DC Greg Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I agree and it is a long season. This is one game. They can learn from this. Absolutely. There is a LOT of new talent on this team. It takes time to figure it all out. We should be thrilled with all of the flashes we've seen from the offense so far. Tyrod, Percy, Sammy, Woods, Clay, McCoy, and Karlos have ALL showed great playmaking ability so far. Even though it was a bummer to lose yesterday, we saw a lot of good in a lot of areas, against the defending superbowl champion, dynasty status NE Patriots. The defensive performance was disappointing, but they were put in a tough spot a number of times. For god's sake, we gave Tom Brady the ball on our FIFTEEN and our thirty on back to back possessions via bad special teams, bad offensive 3 and outs, and bad penalties (horrible punts by Schmidt). Can't think of a worse way to dig a hole vs. one of the best QBs. That said, we weren't too far out of the game the whole time, and the team showed some resilience. Rex needs to get the penalties cleaned up, they need to learn a little poise and composure, and the offense needs to keep figuring out their identity and settle into rhythms in games. If you would have told me before the season we'd be 1-1 after our first two games against these opponents, I take that every single time. Step back from the ledge y'all. Let's hope they get it cleaned up and bounce back vs. the Fins next week on the road. At least they'll get to wear their home blues in that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Definitely need to learn from this loss. Focus, Daniel san! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofton80 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Team will recover. On to Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Good to have a leader like Kyle ...if only some guys had been following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 So goes life. Normally when you run your mouth to someone they close it for you. The ones that are always running their mouths are usually the weaker ones. It showed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 ...if only some guys had been following.he said it after the game - so we will see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) These aren't 19 year old college kids; these are grown men being paid millions to act and play like professionals. Blaming Rex is way too convenient an excuse for the actions of guys like A Williams. Absolutely the players are to blame as well for their actions as well as their play But teams take their lead from the HC. If the HC shoots off his mouth and gets the players so fired up they make stupid undisciplined mistakes like we saw yesterday, then the HC has to shoulder that blame. Additionally, the apparent lack of preparation (outside of the first drive which was very nice), and the lack of in game adjustments falls on the HC as well as the coordinators. If coaching is going to get credit for wins like the Colts game, they also have to take the blame when warranted, like now in my opinion. Nothing overly convenient about it. Edited September 21, 2015 by CodeMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 he said it after the game - so we will see I love Kyle, and I think this will be a learning experience for all of them. Maybe even Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Well at least kyle showed up to make his comments after the game. May have helped if he and his line partners showed up during the game and made a play or 2. I don't think the problems with the penalties were from coming into the game unprepared or over hyped, alot of the times a couple bad calls can throw everyone off and unhinged things. The problem was they let it spiral out of control instead of taking a step back and try to calm down and let a bad call go. 8 know there have been many times in hockey or baseball games where I have personally had a bad call rattle me and it threw me off for the rest of the game which creates more mistakes. It's on the coaching staff to grab these guys and get them to calm down and let things go before it escalates, and if not the coaches, the grown men playing the game should be doing this for the coaches so the blames on both of them. There were plenty of bad calls made in that game but unfortunately they let it get to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 http://www.wgr550.com/pages/21984348.php?contentType=4&contentId=17810540 I call bullcrap on it and here is why. Great leaders are proactive not reactive. Kyle has been in the league long enough that this stuff should of been addressed before the game. Its the same old story with this team. Its a loss within the division and it could of been avoided. Everybody has something to say after thr fact. Its a long season and hopefully this garbage gets corrected. Absolutely the players are to blame as well for their actions as well as their play But teams take their lead from the HC. If the HC shoots off his mouth and gets the players so fired up they make stupid undisciplined mistakes like we saw yesterday, then the HC has to shoulder that blame. Additionally, the apparent lack of preparation (outside of the first drive which was very nice), and the lack of in game adjustments falls on the HC as well as the coordinators. If coaching is going to get credit for wins like the Colts game, they also have to take the blame when warranted, like now in my opinion. Nothing overly convenient about it.Leadership breakdowns led to the epic breakdowns we all witnessed yesterday. I totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Absolutely the players are to blame as well for their actions as well as their play But teams take their lead from the HC. If the HC shoots off his mouth and gets the players so fired up they make stupid undisciplined mistakes like we saw yesterday, then the HC has to shoulder that blame. Additionally, the apparent lack of preparation (outside of the first drive which was very nice), and the lack of in game adjustments falls on the HC as well as the coordinators. If coaching is going to get credit for wins like the Colts game, they also have to take the blame when warranted, like now in my opinion. Nothing overly convenient about it. No argument there -- Rex is in charge and bears responsibility. But I don't want to hear how Aaron Williams' actions are all Rex's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrymessenger Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Team has a number of undisciplined hotheads prone to lose their focus and fly right off the handle when the task at hand requires concentration, professionalism and attention to detail. Then Rex shows up and spends the week pouring a jerry can of gas on the fire. Recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 @SalSports: Bills yesterday called for: 3 unnecessary roughness 1 taunting 1 unsportsmanlike conduct Rex: "It's the 1st thing we have to get better at." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 @SalSports: Bills yesterday called for: 3 unnecessary roughness 1 taunting 1 unsportsmanlike conduct Rex: "It's the 1st thing we have to get better at." Well, the self-awareness is good, but it has never been Rex's strong suit as a coach. This will be a challenge for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Good to have a leader like Kyle It would have been better if his leadership had prevented the problem, rather than just commented on it after a loss. But I get what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Well, the self-awareness is good, but it has never been Rex's strong suit as a coach. This will be a challenge for him. he actually was 17th best in penalties per game with Jets last season. Bills were 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) he actually was 17th best in penalties per game with Jets last season. Bills were 31st. There are penalties, and then there are fouls... Edited September 21, 2015 by Coach Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 These aren't 19 year old college kids; these are grown men being paid millions to act and play like professionals. Blaming Rex is way too convenient an excuse for the actions of guys like A Williams. Yup...better to get knocked down a peg or two early. They are called kids often by team, press and fans but when they mess up they are called "grown men". I wish people would be consistent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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