Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, RyanC883 said: haha. was a joke, but he's been terrible other than drafting Allen. Oh come onnnnnnnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Bottom line; you give up a blocked punt, you dont deserve to win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Royale with Cheese said: Tight ends only had 2 catches. Meaning they were uncovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 The best success we had was with the shorter passes but I think after the long plays we had last season Josh and Daboll were getting impatient and kept trying to force the stuff that wasn't there. Should have taken what the defense gave them instead of forcing passes into double coverage downfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said: OL and Allen should be top 2. They were not good enough. and Bean, failure to address issues from last offseason. Other teams did, notably KC. Ours didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, ganesh said: The hurry to run the 1st down play before end of the 3rd quarter started the disaster..... That led to the failed 4th down play and the ensuing TD following by the Punt Block. The team did not recover from there. Ignoring the Pittsburg Offside on that play was a joke also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronicAndKnuckles Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 You guys act like we lost to the Jets. I've been telling people to not take the Steelers lightly, their defense is as good as it gets in the NFL and Roethlisberger is a smart veteran. Absolutely crazy for people to think the Bills were just going to come in and steam roll a 13-3 team w/ a huge chip on their shoulder. Game could've went either way minus a stupid drop by Sanders and questionable call back on the White interception. Week 1 is ALWAYS crazy, I know the play calling was atrocious, but they can build from this. We'll see where their heads are really at next week. If they drop 2 in a row then I'll start panicking. I am no where near throwing away the season like some people here. Have a little faith. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, BillsEnthusiast said: Oh come onnnnnnnn what has he done well since then that was impactful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, RyanC883 said: haha. was a joke, but he's been terrible other than drafting Allen. Do you really believe that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydboy12 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Defense didn’t play poorly. But no pressure Is a concern. And It is past time for Edmunds to become the difference maker he was drafted to be. Milano is a much better player than him at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Bills seemed overconfident like all they needed to do was show up and they'd win. They played better than Pittsburgh for most of the game but just had way too many missed opportunities and just stupid plays. 2 TO downs, one on the dumbest play of the year candidate A blocked punt for a TD Allen misses a wide open Sanders and Diggs for deep TDs Constant holding calls on several drives Way too many dumb plays and maybe being a little too full of themself. They are a way better team than that. It's week 1. Let's not jump off a bridge. Week 1 overreactions are pretty common. If they are playing like this in week 3 or 4 then I might be a little concerned. I said all offseason they weren't focused on football. Before last season, we heard about how much Diggs, Beasely, Allen, etc were hanging out and tossing the ball around outside of organized activities. They were distracted this year. So hopefully, they get on the same page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, mannc said: Disagree. We made them look very good. They have a brand new o-line with three rookies and we still couldn’t get to the QB. Maybe other teams will make them look good too because they possibly are good 🤣 guess we'll have to wait and see...they got away with a ton of holding though not sure if thats gonna be an every week thing Edited September 12, 2021 by Generic_Bills_Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 This is going to be a fun week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Meatloaf63 said: Actually they were a big part of it, calling anything close to a penalty against us, ignoring holding and Pi against Pitt. Possible 14 PT swing taking away the interception when the call should’ve been offensive holding. Still, we made way too many mistakes, but saying officials had no bearing on this game is blatantly false. Wah wah wah! Every loss is the same fan reaction. Ref suck! You know who sucked? The players and coaches. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, ColoradoBills said: Do you really believe that? not fully, but he's been average otherwise. What did he fix this past offseason? I'll wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Missed deep TD to Sanders. Blocked punt TD. Weak penalty overturned an interception. Dumb 4th down call. Sanders dropped seam pass. Those are the 5 plays that decided the game. Hopefully the team takes it as a wake up call. Bingo, on to Miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, CNYfan said: I didn't understand how their guys were open up the seem; but they had pressure and double coverage on all of our plays? Edmunds sucks and they dropped 7 on almost every play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Process said: Browns first possession vs kc. 4th and 3. They go for it, and convert. Take notes McDermott. Can’t believe they didn’t wait for a 4th and 10🤔🤔🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: McDermott post game presser prediction “it all starts up front” I’ve said it a thousand times… it’s harder on the oline when the defense knows you’re gonna pass. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilthyBeast Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Trying to be rational and not let the anger cloud posting, but some initial thoughts... 1) While you can't necessarily blame the defense for todays loss, this was the pretty much the same defense we saw last year. Not a problem when Allen and the offense play well, but a big problem when they don't. 2) Levi Wallace is not that guy and yes myself and others who share this sentiment understand this is a fatal mistake by this front office and coaching staff and you really have to wonder what they see that we don't. 3) The entire offensive line was trash today and the guards are a big area of concern as feared. Feliciano is/was the most overrated player on this team and not sure why he thought losing 30 pounds would be a good thing. As for Cody Ford, yes this was one of Beane's worst pics here, if not the worst. 4) I really believe Allen is good, but let's be honest when you pay a guy a record contract you have to be able to hit a deep ball from time to time and simply have to be better. Also I hate to say this but he won't last the entire season if we insist on the QB draw crap especially against top defenses like Pitt. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, Doc Brown said: This is going to be a fun week. You got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said: I feel like such a Bills fan right now. I texted my uncle....being a Bills is means never having any confidence. Now for a week I will take crap from my Steeler coworkers in PA Edited September 12, 2021 by billsfan714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I guess what bugs me the most is that a TON of the Steelers' yards came when they threw at either Levi or Taron. That's not a good omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: My LVPs for the game are: - Levi - Daboll - the o line - Daboll I thought Wallace made some solid plays 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said: He had 4 catches for 45 yards thats not torching more like a sparkler And two of the catches were of the circus variety so White was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said: You guys act like we lost to the Jets. I've been telling people to not take the Steelers lightly, their defense is as good as it gets in the NFL and Roethlisberger is a smart veteran. Absolutely crazy for people to think the Bills were just going to come in and steam roll a 13-3 team w/ a huge chip on their shoulder. Game could've went either way minus a stupid drop by Sanders and questionable call back on the White interception. Week 1 is ALWAYS crazy, I know the play calling was atrocious, but they can build from this. We'll see where their heads are really at next week. If they drop 2 in a row then I'll start panicking. I am no where near throwing away the season like some people here. Have a little faith. Agree. Got to admit, did not see blocked punt coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Yeah Allen was bad. He just refuses to take the underneath stuff consistently. Feliciano can’t handle good DTs… he gets steam rolled I think our tackles were the bigger problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, RyanC883 said: not fully, but he's been average otherwise. What did he fix this past offseason? I'll wait. Omg. Your are reacting like a tweener girl. Give me the name of the GM you feel would have been a better choice. I'll wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1. Expected a close game and that's what it was until the blocked punt gave the Steelers a two score lead. 2. Not going to argue whether they were good calls by the officials or not and there weren't an excessive number of penalties against the Bills but almost every one of them seemed to be key to helping keep the game close early and putting the Steelers in the lead in the 2nd half. Multiple holding calls killing Bills drives, defensive calls keeping Steelers in the game. 3. More or less no measurable improvement to the pass rush from last season and doubly bad given the Steelers line had 4 new starters. 4. Offensive play calling never adapted to address a consistent Steeler pass rush that pressured Allen on most throws. Maybe too much empty set? 5. The blocked punt. Questionable off-season decision to replace last season's punter with a guy with an extremely deliberate and slow punting form. 6. Steelers made half time adjustments and the Bills didn't respond. 7. Its an opening day loss but is this something to get worried about this early? For me, no. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said: This loss isn't at all surprising. Pittsburgh is a good team. Not sure how some of you thought they weren't. You’re correct, and I don’t want to chicken little, but it’s more about the Steelers dominating the second half. The Steelers aren’t that type of good, and I wouldn’t consider them a legitimate contender. The season just begun, and all of our goals are still in sight, but this was the Bills team we saw against the Chiefs and Titans last season. This loss has as much to do with things we need to fix, as it does the greatness of the Steelers imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMDman Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I knew having super bowl expectations were too good to be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, BillsEnthusiast said: I guess what bugs me the most is that a TON of the Steelers' yards came when they threw at either Levi or Taron. That's not a good omen. Well who would you throw against? White? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, FilthyBeast said: Trying to be rational and not let the anger cloud posting, but some initial thoughts... 1) While you can't necessarily blame the defense for todays loss, this was the pretty much the same defense we saw last year. Not a problem when Allen and the offense play well, but a big problem when they don't. 2) Levi Wallace is not that guy and yes myself and others who share this sentiment understand this is a fatal mistake by this front office and coaching staff and you really have to wonder what they see that we don't. 3) The entire offensive line was trash today and the guards are a big area of concern as feared. Feliciano is/was the most overrated player on this team and not sure why he thought losing 30 pounds would be a good thing. As for Cody Ford, yes this was one of Beane's worst pics here, if not the worst. 4) I really believe Allen is good, but let's be honest when you pay a guy a record contract you have to be able to hit a deep ball from time to time and simply have to be better. Also I hate to say this but he won't last the entire season if we insist on the QB draw crap especially against top defenses like Pitt. poor coaching, drafting, and playing. Great combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Mia or NE will be leading AFC East after week 1 Maybe they'll tie 🤣 I wonder who is technically leading then if they're both 0-0-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Juice_32 said: Bingo, on to Miami Bingo my rear, the offensive line got steamrolled all day long and the quarterback couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. Add a horrid gameplan, a lack of halftime adjustment to that horrible plan, and baffling decisions in game. Chalking this up to a handful of single plays let's a whole lot of people who did a real crappy job off the hook. They weren't ready to play football today in all three phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Missed deep TD to Sanders. Blocked punt TD. Weak penalty overturned an interception. Dumb 4th down call. Sanders dropped seam pass. Those are the 5 plays that decided the game. Hopefully the team takes it as a wake up call. Chubs nails it. I'll add the non-holding call on the deep pass to Diggs. If Tre White was holding on the INT, that was definitely holding by the Squeelers on Stef. The missed TD to Sanders was reminiscent of Foster's unwillingness to lay out for balls. Totally gutless. With the seam drop and the false start in the 4th, I am not impressed at all with "Colonel" Sanders. Haack hocked a loogie on that punt. WTF IS WITH THE THREE STEP TECHNIQUE FROM YOUR OWN 10 YARD LINE???? Two step punt there, idiot, I don't care how bad the OLE' blocking was up front, the ball should have been long gone. AND WTF WAS THAT 4TH DOWN bull####??? A lateral to Breida? We're supposed to be the team playing guts ball, and we go finesse when we need the 1st down. My other areas of concern: Motor with two fumbles, the last one OB to keep the clock running in the 4th QTR. O-line. Jesus. Unable to run or pass block. Josh running for his life all day. Sugar Rush Josh. Started looking like Houston playoff game a bit, but he got no help from the rest of the team. All of a sudden our defensive backfield looks suspect. Hyde with a ridiculous US call (c'mon man, you're a seasoned vet, fallin' for that bull####....). Levi Wallace snakebit, and Taron Johnson issues later in the game. Playcalls with 1st and goal from the 8: Josh draw for 2 yards, Motor run for 2 yards, Motor swing pass for -1 yards. Just brutal. You gotta go to the EZ at least once. Zero pressure on Rapelisberger most of the game, against the Squeelers remade O-line (where's all the pregame prognosticators that we would pwn the Squeelers OL?). I gotta stop now, I'm 130/110 BP.... Edited September 12, 2021 by Freddie's Dead 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Steelers defense just bullied us. Great game plan and execution on their part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, vincec said: Well who would you throw against? White? It shows that Levi can't be trusted in 1 on 1s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, klos63 said: I think our tackles were the bigger problem. They all got handles. Morse too. They were not put in a situation to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watkins90 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Did anyone just see what Cincy did on fourth down and inches under two minutes to go in the game. Play action pass to the TE. Those should have been the types of plays we were calling today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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