Hebert19 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, TroutDog said: I agree. They’ll try to get the run game going and control TOP. I feel he’s performed well this year. He has. Blocked pretty welland has some clutch catches. But lets be honest he and Murphy won't be with us next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 40 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Coach seeing if Smith's extra effort on reducing penalties is working? He actually has not had a penalty. More TDs than penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 54 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Intrigue. What does this mean. Lee Smith active over Kroft?? I read They plan on running the ball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Good luck w that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, Brianmoorman4jesus said: It’s not outdated. I’m not asking for a run first offense. That is significantly outdated. I’m asking for the ability’s to run the ball once your ahead. Also to run the ball when a defense expects it. We can’t even run against pass defenses. Where they are handing you the run. That’s an issue. I love that Josh is having a great year. But we need more balance. Or we aren’t going to beat a physical defense. You don’t need a balance of 50/50 but it needs to be more balanced then it is right now. We have a winner! we can win some games with a terrible running game. If we want to string together a super bowl run, we must be able to run the ball somewhat effectively. More effectively than we have so far this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: *sigh* It never fails to amaze me how arrogantly some fans write (maybe you don't intend it that way). We sit in our armchairs and collate scraps of media info on players and watch the games, and not only do we know better than coaches what players are the best options, we know so much better that THOSE COACHES ARE STUPID! -Both Gilliam and Kroft play teams, but Gilliam plays more ST snaps than Kroft. Gilliam had 6 blocked kicks in college. -Trent Murphy also inactive, plays some teams. -Kroft came off the reserve/Covid list (as a close contact to Josh Norman) just in time for the bye and Tgiving off. It's possible he has to work back into peak form a bit. At a guess, when the coaches talk out who'll be active they consider the roster for all 3 phases of the game, their evaluation of each player that week, and the specific game plan. All that said, my guess is that after each game, if McDermott can only identify one thing per game that in hindsight he sees as stupid, he probably thinks it's a good week. The decision is stupid not the person. Your special teams reasoning is sound logic. But its another example of giving weight to special teams when it is not needed. Kroft is by far more important to the offense than Gilliam is to ST's. FYI, Kroft as you pointed out was a contact COVID-19 scratch not an actual infection. There is nothing to recover from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said: Darron Lee is active at LB, too. Is this his first action for us? I thought he was active vs Arizona but not sure if he played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Good luck w that Should we not try and run the ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, NewEra said: Should we not try and run the ball? It’s not what we do well. I’ve never been a fan of playing to your weaknesses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: It’s not outdated. I’m not asking for a run first offense. That is significantly outdated. I’m asking for the ability’s to run the ball once your ahead. Also to run the ball when a defense expects it. We can’t even run against pass defenses. Where they are handing you the run. That’s an issue. I love that Josh is having a great year. But we need more balance. Or we aren’t going to beat a physical defense. You don’t need a balance of 50/50 but it needs to be more balanced then it is right now. 100% agree but that is on the o-line. Like Marv said you dance with the partner that brought you. We have an elite QB and an elite WR group. Let's not overthink what we have wished for nearly 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hebert19 said: He has. Blocked pretty welland has some clutch catches. But lets be honest he and Murphy won't be with us next year. Ok, but I’m not sure what that has to do with today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Ethan in Portland said: 100% agree but that is on the o-line. Like Marv said you dance with the partner that brought you. We have an elite QB and an elite WR group. Let's not overthink what we have wished for nearly 20 years. I think it’s also to much getting cute. I would give Moss 20+ touches and see what happens. To much rotation. Moss seems to be seeing it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, Process said: What a miss the Kroft signing was. Who else would think of giving him that much, a scrub that one one even heard of before we signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: It’s not what we do well. I’ve never been a fan of playing to your weaknesses. A lopsided, one dimensional offense won’t win us a SB. We have to try and fix the run game. Ignoring its problems = a losing mentality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I’d rather see Kroft out there at this point over Knox. Knox produces too many negative plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, NewEra said: A lopsided, one dimensional offense won’t win us a SB. We have to try and fix the run game. Ignoring its problems = a losing mentality Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: 100% agree but that is on the o-line. Like Marv said you dance with the partner that brought you. We have an elite QB and an elite WR group. Let's not overthink what we have wished for nearly 20 years. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and continually get better with the run game. You can’t get better unless you try and work on it. Do you want to win a SB or win the division? If we remain one dimensional, we’ll surely win the division....and surely won’t win the SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said: Darron Lee is active at LB, too. Is this his first action for us? No, he played 22 snaps of ST against Arizona. 1 solo tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 We have one of the most gifted throwers of the football and a top3 WR but let’s go rush heavy with a bad run blocking oline to satisfy your ‘wining mentality’😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Epenesa's coming out party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) I am hopeful the Bills running game will go OFF today and for obvious reasons. Keeping drives going, setting up the passes we will attempt as the defense will need to play both contingencies, keep their offense off the field .....may I just say though that PLEASE resist the temptation to use Josh Allen unduly on called running plays. IMO yes he is a massively talented athlete who has emerged as the undisputed franchise QB and I would prefer he Not be taking unnecessary touches and chances with his health when a RB could and can take those touches. JMO Edited November 29, 2020 by Muppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, NewEra said: That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and continually get better with the run game. You can’t get better unless you try and work on it. Do you want to win a SB or win the division? If we remain one dimensional, we’ll surely win the division....and surely won’t win the SB. Let's see how a Morse Feliciano line works out today. Running left should work well. Feliciano is a mauler at the point of attack and Winters can pull left. A few designed runs for Josh will help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: FYI, Kroft as you pointed out was a contact COVID-19 scratch not an actual infection. There is nothing to recover from. My words were "work back into peak form". People who are on the covid list for any reason are barred from the facility and need to work out on their own. A lot of them have gyms and workout equipment at home, but with a newborn infant at home it wouldn't shock me if Kroft had moved to a hotel or the like and been limited in what he could do while in quarantine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Maybe this is McDermott's way of telling Knox that you had better perform well today against an inferior opponent or YOU will be the one getting scratched the rest of the season and not Kroft or Smith. HC's have a weird way of delivering a message sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 They must not be happy with Krofts blocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Too many 300+ yard passing games will make Josh too expensive when it's contract time?! OK, emphasize the ground game! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Intrigue. What does this mean. Lee Smith active over Kroft?? Gameplan specific....Bills said who play and who doesn't is based on week to week matchups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Barring injury Murphy won't be active the rest of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said: Barring injury Murphy won't be active the rest of the year Not sure this is correct. My guess is DE will rotate based on QB style. Epenesa has been valuable against athletic QBs as a way to help prevent certain plays. Mullins next week is more of a pocket passer - would not be surprised to see Murphy against SF and probably Pittsburgh. They are matching styles and play on defense with specific players to help out - similar to what the offense is doing with TE and gameplans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 hours ago, uticaclub said: He’s our best TE by a mile. But yet inactive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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