Doc Brown Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said: Anyone else get the feeling Davonta Freeman is going to be active and play a role? No. You don't activate somebody that hasn't been with the team for most of the season in the most important game of the year. You can't take the chance of a botched handoff or missed block assignments. It'll be Singletary and Yeldon again with Singletary getting the bulk of the carries. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 5 hours ago, par73 said: I was going to mention Pioli. When asked what the Chiefs needed to do to win, he smirked, and said Mahomes just has to show up. For the Bills, he laughed-- tough to see how, and said Allen and Diggs would have to each have the game of their lives. I'm still puzzled at how anyone thinks the chiefs are THAT much better than us lol even if we accept that we're a 3 or 4 point underdog that's literally 'one fumble or interception can completely swing the outcome of the game' territory...I've never seen the 'experts' almost universally say the game is going to be close and then all pick the same team before its really strange Were 3 point dogs and the chiefs haven't been covering spreads for months now... lol clearly these dudes are getting overvalued every week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: No. You don't activate somebody that hasn't been with the team for most of the season in the most important game of the year. You can't take the chance of a botched handoff or missed block assignments. It'll be Singletary and Yeldon again with Singletary getting the bulk of the carries. I doubt he would miss a block assignment or botch a handoff. He’s not some incompetent rookie whose never played the game. but he probably won’t get carries bc of how the other guys have earned their current spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Shout out to Jerry Hughes! I know our offense gets the props (as they should) but he’s been such a solid, consistent and steady (who would’ve thought that several years ago?) player for us this year. Jerry, keep leading and keep ballin’! Go Bills! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, par73 said: I was going to mention Pioli. When asked what the Chiefs needed to do to win, he smirked, and said Mahomes just has to show up. For the Bills, he laughed-- tough to see how, and said Allen and Diggs would have to each have the game of their lives. McD says to Pioli, thank you for the motivational material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Championship Series tied at 1 apiece. GO BILLS! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Championship Series tied at 1 apiece. GO BILLS! Crazy stat! Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, GETTOTHE50 said: I doubt he would miss a block assignment or botch a handoff. He’s not some incompetent rookie whose never played the game. but he probably won’t get carries bc of how the other guys have earned their current spots How well does he know this system including the blocking audibles Josh makes at the line? How many reps does him and Josh have of exchanging the ball? He's only been here what....two weeks? Antonio Williams I'd be more receptive too but my guess is they stick with Singeltary and Yeldon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: Championship Series tied at 1 apiece. GO BILLS! Pretty cool Rubber match 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: How well does he know this system including the blocking audibles Josh makes at the line? How many reps does him and Josh have of exchanging the ball? He's only been here what....two weeks? Antonio Williams I'd be more receptive too but my guess is they stick with Singeltary and Yeldon. Do we really want to talk about Freeman and missed blocks in big games? He missed a big one in the Super Bowl for the Falcons. Rather roll with Williams if they decide to bring another or different back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Anyone else get the feeling Davonta Freeman is going to be active and play a role? Not if the other 2 RBs are healthy. But we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Singletary/Yeldon could have a big day with screens 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Anyone else get the feeling Davonta Freeman is going to be active and play a role? I have been thinking that. Or maybe Williams? I do feel one of them will be active Sunday. If so, who isn't? I say => Twn Jones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said: McD says to Pioli, thank you for the motivational material. With Terrell Davis laughing in the background about the Bills having any chance to win. I know they are just NFLN guys but this isn’t nick Wright or Steven A. A former GM is supposed to lend credibility to his assessments. But he acts like the Bills are so adorable for even bothering to show up. I realize they are a great team but pretty sure bills are 15-3 with multiple all-pros and an mvp candidate at Qb. why does one team need to be perfect in all phases to win and one just needs to show up? Btw I would say the same if it was the other way around. Horrible analysis to act like one team is that much better than another at this point of the playoffs. Edited January 22, 2021 by YoloinOhio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stank_Nasty Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: With Terrell Davis laughing in the background about the Bills having any chance to win. I know they are just NFLN guys but this isn’t nick Wright or Steven A. A former GM is supposed to lend credibility to his assessments. But he acts like the Bills are so adorable for even bothering to show up. I realize they are a great team but pretty sure bills are 15-3 with multiple all-pros and an mvp candidate at Qb. why does one team need to be perfect in all phases to win and one just needs to show up? Btw I would say the same if it was the other way around. Horrible analysis to act like one team is that much better than another at this point of the playoffs. Davis must have completely forgot when a 9-7 jags team, in their 2nd year of existence, went into mile high and beat a 13-3 Broncos team he was part of. They were MASSIVE favorites... If I were him I’d probably try and forget it as well. That’s why I keep saying it’s like these guys have never watched a postseason in the last 40 years. Edited January 22, 2021 by Stank_Nasty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Zerovoltz said: Ok......here are my thoughts......from your favorite KC fan on this board (probably the only KC fan on this board, except @Yav He loves KC more than anyone I know) First a note about the weather. Mahomes played college ball at Lubbock, TX. That place is very windy and cold and sometimes snowy in winter. Mahomes has played in a couple snow games with KC and many times in very cold temps. KC does NOT change what they do (and unless it's a crazy deep snow game, they won't...and that isn't anticipated) So....all of what I am saying here, applies regardless of weather. WHEN KC HAS THE BALL: Will use a ton of presnap motion to see that Bills coverage looks like. Also use that presnap motion to show same play a few times...then start running 2 or 3 variants out same look to keep D off balance. KC won't insist on trying to run into stacked boxes. Mahomes will check out to a pass, and vice versa. KC will be looking, as they always do...to exploit matchups with Kelce. If the Bills go with a heavy zone scheme...watch for KC to run a lot of "floods" to one side and let Patrick read the defenders either moving to cover, or staying in place...Mahomes will look to exploit the spot that wasn't/isn't covered in that situation. KC's weak points on O. Interior O line....this group is a bottom 5 group and has been since Mitch Morse left. KC's entire interior is 7th round or later JAGS that they get by with because Pat Mahomes. RT has been a revolving door also since we lost Schwartz, our pro bowl RT. Only LT Eric Fisher has been consistent....and most games he's solid but elite edge rushers get the better of him...fortunately, the Bills don't have a Bosa brother. If you want to put a wrench in the works of the KC offense, a good way to do that is with interior pressure. Teams that can rush 4 and get there in a hurry, give Mahomes trouble as he needs the time to sift through the 7 deep zones in that case. KC isn't a good red zone team. Close in, if you can keep tabs on the small WR's, you've got a fighting chance....just have to make sure you've got Kelce fully accounted for. No fade or jump ball options limits what KC does down close in. Couple that with again, the POOR interior O line, you have a team that doesn't get a push in short yardage situations.....also limitiing what they do in close. KC relies on Mahomes improvisation and shemed up misdirection type stuff down close to make up for this. Holding KC to red zone field goals is a MUST for the BIlls. WHEN BUFFALO HAS THE BALL: The bills run more 3 and 4 WR sets than any team in the NFL....wich plays right into what KC does best on D. KC allowed the fewest receptions by WR's for the year. KC has a DEEP stable of very capable pass defenders who according to PFF (NOT a service I like, but just using the stat to make my point) ....KC has 6 Corners ranked in the top 60 overall. (or something like that) If you do the math...PFF thinks KC has 6 guys who are good enough to start on just about every team in the leauge. That isn't even counting Honey Badger. Badger is used as an occasional blitzer, but generally plays an exceptional centerfield, and his AT SNAP reads are exceptoinal VS the run....counted a good number to times VS Cleveland where he flew up on pitches to the outside and turned the play back inside before the lead blocker could get to the inside defenders. KC doesn't blitz a ton, but when they do, it's often a DB...KC will show alot of saftey action on the line and then havet those guys drop out the majority of the time. CB L Jarious Sneed had a few sacks from the CB spot and is a deceptively good blitzer when called on. ....As long as the Bills are in 3 and 4 wide...KC is going to give you a steady diet of Nickel and Dime packages...wich is what they prefer to be in. If the Bills can generate a threatening running game....that gets KC into more base looks wich means KC's POOR LB corps is on the field more. KC is among the worst LB units in the NFL at covering TE's and RB's out of the backfield with LB's. It will take some doing to get KC out of Nickel.....as KC doesn't mind letting a team have chunk runs between the 20's as long as the big pass plays are held in check....strong chunks running in the red zone would make KC roll out the base D more often....thus removing some good DB's from the field and giving the Bills a better look to pass against. Cleveland was generally getting the ball out pretty fast VS KC. KC had no sacks...and this isn't a big pass rush/sack D, but Chris Jones is disruptive, and has a knack for playing his best at big moments in a game. Frank clark has been disappointing this season, but he was getting around the corner pretty good VS cleveland...The other DE's are not pass rushing threats at all. Mahomes has proven these big games are not too big for him...and this is a battle tested, championship team, that brought back ALMOST the entire super bowl winning roster from last year. They don't panic and with Mahomes on teh field, eveyrone knows there is always a chance until the clock hits zeros. Keep in mind, Mahomes has won 2 playoff games where the other team returned a blocked punt for a TD...he's 5-1 overall. He's never finished 4 quarters of a playoff football game with his team having lost. (only loss was OT in 2018 AFCCG where he never got the ball) In my opinion, this isn't a good matchup for the Bills in that what KC does best on D, is stop what Buffalo does best on O. And while the Bills also have a very very good secondary....Travis Kelce is the difference maker. ....and as seen before, if the Bills try to play a bunch of light boxes, KC will take what is given. Also, without a strong 4 man rush, Mahomes will beat 7 man zones. Ultimately, I think the Chiefs, are just a little too much for this very very good and talented Bills team. Speaking of KC fans. Where has @Billlbeen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray Stonada Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Alright! Finally caught up and finished all 73 pages of the thread. What's amazing to me is that after all the discussion and so many takes, so many talking heads, there is no clarity at all. If the Bills win 38-17, I won't be surprised. If it's a shootout decided by 1-3 points, I won't be surprised. If KC beats Buffalo by three scores, I won't be surprised. Anything could happen (except maybe a 7-3 game). The teams are really closely matched and both are explosive. Am I the only one who is finding the minutes ticking by unbearably slowly till Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said: I doubt he would miss a block assignment or botch a handoff. He’s not some incompetent rookie whose never played the game. but he probably won’t get carries bc of how the other guys have earned their current spots Question is, has he been slotted in for any ST role? If not it hard to take a guy out who has.... that’s McDs mindset 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said: I'm still puzzled at how anyone thinks the chiefs are THAT much better than us lol even if we accept that we're a 3 or 4 point underdog that's literally 'one fumble or interception can completely swing the outcome of the game' territory...I've never seen the 'experts' almost universally say the game is going to be close and then all pick the same team before its really strange Were 3 point dogs and the chiefs haven't been covering spreads for months now... lol clearly these dudes are getting overvalued every week They have to say it'll be close because they want ratings but they probably believe it'll be a blowout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I've been pretty quiet most of this week basking in the glow of beating the Ravens. Like every Bills fan, I believe this team can and should win the whole damn thing. It's been a fantastic week. I want to believe that Buffalo will be the sentimental favorite outside or GB, TB and KC, especially in the AFC. I'm not at all bothered by the outside prognostications. It matters not. I can't get wrapped up in the injury reports, weather, or outside noise. Because we know this team has a true shot. Something I haven't been able to say for decades. Decades. The tribute to the 90s team that Shrager just did on GMFB was awesome. It's easy to forget the Bills record in AFC Championship games. Those teams took down Elway, Marino and Montana. Back to the present and future. What a glorious ride this is.. The future looks LED bright. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetkings01 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I can’t wait for this game to start. All week the experts have been saying, without actually saying it that we have no chance of beating the Chiefs. We shock the NFL world Sunday night is my prediction! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Given KC’s preference to play a lot of dime, I am curious whether we end up running a lot of 10 personnel this week. Could we come out in a fair amount of 1 or even 2-TE sets? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nerves and anxiety is ramping up. 2 more days arghh 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Is there a solid reason based on this season alone that the bills are being given no chance in this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, streetkings01 said: I can’t wait for this game to start. All week the experts have been saying, without actually saying it that we have no chance of beating the Chiefs. We shock the NFL world Sunday night is my prediction! I've read a number of predictions that have the Bills winning, i guess that's one way of 'not actually' saying we have no chance to beat the Chiefs. They are the defending champs with 1 loss all season, it's not a stretch to pick them to win at home this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Peter Schrager just did a recap of our 4 AFC Championship wins in a row on GMFB and it was an awesome segment! Edited January 22, 2021 by buffaloboyinATL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, whatdrought said: Is there a solid reason based on this season alone that the bills are being given no chance in this game? I think they have a great chance to win, if that means anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Dukestreetking said: Thanks for putting this up. I know this guy is hit or miss, and the bits need tighter editing, but some good chuckles in this one. I further realize it's the running schtick, but gotta give bonus points for playing multiple characters, Peter Sellers-like. For a one-man production, born out of the pandemic, shot on an iphone (I assume) it's pretty good. Definitely some better than others. His Bills-fan-waking-up-from-coma episode was his high point. 34 minutes ago, streetkings01 said: I can’t wait for this game to start. All week the experts have been saying, without actually saying it that we have no chance of beating the Chiefs. We shock the NFL world Sunday night is my prediction! I'm actually puzzled by how little mention of the Bills there is in most of the articles in seeing. I'm seeing articles on Mahomes that don't even say Bills or Buffalo. Edited January 22, 2021 by PromoTheRobot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Anyone else get the feeling Davonta Freeman is going to be active and play a role? not me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, whatdrought said: Is there a solid reason based on this season alone that the bills are being given no chance in this game? That’s the key question. Was just watching the Football Outsiders conference championship video preview and they basically said, you either trust the data and pick Buffalo, or believe that this season doesn’t matter and the Chiefs can just flip a switch to turn into the 2018-19 version of themselves, which analytics has never seen happen. The non-analytics media seems to believe this to be the case. The smart money seems to be on Buffalo covering if not winning outright. Also I’m nervous. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 9 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Not sure if this was posted it’s a few days old This will upset many Bills fans that like to whine about gettin no respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 34 minutes ago, streetkings01 said: I can’t wait for this game to start. All week the experts have been saying, without actually saying it that we have no chance of beating the Chiefs. We shock the NFL world Sunday night is my prediction! A lot are also picking the Bills to win Just now, klos63 said: This will upset many Bills fans that like to whine about gettin no respect. but no one is picking the Bills to win!! 3 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: That’s the key question. Was just watching the Football Outsiders conference championship video preview and they basically said, you either trust the data and pick Buffalo, or believe that this season doesn’t matter and the Chiefs can just flip a switch to turn into the 2018-19 version of themselves, which analytics has never seen happen. The non-analytics media seems to believe this to be the case. The smart money seems to be on Buffalo covering if not winning outright. Also I’m nervous. I'm trying to hold out on this till Sunday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: That’s the key question. Was just watching the Football Outsiders conference championship video preview and they basically said, you either trust the data and pick Buffalo, or believe that this season doesn’t matter and the Chiefs can just flip a switch to turn into the 2018-19 version of themselves, which analytics has never seen happen. The non-analytics media seems to believe this to be the case. The smart money seems to be on Buffalo covering if not winning outright. Also I’m nervous. No offense to the analytics people but I think we all saw this year with Josh that there are always anomaly's to the numbers. This is going to be a shootout that we can definitely win, but the Chiefs have been on this stage before and performed well. This game is going to come down to a few number of plays and who can make the most of their opportunities. I can't wait til Sunday!!1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, whatdrought said: Is there a solid reason based on this season alone that the bills are being given no chance in this game? In today's Daily News and Newsday football predictions both picked the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Land Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 35 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: Peter Schrager just did a recap of our 4 AFC Championship wins in a row on GMFB and it was an awesome segment! Are the Bills 4-0 in AFC Championship games or did they lose one before there Superbowl run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 36 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: Peter Schrager just did a recap of our 4 AFC Championship wins in a row on GMFB and it was an awesome segment! Hopefully he stopped there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaattMaann Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Halloween Land said: Are the Bills 4-0 in AFC Championship games or did they lose one before there Superbowl run? lost to the Chiefs in 66' and lost to the Bengals in 88' (thats the one you are referring to). So technically we are 4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Land Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, PaattMaann said: lost to the Chiefs in 66' and lost to the Bengals in 88' (thats the one you are referring to). So technically we are 4-2 Okay thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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