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2 hours ago, Success said:
I've gotta agree that it would have helped to get beat by Cincy on MNF.
They had so many games they eeked out in the 2nd half of the season - but I think that gave them a feeling like "we'll always figure it out by the end of the game."
They just had no urgency this past Sunday.
They thought they could drag out the tired act we've seen since Green Bay against a experienced playoff team and still win. They we're wrong.
Its a pointless exercise, but if Tua was healthy I think we would have been out in the WC round.
Why cant we play sticky coverage?
Why can't we block a 3 man rush?
Why was our game plan "let Josh Allen carry the bag"
Why we're guys "gassed" in front of an absolutely rabid fan base at home, when they claim is was SB or bust?
Why can't Gabe Davis catch?
Why does McDermott clap his hands so much?
ugh, that's enough....
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4 hours ago, harmonkillebrew said:
10 points on Offense is the real outlier here. We have never been that bad, including against much better Defenses. The Bengals also have not been that great of a D this year and only held a team to 10 points or less once this season (the Browns). Even Huntley and the Ravens scored 17 on them the prior week.
That makes me think something else was going on beyond the Bengals and their great DC. I think the Bills came out flat. I think the wet snow and footing affected Allen and the Offenses execution (we have smaller, quicker WR and rely on deep passes). And I think the Bengals are a tough matchup for us, especially in the snow, where our quickness is neutralized and lack of size (both on D and O) is exposed. Play this game in better conditions and I think it plays to our strength and it's closer.
That said, playoffs are in January and we play in Buffalo, outside, for god's sake. We need to be built to pound the rock with a mauling Oline and bigger RBs. We need better Offensive schemes and WRs/TEs that can make contested catches. We need to build an O that is not so damn reliant on Allen to make plays time and time again. We need a stout Dline that can't be moved, even in the snow, not just quick, undersized DTs/DEs.
The irony makes me laugh- a Franchise known for playing in snow December/ January (its Buffalo for god sake), historically, was unprepared/ outmtched for inclement weather.
Even more so, we will probably build a open stadium.
Its so stupid its funny.
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10 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Bills 6th place in AFC East.
LOL- they'll be gassed by game 3
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8 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:
Or any of his disciples
Think he would've been a better option than Epenesa/Basham?
whose come off his lineage that is available? HIs defense always gave up and easy TD them puckered up like a snare drum... Vons best year we're with him, IMO...
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I think it was later 3rd quarter, maybe 4th, the Bills executed a screen pass- Romo said "finally!"
it was that kind of game plan.. it straight sucked.
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2 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said:
This was laughed at by some... but after Sunday the commitment from coaching staff and teams was drastically on display.
This weekthe Bills had the day off on Tuesday as required, but then McDermott also gave the players an extra day off for a family day on Saturday... the day before the Divisional Playoff... against the defending AFC Champs... inexcusable. And it showed big time who was prepared who wasn't.
Coaching staff needs to go. Not Chamionship caliber.
in their defense, they were gassed.
if they played a health Miami team last week they probably wouldn't even have to worry about this week. they looked defeated and done.
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1 minute ago, IndyMark said:
Do people firmly believe Miller will return to the Bills next season in time to help or have impact? What is the timeline for an ACL tear / rehab / return again?
Did we just not observe the Tre White "return"; plus Miller is older?
If we bank on Miller having impact next season I must have missed something. We need immediate help, out of the gate next season...sure him returning week 13, 14, 15 or whatever could be ideal but that is pretty late in the year.
he said 9 months, that puts him at August, around training camp.
IMHO, Von was a luxury primarily acquired to make those 8-10 plays in the playoffs that change a game in your favor. at 34 old body coming off multiple ACL's injuries, I think his role will be the same. He will play all season, but they will keep him on a snap count more so. I'd be worried if we think a 34 year old Von is going to invigorate that pass rush next year, week in and week out.
He was missed, but I don't think this team was prepared to make a run at anything this offseason.... lucky we played a 3rd sting QB at home to win one game.
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35 minutes ago, stevestojan said:
A team being “out of gas” by the divisional round is a terrible reflection on McD, Frazier, and Ken.
Then take a couple of pseudophedrine and run through somebodies face... man that pisses me off.....
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17 minutes ago, foreboding said:
Listen, you might feel a tad better.
Von Miller has been here before, with the Broncos. in 2015 without a Star Wars offense anymore, the Defense he was on was vicious and dragged that team to a ring.
What is Wade Phillips up to these days? I'd love to see a creative, vicious Defense here....
9 minutes ago, dorquemada said:well, he's not gassed
LOL.... that's gonna be a thing for a LONG time now....
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3 minutes ago, dorquemada said:
Agreed. If Tua plays, even brain bruised Tua, Miami wins that game by at least 10
The OL was clearly exhausted from getting out of the way of those mean cincy DL all day
If Saffold was gassed last week from sucking, he's probably in a coma today... I still can't believe that ***** actually said that.... WTF?
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I'd rather lose the 13 seconds way every time over whatever "that" was in Orchard Park yesterday.... the Chiefs loss was disappointing, yesterday was embarrassing/ shameful...
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2 minutes ago, Process said:
It's unbelievable how overrated home field advantage is.
The one seed is important but it's because of the bye week. That's infinitely more important then home field.
Considering our players were "gassed" from the week... tired at home, tired on the road.... what difference does it make! LOL
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I'd probably try to find someone worth ***** at #2 before I considered dumping my best offensive player.... and one of the few who was fiercely angry about that "performance" yesterday....
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He is John Fox, Broncos circa 2013-2014.. a reporter asked him about the Seahawks SB Massacre in 2013, and John Fox remarked:
“I know there is disappointment,” Fox said. “It will take a while to go away for all of us, but at the end of the day, it was a successful season: 15-4 is not real shabby.”
LOL
How do you measure anything but a ring, success?
I could see McDermott saying that..... drives me nuts
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We may have to get creative and find a group of players that weren't "gassed" the week of a HOME PLAYOFF GAME....
I'm still stirred about that comment. I don't want to talk about Elephants or Rooms yet.
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19 hours ago, Nextmanup said:
They (WGR-550 post game show) are talking about Diggs yapping at Josh on the sideline at some point late in the game, and Josh was just standing there ignoring him and not responding.
Anyone see this who was at the game or have more to comment on?
I love it, only a few guys with a pulse yesterday. Man I feel bad for that guy, he loves to compete and wants a Ship....
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I honestly can't believe he said that. LOL. This team outside of Milano, Allen, Diggs and T. Johnson is 10 ply soft.
What the hell is going on in that locker room/ meeting room anymore?
That quote is one you keep to yourself. What a loser.
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McDermott can stay, but get a Defensive Coordinator that has an aggressive, nasty scheme/ attitude, and focus on finding some o-line personnel that don't suck. For F sake, either run block or pass block well,. but do SOMETHING well.
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7 hours ago, LeGOATski said:
The Bills have been the most complete team in the league this year. #1 rated team overall DVOA.
49ers are the hottest team right now. #1 team weighted DVOA. Bills are #2.
https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/nfl/team-efficiency/2022/regular
That rating alone won't win you the Super Bowl, but I think this the most resilient Bills team we've seen yet and that gives them an edge.
Everybody has been gunning for the League darling (preseason darling at least) this year.... I think our road has been harder than ever, and I've been impressed by their ability to win these close games....I mean I'd rather we looked as we did against the Rams/ Titans, but you knew that wasn't gonna last.
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It seems more likely we won't have a sack, rather than a field day of pressure and sackage...
It just always works that way
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On 1/8/2023 at 6:00 PM, VaMilBill said:
Honestly, if we made a real concerted effort to get Cook 20 touches a game, I think our offense would be extremely balanced and effective.
I know you all see it. He’s ripping off decent runs seemingly every play. And it looks like on the occasional play he is about to rip off a huge run. You can’t keep that on the sideline. We need him way more involved even if it’s to Motor’s expense
as rook making the transition to a more demanding a longer season- perhaps they are keeping him on a count until the playoffs?
How is he as a blocker?
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I'd give another season before you can be sure on #2- Broncos had the most players in the league on IR, and we're starting JAGs on line this season at some points.
Also, they fired Hackett- every Bills fans knows what that means, that team will get better simple with that move.
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2 hours ago, Virgil said:
Expectations might just be the worst part about being a sports fan. With a team that literally stopped punting, expectations couldn't be higher. Every win was by double digit points and we've been favored to win every single game. It's honestly crazy if you think about it. I've argued for years that one of my most enjoyable seasons was when the Bills went 3-13. There was no doubt the Bills were rebuilding, we expected to lose every game, and the 3 wins felt like playoff wins. You relish in those wins longer than you do when you are expected to win, and somehow, even after the drought, we can get too comfortable too fast. I say this as part of my excuse for not writing these as much recently, but that's not entirely it. I'm also trying to adjust the way I enjoy Bills games. At first, I thought taking notes throughout the games was diminishing the fun for me, but then I realized I was watching each game way to skeptically. I wasn't sitting back and enjoying the ride. I was instead looking for moments that would be interesting to write about, thus making basic plays seem pointless. I don't know what the future holds for me and these reviews, but it's been a nice little break.
1 - The Allen/Miami Effect - Similar to the no punting streak, there's Josh has had Miami's number for the majority of his career. There was a stat today that's won AFC Player of the Week 10 times, 4 of which were against the Dolphins. And against the Dolphins last Saturday, he was equally brilliant. I thought he did a much better job or taking what was given to him, using check downs, but also looking deep when he could. We may never know how much the elbow injury affected him, but since the Pats game, he's looked much more confident and comfortable throwing the ball. What I did learn was that the Jets defense is for real, the Dolphins are a very well coached team, and the Pats have become Josh's 7 iron. That one club in the bag that straightens out your swing. If I told you on Josh's draft Day that the Pats would become Josh's "easy" games, I think we'd all sign up for that.
2 - Hero Ball - I do not consider any of the AFC East QB's to be elite. I'm sorry, but I'm just not sold on Tua. With that being said, it's noticeable how much better scripted plays and open routes these other teams are able to generate on the field. On almost half the offensive plays, it seems like the opposing QB's are able to find their receiver within their first two reads, while Josh is out there making things up on the fly. Granted, the red zone play calling has gotten much better and we've been playing with a busted offensive line, but Josh seems to be working a lot harder than he should have to. Is that the skill set of our receivers or the play calling by Dorsey? I'm more inclined to lean towards Dorsey, as we've seen all of these receivers show enough spark to make a difference.
3 - Rushing Attack - The final drive against the Dolphins was impressive not only because of the weather and time used, but because of how efficiently we ran the ball. I call out that drive because it feels like the only one over three games were we had a respectable rushing attack. For a team that passes so much that teams play cover two or drop 7 in coverage, how are we not better at running the ball? I can't believe it's just on our running backs anymore because it feels statistically impossible for them to all suck. But with 5 lineman, sometimes 7, versus 4 defensive lineman and 2 linebackers, shouldn't the basic numbers mismatch work in our favor? It sure seems to for other teams against us.
4 - There's some reason why I can't sit still
Every waking moment I feel so unfulfilled
I try to lie down, but I don't know how
Baby, when I'm sleeping, it feels less like I am dreaming5 - Receivers - As referenced before, the struggles of anyone besides Diggs to have a dominant game is another mystery to me, but does seem to be trending in the right direction. Knox finally played a game that is worthy of his new contract and hopefully affects future game planning against us. More importantly, Gabe did a great job of finding space on 3rd downs, as well as some nice sideline catches. Beyond that, I have no idea what's going on. We will never truly know what happens in practice or what drops someone down the priority chart, but somehow McD believes that Smoke and Beasely are better than McK and Shakir? I'm not saying that's wrong, but it really makes you wonder what's going on here. While McK has his share of drops, we also barely use him for jet sweeps or other open field plays to take advantage of his speed. Shakir, is out on the field quite a bit, but seems to only get 1-2 targets a game. When you watch the Chiefs, everyone seems to get the ball, but we seem to live or die by Diggs or whoever else gets open while Josh is scrambling to keep plays alive. Again, maybe Knox will start to open things up, but it's almost impressive how this offense still scores when only Diggs and Allen seem to be a threat.
6 - Hamlin - How many games starting for a player until you stop using the "back up" excuse. I'm calling it now, and I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like Hamlin is going to be the reason we don't win a Super Bowl this year. Don't worry, our defensive line is a strong second reason. In every game, there seems to be at least one play where Hamlin takes the wrong angle, doesn't drop back into coverage, or simply is a step behind. The touchdown to Hill was beyond frustrating because Hamlin was responsible over the top and didn't support Tre. The only touchdown by the Pats was a bad angle by Hamlin. I get that we run a defense that's meant to confuse the opposing QB, but Hamlin is beyond the point of making these types of mistakes to me. With Hyde and Poyer's age and contracts, I wonder if Safety doesn't become a big offseason priority.
7 - Defensive Line - I get it, Von is hurt, but this is also the same defensive line that we've poured numerous draft capitol into. Groot has been solid overall, and Lawson has shown some nice flashes. However, the way we are getting gashed in these outside zone runs, and the hit or miss pressure we get, is beyond frustrating. Frazier's been dialing up more blitzes as of late to compensate, but it's hard to not view the overall unit as a letdown. Jones has been solid in his play, and there's been numerous injuries at the tackle, but the lack of push up the middle is noticeable. The lack of closing speed on the edges also is a concern. It's going to be interesting watch them contain Fields this week and I worry about Mahomes just picking us apart when he has all day to throw.
8 - Linebackers - To his credit, Edmunds has been really picking up his play this season and I am less on the train of letting him walk this offseason. However, with that being said, I still don't understand how we got gashed against the Dolphins rushing attack. We got very lucky that the Dolphins got away from the run, or else that game could have ended very differently. What's worse is, the runs weren't creative. All of them appeared to be zone runs off inside the tackle, where the back didn't make contact with anyone until 8 yards downfield. If there was contact, we missed the tackle or got a piggy back ride for 5 additional yards. Fortunately, the power run teams don't seem to be making the playoffs this year, outside of the Titans. But still, the tackling and run defense is a big concern.
9 - Special Teams - While we took a lot of pride in not having to punt or kick a lot of field goals, it's nice to know that unit can be relied on when needed. Bass has been fantastic on this run and I have complete faith in him regardless or distance and situation. For the nightmare that was the the punt god, things worked out well with Martin as both a punter and holder. And while we don't use him enough overall, I have to say I get a little amped when we return punts with Hines' speed back there. This is a unit that I feel could actually help us win some big games coming up.
10 - McD - The man we are too spoiled to appreciate. We are playing one of the toughest schedules in the league, dealing with multiple injuries, have a huge target on our backs, and still are in first place in the AFC. Take the safety out of the equation against Minnesota (not a coaches fault), and we have a full extra game lead on the 1 seed. Everyone, including myself, wants to armchair quarterback and second guess all decisions, but the Bills have won big games, close games, and games against all other division leaders. We locked up a playoff spot with 3 games left to play. Say whatever you want, but results matter and McD has done nothing but get results for this team.
Side note - If Cam Lewis makes one more dumb play, I want to see him cut mid-game.
Side note 2 - Anyone have a Groupon for a tackling session? If so, please send to Frazier
Go Bills!
LOL, what a line.....
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I think its sad he was addicted to Chiefsahol in the first place... no laughing matter.. bad stuff!
The misuse of Cook and Hines was borderline criminal
in The Stadium Wall
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We sucked at creating mismatches, getting these guys in that situation would have been an excellent start in the right direction- fabulous point.
Also, priority #1AAAAAA this offseason. Can we go out and find a "Screen Game Specialist" who can carefully show our Offensive players how to do those?
All I could think since they acquired Hines was the Chargers and Eckler. Why can't we do cool stuff like those guys?