WideNine Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 3 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said: But that’s just the crazy part—NP was an All-Pro in practices and preseason, pretty much always. How he kept getting starting chances for the real games I have thought about that myself, I do not think they just decided to start Peterman out of the blue, he was earning their trust with his practice reps. The only thing I can think of is that there was just too much of a difference between the intensity and chaos going up against our scout team and facing real defenses. I particularly do not envision pocket-collapsing effort happening in practices and when that happened in games Peterman lost that practice-level poise and became the stat-padding, interception-throwing machine that had defensive backs and safeties salivating across the league to go up against him. There is something to be said for having the kind of depth to have a decent scout team, then again Allen and Barkley found a way to move our offense sans all the turnovers. Allen had his pocket-presence and legs to get him out of trouble, and Barkley seemed to have a better grasp of where to go with the ball and getting it out of his hands quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. K Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Red King said: This is why we need a monster pass rusher. I think our secondary can make plays, but when opposing QBs can set up lawn chairs, sip iced tea and read a book until someone comes open...it ain't gonna matter who's in coverage. The Bills are causing plenty of turnovers. The fact that last season they did not turn any into TDs is an anomaly, not some result of an ineffective pass rush. I'd like to see them do better in that department, and I'm happy with them drafting a pass rusher or two, given Hughes isn't getting any younger and Lorax is 35, but the lack of scoring from the defense--when the Bills got 40 turnovers from their opponents—is not because their pass rush was bad. Plus, they themselves turned over the ball too much, but I expect that to get better. Eleven of the 23 pass interceptions the Bills threw were by Peterman and Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 But allowed huge chunks of yards on punt/kick returns. Constantly held/blocked in the back. Muffed snaps too, dont forget those. Oh, whens the last time they blocked a punt or FG? McClappy should of fired Crossman as soon as he was hired- huge mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Dr. K said: One of those plays can turn a game. The difference between 2 and 0 is not insignificant. Or they can happen in a blowout and be totally insignificant. It’s all about timing in such a rare play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 18 hours ago, Dr. K said: One of those plays can turn a game. The difference between 2 and 0 is not insignificant. It's not insignificant, but it can be very dependent on luck. For instance, the 2017 Bills put up one pick-six and two fumble returns for TDs. How? Well, they managed 17 INTs and 16 forced fumbles. Pretty good. How about the 2018 Bills? 16 INTs and 23 forced fumbles. But, wait, that's better, right? Yup. But how far you can run with an INT or a fumble is based largely on how many people are around you, who sees the fumble what yard-line it all happens at, which side recovers the fumble, and a ton of other stuff, most of it pretty luck-based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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