and retain coaching staff If you were looking for in depth film breakdown Youth Ryan Kelly Jersey , or one of my opponent scouting reports, or even a Colts-centric article, you’ve arrived at the wrong article. Welcome to the weekly conspiracy report where I, Chris Shepherd, will examine nefarious plots around the league and expose them for what they are. Now sure, I won’t be able to provide you any “proof” and no I don’t have any sources (that you know of). What follows should be treated purely as entertainment that include plausible (and not so plausible) scenarios that no one employed by NFL teams would ever admit to, I accept no responsibility for anything you do with the information I’m about to give you. In fact I accept no responsibility for anything you’re about to read, at all.In this week five expos of NFL conspiratorial glory we’re going to take a look at the 2018 Buffalo Bills campaign to actively tank the season away and why only two men needed to know about the losing campaign. Normally tanking accusations drive me nuts. After all, in most cases more than 50 men (and women) most of whom are trying to pay mortgages and support families, have to willingly sacrifice their jobs so that the team that will fire them at the end of the year will be able to take a better prospect in the coming draft. And that’s silly talk. Here’s the thing; that’s not true for the 2018 Buffalo Bills.In October of 2014 Terrence and Kim Pegula were approved by the league to purchase the Buffalo Bills. The Pegula’s inherited general manager Doug Whaley, who during the 2015 off season made the decision to fire Doug Marrone and hire former Jets coach, Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan was Doug Whaley’s guy. Whaley liked Ryan and clearly believed in him. Terry Pegula, not so much. If you remember Rex Ryan was fired late in the 2016 season, famously he was filmed leaving the Bills facility, getting into his huge Ford truck (outfitted with a full Buffalo Bills vinyl wrap) before driving away from the facility for the last time:What followed was one of the most bizarre displays of an owner and general manager disagreeing in the media, that I can remember. When asked about Ryan’s firing Whaley, responded by saying:In a day and age where owners and general managers generally try to appear as a united front, “I wasn’t privy to the conversation” and “I was told I would no longer be working with a certain person” isn’t the same as “we decided as an organization it was time to go in a different direction.” Had that been his answer, there is no controversy. Instead he is telling the world the guy he believed in and hired was fired without him being involved in the decision. On January 11th 2017 Youth Quenton Nelson Jersey , Terry Pegula hired Sean McDermott to be the next head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Three months later, one day after the 2017 NFL draft, Terry Pegula fired Doug Whaley.Sean McDermott, suddenly found himself in a very interesting position. Without a general manager, Sean McDermott, only had Terry Pegula to answer to and McDermott had already sold himself during the interview process. Soon after firing Whaley, Pegula hired Brandon Beane as general manager. In a move that should sound familiar to most Colts fans, Terry Pegula effectively tied his new general manager and head coach together, making it known they both had the same contract length, implying that the two men were now tied together. Colts fans know how that story went for their favorite team but things didn’t go the same way for the Bills. Instead in his first season as the head coach, Sean McDermott took the Bills to the playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades. Terry Pegula was proven right to fire Rex Ryan, he was right to hire McDermott, at least that’s probably what he’s convinced himself of after all the turmoil that has taken place in his first few seasons as owner of the Bills. So why would Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane want to tank the season away?For starters Beane really likes to manipulate the draft, the 2018 draft saw Beane trade up in the first round, not once but twice. In doing so Beane believes he has a franchise quarterback and a franchise inside linebacker for the next 10 to 15 years. Most teams would be willing to mortgage their future to do so, but Beane didn’t need to. Instead he sent 2018 picks in order to make his moves. Beane clearly likes to have leverage and use it and there aren’t many better ways to gain leverage than to have a top pick.Once again, this would still require a large group of people to be implicit and convincing players to throw games will be a tall task, unless there was a better way to do it. In the year following a playoff berth Youth Braden Smith Jersey , what if you trade away your starting left tackle, your starting quarterback and make almost no effort to upgrade any part of your offensive line? Even if he knew he would be taking his franchise quarterback he traded Tyrod Taylor before the draft! Beane didn’t know what would happen but they were linked to Josh Allen heavily. Even if they believed they would have a shot at their guy, Josh Allen was considered by many to be the most raw of the first round quarterback prospects, a year behind an experienced starter could have been helpful as Allen adjusted to NFL life. Instead Sean McDermott named Nathan Peterman the starting QB for week one and he did it with a straight face. Peterman has two touchdowns and seven interceptions in his two year career. The Bills traded Tyrod Taylor for an extra 3rd round pick, everyone is different but if you asked me if I would rather have a quarterback who led me to the playoffs or a 3rd round pick, I’m choosing the quarterback every time. The Bills (McDermott and Beane) wanted to lose and they wanted to lose to have leverage but what about this draft would interest them so much that they would be willing to sacrifice so much? Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY SportsAll of this for a single pass rusher? Well no, Nick Bosa isn’t just a pass rusher he’s one of the best pass rushing prospects in recent history. Still though, he’s just a single player. Except for the fact that there is a rumor that has leaked that the first chance the other Bosa brother can hit free agency Joey Bosa plans to join his brother and provide some lucky NFL team with the best defensive end combo in the NFL. 2020 will be Joey Bosa’s contract year, I assume he’ll receive at least one franchise tag so by 2021 I expect Joey Bosa will be joining his brother and the Buffalo Bills are trying to make sure they’re in prime position to make both Bosa’s very rich men. As long as it doesn’t become apparent that McDermott is throwing games and he shouldn’t have to, he has almost no talent, there is no way Terry Pegula will fire his head coach a year after the Bills first playoff season in nearly two decades. Especially given the fact that they’re now starting a rookie quarterback. Even if Pegula woke up and wanted to fire McDermott, he’s not going to. Terry Pegula owes Rex Ryan something like $11 million over the next two seasons, he might be willing to pay two head coaches, but there’s no way he’s willing to pay three. The Colts play these tanking Bills in week seven in Lucas Oil Stadium. I’m not confident about much of the Colts season, but I feel good about the fact that the Bills won’t want the Colts to get the Bosa brothers and a loss on October 21st could make the difference. Congratulations to the Buffalo Bills for having the number one overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and Joey Bosa in 2021. It would be tough to say you haven’t earned it.*Once again, please note this article is purely meant for entertainment and the conversation it can create. Chris Shepherd may or may not actually believe anything above. By looking at current events through alternative viewpoints we hope to come away with a better understanding of what we’re seeing by considering something we’ve never considered. Worst case? We have a lot of fun with conspiracy theories and turn on old episodes of the X-Files while wearing our tin-foil hats.Links to the previous weeks conspiracies:Week 4: Le’Veon Bell Week 3: Roger GoodellWeek 2: Jon GrudenWeek 1: Colts DefenseFilm Room: Quenton Nelson vs Philadelphia Eagles — Pass Blocking The Colts just suffered a rather heartbreaking loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in a game where their offense was relatively ineffective. With the passing game looking out of sync and very little yards gained in the running game, it’s a good time to look at the offensive line and see where the struggles came from.Last week, Brett broke down Quenton Nelson’s performance in the running game against the Washington Redskins as the team as a whole was very effective running the ball. This week I’ll be looking at Nelson in the passing game as the Colts weren’t very efficient running the ball on Sunday and relatively abandoned that aspect of the game plan pretty early on. Nelson was matched up against the likes of Michael Bennett, Haloti Ngata http://www.authenticsindianapoliscolts.com/cheap-jabaal-sheard-jersey , and Fletcher Cox so it’ll be key to his development to see how he fared against these really good players.The passing game is still trying to find its groove with Andrew Luck coming off his big injury, a new system in place under Frank Reich, and injuries at the offensive tackle position. Quenton Nelson is still growing and adjusting as an NFL pass protector but he showed a lot of improvement in his third NFL game.Our first clip here has Nelson matched up with defensive end Brandon Graham. Nelson does a great job of initially getting his hands up and keeping them inside. He’s able to initially win the rep and force Graham inside and out of the play. Where Nelson makes a rookie mistake here is that he gets too aggressive and tries to drive Graham out of the play entirely. Graham is too quick and is able to fight back into the play. Nelson finishes the rep off with a nice recovery to keep his quarterback protected. I liked the quick hands up and inside here by Nelson. It essentially wins the rep from the start as it would be very hard for Graham to recover and get a sack from that position. Overall its a solid rep from Nelson with a minor rookie mistake that nearly cost him. This one may be a little difficult to see here but Nelson does perhaps my two favorite things I like seeing from offensive guards. First he notices that his man goes inside and becomes Ryan Kelly’s responsibility. Without hesitation, Nelson finds work and immediately helps seal the edge on Eagles’ pass rusher Derek Barnett. The second thing he does here is playing to the whistle and finishing his block. He puts Barnett on the ground even though the ball is away from him.This play checks every box from any offensive line coach. Finding work and finishing blocks are perhaps the two most important little things that an offensive lineman can do to establish a presence on the field.This rep right here is perhaps Nelson’s worst of the day. He gets a bit over aggressive in his pass set and lunges forward way too quickly. Defensive tackle Destiny Vaeao surprises Nelson with a quick bull rush and is able to drive Nelson back into the pocket. As a result of being too aggressive, Nelson lost his base and hand placement. Luckily the pass was a quick, one read play and Nelson has the elite strength to limit the damage when he is beat like this. He does do a good job though of fighting his way back into a favorable position by the end of the play. This isn’t a great rep by Nelson but it does show my main concern with his play this far in his NFL career. He tends to get over aggressive and lunge out of his stance too much which leads to him being out of position. This rep is noticeable improvement from the last one. Here Nelson is patient out of his stance as he stays low and establishes his base as Haloti Ngata comes to him. As a result, Nelson is more prepared for the bull rush and is able to establish good hand placement and get proper footing so he isn’t driven back. This play is night and day from the last poor rep. Nelson in this rep accounts for the bull rush from the much stronger Haloti Ngata and is able to properly prepare for it by establishing his base rather than lunging forward. This rep right here is more of what I’d like to see Nelson do against defensive tackles to avoid getting driven into the QB’s lap.So this rep is a bit weird. Obviously Nelson accomplished the basic job of protecting the quarterback— against stud pass rusher Fletcher Cox nonetheless — but Nelson does make a few mistakes. He again is a little too aggressive against Cox which leads to Cox getting inside hand placement on Nelson’s chest. From then on, Nelson is reeling as Cox keeps him off balance the entire time and Nelson is basically hopping back into the pocket.Nelson’s natural strength is able to keep Fletcher Cox away from the quarterback here but it is not a great rep. Once Nelson loses inside position from his initial over aggressiveness, he is reeling the rest of the rep and essentially dancing back into the pocket.This is a solid rep from Nelson, again against Destiny Vaeao. Nelson shows a good quick punch which initially drives Vaeao away from the play. Vaeao is able to work back though and counters Nelson’s hold to get a moment of separation. Nelson is then able to show impressive recovery as he comes back down the line to reestablish position and stay on his block.The initial punch combined with a very good recovery gets Nelson the win here. After Nelson initially won the rep, Vaeao is able to counter with a move that would usually get free against most guards. What makes Nelson potentially special is how he turns potential losses like this into decent reps that are wins.Our last rep we are going to look at is probably Nelson’s best of the day. Lined up against Michael Bennett, Nelson gets a very good initial punch which knocks Bennett off his intended path. Nelson then — rather than getting overaggressive — decides to ride Bennett on that too wide path and let Bennett run himself out of the play. This is a very savvy, veteran type move to do this to a player of Bennett’s caliber.Nelson is excellent here. It’s so hard for rookie lineman to not try and straight up win every single rep. Sometimes the right play is just letting the rusher run himself out of the play.Analysis:Quenton Nelson had a very solid game in pass protection against the Philadelphia Eagles. He made some rookie mistakes but his ability to recover with his strength and agility is what made him such a high draft pick for a guard. He shows off a really nice first punch in pass protection and when he establishes a good base with proper hand placement he is nearly impossible to beat.My only real negative that continues to show up on Nelson’s film is his over aggressiveness. At Notre Dame, Nelson could get away with this since he is so strong and agile. In the NFL though, any missed step or over set results in getting driven into the backfield. Regardless, Nelson has shown some very positive strides in this department since the Cincinnati game.Nelson will continually get better as he continues to get snaps and will definitely show that he was worth his top 10 selection. For now though, I can confidently say that he did not allow any hurries or pressures in this game against the Eagles. He is certainly better than Pro Football Focus’ 55.0 grade he received this past weekend. I look forward to seeing how Nelson improves going into next week’s game against the Texans as Brett will likely return for this piece breaking down Nelson’s play in that game.