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    a few thoughts about the cardinals game, in no particular order

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    9 hours ago, Virgil said:

    Let's just get right to it....

     

    1 - The Miracle - If I told you we were up by 4 in a game with less than a minute left and that a throw was going to be heaved into the endzone with 3 of our best defenders in coverage, would you take those odds?  Yes, any normal person would.  Hopkins made an amazing catch that doesn't happen 9 times out of 10.  Is it okay to be pissed off, dumbfounded, worried about that feeling of dread watching highlights for the next two weeks...yes.  Football happens.  Big plays happen.  Fluke plays happen.  It sucks, yes.  But we are still 7-3 going into the bye and Josh walked off the field a winner.  Have some perspective before you call for the heads of coaches and players.

     

    2 - Allen - It's not about how you hard you get knocked down, it's about how you get back up.  Josh didn't have a great game today and really struggled again the mid-blitz, which he's had previous success against.  The Cardinals were ready for the Bills screen and completely shut down the rushing attack.  Allen made two really bad throws that resulted in interceptions.  But when the game was on the line, Allen threw an amazing pass to Diggs who made an equally amazing catch.  Like most of the team, it was a tale of two halves, where Josh looked really good in the first half but lost in the second half.  Like I said before, at the end of the day, Allen walked off the field in a situation where he should have won 99% of the time.  We know Allen can go off in games, so it's good to see him be able to shake off some bad throws and finish when he had to.

     

    3 - Misc - For those watching at home, this was just a weird game in regards to penalties, camera work, even the down marker graphics.  There were countless plays where the camera missed the snap, the down to go screen was off on both yardage and down, and we even had some Cards fans celebrating wearing their masks like chin straps.  The penalties stole the show on quite a few drives and really seemed to go against the Bills.  The PF on Singletary was weak to me as well as some of the holds.  It was all part of a 3rd quarter that helped shift the momentum to the Cards.

     

    4 - Well blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track

    Well I'm going away, I'm leaving today

    I'm goin', but I ain't comin' back.

     

    5 - Rushing Attack - If I remember correctly, the Cards came into this game with only four healthy defensive lineman and then one went out early in the second half.  If that is true, our inability to run the ball today was embarrassing, especially once you can tell the passing game was not in sync.  Yes, the Cards were stacking the box to blitz, and the LB's first step was almost always towards the line, but that's where Daboll has to change it up and take advantage.  This wasn't a world beater rushing defense and we need to be better here.

     

    6 - Defensive Backs - As hard as it is to ignore the final play, I'm going to do my best.  Until Jackson went down in the 3rd, I was very impressed with how well our defense held down the Arizona passing attack of Kirk, Hopkins, and Fitz.  Hyde had an amazing play on 3rd down towards the end of the game to contain Murray behind the line.  Poyer's interception was huge and he also had quite a few stops behind the line.  Jackson held his own on his side of the field to the point where I don't know if he hasn't earned a move up the depth chart.  This is the #1 offense in the league and they didn't take the league until Allen got interception happy and Bojo botched a punt.  This defense did an overall good job today.  We knew after the Seattle game that we were going to pick our moments, so I like to see the continued aggressive playcalling.

     

    7 - Bass - As this point, you have to say Bass has found his groove.  While his first kick earned a few too many style points for my liking, he followed that with two longer kicks soon after.  His last kick, from 58 I think, was halfway up the posts and he did that from the painted logo.  Just huge leg and really deserves some kudos for how far he's come.  I don't hold my breath as much when he comes out on the field beyond 40.

     

    8 - Beasley - I've said this before, but Beasley has the quietest 100 yard games of all receivers.  He doesn't do much to start, but finds ways to come up big when it matters.  He brought in a terrible high throw, got his feet down, and found the first down marker.  He put some moves on guys that left them without cleats.  At the beginning of the season, I was worried that Beasley was going to be the odd man out, but he's really stepped up in absence a hurting Brown and really becoming the security blanket for Josh.  I really can't say enough about the importance of his role in this offense. 

     

    9 - Tackling - Talk about Pro's vs Con's.  Arizona had some of the best open field tackling I've seen from an opposing team in quite some time.  You always here that the goal of an offense is to get your guy open and let him make a play, but the Cards shut that down time and time again.  Many plays were shut down by one armed tackles and the Bills struggled to return the favor.  While our tackling got better in the 4th quarter, there were still plenty of missed tackles early that cost us first downs.  This is a theme week over week that I'm hoping get cleaned up.

     

    10 - Bye week - If ever there were a season that we needed a bye week.  With Milano, Brown, and Morse slated to come back, and after 10 games into the season, the Bills need a rest.  Yes, we all wanted that 8-2 and a single great play took that away.  It happens.  This team has played very well this season and we are still in the drivers seat.  For those worried about the Dolphins, we still play them again and they get two easier games than us this season.  We are still in the drivers seat and that's all you can ask.  No one owes us anything.  If you don't want the Dolphins to win the division, beat them next time we play.  Handle it on the field.  I get the BBFS on this forum as I have it to most weeks.  I'm pissed about the loss, but I'm not pissed at the Bills. 

     

     

    *Side note - I almost wasn't going to write this review this week.  There were a few things that happened this week on the forum that rubbed me the wrong way.  It wasn't anything regarding some of the negative comments from last week's thoughts, so don't read into that.  But when the game ended, and I thought about all the positive responses I've received after games, I knew that this is more than just my thoughts and opinions about certain members on the board.  So thank you for that.  I won't say anything more about it.

     

    Go Bills!

    As always great read! On your side note. Things on this page rub me the wrong way all the time. We are a conglomeration of humans. We are going to rub each other. Its what we do. 

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    Trade AJ Klein for for a bag of donuts, a hot pretzel and a hot dog

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    6 hours ago, benderbender said:

    Knee jerk reaction time. Has McBeane and Co whiffed as badly on defensive talent as much as they seem to have on AJ Klein?

     

    He’s got a 3 year 18 mil contract with 9.7 guaranteed and the only discernible highlight play he has made in hindsight was to not tackle Newton so he could get the ball punched out by Zimmer. 

    Man, that title was so misleading. I thought we got a bag of donuts a pretzel and a hot dog.  Thats not true at all.

    Beane's construction of this roster

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    1 hour ago, All I Need is Hope said:

    I'll join the "pile on" party this evening...

     

    Overall, Beane's drafting and FA handling are starting to show cracks... probable misses on high picks like Ford, Edmunds, Phillips, Joseph, maybe Knox.  Many good FA adds like Feliciano, Morse, Beasley, Brown; but several misses or marginal upgrades like Klein, potentially Norman, Spain, Murphy (jury's out on this year's crop - Butler, Addison).

     

    Part of the results of the middle-of-the-pack GM performance is a linebacking group and dline that are bad, with terrible depth and few play makers/game changers on defense (other than Milano and Tre); and plays soft.  

     

    Beane, by all accounts is a very bright and hard working GM, however, if I look closely at the roster and results, it's not as positive as I've been thinking for the last year plus.

     

    So....you have no hope? Ironic 

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