Inigo Montoya
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If Mahomes is out for any length of time with this injury, just go ahead and throw another log on the AFC Dumpster Fire.
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3 hours ago, Logic said:
It's weird to me how many people think Spain is playing poorly this year. He's not. He has struggled AT TIMES, as all offensive linemen do, but his positive contributions far outweigh his negative moments. Cover 1 just posted a bunch of clips of him on Twitter. He's an absolute load in the run game, he handles twists and stunts very well, he's a leader in the locker room, and he brings size and attitude that the coaches like. Sometimes I feel like people want a Pro Bowler at every position. Spain is more than adequate at LG.
I also don't think the coaching staff has given up on Cody Ford playing right tackle. They must feel that he is progressing at that position. Either that or they don't feel that Nsekhe can hold up there full time, health-wise.
In any event. I feel that the Bills have 3/5 of the line solved long term: Dawkins (another one that people are more down on than me this season. He is having a career year), Morse, and Feliciano. Now they just need to decide whether Spain factors into the long term equation. If he doesn't, I'm fine with trying out Spencer Long or Cody Ford at LG. A tackle needs to be drafted or signed this offseason, it appears.
Fair points.
Spain is on a one year prove it deal and is going to cost some coin to resign at the end of the year. If Ford can play well at LG, we can slot him in there and he will be cost effective playing on his rookie contract, and the O-Line will still have great depth with Nsekhe, Long, Bates, and Feliciano vying for playing time at the two positions on the right side of the line. Just a thought.
One thing is certain, in one year we have gone from having arguably the worst O-Line in the NFL, to an embarrassment of riches on our O-Line. Successful football starts in the trenches. Kudos to Beane, McDermott, and Bobby Johnson for putting us in this position.
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The guys a jerk but he's a hell of a DB.
I'm glad he's out of the conference.
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Spain has had some issues this year.
I think the Bills need to rotate Ford with Spain at RG and see if Ford can play well on the left side and just let Feliciano and Nsehke hold down the right side of the line. I think that's our best line combination.
40 minutes ago, JustWinPlease said:Cody Ford was a waste of a pick, should've taken a WR...lock up Spain and Feliciano, trade Ford and draft a real RT.
Ford can't play RT and there's no need for him at OG either...I'd take AJ Brown, JJ Whiteside or DK Metcalf over him in a heartbeat.I'd respectfully disagree JWP.
Ford may not develop into a starting NFL tackle, but he seems to have the chops to be a fantastic NFL guard for the next twelve years. I'm sure Beane had high hopes about our O-Line free agent pick ups but he had no way to know how they were going to work out. For a team that had no O-Line at all last year, I think Ford was a second round pick well spent.
Just look to the Titan's game to see the value of depth on the O-Line. We don't win that game without the second and even third string O-Linemen (Feliciano, Long, Bates) coming into the game and playing solid football. The entire right side of the line came off the bench and there was no drop off in play.
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10 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:
I'm not sure what's going on this year, but the AFC has been taking it on the chin so far this season. The only two winless teams are in the AFC, the Phins and the Bengals. 9 out of the 16 teams in the AFC are at less than .500 after six games. (The Chargers can get to .500 tonight if they beat the Steelers)
If the Patriots don't collapse down the stretch and we catch them to win the division title outright, we should be in good position for one of the Wild Card spots come playoff time. The Bills might end up in a situation where they playing on the road against a division winner in the Wild Card round and the Bills have the better record.
We just need to keep depositing wins in the bank every week and pull away from the rest of the conference. With our schedule the rest of the way (only 4 of the remaining 9 teams we play have a winning record at this point), and an infusion of talent into our offense with Singletary, Kroft, and Foster getting back on the field for the second half of the season, I think we have a real shot to get to the AFC Championship game this year.
7 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:One game at a time, Inigo.
Couldn't agree more, hence the bolded and underlined passage from my post.
I think the Bills will do well keeping their focus on each week with McDermott preaching the gospel of going 1-0 each week to them, and it's not like this team is used to winning and will start to take it for granted. I think they will continue to scrap.
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I'm not sure what's going on, but the AFC has been taking it on the chin so far this season. The only two winless teams are in the AFC, the Phins and the Bengals. 9 out of the 16 teams in the AFC are at less than .500 after six games. (The Chargers can get to .500 tonight if they beat the Steelers)
If the Patriots don't collapse down the stretch and we catch them to win the division title outright, we should be in good position for one of the Wild Card spots come playoff time. The Bills might end up in a situation where they're playing on the road against a division winner in the Wild Card round and the Bills have the better record.
We just need to keep depositing wins in the bank every week and pull away from the rest of the conference. With our schedule the rest of the way (only 4 of the remaining 11 games we play are against teams with a winning record at this point), and an infusion of talent into our offense with Singletary, Kroft, Duke, and Foster getting back on the field for the second half of the season, I think we have a real shot to get to the AFC Championship game this year.
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On 10/8/2019 at 10:02 PM, LABILLBACKER said:
If this Defense starts generating more takeaways we will be #1 .
Great point.
It really is amazing that our defense has been so stout with relatively few turnovers. Our defense has only had 8 turnovers so far this year, 5 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries by my count. We are averaging 1.6 turnovers per game, which has us currently ranked 12th in the NFL in that category. This defense has been stopping drives the good old fashioned way, with 4th downs.
If they could just start getting their hands on some of those deflected passes at the line...
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I'm a Tonawanda native now living in Kentucky about 2 hours from Nashville.
Took my family to the game this weekend. Bills' fans were clearly the majority in the stadium on Sunday.
Nashville is a wonderful town and it has started to boom in the last decade or so. It's now one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. Lots of people and businesses moving there from the Northeast. Booming economy, no state income taxes, great food and music scene, safe downtown area. My wife and I spend a lot of weekends there. My son and I came down in the Spring to be there for the NFL draft, that was a great time too.
Nothing but good stuff to say about Nashville. I wish the Bills played there every season.
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1 minute ago, Beach said:
a few nice boomers, but the short ones into the endzone were terrible. seriously terrible!
In a game like yesterday’s, I’d rather give the Titan’s struggling offense the ball on the 20 with a touchback than allow the chance for a special teams play that hurts us in such a close game where the defenses were dominating.
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A lot of people are dogging him here on the forum. I’d respectfully disagree with them. He has had a great season and was especially effective yesterday in a game of field position.
McDermott mentioned how well he played in his postgame presser. Bojo was booming it yesterday and flipped the field for us and prevented the Titan’s special teams from making a play that could have won them the game.
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Take Santos’ bad day out of it.
They needed a TD before they kicked the field goal, and even if Santos made the field goal they would still need, wait for it..... a TD.
Horrible call. His brain just nutted up there on the sideline. The Titans were across midfield, time was running out, it was 4th and 4, not 4th and 20. The only play there was to try to get a 1st down and continue the drive for a TD. Three points did nothing for them there.
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It's pretty clear what the template for winning games is this year; suffocate them with our elite defense, and find enough offense somewhere to get us across the finish line at the end of the game. You can't argue with the results so far, 4-1 heading into our bye.
Just how good is our defense? In the four games the Patriots played teams other than the Bills this season, they averaged 34.75 points a game. They scored 16 points against the Bills and that was with our offense turning the ball over to Brady four times. Through five weeks our defense has allowed an average of 14 points a game. To put that into perspective, in the 41 years since the NFL went to 16 game seasons, only 25 defenses have given up less that 14 points a game over the course of a full season. It's only been five games, but there is no doubt that this defense is for real.
So far this season, the Bills' offense is averaging just 18 points a game. Allen continues to improve and he seems to have the clutch gene, and Gore, Beasley, and Brown are great at moving the sticks, but we need to get some more juice out of the offense going forward. The Bills offense needs another playmaker if they are going to take that next step. I think a healthy Singletary can provide that juice when he is back in the lineup. Here are his stats;
Jets Week 1
Rushing; 4 rushes
70 yards
17.5 yard average
Longest rush 23 yards
4 first downs
Receiving; 6 targets
5 receptions
28 yards
Longest reception 12 yards
Giants Week 2
Rushing; 6 rushes
57 yards
9.5 yard average
Longest run 20 yards
2 first downs
1 TD, 14 yard run
Receiving; No targets
Just 16 total touches through two weeks before being injured.
I think when we add this kind of production to our offense going forward, we will see our offense take another step forward. We need someone who can provide chunk plays on offense and who is dangerous both running and catching the ball. We need someone who is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. We need someone that the opposing defense has to game plan for. We just don't have that right now. Our offense looks completely different when Singletary is in there getting touches. I think our 18 point a game average on offense is going to get a boost coming out of the bye week.
If the offense starts scoring more points and playing efficient football, just imagine how much better our defense can be when they aren't forced to bail out the offense all the time.
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4 hours ago, One Buffalo said:
Listen to the crowd when he scores. The cheers are crazy and then the "DUUUUKE" screams.
This was a road game!
The Bills Mafia took over Nissan Stadium today!!!
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Took my wife and two of my kids to the game today, just got home. Bills fans easily between 60-70% of the fans there. It wasn't the Ralph / New Era on a Sunday, but it was damn close.
Way to represent Bills Mafia!!!
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Is there a soul alive who believes that if it was Tom Brady getting speared in the head, that this would be the ruling?
That's one of the worst helmet to helmet hits I've seen.
Wow...
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42 minutes ago, clearwater cadet said:
Zay Jones is my least favorite bill of all time.
Kelvin Benjamin.
Not even close...
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Can't help but feel that with Josh in the game, with the ball, down six with a couple of minutes left in the game, we march down the field and score a touch down and win. Echoes of the Jets game where the defense keeps us within striking distance and we pull it out at the end.
Shame he didn't get the chance.
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Not sure what it means after Week 3, but it's a hell of a lot better than being #16 after Week 3...
RANK #6
BILLS (3-0)
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Previous rank: No. 12
Dawson Knox, have a day. With the Bills down three late in the fourth quarter, Buffalo's rookie tight end hauled in a Josh Allen pass and morphed into an evolutionary Gronk. His 49-yard catch-and-runsent New Era Stadium into a frenzy and set up the Bills' go-ahead touchdown. The seven-play, 78-yard drive was a minor masterpiece by the Bills, providing the latest evidence that Allen has taken the next step as a quarterback in Year 2. Buffalo had coughed up a 14-0 lead in this game, and a loss would have undone much of the progress of the season's first two weeks. But Allen -- with a huge helping hand from his Baby Gronk -- wouldn't allow that to happen. The Bills are 3-0 and welcome the 3-0 Patriots to their house on Sunday. This is the biggest Bills game in a long time. Circle them wagons! -
1 minute ago, MJS said:
By scoring more points than them. It's the only way.
7. Scoring more points than them.
There. I fixed it. ?
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I think we will be competitive against the Pats this Sunday. We will be the best team they have played so far. I agree with Vegas that we are home underdogs but I think we have a real chance to beat the Pats this weekend. I think there are several things that we can do to give us a better chance of winning. The more of them we can pull off, the greater the chance of sending the Pats packing with a loss.
1. We are going to need a defensive or special teams touchdown this Sunday. I think our offense is going to need some help putting points on the board. I think if we score 28 points this weekend we will have a real shot of winning with our defense standing tall. If we can get a pick six or a return TD that means our offense only needs to score 21 points. I think that is doable.
2. We need to try and limit Edelman somehow. He had his ribs barked up a little bit last week against the Jets but all reports are that he is going to play this week. We need to finish our tackles on him and test out those ribs to see how good they really are. Not cheap shots, but solid tackles. He's a tough dude, but rib injuries suck and it's hard to breath when your ribs are screaming at you. The other thing we need to limit Edelman is Taron Johnson back in the lineup as our slot corner. Siran Neal is a thumper and has been playing well, but Taron Johnson is clearly a better coverage corner in the slot. Look at how Jamison Crowder exploded after Johnson left the game during Week 1. Edelman is a 1st down machine and we need to limit the damage.
3. We need to bat down Brady's throws. It's hard to get pressure on Brady because he gets rid of the ball so quickly. It's easy to say we need to get some push into the pocket and get to Brady, but realistically, that ball will be gone in two seconds most of the day. If we can't get to Brady with the rush, hopefully our D-linemen and linebackers can at least get some arms up and get a hand on some of Brady's passes, we can disrupt his rhythm and affect his accuracy and hopefully lead to a turnover. That might help with #1 above, a defensive touchdown.
4. We need to unleash Singletary. This obviously depends on if he is available to play. Hopefully Motor will be back this week and he can light up the Pat's defense a bit and keep them honest and stop the defense for pinning their ears back and coming after Allen all game long. I bet that Daboll has a whole section of his playbook with plays designed just for Singletary. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that Daboll has deliberately kept the wraps on Singletary waiting to drop him like a bomb on the Pats this week. We need something on offense that will help even out the odds a bit. I think Singletary is that something.
5. We need to play clean football. I have been impressed with our disciplined football so far this season. We need to keep the yellow flags in the refs pockets. We can't be giving the Pats any free yards or extra series.
6. Josh Allen needs to run the ball. Allen has made huge strides as a pocket passer this year and I have no problem with him throwing the ball 30+ times if we need to, but I think Daboll needs to tell him to not think twice about pulling the ball down and taking off this weekend. He hasn't been running as much this year because he has had a better pocket to stand in and he hasn't had to run for his life as much. This week, instead of him running because he's about to get clobbered, I hope he looks for opportunities to pop through the line and get into open spaces and run the ball. A running QB is a nightmare for a defense and it will force them to make all kinds of adjustments that will help Josh Allen the passer as the game goes on. Being able to pop through the line for a quick and easy 5 yards is a great play if it's there. It might also stop Allen from scrambling around the pocket when no one is open and trying to force a bad ball into coverage. (Hero Ball) I wouldn't want him running all the time every week, but I think this is a match up where Josh's legs give this offense an advantage and we need to maximize every advantage we have if we are going to win.
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8 hours ago, nedboy7 said:
I do not agree with the Allen hasn't had a full season yet because you know... he has.
Actually... he hasn't.
He's played 14 games as a starting QB in this league which on my abacus equals less than a full season worth of playing experience.
My point is that those clamoring about his play need to keep in mind that if Allen was a car, he would still have that new car smell. For Pete's sake let's give the kid a honest chance to learn the game. He's a lot further along than I thought he was going to be at this point.
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3 minutes ago, Bangarang said:
Not sure where 9 games came from but Allen has played in 15 games and started 14.
That's what happens when I try to do math with my socks on. Thanks for the heads up. I'll change it. Point being, it's still less than a season worth of football.
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1. You could tell that this offense missed Singletary today as the second half spark plug to get things going. I think we need Singletary next week to have a realistic shot at winning. Yeldon needs to work on ball security. He has only had 8 touches this year and has put the ball on the ground.
2. This is only Josh's 15th NFL game, not even a full season yet. I think we all need to remember that. He is going to try to do too much and suffer from bad decisions as he learns his craft. He threw another bad interception today, but he did rally the team and bring the Bills back on another 4th quarter, game winning drive. On the whole, I think he is playing solid football so far. He is accurate (yeah, I said it) and he doesn't get down on himself and let his mind beat him when things go sideways. He is clutch when it matters and when he got the ball in the 4th quarter today I expected him to score a touchdown. I haven't felt that way about a Bills QB in a long time.
3. Dawson Knox today. One bad drop. One touchdown. One bulldozer, beast mode, Rambo run. One helluva future.
4. The defense continues to carry this team just like we all thought it would. I read many times on this board over the off season that if the offense could just score a few points, with our defense being so dominant, that we would win some games, and that is exactly what has happened so far. Our offense has averaged just 22 points a game through the first three games of the season and we are sitting at 3-0. That is clearly a testament to how hard our defense is playing.
5. I'm not worried about our kicking game anymore. I don't know what happened between the pre-season and the regular season, but HouseMoney and Bojo are spot on so far.
6. Our offense still hasn't put together four solid quarters of football yet. I'm all about a 4th quarter comeback, but it would be nice to just get a lead and hold a lead. I'm not sure what the issue is. Hopefully McDermott and Daboll can figure it out and get it fixed because there are a lot of teams in this league that we are not going to be able to beat with just 2 or 3 quarters of good play. Next week we are going to need all four quarters to beat the Pats.
7. The AFC is not fairing well in inter-conference play. It should help us down the road if we need to win a Wild Card to get into the playoffs.
8. The Bills have not been shooting themselves in the foot with bad penalties negating big plays or extending the other team's drives. I think this is incredibly important and it is a marked departure from the pulling your hair out play of past undisciplined Bill's squads.
9. I keep waiting for Oliver to finally get his hands on the QB. It would be great to see Oliver bury Brady into the Bills logo next week for his first sack.
10. The Bills D-line are all playing like they are ten feet tall. We had another couple batted down passes at the line today. We've only gotten one interception off them so far, but I suspect that will change if they keep it up. Even if they don't translate to turnovers, they are still passes defended and they also effect a QB's accuracy when they start altering their throwing motion to get the ball around all those arms up in the throwing lanes.
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That catch and run from Knox to set up the winning touchdown looked like a Gronk play. He crushed those corners!!! Let's hope it's a sign of things to come.
I don't care if Tyler Kroft ever comes back.
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TNF: KC @ Denver 8:20 ET on Fox and NFLN
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by Inigo Montoya
Cruz ruptured his patellar tendon, something that I've done twice. (My special talent from the Big Guy upstairs apparently) It can be a career ender. Worse prognosis than an ACL tear by far. Mahomes did something completely different.
A dislocated patella is no where near as serious. If it was one of us, we would be back at work on Monday in a brace, but we don't have to run for our lives from freaks of nature who weigh 275 pounds and can run a 4.6 forty intent on pile driving us into the ground if they can catch us.
He will be out for a couple weeks and probably in a brace for the rest of the year if there is no other structural damage.