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I don't think anyone would describe those teams as having offensive schemes that make up for a lack of talent. They have talent. My point was that they didn't need to use 1st round picks to get it. I'd have to think that drafting something like DL, OL, WR, RB, TE in rounds 1-4 would satisfy a desire for a large quantity of offensive investment.
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They absolutely do. Perhaps 'lack of talent' was poor phrasing, but my point was that scheme makes up for a difference in talent. Bob Woods isn't as talented as Deandre Hopkins, but his production is similar. In KC, Tyreke Hill is a dynamic playmaker that's 2nd in the league in yds, but in our offense what would he be? Marquise Goodwin?
McVay doesn't need an elite Oline and weapons like Julio Jones to field an explosive offense. In 2016 he fielded one of the best offenses in the league with Cousins, Thompson, Garcon, Jackson, and Crowder. Give any other coordinator those weapons and that offense is in the bottom third of the league.
I equate the offensive minds on our staff to... Atlanta. The only way to a good offense is with elite players like Ryan, Jones, Freeman, etc. If we can unearth these guys after the first round, great. But until our scouts prove they can, I want the highest quality resources dedicated to the offensive side of the ball. Then McD can turn FAs (Hyde, Poyer) and mid/low round picks (Milano) into probowlers with his scheme.
11. Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Bills (16th overall)
The NFL’s youngest player (he won’t turn 21 until May) struggled immensely in zone coverage early in the season, making play-action the favorite tactic of every Bills opponent. But to Edmunds’s credit, he has become more patient with his reads early in the down, which has allowed him to better employ his speed late in the down. With fellow starting linebacker Matt Milano having a surprisingly stellar season before fracturing his fibula on Sunday, Buffalo’s defense is set inside for the foreseeable future. Linebackers are crucial to this team, as head coach Sean McDermott has brought over many of the double-A-gap pressures and disguises that he ran with Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis in Carolina.
From the same article:
JOSH ALLEN’S LEGS
They need to be a featured part of Buffalo’s offense. Allen has done a great job using his legs on scrambles against man coverage, where Buffalo’s increasingly vertical passing attack is lifting defenders and creating voids in the middle of the field. These last three weeks of 2018 must be spent incorporating Allen more into the foundational run game designs, like what the Panthers do with Cam Newton. The next question will be whether Allen can develop into a quality on-the-move thrower. If he can, Buffalo’s run-pass integration designs will be hard to handle in 2019 and beyond.
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12-12: Matt Waldman with Schopp & the Bulldog 21:48
Next on @WGR550: @MattWaldman. #Bills
Waldman on Allen's rookie year - I think it's been decent considering the o-line and surrounding talent. #Bills
Waldman on Allen - We still see issues crop up at times. You drool over the arm strength and his ability to throw it 50-60 yards down the field. You're seeing a lot of highs, and still some lows. #Bills
Waldman - I think there are signs of him being able to read safeties pre-snap. Where I worry about him is handling pressure, staying in the pocket, and throwing with rhythm & tempo. #Bills
Waldman on Allen - The #Bills are going to need him to make these mature decisions and right plays. Yes he makes exceptional plays, but it's that skill to find the easy plays in difficult situations that he has yet to show.
Waldman on Robert Foster - I think what you have is something between contributor and starter. The physical tools are there. #Bills
Waldman on Zay Jones - I think what you have is what you're going to get. He's not going to ever get behind a defense unless Allen goes off script. #Bills
Waldman - Need a Julio Jones, Mike Evans type option to come up with Allen. There's a lot of options in this draft class. #Bills
Waldman - You got a hell of a player in Tremaine Edmunds. Can't way to see how the #Bills continue to grow.
Next on @WGR550: @MattWaldman. #Bills
Waldman on Allen's rookie year - I think it's been decent considering the o-line and surrounding talent. #Bills
Waldman on Allen - We still see issues crop up at times. You drool over the arm strength and his ability to throw it 50-60 yards down the field. You're seeing a lot of highs, and still some lows. #Bills
Waldman - I think there are signs of him being able to read safeties pre-snap. Where I worry about him is handling pressure, staying in the pocket, and throwing with rhythm & tempo. #Bills
Waldman on Allen - The #Bills are going to need him to make these mature decisions and right plays. Yes he makes exceptional plays, but it's that skill to find the easy plays in difficult situations that he has yet to show.
Waldman on Robert Foster - I think what you have is something between contributor and starter. The physical tools are there. #Bills
Waldman on Zay Jones - I think what you have is what you're going to get. He's not going to ever get behind a defense unless Allen goes off script. #Bills
Waldman - Need a Julio Jones, Mike Evans type option to come up with Allen. There's a lot of options in this draft class. #Bills
Waldman - You got a hell of a player in Tremaine Edmunds. Can't way to see how the #Bills continue to grow.
Bills WR Isaiah McKenzie talks Josh Allen, speed and Buffalo
Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie has made a impactquickly since the team picked him up off waivers from the Denver Broncos.
McKenzie has two rushing touchdowns in four games with the Bills which ties him for second on the team with featured back LeSean McCoy.
Bills coach Sean McDermott said the team could use McKenzie's speed the day after they brought him to Buffalo.
"He's got some return ability, he's played wide receiver and the speed he plays, he plays fast," McDermott said. "He brings some speed to the table, which is a good addition."
NYUP.com started a new weekly feature this week by asking Buffalo Bills Reddit to give us questions to ask for a player they want to learn more about. Here's this week's Q&A with McKenzie, powered by Buffalo Bills Reddit.
Kyle Williams: "Continue to Prepare" (6:46)
Defensive Tackle Kyle Williams addressed the media inside the locker room topics include; LB Tremaine Edmunds leadership skills, QB Josh Allen setting into a leadership role on the offense, and his message to the team for the final three weeks.
Roger Goodell: 'We don't pay for video evidence'
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the Winter League Meeting about the league's stance on obtaining evidence after TMZ released video of Kareem Hunt shoving and kicking a woman.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the Winter League Meeting about the league's stance on obtaining evidence after TMZ released video of Kareem Hunt shoving and kicking a woman.
Context for Tremaine Edmunds’s Performance vs. the Jets
Erik Turner - 12/12/2018
Rookie linebacker Tremaine Edmunds was drafted 16th overall by the Bills and immediately inserted into the middle linebacker role in Leslie Frazier’s defense. The now 20-year-old has had a rollercoaster of a season. At times his natural athleticism has shone through, but at other times his immaturity at the position has led people to question the selection.
So today, I want to dive into Edmunds’s film vs. the Jets to show you some of his good and bad plays, but more importantly, to give you some context surrounding what he is being asked to do. This should help you understand why he was in a position to make the interception downfield and why he was half a click late and unable make the tackle on another play.
One of the major coverages the Bills play is quarters. You will see it creep up several times in this game, so I’ll give you a crash course into quarters coverage from the perspective of the Mike linebacker. One of the main ways to beat this coverage is to attack the middle linebacker, and teams did that frequently in 2017 when Preston Brown was the Mike. They had a ton of success. Edmunds has done a much better job, but there is still room for improvement.
Erik Turner - 12/12/2018
Rookie linebacker Tremaine Edmunds was drafted 16th overall by the Bills and immediately inserted into the middle linebacker role in Leslie Frazier’s defense. The now 20-year-old has had a rollercoaster of a season. At times his natural athleticism has shone through, but at other times his immaturity at the position has led people to question the selection.
Bob Babich, his position coach, and I talk about that often. Sometimes we’re having meetings and we’re just talking and leading meetings, and we talk about all the things that we put on his plate, and then you realize how young he is, and the fact that it’s a new position, because he was an outside linebacker in college. Now, you’re a middle linebacker in the National Football League, so young at what he’s doing, to see his growth is just incredible. You have high hopes for his future. He’s just going to keep getting better and better. -DC Leslie Frazier
Those who believe that Edmunds was over-drafted or not worth the selection may not truly understand what he is asked to do. Most fans will chalk up Frazier’s statement about Edmunds becoming more “comfortable in this system” or how “his communication, handling all the different things that show up during a ball game that he struggled with early in the season” as coach-speak, but you will see all of those things in action in this article.
So today, I want to dive into Edmunds’s film vs. the Jets to show you some of his good and bad plays, but more importantly, to give you some context surrounding what he is being asked to do. This should help you understand why he was in a position to make the interception downfield and why he was half a click late and unable make the tackle on another play.
One of the major coverages the Bills play is quarters. You will see it creep up several times in this game, so I’ll give you a crash course into quarters coverage from the perspective of the Mike linebacker. One of the main ways to beat this coverage is to attack the middle linebacker, and teams did that frequently in 2017 when Preston Brown was the Mike. They had a ton of success. Edmunds has done a much better job, but there is still room for improvement.
ORCHARD PARK - Just like the evaluation of quarterback Josh Allen is difficult given the woeful talent around him, the same is true in judging the awful season of running back LeSean McCoy.
McCoy is now 30 years old and clearly in decline as a player, but his struggles this season are more about the incompetence of Buffalo’s offensive line and the fact that until the last three games, opposing defenses never had to worry about defending the Bills’ inept passing game.
If he was in the right situation, meaning playing behind a strong offensive line in a balanced run-pass offensive attack, McCoy would surely be having a better season than he is with the Bills in 2018.
But that’s not the case, and there’s no guaranteeing it will be all that much better next year, which is why general manager Brandon Beane should re-think the comment he made a couple of months ago when he said McCoy would be back with Buffalo in 2019.
The Bills would be foolish to retain McCoy. Cutting him is the right move for him, as it might give him a chance to flourish at the end of the line and make a final push for Hall of Fame consideration, and it’s the right move for the team, particularly from a financial standpoint given his $9 million cap figure in the last year of his contract.
Bills Today: Keith Ford - This is only the beginning
O’HARA’S SCOUTING REPORT: Buffalo Bills
Mike OHara - COLUMNIST
It doesn’t lessen the pain for the Buffalo Bills and their legion of loyal fans that the step they’ve taken backward this year was predictable after last season’s leap forward.
Retooling can throw a wrench into expectations, and that’s happening to the Bills after a magical 2017 season under first-year head coach Sean McDermott.
They ended a 17-year postseason drought by making the AFC playoffs as a wild card with a 9-7 won-loss record.
They’re 4-9 and out of playoff contention going into Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, who’ve also taken a step back after a 9-7 record that was not good enough to make the NFC playoffs.
A roster overhaul was planned under McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane regardless of last year’s record that revived the fan base.
“It was just amazing to see how it brought a lot of energy to our city and fan base,” McDermott said of the 2017 season in a conference-call interview with the Detroit media. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime basis, in terms of breaking a streak.”
Brian Daboll and Matt Patricia: Old friends prepare to match wits again on Sunday
It doesn’t lessen the pain for the Buffalo Bills and their legion of loyal fans that the step they’ve taken backward this year was predictable after last season’s leap forward.
Retooling can throw a wrench into expectations, and that’s happening to the Bills after a magical 2017 season under first-year head coach Sean McDermott.
They ended a 17-year postseason drought by making the AFC playoffs as a wild card with a 9-7 won-loss record.
They’re 4-9 and out of playoff contention going into Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, who’ve also taken a step back after a 9-7 record that was not good enough to make the NFC playoffs.
A roster overhaul was planned under McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane regardless of last year’s record that revived the fan base.
“It was just amazing to see how it brought a lot of energy to our city and fan base,” McDermott said of the 2017 season in a conference-call interview with the Detroit media. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime basis, in terms of breaking a streak.”
O’HARA’S SCOUTING REPORT: Buffalo Bills
Mike OHara - COLUMNIST
It doesn’t lessen the pain for the Buffalo Bills and their legion of loyal fans that the step they’ve taken backward this year was predictable after last season’s leap forward.
Retooling can throw a wrench into expectations, and that’s happening to the Bills after a magical 2017 season under first-year head coach Sean McDermott.
They ended a 17-year postseason drought by making the AFC playoffs as a wild card with a 9-7 won-loss record.
They’re 4-9 and out of playoff contention going into Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, who’ve also taken a step back after a 9-7 record that was not good enough to make the NFC playoffs.
A roster overhaul was planned under McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane regardless of last year’s record that revived the fan base.
“It was just amazing to see how it brought a lot of energy to our city and fan base,” McDermott said of the 2017 season in a conference-call interview with the Detroit media. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime basis, in terms of breaking a streak.”
Brian Daboll and Matt Patricia: Old friends prepare to match wits again on Sunday
It doesn’t lessen the pain for the Buffalo Bills and their legion of loyal fans that the step they’ve taken backward this year was predictable after last season’s leap forward.
Retooling can throw a wrench into expectations, and that’s happening to the Bills after a magical 2017 season under first-year head coach Sean McDermott.
They ended a 17-year postseason drought by making the AFC playoffs as a wild card with a 9-7 won-loss record.
They’re 4-9 and out of playoff contention going into Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, who’ve also taken a step back after a 9-7 record that was not good enough to make the NFC playoffs.
A roster overhaul was planned under McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane regardless of last year’s record that revived the fan base.
“It was just amazing to see how it brought a lot of energy to our city and fan base,” McDermott said of the 2017 season in a conference-call interview with the Detroit media. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime basis, in terms of breaking a streak.”
Tough question to ask - but if Herbert is available when the Bills pick (unlikely) should they move on from Allen? Don't see this as a realistic scenario but they mocked it here.
Allen has obviously done some great stuff but I've seen the flaws in his game that many talked about during his draft year.
In reality - trading down seems too obvious a move from the Bills POV.
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