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I mean, maybe? But you would think when it's a tie game in the 4th quarter that they would start to empty the tank at least a little bit

No, you just don’t like the way they’re winning football games.

And it should be hard to say that the personnel you saw on D last night will be the same that you see at the end of the year - it should improve dramatically with: Ed Oliver - excellent player addition M Milano - yes, he is still a starter the PED boys - Hoecht/Ogunjobi Hairston - first round draft pick Safety - still think Beane is working on someone -within a budget. Either by trade with a loser team (ala A Coop method) or just buy J Simmons at a discount. That's 4-6 additional players from what you saw last night. Do you think most teams are doing that?

And this is the divider among fans. The "White Men Can't Jump" theory. Some people would rather look pretty and lose than look bad and win.

You say lack of downfield passing and I say non existent as in they don't have it at all and have yet to see it. What happens when defenses take away the short game? Because by the time playoffs come around that's what the top elite teams will try and do. It has to be incorporated even a little bit and I think Moore would be the perfect guy for it running a 4.35 at his pro day.

Shutting down our offense in the 2nd half of the playoff game?

I have some of the same complaints about the Offense but the biggest sore thumb for me - as long as we are complaining - were the timeouts taken by Coach Sean during Miami's last drive of the first half. I felt he was aiding the Miami Offense and if the Bills did get the ball back there was going to be very little time left. I felt that was bad coach decision making.

It’s probably them recognizing it is a mix of him doing what we’ve asked in terms of anchoring against the run (which has been a point of emphasis) and the way opponents have game-planned, which hasn’t really allowed pass rushers to make a major impact. Through the first two weeks, the Ravens and Jets combined to average just 20.5 pass attempts per game. That’s not many opportunities in today’s NFL for a pass rusher to stand out. On top of that, he was off the field by the time Tyrod Taylor came in and threw 11 passes in the fourth quarter of a blowout (I don’t have the snap counts in front of me, but I do know his half-sack came against Fields). Is it really so horrible he managed a PD and a half-sack on about 11 pass plays with Fields in the game? Even so, he registered a pass deflection in each of those weeks plus that half-sack against the Jets. Against the Dolphins, the offense was built around throws behind the line of scrimmage, which largely neutralized the rush. The defense only lost contain on Tua a couple of times, and I’m not sure that was directly on Rousseau. I did notice one scramble where Bosa lost contain, which has been a theme for him each week. Overall, Rousseau has been fine. There are plenty of highly paid EDGE with similar or even worse production through two weeks (yes, I know he’s now through 3 weeks). For example, T.J. Watt has faced teams averaging about 28 pass attempts per game, yet has no sacks or pass deflections to show for it

I *think* Coleman can do it, but I thought last night would be the breakout and it wasn't In fairness Walker was right in his face and got a graze on the pass but yeah Bernard read that all day

Why do they have to lift their dresses over their head until the ball is caught? I don’t get it.

Excecpt 4 Verts concept, is a classice Cover 4 beater. It stresses the safeties and opens the seams. It's also a Cover 2 beater.

G2 say I respect you as a poster here, but if this was someone else Id be thinking this is cope. This game was close up until the INT. You really think we were throttling back the offense to keep our offense close to the chest still? Genuinely asking. The no rhythm part I get, which is why I think they would open the offense up a bit early. Josh is so good at the intermediate throws, and can cruise on those taking care of the ball so well that I dont see a downside to it. Is there some rust still? WRs not getting open? Dont get me wrong, Im absolutely LOVINGGG the heavy TE formations and how disguised it keeps everything. It really puts defenses in a predicament! Also, really glad to be putting some Hawes touches on film early in the season... keeps the defenses from trying to cheat in, such an advantaged plus formation. But when were not running those, id like to see more intermediate and deep shots too. I want to be as balanced as possible, and it seems like were (again) inviting teams to crowd the LOS. I fully want to believe, and im far from worrying, but Id be lying if I said it wasnt a bit concerning for games down the road. Short week, bad team, just trying to get out with a division win as healthy as possible.... I get all that 100% and happy as hell to be 3-0 with a mini-bye. Im nitpicking a bit, just want to make sure we don't run into our midseason slumber again with the 1 seed being the most obtainable its been

When the Fins are right, they ARE a high powered offense. Hill and Waddle are two of the fastest WRs in the NFL, and Achane is a very fast RB who can catch the ball out of the backfield. There aren't many defenders who can stick with that trio.

Deone Walker always had elite, high RD1 ability but slipped due to playing last year with a back injury. If we can keep him healthy, he might become a game wrecker like we haven’t had on the interior. He legitimately has that ability. His floor is already solid DT play with splash plays here and there.

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The rookie got off that ball so quick and caused Tua to throw quick , phenomenal complementary defense, Walker could be 1 of the steals of the draft

It is Praters job to lose. He kicks strait down the middle with one exception so far. Bass always slices or hooks the ball thru. If Prater keeps making kicks then how can you change kickers?

Thats absolutely not a misunderstanding for us. Was all good with the strategy in the first half. we absolutely needed a play downfield in the second half and it was a matter of lack of skill outside- that’s noteworthy.

After the game Bernard said that he had been coached to look out for that specific play. He had studied it on tape. He knew the throw was coming and exactly where it was coming to, and I believe he even said that the coach told him, "You better catch it when it comes."

Pressure from the guys up front always makes the coverage easier, enabling them to jump routes with the QB not having as much time. That said, does McDermott blitz enough? He seems to put a lot of faith in his front four getting to the QB. Bills had no sacks but got pressure on the INT and a few other plays. To me, the Bills D does not get consistent pressure with just the four down linemen.

Yeah, but the bomb to the FB was FUN!

I’m all for the negative and positive posts when they’re at least somewhat accurate but I think some of the negative stuff from years past has become cliches and they are being misused a lot of the times this year 😂. Granted that could be mostly a gameday thread issue where logic usually doesn’t prevail lol

Just think the Bills feel they don't need to put things on film against these middling teams like Dolphins and Jets yet and that they can "get by" with basic stuff.

I felt like the approach to the last two games was like playing backgammon safely. Take the moves the dice give you, don't leave any pieces uncovered. Wait for your opponent to make a mistake. You cant always play like this against all opponents and it certainly makes the games less exciting, but I am sure we will return to a more balanced risk management approach once we get to a tougher part of our schedule.

Yolo thanks for the update - sounds rough but also maybe some difficult to achieve progress. Stay strong as this sounds like an arduous but hopeful journey. May she continue to improve.