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...
TBBills Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) I guess we will know in a few days if this was true or not. I also think they needed a game like this to get all those mistakes out. Now they know losing and winning in playoffs... Time to get back to dominating. Edited January 11, 2021 by TBBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 12 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. I don't think they'd overlook. Maybe there's a let down after last week, but i don't think you get overlooked at 13-3 with like 9 straight wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 15 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. It wasn't that they went to sleep. The Colts picked up the pace and stopped grinding clock. They moved the ball the whole game. They just moved it faster in the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think this game definitely serves as a wake up call for the defense. The games only get tougher and the stakes only higher. The defense needs to really put in that work this week and be ready for Saturday night. The Titans were one busted play away, where Jackson took off for a 48 yard TD, from being in a tie ballgame. We need to come out, foot on the gas, and pick their defense apart on offense. Our defense needs to rattle LJ's teeth every chance they get. Contain the edges, force everything back inside, and have our 3 (Yes 3) LB's in there to fill the gaps. If we're going to win on Saturday, I think Klein (or Neal) has to play a solid role in that. Just my 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, dneveu said: We got into soft zone and prevent, and they just ran it. Respectfully, I would say we got into soft zone and prevent, and then they lit us up. 😅 Even zone and prevent I am thinking 4-5 minutes time off the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, K-9 said: 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. 15 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said: 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. Please let my mind process this the way it wants to. It's how I build myself up for the next game, goddammit!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, dollars 2 donuts said: Respectfully, I would say we got into soft zone and prevent, and then they lit us up. 😅 Even zone and prevent I am thinking 4-5 minutes time off the clock. Up 24-10 they ran the ball for like 50 yards on 2 plays in that like 5 play drive. the next drive they had another huge hines run. We got away from what we were doing and expected them to attack down the field. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Gugny said: Please let my mind process this the way it wants to. It's how I build myself up for the next game, goddammit!!! So that was the grinding sound of rusted gears I heard earlier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Simms take on the game 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QLBillsFan Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, H2o said: I think this game definitely serves as a wake up call for the defense. The games only get tougher and the stakes only higher. The defense needs to really put in that work this week and be ready for Saturday night. The Titans were one busted play away, where Jackson took off for a 48 yard TD, from being in a tie ballgame. We need to come out, foot on the gas, and pick their defense apart on offense. Our defense needs to rattle LJ's teeth every chance they get. Contain the edges, force everything back inside, and have our 3 (Yes 3) LB's in there to fill the gaps. If we're going to win on Saturday, I think Klein (or Neal) has to play a solid role in that. Just my 2. Bills gave up a lot of yards, but up 24-10 in 4th. Ravens scored 20 against a D with no pass rush and moderately soft DB’s. Contain Lamar force non TE throws( sure made Colts TE’s look like HOF)and have a shot. Can do all that well and Lamar can still bust a couple. But Colts were very balanced. This is better match up if we can execute the contain as you state above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein's Dog Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I'm hoping you're right and that in retrospect it looks like a wake up call. But I don't know if I'll buy it. I think the Colts game was a fluke based on incredibly bad field position and a couple of stops for the first half. Maybe it can settle down Josh for the end games of these playoffs but that's about it - this potent offense is still there, it was just unable to be unleashed early on. The hope is the Ravens don't pin us back so far and the Bills unleash this offense right from the start. If we put up 40+ points and see if they can keep up. I don't think they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nextmanup Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 58 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. They were just discussing some interesting stats on the radio. Indy is the only team in NFL postseason history to have over 400 yards offense and no turnovers and lose a playoff game. Of the teams that had similar stats, they won by an average of something over 20 points! (I think I have that more or less right). Indy had (I believe) 7 trips over the 50 yard line that resulted in zero points. That's why they lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think both players and coaches will learn from this game. IMO Dabol was not used to calling plays from deep in his own end. (Remember the fumbled dive up the gut against Pitt). Ran that same play to Moss, one yard. He needs to be more creative/aggressive in those situations- instead we were 3 and out in four out of the first five possessions and no third down conversions in 1st half. That said, if this is their wake up call, bring on the Ravens! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theRalph Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour 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. 45 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said: 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. I took his "stealing" in a statistical sense...accurate therein. But stats aren't situational. Plus, if the fumble is correctly adjudicated, this win would feel a touch different and this isn't as much of a discussion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: The possession where they ran the ball 3 straight times in the first half was infuriating(although I think Josh audibles on the 3rd and 1). Offseason priority has to be beefing up the lines. I love putting up 40+ in a track meet, but you have to be able to run and stop the run. I’d like to feel a lot more confident on 3rd and short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Hooks Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Its crazy to me that our offense wasn’t clicking for many parts of the game but we still put up 27. The thing is the offense was clicking fine when we did what got us there. When we were passing and let Allen do his thing we were slicing up the D like a hot knife through butter. Too many odd playcalls were the reason for the slow start. I truly don’t understand Daboll continuing to ask our 240lb qb to try these sweeps to the outside. Our running backs don’t even have the speed required for those runs. People think Reich overcoached, Daboll put him in that position. Game shouldn’t have been as close as it was. Edited January 11, 2021 by Bobby Hooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 simms had a good take, we have to guess correctly what the d is gonna do for our scheme to work, because we just lack the beef upfront. and the simple passes that beat us when we weren't in position obviously burned us. all that said, our D took a dump entirely on 2 drives, badly timed drives, but just two back to back drives. they made necessary adjustments and stopped them twice in one drive (thanks refs) right after, so i really think if the d coaches can get that figured out, our d can look like it has for the past 5 weeks. might get trucked in the odd drive, but slow them down enough to frustrate, and score on O. as far as baltimore goes, they beat tenn cuz ten had 200 yards total O. that's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: F the offseason priority....win the Super Bowl this year. I am capable of considering more than one thing at a time. Pretty sure the Bills can do this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) I agree. I think our team got slapped back to reality a bit. Cole Beasley said Indy is the best defense they faced all year. Our defense, I sure hope, is ultra focused on making sure they hold up their end of the bargain against the Lamar hype machine.. especially given the massively subpar performance on the field from them Saturday. WR’s with another week to get healthy. Allen with a playoff win under his belt. I hope to see a more effective defense and an aggressive, attacking offense leading to a Bills victory. Edited January 11, 2021 by SCBills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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