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And just to add, a big point of pulling the goalie and getting an extra skater is to put extra pressure on the opposing team and to create a sense of urgency when the puck is on an opponent's stick. Pulling the goalie early if you're the Eulers with McDavid and Draisatl out there has a logic to it; they do create an urgency on the opponent. Does anyone see the Sabres create an urgency / pressure on their opponents when THEY pull the goalie with 3 minutes to go? They don't get that urgency until the clock is actually running out. At some point, it would be nice for someone callling the shots to recognize that. Either get to a point where they can manufacture that artificial urgency or stop trying to do so. But just going through the motions is as stupid as dropping the puck back on the PP simply to drop the puck back on the PP.

Disaster of a game.

Well, yes. It ROUTINELY blows up in their faces. Do you really need to see more evidence before coming to that same conclusion?

You have to realize your argument is based on a premise that since they are pathetic at 6 on 5 it's not worth trying early. I mean, that's the Sabres in a nutshell.

When is the last friggin' time they scored in the 1st minute of having pulled the goalie when down by 1 with 3 or so minutes left. The Sabres regularly DON'T score in that situation. The opponent regularly does. Why make the game unwinnable before you get the extra pressure of the final minute or so working against the opponent. Get THEM to grip their stilcks tight too. And, again, realize the analytics say to pull the goalie early. BUT you have to factor in the players YOU actually have and not just look at some generalized thought process. (Heck, even you yourself point out the flaw in the Sabres pulling the goalie early - "you need to win that face off and you need to send that extra man to the front of the net." The Sabres DON'T do either. (Whether it's a matter of philosophy or merely execution doesn't really matter; at the end of the day, they do neither.)) Now, if Norris, Benson, and Zucker were all available, then it MIGHT make sense to pull the goalie so early; but it doesn't make sense to do so with who they actually can send out there.

Allen was sabotaged by the gameplan today. It's obvious that the only plan was to be more physical than the Dolphins. When Miami pushed back, there was nothing in the playcalling, scheme, or personnel to help him.

Josh is trying to carry this team on his shoulders. He is not the problem.

The margins for error are too narrow. The WR room is a joke, and criminally neglected by Beane. Neither coordinator is good. Brady's ceiling is competent. Babich is bad. McDermott's scheme is tired and decoded. If the owner wasn't the sort of chap he is, there would be consequences.

They could use way more misdirection play action, especially with the way they ran the ball last week. They could run the ball out of shotgun formation. That would slow the pass rush down and ease pressure on Allen. The could more middle of the field routes for Shakir. There are things Brady could do with play calls and play design. I get they want to build a physical mindset, but the strategy can't only be that Brady calls the same plays over and over, and the team wins on physicality alone.

They’re being too cute with these heavy formations that don’t breakaway into enough big plays to make them worthwhile we don’t have the receivers to do anything else then turnovers from frustration

Can someone make a reservation at Osteria 166 for Adams and Beane as soon as possible ??

He's shortened the playbook and become predictable. If Allen is under center, it most likely going to be a run. If Allen is in shotgun, it's definitely a pass. The run/pass ratio on 1st down leans heavily to the run. He was never good at scheming WRs open (both Diggs' and Davis' production dractically fell off when he became OC), and shows almost no imagination in freeing up receivers (for example, there are no digs or WR post routes in the playbook). His playcalling is stubborn. Today on 4th and 1, Miami called a timeout and it was obvious Buffalo was planning a pass. Even though the play was tipped, Brady didn't change the call. Miami knew these tendencies and gameplanned against them, and Brady did not adjust. He's gone from a potential HC candidate to a hot seat candidate this season.

Stroud is the biggest head scratcher

Not a popular statement I know .But Josh needs to improve and /or these coordinators gotta leave. Let him have more control .

You disappear when the Bills look good and say "I told you so" when they look bad. Get out of here.

What happened to Brady?? He looked great last year.

Call it what you will but i have always been right in identifying the flaws and us never getting to the SB without correcting them, which they have not. The results don’t lie.

Gator's always in catastrophe mode with the Bills. For today, I'm there with him.

Stroud Daniels Mariota Murray Pickett And those are just the first few that come to mind.

no excuse for this game. the defense wasnt the main cause. Coaching ,QBing that was sad.

Eleven is correct, they’ll make the playoffs but the division I just don’t see. They may get past the wild card game, but I can’t see them going past the divisional round. i expected this to be a retool year since the wr ranks are subpar, so I’m not surprised. Hoping Beane can start to put some weapons with Allen and get the D more run stuff capable this coming off season.

Love seeing "checks notes" tre white and Jordan Poyer out there getting washed on a 3rd down run. Congrats Beane. F you

Agreed. Just looked at the upcoming games. We got crucified my Miami. Next week is a bloodbath.

Don’t even see them making playoffs at this rate

Is it? They have a great roster, and their QB looks talented and competent.