Big Turk Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 And that could have been the difference in the game if Carpenter made it... That is inexcusable...53 yards is nothing these days and Carpenter is usually pretty good over 50, last week not withstanding... Now I'm even more pissed...shades of Chan Gailey saying a "50 yard FG is a long way and not too many kickers make them" when everyone is making them... Speechless over this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah. I was surprised they didn't either go for it or kick the FG. @TBNSports Rex Ryan proves anything but aggressive on #Bills' fourth-down calls. @JaySkurski's analysis: http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/12/13/ryan-proves-anything-but-aggressive-on-fourth-down-calls/ @JaySkurski Here is what #Bills coach Rex Ryan said upon being hired in January about his "aggressive" offensive philosophy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTown Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Did you not notice how aggressive his punt was? Honestly, I have been speechless since week 2. In regards to the D anyways. Overall, the offense far exceeded my expectations. Rex always seems lost on game day and the lack of discipline falls on him alone. However, he always appears prepared for the press. As far as I am concerned, Rex hasn't proven he deserves to be a mascot much less the HC!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Did you not notice how aggressive his punt was? Honestly, I have been speechless since week 2. In regards to the D anyways. Overall, the offense far exceeded my expectations. Rex always seems lost on game day and the lack of discipline falls on him alone. However, he always appears prepared for the press. As far as I am concerned, Rex hasn't proven he deserves to be a mascot much less the HC!!! I was out with the family at Applebee's so I didn't listen to a lot of the game and must have missed it initially... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 i didn't like the call either, but schmidt did put it out of bounds at the 3 yard line. at that point in the game, 3 or field position is a 50/50 call. And that could have been the difference in the game if Carpenter made it... That is inexcusable...53 yards is nothing these days and Carpenter is usually pretty good over 50, last week not withstanding... Now I'm even more pissed...shades of Chan Gailey saying a "50 yard FG is a long way and not too many kickers make them" when everyone is making them... Speechless over this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Wow, a lot of confidence in Dan Carpenter here. They guy who;s missed 4 extra point tries and seems to have a ball magnet in the crossbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 And that could have been the difference in the game if Carpenter made it... That is inexcusable...53 yards is nothing these days and Carpenter is usually pretty good over 50, last week not withstanding... Now I'm even more pissed...shades of Chan Gailey saying a "50 yard FG is a long way and not too many kickers make them" when everyone is making them... Speechless over this... Yup, just another in a long string of poor decisions. Add to that, the poor clock management by the coaching staff at the end of the first half. When the Bills received the ball with about 3 minutes to go, they had every opportunity to run the clock down to the end, or at the least, run the clock down to very little time left. But, as is so typical and consistent with the general stupidity ethos of this team this year, they do everything they can to not even get points, and to leave a good deal of time to the Eagles, and the result being = 3 points. How much did we lose by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) It would have been a 54 yarder, not 53. I was ok with the call, and I'm usually against punting. If you miss that kick, the Eagles basically get the ball near midfield. Edited December 14, 2015 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yup, just another in a long string of poor decisions. Add to that, the poor clock management by the coaching staff at the end of the first half. When the Bills received the ball with about 3 minutes to go, they had every opportunity to run the clock down to the end, or at the least, run the clock down to very little time left. But, as is so typical and consistent with the general stupidity ethos of this team this year, they do everything they can to not even get points, and to leave a good deal of time to the Eagles, and the result being = 3 points. How much did we lose by? The end of the 1st half is where this game was lost -- poor clock management + getting nothing on our last drive, then handing the ball over to the Eagles and allowing them to get into FG range. 6 point swing, and it made the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 It would have been a 54 yarder, not 53. I was ok with the call, and I'm usually against punting. If you miss that kick, the Eagles basically get the ball near midfield. To me it said..... If we miss this kick I dont trust my defense to keep them out of field goal range which I thought was pretty sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Carpenter is too blame because of his inconsistency all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsman623 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 That annoyed me. Carp looked to be kicking good yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Just an awful awful play call. Kick the FG or go for it. But never punt at the 36. Thats crap conservative coaching when the playoffs are on the line. May as well hand them 3 - 7 points. Pure Tom Foolery Carpenter is too blame because of his inconsistency all year. Its still the right call to kick when playoffs are on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Just an awful awful play call. Kick the FG or go for it. But never punt at the 36. Thats crap conservative coaching when the playoffs are on the line. May as well hand them 3 - 7 points. Pure Tom Foolery Its still the right call to kick when playoffs are on the line. And it worked out because the Eagles went 3 and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 That annoyed me. Carp looked to be kicking good yesterday. Anyone else notice he started kicking his PATs from the middle instead of the left hash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 And it worked out because the Eagles went 3 and out. How much did we lose by? It's never the right call playing not to lose rather than to win. More often than not playing not to lose causes you to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 How much did we lose by? It's never the right call playing not to lose rather than to win. More often than not playing not to lose causes you to lose. We got the ball back twice in the last like 4 minutes... Ample opportunity to drive down and tie it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 54 yards outside on a grass field that was in bad shape? I think Rex made the right call, especially the way Schmitty has been playing lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 that is a Marrone move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 And that could have been the difference in the game if Carpenter made it... That is inexcusable...53 yards is nothing these days and Carpenter is usually pretty good over 50, last week not withstanding... Now I'm even more pissed...shades of Chan Gailey saying a "50 yard FG is a long way and not too many kickers make them" when everyone is making them... Speechless over this... I'm fine with it. The Bills have a great punter, a inconsistent FG kicker, and a pedestrian OL. The punter pinned the Eagles back very deep which was the intent when punting it. Given the makeup of the Bills team, I think it was the correct call at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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