And we'll start on the offensive side of the ball here
with the bills, right? And I think, first of all, let's just
start with this because we'll talk bills offense,
Dolphins defense. And I think we think don't. The Dolphins
defense is going to be one of the better defenses this year
in the NFL. Yes. But you saw a few things real, like, man, if
they play like this, as opposed to, that
they could be top one, two,
three. And it's all about the blitz that stuck out to you and
watching this game. It's got it. They got a dial. The back
I think that's probably the biggest thing I would look at
just too aggressive and you know, you don't have to be a
scientist or a brain surgeon to watch that football game and go.
Wait, I understand, they got the strip sack fumble that set
up the, you know, the quick first touchdown for the Miami
Dolphins. But at some point you got to reassess and go.
Wait. But other than that play, we've actually just
an absolutely torn apart. And then even on some other places where
we didn't get torn apart, we were just like,
oh gosh, thank God. We didn't get torn apart. It was so
close. Oh my gosh, she almost hit that and I would have been
a huge player.
Oh my gosh, that good thing that one guy didn't block long
enough, or we were screwed down the middle here, and we've seen
them two weeks in a row, get screwed by quarterbacks that
are her talented and have a little bit of a
plan and Lamar and Josh out. And so
my big thing with them is I love it. I love what they do on
defense. They're the second last defense and football right
now. Alright, statistically, so they got to readjust, right?
That doesn't mean you're not a good
deep in the stats, on, always say it all.
Okay, and I know, but against Josh Allen in the bills and
Lamar Jackson come. Exactly, right, right? But I do think
that, that statistic line
and what those two quarterbacks have done to them
should make us go or make them go oh wait, we might need to be
a little more tactical about our approach here and not do it
so much. Right. And that to me, was one of the big turning
points in the game will hit on here
is when they were a little bit more tactical. And my last
thing just as a broad statement to start this conversation out,
is there,
they're too good on defense to be doing this to their team
right now. They're too good to be. Wait, I'm in your face,
man. To man,
And there's no safety back. And if we don't get the sack, then
I'm screwed man, to man. And it's going to be a big play, or
if I missed the jam, uh-oh, watch out. Even if the blitz
does get home, you're going to be open so quick,
the quarterbacks and they hit you and
it's a big play there to good across the board. They don't
need to rely on it and the light went off at some point in
this football game which was good to see cuz they got
Christian Wilkins. Who you noted write cursive writing,
that Jalen Phillips,
they got Melvin Ingram, they got tree flowers, you thought
they were winning their battles during the game. What that's
what jumped out. Out as you went through and even like even
on some of the blitz plays where you like what the blitz
actually didn't get home.
Just one guy actually
beat his guy and then
as the game went on and we saw the bills start to sputter
a little bit or not March up and down the field quite as easily.
Yeah. There was disguises maybe show that look drop out and
then
yeah, just let their front four. Go to work. Like you just
said there, I mean, they didn't have Raekwon Davis in this game
who, you know, I like him too. But yeah, those guys we just
talked about on the edge.
Then they can win their one-on-ones and along with. Hey
this guy blitzes. This guy drops out just to cry at create
a little confusion at times and all that you add Emmanuel
Ogburn to the conversation, you go
they got plenty of guys they don't need to Blitz to force
the issue all the time and what's different than yours
past where I think they had a force. The issue a little bit
was their offense was sucky ducky the last year so they
went defense has got a credit put few plays for us to win
the game. They don't have to do that. Now the offense is good
enough right to where you can go. We don't have to save On
a weekly basis and you know hopefully that Josh Boyer and
Mike McDaniel figure that out. Yeah, early on it was not
working for them. You noted first play, aggressive all-out
Blitz digs on that 28-yard game right down the middle, right?
First, I think they're touchdowns to, I think we have
a Graphic on this to Kristen and Pete on Josh Allen and
beating the
blitz. It just shows what you're talking about here
against the blitz. 22, pass attempts completed 17 of those
his to passing touchdowns, were against the Blitz.
But when he was not blitzed
his yards per attempt was basically cut in half rho
touchdowns there sacked, a couple times, he was sacked as
many times when he was not blind to my swing was Bliss,
right? So, do you give more credit
to the Miami Dolphins for, making that adjustment? Or more
blaming like, they probably shouldn't have been doing this
in the first place. I think there's a little bit of both
and go there, right? But I think that the end of the day,
just going to be going.
Hey, good job, self scouting thyself, and realizing where we
got to change it up here and then we can beat these guys. We
don't need to do this here. And
Give him this chance and then the Bills game plan
was so focused on
the all-out blitz and we're going to have it a plan and it
you just keep doing it and we're going to keep torturing
your ass that
when Miami started changing it up
the bills for a period of time had a hard time adjusting they
were like wait we called a play for the blitz we call the play
for a bit so no I don't have as many options against the Zone
coverage here this
you know detailed Zone coverage whatever else and that made
life hard. So yeah, it was a good adjustment.
Adjustment. And,
you know, their talent, just pops off the
film. When you watch it on the defensive side of the ball.
I mean, they're even when they're getting torched. You're still
going, man. There's some big fast, dudes, man. That's
secondary, can fly
and then, just to me, is more evidence of saying, you don't
need to be quite this aggressive and take that many
chances. Buffalo is probably a little freaked out early on
first quarter strip sack because they had what
a seven-man pass protection
and the Dolphins still got through. So got there. They
messed it up to though, you know, to that point that it'll
make them. It was a mess up. It Doesn't really like a
oh wait. We exposed the protection game plan, right.
There's a difference there to me when you expose the game
plan and guys are just running free. That's like, oh crap.
They don't have a game plan for it.
We already saw them. Block it a few times and had some big
plays and here they're set up. He's gonna he's gonna throw
a post down the middle of the game Davis,
but I don't know if it's a left tackle or the running back
there, they have the numbers. They have the people to pick it
up. Alan is actually fading away.
That way because he knows his only issues on the front side
where he's outnumbered. So he's kind of back pedaling going
backwards. A little bit buying
himself time because he's going. Oh my gosh, I got such
a great look. And if I put this ball, someone on the money,
it's going to be a 30 yard gain. If not, more of gave
Davis breaks the tackle. Right. So he's floating away going
away.
I'm good on the backside. We're good here,
and then boom, Jevon Holland, hit some strip sack fumble,
boom dolphin score, and it gets them going, and gives them
a little momentum on that side of the ball. Anything more on
Alan. Some miss a wide-open receiver didn't set his feet
late in the game, right? Could have been the game-winning or
go-ahead touchdown
anything more wasn't done. Usually
sluggish game for him or I can't say that it was, they
need to help him out and just make the game a little easier
for him. Like I said, on Monday, you know what, hey,
the the end of the
first half, not spiking the ball,
that's still a weird one.
Like I don't know if he didn't understand the rule or
whatever, build the Snapple the snap and I think in his mind he
thought of you're not allowed to spike the ball that there
but you can. This is
Current the Jacobi per set where there was a little bit of the
like Week 1 against Carolina, remember he fumbled the snap
and then he faked the spike and then spiked it. That should
have been intentional. Grounding, I wonder if that got
in his head
but that was a big moment in the football game left points
on the board there. Certainly and then, hey the the
the 6-yard out route on fourth down, you know, in the end zone
he does have a tendency of times with those kind of balls
because he's so talented that he just, you know, just flicks
it out there really fast and just his
Peter cockeyed, and sometimes they're not even on the ground.
It's a little bit Aaron Rodgers ish, like, and he missed that,
but the problem with that, play to the bothers me, a little,
they had a little cool little rub play,
and they switch released the two receivers Gabe Davis is
going to be wide open. He's setting up to throw Gabe Davis,
because he's gonna be open over the middle, he gets held
and that makes him, he's kind of like looking at David is
like, I'm gonna throw it and then rules are usually, you
don't throw late into the flat so he's trying to make it
happen quick.
He's going oh s***. I didn't really set up to throw their,
I've looked over the middle, I don't want to throw a pick six
or so he's trying to throw really quick. He rushes it, he
misses it and
you know that was that was tough to overcome that. You did
note that you thought that the Dolphins secondary may have
gotten away with a couple of you. I thought there was a few
plays, especially as in the third and fourth quarter.
Where, you know, again,
I'm not trying to say it made it.
Yeah. I'm not saying that
they definitely would have won.
I just went man, I watch football all week and
it's ticky-tack. Is everybody is on defense. All
The and all this and they got away with a few egregious ones.
I thought that, you know, again that happens and that just was
the one of those things that happens on that day. That might
be a trend though in the end
because we saw on that Monday night game, that you were at
right in New Jersey. Yes, there were some
egregious whole time receivers what, we're not ridiculous.
I don't know, like what the hell happened. Really honestly,
I mean, after the first two weeks you're going, whoa, they're
going to call everything, right? And then this there's
two games right. There you go.
Well, they're just going to let them, you know,
attempt attempted manslaughter under these wide. Um they were
clear as day,
one more thing on the bills offense here made me always
always looking for guys out of the backfield. You know, they
have a weapon in Stefon, Diggs, of course, intro those
receivers seem like they could be pretty good with Gabe and
Mackenzie. But how about the guys out of the backfield? We
did see Singletary with the big play. Right?
But you like some of the things they're doing with Reggie
Gilliam the H back, he's a mismatch. He's, he is, he
causes problems because you're a little worried about, you
know, the two tight ends said and I
formation. And, you know, coaches,
I want to be out numbered in the Run game there as we talked
about,
but its ability in the back. Enemy as a receiver, it as
a receiving, Titan is quite impressive. You know, it really
is him and Dawson knocks together, can are going to
cause some problems as they continue to figure out this
problem
and then I'm going to throw on there. Another guy that I think
is got to get infiltrated in this offense and that backfield
a little bit is James Cook
you know I like Zach emboss and Devin Singletary. I do
James cooked though. I do believe they can continue to
grow his role. Some of those plays you see Eagle Terry catch
the ball and maybe get 10 12 yards and he makes some people
Miss
I go cook can do that too but he's got an extra gear that's
going to that 12-yard like run and catch is going to be
25 yards with James Cook
and it jumps off to you on the screen. He just got to get in
the trust tree. I think in there in the offense, as far as
protecting the football and protecting Josh Allen and
passing
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