Jerry Jabber Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 One thing about the Superbowl teams of the 90‘s is that they were great at home in cold/snowy/windy weather. I think for the current Bills to be able to do better at Bills stadium is that they need more practice inside the stadium during the winter months. During the game last night, we saw Allen and Singletary slip on the ground a couple of times. Both QB’s struggled with deep passes due to the wind. I think if the Bills had more practice in those conditions, they could realize how far they could/couldn’t accurately throw the ball. Same goes with attempting FG’s. This isn’t a knock on the team. The weather impacted both teams offenses last night. I remember back in the 90’s when teams did not want to come to Buffalo for the playoffs because of the weather as it was an advantage for the Bills. It would be great to see the Bills use the weather to their advantage. Go Bills! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Do we know that they don’t now? I know the field house is available but I suspect the stadium is as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Especially the kicker. Bass should just hang out at the stadium kicking in all conditions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, TroutDog said: Do we know that they don’t now? I know the field house is available but I suspect the stadium is as well. Not sure if they are or how often? Listening to WGR, it was mentioned the team had a practice inside the Fieldhouse which was closed to the media. I get that the team has to conduct practices away from the media as to not give away anything for the game. But they also need the experience of practicing in the elements inside the stadium so the team is not impacted by the weather. I remember during the playoff drought when we played the Steelers at the Ralph, Bills players were sliding and falling all over the place, while the Steelers were prepared for the weather and beat the Bills easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Get a dome. Problem solved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 ?????? you play outside you practice outside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I get what you are saying but there is no way to really practice deep passes in swirling and gusting winds. Once the ball is lofted high enough the wind is gonna take it where it takes it. If the winds are gusting better to not even try passes longer than 30 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Not sure any amount of practice would have prepared them for the wind conditions which apparently were very strange even for Buffalo...wind was gusting intermittently meaning one play there was no wind and the next might be a 25 or 30 mph gust on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Magox said: I get what you are saying but there is no way to really practice deep passes in swirling and gusting winds. Once the ball is lofted high enough the wind is gonna take it where it takes it. If the winds are gusting better to not even try passes longer than 30 yards. Agree 100% I think if the Bills had more experience (whether practice or game), they could make the determination on how far they could throw it (as you pointed out 25-30 yards) and don’t bother attempting anything beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: Get a dome. Problem solved. It’s still 3-4 years away minimum. Allen’s career is going to be half over by the time they’re playing in a dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Build a dome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Billznut said: It’s still 3-4 years away minimum. Allen’s career is going to be half over by the time they’re playing in a dome. Even if Allen's career is over in 8 years (which is.. debatable to say the least).. the team will actually exist after he is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I would say they should get their run game going somehow. Balance the offense a little more and keep teams guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: Even if Allen's career is over in 8 years (which is.. debatable to say the least).. the team will actually exist after he is gone. Allen had played 3 years already. Add 3-4 more, that’s 6 or 7. Which is half of a 12-14 year career. Which is what one should reasonably expect for Allen. Hopefully longer. Not sure if you’re debating math here or what. Yes build a dome. It ain’t happening soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Billznut said: Yes build a dome. It ain’t happening soon. Ok? Your view that they shouldn't build a dome because it would take 4 years is.. interesting.. for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, jeremy2020 said: Ok? Your view that they shouldn't build a dome because it would take 4 years is.. interesting.. for sure. I said build a dome. Are you now reading impaired in addition to math impaired? Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfield45 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, Billznut said: It’s still 3-4 years away minimum. Allen’s career is going to be half over by the time they’re playing in a dome. stadiums can be built in 2.5 years these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Jerry Jabber said: One thing about the Superbowl teams of the 90‘s is that they were great at home in cold/snowy/windy weather. I think for the current Bills to be able to do better at Bills stadium is that they need more practice inside the stadium during the winter months. During the game last night, we saw Allen and Singletary slip on the ground a couple of times. Both QB’s struggled with deep passes due to the wind. I think if the Bills had more practice in those conditions, they could realize how far they could/couldn’t accurately throw the ball. Same goes with attempting FG’s. This isn’t a knock on the team. The weather impacted both teams offenses last night. I remember back in the 90’s when teams did not want to come to Buffalo for the playoffs because of the weather as it was an advantage for the Bills. It would be great to see the Bills use the weather to their advantage. Go Bills! They practiced inside the stadium at least once last week and have at various points throughout the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Jerry Jabber said: One thing about the Superbowl teams of the 90‘s is that they were great at home in cold/snowy/windy weather. I think for the current Bills to be able to do better at Bills stadium is that they need more practice inside the stadium during the winter months. During the game last night, we saw Allen and Singletary slip on the ground a couple of times. Both QB’s struggled with deep passes due to the wind. I think if the Bills had more practice in those conditions, they could realize how far they could/couldn’t accurately throw the ball. Same goes with attempting FG’s. This isn’t a knock on the team. The weather impacted both teams offenses last night. I remember back in the 90’s when teams did not want to come to Buffalo for the playoffs because of the weather as it was an advantage for the Bills. It would be great to see the Bills use the weather to their advantage. Go Bills! Back in the 90's they also didn't have as large of a fieldhouse (fieldhouse back then was smaller with lower ceiling) and I believe two full size outdoor fields next to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, Penfield45 said: stadiums can be built in 2.5 years these days Not talking about just the physical building of the dome. They also have to find location, pass referendums, infrastructure etc. It’s going to be a few years considering nothing has been yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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