RunTheBall

It was legit. The problem is the disparity between how many times our O line is called for holding and how few times our opponents are. It’s the biggest discrepancy in the league and that’s going to hurt us. We get put behind the sticks constantly but our opponents seemingly play flawless games every game. It’s maddening.

Zero percent chance I root for KC. I don’t care what the implications are. Fk them and their fans. I want Ravens, KC, Cinci all out of the playoffs.

I still haven’t begun got process this game because I’m basking in the glory. All I’ll say is that I started drinking Woodford at 3:30 PM, Benford made is pick 6 at 3:33PM, and now I’m hammered. You’re welcome. Joshua F’n Allen

100% Beane picks up the option. I think he should, 8-9 mil for a year isn’t bad. Give him 2 years to see if he can change the narrative. He wasn’t injury prone at Utah, and Josh really did him dirty with that horrific pass when Kincaid was wide open that blew up his right knee. That was a career altering for Kincaid. The guy has elite skills when he can stay healthy (not saying he’s an elite player). If he can get himself off the All Glass team, maybe he reaches his potential.

I’d use a similar game plan that we used against Pittsburgh with a bit more play action and more intermediate passes to the TE’s and RB’s. I’d include Shakir here but Brady has no idea how to use him except within 2 yards of the LOS. This has to be a James Cook game. Cinci has a horrific run D, we have the best running game in the NFL, and we need to keep Glass Burrow off the field. If we didn’t have the worst pass rush in the league I’d say go all out and beat the sht out of him but I don’t think our guys will sniff Joey Highlights. I want to see Dawkins finish every play. I’m hoping that his half assed effort 2 weeks ago was the result of his head bonk. I ripped into him for being a fat tub of goo and I’m hoping he makes me eat my words. On D, I’d have Benford cover Higgins all game and double Chase. Thankfully Glass Bernard is out so Thompson will man the middle. Cinci has run fairly well recently but I wouldn’t sell out to stop it. Cinci is going to throw the ball 70% of the time. I think Burrow will have a lot of time to carve us up, that’s why we need long ass running dominated drives that eat up the clock. I’d sit Glass Kincaid. I’d rather have a healthy Knox or Coleman than a gimpy 50% Kincaid. The sad fact is, Josh changed the course of Kincaids career when he missed him by yards when he was WIDE OPEN down the sideline and Kincaid injured his PCL. It cost us in the AFC Championship game, and now it’s costing us this season. If he didn’t hurt his PCL I’m sure he would have strained is ***** at some point so I’m not overly bent out of shape. It’s December football at the Ralph. I think we get his Cinci monkey off our back with more bully ball. Run the ball down their throats, control the clock, make them earn every yard on defense. Hopefully a couple well timed blitzes result in Glass Burrow rethinking his quick comeback.

I really don’t care about Ingram. The guy couldn’t beat out Kair F’n Elam. But, it’s a horrific look for Beane and we know he’s got an ego that hardly fits in the building. I don’t think there’s a chance he lets Slay go to the Eagles even if he has to hold an empty roster spot open for a couple weeks.

Are people really bent out of shape replacing Ingram with Slay? With our playoff history? Seriously? My god

I hate NE with the passion of McDemott calling defensive time outs. I hate watched them for last last 5 years when they sucked because I love watching them lose. They have the biggest bandwagon fan base in sports. I’ve said numerous times there has been ZERO talk of the Pats* in NE the last 4-5 years. Pure Bandwagon. That being said, it looks like Maye is the real deal right now and I hate it. He’s taken a huge leap under Vrabel (hate him) and McDaniels. I’m going to hold on to my hope that once he starts playing a harder schedule and teams have a full year of tape under him and McDaniels that he’s going to come back to Earth. That’s mainly because I don’t want to admit NE is going to be a problem for the next decade and I’m hoping he regresses like Stroud, Daniels, Purdy, and other QBs who looked phenomenal for a year then regressed to the mean. He’s playing great, has a very good HC/OC combo, and an easy schedule. I don’t think we will know until next year if it’s sustainable but right now he’s got all the potential.

I love Hawes. In no universe is he a TE1. At best he’s a solid TE2, elite TE3. He is sloooow. He has no chance of threatening the seam, you could cover him with a DT. The only way he gets open is because he’s blocking 99% of the time and teams don’t expect it. He’s a great piece of the offense but I think you are looking at him with BIlls colored glasses which we tend to do on this board.

I was at that game. Sitting in the last row of the upper deck. What a kick in the balls.

The amount of whiners on here is breathtaking. WE PUT UP 250 RUSH YARDS IN 3 RIVERS! I mean come on people, you don’t get to see that kind of domination very often so ENJOY IT. Will this offensive philosophy beat other teams, NOPE. Did it crush the Steelers? YES. Hey here’s a thought - maybe, just maybe, Brady schemed against a teams weaknesses for once? Maybe missing 2 starting offensive lineman, your starting TE, a starting WR and a WR 4 in Samuel had something to do with the game plan. I think this was a turning point for these guys. I saw NASTY, I saw ANGRY, I saw EFFORT. I saw 3 RBs contributing for the first time this season. I don’t care that it took a cheap shot to get Josh fired up. We should be running QB power in the first series of every game from here on out. It’s been that way since Josh has been our QB. Get our tackles back, get Glass Kincaid out there, Cooks is going to be a factor going forward. Cooks, Plamer, Shakir is not a horrific combo. Our identity is running the ball though, it sets the tone and opens things up. Brady has to stick with it even when it’s not going great early. Let’s see what he comes up with against Cinci whose defense has been playing better. I still expect a run heavy approach but I want to see him integrate more play action and intermediate throws against a defense that has been ass most of the year.

Dude I was LOVING it! It’s friggin Pittsburgh and we ran it down their throats! I love a physical, dominant running game but mostly to set up a deeper passing game. You have to have balance. Not in this game though. I hate Brady, he called a good game. I’m old school, run the ball and play defense will win the SB. That’s because it opens up the intermediate and deep shots. There’s nothing better than physically dominating a team like Pittsburgh who’s known for their toughness. This could be the turning point. I wnat to see a nasty, physical, aggressive team going forward. I want Joe Burrow in the dirt and on IR after next week.

Brady spams plays way too often. I give him credit for sticking to the running game finally. I want to see him play action to a deep or intermediate shot after 2 big runs in a row. He ALWAYS wastes a down spamming a 3rd or 4th run instead of predicting the defense will scheme to stop that so something deeper will be open.

What the hell is up with you guys looking at today’s offense and trying to extrapolate through the playoffs? This isn’t the offense we are going to use the rest of the season. It was an opponent specific offense that WORKED and got us the W. Yes, we all know we aren’t going to beat many teams without an intermediate or downfield passing game. But guess what, Brady actually called a good game today and it WORKED. We needed the W, we got the W. We played to the weaknesses of the opposing defense for once. I’m not even talking about our defense which has been stepping up a bit recently. Too many of you look at one game and try and predict the next 5 from it. This is not the gameplan we will have against other teams, it worked against the Steelers so enjoy the W and re-fkn-lax a bit

I totally agree with you that we need more from the intermediate and deep passing game. My only point is that this isn’t that game that we should have tried that, and we didn’t need to. Given our injuries and Pitts defensive line, there wasn’t going to be the time to exploit that. I’m sure with the All-22 we are going to see a couple deep shots called that Josh didn’t take for whatever reason.

You are kidding right? We were missing Palmer, Kincaid, Samuel, 2 starting offensive tackles and McGovern was playing with 1 arm. We were playing a very good defensive front. Brady called a great game, and I’ve been on the fire Brady train for a while now. You really want Josh to hang onto the ball for over 3 seconds with 2 backup OTs? Who’s he going to throw to? Cooks who’s been here for 3 days? Coleman whose first move is to Velcro himself to the DB as soon as the ball is hiked? Shakir, who doesn’t run more than 5 yards past the LOS? Enjoy the W. Yes, we need an intermediate and downfield passing game. This wasn’t the team to try that against given our limitations and their style

I’ve been hammering Brady for weeks and still want him fired but I have to give him credit when it’s due - this game plan made sense. He ran the sht out of the ball and didn’t get away from it, he chipped both DEs almost every pass play, he threw to the RBs and TEs, he got rid of the mesh crap that he spams constantly. That was a reasonable, understandable game plan given how many injuries we had on offense. It was good to see, James Cook should be in contention for OPOY but he’s got Taylor ahead of him. It is a pleasure to watch this guy run, he’s sooooo smooth. At least Beane made one good re signing. Josh was much more decisive today in both running and throwing. I LOVED the jawing with Heyward, Josh needs to get the fire back. The pick to Gabe sucked, shocker. But I didn’t see the hesitation he’s had the last 4-5 games. Good to see. Don’t downplay this win. The Bills might have found their mojo. They out bullied the Steelers IN PITTSBURGH, humiliated their defense and ran the ball down their throats with 2 BACKUP tackles. This needs to be their MO moving forward with some intermediate and deep passing added. I understand why they didn’t do that today. Crushing Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh is a big deal. Now beat the hell out of Burrow because we owe Cinci a lot after they’ve owned us for years.

When multiple opposing players state after a game that they knew exactly what was coming, that’s a problem with the OC. When an opposing coach admits he was shocked at the lack of protection given our QB, that’s a problem with the OC. When an older WR comes off an ACL and has a phenomenal year and we couldn’t or wouldn’t get him involved while he was healthy, thats a problem with the OC. There’s a pattern here.

It’s not just the injuries to key players. It’s the lack of gameplanning taking into account those injuries on both offense and D. If we just protect with 5 men with no chipping when we have 2 starting OTs out, Brady shouldn’t get back on the plane. We need a gameplan that emphasizes Josh getting rid of the ball quickly, which he’s been very reluctant to do this year. That doesn’t mean spamming mesh 6 straight times while our tackles get smoked and Josh gets battered. How about some RB screens? How about a draw or 2? Quick slant? You know, Football 101 basic crap to slow down a pass rush. Is that too much to ask?

Joe is one of my regular podcast listens. I also love Pat Moran on talking Buffalo to get a more emotional fan based take. What I think Joe does very well is understanding a team’s weaknesses and how to attack them. He was dead right about how to attack the Atlanta D and what to expect, while Brady did the exact opposite and got destroyed. Same with Houston. He was banging the drum about Houston’s defensive ends and the need to keep running the ball to keep them from teeing off, and again Brady did the exact opposite. He’s not a savant, he gets a lot wrong, but he’s pretty straight forward in how he justifies his opinions. You can agree or disagree but you’ll know the why. I think Joe is getting salty because he doesn’t understand why Brady develops the game plans he does because they don’t attack an opponents weaknesses. For pure post-game enjoyment listen to Pat Moran and Joe from Queens after a game. It’s a fun rant when we lose and cathartic. Pat will come back the next day with a more measured take about what he felt went right or wrong, but the post game when he’s losing his sht after a loss is all of us.

The problem is Brady is way too predictable. He didn’t change the scheme at all from last year, just put a little more emphasis on the run. The passing scheme is the exact same thing we ran last year. How many times do you have to hear opposing players say they knew exactly what play we were running on offense? My wife thinks I’m some sort of football savant because of how often I can call exactly what play is coming based on personel and formation. I’m just some bum on a couch. Defensive coordinators are laughing at Brady. The reason that stupid bubble screen gets blown up 90% of the time is because you can tell exactly when it’s coming. The defensive players just flood to that side as soon as the ball is snapped because it’s so obvious. Brady is in over is head. These WRs aren’t great but they aren’t as ass as he’s making them look.

Eh, it’s getting harder and harder to have any optimism in this team this year. What exactly do they do well? Defense : Pass rush is non existent, can’t stop the run at all, don’t get sacks or turnovers. I’d say the only positive is Max/Bernard/Bishop play pretty solid and Poyer hasn’t been a disaster. Offense: We run the ball very well when Brady doesn’t get away from it, James Cook is phenomenal, Josh is still an Alien even when not playing at MVP level. Unfortunately, he’s been neutered by McBrady and I think he’s lost confidence in Brady to call a game right. Our WRs are ASS, even Shakir has been mostly a non factor probably because of Brady. Kincaid is a member of our All Glass team. Knox is Knox, good for a critical drop. Hawes has been great, but when you are pumping up your 3rd string tight end as a revelation, that’s a problem. Maybe Cooks provides a spark? Maybe Coleman redeems himself (hahah sorry, I know I know). Maybe Josh decides to trust the play calls and not hold the ball for 7 seconds, assuming he’s got more than 2 with our starting tackles out. IDK. Steelers aren’t good either so I think the W goes to whatever team sucks less. I’ll take the Bills with Josh being the main reason we win

This team has become way too complacent. Too many guys just glad to be collecting a paycheck and have lost the fire. McD’s message to the team has gotten old and stale. IDK if Cooks is a fiery guy but maybe he can add a little juice and get Josh’s head back in the game. We saw Josh pop out of his shell against TB then he got the sht beat out of him against Houston. Let’s see what Josh show’s up against Pittsburgh. As for McBeane, neither of them are going anywhere so as much as I’d like to clean house, it 100% is not happening. Pegula is not getting rid of these guys no matter what the outcome of this season when we are opening a new stadium next year. I’ve said it before, but I think the best we can do is get rid of the OC/DC and get 2 EXPERIENCED guys in there to radically shake up the offensive and defensive schemes. IDK if McD has the humbleness to hand over the reigns of the D to someone else, but his scheme is old and washed when you don’t have the defensive talent that Houston does to run it.

Dion is a fat tub of goo who’s too high on his own quasi-celebrity and has lost the fire like most of this milk toast team. I’d cut him this offseason and get someone in there who actually has a pulse and doesn’t get his QB killed giving up on every play after 2 seconds. The guy is the poster child for complacency and that’s what this team is - complacent. Good enough for the owner so let’s just cash some checks and yuck it up after a lead leading 9th false start on the 4th and gotta have it down. The Shnowman needs to STFU and start playing better

Watching most of the other games today, it is so obvious how bad our coaching is compared to other teams, and I include McD in that. Brady is god awful and needs to be fired. He had a scheme that worked last year and made no adjustments to it this year. He just ran the exact same scheme back and has no ability to adjust during the game. I can think of 8 OCs that I watched today that Brady isn’t even in the same galaxy as, and that includes some that lost. It’s one thing if the scheme is sound and the players don’t execute. Our problem is that the scheme doesn’t work, teams know EXACTLY what we are doing, and our entire offense is based on Josh making Super Josh off script plays. We need a complete house cleaning from GM to water boy. It won’t happen. Pegula is just happy to be competitive, along with 90% of our team. I’m really sick of fkn Dawkins and his Shnowman crap. Calling out Keon then giving up on play after play and having the most false starts in the league. STFU until you actually start playing well you fat tub of goo.