YoloinOhio Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The thing is, when you factor out points that derive directly from turnovers, the Bills scored 14, 19, and 13 points vs. the Steelers in 2019, 2020, and 2021. And 7 of those 19 points in 2020 came after the Steelers punter shanked a punt that set the Bills up at the Steelers 40 yard line. Basically, the Steelers' defense is a terrible matchup for the Bills. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninja Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Just no, the Steeler's play us tough and its been that way for the last 3 years. We came out with a W twice, and this time we didn't. Football is a game of inches, and against the Steeler's that's especially true. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Josh will play as well as the OL allows him to, more or less. I figured we'd win 12 games including Pittsburgh so now itas 11 wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blainorama5 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Excellent article - thanks for posting. A well reasoned SOBER perspective on what happened on Sunday and potentially a glimpse of what we may see more of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Really good article that provides some useful context with which to evaluate Sunday's game. The answer to whether Allen will regress is the answer to most questions, and is both infuriating and calming: only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobot Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Such bold writing by the Ringer to publish this after a loss.. No balls to come out with this 'hot' take before week 1 eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Just now, Jobot said: Such bold writing by the Ringer to publish this after a loss.. No balls to come out with this 'hot' take before week 1 eh? It was clearly written as a result of week 1… I’m not sure what you mean. The entire article analyzes his game vs the Steelers Edited September 15, 2021 by YoloinOhio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 good to see a analysis that is reasonable - give Pitts some credit they played well - in addition to their front 4thye changed to a zone defense scheme - a from their man-heavy schemes of the recent past led by safety Fitzpatick who played very well - he had 10 combined tackles and was a ball-hawk all game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 good thing no one is overreacting after 1 game. We got beat. Steelers DL and LB beat the crap out of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I was ready to be dismissive of this as a typical overreaction/hot take - but it's a really detailed and thoughtful article. I thought Allen might actually improve from last year, given the trajectory. That probably wasn't realistic. Nor do I think he's really regressing in any kind of alarming way. I still see him as one of the top QB's in the league. The Bills will adjust. Other teams' fans like to say things like "the Steelers just gave the league the blueprint on how to beat the Bills," but as the article mentions, that won't be easy for most defenses to do. At the end of the season, we may look back on Pittsburgh as one of the best defenses that we played. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninja Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Success said: The Bills will adjust. Other teams' fans like to say things like "the Steelers just gave the league the blueprint on how to beat the Bills," but as the article mentions, that won't be easy for most defenses to do. At the end of the season, we may look back on Pittsburgh as one of the best defenses that we played. I think its a blueprint for now, but if Allen as proved anything it's that he self scouts really well. When he was a rookie he was awful under pressure and against the blitz. Fast forward to late 2019 and 2020, Allen became one of the best QBs under pressure, blitzing him was always a mistake and he was awesome against man coverage. Now defenses are playing a more zone based concept against our offense and it works as long as you have a line that can generate consistent pressure with just 4 and your backend holds up (which is much easier said than done, not a ton of defenses are that well built to pull it off). The team preaches relentless improvement, and I'm sure McDermott, Allen and Daboll are reviewing the tape and looking at offensive concepts that can better mitigate that style of defensive play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushypeaches Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 This week will be telling for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I honestly think that the Steelers game was us shaking the cobwebs off, and getting our conditioning in order. I expect another sluggish game this week in Miami, in 90 degree heat/humidity. Then we have Tennessee and KC to worry about in weeks 4 and 5. All that said, I think we go on a hot streak again this season after the bye. We have too much talent on the field and too many talented coaches to not make that happen in what should be a banner year for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 In the words of Aaron Rodgers R E L A X who BTW got blown out on Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 59 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: The thing is, when you factor out points that derive directly from turnovers, the Bills scored 14, 19, and 13 points vs. the Steelers in 2019, 2020, and 2021. And 7 of those 19 points in 2020 came after the Steelers punter shanked a punt that set the Bills up at the Steelers 40 yard line. Basically, the Steelers' defense is a terrible matchup for the Bills. I think the article was fair and largely positive but lacked the historical perspective you have provided here. It's an A+ point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theRalph Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 McDermott is now 3-2 in openers — but there is a fat asterisk on this record as the three wins came against the eventual 7-9, 4-12, and 2-14 Jets. And the Bills had to come back from 16 down in one of those. Pittsburgh's defense is very good and this is no surprise, nor is a Bills opening day loss in consideration of McDermotts game 1 record. Of the 110 Superbowl teams, 20 have dropped their opener. I'm just not that worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 It's harder to pass when the D is dropping 6 DBs every play since they know Bills won't run the ball... go figure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilthyBeast Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I rewatched the game and still don't feel any better about the coaching, oline, Allen, etc. It was just a complete mess and they truly looked like a team that believed the media hype and thought they could do whatever they wanted to without making adjustments to their game plan. I will say the defense was pretty solid but shades of years past in that they collapsed when it mattered most in crunch time, and still no real consistent pass rush with front four and not much blitzing either when their were opportunities to do so. But still waiting to see what happens this week before completely panic settles in especially in regards to Allen and the extension which at least personally I wanted to wait another year for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Week 1 of overreacting... Like I said before they didn't say this after Josh Allen game against the Steelers last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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