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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 7d

🚨New Episode🚨

Parsing through real concerns for the Bills vs what’s just noise

-The deep ball & WR room
-Run defense
-Safeties (and the secondary as a whole)
-and more

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 44m

Keon Coleman (0) as the 1 to the top of the screen against press man. Turns the CB around and then separates at the top of his route on the Dig, but pressure heats up Allen and gets him off his spot

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 57m

They run it again on the very next play from the exact same personnel, alignment, and presentation, and the Falcons shut it down

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 57m

Real clean rep of Duo from the Bills for a gain of 14

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 1h

He’s got Ty Johnson on the Rail vs an Edge (17) but doesn’t like it for some reason (maybe 24 influences him). His eyes go the Mesh but that’s right as he’s getting a free runner

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 1h

Josh Allen checks at the line on 3rd & 8 but the Falcons game up the Bills OL. They show pressure across the line but drop two from the offense’s right & overload the offense’s left + use a stunt. Allen looks to the Rail but comes off it then gets flushed

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 2h

Khalil Shakir (10) with the ball in his hands is one of the most enjoyable pieces of the Bills offense.

He catches this ball five yards short of the sticks on 3rd down and gets the first down by himself. The stiff arm into the jump cut is NASTY

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 3h

Good effort & play by Divine Deablo (0) but this is a throw Josh Allen will want back

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 3h

Also a nice delayed release from Hawes (85) up top as a wide open safety valve

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 3h

Watch Josh Palmer (5) at the bottom of the screen stem his route to get the CB (21) to widen, and then stab outside to open him up before working to the post. Palmer wins deep here because of his stem work (and because 3 Falcons cover the crosser)

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 16h

Disguised Coverage is live right now!

After back to back disappointing and lackluster performances/losses from the Buffalo Bills, this episode details several areas they can (and need) to improve on coming out of their bye week

Link: www.youtube.com/live/XNrEO2f...

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 17h

What could’ve been here on this play from Shaq Thompson (45). He reads it the whole way

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 17h

Phase 1) give Bijan Robinson the ball

Phase 3) profit

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 17h

I think a good chunk is defenses adjusting.

A small example of this: the Bills love hitting their RBs on the wheel/rail route when they run Mesh Rail. Defenses have been all over it this year. The Bills are kind of getting found out

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 17h

Bills run defense vs the Falcons + week 5 ranking out of 30 teams

6.6 yards/rush (30th)
4 runs of 10+ yards (21st)
25% stuff rate (6th)
+0.14 EPA/rush (23rd)
89 yards over expected (30th)
1.10 yards b4 contact/rush (18th)
5.50 yards after contact/rush (30th)

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 17h

Shaq Thompson (45) fending off the climbing RG & making the tackle

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 19h

That’s a great question and from the film, I can tell you a good chunk is from that

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 19h

What? Measuring sack avoidance from pressures is a pretty important thing

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 20h

In 2024 (regular season & playoffs) Josh Allen was sacked 19 times, and had a pressure to sack rate of 9.0%

This year through 6 games he’s been sacked 12 times, and has a pressure to sack rate of 16.4% (3rd highest rate of his career and the highest since 2019)

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 20h

It definitely is some of that. But when these same things happen no matter who you play, it becomes a you thing

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 20h

Really good work here from Ed Oliver (91) and AJ Epenesa (57) to squeeze this run down and box Bijan in

*honorable mention to Cole Bishop (24) & Greg Rousseau (50)

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 20h

Bijan Robinson is awesome

But for the Bills defense: poor run fits, guys not getting off blocks, missed tackles, yards after contact

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 20h

The Buffalo Bills when targeting RBs

2025: -0.23 EPA/target to RBs (26th)
2024: +0.60 EPA/target to RBs (1st)

2025: 28% Success Rate (31st)
2024: 56.1% Success Rate (3rd)

Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a larger schematic & personnel conversation to be had here, but James Cook only having 13 targets & 12 receptions this season feels too low considering his skillset + the injuries/questions the Bills have had at WR

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 21h

The Falcons OL displaces the Bills front for an easy 7 yards on 1st & 15

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 1d

Could also be looking at more of a rules/situation based coverage too

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 1d

Also another really unfortunate example of rush and coverage taking turns letting each other down for the Bills. Bosa gets pressure quickly, but the wide open coverage bust gives Penix an easy out

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