ChicagoRic
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Singletary is dead to me.
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Time for Diggs to show up.
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Down by 9 is not terrible. 2nd half adjustments need to happen. Game is not over by a long shot.
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Cripes. It's not a blowout yet. Bills need a calm drive. Crossers to Beasley and Diggs.
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Defense, please start wrapping people up.
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Hate to say it, but Brady is money.
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This should not be that hard. Protect your franchise QB at all costs. Dude got his bell seriously rung and all precautions should be taken. Hopefully the doctors are professional and do what is right for this generational talent QB. It's not about 1 game, it's about a career.
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I am amazed at the amount of angry and negative posts. WE WON! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The Colts gave their absolute best in every facet of the game and we still managed to pull it out.
Fumble aside Allen played a GREAT GAME! 26/35 for 324 yards and 2TD through the air and 54 yard and a TD on the ground! MVP of this game by a long shot.
Diggs over 100 yards!
Gabriel "Toe Drag" Davis!
Beasely played and contributed!
Defense stymied Indy in the endzone multiple times!
No Mary This time. SWATTED DOWN!
I am pumped!
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I don't get the "Duke Williams is TERRIBLE" talk. He's not. Look at last year. He blocked. He hustled. He earned his spot on the roster. He was decent and made some clutch catches during the season. Just not THE clutch catch in the playoffs.
That being said, we are STACKED at WR and I don't expect or want him to take the field. But sheesh, give the dude a break.
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I honestly thought we were really going to miss Beasley today, not just for the catches he makes but the attention he draws. It was nice to see McKenzie step up and fill that spot. While not a starter by any means, it seems he has at least one play every game that shows his value. Triply so today! With Diggs being Diggs, Brown back and looking healthy, Davis showing he can stretch the field and score, Beasley having a good shot at coming back in time for the playoffs and the pending singing of Stills, have we ever been more stacked at WR?
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All kidding aside, the kid did a nice job.
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Gabriel Davis and AJ Klein had good games. Hats off. Everyone else? Meh.
In years past, with the silly penalties and bad fumbles and Bosa running wild, this would have been a loss because the Bills lacked the talent just grind it out.
This year they have enough talent and consistency to grind it out.
I'll take it.
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Like the way he finds holes.
Dislike his lack of breakaway speed.
Like his blocking.
Dislike his tendency to fumble.
Like the way he picks up yards in chunks.
Dislike that he can't seem to find the end zone.
Is he a legit starter?
Is he "just a guy"
Is he a victim of poor run blocking?
Enlighten me.
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I do think Duke Williams will still end up on the PS. Had a good camp, knows the system, etc. That being said, the only time I would want to see him is if another WR is injured long term. Loving the mix of proven (Diggs, Brown, Beasley), gimmick (McKenzie), and potential (Davis, Hodgkins) that is currently in place. On paper, our WR corps has not been this good since Eric Moulds/Peerless Price/Josh Reed back in 2002.
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I am a fan of Duke Williams. Check my post history, it's true! That being said, best move is to stash him on the PS squad. If another team cherry picks him, then so be it, it's still a cool story how he worked his way onto an NFL roster. It's a sensible and calculated approach.
It was a nice story last year, and he did produce when called upon. He deserved his shot in the NFL and has a good shot of contributing somewhere, maybe even for the Bills. The thing is, our stable of WR is now stacked with talent and/or potential.
Williams is PS eligible whereas others are not. The rookies deserve their shot. It's a simple equation.
There is still a good chance that Williams will stick with the team on the PS and contribute again if injuries happen.
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11 hours ago, YattaOkasan said:
I would think Duke is more likely to be signed cause he has NFL game tape. There is some weakness in it but he has flashed before so I think he would be snatched up quicker than Hodgins who won’t have even preseason tape to evaluate. Lots of teams got to look at Hodgins in the late rounds and didn’t take a shot. So why would they sign him now when they probably didn’t think he would make their rosters in April.
Regardless of whether Duke Williams makes the cut or not, there is no questioning his effort. Playoff drop aside, he routinely makes tough catches. Super stoked for the rookies though, they look good. May the best WR5 or WR6 win! Nice to be talking about depth vs whether or not he have a legit #1. Diggs 1. Brown 1a. Beasley 3. The rest is just icing on the cake.
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1 minute ago, Joe in Winslow said:
Regardless of your wording, the meaning was apparent. What other issue could you possibly have with Foster playing on ST OTHER than you want Duke Williams to play?Where did I say I have an issue with Foster playing special teams? Maybe re-read the question and actually try to answer it. Pretend for a moment that Duke Williams does not exist. Heck, forget Robert Foster exists. Try answering "What does a good ST Gunner look like?"
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1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
He's made a few good tackles on special teams. Question you should ask is who replaces Foster as a gunner. Our special teams isn't very good in the 1st place. A big return can change the game.
We'll see what they do. I think Williams will get a chance. People have to remember though that Mckenzie is the 3rd WR on the team snap wise, not Foster. Mckenzie likely still plays his 50% or so of snaps. Does Williams get Mckenzies snaps? Probably not. So does it make sense to bench your gunner so Williams sits on the bench 85% of the offensive snaps?
I tried to word this so it would not become another "Duke Williams" post, bit have clearly failed. I am interested in actual answers pertaining to special teams. "Foster had some good (5) tackles" is not the depth of explanation I was hoping for.
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I have read on this board and heard on broadcasts that Robert Foster is a good "Gunner" on special teams, so I decided to go stat hunting online and found..............mostly nothing. This year Robert Foster has 5 tackles and NO OTHER special teams stats available. I readily admit that 5 tackles is pretty much a meaningless stat, because it's a lousy way to measure ST performance. On ST defense it's important to get down field quickly to force fair catches, clog return lanes and take out blockers. On ST offense, it's creating the wedge (or what's left of it in the modern NFL) and clearing lanes for the return guy. All valid special teams skills, but all pretty difficult to measure and quantify. Are there advanced analytics or film breakdowns anywhere that look at this? I know there are many smaller sports media outlets that do all 22 reviews and would love to see a breakdown of what a "good" gunner does.
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4 minutes ago, starrymessenger said:
Coach doesn't like him because he's a hotdog.
So coach him not to be a hotdog. Also, a little hot-doggery is acceptable if you back it up with performance. See: Shaq Lawson.
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It's ludicrous to me that with just 4 starts, Williams is our #4 WR in terms of production and after Brown (2) and Beasley (2) is the only other pass catcher to produce a 100 yard game. I am baffled at the huge gap between the production of Buffalo's top 2 vs everyone else. We have a 1 and a 2, but really, Buffalo does not have an actual WR3. The Don Beebe. The Josh Reed. The Marquise Goodwin. The guy who is good for maybe 400 to 500 yards and 3 TD on a season. McKenzie comes close, I guess, if you add in the jet sweeps and reverses, but not really as a pass catching WR.
Does a team really even need a WR3? I'm not sure, but if they do I think Williams could be that guy. Good size, good hands, good effort after the catch, and good blocking. Good work ethic. Ok route running. But most importantly, produces when given a chance. Has a little bit of that "it" factor.
I'm not a coach, so I don't have clue why Williams has not seen the field more this year or why, in general, the Bills don't seem to have a WR3, but it would be nice to have someone who could fill that role going into the playoffs.
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1 minute ago, FLFan said:
Are people beginning to understand why Duke Williams is inactive every week?
Wow. Pretty hot take on one catch. Remembering now while I stay off the game thread. 99% negative.
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Well, that likely killed Duck's legend. Great job by the defense overall.
Allen did enough when it counted. Good rushing TD, perfect pass to Croft and some pretty balls to Brown. I'm putting the INT 40% on Allen, 60% on Beasley.
PLAYOFFS BABY!
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1 hour ago, BringBackOrton said:
I think if we blitz as much as we have these last couple weeks, Lamar may rush for 200 yards. Lanes that Dak, Baker, and Allen couldn’t or wouldn’t use would be easy pickings for LJ and when you send 5 or 6, you generally don’t have a bunch of guys ready to make a play within 5 yards of the LOS.
I think we drop 7 consistently with Edmunds as a spy and make Lamar beat us with time. Stop Ingram on first down and get him in 2nd and 3rd and longs.
Interesting article on this. You don't blitz Lamar Jackson often and you don't key on his runs. You flood the field with DBS/Speed guys. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/theres-a-blueprint-for-stopping-lamar-jackson-but-teams-arent-using-it/
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1/24/21 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEDAY Thread Bills @ Chiefs 2nd Half
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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And yet we are only down by 9. Chiefs have a bad habit of letting teams hang around. We are still in this.