BobChalmers Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: There's a difference between discussing very specific concerns, and just dumping on a player with the title of this thread and the OP. In the context of the overall team's performance, even being VERY disappointed in Milano's performance yesterday is still pretty specific. Not liking the thread title is fair, but a bit of a diversion. Wording (or even hyperbole) aside, there's a legitimate concern. If the Ravens and Browns win today, next week the Bills will be facing an even better running team with even better TE play than we saw yesterday. The play of both of the LBs is a worry. Edmunds made some good plays in coverage at least. Milano really looked like he was struggling all game. (and yeah, I'm assuming the blown coverage was on White, but that was hardly Milano's only coverage struggle) Edited January 10, 2021 by BobChalmers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasNootz Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 The colts carved us up having TEs or Zach Pascal cross in front of the LBers, where our CB would either get caught in the shuffle or hand off to LBers that weren’t on the same page. I suspect the next opponent will do the same until we adjust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo2218 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, DasNootz said: The colts carved us up having TEs or Zach Pascal cross in front of the LBers, where our CB would either get caught in the shuffle or hand off to LBers that weren’t on the same page. I suspect the next opponent will do the same until we adjust. The Colts carved us up because we couldn't get any pressure on Rivers. Allen would have over 500 yards passing if given that kind of protection 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestreetking Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 48 minutes ago, BuffaloMatt said: This is a Chat Room? Yeah, "chat room" sounds kinda... salacious. I prefer to think of this as a virtual public square, where all opinions are treated respectfully, sarcasm is eschewed, and we as a people seek mutual understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dukestreetking said: Yeah, "chat room" sounds kinda... salacious. I prefer to think of this as a virtual public square, where all opinions are treated respectfully, sarcasm is eschewed, and we as a people seek mutual understanding. Sounds good! Think I'll stick around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I see "overreaction Monday" is in full effect this week, even though it's Sunday. So far today, I've seen "Milano should have been benched" and "Daboll is dumb and needs to be gone immediately". I mean......wow. Just wow. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, DasNootz said: The colts carved us up having TEs or Zach Pascal cross in front of the LBers, where our CB would either get caught in the shuffle or hand off to LBers that weren’t on the same page. I suspect the next opponent will do the same until we adjust. Hopefully the film explaining what went wrong there, why, and how to prevent it from happening again, is first thing on the agenda at the next defensive meeting. I suspect the coaching staff was already watching film last night! These guys are working 24 hours a day at this time of year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: When was Klein sent on a blitz yesterday? Klein literally played three (3) defensive snaps. He had 0 tackles, 0 QB hits, and 0 sacks in those 3 snaps. If you're comparing how a different player performed against a different OL in different game plan, I'm sorry that is just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, dave mcbride said: Edmunds had something like 3 big pass breakups. Also had a great tackle on the Colts' first series. Taylor was about to bounce it outside for a big gain and Edmunds managed to wrap up his legs and bring him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Im confused. I thought Milano played pretty well. But what do i know. 17 minutes ago, Logic said: I see "overreaction Monday" is in full effect this week, even though it's Sunday. So far today, I've seen "Milano should have been benched" and "Daboll is dumb and needs to be gone immediately". I mean......wow. Just wow. It’s nauseating. People think we should win by 40 every game. I wish some of these people’s supervisors held them with the same amount of accountability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Lombardi Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 There have been games, many games, when I thought Milano played the best game on our defense. If he were benched, it would be difficult for him to make me think that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenReceipts Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 And to think, many Bills fans said that Matt Milano was a bigger priority to resign than Daryl Williams. We can all agree now that Daryl Williams is FA priority #1, right? Right?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, JoshAllenReceipts said: And to think, many Bills fans said that Matt Milano was a bigger priority to resign than Daryl Williams. We can all agree now that Daryl Williams is FA priority #1, right? Right?? Anything that pertains to making Allen better is the #1 priority. Nothing else comes even close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenReceipts Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, bobobonators said: Anything that pertains to making Allen better is the #1 priority. Nothing else comes even close. 1000% Great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bobobonators said: Anything that pertains to making Allen better is the #1 priority. Nothing else comes even close. Resign Williams and use the tag on Milano. I want to really make sure he's going to be healthy before we get the Brinks truck out. Edited January 10, 2021 by BillsEnthusiast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Resign Williams and use the tag on Milano. I want to really make sure he's going to be healthy before we get the Brinks truck out. Even if we cant keep Milano (which id like to) there may be a couple of solid LB’s available towards the bottom half of the draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QLBillsFan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, buffalo2218 said: The Colts carved us up because we couldn't get any pressure on Rivers. Allen would have over 500 yards passing if given that kind of protection No pressure on a potential HOF QB who is like a coach on the field. Can’t place all blame on LB’s given old man Rivers was smoking his pipe in the rocking chair. Takes a full team effort. Yes Colts TE’s were open all day, each level of D owns some of that. In addition to having to be concerned with the run. Colts did a heck of a job with scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I swear I am watching a different game than some on this board at times. The TD pass was on White not Milano The LB that was terrible was Edmunds not Milano. Edmunds was out of position almost the entire game again. He really is clueless. Go back and watch the long 4th quarter runs. Edmunds is being blown up by small tight ends. Then watch him and Ed Oliver whiff on the 4th and 1 in the backfield. He had one pass break up and one time where he was close to the tight end that dropped the ball. That's it. 1 hour ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Resign Williams and use the tag on Milano. I want to really make sure he's going to be healthy before we get the Brinks truck out. Perfectly reasonable strategy. They need to find a way to bring both back 2 hours ago, BobChalmers said: In the context of the overall team's performance, even being VERY disappointed in Milano's performance yesterday is still pretty specific. Not liking the thread title is fair, but a bit of a diversion. Wording (or even hyperbole) aside, there's a legitimate concern. If the Ravens and Browns win today, next week the Bills will be facing an even better running team with even better TE play than we saw yesterday. The play of both of the LBs is a worry. Edmunds made some good plays in coverage at least. Milano really looked like he was struggling all game. (and yeah, I'm assuming the blown coverage was on White, but that was hardly Milano's only coverage struggle) He made one play in coverage that is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, BobChalmers said: In the context of the overall team's performance, even being VERY disappointed in Milano's performance yesterday is still pretty specific. Not liking the thread title is fair, but a bit of a diversion. Wording (or even hyperbole) aside, there's a legitimate concern. If the Ravens and Browns win today, next week the Bills will be facing an even better running team with even better TE play than we saw yesterday. The play of both of the LBs is a worry. Edmunds made some good plays in coverage at least. Milano really looked like he was struggling all game. (and yeah, I'm assuming the blown coverage was on White, but that was hardly Milano's only coverage struggle) I'm not convinced lamar and baker could throw the dimes rivers was throwing yesterday though. Dude was on fire dropping balls in between zone coverage...he played a nearly perfect game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DQW87 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Milano got beat in a few pass coverages. Some that I thought he had no business being on in the first place. He was good on most running plays and single handedly stuffed their 2 point conversion run. If you want to talk LB's having a bad game, I think Edmunds is right up there. He seems to miss more tackles than everyone on the team. Always diving at the feet of runners and them sliding out of the tackle. He is always among leaders in tackles because of where he plays and usually comes in at the end to asists on tackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, buffaloboyinATL said: Good point honestly. I hadn’t really thought of it that way. Klein appeared to be one hell of a good pass rusher when used properly. Beware of the arrows my friend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Our D was underwhelming overall. He had a key tipped pass that led to an incompletion. This is a stupid thread. Milano is one of our 2 or 3 best defensive players. Edited January 10, 2021 by transplantbillsfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Back2Buff said: I'm not sure I have ever seen a worse performance from a LB. Every single play the Bills were beat on was because of him. The guy was blitzing the wrong lane, missing tackles, not staying with his man in coverage, and consistently out of position. They needed to make the switch early to go to Klein and Milano should have been glued to bench. Hmmmmm... Defense this year without Milano: Hot Garbage. Defense this year with Milano: Much improved. Seems like another classic TSW really bad hot take. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, bobobonators said: Even if we cant keep Milano (which id like to) there may be a couple of solid LB’s available towards the bottom half of the draft Bobo, if the Bills can get Zaven Collins to pair with Edmunds I’d be elated to the high Heavens. Just think of Earl Holmes and Levon Kirkland in Pittsburgh. Although they played a 3-4 defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagoon Blues Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I love how people say he blitzed in the wrong lane. Not a single person on here knows the call that he was executing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lagoon Blues said: I love how people say he blitzed in the wrong lane. Not a single person on here knows the call that he was executing. I have no idea if he was in the right lane or not, all I know is that Phillip Rivers is a damn good veteran QB and he exploited the blitz as well as I have seen all year. Just a tough matchup that we thankfully survived. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagoon Blues Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, buffaloboyinATL said: I have no idea if he was in the right lane or not, all I know is that Phillip Rivers is a damn good veteran QB and he exploited the blitz as well as I have seen all year. Just a tough matchup that we thankfully survived. Exactly. Colts played a hell of a game on O and D. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
par73 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 TE's ran wild yesterday against the Bills. That needs to be corrected. Milano was not responsible for all of them, but did have his struggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, Lagoon Blues said: Exactly. Colts played a hell of a game on O and D. And special teams. They gave us everything they had in all 3 phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagoon Blues Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, buffaloboyinATL said: And special teams. They gave us everything they had in all 3 phases. Ha. I almost typed the same thing but then I back tracked remembering that the kid missed the field goal. But I really agree man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Back2Buff said: I'm not sure I have ever seen a worse performance from a LB. Every single play the Bills were beat on was because of him. The guy was blitzing the wrong lane, missing tackles, not staying with his man in coverage, and consistently out of position. They needed to make the switch early to go to Klein and Milano should have been glued to bench. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Um, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayg Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hey guys, let's just hope this defense gets it together after this slightly bad performance. Really strange game they came up big in some moments and blundered on others and Indianapolis dropped a lot of passes. We got this game behind us and hopefully they will get it together next week. We won. Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, Lagoon Blues said: Ha. I almost typed the same thing but then I back tracked remembering that the kid missed the field goal. But I really agree man. We spent the entire first half on offense living deep in the opponents red zone eg within spitting distance of our own goal line. Meanwhile we allowed them two drive starts within 9 yds of our territory. If we’re looking for things to fix, Special teams is near the top of my list. Kudos to Bass for the FG and XP game though 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I thought Milano played great. He is a beast out there and made so many good plays. Tre White had a roughy first half. He missed a particularly easy tackles on a screen play that was a big gain for them, and blew the coverage on their one TD pass. Edmonds had his usual day of missing easy tackles, not getting off blocks, and being a step behind. Milano blitzed well, covered pretty well, had a tipped pass, he is all over the field all dang day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I feel we needed three LBs on the field against the Colts and also going forward as we have issues stopping rbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsMagic1 said: I feel we needed three LBs on the field against the Colts and also going forward as we have issues stopping rbs Agreed. Sit Taron Johnson against running teams, and go Klein/Milano/Edmunds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, 947 said: Agreed. Sit Taron Johnson against running teams, and go Klein/Milano/Edmunds. Taron was really good yesterday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbillsfan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: I don't think Linebackers played a good game but I think they were not in the best positions to make plays I didn't like the defensive scheme this game. We played small all game. Not to mention the entire Colts offensive scheme was attacking the LB level in passing and the bills run D is based on LBs being free to come up fill gaps and make the tackle. So really the Colts attacked our LBs every type of way and they did it well so its no surprise it made Milano look real bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Milano really did have an oddly poor game. Certainly not typical for him so I am not too worried. Edmunds on the other hand,,,,IF YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HIS ROLE IN SEAN'S DEFENSE , played one of his best games if not his best game of the season! This is 2 playoff games in a row where Edmunds was the best player out there on D for us. Lots of breakups and helped immensely in keeping Taylor under 4 ypc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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