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i originally read this as some guys named bradley and mike were chubbed up, totally different thing.

high pressure rate all game, but not effective except for the first and last drive, where it was out of control super important. way too many long drives, kinda terrible on 3rd downs. almost no stops on 3rd and short. didn't allow any long runs except the td one. i'd say the biggest issues are just missed assignments in the secondary (partly from being new, partly from blitzing without much pressure), not good on 3rd down, and most of all just bad in the red zone. if we were able to make a couple sort of routine red zone stops (houston did that to us, our red zone o was not good) we win this game in a walk off laugher. so the d was bad, but showed some improvement and if we just sort of improve a couple things that game transforms into something great. im excited to see where it goes, although i don't expect the d to shine vs detroit on 4 days rest.

pro football reference has stroud's pressure rate as 26.2%, which was the rate he was hit, sacked, or hurried. i agree it wasn't overall consistently effective, because they sustained long drives and scored on us a lot, but he was for sure hit and pressured.

if we go out the same way, same defensive breakdown in the playoffs with a great offensive showing, i don't think beane gets ousted, but the seat gets really really warm, fast.

i think the read on all of these comments is that mcd was very focused on the opponent, on protecting his d, on not making mistakes, on not allowing deep passes. overall mcd was very effective towards achieving these goals. fewest deep passes by miles, implemented the best run game in the nfl. he effectively reined in allen's mistakes, with 2024 being a just insane low level of toxic plays by a team/qb. the down side of all of this, of course, is that this kind of no mistake approach lead to him coaching tight, and the team playing tight, in big games. he also tended to meddle, taking away the dc's job at at times, interjecting himself in the 13 seconds, and i think a big effect is the team when hosting cinci at home in the playoffs, having lost 3 games by a total of 8 points, was just so tight and uninspired back up olmen walked on us, allen had personal issues and laid an egg, and diggs started to become a real locker room problem. brady is fresh, raw, young, and inexperienced. our DC is brand new to the team and the job at the nfl level. we saw that at times vs houston with the d just being forced into mistakes in the secondary, something that just almost never happened under mcd. but the upside of this is brady is focused on who the bills are, he is more flexible. when the run script was bogged down, they aired the eff out of the best d in the nfl. they went big and then bigger and the biggest over and over. on d, leonhard made some meaningful adjustments (according to his presser) and changed what they were doing. mcd was famous for basically saying the plan A takes so much that there isn't time or room for a plan B, you stick to the plan. i think the players felt pressure from that and pressed because changed weren't really made on the fly in the plan. i think after years of that and no chip appearances, it's a big relief for the players. they don't feel like the mistakes they make will go without them getting a chance to right them.

great stats and snap shot OP! i think longer drives and lower scoring for both teams than last week is roughly inevitable. both teams have great run games and terrible defensive performances, both teams will be wary of being passed on. my three predictions for this game: 1 Allen is a force in prime time games. his production and big plays in these games is awe inspiring. we've had a couple turkeys, but they always seem to come with other drama. generally alle is a monster. i expect him to do basically what he does 2. The secondary will make fixes. there were some obvious missed assignments, bad play, and mental errors vs houston. i think with only a short week for them to prepare detroit will have more trouble solving the bills d than the texans did. 3. A bills win!! at home, hope opener of this new stadium, roster is healthy, positive mo from the houston win, green light football and young fresh legs carry us past the finish line.

Are both of his regular season wins over winning teams against us? He beat us last season at home, and the year before in the last game when we had the ball boys and some local kids playing.

That was mana from heaven. I noticed very little mesh and a bunch of different looks on protections. I think kromer being the run game coordinator might have over focussed on run blocking at the expense of passing blocking, but you kinda have to do that to be the number one rushing team in the NFL. I think we are by design sacrificing the run a bit to pass more this season

With 2020 hindsight, and it's only one game in, if we could added anyone who was out there this off-season, i would have grabbed Hendrickson (or is it Hendricks?). Some health concerns, but he is such a pure edge pass rusher it's a perfect fit. Paying the extra like 12mm a year to get him over Chubb would be the biggest possible impact. Of course, is have loved Myles at the time, for every pick, and I'd be crying today, so you never know

I'll try my luck again. Bills 41 Lions 37 We get a lead after trading good drives early, end the half around 27 17. They score early in the 3rd, we answer and add another td off of a turnover to be up 41 23, which they got to going for two and not converting. We play a bit of keep away, they have a monster Gibbs play to be down 11, we have a monster play called back for a choppy foul, they get the ball back score late to get to the final score. They blow remaining timeouts as we waltz to a couple first downs, making the game a bit more dramatic than needed. At the end of it, we give up 6 scoring drives but get 7 ourselves. Just like last game, but different script

Denver looks so out of sorts. Big mistakes and can't even run their o. Nix has been awful. The d really just had two blow plays, 60 yard tub in 4th and 1 and mr swift gets totally missed and walks for a million. Their d is pressing. KC just has such a mind control over the nfl

Maybe shak and keo? Oldest and youngest lbs on the roster

I'm thinking, based on nothing, that we will see a lot more pass run mix on Thursday. I expect the goal is to get a lead (expect sell out attacks on the Lions early to get the ball back) and then run the ball and force long drives, which based on yesterday the lions will execute and score, taking us out of our game script plan and resulting in another heart attack shoot out

If you are talking about the play I'm thinking of, hamlin was blitzing from way back on the defensive right side, we had what I think was an olb and down lineman drop back to the defensive left flat, and the we just walked to where hamlin vacated (hamlin also got deleted by an ol who rolled back to the spot he left). On that play, 47 was way way behind the wr running what looked like a hit route, and was stumbling. If he gets there it might have been a better play. I think the secondary is making the most mistakes right now, followed by the linebackers. I may have been a bit too optimistic on Dorian Williams, he just might be too stupid or something

they already did that, two years in a row. it seems like max, bishop, and walker are keepers from those drafts, maybe igb and tj parker too down the road. jury is very much out on tj sanders and bald guy from LSU. maybe hancock, kilgore, and my most expected guy KEO can be good players too. it's early days for the new D yet, if they can allow fewer points/super long drives vs detroit i'll see that as very positive.