The Buffalo Bills finished with a 45.8% blitz rate vs DEN (highest in the Divisional Round) First half: 29.7% Second half: 66.7% OT: 54.5%

Back to back plays for KC Concepcion (7) as the 1 to the bottom of the screen Play 1 - gets into the CB’s chest in his stem, gets grabbed, minimal separation Play 2 - puts the CB in hell with his stem, makes the CB face plant, creates big separation

3rd & 11, Q4, 2:38, Bills up 27-23 -Bills run a Tampa 2 invert: both split field players are CBs -Bishop (24) buzzes down & gets hi-lo’d, triggering on the flare from the RB while the dig on dagger from Sutton comes behind him + verticals clear out

What it boiled down to for Terry Pegula: “Great roster, good coaching, no SB appearance” “It’s been one year after another. It was the sense of how do we overcome this? And I just couldn’t see us doing that w/ Sean” “Is success being in the playoffs 7 years in a row w/ no SB appearance?”

Brandon Beane on any disconnect in relation to Sean McDermott being fired: “It doesn’t mean there’s a disconnect. We’re graded on success, failures in these jobs, all of us. And Terry made that decision (to fire McDermott), the proverbial, as he explained, wall…

Brandon Beane on the Bills head coaching search: “It’s 100% an open search. We’re still sorting through the names, we’re vetting names…the list is not final and there’s still 4 teams playing too that could have some candidates…

Reporter to Brandon Beane: “Brandon at the trade deadline you said that you felt the team had a championship roster. What in your mind led to the group falling short of that?” Bills owner Terry Pegula interjecting: “A bad call”

Keon Coleman hearing this:

Bills owner Terry Pegula on what process he went though to evaluate if it was coaching or talent on the roster issue: “Welp, you see teams in the league, not gonna mention team names, but they have a great year, a good year, and the next year the success doesn’t continue…

Bills owner Terry Pegula on when firing Sean McDermott became a possibility: “After the (Denver) playoff game, in the locker room. I need to keep saying that, I’ll keep saying it. It was feeling the moment. Being there. Being there”

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I like this very much

Every two minutes waiting for this presser

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Feels like this play is a microcosm of the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs. So close yet so far + an opportunity for a play to be made that isn’t for whatever reason. This throw, on 2nd & 11 in OT, had to be completed (some good field position if it is)

Ian Rapoport on Sean McDermott’s firing: “With all of those weapons & so much talent on defense” “My understanding is McDermott himself had some questions about how much talent the Bills had, I’m not sure that sat well in the building considering most teams believe they are stocked full of talent”

With the wording of the Buffalo Bills press release today, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Brandon Beane “oversee” the day to day and have someone else be the GM Don’t know how much that would change things with Beane still there & overseeing, especially if the new GM is internal, but we’ll see

Josh Allen checking/adjusting the play & protection on 3rd & 7 in OT. He directs Ray Davis (22) to leak out past the blitz, gets the ball out around the pressure, and Davis gets the first down Also, great block downfield from Dalton Kincaid (86)

I would love Mike McDaniel as Buffalo Bills OC. Head coach I’m a little wary, but wouldn’t hate it. His system + run game design + Josh Allen would be beautiful

Josh Allen navigating/embracing the chaos on 3rd down in OT, and finding Dalton Kincaid (86) who does a good job working to open space

This makes a lot of sense. The 2023 and 2024 Cardinals offenses under Drew Petzing spoke Lions/Dan Campbell football: heavier personnel, physical (and good!) run game, and a versatile Tight End Room led by a stud

Ironic that Ken Dorsey was fired after a loss to the Broncos and Sean McDermott was fired after a loss to the Broncos

Buffalo Bills head coach hires I would prefer (in order): -Klint Kubiak -Robert Saleh -Jesse Minter -Chris Shula -Mike McDaniel (don’t really want as HC. Would LOVE as OC) -Wild card: Nate Scheelhaase (him as OC to Chris Shula being HC would be sweet)

The Buffalo Bills have failed to get over the hump in the playoffs. And Sean McDermott is a large part of that. But so is Brandon Beane McDermott going and Beane staying + getting a promotion, makes it look like the organization is laying the failures at McDermott’s feet

Whoever becomes the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills inherits a defense that is in much need of a facelift in the positional archetypes they adhere to, and some of their schematics/philosophy/identity as well

Year after year the conversation around the Bills come playoff time (and even during the season) is always “is the roster/team around Josh Allen good enough?” Which makes it really interesting that Brandon Beane just kind of got a promotion, while Sean McDermott got fired

Through the years, the Buffalo Bills failed to tweak/update several positional archetypes defensively and also their defensive identity/philosophy. They also inked several ugly contracts + went sideways at WR. It’s interesting that of the 2 people who have a major say in all of that, only 1 is going

This makes less sense. Especially considering the glut of roster moves in free agency and the draft that haven’t worked out. Yes, on the field hasn’t been perfect (which falls on McDermott), but Beane staying on makes it feel like all the blame is falling on McDermott and that’s not right

Immediate ?’s: -Is an outside hire the focus? Timing isn’t great considering the names already off the board. Or was this done to make Brady HC? -Is Brandon Beane next? He bears as much responsibility as McDermott in things not working out. You could also make the case he might/should bear more

This offseason is going to be monumental in determining the direction of this franchise for a long time. They have to get this right Also, based on how emotional Josh Allen was during the post game presser, I wonder how much he feels responsible for this (not saying he should or shouldn’t)

Slot fade from Dalton Kincaid (86) vs man coverage for the TD. Good hand usage to keep himself clean through contact + going up a bit to get the ball. And good ball placement from Josh Allen with his LT being driven back into his lap

What a throw holy f***

HAHAHAHA WHAT IS A CATCH?!!??

Really nice work here from Brandin Cooks (18) In motion before the snap, then beats PS2 with his release and speed through the transition on his break. Also notice Josh Allen throwing with anticipation well before Cooks’ break

Injuries have robbed NFL fans of Kyler Gordon. Good football player

Beautiful “ice pick” from Dion Dawkins (73) + Josh Allen navigating the pocket & evading for a big gain

Run with a pass tag/packaged play from the Bills on this TD. They run Duo, but Josh Allen has the alert to Keon Coleman (0) should it be viable. Great athleticism & effort from Keon here The Bills have done this specific look a bunch (Duo + tag to Keon)

Khalil Shakir (10) with the ball in his hands has been one of the best aspects of the Bills offense Nice RPO wrinkle here too, with hitting Shakir on the seam instead of working to the bubble

A nice addition to the Bills playbook for their opening TD, and one that Mecole Hardman is very familiar with

Cold and snowy football on a grass field is the proper playoff aesthetic

Wish you could parse and confirm which Bills free agent acquisitions and draft picks were made/pushed for by Beane and which by McDermott. And how much they are or aren’t in lockstep when it comes to roster building, philosophy, and schematic identity at this stage

Contact to the QBs head seems to be an increasingly inconsistent call from refs. Some call it if it’s a shot, some call it if there’s a whisper of contact, and others outside of both of those

Textbook undercover operative work from CJ Stroud. Infiltrated the Texans organization. Earned their trust. And then used his position to break them from the inside

Unbelievable

CJ Stroud is an opp

Every NFL defense needs a Tommy Togiai

The Buffalo Bills having to allocate resources to the D-Line for another offseason

Buffalo Bills main coverage rates first half vs second half First half Cover 1: 16.2% Cover 2: 21.6% 2-Man: 0 Cover 3: 24.3% Quarters: 21.6% Cover 6: 5.4% Second half Cover 1: 29.2% Cover 2: 12.5% 2-Man: 4.2% Cover 3: 20.8% Quarters: 4.2% Cover 6: 16.7%

Buffalo Bills blitz vs no blitz metrics from the Divisional Round Blitz 45.8% win rate 33.3% pressure rate 20.8 pass rush productivity No blitz 14.3% win rate 25% pressure rate 14.3 pass rush productivity