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Ever since the GW/TD tandem (and since KG) has taken over the Bills there has been a common complaint that GW (and now KG) do not run the team to best maximize the players provided and instead stick to the styles they've become accustomed to.
Most have chosen to blame GW for this.
I choose to blame TD. Here's why:
He interviewed the two of them. After doing so, he somehow believed that the team he is assembling (run-oriented moves on offense; and a D that is solid everywhere but DE) would be beneficial to the schemes the coaching staff would run.
However, as we have seen, neither GW nor KG seem to work well with the players we have.
Now, why have we gone out and gotten those players then? KG never used a power running game from an I-formation anywhere that he has been, do you think he requested we go out and get Gash and replace our almost pro-bowl #2 receiver with a horrible #2? If the OC doesn't want the same sort of player as the GM, why did the GM hire the OC?
And onto GW - his defenses in Tenn. (or Fisher's if you will) were based on sack-happy DE's (Kearse and Holmes were the DE's just before he left I believe), now are either Schoebel or Denney the equivalent of Kearse and Holmes at that time? I don't think they are. Again, why did TD focus on getting good players, but not necessarily players that were good for the system?
Either there has been some vast miscommunication between the GM and his coaches or else TD has set this team up to fail.
Most have chosen to blame GW for this.
I choose to blame TD. Here's why:
He interviewed the two of them. After doing so, he somehow believed that the team he is assembling (run-oriented moves on offense; and a D that is solid everywhere but DE) would be beneficial to the schemes the coaching staff would run.
However, as we have seen, neither GW nor KG seem to work well with the players we have.
Now, why have we gone out and gotten those players then? KG never used a power running game from an I-formation anywhere that he has been, do you think he requested we go out and get Gash and replace our almost pro-bowl #2 receiver with a horrible #2? If the OC doesn't want the same sort of player as the GM, why did the GM hire the OC?
And onto GW - his defenses in Tenn. (or Fisher's if you will) were based on sack-happy DE's (Kearse and Holmes were the DE's just before he left I believe), now are either Schoebel or Denney the equivalent of Kearse and Holmes at that time? I don't think they are. Again, why did TD focus on getting good players, but not necessarily players that were good for the system?
Either there has been some vast miscommunication between the GM and his coaches or else TD has set this team up to fail.
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