Weatherman Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 24% of the Steeler overall yardage came on penalties to include a reversed call on a crucial interception. To refs were not the reason the Bills lost but played a big part of it. Steelers should give Daboll and the officials game balls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Governor said: I feel pretty good about this loss. We fixed a bunch of things that we lacked down the stretch last year. The defenses will start to dial in around week 8. I’m feeling pretty good now. You are a better man than me LOL… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpen65 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 McD better use this game to wash the ***** off his 4th down decision making or we are toast. I was hoping the preseason success they had was going to rub off but today was right back to the old man driving 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Josh's "if I don't love it we don't run it" quote didn't sit well with me when I heard it. This team has not arrived. Hungry and humble is the attitude to have Edited September 12, 2021 by TheFunPolice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, HappyDays said: I guess I'm alone on this but I didn't think Allen was bad today. He definitely underperformed in the 1st half compared to what he showed last year, but the pass rush got to him a ton. He settled in just fine at the end of the 1st half but the whole last 20 minutes of the game he had no chance. Dumbest 4th and 1 call I've ever seen. Sanders dropped a perfectly placed seam pass. Numerous offensive holding calls that brought good passes back. Allen would have had to play a nearly perfect game to win this one and I can't expect that from him every week. The biggest culprit in this game BY FAR was the o-line. Dawkins is seriously worrying me. He has to get his conditioning back in the middle of a season. That's a tough ask. The guards were awful all game long. Someone needs to remind the Bills offensive holding is getting called this year. It is my #1 concern about the team right now. I would agree, minus the dang deep ball. Those misses are monster game changers. He missed another 2-3 deep balls today. Those splash plays change everything and we gotta hit at least one. Our best play of the day was what?? Maybe the 25 yard run by motor at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billrooter Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said: 12-4 and they nearly beat Cleveland while resting starters at the end of the season. Steelers are going to roll through the afc north with all the injuries Baltimore has. You are right, ended 12-5. Not sure about that though Baltimore nor Cleveland won't be easy outs and lets wait to see how Bens arm is after more than one game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: EVERYONE underestimated this Steelers defense. I was feeling that after the Watt signing a bad feeling. That we still don't matchup well with them my concern was running the ball but their pass defense is better. Engram is better then Dupree. Much better. It might be the best D we see all year. Our offense has been dog**** for the last 14 consecutive quarters against playoff caliber defenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Absolutely- this 5 wide stuff seems to play into what the Steelers do best. It’s good I’m not a coach because Its baffling what the bills offense was thinking they wanted todo. You need tight ends to beat them. A threat from 2 TE looks This matchup was just horrendous all around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoffs? Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, BuffaninSarasota said: they were off in many aspects - COVID was the first thing you could come up with? That is freaking ######ed. You can STFU - Relax pal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, dpberr said: Let's hope next week is a rebound. Still no defensive pressure. Offensive strategy was lacking the screens, motion and gadgetry that gets players open. The motion and misdirection is the secret sauce. Agree on the offensive strategy. They seemed to know what we were calling. They seemed to have 3 DBs near every pass. Poor blocking, lack of execution all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said: You not realizing the steelers are contenders is very much on you 🤣 why should the steelers pay for most football talking heads on TV being idiots and not giving them enough attention lol they have a great roster if their oline is decent The Steelers are not contenders. Sorry, but they are not. They are a middle of the road team. You'll see... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, HappyDays said: I guess I'm alone on this but I didn't think Allen was bad today. He definitely underperformed in the 1st half compared to what he showed last year, but the pass rush got to him a ton. He settled in just fine at the end of the 1st half but the whole last 20 minutes of the game he had no chance. Dumbest 4th and 1 call I've ever seen. Sanders dropped a perfectly placed seam pass. Numerous offensive holding calls that brought good passes back. Allen would have had to play a nearly perfect game to win this one and I can't expect that from him every week. The biggest culprit in this game BY FAR was the o-line. Dawkins is seriously worrying me. He has to get his conditioning back in the middle of a season. That's a tough ask. The guards were awful all game long. Someone needs to remind the Bills offensive holding is getting called this year. It is my #1 concern about the team right now. Agree about Allen. I don't know about the OL being big villians though. Its still like Heyward and Watt, two demons. Steelers D always rough. That being said...I cant escape playcalling and that goddamn blocked punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Anyways, I don't like Josh throwing 51 times a game especially when our offensive line is getting demolished by Ingram and Heyward. This! That Bills O line wasn't good enough against KC and it didn't improve. Also, the Steelers who almost always field a top defense had an entire off season to study that Bills passing offense and Allen's tendency's. Might need to get used to a long, long season if this team attempts to stay one dimensional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Our team sleepwalked to a 10-0 halftime lead. Tomlin woke his team up in the 2nd half, our team continued to sleepwalk. This team was unprepared for its opponent today. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, TheFunPolice said: Josh's "if I don't love it we don't run it" quote didn't sit well with me when I heard it. This team has not arrived. Hungry and humble. Both he and Daboll said that last season, it’s nothing new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, vincec said: I don't think Miami's DL is as good as Pittsburgh's. Maybe no one's is. Tampa Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said: Both he and Daboll said that last season, it’s nothing new I had never heard it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Side note: I'm not worried about Mac Jones right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, That's No Moon said: Our offense has been dog**** for the last 14 consecutive quarters against playoff caliber defenses. I wouldn't go that far. The Ravens game was in fantastic 2020s NFL football weather. The Colts were a great D and we did just fine. Chiefs game was I mean come on. Our oline is average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said: You not realizing the steelers are contenders is very much on you 🤣 why should the steelers pay for most football talking heads on TV being idiots and not giving them enough attention lol they have a great roster if their oline is decent I just don’t see it, Big Ben isn’t good enough to QB a championship anymore. Maybe they have a great defense, but people are going to find ways to outscore the Steelers. Teams that can run the ball, and play hard nosed defense will be able to beat the Steelers. They might be a playoff team, but they aren’t top notch imo. We’re supposed to be top notch. We have the rest of the season to show that, and if we want to win the Lombardi, we’ll need to beat teams who are much better than the Steelers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbillsfan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said: The defense was fine. Yes, Wallace got picked on a bit in the second half, but he was right there on a couple of those plays. The Johnson TD was good coverage. It was just a great play by Johnson. The Steelers have a great group of receivers and overall the D held up their end of the bargain. We lost this game for three reasons: 1. Terrible offensive playcalling, especially in short yardage situations. 2. Horrible offensive line play. (But some of this falls at the feet of Daboll for not sprinkling in more Singletary runs until it was too late) 3. And obviously, the blocked punt TD. Overall, I'm not too worried. And this might have been a good wakeup call for the team that nothing comes easy in the NFL. I agree, I think everything kinda stemmed from the O line getting absolutely owned by the steelers 4. The pressure stressed Allen, making play calls difficult. Not sure why everyone is saying Allen played like trash, he had an off day but there isn't a qb in the nfl that succeeds from that kind of front 4 pressure. (See mahomes superbowl). We made a few huge mistakes against an elite D. You don't win games that way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, billrooter said: You are right, ended 12-5. Not sure about that though Baltimore nor Cleveland won't be easy outs and lets wait to see how Bens arm is after more than one game. Cleveland is going to destroy Pittsburg this year, it’s not going to be close. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Bob in STL said: Tampa Bay No. Pitt has the best Dline in the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, phypon said: The Steelers are not contenders. Sorry, but they are not. They are a middle of the road team. You'll see... They will get smacked around in the AFC North. This Bills team is finesse, and does tend to get bullied. That’s been an issue for several years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, phypon said: The Steelers are not contenders. Sorry, but they are not. They are a middle of the road team. You'll see... You are right, Cleveland is going to eat their lunch…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, TheFunPolice said: I had never heard it before This was a little bit stronger. Before it was “if I’m not comfortable with it” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel City Mafia Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Haack gotta go. He’s a 3 step punter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Meatloaf63 said: You are a better man than me LOL… I was impressed by the last Motor drive. We couldn’t do that last year at all. Josh missed that deep throw early, as usual. To be a SB team, you can’t overthrow those passes. The pass rush is clearly better. Ben was throwing up some ducks that were caught, but normally wouldn’t be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, SirAndrew said: They will get smacked around in the AFC North. This Bills team is finesse, and does tend to get bullied. That’s been an issue for several years. I actually made the same point to a buddy of mine today before the game. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, Big Blitz said: I wouldn't go that far. The Ravens game was in fantastic 2020s NFL football weather. The Colts were a great D and we did just fine. Chiefs game was I mean come on. Our oline is average. The second half of the colts game they did nothing and almost yakked up the game, the Ravens and Chiefs games they were awful. Today the offense was more of the same. Can't block, can't move the ball, can't score touchdowns to finish drives. That's 14 quarters of bad offensive football for a team that is built to rely on its offense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: Tampa Bay Cleveland too Just now, Ethan in Portland said: Cleveland too Washington also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoffs? Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Meatloaf63 said: Cleveland is going to destroy Pittsburg this year, it’s not going to be close. Cleveland looks sharp so far! Hopefully Josh gets blasted in the media this week while Baker and others get praise. I think Josh plays better this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Steel City Mafia said: Haack gotta go. He’s a 3 step punter No one was getting that punt off. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, Governor said: I was impressed by the last Motor drive. We couldn’t do that last year at all. Josh missed that deep throw early, as usual. To be a SB team, you can’t overthrow those passes. The pass rush is clearly better. Ben was throwing up some ducks that were caught, but normally wouldn’t be. Pittsburg adjusted in the second half, we didn’t.., 1 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, Steel City Mafia said: Haack gotta go. He’s a 3 step punter And he stutter stepped on top of it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 It's a long season. Whether that's a blessing or a curse remains to be seen, but a long season. Let's see how they react. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Why the ***** is he still here? Dude is average at best…they should’ve use his cap and got someone better…. Just a lot of questionable off-season moves that reared their ugly head in today’s game. At the cap Feliciano re-signed for, who do you suggest they should have gotten? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, SirAndrew said: I just don’t see it, Big Ben isn’t good enough to QB a championship anymore. Maybe they have a great defense, but people are going to find ways to outscore the Steelers. Teams that can run the ball, and play hard nosed defense will be able to beat the Steelers. They might be a playoff team, but they aren’t top notch imo. We’re supposed to be top notch. We have the rest of the season to show that, and if we want to win the Lombardi, we’ll need to beat teams who are much better than the Steelers. What makes big Ben not good enough? His most recent season was statistically as good as any other lol he had one horrendous half of football in the AFC divisional round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: What did you expect? They did nothing to upgrade these areas. Hopefully Brown and Doyle can improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistofFate Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Play calling and design looked very weak today. Nearly every play seemed to be covered like glue leaving many tight contested passes. Run game was again non existent. We didn't make impact plays when the chance was there. 2 turn overs and a blocked punt for a TD ended us. On to next week. Positive note.....Rambo looked improved. Edited September 12, 2021 by TwistofFate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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