Augie Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 That's rather obvious: Not Rex, unless the only thing he's fixed is the direction of the (now-not-backward) charging buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Let's not put the cart before the horse.... Before we can play in the snow, we need to be able to play a full game in sunny, rainy, windy and in-dome conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Linebackers were sliding all over the place like newborn calves. Can't really game plan around tackling and running. Need to practice in it. You CAN gameplan for the elements.....but even if you don't it's a pretty simple change that doesn't even require a half time or even a timeout. Just change personnel and run it right at them. The Bills execute straight ahead football in the redzone and short yardage......where they are fairly efficient......it's a matter of calling the plays......putting a block on the man in front of you and the back following and maintaining his balance and finding an opening while the smaller defenders are being skated backwards. When you allow defenders to shoot gaps like the Steelers were permitted to.......your QB and RB's are forced to make a lot of change of direction plays in the backfield........and in the snow that puts your offense at a disadvantage. Hence Tyrod not being able to get going on the ground and McCoy having a terrible day running the ball himself. It was a VERY discouraging, unresponsive effort by Anthony Lynn. I love the run game design and it fits the OL to perfection........but Lynn has lost his luster as a play caller recently and the pass game design is very poor. That's rather obvious: "I'm very close to having it back on the road" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) ain't that the tale..... Edited December 17, 2016 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 No team does. Most practice indoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Not sure to what extent college helps or not. I agree with Yolo that most Big Ten players will see a snow game. Perhaps more important, higher rates of players attend campuses they live near. I think it matters more where the player grew up vs went to college. You play so much ball before you even reach College. If you come from the Midwest you certainly get a respect for snow and play in it, practice in it, etc. Now would I draft a player around this? If everything was equal sure. Probably wouldn't let that sway me into drafting a player. I did enjoy the early 90's teams though. Excellent players, excellent in the elements. It was hell for teams to play us late in the year back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 You CAN gameplan for the elements.....but even if you don't it's a pretty simple change that doesn't even require a half time or even a timeout. Just change personnel and run it right at them. The Bills execute straight ahead football in the redzone and short yardage......where they are fairly efficient......it's a matter of calling the plays......putting a block on the man in front of you and the back following and maintaining his balance and finding an opening while the smaller defenders are being skated backwards. When you allow defenders to shoot gaps like the Steelers were permitted to.......your QB and RB's are forced to make a lot of change of direction plays in the backfield........and in the snow that puts your offense at a disadvantage. Hence Tyrod not being able to get going on the ground and McCoy having a terrible day running the ball himself. It was a VERY discouraging, unresponsive effort by Anthony Lynn. I love the run game design and it fits the OL to perfection........but Lynn has lost his luster as a play caller recently and the pass game design is very poor. "I'm very close to having it back on the road" Nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Practice how you play... if you want to get a feel for how to run routes, and cut in the snow. You should probably practice in the snow. Exactly, these players are getting soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Not sure to what extent college helps or not. I agree with Yolo that most Big Ten players will see a snow game. Perhaps more important, higher rates of players attend campuses they live near. I think it matters more where the player grew up vs went to college. You play so much ball before you even reach College. If you come from the Midwest you certainly get a respect for snow and play in it, practice in it, etc. Now would I draft a player around this? If everything was equal sure. Probably wouldn't let that sway me into drafting a player. I did enjoy the early 90's teams though. Excellent players, excellent in the elements. It was hell for teams to play us late in the year back then. The thing is you aren't going to take a lower rated player that is from the north for 14-15 games a year because you MIGHT see snow in 1-2 games and he MIGHT be better in it As Badol notes, we have a lot of speed and shiftiness and need to focus on getting straight ahead in the snow. It'll sound silly but I also wonder if we had the best cleats, if our ground crew and equipment crew were communicating about clearing the field, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) In the Steelers game the Bills looked like they were playing in snow for the first time. I realize the snow wasn't plentiful in WNY until recently and not sure how much time they've had to be able to practice in it. But it was pretty noticeable. Are they practicing in it this week? Because it's supposed to snow again on Sunday. A lot of the players we've drafted and signed in FA are from the south or warm climate schools. McCoy is the exception. I've always advocated the Big 10 should be more of a focus for cold weather teams. Leveon Bell and Ryan Shazier were the best two players on the field and they both played in weather and snow for years before going into the league. Shazier is from Miami but had 3 years of weather in college. Thoughts? as far as i'm concerned, playing in snow is an ATTITUDE. that's what made last weeks effort such sacrilege. I'm serious. to me, snow games are SACRED. to see them get rolled like that was utter humilation to me, it's russ and whaley bringing in a bunch of pussies...others will blame rex. but that is an argument for any of the many other threads in which it's currently being discussed. nonetheless. that was SHAMEFUL...an affront to Bills fans who would happily spend the whole day getting snowed on for an honest effort. Edited December 17, 2016 by jester43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Blah,blah,blah. Mentally and physically tougher,thats how to play in the snow. Grow a set. They got manhandled plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 In the Steelers game the Bills looked like they were playing in snow for the first time. I realize the snow wasn't plentiful in WNY until recently and not sure how much time they've had to be able to practice in it. But it was pretty noticeable. Are they practicing in it this week? Because it's supposed to snow again on Sunday. A lot of the players we've drafted and signed in FA are from the south or warm climate schools. McCoy is the exception. I've always advocated the Big 10 should be more of a focus for cold weather teams. Leveon Bell and Ryan Shazier were the best two players on the field and they both played in weather and snow for years before going into the league. Shazier is from Miami but had 3 years of weather in college. Thoughts? I'm unsure of the reasons...But the eyeball test certainly backs up your point here...They looked terrible out there at times last Sunday...They certainly did not look like a grizzled cold weather team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 In the Steelers game the Bills looked like they were playing in snow for the first time. I realize the snow wasn't plentiful in WNY until recently and not sure how much time they've had to be able to practice in it. But it was pretty noticeable. Are they practicing in it this week? Because it's supposed to snow again on Sunday. A lot of the players we've drafted and signed in FA are from the south or warm climate schools. McCoy is the exception. I've always advocated the Big 10 should be more of a focus for cold weather teams. Leveon Bell and Ryan Shazier were the best two players on the field and they both played in weather and snow for years before going into the league. Shazier is from Miami but had 3 years of weather in college. Thoughts? Glad you posted this. I was only able to watch the first part of the game at the airport and it looked like the bills were moving in slow motion out there on both O and D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Glad you posted this. I was only able to watch the first part of the game at the airport and it looked like the bills were moving in slow motion out there on both O and D. No that is our standard 2 minute offense and red zone defense.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 In the Steelers game the Bills looked like they were playing in snow for the first time. I realize the snow wasn't plentiful in WNY until recently and not sure how much time they've had to be able to practice in it. But it was pretty noticeable. Are they practicing in it this week? Because it's supposed to snow again on Sunday. A lot of the players we've drafted and signed in FA are from the south or warm climate schools. McCoy is the exception. I've always advocated the Big 10 should be more of a focus for cold weather teams. Leveon Bell and Ryan Shazier were the best two players on the field and they both played in weather and snow for years before going into the league. Shazier is from Miami but had 3 years of weather in college. Thoughts? They seem to slip and slide on a dry sunny day, apparently the equipment manager only buys sneakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 he looked like a Newborn calf. Wow, I laughed out loud at that one!! I could picture it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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