Virgil

I was 3-13 this year. I'm really bad at this 😀

You're right. I am amazing 😋

Colts 31 Bills 20 Colts come out the gate fast and punch us in the mouth. We can't stop the running game and are down 10 at half. Josh goes into hero mode and turns the ball over 3 times in the second half. Diggs gets a touchdown in the final two minutes to make it respectable. An entire season of positivity ends in the same Bills fashion

I'm not sure who used to start these threads, but like I'm sure many of you, I keep thinking about what needs to happen for the Bills to win this game. Momentum and previous success is nice, but we've seen many teams do the same and get bounced in the first round. The Colts have playmakers, solid play on both sides of the ball, and a good record. I don't think any team losing in the AFC playoffs would be considered an upset this year. Not a huge one, anyways. 1 - Linebackers - The Colts have a strong running game, complete passes on an average of 7 yards downfield, and utilize their TE's. Our linebackers have a lot to watch out for and need strong tackling. We can't give up YAC. Edmunds needs to be concise on his run commitments and gap integrity. Klein and Milano need to keep showing good pursuit on the end. 2 - Poyer - We need our arguably best defensive player to continue that level of play. When he's in the box, be effective and disrupt plays. Also, disguise his coverage enough to where we don't let Hilton take us over the top by telegraphing out coverage. Poyer can take away any non-WR on the field, and he may be asked to so sporadically 3 - Front 4 - If these guys can generate pressure on their own, while also not getting caught up in mis-direction runs, then the Colts will be in for a long day. We need these guys to hold their own against a strong offensive line. 4 - Allen - Just be you Josh. You've proven that you can master Man or Zone, Zero blitz or 3 deep, and the short and long ball. Take what they give you, but also take your shots. You've earned the right to dictate how the defense plays, not the other way around 5 - Motor/Moss - Just break a few tackles early and make them respect you. Just this alone will be huge for our offense Overall, score early and often. If we can get an early lead and force the Colts into a one dimensional passing attack, we will be in great shape. We can't allow the Colts to dictate tempo with a long, drawn out rushing attack.

I would think the fact that they play in a dome would be a non-starter. I could see outdoor teams requesting 30k fans. You could easily assign seating to accommodate. The bigger issue is getting them into the building, but you could work a schedule of sorts. However, I will never trust a drunken mass to follow rules

Here’s my issue. When we don’t get the attention, we don’t feel like the media knows our team and just repeats the same casual soundbites. Now that we are winning, we listen to the media like they are Bills experts. Not a knock on the OP, just the overall media hype

They brought personality to the defense that was missing in the first half of the season. It’s been replaced and elevated since

No, because it’s usually followed by how wrong they were

I know, I know....... I almost went back and updated the original post to put a bonus thought about him. It's hard for me because he's not going to take time from Motor or Moss and he did it against a broken Dolphins defense. He was still very impressive and would love to see him get more time

Love this idea

I don’t see them bailing on him already. Trevor would have to be available, and I still doubt it would happen. I’d say it’s a 99% probability

Agreed. That offense also had Thurman who put ridiculous all-purpose yards. Imagine this offense with a Dalvin Cook on it.

Eh, I don’t know if that will hurt him. The Bills brought Allen in around the same time and he turned out somewhat decent 😋

I don’t think that will ring true. The Dolphins were a broken team by that point. They went from 85% probable to making the playoffs to humiliated by backups.

I feel bad for leaving him out. He had great burst and was happy for him out there. He may earned the #3 spot in the playoffs, but I don’t see anyone taking carries from Moss and Motor unless there’s an injury. His first touchdown was fantastic

I could be wrong, but I think there was still 5 minutes left in the game. I didn’t think Flores did anything wrong. We could have take knees on 4 straight drives and won the game. After being on the other side of the disrespectful Pats for 20 years, I’m probably sensitive to it. Once you are up by 3+ scores with less than 7 minutes left, run it out

You just reminded me. When’s the last time the Bills went undefeated in December?

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Yes, quite a few locked playoff teams played their starters to gain better seeding positioning and we did pull the majority of our guys by halftime. We were playing a playoff hopeful team that had many fans worried could surge mid-way through the season and threaten as AFC East champions. With that, there was no way we would absolutely humiliate and destroy the Dolphins, right? We aren't that level of elite team, are we? 1 - Knox - In all that occurred in this game, one thing that stuck out to me a lot was the amount of plays designed to go to Knox. He didn't have a big game and a lot of the plays were either poor throws or blown up by the Dolphins defense, but the focus was still there. I'm not quite sure why Knox was a focal point, and it may not be worth the time to understand any offensive philosophy in a meaningless week 17 game, but it was still a note multiple times today. 2 - Tua - I'll give him credit, he throws a great sideline deep ball to the back-shoulder. Other than that, the Bills absolutely demoralized the kid. Yes, he threw for the illustrious 300+ yards, but our defense intercepted him three times, could have easily been five, and eliminated his effectiveness once he had to become a pure passer. This is not an indication of the type of player is going to be, but it does go to show that the question is still out there. He isn't Herbert or Burrow and the offense is still very much tailored to bringing him along as a rookie. Like the Steelers a few weeks back, the Dolphins play their game within 10 yards of the line and don't know how to adapt beyond that. 3 - Marlowe - Making the most of his extra playing time, Marlowe almost had three interceptions today as he was all over the field. He was great in coverage as he was used almost Poyer-esqe in this game. He was at the line, deep in coverage, and did a great job of holding his zone; which resulted in one of his interceptions. Marlowe, like many others, showed the depth of this team and just how scary this defense can be. 4 - Well I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life Run me out in the cold rain and snow Rain and snow, run me out in the cold rain and snow 5 - Barkley - No offense to Matt, but if you want to understand just how strong Allen's arm is, watch some of Matt's throws. First off, I think Matt is one of the biggest cheerleaders on the team. He was losing his mind on the punt return and the Smoke sideline catch. I do take issue with his deep ball late to Davis, no matter how beautiful that play was. We were up big and the game was over. Let's be better there. Barkley had one terrible interception, but was overall suitable as a backup in the game. It was interesting to see the change of pace out there, but you could tell Matt was excited to make play and had no intention of just handing off the ball. 6 - Smoke - How good was it to see him back out on the field? If you wondered how his speed would be affected by the injury, the perfect deep ball from Josh answered that. He showed his typical cross route and side-line awareness. If this game only served the purposed of getting his feet wet and letting Josh find his rhythm with him, then mission accomplished. 7 - McKenzie - With Roberts and Beasley out, our #5 receiver had a career first half. The punt return for a touchdown was all him, with jukes, stutter steps, and field awareness. His touchdowns were just pure speed and tiring out the defenders. If Beasley is unable to return for the playoff, I think it's safe to say that McKenzie can handle the pick-up duty. He's a great compliment of speed with Diggs and Brown out there and can handle the limited calls he gets. Great game for the kid and you have to be happy for him. If you're an opposing defense, you have to just shake your head at another Bills weapon scoring points 8 - Bojo - I really debated making just a special teams thought, but Bojo's punt inside the 1 yard line was as beautiful a punt as I've ever seen. For a kid who many wanted cut last season, Bojo has gone on to lead the lead in YPP this season. Granted, he's well rested with this offense, but it has to make you feel better knowing how well we can flip fields in a possession game. 9 - Matakevich - I'm not spelling that name, so he will be Tyler going forward (sorry Kroft), but I may have a new favorite back-up player. Tyler was an absolutely missile out there today. Kid just made a decision and just ran. He also did the one thing that consistently drives me nuts about Edwards, and that's initiate contact on catches over the middle. It seemed like every time someone tried to make a catch over the the middle, Tyler was there. This kid was playing like he had red bull flowing through his veins. Just another player who shows the depth this team has. 10 - Bass - To be honest, I don't understand how points are assigned to players. Do offensive players not get 6 points for touchdowns? Either way, Bass now owns the record for most points in a season. Here's the thing, he did it on mainly extra points. Seriously, besides the Jets game, the kid is barely out there for field goals. I'm not taking away from his progress this season, as he's come a really long way, but it's just amazing to me that he set this record knowing his usage. Honestly, I don't even know what to say about this team anymore. I wasn't expecting this game nor the back-half of this season. If, at the beginning of the season, I told you to pick one of the following to be true, which would you pick: -Bojo leads the NFL in yards per punt -Bass breaks teams single season point record -Allen breaks the single season passing record -Allen breaks the single season TD record -Allen has almost 5k total yards and 46 total touchdowns -Diggs leads the NFL in total receptions -Diggs leads the NFL in total yards -Bills score over 500 points -Bills are 13-3, easily could have been 14-2 -Allen is a legitimate MVP candidate The fact that all of those are true is simply astounding. We are the team that no one wants to face in the playoffs. We are the offensive juggernaut with a defense that creates turnovers and a special teams that flips field position. It's amazing. Just amazing. Go Bills!

Bills game is Saturday at 1p

Or we have mentally pantsed them so badly they’ve lost all will

Just lost all respect for you 😋

He’s trash

I wish there were a graph that shows the trend from week to week throughout the season. I think this is something we’ve gotten much better with, but am too lazy to look up

Get it all out there now.

I think that was a knock off jersey.