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    9 min 94 yard drive on the road.

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    The only drive which truly matches it in my memory was in 1981 at Cincinnati: 20 plays, 90 yards, consuming almost 12 minutes on the clock.  Cincinnati punted about 1 minute into the 4th quarter.  The Bills scored on the 1st play after the 2:00 warning.

     

    Power football is a lot of fun when you are executing a drive like that.

    17 hours ago, CDogg20 said:

    How many 90+ yard td drives do we have now? 
     

    Wonder what the record is…

    In 1990, the Bills scored more points per drive going 90+ yards than the average team did going 80 yards.  That might be it.

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    Why has tackling become a struggle?

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    4 hours ago, Ta111 said:

    This thread reminds me of a preseason game between the Bills and Vikings in the early 70’s. OJ had just put a move on middle linebacker Wally Hilgenberg for a big gain. When Hilgenberg came to the sideline, Vikings coach, Bud Grant layed into Hilgenberg and said they were paying him 250k per year to make that tackle (remember this was the early 70’s). Without missing a beat, Hilgenberg responded “but coach they’re paying OJ 650k to make me miss”.

    moral is the other guys get paid too.

    Thanks for bringing back that memory.  🙂

    Injuries NOT an excuse. Bills tied for 5th fewest man games lost to injury thru Week 11

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    2 hours ago, Big Turk said:

    Bills tied for 5th fewest man games lost to injury with only 83.

     

     

     

    The difference? Many of them have been to key players unlike the last several years.

     

     

    So the excuses the Bills are somehow more injured than every other team needs to stop. They are STILL one of the least injured teams in the NFL even with what seems like a crazy rash of injuries...we just don't see all the players out for other teams because we don't follow them very closely.

     

    Injuries to non key players/starters would help as well.

    Sorry.  Quality matters more than quantity.

    [SUW] Onside Kicking on KO after penalty.

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    2 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:


    I’ve always been curious about the ability of a kicker to put enough air under the kickoff, so that the kicking team has as much chance to get to the kickoff as the receiving team (essentially a jump ball).  Does anyone here know how much teams have ever played around with this?

     

    1 hour ago, WhoTom said:

     

    The returner could simply call a fair catch if he sees too many defenders approaching. We don't see it a lot, but you can fair catch a KO.

    The technical term is "pooch kick."

     

    The Bills attempted this in The Houston Comeback after it was 35-17.  Several Houston players called for a fair catch (I can't believe that was legal), but the swirling winds caused the ball to land on the field, which Houston recovered.

     

    I think the optimal strategy for most of the game is this one:

    2 hours ago, SWATeam said:

    Often times in this scenario the kicking team attempts to pop-up the kick short of the goal line and play coverage.  I think this is the best play since the coverage unit gets such an advantage 

     

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    Poorly constructed roster

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    4 minutes ago, whorlnut said:

     

    Our WRs have time to get open. They just dont run good routes except for Diggs. This is the issue with this thread…too many of you fail to acknowledge the deficiencies in our overall talent at WR. It’s like you choose to be blind to it. 

    I am of the philosophy that a better line will help the receivers we do have get open.

     

    I will not debate you about the quality of the WR; it is not as good as it could be -- and teams know it because they bracket or straight-up double-cover Diggs on most plays.

     

    IMHO, if we can man block on the OL, then the RBs and/or TEs will draw man coverage by LBs or find openings in the zone coverage if teams insist on doubling on Diggs.  Moreover, the opposing defences will then need to respect the run, which will help our lesser receivers find soft spots in zone coverage.

     

    Just my preference.  Most fans are not as line-oriented as I am.

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