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7 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
I agree on Dalton, but Carolina has one of the best running backs in the league. I think he still averaged over 5 yards a carry against Buffalo, but they were able to take them out of the run very quickly.
I have a hard time calling chuba or dowdle one of the best. You get to tenth and you are talking slightly above average and i think we get pretty close to that before any debate.-
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1 hour ago, CSBill said:
I 100% agree with your assessment of all four. I want to see more of Hancock. It is nice having Poyer as insurance and as a mentor to him and Bishop. But the Bills are far more athletic with Bishop and Hancock on the field.In addition, I will add that Shaq Thompson and Dorain Williams need to be our regular starting Linebackers.
Think about this: In one game, the defense improved substantially by adding speed and strength in getting Hoecht, Ogunjobi, Thompson, Williams, Hairston, and Hancock on the field. That's an addition of six new starting-quality players. And, these new people make our other new people—Bosa, Walker, and Bishop—better.
I know it is only one game, but for the first time this season, the defense looked legitimate. Talent makes all coaches smarter.
playing Andy dalton didn’t hurt either. Yes we infused some talent but it’s also one of the less threatening qb/rb pairs we have faced and no dominant wr.-
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1 minute ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:
I’m not saying he is good or even decent lol he’s just not completely inept like he’s getting talked about here.. it’s not like their starting qb is very good either. People were talking about dalton being an upgrade all week and have quickly changed their tune
With young starting, the panthers maybe score a few more points but I really think cook sets the single game rushing record and we score more too.. we shut everything down in the 3rd quarter
Below average qb makes the rest just not go - we saw it for 20 years. Even when the other 52 are great it all sputters… and their 52 aren’t particularly great.
This should’ve been a soft ball and it was. We needed that.
1 minute ago, SCBills said:
Falcons showing they’re not a good team in the two games immediately following us, yet we let them dominate us on both sides of the ball for most of the game.
Can only line up against who’s across from you and with this being the first real action for Ogunjobi and Hoecht plus the young secondary guys in Hairston and Hancock, I’ll take the positives and hope they carry it over to KC.
100%you play the team across from you and they are an nfl team
all wins count the same and drawing a line in the sand today was important.
im glad we had Carolina on the schedule today and not a tough matchup though.
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8 minutes ago, Returntoglory said:
You must be single, right?
the article barely references anything of noteyou then extrapolated it into total make believe
but sure, it’s possible in the sense that a lot of things could be possible
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38 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:
Bills absolutely dominated a team in the trenches that’s normally sound on both sides... a lot went well independent of qb play. Andy dalton really isn’t horrendous either he just had no chance today. I really don’t think Bryce would’ve done much better tbh
I try to say this in the nicest way possible but we beat a not great team. Jordan poyer played in Cleveland the last time you could argue that dalton was not bad. and he wasn’t great then.
Heck at that time we had Kyle Orton at qb, and opponents could say EJ Manuel wouldn’t have done much better. We beat one of “those” teams. Sure, an nfl club but the type you should carry 9 out of 10 days if not more
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2 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:
It was a bad hire for the Bills because it was all about getting revenge on the Jets. That said it was an entertaining two years.
it was a bad hire because we invested in building the strength of the team on the defensive side and not only was his plan to dismantle that positive, he also had no plan to do the work to rebuild it once torn down.alas, not the thread for that
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I’m not sure my opinion on cook has changed much but that where that lands in relation to the board has varied wildly
I remember being frustrated as hell we were keeping such an electric player in the sideline.
I was confident he was among the best in the league
I still think he is
at 12m im pretty ok with the deal and he has shown an extra gear this year that’s exciting to watch
but it couldn’t be more frustrating that he seems to not be allowed on the field in any passing situation or two minute drill or a lot of short yardage plays…. and I still think it’s weird to pay a guy 12m who you take off the field for the biggest plays
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7 minutes ago, Lost said:
Today was more of a showcase of how effing bad Andy Dalton is, less so of how good our defense is. We're not gonna look anything like that against Mahomes. Tet McMillan was open for most of the day.
I’ll hold to my word- I looked forward to an impressive win and being slightly annoyed by everyone overrating carolina-
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2 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
The Browns D is for real—within the top three of the league. And they shredded them. I watched the game at a bar where the Pats game was on the next TV.
some weeks Carolina beats the falcons by 30, sometimes we beat Carolina by 31 some weeks we do not beat the falconsthey are a feisty young team playing well. They will sometimes be a feisty young team that flops. Thats all.
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6 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said:
The first few games of the season, I kept pointing out (in real life) how Allen was frequently and masterfully stepping UP in the pocket and often THROUGH the pocket between OC and LG, or LG and LT. It was amazing how natural it was for him time and again. He was moving forward and usually finding a throw or a few yards. Then something changed around about the Saints game (and definitely the Pats game), usually the point in the season where DCs have enough film to make opponent-specific adjustments.
Now Allen seems downright jumpy and out of sync. Not diagnosing Ds or setting protections pre-snap as well as he should. Throwing off-platform and inaccurately. Indecisive/in-between in his decisions.
But we've seen this before. He can be streaky. He can be frazzled. Remember how many seasons we spent watching the first few offensive snaps so closely to determine if Allen was psyched-out OR dialed-in? Like which Allen are we getting today? Gotta call the first drive like a 2-minute drill to start with a positive play, even if it's a short pass. Then maybe follow it up with a designed QB run to get Allen some contact and shake him out of his own head. I don't think #17 looked fully present and in control today until about the time he was pulled from the game.
that first half of your post is exactly why I question if he’s protecting himself a little extra - whether injury or constant chirp in his ear about health.
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20 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
They are a problem, and they have a cupcake schedule. Plus they are extremely well-coached. It’s also now clear that Maye is (unfortunately) the real deal. My one hope for a loss is their game at Tampa, but the Bucs have so many injuries that I expect the Pats to be favorites. They will slaughter Atlanta, I expect.
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1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:
Yes.. years past he's taking every 7-8-9 yard chunk he can
Now he's willing to run around even do a ballerina and spin around and make people Miss behind the line of scrimmage just to throw it
I don't think he's going to do that in January
Looked like he hurt his wrist a couple weeks ago if I recall correctly
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12 minutes ago, Process said:
He's in a slump. He gets in a slump at some point every single season.
Nothing new and nothing to be too concerned with. If he's still playing poorly in a couple weeks at his second home ( Miami) I'll start to worry.
he’s taken a few hits. I wouldn’t be surprised if in addition to the nose he maybe has some ribs acting up, etc…nothing to be gained telling us
but narratively it would kind of tie through to a few of the question marks.
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I don’t think he trusts the system as much this year
I also wouldn’t be shocked if he’s nursing some sort of unreported injury a little
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44 minutes ago, No_Matter_What said:
Hmm Benford all 54 snaps, and then White 41 + Hairston 27 so 68 total?
Any ideas what is going on?
I bet at some point Benford and tre and max were playing together-
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2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
I think he's talking about the actual use on the field of play
Smelling salt have been used for a hundred years lol but typically they were used on the sidelines James Cook is doing it on the field which is why Simon is bringing up the gray area
oh it was, apparently mistakenly, reported they were fully banned. I’ve seen plenty of social posts about suspending cook etc…. Because announcers and writers did not well clarify the change in rule.
I would bet many if not most here think it’s a full ban
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1 minute ago, dorquemada said:
I’ll eat my hat here, not only did I think and say and post repeatedly that I didn’t think we’d see him on the field this year, but he blew me away with his first appearance. He’s going to get better every week. This is a big deal.
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2 hours ago, gobills404 said:
Can’t find the source but I remember seeing a couple weeks ago that the bills run it ~80% of the time when Josh is under center and pass it ~80% of the time when he’s in shotgun which is a huge tell. I also don’t the percentage but I’m sure having multiple tight ends on the field is also a big tell. I think Brady’s philosophy in the run game is “we don’t care if you know we’re gonna run it you’re still getting bulldozed”.
yup.also under center Josh even does the hand signal for which way to run often.
it’s been fine in the run game but I sure would like the defense even a little worried about it in passing plays. We just need every bit we can on that side
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Just now, boyst said:
It was definitely noticeable. Dawkins threw something. Players ran to the kerfuffle.
it looked like a blue hat if looking closely-
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11 minutes ago, buffalo2218 said:
Not sure what Dawkins could have done differently there. Robinson being salty over a bad loss is on him and his team. Dion just did what he got paid to do
not thrown his hat in the guys face after pointing at the scoreboard?hopefully the throw only costs him dollars
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These Philly fumble on the tush push continues to prove the play unable to be officiated
just saying it here
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2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
He can't play out there. He is much better on exactly that kind of play, facing off coverage, a lot of zone, sit in the space and then catch and run.
imagine if we had a guy pulling people away from him too….really could get fun if we had a boundary guy
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Just now, NoSaint said:
Really hoping to step on the neck immediately instead of slow playing the second half here…
Extend the gap instead of limiting possessions
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Really hoping to step on the neck immediately instead of slow playing the second half here…
Extend the gap instead of limiting possessions
The Ray Davis-backup running back discussion
in The Stadium Wall
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I think there is a lot of confusion between a few respectable runs vs showing the traits that make solid running sustainable.
it’s the classic quoting stats of training camp or preseason heroes instead of talking about skill set.