transplantbillsfan Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Bills All-22 Review: Josh Allen does the little things and Cody Ford has his best game of the season https://theathletic.com/1465285/2019/12/17/bills-all-22-review-josh-allen-does-the-little-things-and-cody-ford-has-his-best-game-of-the-season?source=shared-article 1) Allen flips the script once again It shouldn’t be a surprise by now because of how often Josh Allen does this sort of thing. For the fifth or sixth time in his young career, Allen turned a notable weakness in his game into a non-factor the following week. Allen’s development is ongoing, showing that he isn’t stuck in his ways. He makes changes to be a better asset to his team and to help move the ball down the field more effectively. While the defense deserves a heap of praise for the Bills’ success this season, Allen does too for his nonstop tinkering. The previous week, the Ravens seemed to find a way to turn the clock back on Allen. They made him nervous, he panicked in the pocket more than he has in the last two months and, worse, he hung onto the ball far too long. So, Allen went back to the drawing board. His processing speed, against an aggressive Steelers defense, was better than it’s been all season. He saw things well ahead of the snap, he made quick decisions and he didn’t allow the Steelers’ pass rushers to control the game. Last week against Baltimore, the average time it took Allen to throw, scramble or get sacked was 2.93 in 50 dropbacks — one of his highest single-game averages of the season. In 30 dropbacks against Pittsburgh, Allen cut that down by almost half a second, averaging 2.48 seconds before the throw, scramble or sack. In the Ravens game alone, there were 20 separate plays where Allen held onto the ball for at least three seconds before making a decision or getting sacked. One glance at Allen’s traditional stat line against Pittsburgh might be underwhelming. Reviewing the film and watching Allen’s decisiveness and ball placement revealed a bit more. Allen was confident, he didn’t allow the Steelers to do what they wanted defensively and his execution of the game plan removed the ball-hawking Minkah Fitzpatrick from the game. On some of his more significant pass plays, Allen’s eyes moved Fitzpatrick away from his real target. We all remember the post-Renegade deep ball to John Brown –Fitzpatrick would have been there had Allen not given a long look right at the beginning of the play. Similarly on the Tyler Kroft touchdown, Allen froze safety Terrell Edmunds in place by looking left before going to his real read on the right and firing a dart for the go-ahead score. These, along with the pre-snap modifications and quickened processing time post-snap, are next-level quarterbacking improvements. You see a line of 13 for 25 for 139 yards on the box score, but when you remove drops (3), throwaways (2) and passes tipped at the line of scrimmage (3), Allen’s adjusted completion rate is 76.5 percent. If Allen can be consistent with this style of play, the Bills are onto something with their second-year player. ... 2) The Steelers were quite close to tying it up late ... 3) Cody Ford shows up ... 4) Oliver continues his dominance against a good OL ... 5) Two seldom-used depth players make a case for more snaps ... The Grades 1. CB Tre’Davious White Snaps on the field: 58/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 2. DE Shaq Lawson Snaps on the field: 33/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 3. QB Josh Allen Snaps on the field: 65/65 Grade versus Steelers: A- 4. MLB Tremaine Edmunds Snaps on the field: 59/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 5. 3TDT Ed Oliver Snaps on the field: 35/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 6. 3TDT Jordan Phillips Snaps on the field: 34/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 7. SS Jordan Poyer Snaps on the field: 59/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Who are the seldom used depth players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, billsherd said: Who are the seldom used depth players? my guess would be lee smith and dimarco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Josh Allen and his team snare wins from the jaws of expected defeat. Pretty tough to grade that continued result with anything less than A+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 hours ago, billsherd said: Who are the seldom used depth players? Johnson and Taylor 2 hours ago, billsherd said: Who are the seldom used depth players? At defensive end, it was Darryl Johnson who made one of his two snaps count. On the interior, Vincent Taylor proved to be a force on the inside as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: 1. CB Tre’Davious White Snaps on the field: 58/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 2. DE Shaq Lawson Snaps on the field: 33/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 3. QB Josh Allen Snaps on the field: 65/65 Grade versus Steelers: A- 4. MLB Tremaine Edmunds Snaps on the field: 59/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- 5. 3TDT Ed Oliver Snaps on the field: 35/59 Grade versus Steelers: A- Top 5 are our last 5 1st round picks. That's actually quite extaordinary. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, billsherd said: Who are the seldom used depth players? My guess: Vincent Taylor and Kroft ??? 1 minute ago, CSBill said: My guess: Vincent Taylor and Kroft ??? I for 2, batting 500. How can Johnson get it with two snaps? But I have been wondering where he went. Good to see him back in the game. Edited December 19, 2019 by CSBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Interesting, but vs. Baltimore I thought on the sacks he had little to no time & holding the ball too long is often because no one is open. See below that only 1 sack did he appear to have time. Also this could be a result of bad recognition (though with Baltimore blitzing almost every down this is bad play calling by Daboll imo as they never appeared to adjust) and didn't see any backs in receiving position or short routes and easy dump offs. https://www.baltimoreravens.com/video/highlights-watch-all-six-sacks-vs-bills Edited December 19, 2019 by Billsfan1972 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Dibs said: Top 5 are our last 5 1st round picks. That's actually quite extaordinary. That’s interesting and a very good sign! Really hope that continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 hours ago, CSBill said: My guess: Vincent Taylor and Kroft ??? I for 2, batting 500. How can Johnson get it with two snaps? But I have been wondering where he went. Good to see him back in the game. Through the first seven games, the Bills allowed Johnson to average 20 defensive snaps per game. Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick, provided some speed off the edge and had the Bills excited about his outlook. Also in those games, teams began to take advantage of Johnson as a run defender, and he didn’t do enough as a pass-rusher for the Bills to keep him on the field. In the last seven games, Johnson has only gotten a total of 21 defensive snaps. Then, in one of his two snaps against the Steelers, Johnson bull-rushed left tackle Alejandro Villanueva into the pocket, forcing Hodges to take a few steps forward. That helped set up a strip-sack for Lawson that the Steelers recovered, but it doesn’t diminish Johnson’s impact on the play. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Bills used him on a handful of pass-rushing downs moving forward to see if he can repeat the flash play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 What did he say in the section titled "2) The Steelers were quite close to tying it up late" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: What did he say in the section titled "2) The Steelers were quite close to tying it up late" Probably Hodges throwing the INT to Poyer on the corner instead of the post which looked like a TD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Probably Hodges throwing the INT to Poyer on the corner instead of the post which looked like a TD I meant what did he say about Hodges's two late 4th Q drives? The first went from their own 19 to the Bills 23. 2 bad Hodges passes ended each chance to tie the game late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 2:40 AM, BruceVilanch said: Johnson and Taylor At defensive end, it was Darryl Johnson who made one of his two snaps count. On the interior, Vincent Taylor proved to be a force on the inside as well. I would have no issue if Johnson got 6 or 8 more plays a game if taken away from Murphy and not Lawson. That said Murphy is playing his best football of the season right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 7:04 AM, Dibs said: Top 5 are our last 5 1st round picks. That's actually quite extaordinary. Yeah that’s exactly what you want to see. The young guys showing up in the most meaningful games making an impact. Can’t ask for much better than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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