Billsfan1972

Not allowed to dream. Everyone shooting down points here are excited about 6-6 and see no room for improvement. BTW Seattle was sputtering but have finally opened up the passing game and last 4 have 240, 260, 345 & 274 (and YAC with a lousy receiving core)....... Meanwhile 240 for Buffalo is considered otherworldly. http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/passing/sort/netPassingYardsPerGame This is a league where you should be throwing for 275+/game...... It is not 972 (as per my name).......

And 31st in the league in pass attempts 29th in yards. Only Seattle less, but more yards. Is this not an issue for a 6-6 team..... Don't you expect more?

Yup I have an agenda..... Really??? I want to see the Bills maximize their offense Watkins get targets and run in the open field. Boy terrible that I want to cheer him on and see his potential and skill maximized.....

They're smarter then us..... Watkins is 108th in targets in the NFL. They are lulling the opposition to sleep.....

There are so many coaches who do not get it and are slow to change. Roman is one. It is obvious. Watkins went public and asked for 10 targets and the most he's got was 8 They don't listen (nor seem to care). He is seldom moved and the patterns all look the same. Rex said that they would be conservative on offense, since the defense was so dominant and TT throws as few passes as anyone in the NFL. Bills should have been up 14 on KC at half and then in the second half threw like 10 times..... Watkins had 6 catches 163 yards and they forgot about him the second half...... It was pathetic. The offense has been good, but could be so much better.

So the fastest receiver in the NFL is 207th in yac...... Think about it...... Roman has no idea what to do with him. Usually it is Sammy raising his arm that he's open.

How about the Defense forcing three & outs like the opposition does against the Bills? They started out great vs. KC & then KC shredded them. Then the Offense forgot Sammy Watkins played for the Bills. The issue over and over is that the Bills don't adjust and seem to not take what the D will give them. Outside furious comebacks vs. NE & Jax (still losses), in close games the Bills in the second half have been Meh.....

And prior two weeks down by a TD with the ball we went nowhere..... The 2 minute offense vs. NE was pathetic. The second half vs. KC was putrid (as was NYJ). Not blaming TT at all. Blaming terrible playcalling and forgetting Watkins is on the Bills. The Houston game was a great run by McCoy and a blown coverage...... All credit goes to TT for reading it and making the play.

Agreed. But the real issue is that Rex touted this Defense as the #1 in the FL and they are far from it. He then expected that the O would be below average at best but could rely on the D. That hasn't been the case and they haven't addressed it with play calling. That the Bills are last in YAC and that SW one of the most dynamic receivers after the catch in college is 207th in the NFL is unfathomable. Add to that the inability to run a hurry-up offense, SW and no where near enough targets, convert 3rd & shorts + most 3 & outs in the league there is plenty of room for improvement.

I forgot that harvin was thrown screens and passes at the line of scrimmage but the bills can't figure out to throw those to watkins. This is just ridiculous. 2 passes the second half the last two tight games is just wrong. NE bills got the ball with 2 minutes and drove 30 yards in that time. Vs. KC again the ball again with a chance and went nowhere (jax too) Short yardage calls terrible too.

And they are 6-6...... Let's have a parade. Doesn't it get old after a while? This has been pretty much the same old same old.... The pre-season issues was all about could the offense do enough as the Bills had a #1 defense. The defense has won them one game this year (Tennessee)..... Wow they beat Hoyer & the dominant Texans at home..... Sorry that I expect more.

211 yards passing 160 going into the last drive does not do it in the NFL the majority of weeks. The Bills gave up 21 points and 400 yards. This was not a dominant offensive game and part of the blame is they do not Target Sammy 2 targets the last two weeks in the second half. 12 in the last two games. The fact he has on 12 targets 272 yards is staggering. This is not the same game as 1995 where 211 yards was considered a big game.

How about learning from it? I was making an observation that the D was not very good on Sunday. I expected much better this year. Been very disappointed and they are the primary reason the Bills lost a # of games this year.

They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. That being said what bothers me the most watching the Bills D (and many in the NFL) is how they react when they make a play. No one like Barry Sanders anymore "Act like you've been there"..... Every play they make they over react and fist pump and make a big deal about. They did not play well and if not for a couple of big hits knocking the ball out and the last Houston drive they were mediocre in Ralph Wilson Stadium against a below average offense.

How this team can not call plays that get receivers in position where they can run after the catch is ridiculous. Slants, bubble screens, crossing routes, quick hits..... How can Sammy Watkins, with his speed, elusiveness and skill be 207th in YAC? Does the coaching staff not review this and try to figure out options to address it?

207th in the league. That's pathetic. Why he shouldn't be near the top makes no sense.

Watch the game & he is open. Call some easy reads to him too. How about yards after catch?

But 4 times? Just wrong. Either plays of called or bad reads. Pretty obvious watching that Roman doing a bad job and bad job adjusting to get him the ball Btw Houston is 6-6 too.

Because you win doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. Houston got the ball with 2 minutes and could ave won (like the Bills complain they could have too in 5 of their losses). And Watkins hasn't had any YAC all year. Bombs are nice, but only one was in stride that should have been taken to the house (watkins did juggle it). I'd like to see him run with the ball like receivers generally do....

107th in Targets!!!!! That's pathetic......

Again averaging under 5 targets and 80-90th in the league is criminal. Hoyer finds Deandre 12+/game...... The Bills are 6-6 this year not 9-3......

Yes 21 points the first half and then 10 the last 2 minutes. Again one target the second half to Watkins (53 yard reception).... The Bills were in a nip & tuck battle the entire game. Not nearly enough..... And it is hurting the offense the second halfs.

First 21 throws is not enough and the game wasn't decided until throws 20 & 21..... An what about KC and 1 target in the second half and a loss. You want facts I'll give you them.... The FACT is we are 6 & 6 and that is barely on the fringes of a playoff spot and we refuse to design plays & formatios to throw consistently to our best player. Really pretty simple to figure out.

Yes a win but too close (Defense again mediocre at home against a below average qb). But the Bills don't use Watkins properly. It s obvious to everyone but the OC. He lines up the same place, every catch is outside and they don't throw to him over the middle, a quick hitch, wr screen, slant...... You watch every great receiver in the NFL and they are lined up in different places, run different patterns where the ball is thrown to them and come an important 3rd down they are the target. Yes the first TD was a 3 yarder to Watkins, but that is exactly what your star is. How many third downs was he thrown too????? Once.....

Tighter formations, in motions, move him around, quicker play calls.... Not necessarily hide, but when he lines up the exact same spot every play, it is way too predictable.