Billsfan1972 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. That being said what bothers me the most watching the Bills D (and many in the NFL) is how they react when they make a play. No one like Barry Sanders anymore "Act like you've been there"..... Every play they make they over react and fist pump and make a big deal about. They did not play well and if not for a couple of big hits knocking the ball out and the last Houston drive they were mediocre in Ralph Wilson Stadium against a below average offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. That being said what bothers me the most watching the Bills D (and many in the NFL) is how they react when they make a play. No one like Barry Sanders anymore "Act like you've been there"..... Every play they make they over react and fist pump and make a big deal about. They did not play well and if not for a couple of big hits knocking the ball out and the last Houston drive they were mediocre in Ralph Wilson Stadium against a below average offense. ...ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I've read so many comments like....If Houston would have scored at the end.....Houston almost stole the game........none of those things happened.....game is over....Bills won.....big game Sunday...stop looking back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 I've read so many comments like....If Houston would have scored at the end.....Houston almost stole the game........none of those things happened.....game is over....Bills won.....big game Sunday...stop looking back How about learning from it? I was making an observation that the D was not very good on Sunday. I expected much better this year. Been very disappointed and they are the primary reason the Bills lost a # of games this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I just hope we're not gonna try for the 3-4 defense and get rid of a few guys and spend two drafts going for it then fire rex and go back to the 4-3. Rex said he wasn't dumb enough to change a top defense...turns out he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. That being said what bothers me the most watching the Bills D (and many in the NFL) is how they react when they make a play. No one like Barry Sanders anymore "Act like you've been there"..... Every play they make they over react and fist pump and make a big deal about. They did not play well and if not for a couple of big hits knocking the ball out and the last Houston drive they were mediocre in Ralph Wilson Stadium against a below average offense. Hey - they rushed 4 all game like everyone wanted. They just never get any pressure, and he had all day to pick us apart. The linebackers can't cover anyone, and the safeties are mediocre. When they stopped hoyer, they were blitzing and creating pressure causing errant throws. So its actually the Rex Ryan quirks of the defense that jump started the defense. Not the pin the ears back and rush 4 Jim Schwartz aspect of the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Theory 1 is that Mario and kyle have hit the wall. Also, AW has been out all year. That's 1/4 of the D. Also, only shwartz made the D elite. With many of the same players Pettine had the D in the top 10 on paper but they were horrific against the run under Pettine. Wanny with a young Mario and kyle had many of the same players playing to a historically bad level, giving up over 1200 yards in two games at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The defense has not been as dominant as expected this year, but they were absolutely tremendous in the late part of that game on Sunday. They have had stretches in games where they have been excellent and then there are stretches where they just cant stop anybody. It's frustrating, but I feel like, given another offseason in this defense and with Rex being able to switch out some pieces on the roster that don't fit well for what he wants to do, I think the defense could be great next year. Same for the offense. We might be at the beginning of an exciting time for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUBSTER Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. ALMOST but they didn't and the D didnt give up a yard in 4 downs during clutch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) When we have attacked and blitzed we have had success. Indianapolis and the 2nd Patsie** games for example. I feel like I'm in the football Twilight Zone where we think we got an aggressive defensive coach who keeps playing coverage instead of coming after the QB. Kurt Warner says you can get any QB off his game with pressure. We can get pressure when we want to but often, it seems, don't want to for some unknown reason. Why can't resident geniusses such as Sal or Tim ask Rex about this at one of the press conferences? The thing that really gets me about the D is how many 80+ yard drives we give up. Again, I think I'm in the Twilight Zone and Jauron is back with his bend don't break defense. Edited December 8, 2015 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananathumb Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The D is frustratingly weak against the run. Seems like anyone can burst up the middle for 10-20 yards several times a game. They are missing Kyle Williams, obviously, but it is more poor linebacker play than anything else that results in missed tackles on a regular basis. We need to address this next year in the draft and free agency. Meanwhile, the D is going to cost us the playoffs more than likely. Didn't Ryan boast that he would turn a #4 D into a #1? Right now, i think they rank below #1, or rather, they ARE rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVABillsFan Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Mediocre is much better than the NFL's worst in all categories. Not excuse here, but when you play the better offenses in the league the stats tend to suck Defense Total (YPG) 20 Passing (YPG) 23 Rushing (YPG) 14 Interceptions T 9 Edited December 8, 2015 by NOVABillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton20 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Yes, I have had enough of this D. At least they rallied in the 2nd half vs Houston to play OK. Every game though the other teams are near 400 yards of offense even with average at best QBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVABillsFan Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The D is frustratingly weak against the run. Seems like anyone can burst up the middle for 10-20 yards several times a game. They are missing Kyle Williams, obviously, but it is more poor linebacker play than anything else that results in missed tackles on a regular basis. We need to address this next year in the draft and free agency. Meanwhile, the D is going to cost us the playoffs more than likely. Didn't Ryan boast that he would turn a #4 D into a #1? Right now, i think they rank below #1, or rather, they ARE rank. Rushing (YPG) 14 th I wouldn't call that frustratingly weak against the run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Rushing (YPG) 14 th I wouldn't call that frustratingly weak against the run I find them to be really inconsistent. They'll stop you for a loss here and there, but they'll give up 20 and 30 yard gashes here and there too. Houstons backs are terrible, and we made them look - still pretty bad, but better than they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVABillsFan Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I find them to be really inconsistent. They'll stop you for a loss here and there, but they'll give up 20 and 30 yard gashes here and there too. Houstons backs are terrible, and we made them look - still pretty bad, but better than they are. Inconsistent will get you middle of the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacarri and coke Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The D is frustratingly weak against the run. Seems like anyone can burst up the middle for 10-20 yards several times a game. They are missing Kyle Williams, obviously, but it is more poor linebacker play than anything else that results in missed tackles on a regular basis. We need to address this next year in the draft and free agency. Meanwhile, the D is going to cost us the playoffs more than likely. Didn't Ryan boast that he would turn a #4 D into a #1? Right now, i think they rank below #1, or rather, they ARE rank. Yes and it's really frustrating when it seems they just give up at times missing tackles and giving up rus down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. Yes they almost stole the game when they never led. The Bills are almost won AFC East division except for some bad referee calls. This is almost the same post you have posted before. This post almost makes sense. "Almost" and "maybe" are words thrown in when results in reality are not matching writer's perceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 They have been mediocre at best, and much of the time below average. Little pressure, few sacks and lack of big plays. The good news is they are not NO. But coming into this season they were being touted (rumblings at least) as one of the all time most dominant. Even when they make a play I'm waiting for a yellow flag. Sunday at home Houston put up over 400 yards and almost stole the game. That being said what bothers me the most watching the Bills D (and many in the NFL) is how they react when they make a play. No one like Barry Sanders anymore "Act like you've been there"..... Every play they make they over react and fist pump and make a big deal about. They did not play well and if not for a couple of big hits knocking the ball out and the last Houston drive they were mediocre in Ralph Wilson Stadium against a below average offense. Houston came in Red Hot and Buffalo beat them despite a couple TD's that shouldnt have counted (pass interference, illegal motion) case of not knowing what to do after a win....ENJOY IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Yes they almost stole the game when they never led. The Bills are almost won AFC East division except for some bad referee calls. This is almost the same post you have posted before. This post almost makes sense. "Almost" and "maybe" are words thrown in when results in reality are not matching writer's perceptions. And they are 6-6...... Let's have a parade. Doesn't it get old after a while? This has been pretty much the same old same old.... The pre-season issues was all about could the offense do enough as the Bills had a #1 defense. The defense has won them one game this year (Tennessee)..... And they are 6-6...... Let's have a parade. Doesn't it get old after a while? This has been pretty much the same old same old.... The pre-season issues was all about could the offense do enough as the Bills had a #1 defense. The defense has won them one game this year (Tennessee)..... Wow they beat Hoyer & the dominant Texans at home..... Sorry that I expect more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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