Week 7: Colts Game Preparation - Josh Allen and Taiwan Jones Out with All Others Ready to Play on Sunday; TY Hilton Back with Ryan Grant Out

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Reed83HOF]

https://theathletic.com/592873/2018/10/16/wood-call-me-crazy-but-i-see-enough-positives-to-believe-in-another-bills-playoff-run/

 

Eric Wood:

 

Looking back at the numbers, I think this is the worst offensive stretch the Bills have had since 2009. Some of the later offenses I’ll take more blame for as an experienced leader, but my rookie year I was throwing my body around and doing anything I could.

 

We had a dreadful, six-game stretch that year, leading to Dick Jauron being fired. We averaged 11 points and 242 yards and never gained more than 300 yards over any of those six games. The whole experience was interesting because Jauron was a defensive coach, but we had already fired offensive coordinator Turk Schonert in the preseason. So I guess the next head to roll was Jauron’s.

 

That offseason, Jauron decided he wanted to run a no-huddle offense that none of our coaches were equipped to handle. It wasn’t in Schonert’s wheelhouse. It wasn’t in replacement Alex Van Pelt’s either. We wound up watching a lot of Indianapolis Colts film that preseason, but we didn’t have any former Colts coaches on our staff. We ran an offense of which no one knew the ins and outs.

 

Trent Edwards did some pretty special things in practice, but he couldn’t put it together in games. That might be similar to how the Bills view Nathan Peterman now.

 

Maybe it’s like a golfer who can’t make a putt or a kicker who can’t make a field goal anymore. The yips … You know Peterman is doing the work. You know Peterman is preparing. I’m sure he’s performing well at practice. He did last year when I was there. He gave us confidence going into any game.

 

He did well this preseason. He deserved to be the opening-day starter. He has done a lot of good things.

But, man, in his Sunday opportunities there have been just way too many interceptions and monumental mistakes.

If Josh Allen’s injured elbow doesn’t let him play this week, then I think you must go to Derek Anderson now and have Peterman come off the bench only in an emergency.

 

McDermott should give Anderson a chance to play — if Anderson can get up to speed in the playbook — because the Bills are playing such great defense. He has been in the game so long that you have to assume there are enough concepts to prep him for Sunday at Indianapolis.

 

 

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

Who is Dianna Russini?  She's got sources in the Bills locker room?

 

She has sources in common sense

[LSHMEAB]

With Allen out and Peterman possibly starting, the line has stabilized at around 7.5.

 

Most times when a starting QB is out, the line will be off the board.

 

Considering the possibility that Nathan freaking Peterman may actually start, Vegas doesn't think much of Josh Allen.

[Kelly the Dog]

Couldn't the Bills veteran leadership council just text McDermott if he is considering starting Nate and just say "Your an idiot?"

[RochesterRob]

22 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

https://theathletic.com/592873/2018/10/16/wood-call-me-crazy-but-i-see-enough-positives-to-believe-in-another-bills-playoff-run/

 

Eric Wood:

 

Looking back at the numbers, I think this is the worst offensive stretch the Bills have had since 2009. Some of the later offenses I’ll take more blame for as an experienced leader, but my rookie year I was throwing my body around and doing anything I could.

 

We had a dreadful, six-game stretch that year, leading to Dick Jauron being fired. We averaged 11 points and 242 yards and never gained more than 300 yards over any of those six games. The whole experience was interesting because Jauron was a defensive coach, but we had already fired offensive coordinator Turk Schonert in the preseason. So I guess the next head to roll was Jauron’s.

 

That offseason, Jauron decided he wanted to run a no-huddle offense that none of our coaches were equipped to handle. It wasn’t in Schonert’s wheelhouse. It wasn’t in replacement Alex Van Pelt’s either. We wound up watching a lot of Indianapolis Colts film that preseason, but we didn’t have any former Colts coaches on our staff. We ran an offense of which no one knew the ins and outs.

 

Trent Edwards did some pretty special things in practice, but he couldn’t put it together in games. That might be similar to how the Bills view Nathan Peterman now.

 

Maybe it’s like a golfer who can’t make a putt or a kicker who can’t make a field goal anymore. The yips … You know Peterman is doing the work. You know Peterman is preparing. I’m sure he’s performing well at practice. He did last year when I was there. He gave us confidence going into any game.

 

He did well this preseason. He deserved to be the opening-day starter. He has done a lot of good things.

But, man, in his Sunday opportunities there have been just way too many interceptions and monumental mistakes.

If Josh Allen’s injured elbow doesn’t let him play this week, then I think you must go to Derek Anderson now and have Peterman come off the bench only in an emergency.

 

McDermott should give Anderson a chance to play — if Anderson can get up to speed in the playbook — because the Bills are playing such great defense. He has been in the game so long that you have to assume there are enough concepts to prep him for Sunday at Indianapolis.

 

 

  What?  No raging hysteria that nobody knows what they are doing?  Just honest reflection that there has been good and bad inside the walls at OBD?

[Reed83HOF]

5 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  What?  No raging hysteria that nobody knows what they are doing?  Just honest reflection that there has been good and bad inside the walls at OBD?

Dicky J clearly didn't have a clue, which we all knew, but Jesus Christ it pisses me off to read that today....

Edited October 16, 2018 by Reed83HOF

[Cash]

1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

This really highlights how lame our offense has been this year.  It's been really bad on its own merit, but considering that offense is UP across the league, our performance is in historically bad territory.  I knew the offense wouldn't be good, but there's no excuse for fielding one of the worst offenses of all time.  I think Jauron 2.0 should get another year almost no matter what, but I've had enough of hearing "it's early in year 2..."

2 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

Dicky J clearly didn't have a clue, which we all knew, but Jesus Christ it pisses me off to read that today....

 

Keep that anecdote in mind the next time it looks like the Bills are doing something dumb, and the True Billievers come in with, "these are NFL coaches and they know more about football than you!!"  

[RochesterRob]

1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said:

Dicky J clearly didn't have a clue, which we all new, but Jesus Christ it pisses me off to read that today....

  Jauron was the best we could do since the top shelf guys such as Cowher would not come because of the malaise of Ralph being very advanced in age.  I am thankful that Ralph held it together well enough to have the team stay but that is after watching the last decade of Ralph go by versus trying to guess when Ralph might just hit the wall mentally as it unfolded.  

[26CornerBlitz]

 

On 10/15/2018 at 11:34 AM, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

[stevewin]

Losing the locker room to me is the #1 reason to not start Peterman (abilities aside)

 

Another thing is that if DA starts, JA can shadow him during the week(s) and see how a real veteran QB prepares and hopefully learn some things

[transplantbillsfan]

1 hour ago, buffalobillswin said:

Remember that one year when the options were Thad Lewis or Jeff Tuel and we all thought it couldn't get any worse? 

 

Well congrats Bills, you went and outdid yourselves. Quite the accomplishment. 

 

Man, I sure would love to have either of those guys right now. I attended Thad Lewis's 1st career start in relief of an injured EJ. He played well but we lost a heartbreaker in OT to Cincy.

[K-9]

28 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

 

 

These are hysterical.

[jkirchofer]

On 10/14/2018 at 7:36 PM, HalftimeAdjustment said:

 

And yet, they are 6.5 pt favorites.

Luck may not hang 350 and 4 on us, but he won't need to when we trot either Anderson or Peterman out on the field.

[Kelly the Dog]

1 minute ago, jkirchofer said:

Luck may not hang 350 and 4 on us

Peterman may.

[buffalobillswin]

10 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

 

Man, I sure would love to have either of those guys right now. I attended Thad Lewis's 1st career start in relief of an injured EJ. He played well but we lost a heartbreaker in OT to Cincy.

 

Yeah and if I remember correctly he was signed on a Monday and started on Sunday and played decent. No excuse not to start DA this week. 

[transient]

2 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said:

 

Asked?  I don't care if he put a gun to Beane's head and demanded.  That was a disastrous trade based on a completely bungled evaluation of Peterman.  

 

 

 

You could argue it was a completely bungled evaluation of AJM in the off season that kicked this whole thing off in the first place, compounded by the completely bungled preseason evaluation of NP.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

On 10/14/2018 at 8:36 PM, HalftimeAdjustment said:

 

And yet, they are 6.5 pt favorites.

Can't get no respect! Dangerfield was a Bills fan I'd like to think. 

[LABILLBACKER]

Forget about losing the locker room.  If Mickey D's starts PeterPan again he has officially lost his mind.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

31 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

 

Man, I sure would love to have either of those guys right now. I attended Thad Lewis's 1st career start in relief of an injured EJ. He played well but we lost a heartbreaker in OT to Cincy.

I can't jump on that bandwagon, sorry. Besides, with the WR, line and Daboll efforts being what they are this year, let your imagination run wild as to how additionally sub-par Tuel Time and TL could go! Back then there was at least an Oline and 1 or 2 guys capable of running a route with a little bit of heart. 

[K-9]

31 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

Peterman may.

LOL! Sad thing is, it isn’t out of his realm to throw four pick 6s and other ints totalling 350 in return yards!

[nucci]

So, the choices are Peterman or Derek Anderson, who has been here for just over a week...well done. How embarrassing

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

15 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Can't get no respect! Dangerfield was a Bills fan I'd like to think. 

 

The line only being 6.5 is respect...

[K-9]

3 minutes ago, nucci said:

So, the choices are Peterman or Derek Anderson, who has been here for just over a week...well done. How embarrassing

I’d be giving Logan Thomas first team reps!

[NoHuddleKelly12]

5 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I’d be giving Logan Thomas first team reps!

Is it too late to trade for Chad Kelly? 

[Kelly the Dog]

12 minutes ago, K-9 said:

LOL! Sad thing is, it isn’t out of his realm to throw four pick 6s and other ints totalling 350 in return yards!

That's what I was thinking.

[ColoradoBills]

19 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Forget about losing the locker room.  If Mickey D's starts PeterPan again he has officially lost his mind.

 

The Bills fans booing Peterman when he takes the field against the Pats* in front of the whole country will be horrible.

If Beane is not talking trade and/or investigating all possible avenues then he's lost his mind too.

[26CornerBlitz]

Colts Quick Scouting Report: Week 7 Vs. Buffalo Bills

 

 

Jake Arthur - COLTS.COM CONTRIBUTOR

 

INDIANAPOLIS — This week, the Indianapolis Colts (1-5) get a revenge game of sorts against the visiting Buffalo Bills (2-4).

 

Last year, the two teams played in Week 14 in what could have been considered a favorable matchup for Indy going into the game. However, the weather had different plans, dumping a comforter of snow on the Orchard Park, N.Y., area, and the Bills escaped with a 13-7 overtime win.

 

It wasn't the first time the Colts have lost a late-season game in the snow in Buffalo either, as they fell, 30-7, in Week 17 of the 2009 season to the trio of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fred Jackson and Terrell Owens.

 

This week the conditions will be more accommodating as the game will be played in the temperature-controlled environment of Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

Colts Release Week 7 Unofficial Depth Chart

 

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts on Sunday play host to the Buffalo Bills for their 2018 Week 7 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium — and, accordingly, it’s time to look at the team’s unofficial depth chart for the game.

 

Here is a look at the Colts’ unofficial depth chart for the Bills game, with some notes for each unit:

[Fadingpain]

3 hours ago, Livinginthepast said:

Having been a Bills fan for this long I should not be surprised about this absurd situation the organization finds itself in but yet when they brought in these guys last year I really thought they had a turned a corner. Finally a competent coach and a solid GM who will wisely guide this team for the next decade. Then came the Chargers game last year. I had serious doubts after that about Beane and McD's ability to evaluate talent and their lack of a plan B and even their sanity. The only thing that slightly evened out my doubts was breaking the drought and getting into the playoffs. Everything that has happened this year just gets me right back to the way I felt after the Chargers game. I have lost all faith in Beane and McD to actually figure anything out going forward. They bungled the McCarron situation, they still have Peterman on the team (for no sane reason). They completely failed to provide a mentor to Allen. They are playing Allen with a terrible O Line (which was likely to get him hurt and surprise, it did), they have given him no weapons to help on offense.  Then they bring in an old journeyman QB Anderson to do what exactly? Play? not play? Mentor Allen?  and their excuse for Peterman still being on the team after his horrendous career here? Well Nate knows the offense, Nate's a good Christian boy? Seriously??? That is it?? A situation that is so unbelievably preposterous that could only happen here (or perhaps in Cleveland). Just shaking my head. 

The denial most Bills fans are perpetually in would be hilarious, if it wasn't sad.

 

 

[Royale with Cheese]

5 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

The Bills fans booing Peterman when he takes the field against the Pats* in front of the whole country will be horrible.

If Beane is not talking trade and/or investigating all possible avenues then he's lost his mind too.

 

I thought about that.  That alone should be the reason to not just sit him, cut him.  It doesn't matter if he starts or comes in because of injury.

[ColoradoBills]

10 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Is it too late to trade for Chad Kelly? 

 

Denver fans love him here in Colorado.

Seriously got to look at Paxton Lynch too.

He's bad but not Peterman bad.

 

Beane has to prepare for the worse with the JA injury and that does not have Nate Peterman as an answer.

Anderson could start and be very bad.............he hasn't played in a long time and was not even in a training camp.

1 minute ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I thought about that.  That alone should be the reason to not just sit him, cut him.  It doesn't matter if he starts or comes in because of injury.

I know Royale, what is McDermott and Beane thinking.

It would be an embarrassment for the Pegula's.

Cut him and sign Lynch now (this week) if there is no other choice.

[Fadingpain]

1 hour ago, LSHMEAB said:

With Allen out and Peterman possibly starting, the line has stabilized at around 7.5.

 

Most times when a starting QB is out, the line will be off the board.

 

Considering the possibility that Nathan freaking Peterman may actually start, Vegas doesn't think much of Josh Allen.

Lots of folks don't.

 

 

[Reed83HOF]

1 hour ago, Cash said:

Keep that anecdote in mind the next time it looks like the Bills are doing something dumb, and the True Billievers come in with, "these are NFL coaches and they know more about football than you!!"  

Best part was when he went on and said:

 

"When we were really struggling on offense early last year, we had a meeting with Sean McDermott, our offensive coaches, LeSean McCoy and me. We tried to figure out what we wanted our offensive identity to be moving forward.

Offensive coordinator Rick Dennison brought in this wide zone running scheme, and we weren’t comfortable with it yet. We’d been so successful running the ball the previous two years that we wanted to get back to our old style while still trying to embrace the new concepts Rick was bringing to the table.

 

We needed to meet halfway, and, shoot, we made a run to the playoffs.

 

Critical at tricky moments like these: Teammates cannot say anything publicly to condemn anyone else on the team." 

 

Coaches and GMs make stupid decisions all the time. They should be questioned....

[26TrapDraw]

On 10/14/2018 at 3:14 PM, SCBills said:

Pretty much do or die in regards to staying in the playoff race.  

 

Cannot go into the New England game 2-5. 

 

Get to 3-4 and pray for a Monday Night Miracle. 

Your optimism is adorable. Our 2018 Buffalo Bills have a better chance of seeing God than making the playoffs.

????????

[klos63]

Starting Anderson will keep the locker room happy?

[K-9]

26 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

That's what I was thinking.

Shall I delete my post then, good man?

[Kelly the Dog]

3 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Shall I delete my post then, good man?

Nope. Needs to stay for all eternity. Just in case certain nameless bozos cannot trust their eyes.

[SCBills]

8 minutes ago, BeefCurtns said:

Your optimism is adorable. Our 2018 Buffalo Bills have a better chance of seeing God than making the playoffs.

????????

 

I’ve never understood why people would rather be right than just root for their team.  Will we make the playoffs this year?.. prob not.  Will I still root for that, yup.  

 

Being critical is one thing. I’m plenty critical of them, but the whole “What a nerd, still rooting for playoffs” thing is super weird.  It’s just a messageboard, you don’t get cool points to redeem in real life for calling a high draft pick correctly. ??‍♂️

[Buffalo Barbarian]

McD isn't losing the locked room , SMH

 

 

[Paul Costa]

Give Baltimore the 5th we got for Mccarron. Get RG3 in here ASAP . Figure it out for this Sunday and then it’s RG3 time for a few weeks till the kid finishes the last few weeks of the season.