It's strange to feel unsettled after a 35-0 division road win

[Inigo Montoya]

This team will go as far as Josh Allen can take it.  When he came in for those couple of series in the last preseason game it looked like he would start the season without any rust to knock off.

 

I'm as big of a Bills' homer as any here, but it's hard to ignore that Josh just isn't playing very well right now.  Admittedly, he set the bar pretty high last season and if he were to have a little bit of regression this year I wouldn't be too upset.  After all, he had an MVP level season last year.  At this point though he has regressed more than a little bit.

 

I'm not sure what the issue is.  The entire offense is just out of sync right now.  From Daboll to the O-Line to Josh and his WRs, it's just not clicking yet.  Things won't get any easier next week.  That Washington defense is tough and they can get after the QB. 

 

If Josh and the offense can find their rhythm and keep the defense playing at this level, the Bills are going to be very formidable.  Let's hope things start to click for the offense soon.  It's really strange to watch the Bills win 35-0 and feel unsettled about it.

 

 

Edited September 20, 2021 by Inigo Montoya

[Coach Tuesday]

It feels unsettling because not a single player on offense is playing at or above expectations through 2 games.  Except maybe Knox, whose expectations were minimal.  

[buffalo2218]

I keep trying to feel good about completely manhandling Miami, but I agree with you. If this were a better team we played, we may have squeaked out a win at best. This O line better get it's act together just as fast as Allen with WFT coming to town. I'm none too threatened by Heinicke, but this O line needs to come to play as well as Allen getting his mojo back. If we had this defense last year, we'd probably have our first lombardi

[Stank_Nasty]

I’m with you. Allen’s first 2 games give any level headed fan at least a bit of pause. 
 

Im doing everything I can to talk myself into not worrying about it 

[Niagara Dude]

5 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

This team will go as far as Josh Allen can take it.  When he came in for those couple of series in the last preseason game it looked like he would start the season without any rust to knock off.

 

I'm as big of a Bills' homer as any here, but it's hard to ignore that Josh just isn't playing very well right now.  Admittedly, he set the bar pretty high last season and if he were to have a little bit of regression this year I wouldn't be too upset.  After all, he had an MVP level season last year.  At this point though he has regressed more than a little bit.

 

I'm not sure what the issue is.  The entire offense is just out of sync right now.  From Daboll to the O-Line to Josh and his WRs, it's just not clicking yet.  Things won't get any easier next week.  That Washington defense is tough and they can get after the QB. 

 

If Josh and the offense can find their rhythm and keep the defense playing at this level, the Bills are going to be very formidable.  Let's hope things start to click for the offense soon.  It's really strange to watch the Bills win 35-0 and feel unsettled about it.

 

 

Miami is not an elite team and our offence (Allen) did not have their best game.  We need to get better on offence if we expect to beat the elite teams in this league.

[JerseyBills]

Just responding to ur first sentence,  I think this teams D will be dominant. 

A dominant D can also carry a team. Allen looked rough at times today for sure. But even with a bit of an off gm we routed them on the road. We'll see. I feel fine, confident. Just gotta work out some kinks. 

[John from Riverside]

Look at it this way we just blew out a division rival literally not letting them score a point and scoring 35 points ourselves without our franchise player not doing that great

 

What’s more likely that Josh isn’t good this year or that Josh is going to round out into form you tell me

Edited September 20, 2021 by John from Riverside

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

6 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

This team will go as far as Josh Allen can take it.  When he came in for those couple of series in the last preseason game it looked like he would start the season without any rust to knock off.

 

I'm as big of a Bills' homer as any here, but it's hard to ignore that Josh just isn't playing very well right now.  Admittedly, he set the bar pretty high last season and if he were to have a little bit of regression this year I wouldn't be too upset.  After all, he had an MVP level season last year.  At this point though he has regressed more than a little bit.

 

I'm not sure what the issue is.  The entire offense is just out of sync right now.  From Daboll to the O-Line to Josh and his WRs, it's just not clicking yet.  Let's hope that they find that grove next week.  That Washington defense is tough and they can get after the QB. 

 

If Josh and the offense can find their rhythm and keep the defense playing at this level, the Bills are going to be very formidable.  Let's hope things start to click for the offense soon.  It's really strange to watch the Bills win 35-0 and feel unsettled about it.

 

 

I am not sure what it is, but “out of sync” is the right phrase. I think it is probably a combination of a few new players, some new scheme stuff, problems on the O line (at least against Pittsburgh), and Josh just not playing quite well.

 

For me, the number 1 issue is I just don’t think the coaches are in the right groove— like they are trying to figure out their identity.  They totally botched the game plan against Pittsburgh. And I am not sure about the passing schemes they had going out there today— should have been a heavy dose of Knox And Beasley with their weak LB’s, not E. Sanders.

[TPS]

McD's Mantra, get better every week.  I trust they will...

[WotAGuy]

8 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

It feels unsettling because not a single player on offense is playing at or above expectations through 2 games.  Except maybe Knox, whose expectations were minimal.  

Singletary is exceeding my expectations 

[Inigo Montoya]

1 minute ago, JerseyBills said:

Just responding to ur first sentence,  I think this teams D will be dominant. 

A dominant D can also carry a team. Allen looked rough at times today for sure. But even with a bit of an off gm we routed them on the road. We'll see. I feel fine, confident. Just gotta work out some kinks. 

 

Fair point J.B.

[loyal2dagame]

I feel pretty settled. Except for the qb that I've strongly supported since he was drafted

[RunTheBall]

We just put 35 offensive points up on a good defense and played mediocre on offense. What you guys are feeling is the pressure of increased expectations. This team can win and win BIG without Josh Allen playing his best and that’s a good thing. I have no doubt Josh and the O will round into form. We took a lot of teams by surprise last year and now they are game planning specifically for what we want to do. I have confidence that Josh and the O will adjust and hopefully we will have a more balanced O so Josh doesn’t have to be exceptional every game and can lean on our running game and D. I’d absolutely like to see the O more in sync and I think as the season progresses we will get there. Enjoy the W! 

[TH3]

Not feeling unsettled

[LABILLBACKER]

9 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

It feels unsettling because not a single player on offense is playing at or above expectations through 2 games.  Except maybe Knox, whose expectations were minimal.  

It's kinda ironic that the 2 players most fans (including myself) had issues with last year are playing very well. Devin & Dawson are balling, where others are struggling. 

[DC Grid]

I agree Allen’s regression to a 50% completion rate is distressing…but why I’m not super worried is that he’s still fairly regularly making the “wow” throws he wasn’t making until last year.  

[ganesh]

14 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

It feels unsettling because not a single player on offense is playing at or above expectations through 2 games.  Except maybe Knox, whose expectations were minimal.  

and he has 2 TDs in 2 games !

[RichRiderBills]

You guys are being a bit ridiculous. You have to understand that defenses are ahead of the game this year to you as well a lot of offensive stats look like they are down. 

[JohnNord]

15 minutes ago, Niagara Dude said:

Miami is not an elite team and our offence (Allen) did not have their best game.  We need to get better on offence if we expect to beat the elite teams in this league.

You mean offense?

[maryland-bills-fan]

35 to nothing.... and all the delicate nasty nancies are leaking into their panties.   What did you want 85 to minus 13?

[Coach Tuesday]

9 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

It's kinda ironic that the 2 players most fans (including myself) had issues with last year are playing very well. Devin & Dawson are balling, where others are struggling. 

They’re playing ok.  Devin has three fumbles in two games.  

[2020 Our Year For Sure]

I've seen Brady/New England drop a couple early in the year and make me think they've fallen off, then win the Superbowl. The season is a process-- nobody wins the Superbowl in September. It's about what we will be three months from now. No need to overreact.

[thenorthremembers]

2 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

35 to nothing.... and all the delicate nasty nancies are leaking into their panties.   What did you want 85 to minus 13?

Fully agree with you.  They probably should have stopped thinking 2021 was just an extension of 2020 and realized that every season is different.   Josh will be fine, and the Bills will still win the division.  

[Patrick Duffy]

1 minute ago, 2020 Our Year For Sure said:

I've seen Brady/New England drop a couple early in the year and make me think they've fallen off, then win the Superbowl. The season is a process-- nobody wins the Superbowl in September. It's about what we will be three months from now. No need to overreact.

This^

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

They had the ball 4 times in the 2nd half and scored 21 points.

[Inigo Montoya]

5 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

35 to nothing.... and all the delicate nasty nancies are leaking into their panties.   What did you want 85 to minus 13?

 

Delicate nasty nancies leaking into their panties!  LOL!    😃

 

I'm glad they won and it was fantastic to see the defense swarm the Phins and crush them today.  I'm just waiting for the Josh Allen from last season to show up. Until that happens, I'm not going to feel good about this team being a legit Super Bowl contender.

 

🍻

[buffalo2218]

7 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

35 to nothing.... and all the delicate nasty nancies are leaking into their panties.   What did you want 85 to minus 13?

It has nothing to do with today's outcome. I mean, it's a fact, Allen has regressed. Almost to the point to where some people thought about putting in Tribuski. Even McDermott knows this otherwise, Tribuski would have came in when the game was out of reach at 28-0. I'm hoping Allen gets a spark from something and soon. 

[MRW]

1 minute ago, buffalo2218 said:

It has nothing to do with today's outcome. I mean, it's a fact, Allen has regressed. Almost to the point to where some people thought about putting in Tribuski. Even McDermott knows this otherwise, Tribuski would have came in when the game was out of reach at 28-0. I'm hoping Allen gets a spark from something and soon. 

 

"Some people"? What people?

[Bruffalo]

We won in a dominant fashion.  Did we answer all the questions everyone has about the team? No, not even close, but I don't think any team has it all figured out by week 2.

 

A lot of the jitters I think it's the reaction to these sky high expectations, and I mean the jitters from the players and from the fans.

 

Doesn't matter to me, I'm confident right now they'll figure it out.

[buffalo2218]

Just now, MRW said:

 

"Some people"? What people?

I mean in the threads. I started wondering if people were gonna call for Tribuski. I can't for the life of me understand what Allen's problem is after so many glowing practice reports and his only preseason game where he was on fire

[RyanC883]

the offense sounded better (was listening in radio in car) in 2nd half.  In first half I was getting concerned.   The OL still is a major concern.  

[Royale with Cheese]

I think we need to have Allen under center more….get the playaction game going.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

1 minute ago, buffalo2218 said:

I mean in the threads. I started wondering if people were gonna call for Tribuski. I can't for the life of me understand what Allen's problem is after so many glowing practice reports and his only preseason game where he was on fire

 

He came out in the second half and put them up 3 scores. They had the ball up 3 scores or more every time after that, the running game kind of takes over then.

[Freddie's Dead]

It was 14-0 when I got to the airport and lost my bandit stream.  21-0 by the time I was boarding.  Then the Southwest wifi kept going out, but I saw on the highlights that Moss made up for the fumble with two Angry Run candidates for TDs. I will take a 35-0 Squishing of the Fish any Sunday.

Edited September 20, 2021 by Freddie's Dead

[Wiz]

Moss and Singletary rushed for 108 yards on 21 carries.  I'd gladly give up some of Allen's productivity for a good running game.  

[Ethan in Cleveland]

I get where the OP is coming from. Josh Allen's level of play through 2 weeks is not winning the SB. But Josh will play better. The offense will be better. This OL is still learning to play with each other. 

The pass rush looked great against a below average o-line. They are young and should continue to play better.

Frazier coached a hell of a game. Dropping the kid in a zone-blutz scheme multiple times was great. Watching a 6'6" DE rookie capably run a zone blitz was beautiful.  Multiple blitzes from the secondary level. All masterful. Well done Frazier. 

 

PS Edmunds is still awful. Watching him get blocked 10 yards downfield while our safeties and corners are making beautiful form tackles is really sad. I don't think Edmunds will ever be a game changing star at MLB.

[zevo]

boy have we become spoiled....with that said....allen is not meeting the expectations of his contract. 

[HappyDays]

If not for the Chiefs I would feel pretty settled about this team's Super Bowl chances, even with Allen's uneven play so far. The problem is the Chiefs are in fact there and we need to keep up with their offense to have a chance against them. I'm sure that's the source of a lot of Bills fans' anxiety right now.

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

30 minutes ago, maryland-bills-fan said:

35 to nothing.... and all the delicate nasty nancies are leaking into their panties.   What did you want 85 to minus 13?

It has nothing to do with the final score today.

[quinnearlysghost88]

When you sign a huge contract everything is magnified. Josh thinks he needs to do more to justify it. The coaching staff thinks they need to get the ball in his hands more because they’re paying him that much. The fans need to see him make big plays to feel satisfied with spending that much money. The national media keeps repeating the contract amount comparing it alongside his play. It’s a lot more pressure.