Matt who? - Dorian Williams - What will the Bills do when Milano can return?

[Westside]

4 hours ago, JP51 said:

Williams, Milano, Morrow, Andreeson, Spector, Bernard... doesnt matter unless we get guys like Oliver and Jones to show up... they were non factors in this game... and it was quite disappointing to me... especially Oliver. 

Oliver has sucked this year. Jones is invisible and couldn’t make a play if nobody was guarding him. Our DE’s are very very inconsistent. 
We came into this year depleted because of being in cap hell. And the players Beane brought in flat out suck.

I blame the front office if things go south this year. Beane gets too much credit and not enough criticism. To me he is a below average GM. With the way he’s managed the cap and the draft picks he’s chosen have been less than stellar. 
I could never see teams like KC, Balt, SF keeping beane around after all his bad decisions. But he has a lifetime employment contract with the bills who think he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. 

[Yobogoya!]

This feels like a good biweek topic for discussion. 
 

Dorian Williams isn’t at Milano’s ceiling yet by any means, but he’s shown well and has been a starter all year. McDermott is usually hesitant to shake up a starting lineup after it’s been set and can we really say it’s Milano’s spot if he hasn’t started a game since October of last year? 
 

I think they’ll bring him along slowly and possibly platoon him into the game on obvious passing downs where he’d be a clear upgrade over Williams. 

[Big Turk]

Work Milano in slowly and use Williams in some special 3 LB sets against run heavy teams I am guessing.

[Shortchaz]

1 minute ago, Big Turk said:

Work Milano in slowly and use Williams in some special 3 LB sets against run heavy teams I am guessing.

I like the idea of this but I don’t think they’re taking taron off the field 

[PoundingDog]

 

We know Milano WAS great. Is he still? We have learned from Von's experience, right?   

[K-9]

11 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:

This feels like a good biweek topic for discussion. 
 

Dorian Williams isn’t at Milano’s ceiling yet by any means, but he’s shown well and has been a starter all year. McDermott is usually hesitant to shake up a starting lineup after it’s been set and can we really say it’s Milano’s spot if he hasn’t started a game since October of last year? 
 

I think they’ll bring him along slowly and possibly platoon him into the game on obvious passing downs where he’d be a clear upgrade over Williams. 

Yeah, it might take a game or two for Milano to get up to speed, but another thing McD doesn’t hesitate to do is put the best 11 on the field. When Milano is 100%, he will resume the starter’s role because he is a better player than Williams. So I’ll say it, it’s Milano’s spot. 

[Eastport bills]

Put Matt on a pitch count and bring him back slowly. Dorian is playing great and is part of a tandem with Bernard that is a big part of 9 and 2. Matt is an all pro OLB but at this point in his career, he’s a good bet to hit IR before the playoffs if he’s the starter. Let’s just get him in game shape and in the flow and set him loose in the playoffs.

[BananaB]

Maybe we can have a 4-3 package against heavy running teams. I know it sucks to take Taron off the field.

[buffaloboyinATL]

1 minute ago, BananaB said:

Maybe we can have a 4-3 package against heavy running teams. I know it sucks to take Taron off the field.

Agreed, but it will be good to have options. I trust that McDermott will figure out how to get all of that talent on the field.  

[Yobogoya!]

31 minutes ago, PoundingDog said:

 

We know Milano WAS great. Is he still? We have learned from Von's experience, right?   

Tre White as well. It’s unfortunate to see all pro players’ have their career derailed by injuries, but it happens. We’re all pulling for Milano to return to form but nothing is guaranteed at this point. 

[26TrapDraw]

57 minutes ago, BananaB said:

Maybe we can have a 4-3 package against heavy running teams. I know it sucks to take Taron off the field.

I literally would rather take a d line man off the field than not have Taron

[paulmm3]

A healthy Matt Milano should start over Dorian Williams. I have faith this is something he can come back fully from, but you always have to see.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

They did some stuff vs KC where Dorian rushed the QB on the edge and they took off a DT. I’m pretty sure this is what they’re going to do. 
 

Something like a 3-4. Bills have some stuff planned. It’ll be a light 3-4 with Williams and Taron Johnson on the field. Bills aren’t afraid to play small. Basically a 3-3-5.

Edited November 19 by Buffalo_Stampede

[JGMcD2]

On 9/30/2024 at 3:41 PM, Westside said:

Oliver has sucked this year. Jones is invisible and couldn’t make a play if nobody was guarding him. Our DE’s are very very inconsistent. 
We came into this year depleted because of being in cap hell. And the players Beane brought in flat out suck.

I blame the front office if things go south this year. Beane gets too much credit and not enough criticism. To me he is a below average GM. With the way he’s managed the cap and the draft picks he’s chosen have been less than stellar. 
I could never see teams like KC, Balt, SF keeping beane around after all his bad decisions. But he has a lifetime employment contract with the bills who think he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. 

I just want to make sure that this doesn't go ignored.

 

Terrible, terrible post.

[Antonio]

1 hour ago, Shortchaz said:

I like the idea of this but I don’t think they’re taking taron off the field 

You don´t have to take Taron out, you can take Hamlin out and we will have a much better defense. 

[Jay_Fixit]

1 hour ago, PoundingDog said:

 

We know Milano WAS great. Is he still? We have learned from Von's experience, right?   

What does this mean?

On 9/30/2024 at 2:41 PM, Westside said:

Oliver has sucked this year. Jones is invisible and couldn’t make a play if nobody was guarding him. Our DE’s are very very inconsistent. 
We came into this year depleted because of being in cap hell. And the players Beane brought in flat out suck.

I blame the front office if things go south this year. Beane gets too much credit and not enough criticism. To me he is a below average GM. With the way he’s managed the cap and the draft picks he’s chosen have been less than stellar. 
I could never see teams like KC, Balt, SF keeping beane around after all his bad decisions. But he has a lifetime employment contract with the bills who think he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. 

In summation:

 

I have zero clue what I’m talking about.

[boyst]

1 hour ago, Yobogoya! said:

This feels like a good biweek topic for discussion. 
 

Dorian Williams isn’t at Milano’s ceiling yet by any means, but he’s shown well and has been a starter all year. McDermott is usually hesitant to shake up a starting lineup after it’s been set and can we really say it’s Milano’s spot if he hasn’t started a game since October of last year? 
 

I think they’ll bring him along slowly and possibly platoon him into the game on obvious passing downs where he’d be a clear upgrade over Williams. 

He's not even at his floor. 

 

This is clearly a joke. Williams has been a step or two late every read in pass coverage. He's like Edmunds but smaller. Edmunds made up for his slow reads and poor position with his size and athleticism. Williams just has athleticism.

 

The chiefs picked on him. They couldn't run on us because our DL played strong. No credit to Williams though he did spy on Mahomes successfully a few times. No easy feat. 

[stlbills13]

Williams is a solid player and it's nice that you can confidently rely on him if Milano comes back slowly or comes back a noticeably lesser player. But I think Milano at 80-85% is still better than Williams and gives us an elite LB unit. It's not a knock on Williams who will definitely be used to keep both Bernard and Milano fresh and healthy. 

[ganesh]

On 9/26/2024 at 11:08 PM, Mr. WEO said:

 

that's attractive trade bait....

No one will take that salary and also give draft picks as compensation...especially knowing his health issues

[Augie]

12 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

I just want to make sure that this doesn't go ignored.

 

Terrible, terrible post.

 

Yeah, you beat me to it. That one aged quite poorly.