Mikie2times

We will fight the refs today it seems. That seemed obvious, as did the DPI on Shakir

He’s the most explosive RB in the NFL, even more so than Barkley.

This seems more Josh than Brady?

Let’s go

Josh just does Madden moves. It’s not even an offense. Our offense a large part of the time is just Josh

lol, Allen is a cheat code

What a throw Josh

I mean, 34TD and 3 INT's and the even crazier thing is all 3 INT's are deflections.

In fairness the Eagles won a Super Bowl before Reid did in that riding out of town. Reid didn’t win one until he had Mahomes.

The answer has never been more clear… McDline

It fits my narrative? About 100 posts discuss the Bills emotional fatigue and injuries in the Bengals game to one post that mentions the Bengals. It isn’t even discussed. I’m sorry if my attempt at a shred of balance disrupts things for you.

How can I forget the Bills defensive injuries. It’s the most talked about subject in the history of this web site. You would think they’re the only team in NFL history that deals with it. The only way McD can actually get a degree of blame with some is if they field a 100% healthy roster void of a single missing player and we have not dealt with any emotional challenges in a short period of time. I’m sure we will have a new one after this season. Not sure what it is just yet.

This is the write up from my all time favorite handicapper at Action.com For what it’s worth he nailed his write up last week on the Bills/Rams game. I agree with his take on this one. I liked this a lot earlier in the week before the injury reports flipped in Detroit's favor with the Lions seemingly getting a bit healthier on defense (although still far from 100%) and Buffalo potentially down three starters in the secondary. Is it Micah Hyde time? We'll see what the veteran has left in the tank if he gets activated. With that said, I still like the Bills catching 2.5 or better, but I'm going to wait all the way up until kick to see if I can get a 3, even if I have to buy it at a reasonable price (-120 or better ideally). The Lions were going to have success on offense (especially on the ground in this matchup) no matter how many injuries the Bills have or how many snaps they had to play last week in Los Angeles (a lot!). Buffalo does at least play a lot of zone and doesn't blitz much, which you need to do against a Detroit offense that has had more success against man coverage than any other offense in the league by an astronomical margin. Sean McDermott's goal should be to bend, but not break and hope to get a mistake or two by Jared Goff, while getting a few stops in the red zone. If Buffalo can do that, it can win this game. I don't see many paths for Detroit's defense to get stops against a Bills offense that has scored 30-plus in five straight games. Plus, Josh Allen is just a different animal when playing indoors. Many reference Goff's success indoors, but Allen has sparkled in controlled environments. Including last week's loss in Los Angeles, Allen is 9-2-1 ATS (81.8%) indoors, covering by 9.2 points per game. Allen should also see an extremely high frequency of man coverage, which he can absolutely rip apart due to his mobility — something the Lions have struggled with under defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. This Lions' defense has played very well this season, but they haven't really faced an elite quarterback with a fully healthy offensive unit this season. They can get away with aggressive blitzing and man coverage on the outside with plenty of single-high looks against bad-to-mediocre quarterbacks, but that won't be the case against the top-tier signal callers in the league, especially those with supreme mobility. The Lions have been the most dominant team in the league to date, but they have also blown out some horrendous quarterbacks. It's easy to forget they've also gone 6-1 in one-possession games. Getting points with Allen will always pique my interest and I think this a great spot and matchup for the Bills to boot. For what it's worth, Allen has gone 27-14-2 ATS (65.9%) as an underdog or favorite of less than a field goal, covering by five points per game. That includes an 18-8-2 (69.2%) mark when away from home in that situation. Trending: Teams with a win percentage north of 90% in December have gone 21-48-2 ATS (30.4%) since 2003, failing to cover by 3.5 ppg. When those teams also average north of 28 ppg, the results are even poorer at 8-31-2 (20.5%) ATS.

You have been antagonistic enough, I’m sure you can handle a little poke. No, we won’t agree. That’s fine. Go Bills as usual. 🦬🦬

This is the first time I recall in 20+ years of being on this site somebody is arguing a position nobody is talking about and is not the subject of the thread. Congrats on the special award.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-playoffs-injury-report-bengals-rule-out-two-offensive-linemen-vs-bills-in-divisional-round/amp/ Let’s not forget, 3 of 5 starting offensive lineman for the Bengals didn’t even play in that game

This thread is about defense and you went on a rant about the offense for half the thread. Now you call what I'm pointing out as a strawman? Did I miss John Facenda's voice over when NFL films was covering the best regular season performances of all time? I must have missed that. Can you tell me when that episode airs? Is it right after the one about Dan Marino being the best QB of all time?

Hmmmm, looking at his postseason performance against teams he faced more than once. Let me know what you see here.

Prime Randy Moss was the best of all time. Maybe prime Megatron would give him a run for his money as well. Certainly much more accomplished WR’s but those are the most talented in my opinion.

It’s the violence in which the defense has declined against capable offenses in the playoffs. If you look at how this defense has performed in the playoffs against teams that actually have a starting caliber NFL QB, the only even above average showing we have had is vs a Greg Roman offense in a very bad weather environment. Nobody would ever question how his defense would perform vs Skyler Thompson, Mason Rudolph, and Mac Jones. It’s just an extension of the regular season at that point. Which nobody would questions either. So then you look at blowing 16-0 lead to the Houston, then allowing newg 500 yards of offense to the Colts, then being totally decimated by the Bengals and the Chiefs 3 times. In those Chiefs and Bengals games would we have taken even an average performance? Nothing crazy. Just baseline average how they did all season? If we even got that we would have won at least half those games. The precision at which good teams carve this system up in the postseason is stunning. So while we have had a lot of success, I think at this point it’s perfectly logical to wonder what the hell is going on with this system and if it’s capable of doing what we need when the games matter more. Perhaps it is just the talent, but that brings on another conversation given we haven’t been very shy of investing on that side of the ball.

I like watching the play design and execution of the option which has always made this game a lot of fun to me. Was a good game

always enjoyed it

Both sides sucked that day no doubt.

I don't disagree, but to absolve the defense because of the offense was bad is a bit short sighted. I mean in one post, he calls out the offense vs the Bengals and then sites how we didn't lose to the Colts in 2020. I'm pretty sure the reason we didn't lose to the Colts in 2020 was a lot of luck and and above average offensive play. We dropped 27 on nearly 400 yards of offense.

Burrow is still completing passes as you type I found this image of your holistic evaluation