Mr. WEO

i was referring to kick/punt returns only

Does it make sense to suggest that the Bills Defense (#2 in points allowed) cannot allow the expectation that they can prevent a successful FG drive from midfield or the opponent's own 40 yard line? It's just too much to expect for this Defense against that Offense?

no I didn't say that either, obviously, but you repeating things I didn't claim is indicative of your inability to understand what I posted. It's really simple: I'm refuting that all the FG were the result of Miami being gifted the ball in FG range. One was in their own territory, one at mid field. The crucial plays were listed. Those FGs were not inevitable based on their starting position on the drive, as you and others are maintaining. 2 of them were drives to get within FG range, therefore opportunities for Defensive stops.

eat that crow boys!

lol that's really not how it works. Even with no commercial break, there would be the same time required to finish the review.

has it stopped blocks in the back? how many players have missed games because they got blown up in the back?

First FG, Dolphins get the ball at their own 40, go on a 10 play drive (in which they D gave up plays of 20 and 19 yards--the latter on a 3rd and 19). kikced a 40 yard FGH. Second FG (after Josh INT), the Dolphins began at the Bills 48. They would get 2 more 1st downs and 18 more yards on 8 more plays to get to the 30---and it was still a 48 yard FG. Third FG FG, after a Bills punt, Dolphins return it 50 yards to the Bills 27. Despite moving back to the 32 on a penalty (would have been a 50 yards FG), the Bills gave up a 13 yards pass play to Hill. Now it was a 37 yard FG

this is plainly ridiculous

I acknowledged that error (24 not 31). see above Defenses are still allowed to force 3 and outs in their own half of the field

Thanks for documenting my posts (you decided to leave out "Josh was sloppy") I didn't say that the blame was "solely on the Defense". That was a fabrication you attributed to me.

whether you drive 70 yards and kick a FG or 30 yards, why would it matter? Why would that Miami Offense yesterday be expected to have scored more TDs on those short fields than they did?

I didn't

see above

there is a trend here to discount points scored on short fields, as though they pretty much are impossible to stop. see above

Josh was sloppy, but The Offense gave them 2 double digit leads. They won by 3. This should have been a blowout, not a nail biter.

that's because there are ads on every flat surface in sight.. including the players' jerseys. A novice viewer could not be faulted for thinking they are watch "Qatar" playing "Etihad", for example---the team's actual logo being present as a postage stamp on the chest.

The networks have to recoup the billions they paid the NFL for broadcast right and the many millions it cost to produce each game. It should go without saying that they get their money back from advertisers. In the past the NFL, with the networks and advertisers, cut down the breaks from 5 to 4 per quarter--but each break was longer to allow for the same amount of ads run per game. There are scheduled breaks at the end of 1st and 3rd Q, 2 minute warnings and then there are 7 more allotted (total of 9) per half. These can come form TO called, instant replay review, after a score, after a kick/punt, after a turnover, or injury TO. Once these 7 breaks are done, there are no more stoppages needed for advertising. Time outs become 30 second ones and there is no commercial break. Because of all of this, it is rare to see commercial breaks in OT. This is how it works. Nothing new...

every man for himself out there. a block is a block.

my bad. but after going up by 17 on the biggest playoff underdog in NFL history, they gave up the lead and went down by 4 after the fumble TD. Then, after the Offense scored 14 in under 3 minutes , Miami scored 11 unanswered. Dolphins then melted down at 2 min with dumb penalties (false start, delay of game). Even on that drive, the Bills D gave up 14 on a 2nd and 15. They also gave up a 3rd and 19 on a drive that got Miami a FG, a 2nd and 15 on another scoring drive, a 2nd and 13 for a TD drive. ask the Falcons is "points a team could have scored with TDs instead of FGs" a new analytic metric for Defenses?

yet, you can still start threads...

this is penalty they should just get rid of. it provides no safety to any player as it is currently enforced.

sure it was. Offense hung 34 on Miami while the D gave up 31 to an Offense led by a 3rd sting QB with 100 career pass attempts.

the points still stand. read the article and the assessments of the AFC people quoted about both teams.

“Bills Offense measurably better than Defense” the score also reflects this

Here we go again