Marv's Neighbor Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I was down after yesterday's loss, but I really feel better now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons99 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Or it shows that playing the Bills offense throws the stats off because they struggle to score against everybody. You could not hit the nail on the head any harder if you tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 One thing I will say about this, it's very interesting that the Bengals, Panthers and Broncos are also on that list because it does provide some glimmer of hope or belief that perhaps the offense isn't as bad as it has shown since we've faced all those teams already and only play one more on that list (Dolphins). But in the end these are the type of teams we would be facing in the playoffs if we got there and also why we would have little to no chance of winning high stakes games given the current QB and offense situation. The Bengals were there for the taking .... the offense gets the ball at the 12 and comes away with three??? That's not a playoff caliber offense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons99 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Just think of what the def would be with an offense that can consistently move the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Just think of what the def would be with an offense that can consistently move the ball. Yeah, rested too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaviorPeterman Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The Bengals were there for the taking .... the offense gets the ball at the 12 and comes away with three??? That's not a playoff caliber offense... Pretty much, we basically played for a field goal with starting field position on the 12 yard line. We get the TD there and at worse we go to overtime with the Bengals. And what scares me is this truly 'McDBall' and he's another 'play not to lose' and 'hang around until the 4th quarter and find a way to win' type of coach which is a losing proposition in today's NFL. You play to win in all 4 quarters, not just show up, play close and try to win in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Per Wawrow, the Bills have been held to under 300 yards on offense in five straight games for the first time since the 2009 season. Yikes. Further proof that we are really struggling on offense. If our defense wasn't creating so many turnovers our PPG would be dead last or very close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 And what scares me is this truly 'McDBall' and he's another 'play not to lose' and 'hang around until the 4th quarter and find a way to win' type of coach which is a losing proposition in today's NFL. Scares me too. In a perfect the world this might be a workable strategy. But it's not a perfect world and we play on the NFL and we're the Bills which means mysterious flags will fall late. Or obvious infractions are ignored (Sherman holding Woods or whoever it was on EZ). Glamour teams get the calls and schmucks like us don't. The only way to break through is for us to be far enough ahead so it doesn't matter. Easier said than done, but what we should be trying to do IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2009 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Just think of what the def would be with an offense that can consistently move the ball. We had that offense last season with a below average defense. I keep waking up from a nightmare thinking it's 2014 all over again. 9-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I was down after yesterday's loss, but I really feel better now! Umm, exactly my feeling. If only our damn defense could score more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Love our D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 We had that offense last season with a below average defense. 9-7. I hope. 9-7 would be a 2 game improvement over last year and maybe even good enough for playoffs. I want better, but 9-7 would good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons99 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) We had that offense last season with a below average defense. 9-7. Please dont remind me of what rex screwed up. And even last year the offense had many 3 and outa. Edited October 9, 2017 by CircleTheWagons99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Or it shows that playing the Bills offense throws the stats off because they struggle to score against everybody. The best defense is a bad offense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleAndHungry Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Itd be a shame to waste such a special defense another year with a putrid offense hopefully they can get things figured out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Itd be a shame to waste such a special defense another year with a putrid offense hopefully they can get things figured out Sounds like the 1999 season all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Love our D And I hate our O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsdad Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 In my opinion, I think opposing offenses may not be TRYING to score more points because they know how bad our offense is which skewers the stats a bit. Don't get me wrong, the D looks good, but I think teams realize they don't have to score much to win and play conservatively. This would make our D look better than it is. Everything needs to be seen in context, right? Bottom line, we need more firepower on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 In my opinion, I think opposing offenses may not be TRYING to score more points because they know how bad our offense is which skewers the stats a bit. Don't get me wrong, the D looks good, but I think teams realize they don't have to score much to win and play conservatively. This would make our D look better than it is. Everything needs to be seen in context, right? Bottom line, we need more firepower on offense. There's a black lining in every cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 +8 through 5 games in turnover differential explains a lot. In other words, the low scoring/conservative risk averse offense is part of the reason for the low number of points surrendered. That doesn't mean that the defense isn't good, but it does mean that these kind of stats can't be looked at in isolation. Yup. Scoring is much more of a team stat than people like to admit. Yards isolate the offense and defense much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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