Billsfan1972

Again last three years prior to McD 24-24, McD 25-23..... Yep they made the playoffs at 9-7, while Marrone was 9-7 & missed it.....

I think we know which way McD is leaning...... Fearless will be pushing for a 20-17 win......? I expect the Bills to win & expect we'll be sweating it come the 4th..... That's the worst thing..... A few easy throws to start and please don't telegraph the plays.

I have no problem admitting it..... Three years & no 300 yard passing games.... Well done McD........... Only coach that has accomplished it.

Yep another pointing out one superbowl to defend their position. I'm using yards allowed.... Tenn, Houston & Seattle.... Can play with #'s however you like, but again to pretend Offense doesn't matter..... As I showed earlier an interesting stat was that our Defense too played much worse then average Offenses (League average 20.7 in the league) vs. the Offense played on average the 15.7 strongest defenses). Again skewed by Jets & NE X 2, Balt & Pitt. Again too this isn't fair as every team has different schedules. However the Bills faced maybe 4 strong offensive teams all season (Philly, Dallas & Baltimore?), while also playing some of the very worst (Pitt, NYJ, Cincy, Wash & Den), including rookies & 3rd string QB's (Pitt, Wash & Den) & the 4th easiest Schedule (NE, Dall & Philly had easier).

Won't argue, just will say NE saw us running way too often, so how about that on first down (play action). The ball to Knox was there but not that easy a throw that people keep saying. Many here say keep it simple and they just don't and thus Allen is throwing tougher passes in many situations. Also on 4th they had a TO, should have used it..... As said in watching they looked disorganized once first & goal.

And the worst offense in the playoff???? Buffalo..... Next closest is GB (and then NE who was garbage since November), that had a much tougher schedule & did too struggle, yet somehow Rogers did have 4 300 yard passing games.... How about 5 of the top 10 defensive teams didn't make the playoffs...... Or Three teams ranked in the 20's in defense did make the playoffs.... Yes much has been written about Winston & we know others like Ryan & Stafford makes for easy fodder..... Stop your crusade......

The first down play was terrible & as I say caused a chain reaction that carried through downs 2-4. A young qb needs easier reads & plays. The Duke Williams TD vs. Tennessee was a very simple play.

Anyone see how calm & cool Miami was in the redzone vs. NE, while Buffalo looked lost. Still upset how bad the play calling was (yes a perfect pass to Knox and a tie). The First down call, along with third & fourth, which appeared to be a chinese fire drill (apologies for being politically incorrect). Also see NE's 3rd & goal screen from the 13..... Oh & watch Lamar in those situations (i.e. a mobile QB)..... I do remember a simple TD pass that Josh made in a similar situation to Duke Williams vs. Tennessee, that looked pretty easy..... oops no big strong WR active that day.... Yep I blame it on Daboll (or McD).

I was 95% sure they'd get Saturday and like the 4:30 start (disliked when it was 1:00 on a Saturday).

The NE loss today was significant as they lost the Bye & Also now are on the road if they beat Tenn..... It was a game at home they could not afford to lose.

Jets played their starters all 4 quarters. BTW Foster 3 receptions in 18 targets all season (13 games)

We haven't had a top 10 offense since 2003, got to blame someone & the OC is the only consistent.

When you play to win every game 17-14, it is a razor thin edge. A dropped pass, a throw a little off is always magnified. 10-6 in retrospect was the minimum this team should have gone..... Played two teams with over 10 wins all year and only 2 others that ended up over .500. Daboll & the whole offensive philosophy has been lousy all year.

Pretty obvious to anyone who is not coaching the Bills..... Makes no sense.

Ryan Fitzpatrick just proved 300 yards means nothing......?

Yes it is..... Google it.... https://www.google.com/search?q=300+yards+passing+in+a+game&oq=300+yards+passing+in+a+game&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.8278j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 But whatever......

Again why not? Saw it from Goff when McVay took over. This small incremental improvement is not enough from your franchise QB.

300 is an accepted standard in the NFL, like 100 yards rushing. This is not a crusade, I use it as a benchmark, which it is when compiling statistics. No one is pointing out Brees, Rogers or Brady's 250 yard passing games.

As said every team does it (annually & multiple times in almost every instance) but the Bills (and extenuating circumstances with the Steelers this year). Call it what you want but Allen's passing/gm is 29th in the league. That I hope is on the coaching, because 29th in the league is not acceptable.

And if you take the 10 worst offenses in the NFL.... Only the Bills (maybe Pitt) will be in the playoffs.... So still better offenses make the playoffs vs. worse...... And yes when looking only at passing Balt is there too, but that is a very unique case..... 2018 6 of top 10 made it vs. 0-10 of the worst offenses..... Who would have thunk that????? All I want is some balance (i.e. a better offense)......

I was answering Sincethe70's question. Maybe you should stop being so grumpy. I'm excited they're in the playoffs, and an offensive explosion next week (& win), would have me downright giddy!!!!?

Look at the W/L % i.e. SF 100% when they pass for 300 (3-0) vs. 9-3 (.750) when they don't..... And again if both teams throw for 300 yes there is a winner & a loser, but can't blame the loss on not throwing for 300.... Excuse me for being impatient. The Bills have had only 13 300 yard passing games in the last 13 years. A guy can dream can't he? As for Bills fans being more knowledgable, this is classic Bills fandom & patting themselves on the back. We've had very little to cheer for 20 years & continue to make excuses. I also expected more from Allen this year & blame the lack of production on the coaching & play calling. Sorry but this is classic gullible Bills fans for believing what the coaches say & seeming happy with a little improvement, where I expected significant improvement on the offense with what the Bills (& I) hope is their franchise QB. I've pointed out Jax & Chicago & what happens when you put too much stock in the Defense & are okay with a lower tiered Offense. There are plenty of other examples of the same.

Yea, KC is no fun to watch..... Neither is NO. Really you expect me & most others to believe? Yep you want to see 14-10 games.... This is getting old. While I do believe some really are truly defense first & hate passing & high octane offenses, that is the minority (or they'd change the rules to benefit defenses). Again the Bills have had a creampuff schedule, played below average offenses for the most part this year & the defense looked very good. As for 300 yards, it is important & if you look beyond W/L, you'll see in almost every case that throwing for 300 yards & your team has a higher win %, then when they do not. Of course skewed by the 1-14 Bengals, Lions & Falcons & yes losing teams. Here is a partial list from this year. I.e. Garropolo 3-0 Cousins 4-0 Brees 4-1 (loss vs. SF when Garropolo threw 300 too) + 1-0 Bridgewater Jones 2-2 (NYG 4 wins) Keenum 0-2 (Wash is lousy) Watson 2-1 (again loss when Indy threw for 300) Brissett 2-1 Mayfield 3-0 Fitz 2-1 Wentz 3-2 Brady 4-1 Darnold 2-0 Murray 1-2-1

I will answer this as it is really outside the thread..... The epiphany was when oldmanfan brought it up. We look back often and wax nostalgic about the good old days but be honest that team threw 12X's/game & basically ran and only ran the ball... I loved the year but looking back in retrospect it was not that great & the style of football not very exciting. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1973.htm 400 yards offense in 1 game, over 100 yards passing in only 2. Yep loved the year and the record in 1973, but if I was watching that today I'd be bored silly.

This has to be a Buffalo thing as this game is about highlights, offense, passing & scoring..... Sorry very few yearn for another SB like last year or 14-10 games. The teams the majority of people want to see are those capable of 30-40+ any given day. They want to see the marquee QB & stud receivers & backs.... I did a quick check & the almost all the time the Bills are in the mid-low 20's in offense (30's too). A few years 16-11 (Drew Bledsoe & Rex Ryan). The last top 10 offense was 1998 Rob Johnson & Doug Flutie (#6)..... BTW Playoffs in 1998 & 1999. Another stat.... There have been 180 4000 yard passing seasons... A Buffalo Bill has done it once..... Drew Bledsoe in in 2002. Sorry that I'd like to see some offense again......