[“It’s like a pit stop” - inside how the Bills make halftime adjustments]

After reading that article and Micah Hyde’s interview I just picture a locker room full of dudes eating PBJs, drinking juice boxes and Josh Allen’s mom walking around handing out orange slices. 

[Week 3: WFT at Bills]

1 hour ago, twist_to_open said:

Not really the same thing, but when my son played college football, he ate 6-8 PBJs a day. Helped keep his weight, high protein and gives you energy.

Yeah energy density on a PBJ is solid, checks all the boxes for protein, carbs and fat. Just laughing to myself thinking that halftime for adult football players is more like my kiddos snack time than a solid strategy check for adjustments going into the back half. 

[Week 3: WFT at Bills]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

TIL that adult football players got PBJs on the ready for snacks at halftime. Here I’m thinking football players are all strategizing for the second half and it’s just a bunch of 200+lb dudes eating PBJs and drinking juice boxes. 

[Beth Mowins to call Bills-Texans]

Nothing personal against Beth Mowins, she's never honestly bothered me that much but my head kind of tunes out the announcers as I watch the game anyway.

 

Really wish there was some way you could mute just the broadcast booth, increase the volume of the stadium down/distance/player announcements and keep the stadium noise.

[Shady McCoy Retiring]

He made 2016-2017 watchable. Loved watching him rip off big runs.

 

He was basically half our offense those years.

[TNF: Panthers at Texans 8:20 NFLN]

4 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

David Culley is a horrendous coach. Reminds me of the retreads that the Bills would try to trot out just to save money. 

Totally getting a huge Bills era drought vibe from watching how Houston is playing. 

[TNF: Panthers at Texans 8:20 NFLN]

45 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

Any relation to Mike Glennon?

[Week 3: WFT at Bills]

Backup QBs always seem like they’re having great seasons until they meet the Bills defense. 
 

Brandon Allen, Devlin Hodges, Tua (last year), Justin Herbert.

 

Unless you have a fantastic line and a killer running game, Frazier’s schemes make most QBs look very mortal. 

[I hate the Jets with unbridled passion]

The Jets don't deserve anyone's hate or scorn, for they are neither great, fearsome or anything that would invite such strong feelings.

 

They are something much worse. They are just, irrelevantly, 'there'. 

["Buy stock in A.J. Epenesa" - says Daniel Jeremiah]

1 minute ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Is this like Dogecoin? 🤨

 

[Week 3: WFT at Bills]

Not great when your CB#2 and CB#3 are limited and on the injury report at the same time.

[How Much Will Epenesa Get Fined?]

2 minutes ago, MrSarcasm said:

 Personally I was shocked Tua got hurt, the dude is made of steel and has never gotten hurt in the past.

 

Username checks out.

[Are the bills playing conservative intentionally? (hot take kinda)]

4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

I think teams seem to worry a fair bit about taking away Beasley

 

Sanders, jury still out on whether he’s washed or just hasn’t built rapport with Allen yet.  One pass I saw I think Davis would have gotten it (if healthy)

 

Diggs and Beasley were #1 and #2 in targets on the team last year, teams are scheming to force the ball away from those two. Last year teams weren't ready for 14 and 11, this year they are (at least up to now). We've either faced some very good defenses that can shut down our 2 best receivers, or teams are just making sure that whatever happens make sure you know where 14 and 11 are and don't let them catch the ball.

 

I think we'll be fine. Just need to lean on the run game which looks much better (so far) and draw up plays where 14 and 11 aren't the first or second read while we iron out the kinks.

[OT: Are you concerned about Mac Jones?]

[Bobby Hart returns - signed to PS]

[Kurt Warner break down of Josh vs Pittsburgh week 1]

This was a solid breakdown, my biggest takeaway from watching this and other breakdowns as well as watching game film is pressure. Allen has been under pressure at a higher rate than most QBs this year so far. He's not handling it as well as he did last year, for reasons not clear to me. 

[Haack is kicking really slow [Moderator Edited🤦‍♂️]]

I almost wonder if the slow wind up/triple step is coached as part of the punt team unit. To give the coverage team time to get downfield and setup blocks, close lanes and prevent big returns. A big knock on Bojorquez is that he would unleash bombs but frequently outkick the coverage which gave returners a lot of room to run.

 

I don't recall the slow wind up being a knock on Haack in MIA.

 

It is troubling that it's so slow and it looks like he's basically just getting the kick off every time but I wonder if this is a "feature" and not a "bug".

[Manning cast indirectly peek into Bills Offense.]

17 minutes ago, Mat68 said:

What I really enjoyed was the way Dungy coached Peyton.  He told Peyton that really the defensive coaching staff of the other team doesnt believe you are disciplined enough to stay patient.  They feel you will get impatient or bored and push the ball down field into coverage.   

 

That line I think says everything. Allen wants to go for the kill every down/series. He needs to be patient and just take what's there.

[Haack is kicking really slow [Moderator Edited🤦‍♂️]]

I swear our punts look like they're happening in slow motion.

["If Allen Plays Like Crap This Week, Accept that He's Simply Not Good]

4 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

This obsessive worry over Allen seems weird to me.

 

We're a board of Bills fans, most of them deeply scarred and broken by 2 decades of futility and irrelevance, sprinkled in with just enough hope only to have the rug pulled out from under us when we drop our guard.

 

I'm surprised at how civil the discourse here is for the most part.

[Greg Rousseau/AJ Epenesa are going to be elite DEs. What a steal!]

Watching them drop Rousseau into coverage was interesting, he's got the speed and length to do it and for DCs to potentially have to worry about that is another interesting wrinkle.

 

Zimmer just has an insane motor, there was multiple plays where a RB or WR would break free for a gain and Zimmer would be the first one there chasing the guy down. For a DT that's pretty bonkers.

[Williams needs to be benched]

27 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

The Steelers, absolutely I will die on that hill. Three in their prime all pros on the dline, and Hayden and Fitzpatrick in the secondary. If they stay healthy that defense is insanely good. 

 

Alualu out for the year with a broken ankle, TJ Watt left the Raiders game with a groin injury.

[Williams needs to be benched]

I swear there's some kind of tell our offense has now that there's a year of game tape on them to dissect. Feels like most plays the dl knows how the protection is going to slide before the snap and defenses seem to be able to play coverage well enough to at least force Allen to his 3rd read and beyond. Not sure if we just played some great defenses and/or secondaries, or something else.

[9/19/21 Week 2 Gameday Thread Bills @ Dolphins 2nd Half]

I’ve been really vibin’ on Matt Millen. Good play by play, commentary etc. 

[9/19/21 Week 2 Gameday Thread Bills @ Dolphins 1st Half]

Love the max effort by Knox to force another fumble. Didn’t work but that’s what you want to see.