I just hope I’m wrong and McD gets something out of this defense that Frazier failed to do. 

[stevestojan]

Maybe really press at the line on 3rd and game situations? 
 

I might be crazy, but I could see him move guys as close to 9 yards off the LOS pre-snap.