harmonkillebrew
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This was supposed to be a transition year and instead Josh lifted us to one of our best years ever. The window is always open.
Next year with a little more cap space, we can hopefully shore up the secondary and Dline and add a WR playmaker. But Beane has to stop whiffing on high draft picks.
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something was wrong with the tush push from the beginning.
Josh delayed longer than usual on the first one for the 2 pt and Mack actually ran in to him in the whole.
Other attempts looked like the upright Josh of prior years, before he got it down to more of a science. It also felt like we didn't have the push element working as well and they were trying to rush it on a quick snap count rather than set it up and do it right.
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52 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said:
He was amped up and his ball was sailing but let’s face it this isn’t his fault and no other QB on the planet could even get this throw off
Spencer Brown also missed his block entirely, which ended up being the pressure that got to Allen and put him on his back.
It looked like he was almost letting him go to set up a screen. Should Ty have cut off his mesh and sat down in the zone vacated by the blitzer? You see him cut across in front of Allen -
37 minutes ago, Einstein said:
Torrence completely whiffed. He literally blocked NO ONE.when you see the other angle, he's got the DT right in front of him, but at the snap that guy stunts down the line, confusing Torrence while the DB goes right by him. Josh needed to reset the protection to account for the blitzing DB, but he either didn't have the time (play clock was running down) or he thought it was a bluff. Josh thought he could outrun the DB to the edge, but he probably should have dropped it off to Shakir, even though he wasn't really open yet on the orbit route. Still he got off an amazing pass to a wide open Kincaid, who should have caught it. Can't blame Allen here at all.
Spags just called a great play on a critical down. Bills had plenty of chances before, so it didn't have to come down to that 4th down.
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39 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Protection break downs are typically on the QB. That was a protection break down that never happens to the Bills. It happened in the biggest moment of the game.
It seemed the Bills were also consistently running out of play clock to make adjustments. They were squeezing things in right before the snap. This seems like one where Josh had to snap it to beat the clock and couldn't get Torrence assignments aligned to account for the guy threatening to blitz.
That's home stadium advantage, but also on Brady for getting calls in too late
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47 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:
Case closed. Two years in a row Josh had the ball in his hands on the final drive to take the lead. He didn’t come through.He's not always as clutch as we'd like. That last set of downs was bad. He also screwed up the tush push multiple times for some reason.
But you can't blame him entirely either or say he choked. KC has a good D.
It was a battle
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One play sequence really got to me on Bills drive where they turned it over on downs.
3rd and 4 and Kincaid catches a screen pass and it looks like the refs spotted him too short. His knee and elbow weren't down before the ball landed on the 1st down markers. McD doesn't challenge and instead they try to quickly run a tush push, but they have the wrong guys on the field. You end up with Josh being pushed by Kincaid with one arm, as opposed to Ty, or Knox or someone stronger.
those type of in-game, quick calls seem to be McD's weakness.
Otherwise, I think he coached a pretty good game
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Tee Higgins anyone?
Otherwise, not sure what else might be a realistic improvement. I'd be surprised if they re-signed Cooper
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He's got some real lemons to answer for.
Coleman was a complete dud, when we really needed talent at WR and there were plenty of better options.
Cole Bishop also looks like a bad pick.
Kincaid has regressed and there are so many better young TEs that we could have drafted instead.
Don't even get me started on Elam, or Von Miller's massive contract, etc..
I don't think he should be fired, but he needs to seriously reanalyze his scouting team and his own decision making and make changes.
This team wouldn't make the playoffs with Josh Allen
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I think I'm putting this more on Beane and our personnel scouts.
There were a bunch of failed #1 picks on display tonight.
Xavier Worthy showing didn't help either.
The coaching wasn't so bad. Not better than KC, but not bad. The lack of talent on the team really showed more.
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Spags aint going to let the Bills run all over them. He'll study the Baltimore tape and see the tendencies and be ready from the get. Brady will have to be able to adapt quickly and call the game of his life to score more than 20.
I'll say, I think the conditions were pretty slippery out there against Balt. That synthetic stuff just doesn't hold up in the wet and cold. That was probably a factor in playing it conservative. A lot of potential YAC and a few catches were also affected. And we saw Lamar and Andrews wasn't able to hold on to the ball
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On 1/20/2025 at 8:32 AM, CincyBillsFan said:
The first Bills play of the 3rd quarter was the pitch play that had burned the Ravens in that last drive of the half. It was stuffed for no gain. All I could think was didn't Brady assume that the Ravens D coaches discussed THAT play extensively in the locker room and adjusted their D? Sure Allen may have changed some calls but there was a clear intention of not being aggressive on offense the entire 2nd half. It worked as we won the game but it was very risky IMO.
Yeah, that pitch play has become predictable, especially with Ty in the game. It worked a bit 1st half but they needed to stop it 2nd half.
Brady didn't seem to account for the Ravens making the needed adjustments, and therefore didnt' make his own in anticipation. 2nd half play calling and execution was really flat. Almost cost us the game.
13 hours ago, GunnerBill said:I agree he was slow to adjust. But the Bills ran into some stacked boxes first half and churned yards out of it. I think the play calling on those two lost drives in the 3rd quarter could definitely have been better, but I don't think it was as bad as some think. And the one which I thought was a really dumb call - the tight end screen to Knox - watching back was a clear audible.
Yep. Some of that was design but not all of it.
It was an audible, but why they still called it as the alert option and hose Knox as the hot read/blitz beater? At least get it out to a guy with a little more sizzle
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On 1/20/2025 at 9:50 AM, I'mBuff said:
That is a reflection of Brady and his play calling and design. Not being able to get Cooper involved is telling. MVS scoring multiple td’s for New Orleans ridiculous that he barely saw the field and had only a couple catches. Yes we are winning, but something is wrong here.
Brady likes scheming plays for a guy here and there, especially RBs, and otherwise running the ball with extra linemen.
And Josh trusts Shakir the most, by far.
Not sure what else is going on with Kincaid and others. Watch the all-22 and see if he's open. I've seen a number of plays where he doesn't read the zone right and slides into the wrong spot. Other cases, where he just can't get separation.
Not having a strong outside WR tandem, makes it harder for the interior guys. They have a lot less room to work.
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5 hours ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:
In real time it looked like white yanked him down. If you freeze frame stuff its more obvious but the ref who called the penalty had a very good view right on the field.
They also never called a single OPI on baltimore despite numerous pick plays, including a couple full initiated blocks by andrews well before the ball is delivered. Much like a hold... these are drive killers.
There were also two DPIs that weren't called, on consecutive plays that killed a scoring op. They were close, so I'd say the Ravens got away with two and got called with one. Refs were not on our side by any stretch
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It's a shame Cooper hasn't stepped up, nor has Coleman really. Mack has been better than advertised, but that doesn't mean he should be on the field as much as he is. Unfortunately it looks like the Bills still are in the market for a #1 WR
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1 hour ago, wnyguy said:
Agree. I thought it was a bad spot.
I was screaming at McD to challenge the spot. I looked back on replay and it was like a 1/2 yard off. Still it would have been on the 2 instead of the 2.5 and maybe we go straight tush push two times in a row, like Romo said.-
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3 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
1st half offensive play calling was excellent, no argument there. But our 2nd half adjustments were terrible. Baltimore coaches won the 2nd half big time and almost stole the win but our players made clutch plays while their players made mistakes, and that was that.
As for McDermott - I blame him for the 2nd half offense because he is the head coach but I thought his game management was excellent. Babich/McDermott as defensive coaches I give a solid B. I said before the game holding them to under 30 is the goal. I'm not unreasonable. I thought we did a good job making it a point to shut down the run and mixed in some pressure looks that created negative plays.
yeah, that's a good point. Credit to McD and babich for using 3 LBs from the get go to shut down Henry. That tilted the game in our advantage from the beginning, which is what I was hoping for. But then the 2nd half happened and the last few drives. Worries me that playoff Sean is back and our coaching staff doesn't know how to go for the jugular. Ravens let us off the hook and players (Bernard, etc...) finished the game despite the coaching
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25 minutes ago, Comebackkid said:
watching von drop into coverage at the end of the game was eye opening/jaw dropping
it was absolutely asinine. They had two DEs, a LB as DT, and then had blitzers running into each other.
The D on that last drive was giving me flashbacks to 13 seconds.
It's almost like they wanted to concede the TD to get to the 2pt conversion and allow for enough time for Josh to drive down for the winning FG..... possible?
Hope for better next week against the Chiefs. The coaches can't f this up again. Go Bills!
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Just now, TFBillsfan said:
McDermott’s best post season win of his career. I believe that moves him to 6-6 in the post season. Has a chance to get above 500. with a victory over KC!
LETS GO BUFFALO!
Except that he almost lost it due to horrible play calling by his staff.
Players (and Ravens) bailed the coach staff out.
Not really a signature McD win where he outcoached someone or something. That has yet to happen really post WC round
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1 minute ago, MikePJ76 said:
to me it is. The guy is amazing.
Credit the bills defense for playing fantastic in the first half and tilting the game in Buffalo's favor.
Bills D was awesome.
Ravens O is a hard out, but they were flying around the football first half and hung in second half, until McDermott/Babich's horrible play calling on that last drive.
Bills got luck on the 2pointer.
on to the Chiefs!!
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3 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:
McD learned nothing with 13 seconds. Giving Lamar ALL day to throw.
What was McD doing? oh right, he's mcD. went conservative at the wrong time.
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Buffalo Wings would probably be the winner if it was redone today
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They normally play it late 3rd quarter, early 4th, after we're blowing teams out already. It's mostly a fun sing along that gives good winning vibes, despite the lyrics maybe not really matching. No one pays attention to lyrics anyways
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https://www.baltimoreravens.com/video/full-highlights-ravens-fall-to-bills-23-20
Ravens are still the same style team. Some different pieces, but there is no reason we can't shut down the run and force Lamar to win it in the air.
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Overhauling the defense
in The Stadium Wall
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Rosseau was good, but we need solid pass rushing depth at DE. I'm in favor of extending Rosseau and a big FA contract
DT for sure (probably draft)
CB for sure, hopefully FA and draft
We'll probably role with Bishop in Year 2
and still need a #1WR