Bills use of stunts

[BobbyC81]

I don’t follow games as intently as I used to, but I seem to recall that the Bills defense generally rushes 4, with no stunts, vs 5 offensive line blockers and occasionally a TE or RB.  Most of their sacks came from great coverage where the pass rushers eventually got to the QB.  Is this true?
 

Also, does anyone remember, during that period when McD took the defensive calls away from Frazier, did he change it up more with stunts and blitzes?

[CaptnCoke11]

I remember them running stunts when Von was on the field.  Not a lot but the definitely did. 

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[Buffalo_Stampede]

Stunts are really called by the players. Typically have a player like Von or someone calling them pre snap.

 

 I remember Alexander use to call them and when he left the Bills struggled finding someone who could call them as successfully.

[Freddie's Dead]

Stunts?  Blitzing?  I know not of which you speak....

[DJB]

Great are signing more stunt men to play ST? 🤨

[T master]

BB is this some kind of a stunt to see what the Bills will do against you this year ??

[John from Riverside]

4 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Stunts are really called by the players. Typically have a player like Von or someone calling them pre snap.

 

 I remember Alexander use to call them and when he left the Bills struggled finding someone who could call them as successfully.

God, do we miss Lorenzo Alexander

[Buffalo_Stampede]

1 minute ago, John from Riverside said:

God, do we miss Lorenzo Alexander

Yes. I’ll never forget Chris Brown saying this in 2020 season when the D was struggling. He said Alexander called all the stunts and that year they were rotating the responsibility.

[Fr. Jerk]

They're too busy stunting on the streets, G unit style, ya dig?

 

[Thurman#1]

They stunt sometimes. Not a whole lot, but they do it.

 

Randomly picked the last game of the year and went looking. Found two in the first half, and stopped looking.

 

First quarter 13:56 and second quarter 0:16.

[Fleezoid]

I don't think we have the right personnel for stunts.

 

[Sharky7337]

Evil kinevil needs to get a call I guess

Edited May 2, 2023 by Sharky7337

[Motorin']

6 minutes ago, Sharky7337 said:

Evil kinevil needs to get a call I guess

 

I was thinking Super Dave Osborne!

 

 

 

[BarleyNY]

37 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:

They stunt sometimes. Not a whole lot, but they do it.

 

Randomly picked the last game of the year and went looking. Found two in the first half, and stopped looking.

 

First quarter 13:56 and second quarter 0:16.

 

This is what I noticed in the past. They sometimes blitz too. The Cincy playoff game was an exception in that they blitzed a lot in it especially as it progressed. An issue the past 5 seasons was that Edmunds was on the field almost 100% of the time and he was absolutely horrible at blitzing. Hopefully whomever claims the MLB spot can be effective at it.

 

They have blitzed an CB occasionally and it has been effective. In part that’s probably because they don’t do it a ton. 

[Sharky7337]

1 hour ago, Motorin' said:

 

I was thinking Super Dave Osborne!

 

 

 

I initially put him as danger dave but that was who I was going for and settled on evil lol

Edited May 2, 2023 by Sharky7337

[Beck Water]

19 hours ago, BobbyC81 said:

I don’t follow games as intently as I used to, but I seem to recall that the Bills defense generally rushes 4, with no stunts, vs 5 offensive line blockers and occasionally a TE or RB.  Most of their sacks came from great coverage where the pass rushers eventually got to the QB.  Is this true?
 

Also, does anyone remember, during that period when McD took the defensive calls away from Frazier, did he change it up more with stunts and blitzes?

 

You might find this Cover1 piece of interest, discussing how McDermott's defenses in Philly and in Carolina created pressure
 

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by Beck Water

[albanyfan]

7 hours ago, Motorin' said:

 

I was thinking Super Dave Osborne!

 

 

 

Smart guy, that Super Dave. I believe his brother is Albert Einstein!

[BigAl2526]

So Buffalo's defensive linemen have been waiting for the team to hire stuntmen rather than doing their own?  

[Milanos Milano]