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10 minutes ago, PBF81 said:
"Complimentary football."
Focus on the Defense as if it's the '90s and RBs are essential to success despite all of the rules favoring QBs, receivers, and the passing game. Let's see if it A, gets us to the playoffs, and B, what it does when we get there.
Nothing like minimizing the strength of our team.
Yeah yeah, 5-1 since Brady took over. All but ignored are that we played the Chargers JV team, the Jets, and Pats for three of those 5 wins, ... and nearly lost two of them. Hardly inspiring.
Our two highest scoring games under Brady were also coincidentally our two with the most passing yards. The Jets and Philly.
Dallas is the single outlier and we caught them in a three-game slump, continuing, where they're averaging fewer than 17 PPG, over two TDs less than their season average in their other 13 games.
In the other three games, vs. the Chargers JV, the Pats, both of which we nearly lost, only winning the NE game because of the D, and KC, wherein we were outgained by both KC and NE, we averaged 23.7 PPG. KC's offense blows this season. They're ranked 12th in scoring. KC's in a slump of their own, going 4-5 in their last 9 with losses to Denver, Green Bay, and the Raiders.
Not sure that this is the recipe for beating the Fins or playoff success, but we'll find out shortly.
How many other teams are there that have had top-3 QBs but haven't made them the focus of their teams. (rhetorical).
I mean, if we used negative words of course we can discredit the wins we have. We played a Chargers team with a new HC in their first week, with jobs to play for. And we won. We played a Chiefs team who have a top 3 QB who is the focus of the offense, and beat them. In KC. And their defense is spectacular this year. We played an Eagles team who is fighting for a division title, and lost a close game where Allen and Davis were a simple miscommunication from winning. We played a Patriots team who were 2-1 in their last 3 and have a very good defense (allowed over 30 points only once in their last 11 games). We beat up a Dallas team by doing exactly what we should, exploiting their weaknesses. We are 5-1 in our last 6.
My opinion is this offense doesn't have an identity, because our previous identity (pass heavy offense with an elite QB/WR) isn't good enough anymore. Davis has had a poor catch rate, Allen doesn't trust his receivers on tight throws, probably because he constantly hears how turnover prone he is. Diggs is likely battling some sort of injury or issue that is limiting him on effectiveness, and he has dropped balls that in previous years he would catch. We just dont have the offense to play like we did with Daboll. It's why Allen has 14 RUSHING td's on the year.
The team is in a transition on offense. They will likely go WR early in the draft, and try to bring in talent that will ultimately replace Davis. Shakir is a decent player but not a plus slot guy like Beasley was. Harty is a poor mans Mckenzie. I dont blame Beane for this, I think it's the reality of roster construction. We shored up the OL and sacrificed in the talent areas. We are the opposite of the Dolphins, who have great weapons but a poor OL.
This week is THE week to see what we are. Can we beat a Dolphins team that plays well at home? Or do we fold, have turnovers, and struggle to move the ball? Im hoping we come out with the W and the division title!
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1 hour ago, PatsFanNH said:
They are facing Baremore in the middle who has been a beast all year. Just an FYI the week before against Pitt he had 3 sacks and 2 tackles for loss in the game.. along with a ton of pressure.. He is a stud and someone I hope my Pats resign to a long term contract.
I'd be shocked if they let him go. He is such a great player, and one you need in a top D
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Interior was exposed a few times. McGovern made an error or two as well. However, the Patriots have an above average DL. Barmore/Wise are great players.
The Bills have struggled a bit with really good DTs. Quinnon Williams had some pressures against them, Barmore showed well, Cincy used their interior DL to make plays.
The Patriots D was just REALLY good on Sunday. Going back the last 3 times we have played them, their D has been solid in each game. They are playing well enough in the secondary for their d line to get pressure
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I find the offense more fluid under Brady. Dorsey sometimes confused me with why he would make a call and when. When you look at the teams, Brady hung 35 on the Jets, 34 on the Eagles, 20 on the chiefs, and 31 on the Cowboys.
Dorsey missed scoring over 20 points in 3 of his last 5 games, and didn’t get over 30 over his last 6.
if you take Dorsey’s last 6 vs Brady’s first 6, it’s a ppg difference of 7 points (21 vs 28). That’s a large change. It’s a sizable improvement
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Mahomes has a turnover in 9 of his last 10 games:… but Allen is the turnover machine
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5 hours ago, davefan66 said:
They are a good team, not a great team. If we were playing the chiefs or ravens those 3 turnovers are probably insurmountable points. We can’t play like yesterday in later playoff games. Certainly not the AFC championship game.I want this team to do more than just make the playoffs. I want them to do damage and make it to the Super Bowl. Playing like yesterday against playoff teams doesn’t get us there.
Of course, but they have shown against top teams in the league they can win games and look good doing it (Miami, KC, Dallas). They are a great team in my eyes because they can beat any team any week. Good teams can’t do that.
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52 minutes ago, davefan66 said:
Nightmare in the playoffs? Depends what team shows up.As far as winning regardless how good we look is all that matters? No. Diggs HAS to be a force. Gabe HAS to be what he was last night. RB 1 has yo be as good as the Dallas game, no fumble 3 times. The defense has to stop giving up yards because of soft spots, gotta cover better. Need defensive turnovers.
Yes, we won last night. We have to buckle down to beat teams like KC and Ravens in the AFC playoffs. Or a team like the niners if we make it all the way.
This Bills team just beat the chiefs and cowboys in back to back weeks. That team didn’t leave, turnovers caused this to be a close one.
Any team will say turnovers need to be limited to win games. But the Bills just won WITH a -3 turnover differential. That’s the sign of a good team with an off night. Their defense is stout, the offense can hit a home run at any point. Just need to protect the ball, and this team IS a nightmare against anyone in the league
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Bills dominated all three phases. Made Dallas look undisciplined and weak on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
really impressed with this team over the last few weeks. Good for them
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Great overall win. At all phases
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Brady is having a dick measuring contest with Dan Quinn, and he is dominating. Pretty much telling Quinn if you don’t switch up your defense we will use continue to win the line of scrimmage in the run game.
its beautiful
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You can run the ball right at Parsons and he will allow yards. He doesn't gap contain incredibly well. When you drop back, roll Allen away from Parsons and let the quick passing game be a consistent part of the offense.
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Douglas gives us size to match up against great TEs as well. I like how they used him against Kelce early in the game to stunt early production.
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17 minutes ago, mrags said:
This has always been my issue with it. Nobody ever said McD isn’t a good person. I have no doubt in that. I do however have doubts about his in game decisions
Dunne's article clearly had quotes talking about Sean being a "me" guy and a narcissist... There were absolutely questions about him as a person.
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I expect Mahomes to apologize publicly today to try to mitigate impacts. What a dumb move from him to just lose it. If I'm the Patriots, I'm taking every extra shot/hit/smack on Mahomes as I can next week to try to force the ref's hand a bit.
This is Mahomes worst year in his career, looks completely frustrated
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3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
The bad news is he took another couple of suplexes tonight too. With no flags. I dont get why the refs just let Digs get interfered with and mugged up and down the field, and then when he does make a catch the defense can just slam him around how ever they want. It's maddening.
Diggs plays so hard every time he has the ball or is targeted, I do get concerned for his health towards the end of each season - I hope today was just a case of a great gameplan and a little lack of concentration
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I dont want us to gloss over the absolutely incredible play allen made to Murray on the catch and fumble. Just insane to withstand the pressure, and hold the ball until the VERY last chance he could throw it.
That was an incredible play
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23 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
We were "lucky" Toney is such a dummy. And apparently, to hear it from Mahomes about the warnings they usually get, we were lucky the refs actually called it correctly.
Floyd is all player execution. He's a real one.
This is what I dont understand. Toney being off isn't lucky - its lack of execution by him. That's poor execution. Luck is a ball being tipped 3 times into a players hands. It's Waddle's catch against us earlier this year.
Ref's calling a penalty a penalty isn't luck - its execution. The refs are like the teams, they need to execute when it matters. If you want to say it's lucky for us not get a call on Von on the play after, I can understand that. It's a 50/50 situation where the refs didn't pull the flag. Toney being offiside is an absolute flag, and was called accordingly.
In my personal opinion, people are calling us lucky to move away from the realities that this team executed at the end and played a pretty good game all around. Mcd called a good game, and the team executed throughout. It wasn't perfect, but it never is. We did enough to win, that's a reality.
The team is absolutely resilient today, winning a game in Arrowhead after having the week of news that they did, dealing with injuries to core positions, and fighting for their playoff lives. That's as resilient as they come.
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3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
How is KC getting called for offensive Offside being resilient?
Lucky is watching the game be won on a crazy play no one was ready for even tho Kelce is infamous for his weird laterals, just to have it cancelled out because a WR lined up a foot to far. Nothing the Bills did there won the game for us. The defense didnt get the stop. They watched them score and win the game. KC beat themselves.
How are the refs calling an infraction correctly “lucky”
man’s resilient is about the entirety of the game, not one play. Also, the defense DID get the stop, because there were three plays after that the Bills shut down.
are the bills lucky that Floyd got a hand on Mahomes arm? Or was it proper coaching, playcalling, and execution?
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4 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
I here you Cray51, but we all know we got lucky, which doesn’t happen for us that often. Me I’m happy as a Bills fan can be!! The stars are aligning, We are going to win out!!!
GO BILLS!!!
I need help understanding what we define as lucky. I saw a team be resilient, and kept mahomes on his toes. And, I think they did enough to win against a great team.
Things to focus on, but it wasn’t pure luck
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Yep, I heard he is retiring tomorrow via his brothers Twitter account
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1 minute ago, Yobogoya! said:
The confusion at the end of the first half and poor play calling / time management on our last drive are both worthy of criticism, despite the win.
The thing is that poor calls like that can very often cost you the game. It's not out of line considering it's been what we've seen in our losses most of the year.
I understand being critical, but to say “lucky at the end of the game”. It’s never luck for the other team when they beat us, it’s always our coach costing us something.
it wasn’t perfect, but defense and head coach were not problems today.
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We beat the chiefs in arrowhead, in a one score game, and make a stop on defense in the final two minutes… and people are spewing the same crap about Mcd.
team pulled together after a very tough bye week and won the game.
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I’d happily donate a $5 to Toney related charity in honor of the 5 yards he gave us
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I think Klein was the vet insurance option if everything else failed.
he isn’t needed, and he collected a paycheck to be available if needed
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Last 4 games WR's average 107 yards total per game
in The Stadium Wall
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You have always been thorough in your assessments, which I respect. I tend to throw a lot of points in one post so pardon any layered thoughts.
I agree - what we are seeing KC right now is what the Bills COULD be if they dont address their lack of weapons. Kincaid has shown to be a good receiving TE, can we develop him into a top 5 TE in the league? Does Shakir develop into a slot guy that is truly a differentiator? Do we draft TWO outside options and move Diggs to slot/motion moving forward? What I dont want is next year we go in with Diggs/Shorter on the outside and Shakir in the slot. That's eerily close to KC level of crappy talent.
At the end of the day, even without a top end WR room I think the Bills are a playoff team. I just don't think they are a Super Bowl team. Same with KC right now. They are a playoff team, but not a Super Bowl Team. It's important that Beane continues to address holes on the team and drafts well. Things he has shown to do in the past.
Unfortunately, this season will ride on Allen's ability to create, and the team's ability to win the turnover battle. We likely aren't going to win in a straight shootout with teams. We need to control our possessions, convert redzone opportunities to TDs, and play sound defense, limiting teams to FGs. In the offseason, we will see where we do in FA and the draft.
I remember the reports that the Bills really wanted Jalen Addison.... what could have been!