Round 1 Playoff: Colts at Bills - Sat. 1/9 1:05pm

[Scott7975]

1 hour ago, Like A Mofo said:

 

 

The entire key to me is the Colts OL vs the Buffalo Bills DL: If the Colts OL controls the LOS and pushes us around and controls the clock and wears us down this might be a tough Saturday afternoon. Just keep Taylor in check and make Rivers beat the Bills.

 

As for the offense, give me much of the same we have seen all year, no reason to change from what is working. Turnovers are key, especially in 2nd half

 

See IMO, this is old school thinking that doesnt really work anymore.  They can run all day long and control the clock.  They still have to score TDs and keeping us from scoring when our O is on the field.  All controlling the clock will do is keep us from scoring 40.  It doesn't stop us from scoring.  It might however keep them from scoring.

Edited January 8, 2021 by Scott7975

[CLTbills]

6 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

See IMO, this is old school thinking that doesnt really work anymore.  They can run all day long and control the clock.  They still have to score TDs and keeping us from scoring when our O is on the field.  All controlling the clock will do is keep us from scoring 40.  It doesn't stop us from scoring.  It might however keep them from scoring.

Agreed. We stop them 2-3 times and our offense gets up 2 TDs, they’ll have no choice but to abandon the run

[whatdrought]

10 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

See IMO, this is old school thinking that doesnt really work anymore.  They can run all day long and control the clock.  They still have to score TDs and keeping us from scoring when our O is on the field.  All controlling the clock will do is keep us from scoring 40.  It doesn't stop us from scoring.  It might however keep them from scoring.

My thought exactly... we, for the last month at least, have had the offense that makes the Chiefs so dangerous. We just score. You’d better score too, but we’re willing to bet our defense will make a play where yours might not.

[Mango]

9 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said:

i know he hasnt needed them much this year, but i gotta wonder if they take the shackles off his legs if we're spreading them out in man and theres plenty of room for it.

Can we have a Shane Falco moment where Josh just pegs Buckner in the head with the ball on purpose? 

6 minutes ago, CLTbills said:

Agreed. We stop them 2-3 times and our offense gets up 2 TDs, they’ll have no choice but to abandon the run

This is the way.

 

Get up two scores and they’ll have to start tossing it around. 

[Penfield45]

9 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said:

i know he hasnt needed them much this year, but i gotta wonder if they take the shackles off his legs if we're spreading them out in man and theres plenty of room for it.

last few weeks the running lanes have been huge for Allen but he doesn’t take them that often 

 

I also hope he can use his legs this weekend, defenses have kind of forgotten about his ability to run and it will give the colts defense a headache in game to try and stop it 

[CLTbills]

4 minutes ago, Mango said:

Can we have a Shane Falco moment where Josh just pegs Buckner in the head with the ball on purpose? 

 

“Kickass on 1!”

[The Wiz]

7 minutes ago, Mango said:

Can we have a Shane Falco moment where Josh just pegs Buckner in the head with the ball on purpose? 

 

[Meatloaf63]

2 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I don’t believe the titans game plan will work anymore.

 

the one concern I have is whether this will be similar to the Steelers game. People forget that the Steelers really bottled up and confused Josh in the first half.  We made some great adjustments. But the concern I have is that Pittsburgh was able to pressure with mostly 4 or 5, and then do enough confusing things to really shut us down. 
 

The flip side to that is that it seems the Bills have really been able to adjust quickly to what defenses throw at them. Just look last week even— Miami came out strong. Then, in 2 drives, the Bills had them solved. 

They confused the o-line not Josh. Once they made an adjustment on the protection, Pittsburgh never got near Josh again. Same in Miami game, once the adjustment was made, the game was over. 

[Steptide]

My excitement is starting to build. So is my anxiety though

[njbuff]

11 minutes ago, Steptide said:

My excitement is starting to build. So is my anxiety though

 

That combo causes one to vomit. 😂

[njbuff]

This will be Josh Allen staring at the Colts D.......

 

[The Wiz]

1 minute ago, njbuff said:

This will be Josh Allen staring at the Colts D.......

 

He's gotta look 'em off a little bit though.

[The Wiz]

 

[Mango]

41 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

 

Does that mean he’s planning on dressing? 

[The Wiz]

Just now, Mango said:

Does that mean he’s planning on dressing? 

Good question.  He could be one of the call ups from the PS.  Aren't they allowed 2?

[YoloinOhio]

8 minutes ago, Mango said:

Does that mean he’s planning on dressing? 

PS players can be on the sideline 

[Heitz]

7 hours ago, eball said:

 

There were a LOT of people on this board claiming that McD would never learn, "didn't understand offense", and wanted to win games 17-13.  Turns out he just needed an offense and QB he could trust.

 

There were a few posters (and many threads) that insisted McD would always get blown out, because he didn't get it.  Okaaaaay...   🤣

 

It was always obvious to me, like, OF COURSE they wanted to score more, they just didn't have the horses to do it.  Now they do.

 

 

6 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I believe there's a real possibility he might not play, but it would be something unforseen like his injury taking an unanticipated turn for the worse after today's activity

 

Some gouge on the Colts.  Rock Ya-Sin out.

 

 

 

The Colts are already allowing something like 70% in completions - can't wait to see what we have drawn up for this one.  

 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

4 hours ago, wjag said:

Here is my take from the Miami game.  Buffalo was ineffective on early down throws.  That put them in 3rd and long and Miami came out with their amoeba defense.  It caused so much confusion on the line calls that it even forced a Buffalo time out called from the sidelines.  Eventually, the first down passes started to connect and the 2nd and 3rd downs were more make-able.  That is when I thought the game changed.  I'm not so sure Buffalo adjusted to Miami as much as they started getting completions.  Thoughts?

That simply begs the question why did early down throws shift from ineffective to effective?

[The Wiz]

10 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

That simply begs the question why did early down throws shift from ineffective to effective?

I can only assume it's the same on offense as it is on defense.  Offense had a plan, they schemed for what they thought they might be seeing.

 

Josh even said in an interview that what they were trying to do wasn't working and Daboll called up a bunch of plays that were Allen's "favorites".  Basically his bread and butter plays.

[BillsFan619]

7 hours ago, eball said:

 

There were a LOT of people on this board claiming that McD would never learn, "didn't understand offense", and wanted to win games 17-13.  Turns out he just needed an offense and QB he could trust.

Yup, context is definitely important.

[LeGOATski]

8 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

That simply begs the question why did early down throws shift from ineffective to effective?

The issue they had initially was pass protection. I think the main fix was adjusting their blocking scheme. They probably adjusted their routes too, but Allen actually completed his first 3 or 4 passes without issue. WRs weren't having trouble getting open. However, Miami brought effective pressure at opportune times on those first few drives.

 

Someone shared posts from an analyst who broke down the protection adjustments. I'm not sure where to find it now.

[Houston's #1 Bills Fan]

Having Wide Receivers that are GOOD also helps.........A LOT!!!

[Hapless Bills Fan]

42 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

The issue they had initially was pass protection. I think the main fix was adjusting their blocking scheme. They probably adjusted their routes too, but Allen actually completed his first 3 or 4 passes without issue. WRs weren't having trouble getting open. However, Miami brought effective pressure at opportune times on those first few drives.

 

Someone shared posts from an analyst who broke down the protection adjustments. I'm not sure where to find it now.

I haven’t seen that and would like to

[Warcodered]

 

[LeGOATski]

19 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

I haven’t seen that and would like to

 Oh, it was Dan Orlovsky on Twitter...

 

 

[Richard Noggin]

Unpopular opinion: I actually don't like the protection design on the play above ^^^. Relying so heavily on a very small WR and a rookie RB to hold blocks against blitzers...that ain't gonna work most times, and it kind of reminds of a play earlier in the season where a WR in motion, I want to say Gabriel Davis, was supposed to block...maybe Joey Bosa?...on a play. It did not exactly work out. The defenders on such plays ARE accounted for, technically, but...

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Good article here on how the Colts might defend Josh. Basically, they’ve had success against Watson and Mahomes with some more exotic blitzes. I hope we are ready for it. The blitzes in the video in the article of Watson are pretty great. 
 

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2021/1/7/22217906/film-room-detailing-how-the-colts-need-to-attack-josh-allen-in-the-passing-game-this-weekend

Edited January 8, 2021 by Miyagi-Do Karate

[Penfield45]

closer I get to this game the more I feel like it will be a low scoring very close game. 

 

Colts have a top defense and run the ball really well and are very well coached. The dline has to have the best game of the season, the colts have the best oline in the NFL. 

Edited January 8, 2021 by Penfield45

[MJS]

2 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

 Oh, it was Dan Orlovsky on Twitter...

 

 

He ends it by saying "this is the play that proves he is ready to be a head coach", but I don't get that sentiment. Calling plays and designing schemes is the job of a coordinator, not a head coach. So what he really means is that this play shows that Daboll is good at his current job.

 

Being a head coach has much less to do with schemes and play calling. Not saying Daboll isn't ready to be a head coach, but this play call doesn't have anything to do with that.

27 minutes ago, Penfield45 said:

closer I get to this game the more I feel like it will be a low scoring very close game. 

 

Colts have a top defense and run the ball really well and are very well coached. The dline has to have the best game of the season, the colts have the best oline in the NFL. 

The Colts DON'T have a top defense. They've been pretty average lately. Early in the year they did, but now they don't. They've been on the opposite trajectory as the Bills defense.

[Big Blitz]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Good article here on how the Colts might defend Josh. Basically, they’ve had success against Watson and Mahomes with some more exotic blitzes. I hope we are ready for it. The blitzes in the video in the article of Watson are pretty great. 
 

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2021/1/7/22217906/film-room-detailing-how-the-colts-need-to-attack-josh-allen-in-the-passing-game-this-weekend

 

 

This is why finishing vs the 49ers, Steelers, Pats, and Dolphins was the perfect tune up for the playoffs and why I was glad the O got to see a fully healthy Miami Defense.  

 

We're ready.  

[Doc Brown]

3 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

Unpopular opinion: I actually don't like the protection design on the play above ^^^. Relying so heavily on a very small WR and a rookie RB to hold blocks against blitzers...that ain't gonna work most times, and it kind of reminds of a play earlier in the season where a WR in motion, I want to say Gabriel Davis, was supposed to block...maybe Joey Bosa?...on a play. It did not exactly work out. The defenders on such plays ARE accounted for, technically, but...

I agree and it just proves Daboll doesn't deserve a head coaching job.

[sherpa]

On 1/5/2021 at 5:14 AM, nucci said:

that long flight from Indy to Buffalo is a killer. I don't see how the Colts will be ready to play. 

 

And now we find this out?

 

The earth is spinning faster than it has in 50 years...

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-earth-is-spinning-faster-than-it-has-in-50-years

 

Have we accounted for this?

Do the Colts even know?

Does it favor a short passing game?

I tell ya fellas, if it's not one thing it's another.

 

[Mat68]

6 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

Unpopular opinion: I actually don't like the protection design on the play above ^^^. Relying so heavily on a very small WR and a rookie RB to hold blocks against blitzers...that ain't gonna work most times, and it kind of reminds of a play earlier in the season where a WR in motion, I want to say Gabriel Davis, was supposed to block...maybe Joey Bosa?...on a play. It did not exactly work out. The defenders on such plays ARE accounted for, technically, but...

Agree the man on man on man aspect is not Ideal.  Buffalo ran zone read slant alot in the first half.  Where its impressive is Dabolls understanding of the defense he is facing.  0 blitz the ball has to come out on the first hitch.  The defense is designed to create an extra bltizer.  The coverage guys expect this.  Jones had inside leverage and was playing to stop the slant.  Mckenzie didnt need to stone wall the saftey just slow him down for Allen to drop it over the top.  No saying how the defense plays 2 wr on the same side they probably dont call that bltiz with another te in the game.  Daboll had a read on what the defense would do to stop a staple play and had a play to beat it for a TD.  Pretty good stuff.  

[JMF2006]

I get to watch the game live tomorrow

 

I switched shifts with guy at work who is more of a hockey fan than a football fan

 

He knows how much the Bills and this game means to me

 

What a great guy

[The BLUES Brothers]

13 hours ago, Like A Mofo said:

 

I like the crew.

 

Ian is one of the best in the biz and Charles is a really solid analyst.

Ian is a really good one and was on WGR recently -  I think the link should work:

 

https://www.radio.com/wgr550/podcasts/howard-and-jeremy-20258/01-05-ian-eagle-from-nfl-on-cbs-353887959

 

Seems like Ian will do a great job - but truth be told I typically listen to pregame on the radio and then keep it on for the Buffalo Bills radio play by play coverage (Murph/Tasker and Sal Capaccio) and have the TV on for video only - the TV guys aren't as in tune with the Bills.  

[H2o]

7 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

 Oh, it was Dan Orlovsky on Twitter...

 

 

This is a play where Josh recognized what was going on, called the audible "Balboa", and proceeded to point out to McKenzie where he wanted him to go. Because of his audible the back flipped to his right side as well. I'm sure this was something they had practiced, but Josh still made the check and aligned the protections himself. This wasn't the original play call. I understand Daboll deserves credit for the offense, but Josh deserves credit for identifying what he is seeing on the field with precision, adjusting everyone at the LOS, and executing the play to perfection. 

[eball]

33 minutes ago, H2o said:

This is a play where Josh recognized what was going on, called the audible "Balboa", and proceeded to point out to McKenzie where he wanted him to go. Because of his audible the back flipped to his right side as well. I'm sure this was something they had practiced, but Josh still made the check and aligned the protections himself. This wasn't the original play call. I understand Daboll deserves credit for the offense, but Josh deserves credit for identifying what he is seeing on the field with precision, adjusting everyone at the LOS, and executing the play to perfection. 

 

Right.  I’m sure the play is designed whereby Josh has to recognize the pressure and do certain things.  To me, this is a perfect example of the synergy between Daboll and Allen, and reflects how far Josh has come in terms of reading defenses and getting his guys into the right play.

 

The analysis is over-the-top regarding Daboll’s HC qualifications.  It’s a really good play design and a great read by the QB.

[OZBILLS]

Come ON Sunday morning!

 

 

[Rockinon]

22 minutes ago, OZBILLS said:

Come ON Sunday morning!

 

 

I was going to question your timing then realized you're in Australia.😄

[LeGOATski]

6 hours ago, MJS said:

He ends it by saying "this is the play that proves he is ready to be a head coach", but I don't get that sentiment. Calling plays and designing schemes is the job of a coordinator, not a head coach. So what he really means is that this play shows that Daboll is good at his current job.

Yeah, I don't get that part either.

1 hour ago, H2o said:

This is a play where Josh recognized what was going on, called the audible "Balboa", and proceeded to point out to McKenzie where he wanted him to go. Because of his audible the back flipped to his right side as well. I'm sure this was something they had practiced, but Josh still made the check and aligned the protections himself. This wasn't the original play call. I understand Daboll deserves credit for the offense, but Josh deserves credit for identifying what he is seeing on the field with precision, adjusting everyone at the LOS, and executing the play to perfection. 

Yeah, its up to the QB to make the adjustment at the line. I assume they had a sideline discussion about what was going on those first few drives.