Interesting to watch Bills last two opponents. Bills ragdolled SF and Rams had their way on O with Bills. Watching Stafford and Rams so far, after playing nearly perfect O last week, they seem spent.
Well, the clear view here seems to be Hamlin and Douglas stink, and Rapp mostly injures his teammates by launching himself into them. So, what are we truly down here, given the expertise on this Board?
Line down to 1.5. Given that folks around here saying Lions will lay 90 points on Bills, seems like that makes Lions a great wager. Who is betting on the Bills?
Agree. Bottom line is McD was not great at the end with his decision making, but it almost certainly did not change the outcome so it is not a big deal. McD has shown a capacity for growth and learning-- going for it on 4th down against KC for example-- so as I said earlier, maybe he learns something here that cost nothing and it will be a blessing in disguise.
Yes, but I think their chances were de minimis after the sneak failed because of the time it would take to unravel that pile. With no time out, there would only have been 40-45 seconds left when Bills did score on next play.
I agree. And I am hoping this game turns out to be a blessing in disguise. It is much better to see this happen in early December than January. Getting undressed like that, McD and Babich have to go to school and have a plan when it starts to happen in a playoff game. Now perhaps they can't fix it, but at least now they have a month to work on it. Losing this game to NFC team is no big deal. Does this help them come playoff time is the real question? You know, that which does not kill me only makes me stronger-- and this loss certainly did not kill them.
Probably. But by the time they unraveled the pile another 15 seconds at least would run before a spike and they would be down to 45 seconds or so. Basically, they went all in on the sneak working. But your point is fair.
If they had gotten the yard like they typically do, the call would have been fine. Since it did not work, as Marv Levy once said, it obviously was the wrong call post hoc.
They are a 6-6 team because of major injuries early on. If you don't think the Rams are good with Nacua and Kupp playing, and their O-line healthy, I don't know what to tell you. But why let facts get in the way of your anger.
Right, our offense outscored theirs, but our special teams gave up a blocked punt. But point was you said Rams offense outplayed Bills offense. But not with respect to points.
They have a lot of talent and had their A game today. If you don't think their offense was executing at an extremely high level, I don't know what to tell you. Stafford Nacua and Kupp were all outstanding.