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

This is a fun chart for Dalton Kincaid from ESPN's Receiver Scores

*These ratings use player-tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats to evaluate every route a pass catcher runs and scores his performance in three phases of the game, from 0 to 99*

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

No big deal. Just a 2nd & 15 where Bijan Robinson is stepping up into pass pro, but the snap is offline. So he catches it, and runs for 9 yards

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

Dalton Kincaid (86) working to the second window as he sees a low hole player drop into where he initially sits. Allen is looking left initially, and by the time his eyes come right Kincaid has already cleared

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

Dalton Kincaid in the slot up top. Doesn’t get the ball here but watch how easily he shakes the Safety in man coverage

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 22h

Khalil Shakir (10) lowering his shoulder to play through the contact and gain extra yards

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 22h

Josh Allen is looking for the shot to Ty Johnson (26) on the stutter-go vs the LB. But Allen sees the outside CB goes with it too, so he takes what the defense gives him and checks it down to Knox. Gain of 7 on 1st & 10

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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 22h

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-The deep ball & WR room
-Run defense
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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 23h

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Seth Walder @sethwalder.bsky.social · 1d

James Houston has recorded .053 sacks per pass rush in his career.

Just for comparison Myles Garrett's career number is .031.

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

Buffalo Bills defensive metrics through 5 games

16th EPA/play
11th EPA/pass
21st EPA/rush
12th pressure rate
6th in sack rate
30th avg time to pressure
32nd runs of 10+ allowed
18th stuff rate
22nd yards b4 contact per rush
32nd yards after contact per rush

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

The Cleveland Browns defense is allowing -0.13 yards before contact per rush. The best in the league.

The Texans are 2nd at +0.55 yards before contact

The difference between the Browns at 1 & the Texans at 2, is roughly the same between the Texans at 2 and the Chargers at 11

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

No team, in any sport, is perfect. Sports are all about mitigating your own weaknesses and attacking your opponents’

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

Dalton Kincaid receiving rankings amongst 140 qualifying WRs, TEs, & RBs

6th EPA/target (+0.79)
12th receiving EPA (+18.9)
6th yards per route (2.8)
10th catch rate over expected (+14.9%)
25th yards per reception (14.4)
53rd target rate (23.5%)

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

Maybe the real separation metrics are the friends we made along the way

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

Disguised Coverage is live right now detailing several questions surrounding the Buffalo Bills and what their go forward looks like

-What's real and what's noise
-Problem areas
-Tweaks/changes needed
-Strengths
-and more

Link: www.youtube.com/live/55bQlbo...

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

Good job by Keon Coleman (0) running the shallow drag on Mesh Rail (a man beating concept)

Coleman sees that it’s zone and throttles down into the open space. He’s Allen’s 2nd read in the progression so he provides Allen an immediate answer for a first down

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

Josh Allen hitting Dalton Kincaid on a deep crosser in the intermediate vs Cover 1

The more single high looks the Bills offense gets (they’re gonna get A LOT) the more Kincaid can and should eat. Especially on crossers. Especially vs man coverage (Cover 1)

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

Milton Williams (97) in a 7-tech to the left. He diagnoses the TE arc, reads the pullers & RB’s track, and shoots under the FB to make the stop

Nice work as well from Khyiris Tonga (95) working through the Center to squeeze the gap

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

James Cook effortlessly bouncing outside and around the corner on Duo

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

1) Disconnects between rush and coverage (with each letting the other down)
2) Drake Maye and/or Stefon Diggs making a play

The first, was an issue last year, and still needs to be corrected. The second, you unfortunately just tip your cap and adjust if/where you can going forward

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

Against the Patriots, the Bills defense showed signs of improvement in their run fits vs previous weeks, got Drake Maye off his spot, and were better in coverage than feelings may indicate. Most of their shortcomings in this game boil down to two things:

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

Probably not the most assignment sound decision here, or clinical finish, but Cole Bishop (24) covers a lot of ground very quickly going from the post to making the stop on Maye before the line of scrimmage and on this 3rd & 5

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

Bishop’s slight settle around the 40 yard line also helps prevent him from getting to the ball quicker

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

Clean TEX stunt from the Bills gets Greg Rousseau a clean line to Drake Maye, but Maye beats the pressure by hitting a hole shot.

The Bills are in C2 and Maye’s body language & eyes to the underneath sit route causes slight hesitation for Tre White & space for Maye

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

They are responsible for that deep middle and other coverage players know that, and will play with leverage accordingly.

There can be team specific rules tied to formation/alignments and or route concepts, and further general rules based on formation, but the above are general foundational rules

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