Optometric Insight Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I think that's why there was a swing pass on that 3rd down. If that was completed, it would have been an easier 4th down and Gailey might have gone for it there. Still idiotic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 It was Chan's inept playcalling that led us to that 4th and long in the first place. No running of Spiller in the 4th?? WTF and then the gutless Jauron call to punt. Pathetic. The only thing that makes Jauron worse is his corpselike deathstare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 From what I've seen, most would punt with three timeouts and the 2 minute warning still left. It was a tough call either way, if they went for it and didn't make it, he'd be ripped for that too. I agree with others the D played pretty well most of the game so punt, pin him which we did and stop them, which we didn't. How many coaches punt with season on the line? Enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 From what I've seen, most would punt with three timeouts and the 2 minute warning still left. It was a tough call either way, if they went for it and didn't make it, he'd be ripped for that too. I agree with others the D played pretty well most of the game so punt, pin him which we did and stop them, which we didn't. Its not a tough playcall when you consider this Bills defence and their penchant for choking with the game on the line esp this season. I bet Chan trusted the D to get the stop on Tennessee as well and they folded. In this game with a rookie Qb pinned deep most people would count on their D to get a stop but with Wanny running the show as badly as he has been, how the hell could you trust him to get a 3 and out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Our QB sucks. He made the right choice. Pray that the D could get a turnover or a 3 and out with good field position and opposed to praying Fitz can make a play when the team needs him to. It's a rare occasion. He's a bum. I would've punted too. Its not a tough playcall when you consider this Bills defence and their penchant for choking with the game on the line esp this season. I bet Chan trusted the D to get the stop on Tennessee as well and they folded. In this game with a rookie Qb pinned deep most people would count on their D to get a stop but with Wanny running the show as badly as he has been, how the hell could you trust him to get a 3 and out? Because fitz is our QB and he sucks. It's pretty easy to figure that out. If we had a decent QB, we go for it. We don't. Punt and pray How many coaches punt with season on the line? Enough said Coaches with fitz as his qb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 This was probably Gailey's worst called game I've seen. That said, the decision to punt was not necessarily wrong. Indeed, we had them inside their 10 with a third and nine and our D gave up the first down. I know our D sucks, but they played more than well enough to get it done today, including a dominating series on the Colts' previous possession. I don't like our D and we are five players away from being very good and I can see the argument NOT to depend on them to stop an O when they have to, but they had a good shot at having the Colts punt from their own end zone and us having a two timeouts to play with. C'est la vie. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 the defense smacked a three-and-out on the patriots in the final minutes (2) weeks ago. they were playing well enough today to do it as well- but consider gailey's decision- it really was a toss up- BUT- either way the offense would have had to make some plays and score a TD- not necessarily a confidence inspiring proposition. put yourself in the coaches running shoes- which decision gives you the most confidence- or should it be said- the least amount of lack of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counselor777 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 well I don't believe anyone would have punted given the season ended on this game....but I guess if you don't care and the organization doesn't care...you just punt so the score doesn't look so bad a few years from now when you look back and talk about the close games to any new free agents...the bills organization only cares about money and money doesn't care about anyone but itself...piss poor....win or loose i have been a bills fan but this is horrible... bad teams have to take chances and we have been a bad team...but we still dont want to take any chances.....therefore there is no way we will win...season over...good nite!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Punting from their 35 was worse. Can't play not to lose when you aren't winning, you idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 (edited) Buffalo forced two punts in the 4th quarter, and allowed only one score. They were playing well. And should've forced a punt on the last drive, only to be screwed (again) by the refs. What BS. The ref made the right call. Gimore had his left arm draped around the receiver. If Stevie were held like that you would want a call. Look at the stats - - The defense did not make the stops on third down. The coaching sucks on this team. The refs did not cost us the game. We did not make the big plays. ---------------- To the original topic: Punting was a stupid call indeed. We already got the big break on the Colts interception-turned-fumble. How about some low percetage passes and then a punt? Never even try to stretch the filed. That is what the offensive genious Chan came up with. In that last series how about two carries for Spiller, knowing you have 4 downs to work with, that might have kept the chains moving for us? I am just betting that Defensive Coordinators around the league are relieved that Chan refuses to ride the best player on the team. Defenses dictate to Chan what he will call. What kind of coach consistently sits out or decoys his best player when he gets to the red zone? Punting was a Jauron-like decision. A loser decision. Take a shot Chan, grow a pair please. Edited November 25, 2012 by Bob in STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Watch the replay again. The Colts SNAPPED the ball with 1 second left. You think a spike takes 0 seconds to run? It takes the ref a second to call that it was an incomplete pass. Plus, the play before that, Luck was in the pocket a second without the clock going down a tick. Did it result in the loss? Not directly, but it showed that once again we were fighting against the refs AND the opponent. Heck, even on our tight end TD pass, he had to push the ref aside to get to the ball. If you're referring to the play right before the field goal at the end of the first, I too believe that the clock struck zero before the ball hit the ground. I think they should have reviewed that. They basically handed the colts 3 points. Well, we handed them the opportunity when, as earlier in the year, Chan decided to throw the ball with under a minute left in the half....when we were getting the ball to start the second. First time he did this Chandler fumbled and San Fran put the game away one play later. It was stupid. And the interference on Gilmore may have been the right call, but the ref waited till the play was over for about 5 seconds and threw the flag after the receiver whined about it. If it was interference (and it was) the flag should have happened immediately. Sometimes you have to let it go and let the teams decide it on the field. They handed the Colts the game right there. An earlier interference call on the Bills was rotten, because the ball was uncatchable, but again....bad officating. They made several bad calls. But the reason we lost, primarily, was Fitzpatrick. And that they chose to rest Spiller after 14 carries. Furthermore, the reason we don't get any calls is this: Other than us, nobody gives a s**t about the Buffalo Bills. Except maybe those who have CJ on their fantasy team. Question: Do you think there was one person who played our backup tight end on Fantasy Football? Other than his immediate family I cannot think of one individual in the universe who would have gotten points for that touchdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 How many coaches punt with season on the line? Enough said This. I feel like I am watching a bad sequel of jauron-ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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