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Bacchus44

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  1. 54 minutes ago, 1billsfan said:

     

    This franchise in general is also paying for the horrible drafts of 2015 and 2016. This year was just not supposed to be a good year for them. They have a very talented group of young players from the last two drafts who aren't ready to take the team over, their veterans are getting very old, and they lost the heart and soul of their offensive line. There's nothing in between because of those poor drafts.

     

    IMO this is not a GM or HC issue. It's just a season, with a roster in transition, that this franchise and it's fans unfortunately have to muddle through in the hopes that the young players (Josh Allen especially), the 2019 draftees and the new FA's prove that the process is indeed working with a 2019 season of a young team ready for a decade long run at playoff and Super Bowl contenders.

     

    I have faith that the 2019 season will show that the process is working.

     

    I agree...I expected this. Didn't want it, obviously...but it's not surprising. 

     

    Would have been interesting to see JA with Wood and Incognito with a healthy Shady on O.

     

    Those two names right there are the main reasons for why the Bills are where they're at right now.

     

    Gotta be good in the trenches and our o-line is a hot mess. 

  2. 1 hour ago, Green Lightning said:

    I quit at the half and put a new drive belt and paddles on my snowblower. A much better use of my time.

     

    I took the dog for a walk, cleaned out the flowers and garden, pulled the solar lights.

     

    I'm with you, brother...gonna be another long, horrible season, I'm afraid.

     

    November and December are gonna be rough.

  3. Can't believe how very few are bashing the offensive line that are appearing weekly in Bills uniforms as living theme park turnstiles.

     

    After watching the pick six play, you can clearly see a defender running with a full head of steam unblocked at Peterman. He panicked and choked. Bad throw, yes...but the o-line and coaching blow...plain and simple.

     

    No one was picking up that block, but Peterman is just not good enough to see it and either try to elude or throw it away.

     

    I think Allen would have seen that and threw it away or would have at least tried to elude the blitzer.

     

    Edit - A player did pick up the blitz just before Peterman got smoked. Peterman with the jitters and yes, too many mistakes are going to cost him a job.

  4. ^ It's crazy, isn't it?

     

    I admit that I haven't watched a ton of NFL games as the last two years of my life have involved my partner battling and eventually succumbing to cancer.

     

    In just watching the first few weeks of this NFL season, my mind has been boggled over how they can blow so many calls when the evidence is so clear!

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  5. 39 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:

    I thought today was a really dumb game plan from the offense. The Packers have a great pass rush, we knew that going in but the Daboll seems to have thought that somehow the O Line could deal with it. There should have been way more screens, quick slants, hitches or shovel passes to avoid this. Instead they played into the Packers hands by pushing Allen into throwing deep balls with little time to set up.   Allen took a huge beating because of this, with sacks, hurries and knock downs after the throws.  The Bills receivers just cannot get any separation from Dbs and they have difficulty with the zip Allen puts on the ball (judging by more drops today). Cannot stand that we constantly seem unprepared for teams whose strengths we know. Just plain dumb.

     

    100% agree with this...great post! ?

  6. 3 minutes ago, stony said:

    Drove home from VT during most of the game.  Picked up bits and pieces on the radio.  Were Allen's incompletions a lot of drops, accuracy issues, etc?  Curious what the numbers "say." 

     

    All of the above...and the o-line was pathetic in terms of pass protection and opening running lanes. They gave him ZERO help today.

     

    Throw in the OC's inability to change/adjust schemes at halftime equaled Pettine owning this game and the Bills being blanked.

  7. Agree on this loss - not as mind-numbing as others in the drought. 

     

    But I knew that interception wasn't going to be over-turned as there was no conclusive evidence that it hit the ground. Figure the odds that the camera would see Clay step out of bounds in between two Jax players though....now THAT is sooooo Buffalo! 

  8. I'll give anyone credit that is still watching this joke of a team.

     

    I shut it off when it was 21-7 and my blood pressure was likely through the roof then. My body is getting too old to put up with the stress of watching our two "professional" sports teams - I drink enough already as it is.

     

    Both the Sabres and Bills should be forced to send individual letters of apology to season ticket holders as punishment for most of them not showing up to play as professional athletes. Heck, they ought to refund the entire season ticket $$ too!


    In addition, they all ought to feel embarrassed that they cannot provide something better than a train wreck for their 110% dedicated fan base.

     

    It just keeps happening year after year after year. I'm only hanging onto these two teams by a thread now and my interest in either one is waning more and more with each depressing losing season.

     

    I think I'll just cash in the chips on both teams now and wait and see what next season brings.

     

    I'm done.

  9. I actually haven't watched either of the games this year as it's been way too nice to be indoors - especially when we know that the team is in rebuilding mode.

     

    Despite knowing this, if I were to watch the games, I know that I would just be a stressed out mess anyway...so I simply haven't bothered. Maybe it's time that I am finally becoming an old fair weather fan after all of these years? Dunno, but I still love my Bills and won't check out on them - just taking a temporary leave of absence for now. ;)

     

    From what I have read, they had every chance to win the game at the end and held the home team's opener to 9 points - which says a lot for their defense. They'll get there in another year or two, but I just can't see devoting much time to this team this year when there are other better things that I could be doing with my time.

     

    Although it is still fun to come in every now and again to catch up on some of the decent threads...as well as have a howl at some of the God-awful ones!

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