Dolphins 30, Bills 23: Who Was Calling Buffalo's Defensive Plays?

Someone asked Chan in his post game interview if Wannstedt was calling plays, he responded with a very curt “no”.

Its not impossible that theyd be lying about it to save the media storm.
but for what its worth, was there an obvious difference in the way the defense was called yesterday? i didnt think i saw anything out of the ordinary. a lot of 4-3 looks with bryan scott on the field, and a few 3-4 variations on the early downs

either way, it’s both the players not executing and coaching not coming up with the right plan and preparing the players for the game. either the players are just that young and dumb or coaching just sucks…or both.

some bright spots: #23 Aaron williams, Dareus and that returner/CB Rogers, and Bird. Bird had a nice deflection ripping the ball away from Marshall on a would-be TD by the ’Fins, Williams stripped the ball from bush causing the fumble. he had a big hit on a runner too…a couple other pass break up looked ok too.

Fitz is just suckin complete ass right now, throwing to who knows where and making very bad decisions. oh, and what was up with the pass protection from the tackles?

it doesn’t matter who rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic. In other news, the ship will likely get 8-9 new chairs to rearrange come April, all for one side of the ship most likely.
Ice Berg? What Ice Berg?

And not just at OLB. DE with Edwards and Carrington is a huge weakness. Sealed on off tackle runs too often and no pass rush capability, both would be backups on many teams.

Edwards shouldn’t just be on the hot seat, he should be on the electric chair. He hasn’t done a single thing to make anybody play better. Every week, they seem completely surprised by anything the opposing offense throws at them, as if studying game film is a foreign concept. In short, there is no “plan” each week on how to stop key players.

Injuries are no excuse. Sure, there have been injuries and some players are in positions that don’t fit well. However, Perry Fewell had less talent to work with and almost every single starter was on IR by the end of each season, yet the defensive unit still played far better than this mess. I remain convinced that Edwards is in over his head and should be fired no later than January 2nd.

…should go to the offense. Being at that game it was clear that any time the defense provided ANY spark to the team, it was completely ruined by the offense. Good teams take advantage of their opportunities, however small, like preventing a touchdown and only giving up a field goal. I get sick and tired of the boring pass rush, but more often than not there’s more at stake than just the play call. The offense not getting first downs, the opposing team being able to figure out where the holes are in scheme that’s being run, and the lack of talent as a whole. I’m still critical of Edwards, but just making sure we keep everything in perspective here.

I’m sick of hearing how the reason the Bill’s defense…moreover…the Bills as a whole are only bad because their best players are hurt and they have poor backups. Guess what, you’re right, but that is the team we have! These are all paid NFL players and therefore there should be no excuse. In the world of business, if you are being paid and your best equipment breaks but your boss is too cheap to buy you great new ones, then you make what you do have work or you get fired! If a coach can’t get results out of backups, then football should just be cancelled every time there are any substantial injuries! I mean, backups can’t be expected to play at that elite level so why bother.

Maybe Edwards was just relaying the calls.