Jerry Jabber Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) It's been few and far between that the offense has played very well in both phases (rushing and passing) this season. Today the Bills had 589 yards of offense. With the offense finally on a roll and able to move the chains, I thought it was a boneheaded and gutless move to punt at that time. The whole season is on the line as a loss or tie would have eliminated the Bills. Instead of going for it, Rex sent in Schmidt (who has been terrible) to try and pin the Dolphins deep, but ends up having another crappy punt. Next play, the Bills D only has 10 players on the field on Ajayi runs for a huge gain. For decisions like that, it's more proof that Rex is not a good HC and needs to go. Edited December 24, 2016 by Jerry Jabber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Worse, Rex Ryan called a time out AFTER the ball was snapped on the game tying FG that Miami scored to put the game into OT. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Worse, Rex Ryan called a time out AFTER the ball was snapped on the game tying FG that Miami scored to put the game into OT. Huh? Another boneheaded move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/rex-ryan-buffalo-bills-will-he-be-fired-job-security-punt-dolphins-122416 Rex chickened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Inexcuseable...playing not to lose in a must win game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Grounds for immediate dismissal. If I was Pegula I would have fired him in the locker room. Gutless, play not to lose football. And dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/rex-ryan-buffalo-bills-will-he-be-fired-job-security-punt-dolphins-122416 Rex chickened out. I stopped reading the article when I got to: "The Bills’ biggest offensive talent is LeSean McCoy, who’s been criminally misused all season. That’s on Rex?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 He needed to win he played for a tie. This is the bonehead that destroyed a good defense. Maybe he's tired of coaching after all and wants t be fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Rex turned into Jauron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 All the marrone flashbacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 That move was ponderous. His D was a train wreck all day. Yes, they failed to convert 4th and 1 earlier, which probably swayed his decision making here, but the season was over if they gave the ball back to Miami. No one in their right mind would have banked on the defense to carry the day there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRM33064 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Punting in that spot, under these conditions, was one of the dumbest game-day tactical decisions in the last few years. And man, that is saying something. Not just brainless. Gutless too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Maybe he wants to get fired versus quitting like Doug did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 That move was ponderous. His D was a train wreck all day. Yes, they failed to convert 4th and 1 earlier, which probably swayed his decision making here, but the season was over if they gave the ball back to Miami. No one in their right mind would have banked on the defense to carry the day there. He tried to say they had some stops. Come on. It is situational football. 4 to go in OT in a must win game, not never give up the ball. Only way to score is to have the ball. The defense inspired no faith in the crowd. I am sure the guys on offense were not happy. Taylor had his best game as a Bills QB and it was for naught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills of Boston Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 This was as pathetic a call as it gets. Then you hear him defending it in press conference like it was week 3. A loss or tie and your season is literally over yet he argues it like they are 1-1. If it wasn't a MUST win he's not wrong but listening to that was over the top insufferable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Punting in that spot, under these conditions, was one of the dumbest game-day tactical decisions in the last few years. And man, that is saying something. Not just brainless. Gutless too! When your job is on the line it was an inexcusable move. Bad as not getting the play in on time on the 4th and 1 play. Rex is bad in time management and game situational decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Worse, Rex Ryan called a time out AFTER the ball was snapped on the game tying FG that Miami scored to put the game into OT. Huh? He shouldn't have been calling time out anyway...Miami was rushing to get the ball kicked...calling timeout would have given them time to relax and set up......regardless that he made the kick anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 It wasn't a bad call. If it wasn't week 16. A loss or tie both eliminate the team so scoring is a must. There is more to situational game calling than what is happening in the moment. Relying on a defense that wasn't stopping them all day was a bad move that unsurprisingly didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 He shouldn't have been calling time out anyway...Miami was rushing to get the ball kicked...calling timeout would have given them time to relax and set up......regardless that he made the kick anyway He said he had been calling time out and the players on the field had been trying to get a time out long before the kick. He finally went up to the official and started yelling time out. I believe him. I've seen refs standing in front of coaches staring at them waiting for the timeout. This guy was totally ignoring Ryan. Everybody in football knows it's common to "freeze" a kicker, and the Bills were going to use the time out to get his field goal defense/blocking team on the field. They got screwed again by the ref. Screwed. You'll read about it in a day or so. An apology is forthcoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 It wasn't a bad call. If it wasn't week 16. A loss or tie both eliminate the team so scoring is a must. There is more to situational game calling than what is happening in the moment. Relying on a defense that wasn't stopping them all day was a bad move that unsurprisingly didn't work. This is situational game calling...what is happening at the moment...it was a horrible decision...and yes, it was a bad call He said he had been calling time out and the players on the field had been trying to get a time out long before the kick. He finally went up to the official and started yelling time out. I believe him. I've seen refs standing in front of coaches staring at them waiting for the timeout. This guy was totally ignoring Ryan. Everybody in football knows it's common to "freeze" a kicker, and the Bills were going to use the time out to get his field goal defense/blocking team on the field. They got screwed again by the ref. Screwed. You'll read about it in a day or so. An apology is forthcoming. I wasn't questioning that part...why give a team that was in a hurry to get a FG attempt more time to set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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