BillsMafi$ Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Through 6 games, Buffalos defensive 3rd down rate would rank 6th worst since In NFL history since 1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 isn’t “in NFL history since 1991” an oxymoron? 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Not surprising. The Bills have struggled to get anyone off the field this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Yes. They have to play better. They gave up 4 yards in the second half so maybe that’s a start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok You shouldn't do that, no matter what anybody says........🤪 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok Tbh that was one hell of a throw by Darnold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 28 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok Oh man, if you drank the bleach you could have killed COVID. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Let them finish the season first. 10 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Tbh that was one hell of a throw by Darnold. Yeah, defenders were there. It was a really nice throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Tbh that was one hell of a throw by Darnold. It really was. It still hurt though. It was the ***** Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You shouldn't do that, no matter what anybody says........🤪 ..but how else do you cure the 'rona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I dont know much but DC who drop everyone back into zone coverage and allow these 3rd and 15 or 3rd and 20 conversions to happen bc the QB has 7 seconds to throw the ball drives me wild. Id rather be burned bc we blitzed than to sit back and have them convert anyway. Blitz more on 3rd and long please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I love this fan base. When we are losing, we gotta figure out how we are winning. When we are winning we gotta figure out how we are losing. let’s go Bills. Happy to lose moral victories all the way to the Super Bowl. Edited October 28, 2020 by Over 29 years of fanhood 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha2Buffalo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Should help with milano in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, BillsMafi$ said: Through 6 games, Buffalos defensive 3rd down rate would rank 6th worst since In NFL history since 1991 Do you hang with this guy: 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, BillsMafi$ said: Through 6 games, Buffalos defensive 3rd down rate would rank 6th worst since In NFL history since 1991 Not quite true as there are 2 teams worse this year - including Tennessee - who is dead last at over 60%. There are also 5 teams within 0.5% or about 1 first down right now. Also looking at the data - the majority of teams are significantly worse - so maybe rather than historical review - we try to understand that without preseason and fans - most defenses are struggling and are trying to figure out how to get fired up to make plays. This is a unique year and we are already seeing many NFL norms falter because of the pandemic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I’m more concerned with the downtick in scoring on offense than this. It’s a weird year for defenses around the league. Even the elite - Steelers - got their pants pulled down in the 2nd half vs the titans. Just score, baby. Edited October 28, 2020 by YoloinOhio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You shouldn't do that, no matter what anybody says........🤪 Yeah.....As Dory chided...."Why would you do that" !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: I’m more concerned with the downtick in scoring on offense than this. It’s a weird year for defenses around the league. Even the elite - Steelers - got their pants pulled down in the 2nd half vs the titans. Just score, baby. Yeah, the general narrative around the league is its a bad year for Defensive play. That's okay if (even fun) it its Dallas or Seattle, but not so much fun when it affects our guys too. .... Hopefully the 2nd half of the last game was the turn around. This Sunday will be more truth-telling, can we keep the Pats from running it down our throats ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, BillsMafi$ said: Through 6 games, Buffalos defensive 3rd down rate would rank 6th worst since In NFL history since 1991 What does this even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, BruceVilanch said: Oh man, if you drank the bleach you could have killed COVID. There are actually morons who did that and Lysol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 This explains why it’s been frustrating watching this team that has a 5-2 record since week 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Tbh that was one hell of a throw by Darnold. It was. There have been some 3rd and longs this season where you can question the playcall or the defensive execution. That was just one hell of a play by Darnold. There are times when you hold your hands up and say "the other guys get paid too." On the 3rd down defense generally the biggest problem has actually been 1st and 2nd down. The Bills distance to go on 3rd downs against this year is way down on last year. When we do a better job forcing teams into 3rd and long consistently we will see an improvement in those numbers. Until then it will remain a challenge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Dablitzkrieg said: What does this even mean? I don't know but we are only the 3rd worst 3rd down defense in the 2020 NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, High Football IQ said: I saw this data on twitter earlier as well....very concerning stuff and another key indicator (along with the negative point differential) that the current 5-2 start is likely a mirage with a correction coming. Is it possible that our Defense could "course correct" and improve in this area over the second half of the season? Especially if we start getting our key pieces healthy? I agree that we probably can't continue winning the majority of our games if the defense continues to struggle at this pace. But it's also hard for me to believe a defense that was Top 5 for the last two years (and was fantastic at getting stops on 3rd Down), could suddenly drop off a cliff and instantly become one of the NFL's historically bad defenses in that same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) It's historically concerning.😉 I'm sure we will get it straightened out eventually. 5 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I don't know but we are only the 3rd worst 3rd down defense in the 2020 NFL. So what the OP said is "historically" inaccurate.😉 Edited October 28, 2020 by formerlyofCtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 16 hours ago, Brennan Huff said: When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok Did it kill the covid virus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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