Jump to content

Week 10: Bills at Browns

YoloinOhio

By YoloinOhio
in The Stadium Wall Archives

 Share

Recommended Posts

WideNine Veteran

WideNine

Posted
Posted
13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Well that makes one person, Cody

 

 

 

 

Hoping this means a balanced  dose of running "under" Garrett to slow down that rush. 

 

I like both Ford and Nsekhe in our run game as they can both move people, it is their ability to hang with speed rushers and protect Allen that usually gets me nervous when we sell out "pass" on a play.

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 865
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Fred Slacks
Fred Slacks

I don't post often but I feel like everyone's clamoring for Daboll's play calling is so bipolar.  On the second series from first and goal we went backwards because he was too cute.  So we settled for

YoloinOhio
YoloinOhio
Ya Digg?
Ya Digg?

To me, this is another one of those games that those on this board who doubt the Bills (far too many) will love.  If the Bills win, they get to say "well Cleveland is 2-7 so it's another easy game tha

Posted Images

dave mcbride Hall of Famer

dave mcbride

Posted
Posted
59 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

I really have no idea how this one is gonna go so I won’t be making a prediction, but I’ll say this: if the Bills can’t go win a game like this I have a hard time seeing them winning a playoff game this year.  This game seems like that kind of test.  They’ll make the playoffs, I expect, but I’m hoping the ceiling is a bit bigger than that this year.

I think that if they lose this game and Pittsburgh beats the Rams, the odds for the Bills making the playoffs get a little more worrisome. Too many non-division winning teams will have a pathway to 10-6: Indy, Oakland (I was bummed they won last night; it was bad for the Bills), Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. Only two will get in. If Buffalo loses to Cleveland, they're facing three more games that they are more likely to lose than win: Baltimore, Pittsburgh (where they haven't won since 1975), and NE. 

 

Oakland has a very easy schedule: games against the Bengals, the Jets, Denver, TN at home, Jax at home, LAC on the road, and KC. 

 

The Colts have to face Miami, Jax twice, the Bucs, the Panthers, TN, the Texans, and the Saints.  That's a pretty tough road. 

 

Pitt faces Cleveland twice, Baltimore, Cincy, the Bills, the Rams, the Jets, and AZ.  

 

It's going to be interesting, but the bottom line is that this one of the games that the Bills need to win. If they do, their chances of making go way, way up. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Patrick Duffy All Pro

Patrick Duffy

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Logic said:


Nah.

To conclude that, one would have to be looking ONLY at the two teams' records. A more in depth look shows that the Bills have likely been playing a bit above their talent level in terms of win total, while the Browns are under-performing, but have a supremely talented roster.

In my mind, losing an away game against a desperate opponent that has OBJ, Jarvis Landry, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett, and Denzel Ward would not be a surprise at all. In fact, I'm expecting it. 

 

 

You're expecting the Bills to lose this game? Really? Seems they play pretty well on the road. I definitely don't "expect" them to lose this game, however I do expect another one of those closer games than some may think.

 

But I definitely don't "expect" the Bills to lose to the Browns. If it happens then it happens, but expecting it, come on man!

  • Like (+1) 3
  • Thank you (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mark Vader Hall of Famer

Mark Vader

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, iinii said:

Betting nugget: This is the seventh time in the past 25 seasons that a team with a .250 or lower winning percentage is favored over a team with a .750 or better winning percentage in Week 6 or later. The favorite is 6-0 ATS in the previous six games. And it's just the third time in the Super Bowl era it's happened in Week 10 or later (2-0 ATS previously). Read more.

 

Don’t call me Shirley but this streak should come to an end......

 

3 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

This game scares the crap out of me.

The Bills can win by 1 or 2 points and still lose against the spread.....just saying.

  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
YoloinOhio Hall of Famer

YoloinOhio

Posted
  • Author
Posted
14 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

well at least James Jones is consistent this season.... picks bills to get blown out by 21. While Deangelo Hall picks Mayfield to torch our pass D. 

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001074363/article/week-10-bold-predictions-richard-sherman-picks-russell-wilson-twice

 

 

Is anyone out there picking the Bills? I haven’t seen anyone. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Augie Hall of Famer

Augie

Posted
Posted (edited)

The Browns are more talented than their record, and they will be desperate. Desperate teams always scare me regardless of record. 

 

If we lose this game to the 2-6 Browns, this board will resemble Chernobyl. But it’s still only one game, with almost half the season to go. I won’t get too high over a good win, or too low over a bad loss. It’s the NFL, stuff happens.  I’ll just wait and see how it turns out. What else can I do? 

 

 

.

Edited by Augie
  • Thank you (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
eball Hall of Famer

eball

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, Augie said:

The Browns are more talented than their record, and they will be desperate. Desperate teams always scare me regardless of record. 

 

If we lose this game to the 2-6 Browns, this board will resemble Chernobyl. But it’s still only one game, with almost half the season to go. I won’t get too high over a good win, or too low over a bad loss. It’s the NFL, stuff happens.  I’ll just wait and see how it turns out. What else can I do? 

 

 

The whole "desperate team" thing bit me in the a$$ a couple of weeks ago when I underestimated the Eagles, but the Browns are not the Eagles.  The Eagles have a recent winning tradition and a SB-winning head coach.  The Browns have a bunch of "talented" guys who haven't won anything and an aww-shucks head coach who is in over his head.

 

If Buffalo plays a solid road game (no turnovers, limit penalties) they should be in good shape.

  • Like (+1) 1
  • Thank you (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Augie Hall of Famer

Augie

Posted
Posted
6 minutes ago, eball said:

 

The whole "desperate team" thing bit me in the a$$ a couple of weeks ago when I underestimated the Eagles, but the Browns are not the Eagles.  The Eagles have a recent winning tradition and a SB-winning head coach.  The Browns have a bunch of "talented" guys who haven't won anything and an aww-shucks head coach who is in over his head.

 

If Buffalo plays a solid road game (no turnovers, limit penalties) they should be in good shape.

 

Don’t mess with my method of setting expectations. I know we CAN win, but this approach is important to maintaining my mental health. There are also plenty of ways to lose. I’ll be nervous until we get another one in the “W” column. If that doesn’t happen, I’ll just stay away from here for a while, but not lose my mind over a game in which I did not even participate.   ?

  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Stank_Nasty Veteran

Stank_Nasty

Posted
Posted (edited)
25 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Is anyone out there picking the Bills? I haven’t seen anyone. 

i'm not even saying this because i'm a fan of the team in this particular instance. I just honestly cant ever remember a team with a record like ours being just completely sluffed off like this. I mean even before last nights game, when the raiders were 4-4 the media had been stroking them for a month now. its really odd.... I think peoples minds are just so made up on the bills sucking year in and year out they cant even register the right thoughts or words to come out right if that's actually not the case anymore. if the bills make the playoffs for the 2nd time in 3 years they will no longer be the easy joke/low hanging fruit and I think the average fan and media presence is just so lazy that they hate the idea of having to find other crappy jokes to make up about other crappy teams.

Edited by Stank_Nasty
Link to comment
Share on other sites
thebandit27 Hall of Famer

thebandit27

Posted
Posted
47 minutes ago, WideNine said:

 

 

Hoping this means a balanced  dose of running "under" Garrett to slow down that rush. 

 

I like both Ford and Nsekhe in our run game as they can both move people, it is their ability to hang with speed rushers and protect Allen that usually gets me nervous when we sell out "pass" on a play.

 

 

 

 

Play 'em both.

 

Put Nsekhe out there as your 6th OLman instead of playing Lee Smith.

  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
WideNine Veteran

WideNine

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, thebandit27 said:

 

Play 'em both.

 

Put Nsekhe out there as your 6th OLman instead of playing Lee Smith.

 

Smith plays hard with attitude, but has been a yellow hanky magnet.

 

Think he's been losing some reps to Kroft now that the foot issues are in the rear view (fingers crossed).

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
r00tabaga Veteran

r00tabaga

Posted
Posted (edited)
10 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

On NFL network game preview, 1 of the 3 picked us.

 

Clowns are #30 in run defense. Feed Singletary.  Give Gore some.carries too. DiMarco even.

 

Keep Baker and Chubb on sidelines cooling heals.  Keep OBJ by his punter net.

If Browns sellout for the run by putting more in the box, then Josh HAS to take advantage of their 2-3 weak safeties. Now that Vernon is OUT, this now is a very favorable matchup for Buffalo. 

Get a lead early and this Defense will do what it does best, defend the pass.

Plus scoring early & often could elicit some boos and Browns lose their cool.

Edited by r00tabaga
  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
DaBillsFanSince1973 All Pro

DaBillsFanSince1973

Posted
Posted
6 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

On NFL network game preview, 1 of the 3 picked us.

 

Clowns are #30 in run defense. Feed Singletary.  Give Gore some.carries too. DiMarco even.

 

Keep Baker and Chubb on sidelines cooling heals.  Keep OBJ by his punter net.

 

 

NFL PICKS: WEEK 10

 

cbs - 5 of 8 pick buffalo.

CBSSPORTS.COM

 

pickwatch - 15 of 22 pick buffalo.

nflpickwatch

 

espn - 8 of 10 pick buffalo.

espn nfl/picks

 

sbnation - 6 of 10 pick buffalo.

sbnation

 

  • Like (+1) 2
  • Thank you (+1) 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
FreeMaxB585 UDFA

FreeMaxB585

Posted
Posted

most important game in a long time for regular season. even tho browns are crap they have players. we have beaten only the worst of the worst this year. and a mediocre titans while they still had mariota. this would be a win vs a team with decent players for once this year

Link to comment
Share on other sites
eball Hall of Famer

eball

Posted
Posted
4 minutes ago, FreeMaxB585 said:

most important game in a long time for regular season. even tho browns are crap they have players. we have beaten only the worst of the worst this year. and a mediocre titans while they still had mariota. this would be a win vs a team with decent players for once this year


The Jets in W1 were a team with decent players...just ask ScottLaw. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
thebandit27 Hall of Famer

thebandit27

Posted
Posted
4 minutes ago, FreeMaxB585 said:

most important game in a long time for regular season. even tho browns are crap they have players. we have beaten only the worst of the worst this year. and a mediocre titans while they still had mariota. this would be a win vs a team with decent players for once this year

 

I hardly see how beating a 2-6, downtrodden team that got blown out by that same Titans team you're knocking will somehow legitimize the Bills.

 

Of course, anyone knocking Buffalo for their weakness of schedule may also choose to acknowledge that they'd very likely be 7-1 had Josh not gotten hurt against NE. Almost no chance he doesn't punch it in from inside the 5 where Barkley couldn't.

  • Like (+1) 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
DaBillsFanSince1973 All Pro

DaBillsFanSince1973

Posted
Posted (edited)

BUFFALO BILLS: Team determined to show it's for real.

 

The Bills are 6-2, off to their best start since 1993, and they're tied for the second-best record in the AFC. But their six wins have come against teams with a combined record of 9-42. So, there's the rub.

 

Bills safety Micah Hyde isn't having it.

 

"I'm done apologizing for wins," Hyde said. "We're 6-2; this time last year, we were 2-6."

 

It has been a remarkable turnaround. Bills players seem to embrace head coach Sean McDermott's vision to control what they can control and make that their sole focus. It also seems likely Hyde's teammates will continue to rally around his sentiment.

 

"Listen, we know what we are, as far as record goes," said second-year quarterback Josh Allen. "We know we haven't played as well as we can, but to his point, it's a complete 180 from last year, night and day."

 

Allen went on to say the Bills' expectations inside their building are higher than anyone's on the outside.

Edited by DaBillsFanSince1973
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hapless Bills Fan Hall of Famer

Hapless Bills Fan

Posted
Posted

Might deserve its own thread, but I'll just put this here:

 

https://twitter.com/BradleyGelber/status/1191891315992252416 https://twitter.com/BradleyGelber/status/1191891315992252416

 

I ❤️ me some 'Jish'

 

3 hours ago, WideNine said:

 

Smith plays hard with attitude, but has been a yellow hanky magnet.

 

Think he's been losing some reps to Kroft now that the foot issues are in the rear view (fingers crossed).

 

I posted about this elsewhere.  Smith has been running pretty steady on his reps before and after Kroft.

The guys who have been changing around the snap count are Kroft and Knox.

 

I posted about this IIRC in the Healthy scratch thread.

  • Haha (+1) 4
  • Awesome! (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Logic All Pro

Logic

Posted
Posted

When you look at a football matchup to try to decide who has the edge, you usually look at three factors: Coaching, Quarterback, and Defense. I would say that ALL THREE of those factors currently go in Buffalo's favor. I'm not saying Josh Allen is better than Baker Mayfield, but he certainly has been PLAYING better than Baker the past few weeks. So coaching, quarterback, defense? Buffalo. 

And yet? I can't shake the feeling of a Bills loss this Sunday. 

  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
WideNine Veteran

WideNine

Posted
Posted
25 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Might deserve its own thread, but I'll just put this here:

 

https://twitter.com/BradleyGelber/status/1191891315992252416 https://twitter.com/BradleyGelber/status/1191891315992252416

 

I ❤️ me some 'Jish'

 

 

I posted about this elsewhere.  Smith has been running pretty steady on his reps before and after Kroft.

The guys who have been changing around the snap count are Kroft and Knox.

 

I posted about this IIRC in the Healthy scratch thread.

 

Then I am going to lean with the refs were just chill during the Skins game.

 

My mistake regarding the reps. Because I did not hear Lee called for any penalties I lazily assumed he was just in on less snaps.

 

I guess Smith may also have had some extra coaching to cut down on the mental errors.

 

Time will tell if it sticks.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hapless Bills Fan Hall of Famer

Hapless Bills Fan

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, WideNine said:

 

Then I am going to lean with the refs were just chill during the Skins game.

 

My mistake regarding the reps. Because I did not hear Lee called for any penalties I lazily assumed he was just in on less snaps.

 

I guess Smith may also have had some extra coaching to cut down on the mental errors.

 

Time will tell if it sticks.

 

 

All the guys reps bounce around, presumably depending upon specific plays called and that weeks game plan.  But while early in the season, Smith had several games with 50% of the snaps, over recent weeks it's been 31, 32%.  Smith had 2 penalties against Philly, none against Washington.

 

Kroft got 58% of the snaps against Philly, 17% against the Redskins.  Dawson Knox trended in the other direction: 45% against Philly, 76% against Washington.

  • Thank you (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Scott7975 Hall of Famer

Scott7975

Posted
Posted
6 hours ago, Logic said:


Nah.

To conclude that, one would have to be looking ONLY at the two teams' records. A more in depth look shows that the Bills have likely been playing a bit above their talent level in terms of win total, while the Browns are under-performing, but have a supremely talented roster.

In my mind, losing an away game against a desperate opponent that has OBJ, Jarvis Landry, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett, and Denzel Ward would not be a surprise at all. In fact, I'm expecting it. 

 

 

They have a bunch of talented players.  We have a football team.

  • Like (+1) 1
  • Thank you (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
london_bills Veteran

london_bills

Posted
Posted
Just now, Buffalo Bills Fan said:

This game worries me a bit more so then Eagles game. Browns do have some talent but at same time they have had a really schedule Plus Nick Chubb is a good RB.

I agree that it just has 'bills loss' all over it this one.

 

If the bills win then it's further evidence that mcdermott has them beating the teams they should beat and that he is doing a solid job at 7-2.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Buffalo Bills Fan Veteran

Buffalo Bills Fan

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, london_bills said:

I agree that it just has 'bills loss' all over it this one.

 

If the bills win then it's further evidence that mcdermott has them beating the teams they should beat and that he is doing a solid job at 7-2.

 

Not saying a Bill's lost. Hoping Browns don't come together and have another off week.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...