ChicagoRic
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Best record we've had since 1993. That's 26 years. While I would love to see a complete game in all facets, I'll take "win ugly" over and over again.
The offense did enough. 24 points is just fine by me.
The defense did enough--yes we got gashed by the run, but it was mostly between the 20's. We shut Washington out of the endzone.
Josh Allen did enough. 14 of 20 and some well placed balls. People are griping about 3 missed passes. Yeah, I'd like to see an 85% completion rate too, but come on. No dumb passes. No hero ball. Connected when he needed to.
Singletary did more than enough on an off day for Gore. I'll take it.
Just to reiterate, best season so far in 26 years.
1 loss to a dominant NE. 1 bad loss to Philly, a team that is starting to come to life and has a winning record. I'll take it.
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Levi will be fine. Fitzpatrick was dropping dimes into coverage with great touch and accuracy. Even good corners get beaten on occasion when a QB is hot. Wallace has been steady and even spectacular on a few occasions and is getting the job done.
Williams going 6 catches for 83 yards, no touchdowns and a fumble is an OK day for a WR. His big gainer (35 yards) was perfectly delivered by Fitz to beat pretty good coverage. Not really a reason to be down on Wallace.
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Too many drops, too many penalties. Not a good game for him and it's starting to be trend. An easy TD and his big run are starting to be overshadowed by his mental mistakes.
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Bills conservative game plan better than Dolphins best effort.
I'll take the win. Bills played it safe and boring. No "Bad Josh" throws.
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With Duke replacing Zay and Singletary, Kroft, and the full O line likely being ready to go, will we see a change in this offense? For the first time, they might actually have all the pieces in place.
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Congrats to Duke for working and grinding and blocking during preseason and then continuing to do so on the practice squad. Didn't look great in training camp, but when the pads went on and the hitting began, it was game on. There are speed guys, finesse guys and human joysticks. He is none of those. He's a physical guy. A (dirty word on the modern NFL, but I'm gonna say it) "possession" receiver. Props to the scouting staff for finding an off the radar, left field pickup. Now he gets his much delayed chance in the real NFL. Will he succeed? No clue, but I'm an optimist who loves a good underdog story.
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24 minutes ago, Locomark said:
Just say no. Who needs another slow Kelvin Benjamin jump ball guy. We just need someone who is lightning fast and can run by people. We let Goodwin go and that was the guy.
Ummm. Goodwin left 3 years ago ......and we have 2 burners in Brown and Foster.
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Just now, Bangarang said:
I have bigger issues with the throws into double coverage
Agreed, they sucked.......but it woulda been nice to see our WR actually try for it. Zay Jones with your arms down and feet on the ground, I'm talking to you!
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Just to get this outta the way, with the 3 deep ball INTS all basically uncontested, is it Duke Williams time? Zay Jones does not know how, or even when, to fight for the ball. Gutsy game by the Bills, no reason to hang their heads.
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Let's be clear, we are playing a version of the NE offense. Will this help our defense, or is it a wash because NE (basically) knows our offense too?
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Oops....in my defense, we sure did not look like a rook.
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Nice game by Sweeney. 35 yards and showed really good drive blocking on a Singletary run.
Knox: 1 yard. Nothing to report in terms of blocking.
Oliver: 2 tackles. I'll take it.
Ford: Struggled.
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Brown showed me today he is more than just a burner. A very good game for home and hopefully a harbinger of things to come. Last year we did not see a 100 yard WR for the Bills until Robert Foster exploded in the 2nd half of the season. Nice to have this in week one.
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48 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
White men are oppressed!!!
you also realize RI and Riley Cooper dropped some n bombs. Where were their suspensions? Did you care then?
Cooper was fined, Incognito was suspended for 8 games. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/sports/football/richie-incognito-racist-slurs-yannick-ngakoue.html
(Edited for Correct Link)
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Gotta wonder what would happen if a white Steelers or Chargers player used a racial slur against Tomlin or Lynn. Or wiretapped? Jeez. There should a be a suspension coming down................but there won't be, because BIG NAME PLAYER to NFL's TEAM.
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1 minute ago, Lurker said:
Didn't he play with this guy?...
Is that a Manning? Can't tell for sure with the beard hiding the weak chin.....
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1 minute ago, B-Man said:
Question : could he go to the practice squad then or too late ?
LOL. Munnerlyn is old enough that the "Captain" part of his name may have been from the Civil War.
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Gotta wonder what the coaches saw...............or didn't see..............regarding McCoy in training camp. Warning bells were going off with his atrocious season last year, but I'm still a little shocked.
Lighting a candle for my guy Duke Williams. Nice try, great effort. Gotta give the Bills credit for looking in unexpected places---CFL and Rugby. Hope to see Williams on the practice squad, but even if he doesn't at least he made preseason interesting.
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I'm a Williams fan, but I gotta trust the coaches on this one. Right now I think there's about 75% chance he winds up on the practice squad. If that's the case, remember that Smurfs get hurt.
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LovemesomemakingexcusesforZay. LovemesomeignoringanddownplayingwhatWilliamshasdoneonthefield. Sheesh. Not sure if a broken record or just a straight up troll.
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Still looking for an answer on this. Is just a body size/mass thing that allows for a quicker change of direction for the WR?
Regarding Dawson Knox: Combine stats are great, but the best ability is availability. Hopefully his hammy is all better and he can actually show something in this upcoming game. We have really only seen him in unpadded practices and some decent blocking last week. I wanna see some receiving reps.
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This post is a corollary to the "which WR do we keep" discussion. There are a few posters who have said that Duke Williams will be the odd man out because Croft/Knox/Sweeney can do everything Williams can and therefore a bigger possession type WR is not needed. I get the point, but it got me thinking.
Any experts out there who want to address this argument? Are there scenarios where a WR of this type is better suited than a TE for a formation, concept or specific play?
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No. Zay is in zero danger of being cut because of his draft position, college pedigree, etc. That's not my choice, I'm just being realistic. If I had to choose between Duke Williams and Zay Jones, then Jones would be packing his bags. Or Williams vs McKenzie. Bye McKenzie, I read your bags are already packed. Check my post history, I am Duke Williams fanboy from the get go. For all the adversity Williams has been through, when he hits the field he looks like he belongs.
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I am hoping that Zay makes the year 3 leap. In my opinion he is is zero danger of being cut, but this is very much a make or break year for him. My biggest frustration with Jones is that he manages to get open, and the ball is delivered on the money, and he make an easy catch look difficult. Too many bobbles, double clutches and outright drops. Too many times where he should fight for the ball and just doesn't. For all his speed, size and agility, he has not put it all together yet. I know this is really intangible, but to me he often does not look confident making plays. I often wonder if all those drops in year 1 got to him mentally and he has yet to shake it off.
If he can get out of his own head, Zay can be a really good WR. Will this be the year?
3-3 over next six games and we make playoffs
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Umm, no. Best case scenario is Bills win 6 and take the division as NE fades down the stretch. Any given Sunday.
Interesting article about this. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/theres-a-blueprint-for-stopping-lamar-jackson-but-teams-arent-using-it/