Billz4ever

Without the kick returns yesterday, that's a very different game since NE wouldn't have had to play the way they did later on. Here's hoping we get more consistent play on offense and defense.

I think that's part of the problem right there. We aren't even trying to run the ball when we should be.

So you're basing the better defense simply on turnovers? Because PPG and yards/game doesn't support that. NE went down to Cincy 22-0 in the first half AT HOME and was outgained 442 to 285 in total yards. And for the record, NE has 6 more takeaways than Cincy does but Cincy played 1 less game. That's what you're basing it on?

So what you're saying is you can't tell me why NE has a better D. Gotcha.

And anything I put, you will just do the same, which is why I just made a point about KC and Bills at home vs road. Cincy was up AT NE 22-6 going into the 4th quarter. Outgained NE 442-285 yds. If it weren't for special teams, we probably don't win that game. This great Bills O was outgained 341 - 327 and outscored 23-21.

You're the one that made the claim KC and Cincy aren't on the same D level as NE. What are you basing that on?

We didn't play against Breece Hall and Tua is the only other QB in the Division that can be considered somewhat good. Mac Jones and whoever the Jets are throwing out there are average at best.

Without even seeing the number, I knew it was McKenzie. Not to mention, Davis should've had long toss late in the game too. Josh's completion % would probably be at least 5 points higher if the balls that should've been caught actually were.

I think our early picks have to be O-line & WR. We have to give the face of our franchise protection and weapons.

KC averages more points in away games than they do home. KC only averages 25.1 at Arrowhead and 32.8 on the road. Bills average 31.9 at Highmark and only 25.8 on the road. Neutral site AFCCG may play into KC's favor.

PPG against NE - 20.4 Cin - 20.1 KC - 21.7 Yds/g against NE - 322 Cin - 335 KC - 328 Sacks NE - 54 Cin - 30 KC - 55 Not really seeing anything there that shows NE is this defensive juggernaut compared to the other 2. Cincy doesn't have the sack numbers, but has a lower ppg.

If I had the choice, I can certainly say I would rather be up by several scores in a game like they were and have the defense hold the opponent rather than the offense having to try and come from behind.

I don't know if that's due to them taking their foot off the gas or what, but I rather not find ourselves in a big hole in the first place to find out.

I don't really care how they did against other teams. I care how they match up against us and they match up against us very well. Anyway, we need to worry about Miami first, as they played us very tough just a few weeks ago. They are known as a passing team, but they were able to run on us. It took some late game heroics to win as we found ourselves down going into the 4th quarter in a game many said was going to be easy since there was this assumption the Fish couldn't play in the cold.

Let's not use a team that has the #1 draft pick as an example of anything. We are talking about playoff football against good teams. The offense was mostly dormant yesterday until later in the game. 7 offensive points in the first half. If that continues, they will find themselves in a huge hole against teams like Cincy and KC.

And yesterday, 14 of those points came from special teams. I hope you're not expecting that every game. Right now, Cincy and KC have more consistent offenses and I also think Cincy's D is better than ours right now.

They already had 7 points on the board and were easily moving the ball on the second drive. What was going to all the sudden change to stop that?

Disagree. I think we probably would have lost that game Monday night. Yes, it was early and things can happen, but the D wasn't showing me anything that they could stop Burrow. Simply running a defense that basically relies on the offense making a mistake isn't going to work in playoff football against good teams. The only way we would've won that game Monday is if we were able to win in a shootout, which I didn't see happening. As far as KC goes, when we played them, we had Von harassing Mahomes all game long. We don't have that now and we are not getting pressure just rushing the front 4. Mahomes - Kelce is going to kill us if we cannot generate a pass rush. Getting into a shootout with Mahomes is also not a matchup I see us winning.

Let's not pretend these defensive struggles started yesterday.

I didn't say bring pressure every time, but if you never do, you're not only being predictable, you're saying you're OK with letting them move the ball down the field. And it was the times we brought pressure that accounted for many of those bad throws. As opposed to when we were dropping 7 and WRs were still catching the ball with a defender lucky to be within 5 yards?

The only pressure we are getting is when we blitz. With just the front 4, it's almost non-existent. No push inside and off the edge, AJE gets pushed out of the play almost every time. Groot is the only one really putting in work out there.

Cook has some crazy acceleration. In that QB option that Josh kept yesterday and took a loss rather than giving it to Cook, I seriously believe Cook may have taken it the distance on that play. If not, certainly a big gainer. It was a great win for sure, but we also need to remember 14 of those points came from ST, which we certainly should not be expecting every game. The Offense can't go dormant for like an entire half of the game and expect to win.

Hate to say it, but at this point, I feel more comfortable with Diggs, Smoke, and Beasley than I do Diggs, Davis, and McKitrick. Unless Davis decides he's going to flip the playoff switch, I've seen about all I want to of him this season.

Many think Miami should be an easy win. I very much disagree. They played us tough just a few weeks ago, and they were also able to run on us in that game.

That's another thing I'll never understand about Frazier's D. If we are often in the vanilla Cover 2 with the 2 deep safties, why would you not jam the receivers at the line? Even if a receiver does manage to put a move on the DB and get some separation, you have the safety help over the top. It's seems like they aren't taking advantage of what the defensive scheme allows you to do. Especially against play action and routes highly dependent on timing like NE was doing, messing up that timing should be the obvious goal.