K-9 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 12 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: Luck destroyed our zone coverage. Luck played extremely well. Just a great game all around. Gotta tip my hat to the opponent at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I don’t see why people think this defense is good.. maybe I’m wrong but they either play well or give up 400+ yards and 30+ points regularly Ravens: 47 Chargers: 31 Vikings: 6 Packers: 22 Titans: 12 Texans: 20 (7 were the result of a defensive touchdown) Colts: 37 The defense has given up 30+ points 3 out of 7 games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 56 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Seens like the game plan was bad and backfired. I’d be interested in hearing the reasons behind the tinkering though. daboll’s knowledge and experience with the Pats should be helpful this week. Helpful for whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, K-9 said: Luck played extremely well. Just a great game all around. Gotta tip my hat to the opponent at times. OL played well for Indy too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2018/10/23/18012496/buffalo-bills-snap-counts-indianapolis-colts-derek-anderson-tredavious-white-zay-jones-matt-milano big nickel has not worked well at times this season Only 18 Lorax snaps... wonder if that’s normal. guess he’s out in the Nickel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, CaptnCoke11 said: I don’t see why people think this defense is good.. maybe I’m wrong but they either play well or give up 400+ yards and 30+ points regularly Their stats are surprisingly good. They're fourth in yards per game, even though the offense has serious trouble staying on the field. More amazing is that they're 16th in points per game, even though they've had games where the opponents seemed to be scoring in the NBA-range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2018/10/23/18012496/buffalo-bills-snap-counts-indianapolis-colts-derek-anderson-tredavious-white-zay-jones-matt-milano big nickel has not worked well at times this season Nickel less, blitz more It worked against Minnesota and Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Charlie Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Think about how much the defensive starters have been on the field this year with the horrible offence. Also consider that the Bills were well aware that they play the Pats at home on Monday and i'm sure they wanted to give their best players a little bit of a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 51 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Ravens: 47 Chargers: 31 Vikings: 6 Packers: 22 Titans: 12 Texans: 20 (7 were the result of a defensive touchdown) Colts: 37 The defense has given up 30+ points 3 out of 7 games. There you go again using facts!!! 44 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: Nickel less, blitz more It worked against Minnesota and Houston. I was working great in the 1st QTR too. then they stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, K-9 said: When did the “tinkering” take place? I’d like to know when these players started seeing less snaps than usual. If it was when the game was out of hand, then it would make sense that certain, key players were taken off the field in favor of getting them some rest and other players some experience. Yeah, how was that not part of the article? It means a lot if it's early, it means zero if it's late. How is there not context here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, Madd Charlie said: Think about how much the defensive starters have been on the field this year with the horrible offence. Also consider that the Bills were well aware that they play the Pats at home on Monday and i'm sure they wanted to give their best players a little bit of a break. I think this could be part of it. They weren’t going to win the game so he was getting vontae Johnson some reps and not overextending the DL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said: Nickel less, blitz more It worked against Minnesota and Houston. Depends on the opposing QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Seens like the game plan was bad and backfired. I’d be interested in hearing the reasons behind the tinkering though. daboll’s knowledge and experience with the Pats should be helpful this week. I would have to think they knew they needed to create some turnovers to have a chance to win the game. It didn't work, but that would be my guess. 1 hour ago, Shaw66 said: Their stats are surprisingly good. They're fourth in yards per game, even though the offense has serious trouble staying on the field. More amazing is that they're 16th in points per game, even though they've had games where the opponents seemed to be scoring in the NBA-range. Don't you think you attribute some of that to our offense not scoring? The Colts could have racked up 600+ yards if they needed to. The defense is definitely feast or famine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston's #1 Bills Fan Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Only 18 Lorax snaps... wonder if that’s normal. guess he’s out in the Nickel? Yeah, too me, that makes no friggin' sense. He's one of the reasons why the defense started getting better. Why limit him? Just as crazy as having Hughes drop in coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Just now, Houston's #1 Bills Fan said: Yeah, too me, that makes no friggin' sense. He's one of the reasons why the defense started getting better. Why limit him? Just as crazy as having Hughes drop in coverage. He’s been really good this year. Only thing I can think of is matchups or the game was out of hand so they preserved him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: He’s been really good this year. Only thing I can think of is matchups or the game was out of hand so they preserved him He had the Bills best shot at a touchdown by a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgotBILLStopay Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 they were having success blitzing Luck in the first quarter. Wonder why they apparently went away from it. I think the first TD drive by the colts followed by the Clay turnover completely unnerved the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 White and Hyde (both nicked coming in) were rested late in game opening the door for Dontae Johnson and Rafael Bush to get more snaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, freddyjj said: White and Hyde (both nicked coming in) were rested late in game opening the door for Dontae Johnson and Rafael Bush to get more snaps I think that’s probably the right explanation, not knowing when they were and weren’t playing. I don’t plan to rewatch the game to find out that’s for sure. Once was more than enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctk232 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, K-9 said: When did the “tinkering” take place? I’d like to know when these players started seeing less snaps than usual. If it was when the game was out of hand, then it would make sense that certain, key players were taken off the field in favor of getting them some rest and other players some experience. Makes tremendous sense to consider this context - would be nice to confirm. Either way, if they tinker during garbage time I'm fine with it. To be honest, the rest of the season is all but garbage time right now, so I'm more amenable to tinkering to see what works and what doesn't for given scenarios. Maybe even try new coverages/disguised coverage schemes. If our offense isn't going anywhere, might as well use the season to really find out what this D is made of, as well as develop our rookies on both sides of the ball. Edited October 23, 2018 by ctk232 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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