Shortchaz Posted October 14 Posted October 14 7 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said: Allen's limitations are not between the ears as you suggested. IMO Allen is limited, like Luck was, by the inability of the Bills organization to surround him with other good to great offensive talent. Further improvements by Allen, either in his physical or cerebral play, will increasingly provide diminishing returns. Kelly enjoyed having TWO HOF WR's at the same time; and a HOF RB whose strength was his pass catching. In addition Kelly enjoyed the benefits of having a HOF, highly disruptive defensive player in Bruce Smith. When Kelly's O was faltering, Smith could take over a game and spark the team in ways that NO Bills defensive player has been able to do during the Allen years. In fact, Mahomes benefits greatly from future HOF DT Chris Jones who like Smith can single handily take over a game. These things aren’t mutually exclusive. We need better players AND Allen needs to make better use of what he has because he doesn’t have another option at the moment. Get the right play called for the defense you’re looking at, get the right protection and deliver the ball. 1 Quote
CincyBillsFan Posted October 14 Posted October 14 3 minutes ago, Shortchaz said: These things aren’t mutually exclusive. We need better players AND Allen needs to make better use of what he has because he doesn’t have another option at the moment. Get the right play called for the defense you’re looking at, get the right protection and deliver the ball. I agree that these things aren't mutually exclusive. But one has lagged far behind the other. And until I see the Bills close the gap between the two I will consider criticisms of Allen to be nit picking in the face of the real problems facing this franchise. 2 Quote
FireChans Posted October 14 Posted October 14 21 hours ago, MPT said: It's almost all on Brady. And the rest on McDermott. If you run every 1st down, you are giving the defense an advantage on every single sequence. First 3 games, lots of pre-snap motion. Next 2 games, very little pre-snap motion. One of the best TE tandems in the league? Ignore them, scheme up deep throws to Mack Hollins. The sequence at the end of the Houston game to give them the ball back and let them kick a FG? I mean, talk about a coaching blunder that only the author of "13 seconds" could have concocted. Don't tell me about a lack of talent at WR. Yeah, it can cover up bad coaching (see: Bengals) but you don't need it (see: Chiefs). We have a coaching staff that will announce their identity and never deviate. When is the last time you ever saw McDermott tailor his game plan to the opponent? He has his scheme and it works most of the time, but he'll never minimize his opponents' strengths or attack their weaknesses. It was the same with Dorsey and it's the same with Brady. Reid and Spagnuolo are the best because they tailor every single game for their opponent. Just like Belichick and Brady did. Most coaches, including ours, just don't have the capacity for it. Chiefs' offense isn't good and hasn't been for awhile. Quote
Shortchaz Posted October 14 Posted October 14 59 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said: I agree that these things aren't mutually exclusive. But one has lagged far behind the other. And until I see the Bills close the gap between the two I will consider criticisms of Allen to be nit picking in the face of the real problems facing this franchise. We are definitely lacking in top end talent, no doubt. If the Von Signing worked out we might be having a different discussion but so it goes. 1 Quote
14774 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 McClappy, Special Teams, Not using what little Offensive talent there is... Quote
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