inthebuff Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Quote Buffalo isn’t the most impressive 5-1 team we’ve ever seen, but consider its near future. The Bills’ next five foes are a combined 8-25. Still hard to imagine them overtaking New England, particularly with the tiebreaker edge in the Pats’ favor, but consider this intoxicating thought: The Bills, as current fifth seed, would travel to the Colts if the season ended today; tell me they couldn’t win that game. The Bills are a hard team to figure. The Dolphins led them Sunday, in Orchard Park, for almost 28 minutes, and ran up 381 yards of offense. The Bills got booed lustily as they left the field at halftime, down 14-9. And were it not for third-year corner Tre’Davious White, they very well could have lost this game. Miami started the second half with a 10-minute drive, and Ryan Fitzpatrick tried to end the drive with a short TD pass to Isaiah Ford. White picked it off at the Buffalo 2. Two drives later, White forced a fumble at the Miami 28, recovered by the Bills. Talk about big turnovers: Both led to Buffalo touchdowns, and a 14-9 deficit was turned into a 24-14 lead. Ballgame. Despite the two "big turnovers," later in the column he doesn't call out Tre'Davious as one of the D players of the week. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, inthebuff said: Despite the two "big turnovers," later in the column he doesn't call out Tre'Davious as one of the D players of the week. King did not mention Tre White as one of the defensive players of the week, but he did "Call out" White by saying that his two plays may have saved the game. King is right when he says that the Bills are hard to figure out. They are developing an identity. Edited October 21, 2019 by Rocket94 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, inthebuff said: Despite the two "big turnovers," later in the column he doesn't call out Tre'Davious as one of the D players of the week. I think he was huge for Bills (got some help from fitz -see pic above) Edited October 21, 2019 by BuffaloMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, inthebuff said: Despite the two "big turnovers," later in the column he doesn't call out Tre'Davious as one of the D players of the week. Sal looks like he’s ready to jump in there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cotton Fitzsimmons said: Sal looks like he’s ready to jump in there! Not a bad gig if you can get it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, BuffaloMatt said: I think he was huge for Bills (got some help from fitz -see pic above) No help. It was a ball where it should have been - low and to outside bit Tre just made a great play and WR made no effort to defend it not a bad throw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 A Win is a Win is a Win.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On Tre White's interception, he didn't "loose" his helmet. The Miami receiver (Ford) face-masked him out of bounds & pulled his helmet off. No flag on the play. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 What's really funny is reading how Buffalo turned Miami's two turnovers into touchdowns -- while conveniently omitting that the Bills drove NINETY-EIGHT freaking yards after the first one. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, eball said: What's really funny is reading how Buffalo turned Miami's two turnovers into touchdowns -- while conveniently omitting that the Bills drove NINETY-EIGHT freaking yards after the first one. That was the true turning point of game - huge momentum shift and disheartening for the Fins. Thanks to Tre and the offense waking up, instead of being up 21-9 Fins were now down 17-14! 15 point shift. Back breaker. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 5-1 is certainly intoxicating for a fan. What concerns me is that the record of the opponents the Bills have beaten this year is something like 6-26 and of course the one lose was to the only team they've played with a winning record. The next several games should be wins on paper. The Eagles scare me as they're probably desperate already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said: On Tre White's interception, he didn't "loose" his helmet. The Miami receiver (Ford) face-masked him out of bounds & pulled his helmet off. No flag on the play. Yeah, then refs were very timely with their calls on us and their blind eye to other things at times yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said: On Tre White's interception, he didn't "loose" his helmet. The Miami receiver (Ford) face-masked him out of bounds & pulled his helmet off. No flag on the play. As bad as when Knox got called for holding while a player is bending his head back grabbing his face mask ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, chaccof said: 5-1 is certainly intoxicating for a fan. What concerns me is that the record of the opponents the Bills have beaten this year is something like 6-26 and of course the one lose was to the only team they've played with a winning record. The next several games should be wins on paper. The Eagles scare me as they're probably desperate already. And don't the Patriots play pretty much the same schedule? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 To me, it is so weird that many people here are obsessed with the opposition’s record. We don’t make the schedule. We play the games that are assigned to us. We have won 5 of the 6 we were scheduled to play so far this year. What the hell difference does it make whether those teams have won all their games or none of them. No matter, we still have to play and try to win those games. Maybe it’s just BBFS and trying to find something to whine about. Because that’s what Bills fans do. the moral of the story is that we can only win the games we play. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said: Not a bad gig if you can get it! If Tre didn't make that play, YE OLE has visions of Sal stepping in and lowering the boom and then yelling "WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!" McDermott would've been right there with some aggressive clapping and shouting "Way to protect that dirt, Sal!" Thankfully, Tre made the pick and we didn't have to witness all of this nonsense. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisele Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: On Tre White's interception, he didn't "loose" his helmet. The Miami receiver (Ford) face-masked him out of bounds & pulled his helmet off. No flag on the play. is there video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, chaccof said: 5-1 is certainly intoxicating for a fan. What concerns me is that the record of the opponents the Bills have beaten this year is something like 6-26 and of course the one lose was to the only team they've played with a winning record. The next several games should be wins on paper. The Eagles scare me as they're probably desperate already. and if the Bills lost all those games, those other teams would have a better record 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Gisele said: is there video? Not sure if there is a separate video. I saw it live on the TV, then again when they replayed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 46 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: and if the Bills lost all those games, those other teams would have a better record You're right, but not by much. Look, if you've been a fan for any length of time you have to get a little jittery with a familiar and fast start like '08 and '11. Believe me, I love it, I have my Bills polo on at work today, I'm kibitzing with the other two Bills fans I work with here in Virginia, I'm just saying I'd feel much better about the future if in the past the team had beat a team or two with a winning record. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Did Tre get the call?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, chaccof said: 5-1 is certainly intoxicating for a fan. What concerns me is that the record of the opponents the Bills have beaten this year is something like 6-26 and of course the one lose was to the only team they've played with a winning record. The next several games should be wins on paper. The Eagles scare me as they're probably desperate already. These are the kind of games they would lose in the past. Offense needs to get better, but they are winning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Certainly one of the things that makes this team special is the ability to dig deep and turn things around when it's not looking so good. I wanted to see a blowout real bad, and still crave one, but the Dolphins came to play in that any-given-Sunday way and we came away with another W. I'm not fired up but I'm happy enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 We're not where we should be, but we're trending. Tough games, no matter who they're against, builds character. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 hours ago, wppete said: A Win is a Win is a Win.... And you are what your record says you are! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: We're not where we should be, but we're trending. Tough games, no matter who they're against, builds character. We are who they thought we were!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokebball Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, H2o said: Yeah, then refs were very timely with their calls on us and their blind eye to other things at times yesterday. We got two roughing the passer calls that in my opinion were border line. I understood the low hit on Fitz. The other one was a defender letting up and barely falling into Fitz. There was a similar play on Allen the series just before that one where the Miami defender also let up before hiting Allen but he actually put both of his hands on Allen's chest and pushed him down. Inconsistent as hell. 12 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: We're not where we should be, but we're trending. Tough games, no matter who they're against, builds character. We're not where many of us think we should be. But we're actually quite a bit better than where others thought we would be. We've got coaching staff that rely heavily on our defense and milk clock when we've got the lead. Later in the 4th quarter yesterday, for example. We have the lead and we run, run, run, punt. Get a first down or two and the game's over. But they know our D is at a better place right now and want to rely on them to win games. I understand it, but it's frustrating to watch. Edited October 21, 2019 by Pokebball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Pokebball said: We got to roughing the passer calls that in my opinion were border line. I understood the low hit on Fitz. The other one was a defender letting up and barely falling into Fitz. There was a similar play on Allen the series just before that one where the Miami defender also let up before hiting Allen but he actually put both of his hands on Allen's chest and pushed him down. Inconsistent as hell. I watched guys on our DL get tackled at least twice while they were on their way into the backfield, three blatant holding calls not called on big Mark Walton runs, and some bs being called on us numerous times when we had made a positive play for a first down, especially on their side of the field. It was probably the worst officiated game I've seen us be a part of in 2019. We got the W and that is all that matters. Make note of that crew though. I hope we don't see them again, especially as the games grow more and more important down the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, CSBill said: And don't the Patriots play pretty much the same schedule? Honestly, why do some fans feel the need to put an asterisk next to every Bills win - or to qualify it in some way? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Limeaid said: No help. It was a ball where it should have been - low and to outside bit Tre just made a great play and WR made no effort to defend it not a bad throw. Kool Aid - Bad Decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 48 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: We're not where we should be, but we're trending. Tough games, no matter who they're against, builds character. Are we not though? Defensively, other than yesterday, they have been dominant. Offensively they have practically a project QB and like 11 new starters on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Lethargic after the bye week. Played down to our opponent. Milano out and the defense seemed uninterested in this contest. JA was good, not great. I chalk up yesterday as the bye week blues. Time to amp it up against a much better opponent and qb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Fitzpatrick always plays the Bills tough, so I’m not so down on the Bills like a lot of people seem to be. Plus, the Bills had a few injuries on defense which impacted their play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 hours ago, clayboy54 said: To me, it is so weird that many people here are obsessed with the opposition’s record. We don’t make the schedule. We play the games that are assigned to us. We have won 5 of the 6 we were scheduled to play so far this year. What the hell difference does it make whether those teams have won all their games or none of them. No matter, we still have to play and try to win those games. Maybe it’s just BBFS and trying to find something to whine about. Because that’s what Bills fans do. the moral of the story is that we can only win the games we play. Exactly. As if the Dolphins said “We haven’t won yet, so let’s bring our B game.” No! We got them as a fired up team who was a 2pt conversion away from winning last week. They were hungry and they played like it. The narrative that we were supposed to handle an NFL squad like a JV team is laughable. Just like we’re going to get an Eagles squad that’s putting up newpaper articles in the locker room right now calling them a team on the outside looking in. They are going to be fired up and we should prep for a fired up Eagles squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 hours ago, chaccof said: 5-1 is certainly intoxicating for a fan. What concerns me is that the record of the opponents the Bills have beaten this year is something like 6-26 and of course the one lose was to the only team they've played with a winning record. The next several games should be wins on paper. The Eagles scare me as they're probably desperate already. We should have let one of them win so their records would have been better, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 This team has shown this year that it is at it's best when their backs are up against the wall. That is a mighty fine inner trait to have. This team digs deep, now they just need a little polishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, CLTbills said: And you are what your record says you are! Our record says we're a team that beat a bunch of scrubs. It's not a bad thing to be. If we can beat them we don't have to join them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Rocket94 said: King did not mention Tre White as one of the defensive players of the week, but he did "Call out" White by saying that his two plays may have saved the game. King is right when he says that the Bills are hard to figure out. They are developing an identity. White was the author of one of the worst efforts of the game. His attempt to ankle tackle the kicker on the fake field goal that lead to a first down. I mean......WTF it's the kicker........hit the MOFO up high and knock him on his shell. Tre White has his moments where he loses focus and concentration.............but then he bounced right back and TOTALLY REDEEMED himself with the INT. Great play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven-N-Nine Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, billsfan1959 said: Honestly, why do some fans feel the need to put an asterisk next to every Bills win - or to qualify it in some way? Because; playoff's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rob's House said: Our record says we're a team that beat a bunch of scrubs. It's not a bad thing to be. If we can beat them we don't have to join them. Our record says we have five wins and one loss. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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