{::'KayCeeS::} Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 NFL games are not only hard to win, but are most often won by few points. Which means that individual plays have great influence over games, and especially plays by your non-stars who pay bit roles. Cue Andre Roberts, who I think will "win" us a game this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian3488 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Member when roberts caught sammy to stop his td Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Shaw66 said: I didn't get all the bashing of Roberts around here this summer. Whenever I see him return kicks, including last season, it seems pretty clear that he has the knack. Through four games, Bills are seventh in kickoff return average and seventh in punt return average. Historically, leaders in average do it by having a TD return or too, but the Bills haven't done that. I'm sure the special teams are creating the opportunities, but it's obvious that Roberts can read the broken field and take advantage. He's an important piece to the team's success. he was only bashed by irrational duke lovers who have since thankfully fallen silent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, {::'KayCeeS::} said: NFL games are not only hard to win, but are most often won by few points. Which means that individual plays have great influence over games, and especially plays by your non-stars who pay bit roles. Cue Andre Roberts, who I think will "win" us a game this season. That's really well said. It's a point I don't often think of, how the random individual play changes games. What McBeane are looking for is guys who execute their jobs at a consistently high level, play after play AND have the ability to make the occasional individual play that has great influence. I think that may be what Josh Norman is. That's what Oliver is. And certainly Roberts. Those guys make your team both strong and dangerous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Every year a few people want to cut a good returner in favor of a sixth string WR who will see 3 snaps a game. Every year they look silly saying so. I've always looked at it this way: If a returner has 30 punt return yards per game -- and that's about what Roberts is averaging so far this season -- it means he's gotten you three first downs. By comparison, not many bottom-of-the-roster wide receivers playing limited snaps would get you three first downs per game. Simple math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Andre Roberts almost has as many career receiving yards as Devin Hester... Yeah but Hester player corner for a lot of his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Yeah but Hester player corner for a lot of his career About 2 season's iirc but he did Devin should go to the HoF as the best returner of all time. He was electric, gale sayers like 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 hours ago, eball said: Sorry to be blunt, but anyone with half a brain knew Roberts wasn't going anywhere because of how good/reliable he is as a returner, and he's not a liability if he has to fill in at WR. E-Man, couldn’t agree more. It is a lot of let’s play madden and keep thinking we know more than the pros. A 6th WR who is one 9f the best returners in football is a no brainer. It’s not like he is a starting WR. We have 4 that handle that job really well in Diggs, Brown, Beasley, and Davis. We have a gadget guy that proved last week in McKenzie who also in a pinch can play CB like he did last year Who is valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{::'KayCeeS::} Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shaw66 said: That's really well said. It's a point I don't often think of, how the random individual play changes games. What McBeane are looking for is guys who execute their jobs at a consistently high level, play after play AND have the ability to make the occasional individual play that has great influence. I think that may be what Josh Norman is. That's what Oliver is. And certainly Roberts. Those guys make your team both strong and dangerous. This. Great Point. Edited October 8, 2020 by {::'KayCeeS::} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, JoPoy88 said: he was only bashed by irrational duke lovers who have since thankfully fallen silent I'm still here But always thought highly of Andre Roberts player/ person /Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Shaw66 said: That's really well said. It's a point I don't often think of, how the random individual play changes games. What McBeane are looking for is guys who execute their jobs at a consistently high level, play after play AND have the ability to make the occasional individual play that has great influence. I think that may be what Josh Norman is. That's what Oliver is. And certainly Roberts. Those guys make your team both strong and dangerous. There are only a handful of all pros in this league You are absolutely right Shaw, that you want disciplined football players who play their role, and are able to make a play within that role Our defense relies on nobody, we have a handful of guys who are able to make plays when given a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Total bum today. He crossed the 25 one time on his kickoff returns. -1 yard on his punt. horrible drop/int. Got epic stiff arm knocked him into 2019 Washington. Bum. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 He was a plus for the other team tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 This thread aged well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Is this the "Andre Roberts has a pulse" thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Andre, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) He's been great so far this year on the kick returns and some offensive plays. But today he was horrendous except for one nice grab. It was as if everybody was off tonight but some more than others! Edited October 14, 2020 by Livinginthepast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I am okay with Roberts getting bottled up on returns. That happens. Titans owned us on ST. The drop/int and the fumble though are just flat-out terrible, game-changing errors. Just really bad game by Roberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 This thread aged well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 quick assemble the mob. 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Eh, at the end of the season Andre Roberts will probably be responsible for two turnovers...and they just happened to be tonight. Bad game. Horrible game. But I'm much more worried about other aspects of the club more so than Roberts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 This post aged well.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 1:58 PM, {::'KayCeeS::} said: NFL games are not only hard to win, but are most often won by few points. Which means that individual plays have great influence over games, and especially plays by your non-stars who pay bit roles. Cue Andre Roberts, who I think will "win" us a game this season. Well....you could argue he "lost" us a game tonight. Not singlehandedly, but the INT off his deflected catch that turned into a touch was a huge early momentum swing, and his fumble that turned into a touch added to the embarrassment if nothing else. On 10/8/2020 at 2:51 PM, JoPoy88 said: he was only bashed by irrational duke lovers who have since thankfully fallen silent Well hey y'all watch this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Well hey y'all watch this oh I know what’s coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) the philosophy where KR/PR is an entry point for incredible athletes where they can develop into offense contributors Is nice. Roberts will never be anymore than he is. Yeah he amassed return yards. He had a couple around 23-25 yards. Downing it in the EZ doesn't change the game a bit but his return yardage looks great. Edited October 14, 2020 by Over 29 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 He’s a good returner. Not a good wr. He had a rough night in both areas last night. Players have bad games. The point of this thread is not lost because he had a bad game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The end of the Lamar Jackson Era and the beginning of the Andre Roberts Era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I like Andre but I hope he has been investing his pay checks wisely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddo Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 TBH Roberts had a game he would love to forget. Hardly anything went right for him. Having said that, he wasn’t necessarily making bad decisions, his execution was just not there. I am a lot more worried about the D going forward. We desperately need more from any CB not named White and someone who can step up for Milano. Backup CBs and LBers are becoming a major concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, mattynh said: He’s a good returner. Not a good wr. He had a rough night in both areas last night. Players have bad games. The point of this thread is not lost because he had a bad game. Yup. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Tough game for him last night. Tough game for a lot of Bills last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: I am okay with Roberts getting bottled up on returns. That happens. Titans owned us on ST. The drop/int and the fumble though are just flat-out terrible, game-changing errors. Just really bad game by Roberts. They have plenty of skill position weapons--no need for him getting targets. Also, why is ST having him run out all those kickoffs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 12 hours ago, Bubba Gump said: This thread aged well 11 hours ago, H2o said: This thread aged well So did these posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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