Billz4ever

Only rushing 3 when your secondary has been decimated by injuries defies logic. The last thing you want to do in that situation is give the opposing QB time to find the hole in the coverage.

Still not an excuse. When the fish come to BUF in Dec and it's 30 degrees, do they get to blame a loss on the cold? Or will it be due to how they performed on the field?

Him too.😉

It doesn't matter what back you have if the person calling the plays has no faith in the O-line to be able pick up less than a yard with 3 cracks at it. You could have the Fridge, Earl Campbell, or Christian Okoye back there and it wouldn't matter. Moss has the size to be the goal line back and he's impressed me with a lot of the carries he's had this year.

I don't think they're trash, but I don't think they're anywhere as good as their record either. If you can barely break 200 yds of offense against a team with basically 1/2 their defensive starters out, If I'm a Miami fan, I'm not thinking Super Bowl this year.

I get maybe if it's like goal to go and 5+ yards. But less than a yard? Are you kidding me?

Defies logic. It's like getting any pressure on the QB whatsoever never even crossed their mind. If you have a decimated secondary, the LAST thing you should be trying to do is to give the opposing QB time to find the hole in the coverage.

Need less than a yard, Josh is in shotgun. What that tells me is Dorsey had no confidence in the line today. Miami ran it against us in goal to go yardage and has success. No reason why we can't do the same unless they have convinced themselves they can't. Hell, run 3 straight QB sneaks for crying out loud. You needed less than a yard.

That was a 40+ yard gain that put them in scoring position because instead of bringing heat to take the pressure off a decimated secondary, we allow them to complete a bomb with 8 men in coverage. Clear coaching mistake. If Jackson, Poyer and Hyde are back there, you can probably get away with that. With what we have now, not so much and the coaches need to recognize that.

Rushing only 3 on a 3rd and 22 against a decimated secondary is definitely a coaching mistake in my view and also in my view, was the play of the game.

That and it's going to lead to Josh getting hurt. We need to be realistic here. It's eventually going to happen because of being 1 dimensional. Whether is on a run or just scrambling out of the pocket to extend the play. This is a play style that is not sustainable in the long term.

It is an excuse because Miami had to play in it too. If the Bills were not properly preparing and pumping fluids all week, that's on them. We've played in Miami when it's been hot like this before.

How many times did the Bills start off like gangbusters in the lean years only to implode later? A Bills fan of all people should know better than to making a huge deal about 3-0. You're going to have to really try hard to convince me why I'm supposed to be impressed by a team that barely broke 200 yards of offense against a decimated defense.

The way it's supposed to work is the defense that's on the field the whole game is the team that is supposed to be in trouble with fatigue. It was our own offense that it appeared to impact more, not Miami's D. It was hot. It was hot for Miami and their D was on the field for 42 mins compared to 18 for ours. That clearly should've worked in our favor, but it didn't.

Josh shouldn't be in the position of having to throw it 63 times in a game either. This was supposed to be the year we finally got a complementary running game to take some heat off Josh. Saw some flashes against LA, but outside of the long run by Moss today, I'm not impressed. Josh is incredible, but we can't expect perfection from him every week.

That right there is what gets this coaching staff in trouble. Against the Rams and Titans, we were getting pressure on the majority of plays just rushing 4. This coaching staff hasn't figured it out yet that if you're not getting good pressure with just the front 4, you're going to have to blitz a backer or something. Far too often they think they can get away with this and with a secondary depleted by injuries, you most certainly cannot.

I would need to see the replay to be sure, but I'm thinking he was not, which defies logic.

Not to mention allowing a deep completion on 3rd and 22 because you decided to only rush 3 and allow Tua to find the hole in our depleted secondary.

3rd and 22, 3-man rush. How do you allow a deep ball that wide open with 8 in coverage? That was the time to bring pressure. If your secondary is decimated, you don't give the opposing QB time to find the holes. That was the play of the game in my view.

Hopefully just precautionary. I was thinking he was just having hand cramping on the sideline while they were looking at him. There was no indication Keenum was warming up to possibly have to go in.

They may not be trash, but I don't think they are a great team either. 212 yards of offense. That's it. Against a defense decimated by injuries. I think the mistakes by the Bills were a much bigger factor in this game than anything MIami did.

No objective fan of football actually thinks Miami is a better team than the Bills. That's like saying Indy is better than KC. The better team doesn't always win.

Haven't watched any post game yet. Too disgusted. McD been asked about 3rd and 22 yet? Losing games like this is why we always are going to Arrowhead in the postseason instead of playing at home.

Man, after watching this game, I'm even more convinced this was our year and because of a couple dumb play calls we weren't in this game tonight.

STILL need to address the Run D. I don't know how many times this season, when we least needed it, we couldn't stop the run when we needed to. Our run D has seemed to be the Achilles heel of our D for so long I can't even remember when it was actually good. Probably have to go back to when we had Sam Adams and Ted Washington plugging up everything between the tackles. Pass rush also seemed to be lacking. Some games it seemed we had no pass rush to speak off. We should still be solid in the secondary when Tre comes back. Linebackers were just OK this year, IMO. Edmunds hasn't impressed me. I actually think we are better vs the run when Klein was in there. Haack is horrible. We need a new punter. Even when he's not shanking a kick, it seems like his ability to get it inside the 20 is lacking. Always seems to kick it in the endzone. His kicking motion is also so slow, I can't believe he didn't have more kicks blocked. I think we're fine on special teams and Bass is pretty dependable. Receivers: If Gabe can keep getting better and play like he did the end of the season, watch out. Teams will have a tough time deciding who to double cover. Combine that with Knox having a decent year, our receivers/TEs are some of the best in football. O-line surprised me this season. Allen took minimal sacks, even though some of that can be credited to his legs. I do wish we could get more of a running game out of our backs. Singletary seemed to turn it up a notch at the end, but having the ability to establish a legitimate running game from someone not named Josh Allen would be awesome. Coaching: I'm still salty from the playoff game. Our coaching staff has amazing moments and then some of the worst play calling moments at some of the worst possible times on both sides of the ball. Frazier: I was still hoping someone would pick him up for a coaching job and take him off our hands. #1 D blah, blah blah....a lot of that came down to teams we were playing and weather also was a factor a few games. I'm just not a fan of his playstyle. I think it's too conservative and against certain teams, the D just gets picked apart. The playoff game was one example and the Tennessee game was another. Being #1 on paper doesn't mean your D strikes fear in the other team's offense like a #1 defense should. Daboll: Good luck in NY, you're gonna need it. Got frustrated with his playcalling numerous times this season because it didn't feel like he was playing to the strengths of the offense. Playoff game for example...how long did it take him to figure out Mathieu was out of the game before we started letting Josh put serious pressure on their secondary? When he was dialed in, he was the best in the business. This season, he seemed to either not be paying attention to what the D was giving him or he was simply trying too hard. McD: I like him. Again, questionable play calls at times, but I put those on the coordinators calling the plays. The players like him and he seems to be able to get a lot out of them. Wildcard: Ken Dorsey. If he can keep Josh rolling along and keep a good thing going I think he can pick right up where Daboll left off and possibly be even better as long as he doesn't try to do too much too quick. Stay with what worked, dump the trash that didn't. Front office: Can't really complain there. We aren't in salary cap hell with a bunch of dead weight and I like most of the draft calls. If we tighten up the D, which seems to be an every year thing, get a legitimate run game going outside of #17, and keep these guys hungry, this team is the best in the AFC, if not the league.