Matt Milano - rusty or washed?

[Breakout Squad]

2 minutes ago, bmur66 said:

I particularly liked to see Milano blitzing the QB

QB’s know to get rid of the ball when 58 is coming in hot. 

[Scott7975]

5 hours ago, BillsFan130 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLtXl6fIYBA- Cover 1 breakdown of Milano. Clips from the rams, lions and jets games.

 

Breaks down Milano vs Dorian- Showed clips of Milano doing a good job in zone for the most part capping routes, and showed Dorian struggling in zone coverage

 

 

 

I actually came here to post this. Just watched it. Really good breakdown. What I took from it is that Milano still has the better instincts but has a bigger problem with missed tackles. Otherwise they are pretty close in everything else. For the system that McD wants to run Milano is probably still the better choice. After being off football for nearly 2 years, he just needs to get his game speed sense a little better and miss less tackles.

 

Im only going to repost it so that it imbeds the video here. Some people don't like to click links.  Its worth the watch IMO.

 

 

[ghostwriter]

Dorian is younger and cheaper.

[NickelCity]

1 minute ago, ghostwriter said:

Dorian is younger and cheaper.

 

[Buffalo Bills Fan]

27 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

I actually came here to post this. Just watched it. Really good breakdown. What I took from it is that Milano still has the better instincts but has a bigger problem with missed tackles. Otherwise they are pretty close in everything else. For the system that McD wants to run Milano is probably still the better choice. After being off football for nearly 2 years, he just needs to get his game speed sense a little better and miss less tackles.

 

Im only going to repost it so that it imbeds the video here. Some people don't like to click links.  Its worth the watch IMO.

 

 

 

Posted same in a different thread. We both on same page.

[GASabresIUFan]

30 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

I actually came here to post this. Just watched it. Really good breakdown. What I took from it is that Milano still has the better instincts but has a bigger problem with missed tackles. Otherwise they are pretty close in everything else. For the system that McD wants to run Milano is probably still the better choice. After being off football for nearly 2 years, he just needs to get his game speed sense a little better and miss less tackles.

 

Im only going to repost it so that it imbeds the video here. Some people don't like to click links.  Its worth the watch IMO.

 

 

That was very evident in the Jets game.

[Thrivefourfive]

He looks, walks, and moves like a stiff bulky older player. Good news is Kelce isn’t any younger than his age in 2021, so here we go. 

[bmur66]

The matador heat seeking missle tackling machine play exploding no. 58 is back and ready for the playoffs just as planned. Get your popcorn Bills fans!

[Magox]

From watching the Cover 1 Breakdown, I think Milano is getting close.  Some of those missed plays are just very slight hesitations that leads to having those missed tackles.   It appears that if his processing can speed up just a tad, he'll be really close to where he was.

 

He should definitely play a lot this week against the Patriots.

[colin]

the argument seems to be better coverage w milano vs poor tackling.  hard poison to pick, but good coaches will run the ball hard on us, denver/baltimore/kc/philly is nasty work with guys running hard.

[GETTOTHE50]

1 minute ago, colin said:

the argument seems to be better coverage w milano vs poor tackling.  hard poison to pick, but good coaches will run the ball hard on us, denver/baltimore/kc/philly is nasty work with guys running hard.

Dorian was the only player consistently tackling Henry too 

[Drew21PA]

1 hour ago, Magox said:

From watching the Cover 1 Breakdown, I think Milano is getting close.  Some of those missed plays are just very slight hesitations that leads to having those missed tackles.   It appears that if his processing can speed up just a tad, he'll be really close to where he was.

 

He should definitely play a lot this week against the Patriots.

I watched him closely this week as well - half step behind when a linemen comes out to block him - he’s almost there in game speed - I liked the progress this week 

 

the one play he was hesitant was the Adams crosser - he knew it was coming but just shuddered and didn’t get there in time - half second - he would have tackled him for a small gain instead of 15 yarder 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

11 hours ago, ghostwriter said:

Dorian is younger and cheaper.

 

Yes but too expensive to get rid of for 2025.

[RunTheBall]

I think the plan is a fair amount of 3 LB sets against teams that run well. I think Tauron is slowing down a little bit, still an awesome player, but I don’t think he needs to be on the field 100% of the time anymore. 

 

This was Milano’s best game so far but you can’t coach speed and he looks sloooow. I don’t think that’s game shape, I think it’s a busted tibial plateau and age catching up to him. I think he can still be very effective and expect McD to start him in the playoffs but All Pro Milano is a thing of the past.

 

 

[JohnNord]

If you watch the video you’ll see why Dorian isn’t getting snaps.  
 

Some many people here scream about the “soft zone defense” and why opposing WR’s are “constantly wide open.”

 

If you watch the film, part of the reason is because Dorian Williams is in the wrong spot leading to easy catches.  

[Motorin']

2 hours ago, colin said:

the argument seems to be better coverage w milano vs poor tackling.  hard poison to pick, but good coaches will run the ball hard on us, denver/baltimore/kc/philly is nasty work with guys running hard.

 

I would love to see what a base 4-3 looks like with Milano, Bernard and Williams against jumbo and heavy set looks. 

 

And I know the criticism of taking TJ off the field.  But I think the Bills best D against a Ravens heavy package is a 4-3, or 5-2 Bear front with TJ playing Hamlin's SS role. 

 

I would argue that that's less "out of position" than having him line up at SAM against 12 and 6 OLine sets. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Motorin'

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Is it just me or is he looking thicccc

[Simon]

11 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

What I took from it is that Milano still has the better instincts but has a bigger problem with missed tackles. Otherwise they are pretty close in everything else.

 

This is not even remotely true.

I'm 56 years old and am not entirely convinced Dorian Williams could cover me.

There's several reasons the Bills don't start him unless they're forced to, and that's one of them.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

11 hours ago, ghostwriter said:

Dorian is younger and cheaper.

That’s a conversation for the offseason. It’ll be interesting to see what they do. They can spread out the dead money and save about $10 million with a post June 1st cut. I think this is a likely scenario.

 

 

[Augie]

7 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

This is not even remotely true.

I'm 56 years old and am not entirely convinced Dorian Williams could cover me.

There's several reasons the Bills don't start him unless they're forced to, and that's one of them.

 

They fear your elusiveness?