DapperCam

No, they really aren’t. Spector and Williams are mid-round picks that are backups this year. They are only playing because of injury. Same with Cam Lewis. Hamlin and Rapp were backups last year and are only starting because our starters retired or left and we had no cap to replace them. They are the worst starting safety tandem in the league based on talent. Bishop is a rookie. Most second round rookies don’t start. Epenesa is a JAG and might be in the rotation for some teams, but not get the snap % he gets for us. We had to do that because Von Miller can only play on obvious passing downs and soaks up all of the cap. Bottom line is half this defense is actual backups, or “starters” that are forced to start because our cap is upside down.

This seems delusional. We have a huge lack of talent on defense right now. Like 5-6 players on the field right now would not be starters for most teams in this league. Dorian Williams, Spector, Rapp, Hamlin, Cam Lewis, Cole Bishop, even maybe Epenesa. These guys are backup quality, and we shouldn’t be shocked when they have a hard time. The offense needs to make up for it. Things will hopefully improve when some players return and Bishop gets some game experience.

Ravens had the 32nd ranked pass D going into this game. Minshew threw it all over them. I personally wouldn’t have waited until we were down 3 scores to start pushing the issue.

On offense and defense in the first half they played very passive. No blitzing, no pressure, no throws down the field, Allen sliding short of the sticks. It was a philosophical choice, and a coaching fail. Hopefully a learning opportunity, especially if we face the Ravens in the playoffs.

This is a fair point. He’s getting pretty heavy usage and he already has a lot of miles on him.

The play was blown up because Dawkins whiffed on his block. Van Noy was a free rusher on the play and blew it up. Play wasn’t on Samuel at all.

Typical Bills strategy vs Lamar is keep him in the pocket, lane discipline, force him to be a QB. Almost intentionally do not pressure him. It didn’t work because our LBers, safeties and slot corner are all backups and can’t cover for crap.

He went the OC equivalent of “sugar high Josh”, feeling like he needed to get it all back in a big play when the Bills were driving just fine and had all of the momentum.

1. Henry was untouched on his long TD. Just terrible safety and linebacker play on that one. 2. Rapp, Hamlin, D. Williams, Spector and Cam Lewis were terrible. We already knew this…Bishop also got picked on for 1 TD I think. 3. Offensive game plan was bad. Play designs seemed to be either quick WR screens or deep shots when we were down. 4. WR and TE weren’t getting separation, and had a bunch of drops. Kincaid drops was killer at the beginning of the game to stall a drive. 5. That trick play was just dumb. Bills were driving to be down 4 (or maybe even down 3 if they went for 2). 6. Bass has got to go. We can’t have a kicker that misses 1 FG per game. We just can’t.

Watching the replay of it, Dawkins is lined up inside and Kincaid is lined up outside of him. They switch spots after the snap and run into each other! This allows Van Noy to rush basically unblocked and interrupt the pitch. Samuel did a good job to try to half block him and half pitch the ball. Dawkins finally lumbers back there and lets Van Noy run right past him toward Allen for the strip sack! I’m not sure if he was afraid of blocking him back towards his own end zone which is a penalty, but do something dude! Dawkins killed this play.

We were right on track for that before the dumb trick play.

Before that brain dead trick play it sure felt inevitable that the score was about to be 21-17 with 20 minutes left in the game. Idk wtf Brady was thinking.

Milano might not be back and if he is it will be the end of the season around the playoffs.

Some of these unblocked rushers are on Allen. Isn’t he supposed to be setting the protection?

Hit Kincaid in the chest

4 score game? I’d say it’s Mitch time.

Can you advance the ball on a fumble like that? I thought it was the fumblerooskie rule?

Not that it matters, but it would have been a 2 score game…

Two score game if they can get it.

Coleman slipped out late and was wide open I believe. Probably was 6 if they gave Allen literally 0.5 seconds to toss it up.

I wouldn’t be surprised if our fastest DE was faster than him. He is reaaaalllyyy slow.

Taron Johnson would have made the tackle Cam Lewis just whiffed on.

Ravens are holding every play

Once it’s a fumble he isn’t a passer, but I didn’t know you could just tackle a random player on a fumble.

Brady is losing us this game, lol