theRalph Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 The effect of Hail Murray on the Bills is undebatable. It led to Buffalo amassing double-digit wins through the end of the regular season. But winning multiple NFL games in one-sided fashion also has an effect. The lack of serious adversity faced by the Bills in the last six regular season seems in part due to how that loss fueled them to play at historic levels. But I think that dose was wearing off somewhat and the gritty win versus a very good Colts team, as Coach McDermott put it, may have been just what the Bills needed to refill their "let's crush every opponent" tank. Coach has stressed in the past that adversity is good. If Hail-Murray is any indication, this Bills team should look rather hungry and intense Saturday 8:15P. Fun fact: Who was the last team to win a playoff game when the opponent gained more than 440 yards and never turned the ball over? The New York Jets, who defeated the Oakland Raiders on their way to winning Super Bowl III. 18 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 They stole the game from the Colts. Reich coached himself out of winning the game. The Bills got away with one and I, too, feel that it will prove to be a good experience for them and that will be the last subpar performance we see from them in this year's post season. 14 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frat-Train Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I expect to see McD make some big changes Saturday against the Ravens. I think we match up really well against their offense. My game plan is get ahead of these guys early and play off the line and contain. Just like we TRIED to do against the Chiefs, save for the “lead” part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Greg Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I agree that it was good for them to face adversity. Honestly, I think they were a little too amped up at times, especially early in the game. The team seemed to settle in as things went on for the most part. I'm hoping they are calm and confident coming out on Saturday. They just need to stay loose and do what they've done all year! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I have had that thought myself - winning a bit too easy can make a team start "eating the cheese" and feeling itself too much, no matter what the coach says. "Steel sharpens Steel", as McDermott likes to say. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, DC Greg said: I agree that it was good for them to face adversity. Honestly, I think they were a little too amped up at times, especially early in the game. The team seemed to settle in as things went on for the most part. I'm hoping they are calm and confident coming out on Saturday. They just need to stay loose and do what they've done all year! Defense was brutal in the 4th quarter til the final stop. Gotta maintain that juice for the full 60. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Greg Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, dneveu said: Defense was brutal in the 4th quarter til the final stop. Gotta maintain that juice for the full 60. Yeah, that's true. They went to sleep a bit after getting up 14. That happened several times early in the year when the offense built a big lead in the first half, too. Haven't seen it in awhile. Hopefully that was the wakeup call they needed. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew21PA Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Im expecting a more disciplined defense and keeping Lamar in check this week. Hoping Ravens gave it their all to beat a bully last week and MAYBE overlook the Bills and come out as we think they will - behind the bills the entire game and Lamar has to be a QB....and that will prove to be dreadful for the Ravens. That is my hope anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, Gugny said: They stole the game from the Colts. Reich coached himself out of winning the game. The Bills got away with one and I, too, feel that it will prove to be a good experience for them and that will be the last subpar performance we see from them in this year's post season. I don’t know if “stole” is the right word since we scored 27 points in less than 26 minutes. Josh and Co. took full advantage of the limited opportunities they had. And that’s on the Colts. 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Gugny said: They stole the game from the Colts. Reich coached himself out of winning the game. The Bills got away with one and I, too, feel that it will prove to be a good experience for them and that will be the last subpar performance we see from them in this year's post season. I can agree with some of your sentiment, Gugny, but I can't agree with "stealing a game" wherein they never trailed during an entire half of football...especially when it is the second half and they had a 2 td lead at one time. ..and it is not like the refs also did the Bills "a solid" to ensure the victory. Edited January 11, 2021 by dollars 2 donuts 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, DC Greg said: Yeah, that's true. They went to sleep a bit after getting up 14. That happened several times early in the year when the offense built a big lead in the first half, too. Haven't seen it in awhile. Hopefully that was the wakeup call they needed. Miscommunication on the TD, 3 big runs totaling like 80 yards across 2 TD drives. Can't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Drew21PA said: Im expecting a more disciplined defense and keeping Lamar in check this week. Hoping Ravens gave it their all to beat a bully last week and MAYBE overlook the Bills and come out as we think they will - behind the bills the entire game and Lamar has to be a QB....and that will prove to be dreadful for the Ravens. That is my hope anyways. No way they are "looking past" the Bills. Not in the playoffs. Next week isn't an option - it is THIS week. Harbough knows that, the team will too. Go BILLS! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think the Colts game was more playing against a pretty solid team that presented us with some matchup problems instead of the Bills needing a wakeup call or going into the game taking them too lightly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 In a perfect world last game ends differently. Nothing about NFL games is close to that. The slate's clean for the game Saturday. Go Bills ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, Gugny said: They stole the game from the Colts. Reich coached himself out of winning the game. The Bills got away with one and I, too, feel that it will prove to be a good experience for them and that will be the last subpar performance we see from them in this year's post season. I think Reich's press conference after the game reminded me why I don't love Head Coaches calling plays. He basically explained away the bad 3rd down call at the 1, the decision to go for the 4th and the failed 2 point conversion as being "calls I really liked". Basically in that moment he was play caller rather than Head Coach. Rather than taking a strategic decision about how to manage the game his head was in his call sheet. I have always been a guy who would rather his Head Coach manage his team and manage the game than have his head in a call sheet. Playcallers will always find a "call I like" if they look at their call sheet. Even if the right decision is to kick or doe something else. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, dneveu said: Defense was brutal in the 4th quarter til the final stop. Gotta maintain that juice for the full 60. So spot on, deneveu. 👍 I've said it a million times, "when you are stepping on a snake's neck you bash its head in", which is the opposite of saying, "when you are stepping on a snake's neck with a two TD lead you let the snake have back to back TD drives of less than 3 minutes each." Nobody ever uses that second saying. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, GunnerBill said: I think Reich's press conference after the game reminded me why I don't love Head Coaches calling plays. He basically explained away the bad 3rd down call at the 1, the decision to go for the 4th and the failed 2 point conversion as being "calls I really liked". Basically in that moment he was play caller rather than Head Coach. Rather than taking a strategic decision about how to manage the game his head was in his call sheet. I have always been a guy who would rather his Head Coach manage his team and manage the game than have his head in a call sheet. Playcallers will always find a "call I like" if they look at their call sheet. Even if the right decision is to kick or doe something else. Yep - and the playcalling HC might not listen to the coordinator saying - maybe we don't run a weird outside run at the goalline here, just do the brisset play we've been doing all year. I think it works both ways, daboll sends in a call and McD can probably say - i think we sneak it in etc. Just now, dollars 2 donuts said: So spot on, deneveu. 👍 I've said it a million times, "when you are stepping on a snake's neck you bash its head in", which is the opposite of saying, "when you are stepping on a snake's neck with a two TD lead you let the snake have back to back TD drives of less than 3 minutes each." Nobody ever uses that second saying. We got into soft zone and prevent, and they just ran it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Nothing like a wake up call to remind you that you aren’t all that and a bag of chips to get your head back on straight, our guy will have learned from this and will be sharper going forward. Go Bills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QLBillsFan Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Humble hungry is the McBeane way. Media was pumping Bills for weeks. Good to hear a few question this team. They were virtually flawless for 4-5 weeks. Got a win playing average. Looking for best effort this week against tough out. Edited January 11, 2021 by QLBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Its crazy to me that our offense wasn’t clicking for many parts of the game but we still put up 27. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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